Questions On Court Bill Aired
Iowa lawmakers received anonymous letters listing questions about a unified trial court bill under House consideration. Rep. Rayman Logue plans to raise them on the floor. The bill would reform the court system by replacing minor courts with magistrates under district supervision and creating a traffic division. The House delayed the effective date for one year and debated delaying further.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rayman Logue
Rmarengo
Justice of the Peace
House
Brice Oakley
Clinton
Oakley
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
Nielsen
Should Public Employes Be Allowed to Bargain?
Des Moines AP report on a three hour public hearing in the Iowa legislature as teachers and other public employees push for collective bargaining with officials. Opponents warn of loss of lay control and conflicts with the Iowa Code while supporters cite merit pay disputes and professional operation.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
House Human and Industrial Relations
L. Cox
Belmond
Iowa Assn
Blythe Conn
Gerald Ott
Keokuk
Keokuk Education Assn
Board of Education
State Public Employment Relations Board
Jacobson
Donald Lohron
Associated General Contracts of
Lohron
Iowa Senate votes to drop basic science exam for doctors
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Senate approved a bill by 36 to 8 to eliminate the basic science examination for physicians, osteopaths, and chiropractors practicing in Iowa. The measure began to exempt out‑of‑state practitioners but was amended to remove the test entirely, with Sen Willard Hansen arguing the exam is outmoded and an unnecessary hurdle.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Rabies Cases Rise in Iowa in 1972 Report
Iowa veterinary experts report 350 laboratory confirmed rabies cases in 1972, up 33 percent from 1971, across 73 counties. Skunks led with 215 cases, followed by cattle 88, cats 20, horses and dogs seven each. Southwest Iowa had the fewest cases.
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Ames
Iowa
John Herrick
Iowa State University
Herrick
Des Moines man killed in car crash near Milentine
Michael Watson, 23, of Milentine, died Thursday when his car lost control, veered into a ditch and struck a concrete wall on a Des Moines street. The item notes a separate archival line about Russia massing forces for a spring offensive against Nazi Germany on the eastern front.
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Des Moines
Michael Watson
Milentine
Russia
Nazi Germany
Cities Press Local Option Tax To Aid Crushed Iowa Cities
Iowa cities urge Senate to grant local option taxation authority for sales or income taxes amid a fiscal crisis. Mayors from seven cities support relief through local taxes with few opposing voices, urging a vote and possible calendar placement after hearings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Senate Cities and Towns Committee
Waterloo
Turner
D. Edward White
Burington
White
Trave O'Hearn
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
O’hearn
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