Conference committee dominates 1976 Iowa General Assembly
The 1976 Iowa General Assembly leans on conference committees as Democrats hold a razor Senate margin and a large House majority. The process aims to resolve disputes on a prison plan, adjournment timing, transportation funding, and officials' salaries, with tentative deals and 1977 reports looming.
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General Assembly
Statehouse
Senate
Conference Committee
Robert Ray
Arthur Neu
Oakdale
Citizens’ Committee
House
Richard Turner
Turner
Iowa General Assembly
Bedell Opposes LEAA Budget Cuts Marching to Restore Funds
Congressman Berkley Bedell responds to concerns over House Appropriations Committee cuts to the LEAA for fiscal year 1977. He notes the Judiciary Committee proposed 880 million, the GOP panel 600 million, with 80 million redirected to other programs. He backs efforts to restore LEAA funding, citing Iowa communities’ crime control gains from LEAA support.
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House
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Patriotism and political reflections touch voters and leaders
A fragment from a newspaper page quotes Thomas Carlyle and vent calls for sane patriotism without prejudice. It notes John Culver defeating B-1 forces last week and critiques Jerry Brown and a Register remark on Vietnam, suggesting historians may later deem the war a mistake.
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Thomas Carlyle
Register
Viet Nam
Opinion and Hisses Show a Nation in Flux
The piece lambasts Ford’s summer summations before the GOP convention and mocks fans at the Indianapolis speedway. It questions B 1 bomber workers’ priorities while lamenting U S doctor patient ratios. Jerry Brown warns of an isolating elite from institutions. It ridicules Register editors for opposing Saturday mail delivery.
Sioux County Bicentennial Events Preview
A list of 1976 Sioux County bicentennial observances includes Ireton June 22-23 RCA Rodeo performances Hull May 30 flag ceremony Granville June 14 flag ceremony July 4 breakfast Sioux Center June 21 park barbecue July 3 1776 musical July 4 religious service with guest speaker Harold Hughes and county chorus July 5 baseball stunt show and fire finale
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Sioux Center
Chamber of Commerce
Park
Harold Hughes
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