Clark Urges Congress to Reassert Power Over Executive
Senator Dick Clark told the Marion Jaycees banquet that Congress must regain its constitutional power amid executive budget cuts. He warned of a looming constitutional crisis and urged reforms to restore checks and balances. Clark met Iowa farm leaders to discuss farm program cutbacks.
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Washington
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Iowa
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Iow
National Farmers Organization
Walter Goeppinger
National Corn Growers Association
Goeppinger
Baxter Fraese
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Senate Agriculture Committee
Navy shifts Sanguine project site from Wisconsin to Texas
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered the Navy to halt construction in Wisconsin for Project Sanguine and consider Texas as the alternative site. The plan involved digging miles of trenches to lay cables across thousands of square miles to beacon subs. Opposition cited environmental and safety concerns, with a Texas site near Austin identified as the next likely option. The final decision remained by 1976 with Wisconsin research continuing in the interim.
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UPS
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Wisconsin
Texas
Defense
Melvin R. Laird Friday
Austin
Laird
W.K. Hartell
Electronic Systems Command
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Ten Years Ago Li'l Abner at Local High School March Dates
Leonard Schantz will star in Li'l Abner with Jana McConnell as Daisy Mae in a local high school vocal music department production to be presented March 14 and 15.
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Leonard Schantz
Zielinski Profiles Mesquakie Indian Photo Study in Iowa
Photographer John M. Zielinski of Kalona publishes Indians, a study of the Mesquakie settlement at Tama with a focus on unposed, decisive moments. The book, part of a broader ethnic series, accompanies an eight week photography course at Mid-Prairie High School starting Jan 15 and tour under Arts Council auspices.
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Iowa Arts Council
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Zielinski
Arts Council
Mid-Prairie High School
Washington
Iowa City
Jack Olds
University of Iowa
Zielinsky
Kirkwood Community College
Livestock Markets Report From Joliet and Des Moines
Livestock markets show steady to higher price ranges with cattle in Joliet up 50 to 75 cents for high grade steers and heifers. Des Moines hog prices edge uneven with butchers steady to higher and sow prices flat to higher across weight classes. receipts today and recent totals noted for market activity.
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UPI
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U.S
The Fat King's Contest
Blimpo the fat boy wins a royal contest by losing weight while imprisoned for days on bread and water. Caroline secretly feeds him, they fall in love, and despite the crowd’s shock, he marries the King’s daughter after all.
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Blimpo
Justin
Caroline
AVS Technical Services
Horse Rescued After Falling Into Abandoned Well
A horse at West Fork Riding Stables broke through a concrete slab covering an abandoned dry well and became stuck. A nearby service station wrecker pulled the animal free using a chain, leaving the horse with only minor cuts and bruises.
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UPI
West Fork
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