Pessimists Club Plans Annual Banquet in Iowa City
Seven years after a birthday party at the Lark Supper Club helped found the Benevolent and Loyal Order of Pessimists, the group will hold its annual awards banquet at the Canton House in Iowa City. Organizer Jack Duvall notes uncertain turnout and jokes about reservations, with the Pessimist of the Year Award honoring a lifetime of pessimism.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Lark Supper Club
Tiffin
Optimists Club
Jack Duvall
Iowa
Duvall
Senate shifts sidewalk liability to homeowners
The Iowa Senate voted 30 to 11 to hold adjoining property owners liable for injuries from slick walks if they do not shovel. The measure limits recovery to out of pocket expenses and returns to the House for consideration of the amendment.
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Senate
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Grand jury to hear indictment in Wittern kidnapping case
A federal grand jury will consider indictments against Lawrence Scovel 60 Timmy Scovel 40 and Rickie Michael 22 for armed kidnapping of 17 year old Francis Arthur Wittern III. They allegedly held him for 38 hours demanding 200000 in ransom before releasing him unharmed.
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Des Moines
Francis Arthur
Chip” Wittern III
U.S
Ronald Longstaff
Lawrence Scovel
Timmy Dean Scovel
Rickie Michael
Iowa waives monthly AFDC reporting for 27000 recipients
Federal officials granted Iowa a waiver from monthly two page income reporting for 27000 AFDC families. The action spares households with constant earned income or unearned income from forms while requiring others to continue monthly submissions. Approximately 127 million dollars in funds support Iowa AFDC households through June 30.
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Department of Health and Human Services
Puerto Rico
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HHS
Kansas City
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Roger Herr
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Financial Assistance Bureau
Linn County
Herr
DSS
Marchbank
Branstad slams Democrats plan as worse than the problem
Gov. Terry Branstad criticizes the Democratic package for balancing Iowa’s unemployment fund as unfair to workers and small businesses. He says it hits working people while funding bosses and big firms, predicting the plan won’t pass and that it would bankrupt some small businesses without creating jobs.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
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