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University of Northern Iowa move-in crews to help smooth the moving in process. Volunteer students from each of the residence halls will be available Aug. 20-21 to help with moving in, elevator operations and general traffic flow.
Draught not all bad--native prairies adapted to dry conditions. Daryl Smith says prairies have adapted to Iowa's environment, that includes draught. Non-native plants, such as some lawn grasses and corn, don't fare as well.
Campaigns into full swing; Bush, Dukakis after 'fence straddlers.' Candidates will try woo voters who could vote either way. Ross indicates what groups of voters each campaign will try to win and why.
Iowa celebrates unique sister-state agreement with USSR. Sue Follon says the sister state agreement, will lead to important exchanges between Iowa and the Soviets.
GOP convention opens today; what will they do and who's running with Bush? GOP National Convention begins in the Superdome. Robert Ross speculates about the potential GOP VP nominees.
Stress even before the job: college students fret over career choices. Ken Jacobsen says students either want a marketable job and jump into a major immediately or don't know what to do and float along with no major for too long.