Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, addresses a group of senior citizens Tuesday morning at Community Hall. Harkin supports a bill that would restore some Social Security benefits to those born in the years 1917 to 1921. About 150 people attended the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harkin . . . began their door-knocking campaign in Council Bluffs Tuesday. Harkin, a Democrat, is seeking the fifth congressional district seat from Rep. William Scherle, R-Henderson.
Many Expressions . . . crossed Rep. Tom Harkin's face during his recent meeting with area farmers in Council Bluffs. Harkin also was the speaker at Saturday morning's Legislative Breakfast in Community Hall.
Giving Some Pointers . . . on the operation of a tractor is farmer Phil Gibson and U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Harkin spent Saturday working the Shenandoah farm.
Neither Ice Nor Snow . . . could keep Rep. Harkin from making his mail deliveries in southwest Council Bluffs. He wore a Navy "P" coat, heavy boots and borrowed a cap from his "boss", Letter Carrier Allen Beck. -- photo by Phyllis Gillespie.