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U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa was hard at work Friday at Iowa Nebraska Xpress truck terminal. He took the job moving freight to learn more about the transportation needs of the Council Bluffs-Omaha area, he said. Harkin gets direction from Terminalā€¦

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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.

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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.

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"Hired Hands" From Washington . . . helped M.J. "Mick" Ryan Jr. with combine work on his farm near Underwood Thursday. Ryan gives directions to U.S. Reps. Eddie Beard, D-R.I., and Tom Harkin, D-Ames.

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Checking The Oil . . . in 1974 at a local gas station is U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin who was then running for his first term as Congressman. Today, in his third term in the House, Harkin is still looking into autos - this time as chairman of the Houseā€¦

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Checking The Oil . . . Friday morning at Bob's Texaco Service Station, 1305 N. 25th St. are Robert Johnson, station proprietor and Tom Harkin of Ames, Democratic candidate for the Fifth Congressional District.

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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.

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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.

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Charles Grassley: "I spent my life on a farm, and I've never seen a turnip wagon, much less fallen off one."
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