Flooding and public works updates across Iowa towns
Irregular rain and thawing moisture pushed streams over banks in Iowa while ground stayed frozen. Flood risks linger in low-lying areas as roads soften and officials ask heavy vehicles off streets. Also, a new Iowa Farm Bureau office site in West Des Moines was chosen, with Brooks Borg and Skiles as architects and construction set to begin in fall. In Fort Dodge, Karl King receives an award for advancing school bands. In Davenport, Jack Dudley became an unplanned midwife when his wife gave birth in their car on the way to St Luke’s Hospital, with all parties reported in good condition.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau
The
Bureau
J. Merrill Anderson
University Avenue
Anderson
Brooks, Borg and Skiles
Iowa
Karl King
Fort Dodge
Joseph Coleman
Clare
King
Edwin Franko Goldman
Davenport
Jack Dudley
Eldridge
Dudley
Janet
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Joy
St. Luke’s
Iowa House Reverses Vote on Liquor Restructure Bill
The Iowa House backtracked from an earlier defeat to approve a sweeping liquor control bill 59 to 36 after adopting a Pierson amendment that ends a 2 a.m. Sunday tavern option. Governor Ray pressured passage, while Rep Kevin Kelly called the reversal a sellout.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
George Pierson
Roskaloosa
Pierson
Robert D. Ray
Kevin Kelly
Sioux City
Nixon proposes national health plan with private insurance role
President Nixon outlines a national health care partnership requiring private employers to provide low cost coverage for workers and families with the federal government paying most costs for the poor. The plan envisions 25 percent worker premium, catastrophic coverage up to 50 000, premium free protection for families of four under 3000, and sliding fees up to 50 000 income. It aims to cover all and cut Medicaid, with HEW forecasting about 3 billion dollars in year one.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
HEW
Elliott L., Richardson
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
North Vietnam Blasts Nixon Over War Plan Accusations
The Hanoi delegation at Paris condemned Nixon for feverish military plans and warned his remarks threaten peace talks. They accused the United States of being warlike and obstinate, insisting the administration seeks no peaceful settlement in Vietnam.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Nixon
North Vietnam
America
Notice of Incorporation of German Fleckvieh of America Inc
Public notice announces the incorporation of German Fleckvieh of America Inc. The document names the corporate formation and official filing details as required by law.
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Fleckvieh of America Inc
Senate approves partyline remap to spark Kyl Smith race
Iowa Senate passed a 37 to 11 partyline vote endorsing a redistricting plan that dissolves one of six districts and pairs Republican John Kyl with Democrat Neal Smith in a new 10-county south central district. The plan moves Keokuk Jefferson and other counties to reshape six districts amid concerns of constitutional challenge and incumbents’ strength.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate Today
Iowa
Senate
John Kyl
Neal Smith
Kyl Smith
Kyl-Smith
Fred Schwengel
Browa
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Kyl - Smith
Polk
Jasper
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Lucas
Monroe
Wapello
Appanoose
Davis
Kyl
Smith
Polk County
Buchanan County
H. R. Gross
Winneshiek County
John Culver
Jefferson
Schwengel
Jefferson County
Iowa Senate approves police and fire pension bill
The Iowa Senate approved a retirement and pension benefits bill for police and firemen on a 30 to 18 vote, sending it to the House. It ties benefits to the five highest salaries, allows early retirement at 55 with 10 years’ service, and blocks increases based on annual raises if retiring before 55. Opponents fear higher property taxes and financing issues.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Harold Thordsen
Davenport
James Potgeter
Steamboat Rock
Hughes Warns of Possible North Vietnam Invasion
Sen. Harold E. Hughes warns in Dallas that the military may seek to invade North Vietnam as the next step in widening the war. He accuses the Nixon administration of deception and notes ongoing air campaigns in Laos and Cambodia. He likens Laos to Mexico for China and urges caution about Chinese reaction.
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Dallas
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
North Vietnam
Hughes
Indochina
United States
Cambodia
Laos
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Nixon
Southeast Asia
China
Mexico
Iowa Weather Outlook Tonight Through Friday
Occasional showers and thunderstorms anticipated tonight with lows in the 30s to 40s. Friday brings partial cloudiness and a chance of showers in the northeast and extreme east, with cooler highs in the 30s to 40s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Costly delay warned as 1 cent sales tax urged in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers heard that delaying a one cent sales tax could force later increases up to five cents to cover a projected deficit. House Appropriations Chair John Camp argued the 1 cent hike could fill the gap through the biennium, adding about $62 million annually, while critics warned against rushed tax changes and overspending.
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House Appropriations Committee
John Camp
R - Bryant
Camp
House
Ways and Means Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Iowa House considers special hotel hotel tax proposal
Rep. Robert Kreamer proposes a separate hotel and motel service tax added to the sales tax as a revenue source. He argues visitors pay gas taxes and use roads, while opponents warn it shifts tax burden and burdens citizens during slow growth.
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DES Moines
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Iowa
Robert Kreamer
Kreamer
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
George Kinley
Cochran
Camp
Cocran
Intercepted Memo From REP CAMP Des Moines
A terse intercepted memo from REP CAMP in Des Moines notes a lost coin, a penny and nickel, in a wartime or political context. The fragmentary line suggests a wry remark about value and wit.
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Camp Des Moines
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