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Door-Knocking Campaign Begins
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.
Harkin Lobbies For 'Notch' Bill In Bluffs
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.
Harkin Smashes Jepsen Re-election Bid
Tom Harkin: Dashes Roger Jepsen's hopes of a win on the coattails of President Reagan.
Mrs. Harkin Decries 'Negative' Campaign
Ruth Harkin: "I've been spending a lot of time since January traveling around Iowa."
Put It There
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 Terminal…
Congressman's Wife Holds Two Fulltime Jobs
Mrs. Harkin
Mrs. Harkin Keynote Speaker
Ruth Harkin
Mrs. Harkin Defends Decision
Ruth Harkin
Harkin Pumps Gas At C.B. Station
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.
Harkin Seeks A Better Automobile For The U.S.
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 House…
Harkin Works At Underwood Farm
"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.
Group Boosts Harkin - 'Jepsen Must Go'
Rep. Harkin
Harkin: Agenda Set By Iowans
Rep. Harkin
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone, New York, New York. She discusses the issues with/between the two national suffrage associations, and specifically referencing Mr. (Theodore) Tilton and Mrs. (Elizabeth Cady) Stanton.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from A.P. Lowery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from A.P. Lowery, Marshalltown, Iowa. Invitation to Mrs. Bloomer to attend the ball for women's rights in Marshalltown.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.S. Loomis
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.S. Loomis, Independence, Iowa. Writes to tell Mrs. Bloomer that Joseph A. Dugdale of Mt. Pleasant has contacted him re: a state suffrage convention in Mount Pleasant. Writer suggests that any suffrage convention…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A. Frazier
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. A. Frazier, Leon, Iowa. Mrs. Frazier asks Mrs. Bloomer if she would write something to be read at a meeting of their new women's club.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. After returning from a visit to the Bloomers, writer found a cloak of Mrs. Bloomer in her luggage that Mr. Savery had mistakenly packed.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. M. Brown Haven
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mrs. M. Brown Haven, Des Moines, Iowa. Author writes that she moved to Iowa 5 months ago, thinks there is no state association and opines that one should be started.