Iowa Adjutant General May Resigns Over Florida Flights
Gen Joseph G May offered to resign after controversy over five flights to Pensacola Florida aboard military aircraft to visit his fiancee. Gov Ray accepted the resignation and ordered a full investigation. May will depart by Sept 1 and Maggert reviews any state indebtedness.
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UPI
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Joseph G. May
Robert D. Ray
Ray
May
Florida
David Oman
U.S. Army
Pensacola
Fla
Col
James Maggert
Maggert
Iowa National Guard
State of
Oman
Iowa Leads Nation in Highway Death Reduction
Iowa public safety Commissioner Charles Larsen said the state cut highway fatalities about 20 percent by end of June, with 274 deaths in the first six months vs 353 last year. He credited sheriff and police efforts to remove drunk drivers and enforce speed limits, noting potential to save 2000 lives that year.
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Des Moines
UPI
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Safety Council
Larsen
Two Shot At In Deep River Man Charged
David Talbert in his early 20s allegedly fired a .22 rifle at two unidentified people in Deep River, Poweshiek County. No injuries were reported. Talbert was charged with intoxication, simple assault and assault with intent to commit a felony and held on $10,000 bond after being talked out of a house. Two rifles were found at the scene.
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David Talbert
Poweshiek County
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Talbert
Registration and local notices from Marion district
Registration for Washington and Starry students in the Marion Independent School District is set for Wednesday and Thursday with 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. times. parents may register and fees for instruction, lunch, and milk tickets are due. YMCA activity schedule lists various programs including open gyms and swims. Charles A Noaker sells home at 2615 Twenty-sixth Ave to David L Hellen. possession Aug. 8. Marion Masonic lodge to meet 7:30 p.m. at Masonic temple. Fudgi Nutti Strawberry frozen yogurt ad.
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Washington and Starry
Marion Independent School District
Washington
Charles A. Noaker
Twenty-sixth Avenue
David L. Hellen
Tenth Street
Noakers
Marion
Jack Hubler
Bullis Real Estate
Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom school board nominating
Two candidates, Tim Siemens and G J Manatt, both of Brooklyn, filed for the single three year term on the Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom school board.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn- Guernsey-Malcom
Tim Siemens
G.J. Manatt
Motes Marion Orientation for Juniors at Vernon Junior High
Vernon Junior High hosts an orientation for seventh and new eighth graders at 1 30 p m in the school gym. John C Fowler says the session explains policies and includes a tour of the building.
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Vernon Junior High School
Marion Independent School District
John C. Fowler
Monticello Chase Ends With Two Arrests
Monticello police arrested Earl Wilcox 22 for stop sign and speeding violations, reckless driving, and failure to stop for an emergency vehicle after a three county pursuit from Monticello into Linn and Delaware counties. Passenger Steve Aldrich was jailed for petty larceny in an unrelated Friday incident.
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Joe Lang
Earl Wilcox
Steve Aldrich
Lang
Linn County
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Paul Wayland
Wilcox
Wayland
Four Die in Iowa Weekend Vehicle Crashes
Four people died on Iowa roads over the weekend. Ted Guthrie 21 of Milford perished Sunday when his pickup overturned in a ditch after a crash. Curtis Modlin 29 of Waterloo died Saturday when his motorcycle struck two vehicles blocked on a Grundy county road. Lester Posusta 26 of Toledo and Crystal Williams 2 of Clarksville died in separate crashes on blacktop roads near their towns and Ottumwa.
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Ted Guthrie
Milford
Curtis Modlin
Waterloo
Robert Kies
Jesup
Anthony Terrones
Eldora
Grundy County
Hudson
Kies
Terrones
Modlin
Lester Posusta
Toledo
Crystal G. Williams
Clarksville
Tenn
Ottumwa
Caroline Sriver
Third Benton Jail Break Tried In Benton County
An escape attempt at Benton county jail in Vinton thwarted early Monday. Six prisoners broke a roof hole using a broken railing. Earlier in July, seven inmates punched through a hall hole with a bed piece and two escaped before recapture. Several inmates await transfer to Linn county pending Cedar Rapids repairs.
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Vinton
Benton County
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Iowans Face Hikes In Land Assessments
Iowa land values rise faster than assessed values as 1976 sales ratio shows urban homes at 78 percent and farms at 48 percent of market value. State official says equalization will push assessments toward market value with a 6 percent statewide limit. Counts counties with low urban assessment face big increases. Fayette county near 95 percent will see smaller rises.
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Michael Cox
The
Revenue Department
Iowa
Allamakee
Bremer
Cedar
Dickinson
Jones
Keokuk
O’brien
Pocahontas
Fayette County
Lawmaker Calls Study of Pupil Busing Costs in Iowa
State Rep. Roger A. Halvorson urges a study of school transportation costs in Iowa. He notes small districts spend a larger share on busing, cites Al lamakee and Eastern Allamakee figures, contrasts with Des Moines and other cities, and backs a bill to fund 55 percent of transport costs from state sources.
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Monona
Roger A. Halvorson
Iowa House Chairman of
Halvorson
Allamakee
Waukon
Lansing
Postville
Des Moines
Urbandale
Mason City
Davenport
West Burlington
Sioux City
Iowa
Halverson
Decorah Teen Injured. Driver Charged After Embankment Crash
A Decorah boy 14 was injured when the car he rode in slid down a steep embankment. Mark McCabe was in good condition at Decorah hospital. Driver David Kinkler 19 of rural Decorah was charged with failure to have control of his vehicle.
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Decorah
Mark McCabe
David Kinkler
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