White lie on car price triggers tax crackdown in Iowa
Iowa officials in Cedar Rapids step up enforcement as they target hundreds suspected of falsifying car purchase prices to dodge motor vehicle tax revenue. One case involved a 1980 Toronado paid at $5200 but later found to have cost $7200, leading to a guilty plea and restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Revenue
Cedar Rapids
Charles Truman Hanson
East Post Road
Iowa Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division
Hanson
T. Richard Hanson
Kerry Kirkpatrick
IDOT
Kirkpatrick
Dennis Michel
Linn County
Michel
Jensen
Branstad to Convene State Conference on Aid for Needy Iowans
Gov. Branstad named a 25 member steering committee for a statewide Human Services Conference to be held Nov. 1 in Ames. The event aims to raise awareness of need, streamline service delivery, and boost private sector involvement to prevent gaps in aid for hungry and homeless Iowans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Chuck Johnson
Pioneer Hi-Brec International, Inc
Marvir. Pomerantz
West Des Moines
Mid America Group
Arlene Dayhoff
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Joan Lipsky
Iowa Council On Human Services
Frederick Weber
Job Service of Iowa Advisory Council
Branstad
Department of Human Services
Substance Abuse
Commission On Aging, Job Service
Board of Regents, Public Instruction
Commission For the Blind
Successor sought for judge killed in crash
Johnson County District Associate Judge Joseph Thornton, 63, died in a single vehicle crash on old Highway 218 near Iowa City. The 6th Judicial District will select a successor to handle his duties through Dec 31, 1984. The appointing commission will advertise, screen, and pick three applicants for judges to consider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walsh
Jor
Iowa City
Johnson County
Joseph Thornton
6Th Judicial District
Thornton
Lake Macbride
William Eads
Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission
Ansel Chapman
Johnson County Bar Association
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Sharon Mellon
Commission
Eads
Iowa
Brent Harstad
Marion candidate seeks best use of tax dollars in school board race
Virginia Folkers of Marion seeks a quality education funded by tax dollars. She pledges equal sharing of any cuts affecting activities, curriculum, and staff, prioritizing classroom work and open-minded, fair decisions as a board member. Folkers, a homemaker with a BS from Iowa State, has four children and competes against incumbents Jim Bencke and Bill Huntoon in the September 13 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Folkers
Sixth Ave
Marion
Marion Independent School Board
Folkers
Jim Bencke
A Ave
Bill Huntoon
C Ave
Marion Briefs Highlight Local Events And Incidents
Ice cream social in Marion Square on August 11 from 5 30 to 7 30 with a band concert at 7 by the Marion Band Boosters. burglaries reported at Kathy Schoon’s home 526 13th St with 450 in valuables missing including a 19 inch color portable TV. Marion fire calls logged 3 15 a m Saturday and medical aid at the intersection of Highways 151 and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Square
Marion Band Boosters
Kathy Schoon
13Th St
Marion
No criticism from governor on Anderson campaign post
Gov. Terry Branstad refuses to attack Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson over serving as John Glenn Iowa campaign manager. Branstad notes the post is part time and up to the officeholder to decide while Anderson faces Republican criticism from party chairman Rolf Craft who calls the action demeaning to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry
Branstad
Robert Anderson
Ohio
John Glenn
Anderson
Glenn
Iowa
Republican Party
Rolf Craft
Decorah
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Mary Burke Gazette
Don Jensen
Michael Reagan
Iowa Department of Human Services
Dorothy Ballant-Teas
Mason City
Murray Berggren
Buffalo Center
S.J Brownlee
Emmetsburg
Board of
Regents
George Carlier
Orville Crowley
United Way
Diane Glass
Developmental Disabilities Council
Karen Goodenow
Wall Lake
Board of Public Instruction
State Board of Health
Colleen Shaw
Corning
Arlene Steege
Council Bluffs
Ann Thompson
Levi Willits
Union
Council For Children and Families
United States
Albany
Schnectady
New York
Johnson
Warner Brothers
Stickney
Jane
Jeff
Adv
Diana
Gagette
On Anderson
GP Commercial Credit A Control Data Company
Center Point Road
N.E
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