Iowa considers renewing mandatory motorcycle helmet law
Iowa IDOT commissioners discussed renewing the mandatory helmet requirement as part of the agency's next year's legislative reform package. They cited rider fatalities and helmet use data, while acknowledging strong motorcycle lobby opposition and the controversial nature of the issue.
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Donna Lee Olson
Ames
Iowa
IDOT
Commission
Austin Turner
Idot Commission
Turner
Iowans Lose Licenses At Higher Rate In 1988
Iowa Department of Transportation figures show 61,800 licenses were revoked or suspended in the year ending June 30, up 11 percent from 1987 and 17 percent from 1986. About one third lost driving privileges for more than a year, and 68 percent faced suspensions of 30 days to a year.
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Ames
IDOT
Ewald
Roses honor IDOT staff with public praise in Dubuque
The Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce sent nine dozen long-stemmed roses to IDOT divisions and top admins with cards of thanks. A billboard near Dubuque celebrated their work, funded from chamber budget, as part of two decades of collaboration on projects like Highway 20 upgrades.
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Donna Lee Olson
Ames
Ethel Merman
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Dubuque Area
Hartmann
Chamber of Commerce
Darrel Rensink
Soviet livestock study team in Iowa on U S tour
A five member Soviet team from Gosagroprom arrives in Iowa to study integrated livestock production and computer use in farming. The visit, arranged by the U S Feed Grains Council, is part of a nationwide tour and follows two other Soviet delegations in the state. Tom Sleight of USFGC accompanies the group.
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Stavropo
Gennady P. Starostin
West Des Moines
Iowa
Tim O’connor
University of Northern Iowa
Ken Stewart
Chris Branstad
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Des Moines
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
U.S. Feed Grains Council
Promotion Board
Tom Sleight
USFGC
Eastern
Europe
Ussr
Stavropol
Iowa Peace Institute
Iowa Agencies Probe Spider Mite Spraying Complaints
Spokesmen from state agencies say they cannot confirm widespread damage from spraying soybeans for spider mites. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship lab division has about 50 formal complaints this month of pesticides suspected of drifting beyond fields, lab director Daryl Frey said. He noted reports of wildlife deaths but no confirmed dead animals.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Daryl Frey
Frey
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