Right To Work Speech Sparks House Controversy
Des Moines UPI reports Rep. Terry Branstad Republican Lake Mills praised Iowa’s right to work law on its 29th anniversary in a floor speech that drew controversy in the Iowa House. Branstad lauded the 1947 legislature and former Gov. Robert Blue for signing the measure and defended the basic freedom to work without union compulsion.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Lake Mills
Robert D. Blue
Branstad
Blue
Delwyn Stromer
Rgarner
House Journal
John Connors
Stromer
Eagle Grove
Ray questions converting Mitchellville girls school to prison
Gov. Robert Ray says Senate should not approve making Mitchellville a medium security prison while supporting a larger facility. He warns mixing girls with Toledo youths creates problems and notes Mitch ellville alone cannot house all prisoners needed. He doubts closing Mitchellville solves the wider space issue.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Senate
Mitchellville
Toledo
Ray
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Social Services Department
Man Pleads Innocent in Tot Death and Other Iowa News
David V. Owens pleaded innocent to a murder charge linked to the beating death of 17 month old Jamie M. Proostgaard. Trial set for July 26. authorities say the child died after being taken to St. Luke's hospital. Also charged, Robert Lee Hotz faces forgery in a $125 stolen check case. Richard Stepp of Coralville pled guilty to seven traffic offenses in Johnson County with fines totaling 760 dollars. other charges were dismissed.
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David V. Owens
Jamie M. Proostgaard
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Owens
North Townecourt NE
Janet Pudil
Robert Lee Hotz
First Avenue NW
Arthur Turner
Ninth Street SE
Coralville
Richard Stepp
Johnson County
Stepp
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Terry L. Merta 21 of route three Cedar Rapids was charged with drunk driving after an 2 a.m. arrest for erratic driving in the 4100 block of Center Point Road NE by Cedar Rapids police.
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Terry L. Merta
Route Three
Cedar Rapids
Merta
Center Point Road
Garnavillo Farmer Killed in Tractor Mishap
Garnavillo Milton Joseph Reimer age 68 died after a tractor overturned on his farm three and a half miles southwest of Garnaville. He was found by his son Verdus and pronounced dead on arrival at Elkader hospital. Sheriff reports the incident occurred around 10 a.m. Services are pending at Tuecke Allenstein funeral home Garnaville.
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Garnavillo
Milton Joseph Reimer
Elkader Hospital
Clayton County Sheriffs Department
Reimer
Verdus
Sheriff's Department
Tuecke-Allenstein Funeral Home
Garnaville
Man Fined for Marihuana Possession and Drunk Driving
A Hiawatha man William Lovell pled guilty to March 6 possession of a controlled substance and received a $100 fine plus court costs. He also pled guilty to a March 6 drunk driving charge with a deferred sentence. Dennis Joslin and Donald Washburn faced drunk driving charges with guilty pleas and deferred sentences. Danny McNabb’s Feb 5 charge was dismissed. Brenda Sue Stroud, 25, was charged with two counts of forgery and one count of larceny for passing two stolen checks at Hy Vee stores. bond set at $11,500.
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Hiawatha
First Avenue
Iowa
William Lovell
Oak Brook
Dennis Joslin
Thirty-second Street
Donald Washburn
Walker
Brenda Sue Stroud
Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Peg Huber
1852
Avenue NE
First Avenue NE
Wilson Avenue
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Farmington
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Caffrey
R. Pd
Japan Air Lines
San Francisco
Tokyo
Danny McNabb
Regent Street
C.R
al Spoerry
Great Plains Gas
Insulation Dept
S.E. Ph
Target
S.M.L
First Avenue S.A
Lindale Plaza
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