Abortion Amendment Drives Retirement Bill Through Senate
In Des Moines the Senate backed an abortion amendment attached to a retirement bill as it sent the measure back to the House. The chamber also voted to raise the mandatory retirement age for most public employees from 65 to 70. Senator Cloyd Robinson said the 42-6 vote created a compromise linking no mandatory retirement with protections for employers who wish to retain workers past 70. House leaders criticized the approach, insisting on removing retirement mandates and allowing work beyond 65 only if performance remains.
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Eight pipeline workers hurt in Pleasantville explosion
A gas pipeline blast near Pleasantville damaged a farmhouse two hundred feet away and sent at least eight workers to a Knoxville hospital. The 24 inch line was being moved to widen U S Highway 181 when the explosion occurred. Fire burned for hours, with flames reaching about 100 feet and a crater the size of a baseball infield. Authorities said valves were closed and little gas remained in the line. Daggett family escaped unharmed as their home suffered minor damage.
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Richard McMurtey
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Possible sabotage eyed in Sioux City electric plant shutdown
Iowa Commerce Commission chair Maurice Van Nostrand said a 300 million dollar Sioux City plant shutdown may have been sabotaged. An Iowa Public Service official reported turbine contamination by foreign material found in the turbine. Plant aims to restart by July 1 after repairs or replacement.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
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Senate approves hazardous waste bill in Iowa Legislature
The Iowa Senate passed a bill to regulate storage disposal and treatment of hazardous wastes. It returns to the House for action on Senate amendments. The measure would assign the Solid Waste Disposal Commission of DEQ authority to develop handling procedures for hazardous wastes.
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