Vicki Ray Plans Winter Wedding to Iowa GOP Aide
Vicki Ray twenty year old daughter of Gov. Robert Ray announces engagement to Tom Benson twenty four a staffer for the Republican State Central Committee. They met in January at the governor's state of the state message and became engaged April ninth. The couple will marry likely before the governor leaves office and will reside in Des Moines after the wedding. Ray attends Drake University studying political science and public relations. Benson is from Sheldon Iowa and studied political science at Iowa State and Drake.
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New emergency team quells uprising at Iowa penitentiary
Warden Crispus Nix created an emergency unit that halted an uprising at Iowa State Penitentiary in Cellhouse 20. Inmates escaped cells, caused fires, and vandalism before the team secured the unit at 1 50 am. Two inmates were injured. Stephen Wyckoff, a life-sentence inmate, caused the breach and was moved for security.
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Des Moines air traffic controller to return to job
Richard Cox says Ron Andersen of Indianola will be rehired at Des Moines Municipal Airport. Andersen is among the 27 fired last year after the controllers strike and among a minority nationwide reinstated since August 3. Officials note details of the return remain undisclosed.
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Regents move to curb degree mills in Iowa
The State Board of Regents approved legislation to require Iowa based schools offering academic credit to register with the secretary of state. The measure targets degree mills by demanding location, sites, ownership and officer details, aiming to curb credit for little or no work. Regents endorsed the bill despite concerns about protecting turf and quality programs.
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Prices to rise on 239 liquor items in Iowa stores
DES MOINES AP Prices of 239 liquor items in state stores will rise on May 1, offset by reductions on 88 items. Rolland Gallagher, department director, notes the unusual number of price cuts at a quarter start. He cites producer price cuts and a freight-rate study by George Price enabling more reductions.
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Grassley reveals 1981 federal taxes and charity gifts
U S Senator Charles Grassley Iowa released a summary of his 1981 income tax return showing $17 628 paid in federal taxes under income averaging and a 49 percent bracket. Charitable contributions totaled $7 994 including church gifts.
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