PIK program could aid wildlife says Iowa official
Al Farris of the Iowa Conservation Commission calls the agricultural payment in kind plan potentially the most significant wildlife development in five years. The report appears on page 4A. A Texas man held on $50,000 bond in Charleston on a federal charge related to the March 19 kidnapping of a 7 year old girl from Clinton, Iowa. The report appears on page 5A.
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al Farris
Iowa Conservation Commission
Texas
Charleston
S.C
Clinton
Iowa
McGregor teachers appeal ruling in school feud case
McGregor educators appealing Public Employee Relations Board officer ruling that superintendent Tom Tuttle did not violate state law. The dispute centers on alleged punitive actions against Mar-Mac Education Association members. The report appears on East Iowa page 7A.
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McGregor
Tom Tuttle
Mar-Mac Education Association
Public Employee Relations Board
East Iowa
Thorn Birds Ranks Second in Network Miniseries Ratings
The Thorn Birds moved up to second place behind Roots as the second most popular miniseries ever shown on network television, according to ratings. Winds of War slipped to third. Entertainment page 10A.
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Entertainment
Mount Mercy Names New Dean and VP Academic Affairs
Dr. Jean F. Sweat to become vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Mount Mercy, moving from Mundelein College in Chicago. She will assume the Mount Mercy post on July 1. The report appears on Metro-Iowa page 13A.
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Jean F. Sweat
Mundelein College
Chicago
College At
Mount Mercy
Metro-Iowa
Iowa Commission fears federal actions raise phone rates
Andrew Varley chair of the Iowa Commerce Commission warns federal actions could push telephone rates beyond affordability and calls for hearings to assess impact on local service. Firefighters in Iowa may shift to a 40 hour week but a bill to phase in the change could raise property taxes by about 9 million dollars in the state’s largest cities.
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Andrew Varley
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Ceiling lifted on small-saver certificate rates
Financial institutions may pay any rate on 2 2 year small-saver certificates. Previously rates were limited to yields for comparable Treasury securities. The move ends the ceiling and expands the interest options for savers.
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Treasury
Chrysler and AMC raise base prices on key models
Chrysler Corp announces price hikes from 1.1 percent to 3.1 percent on its higher end four door models while American Motors Corp lifts the Renault Alliance base price by 100 dollars or about 1.3 percent.
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Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Stockholm syndrome case in Knox County spans escape plot
Tennessee authorities search for William Timothy Kirk and Mary Evans after they fled a psychologist’s office with guards at gunpoint. Evans, 25, is accused of aiding escape as Kirk faced a double murder trial for a Brushy Mountain Prison shooting. Prosecution details describe alleged psychological control and a possible romantic entanglement, while Bell laments the danger to Evans and others.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee
William Timothy Kirk
Mary Evans
Knoxville
Oak Ridge
Kirk
Brushy Mountain
Petros
Miss Evans
James A.H. Bell
Bell
Sweden
University of Tennessee Law School
London
Gary Salk
Salk
Divorce Decree Sealed for Iowa Legislator Wally Horn
Iowa Senator Wally Horn’s dissolution of marriage to Beverly Horn, granted March 3 1982, was sealed in Linn District Court though state law appears to prohibit sealing decrees. Judge Paul Kilburg ordered the record sealed, citing public figure concerns, while other orders in the case remained accessible.
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Roland Krekeler
Sette Courts
Iowa
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Beverly
Linn District Court
Paul Kilburg
Gazette
Atlas
Kilburg
Iowa City
Horn
William Thomas
the Gazette
Thomas
Mary Roseberry
John Hyland
William Eads
6Th Judicial District
Linn County
Convict seeks reversal of murder convictions
Thomas J. O Connell a man serving two life sentences in the Fort Madison penitentiary has filed in U S District Court in Cedar Rapids seeking reversal of two murder convictions from Black Hawk County District Court in 1977 He contends he testified only because his attorney stated he would and that he was not informed by the court of his right not to testify
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Black Hawk
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Thomas J. O'Connell
Fort Madison
The Gazette Establishment Details and Rates
The Gazette, established in 1883 by The Gazette Company, publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions priced by carrier at $1.95 weekly and by mail at various weekly and yearly rates for Morning Editions and Sunday. USPS and AP rights noted.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Massive Plains storm kills three amid wild winds and floods
A dangerous April Fool's Day storm raked the Plains from New Mexico to Missouri with hurricane gusts, tornadoes, and blinding dust. At least three people died and 15 injured as homes collapsed, highways closed, and power lines fell across Texas Louisiana and Kansas.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Missouri
Texas
Louisiana
Kansas
National Weather Service
United States
Shreveport
Interstate 20
Midland
Larry Davis
Big Spring
Dallas
Wichita
Kan
Tatum
N.M
Collinston
Vinita
Miami
Oklahoma
Sarcoxie
Petit Jean
Arkansas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
el Dorado
Albuquerque
Clayton, Tatum and
Hobbs-Lovington
Raton
Clayton
Interstate 40
Clines Corners
Lawake
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Austin
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Coe College
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Lesley
Cedar Rapids Reds
Brad Lesley
Cincinnati Reds
Chrysler
Boss
Seidsieck
Jennifer
Joe Copeland
Whooga
R.U
Los Angeles
Starr In
Peter Graves
NEW Life Fitness Center
Wilson Avenue
Osmond Studios
D.W. Johnson
Plains States
Cecciaen Ae
Jack Discount Furniture
33Rd Ave
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