Iowa civil rights panel split on Tate firing decision
Gary Koerselman, new Iowa civil rights commission chair, backs working with Joe Tate while two undecided members may decide his fate at the May vote. Other commissioners split, with some backing Tate and others pressing for dismissal amid a backlog and ongoing disputes. Tate expects the worst but hopes to keep his job.
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Des Moines
UPI
Gary Koerselman
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Joe Tate
Elizabeth Kruidemier
Koerselman
Tate
Commission
Fran Lowder
Mason City
Kruidenier
Licly
Gretchen Walsh
Dubuque
Gillman
George Garcia
Iowa City
Edwin White
Burlington
Lowder
Joe
Senate Narrows House Lead on Legislation
DES MOINES a weekend adjournment shows 1 229 bills introduced this session with the Senate at 474 and the House at 755. The Senate passed 21 bills, the same as last week, while the House introduced 72 bills, passed 28 and defeated two.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Partisan Elections In Iowa Cities Debated
A subcommittee report favored extending partisan elections to mayors and councilmen. Davenport was the only Iowa city with partisan elections. State Rep. Joe Rinas said the report was false and the bill is dead.
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House
Cities-Towns
Davenport
Iowa City
Joe Rinas
Marion
Charley's Aunt This Week at Decorah School
Decorah high school drama presents Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas this Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in the junior high auditorium. Cast includes Paul Simonson Greg Trossem Bryan Olson Mike Hacker Paul Sunde Jon Thompson Ann Hovde Deb Alm Lynne Grimes Jean Overland. Directed by Judy Olson with Mona Trytten as student director and Stephanie Wrightsman as stage manager. Admission 1 for adults 50 cents for students. high school IDs admitted.
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Brandon Thomas
Paul Simonson
Greg Trossem
Bryan Olson
Mike Hacker
Paul Sunde
Jon Thompson
Ann Hovde
Deb Alm
Lynne Grimes
Jean Overland
Judy Olson
Mona Trytten
Stephanie Wrightsman
Decorah High School
Kinsella Print Exhibit at the University of Iowa
The second honors exhibition by undergraduate printmakers features 20 intaglio works by Maureen Kinsella a Palatine Illinois junior. The show runs in the art building foyer from 7 30 a m to 11 p m through Monday with Sunday hours 1 30 to 11 p m. The prints are abstract in black and white.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Maureen Kinsella
Palatine
Ill
Kinsella
Sartre Play Tragedy At Cornell College This Weekend
The Trojan Women adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre will be staged at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon Friday Saturday and Sunday. Curtain is 8:15 p.m. in Armstrong theater. Directed by junior Ann Brody the admission for general public is 1.50 dollars.
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MT. Vernon
Jean-Paul Sartre
Cornell College
Armstrong Theater
Junior Ann Brody
Keokuk County Vote May 20 on Care Facility
Keokuk county voters will decide May 20 between a county owned care facility or contracting outside care for disadvantaged residents. The board has studied both options for months and a failed referendum could close the current facility, which housed 53 people in 1974 and 37 this year after state rules reduced capacity.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Keokuk County Board of Supervisors
Iowa House Eyes Study on Radiation Hazard Protections
Iowa House energy committee called for an interim study to assess radiation hazard protections. Nuclear engineer Rep Cooper Evans warned of virtually no state control over radioactive materials and potential overexposure from X ray equipment. Rep Donald Doyle noted weak Iowa X ray standards and possible dumping of unsafe equipment from other states.
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Des Moines
UPI
House
Iowa
House Energy Committee
Cooper Evans
Rgrundy Center
Evans
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Mary O'Halloran
Ccedar Falls
Lightning Claim 12 Year Old Boy in Wapello
A 12 year old boy, David Brewer, was killed near Wapello when lightning struck the tree he was fishing beneath along the Iowa river levee. An uninjured youth with him witnessed the fatal strike. The storm system produced heavy rain and hail in southern Iowa while most severe weather stayed south of the state. A separate Missouri tornado near Breckenridge killed one person. Residents near streams were urged to protect livestock and property.
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Louisa County
Wapello
Iowa River
David Brewer
Brewer
Iowa
Johnson County
Iowa City
Midwest
National Weather Service
Breckenridge
Lowa
ROTC Anniversary Marked by Iowa City Activities
Iowa City hosts the 100th anniversary celebration of the University of Iowa Army ROTC with cadet events starting at 7:30 a.m. a pontoon bridge across the Iowa River in City Park, lunch prepared by the 109th battalion, field problems at Coralville reservoir, and an awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Coralville Hilton.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Army Reserves
109Th
Coralville Hilton
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