Squaw Creek Macbride Expansion Stalled For Study
Schnepf explains the commission delays the Macbride project for a year awaiting a definitive Squaw Creek Macbride study. Legislators previously directed action, but next year’s review paused plans as public support remains uneven. House natural resources subcommittee drops optional Volga lake language and orders construction of one lake by June 30. Rep. Carroll Perkins predicts conference committee to resolve differences.
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Macbride
House Subcommittee of Natural Resources
Senate
Volga Lake
Commission
Natural Resources Committee
Carroll Perkins
Jefferson
Iowa-Illinois to Build Louisa County Generating Station
Sticknoth states Iowa-Illinois will construct and operate a new generating station in Louisa County with 46 percent ownership. Other owners include Iowa Power 33 percent Iowa Public Service 15 percent and Eastern Iowa 5 percent. Site purchase from Du Pont for about 2.75 million planned this month.
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Sticknoth
Iowa-Illinois
Iowa Power
Iowa Public Service
Iowa
Durant
Tipton
Wilton
Black & Veatch
Kansas City
Stichnoth
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
du Pont
Commonwealth Edison
Carroll County
Ill
Edison
Stickwoth
Man Charged With Assault In High Profile Home Incident
Michael G Futrell 22 of 914 B avenue NW charged with assault with intent to murder after handcuffing a house guest and threatening him with a shotgun. Eugene Osmundson of the same address woke with a head injury. Osmundson escaped when the car stopped. Futrell arrested nearby at 3 30 a m. Investigation continues.
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Michael G. Futrell
B Avenue NW
Eugene Os
Mundson
Futrell
Osmundson
First Avenue
Minnesota business group sails to Cuba for trade survey
A 51 member Minnesota delegation from 48 firms travels to Cuba to assess the island’s business climate and trade potential. The visit marks the largest American business group to Cuba in 17 years, following Carter's decision to end travel loans to Cuba and other countries. The group includes agricultural food firms, banks, industrials, chemicals and publishers.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Cuba
Carter
Fort Atkinson Man Suffered Severe Burns
Robert Harland a 45 year old Fort Atkinson man sustained severe burns Tuesday after a flammable substance spilled on him ignited when a match was struck He was treated at Decorah hospital and later moved to St Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota in satisfactory condition
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Fort Atkinson
Robert Harland
Harland
Decorah
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Lance reports $20 billion deficit cut in new estimate
Budget Director Bert Lance said the federal deficit this year may total $45 to $46 billion, almost $20 billion less than Carter projected. He cited $11.2 billion saved by scrapping a $50 per person rebate and business tax benefits, plus about $10 billion more from higher revenues and lower spending.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Federal Treasury
Dae Linn Campgrounds Open With New Fee Schedule
Linn county conservation department announces open campgrounds and changes in camping facility fees. Firewood up to 1 dollar per armload, sewer hookups 1 dollar, lodge fees raised 5 to 10 dollars, youth group camps 5 dollars, tents free. Deposits shift to 5 to 50 dollars at director discretion. Some Flying Squirrel sites closed for electrical work. Firearms banned in Chain Lakes area except shotguns allowed Sept 15 to Mar 15. Wakema lodge may close when unreserved. 30 years ago Daylight Saving petitions noted.
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Linn County
Conservation Department
Conservation Board
George Hamilton
Walnut Grove
Buffalo Creek Park
Plains
Horseshoe Falls
Pinicon Ridge Park
Squaw Creek
Morgan Creek
Flying Squir
Chain Lakes
Four arrested in Linn County vehicle damage case
Four people were taken into custody on Wednesday by Linn County sheriffs deputies and Cedar Rapids police. Connie Sue Smith, 20, 2391 Rompot Street SE, faces maliciously injuring a motor vehicle tied to Cindy Wisehart, 1614 Park Towne Lane NE, in an April 5 incident. Douglas R. Northrup, 25, 803 Seventeenth Street SE, charged with malicious injury to a motor vehicle in connection with a David Frye, 436 Thirty-fifth Street NE, damaged car, after being chased to the 400 block of Sixth Avenue SE. Northrup also charged with resisting an officer. Deputies arrested Marion Bancroft, 23, Morley, and Diane M. Tynan, 22, 161014 Washington Avenue SE, on uttering a forged instrument. Tynan held on three warrants and Bancroft on one.
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Linn Sheriffs Deputies
Cedar Rapids
Connie Sue Smith
Rompot Street
Cindy Wisehart
Park Towne Lane
Douglas R. Northrup
Seventeenth Street
Northrup
David Frye
Thirty-fifth Street
Sixth Avenue SE
Marion M. Bancroft
Morley
Diane M. Tynan
Washington Avenue SE
Tynan
Bancroft
Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against Michael C McElroy
A drunk driving charge is filed against 25 year old Michael C McElroy of 1215 Oakland road NE. Police stopped his vehicle near the intersection of Third avenue and Fifth street SE at 1 56 a.m. early Thursday.
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Michael C. McElroy
Oakland Road
McElroy
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Executive Dies in North Broward Aerosol Pioneer
John Baessler, cofounder with Robert Abplanalp of Precision Valve Corp, died Tuesday at 77. The company helped spur the growth of the aerosol industry and Abplanalp later became a frequent companion of Richard Nixon.
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North Broward
Fila
John Baessler
Robert Abplanalp
Precision Valve Corp
Abplanalp
Richard Nixon
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