Turner Funds Israel Trip After Personal Payment
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner and Rep. Arthur Small ended a feud after a public fund raiser. About 200 attendees paid five dollars each to reimburse Turner for his fifteen hundred dollar self funded trip to Israel. Turner attended in an agal and a comedic tour of IowaIsrael law, while Small organized the event to cover costs and defuse the dispute over gifts to state officials.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Richard Turner
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Turner
Israel
Small
Iowa-Israel
Ozzie Kinkaid
Ozzie
Newhard
State Executive Council
Mechanicsville Library Eyes Estate Funds Plan
Mechanicsville officials ask library board members to craft a plan for dispersing estate proceeds from Mae Gortner via attorney William Dallas. The funds, about 20 000 to 25 000 dollars, would support perpetual library operations, while city funds remain unaffected.
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Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville Library Board
William Dallas
Cedar Rapids
Mae Gortner
Hugh Lamont, Jr
Dallas
Lamont
Williams to be retried in 1968 Pamela Powers murder
Polk County Attorney Dan Johnston said Thursday that Robert Anthony Williams will be retried for the 1968 murder of Pamela Powers in Des Moines. The federal Supreme Court action is noted in the report.
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DES Moines
Robert Anthony Williams
Pamela Powers
Polk County
Dan Johnston
U.S. Supreme Court
Fort Madison Prison Amid Escapes Sparks City Debate
The Fort Madison Iowa state penitentiary, oldest west of the Mississippi, employs over 200 residents and faces an escape of eight inmates including two murderers. Police Chief James E. Carrell cites logistics and funding as major challenges while Mayor Robert Hatala says the prison is an accepted daily fact. Escapes are common from the two prison farms, with population rising to about 888 after a historic case involving Williams and the urging to retry a related murder in Des Moines.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
James E. Carrell
Carrell
Robert Hatala
Jim Hardin
Legislative Notes From Iowa Senate Ribbing and Rivalry
In a Des Moines debate lawmakers share good natured jests about lawyers with Sen. Bass Van Gilst praising Sen. John Murray and noting the compliment. A separate elevator scene pits a chiropractor, a lawyer, and a farmer with Rep. Lyle Scheelhaase making a quip about turning backs among the trio.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
John Murray
R-Ames
Senate
van Gilst
Murray
Charles Miller
Burlington
Philip Hill
Lyle Scheelhaase
Moville
Miller
Hill
Matthau Cast As Doctor In House Calls Film
Walter Matthau is cast as a doctor who loses his wife and pursues flings in House Calls from Universal Pictures. Glenda Jackson plays the woman he ultimately loves. Filming starts in June with Jennings Lang as executive producer.
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Los Angeles
Walter Matthau
Universal Pictures
Glenda Jackson
Jennings Lang
Federal payroll hits all time high in January
Twenty years ago the federal payroll reached an all time peak exceeding one billion dollars in January, marking a record level for government workers and payroll expenditure.
Weekend Cedar Rapids Gazette Saturday and Sunday editions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette offers a double weekend package. Saturday edition includes current news, consumer articles, editorials, features on people, and sports. Sunday edition presents local and general features, financial pages, farm news, entertainment events, Eastern Iowa coverage, and Family Focus.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Birth of William Harvey On This Date 1578
On this date 1578 the English physician William Harvey who explained blood circulation was born. His discovery shaped modern physiology and he became a pivotal figure in medical history.
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William Harvey
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Abe Goldstein
Mechanicsville Library
Jeanne Ann Johnson
Ernest Albaugh
Russell Moravek
Mechanicsville Telephone Co
Betty Williams
Police
Hardin
Williams
Urbandale
Johnston
Pamela Sue Powers
Mitchellville
Supreme Court
Iown
Frank Nye
Gazette
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Third Ave
Smulekoff
Gift Dept
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