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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1977

Page

9

Des Moines Fire May Not Reveal Cause of Apartment Blaze

Acting Des Moines Fire Marshal Robert Conner said the eight hour rubble search leaves open the chance the blaze’s origin may never be known. Police hint at arson while investigators face destruction barriers. three people died Jeffrey Allen Jones 14 George Edward Potter 40 and Phyllis Porter 65 in the Wednesday morning fire.

DES Moines (Ap Des Moines Robert Conner Conner Conners Jeffrey Allen Jones George Edward Potter Phyllis Porter

Iowa Faces Doubling Electric Use in Next Decade

Maurice Van Nostrand of the Iowa Commerce Commission warns that Iowa’s electricity use could double in ten years, costing about four billion dollars. He notes the public lacks visible reasons to curb demand as industry plans project eight years out. The commission cites a 7.66 percent rise in consumption in the latest year, with industrial use leading increases.

Des Moines Maurice van Nostrand Commission Iowa van Nostrand Car Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Cedar Rapids Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co Davenport

Discipline Not Elkader School Problem

Elkader Central Community board of education decides not to adopt a new discipline policy. At an August meeting Mary Klink urged policy prep, but the board opts to enforce existing rules consistently. School bus drivers and principals report typical behavior issues handled on site.

Elkader Central Community Board of Education Mary Klink Klink Bruce West Don Grove Robert Buckner John Miller Bill Ladewasser

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