Governor says Raymond sneaked letter into office
Gov. Robert Ray said Raymond entered the governor’s office at night to leave a written complaint about state buildings and grounds. The former Commission for the Blind employee, who had accused Kenneth Jernigan of misconduct, had previously resigned as a maintenance supervisor.
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John Drummond
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Iowa prison remodeling aims to cut homosexual rapes
Governor Ray announced remodeling at the Iowa State Penitentiary includes a dormitory and larger cells to reduce rapes. Prison ombudsman Ray Cornell urged six reforms such as stricter security and staff training to protect victims and prevent attacks amid ongoing investigations into multiple rape cases involving a 21 year old inmate.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Ray Cornell
State Citizens Aide Office
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Unemployment in Iowa at 3.8 Percent for June
Iowa's unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent in June from 3.5 percent, amid a record 1.4 million employed statewide. Labor economist Peggy Shenk cited seasonal student and homemaker inflows contributing to 56,100 unemployed. ON THIS DATE in 1881 British troops occupied Suez.
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Woman slain with 90 stab wounds near Des Moines
Mary L. Cooper, 37, of Des Moines, identified as the victim found at a rural intersection two miles northeast of Altoona. Police say about 91 chest to back wounds with two fatal heart wounds. investigation includes 35 agents and Bureau of Criminal Investigation help.
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UPI
Mary L. Cooper
Polk County
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Cooper
Altoona
Jim Burton
Bob Rice
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Netherlands Uses Fertilizer Proportionally Higher Than South America
A compare shows the Netherlands with 13,000 square miles area consuming fertilizer at a scale rivaling or exceeding that of South America, which covers nearly 7 million square miles.
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South America
Maytag heir dies in Canada avalanche
In Yukon Territory on Mount Logan a 17 year old Maytag descendant Matthew Maytag of Mill Valley California died when an avalanche caused a ledge collapse. Dale Stuartz 26 of Missoula Montana also perished in the accident. a third climber Robert Donoho 23 of Alabama was rescued.
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Alabama
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Fred Maytag II
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Peder Madsen
Radar speed detectors under probe after two police officer children deaths
Complainants allege hand held radar speed detectors may have contributed to the deaths of two police officers children. One child was stillborn and the other died at age two from birth defects. A doctor suggested microwave radiation could have influenced hereditary factors. A state safety division will send a radiologist to investigate.
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