Crime unit under scrutiny sparks budget clash in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers debated training needs for police officers and local funding for Project Arrow as nine chiefs criticized state guidelines. The Iowa Commission on Crime laid out by laws, while Chief Justice Moore disbarred lawyer Paul H. Kinion for misconduct. Project Arrow agents in Des Moines, Davenport, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Iowa City, Sioux City, Dubuque, and Ames faced funding and oversight tensions. Officials warned against state control and questioned federal money use and bidding procedures.
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Sioux City
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Project Arrow
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Ames
Dubuque
Ray pledges flood aid after Iowa tour
Governor Robert Ray traveled flood torn southeast Iowa by helicopter car and amphibious craft and pledged to do anything to aid residents and businesses as Mississippi River flooding worsened. He noted Keokuk jobs losses and suggested damage estimates will come after waters recede.
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Robert Ray
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Ray
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Keokuk
Hiawatha Residents Injured in Crash
Two Hiawatha residents were treated and released at St. Luke's after a Tuesday two car collision at Thirty second Street and Prairie Drive NE. Roxanne Michalicek and Louis Cullman were involved. a passenger Richard Michalicek also treated. Cullman faced a failure to yield charge.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Roxanne Michalicek
Louis Cullman
Benton Street
Thirty-second Street
Prairie Drive
Michalicek
Richard Michalicek
School drug policy sparks debate over enforcement
The discussion centers on undercover approaches and law enforcement notification. Dr. Epstein objects to unequal treatment of students and nonstudents in drug cases and urges a mutually acceptable policy.
Cedar Rapids School District Backs Low Milk Bid
Cedar Rapids Community School District buys dairy products from the lowest bidder. Board Secretary Otto Wiedersberg cited a Teamsters Local 288 complaint about out of state supplier use. The district notes a $1,440.21 gap to the next lowest bid and cites Iowa local preference law.
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Otto Wiedersberg
Teamsters Union Local 288
Bindler
Palo
Popular Feature To Be Repeated At Home Show
The Cedar Rapids Home Show runs four days at Hawkeye Downs starting Thursday. Dean Vogt explains an information center staffed by registered builders will answer questions about home building and remodeling with no obligation. Twelve hostesses from the Home Builders auxiliary greet guests and supervise ticket sales. Around-the-clock security will be provided at the Exhibition building after closing. Budget tickets remain available through local participating firms.
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Hawkeye Downs
Dean Vogt
Home Builders Assn
Vogt
Home Builders Auxiliary
E. Harold Skinner
Skinner
Motorist Admits Amended Charge in Municipal Court
Clarence Bugg of Central City pled guilty to an amended reckless driving charge in municipal court. He was fined $100 and costs after arrest on a drunken driving charge on November 15.
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Clarence Bugg
Central City
Reading Want Ads Regularly Guides Your Needs
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Ozark To Resume Talks With Union
Ozark Air Lines announces talks with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association will resume Thursday in Washington before the National Mediation Board. The five day strike by Ozark mechanics prompted a telegram from the board requesting renewed discussions. The airline serves Iowa and 14 other states and will participate for the public interest and all employees. The union says it has not yet received notification but is willing to resume talks.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Ozark Air Lines
National Mediation Board
Washington
Ozark
Iowa
Mediation Board
Assa
Two Cedar Rapids Men Charged In Check Theft Case
Two Cedar Rapids men were arrested and charged after theft of eighty dollars in travelers checks. Dennis L. Doerflinger 1026 Eleventh Street NE faces larceny and resisting an officer with a six thousand one hundred ten dollar bond. Howard Sampson 38 1044 Tenth Avenue SE is charged with conspiracy and released on own recognizance.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis L. Doerflinger
Eleventh Street
Ann Silker
Mercy Hospital
Doerflinger
Howard Sampson
Tenth Avenue SE
Sampson
Senate blocks pension bill amendments in Iowa
Twenty years ago the Iowa Senate blocked consideration of House amendments to the public employees pension bill. The move delayed action on the measure as legislators and staff evaluate potential changes and future votes.
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Iowa Senate
House
Two Boys Arrested Charged With Marijuana Possession
Linn deputies arrested two boys early Friday at a cabin between Central City and Waubeek and charged them with possession of marijuana. One boy, 15, was a runaway, the other 16, from rural Anamosa, tied to cabin break ins near Waubeek on Monday. They were released to parents and referred to juvenile authorities.
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Linn
Central City
Waubeek
Anamosa
Walters burglary charge dismissed in Cedar Rapids court
A burglary charge against Roger Walters of Cedar Rapids was dropped in municipal court last week. The charge related to a break in at 2737 Union Drive SW on March 1, 1969.
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Roger Walters
Cedar Rapids
Union Drive
C R Man Pleads Guilty in Drunk Driving Case
David Wilkin of 657 Staubcourt NE pled guilty in municipal court to a drunk driving charge. He was fined 300 dollars after his arrest on July 29.
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David Wilkin
Staubcourt NE
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