Benda Denies Secret Talks In Iowa Telephone Boost
Kenneth Benda former Iowa Commerce Commission chairman told a legislative subcommittee there was no illegal or dishonest effort to negotiate a larger rate increase for Iowa Telephone Co of Knoxville. He and former chief Tom Bolton said negotiations were not improper, while an audit of the commission’s files was underway.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Telephone Co
Knoxville
Kenneth Benda
Hartwick
Tom Bolton
Commission
Com
Benda
Bolton
Dick Witt
Witt
Mike Sorkin
Sorkin
Iowa
Ed Storey
Storey
Heithoff
Fischer
Iowa Public Service Co
Sioux City
Asst. Atty
Ben Cullison
Anniversity
IPS
Cullison
Harold Fischer
Wellsburg
Iowa Merit Employment Council
Verne Heithoff
Iowa Telephone
Iowa Utility Rate Hearings Reveal Secret Negotiations and Missing Records
Subcommittee heard that negotiations over Iowa Telephone Co rates produced a $96 000 settlement and a proposed $156 000 boost later dropped, while signed orders and rate case files vanished. Officials blamed altered drafts, missing records, and questioned staff procedures.
Iowa Educators Welcome Pay Ruling Amid Freeze
Iowa educators applauded a Cost of Living Council interpretation easing the Nixon wage freeze. The ruling would allow 12 month paid teachers to receive annual raises for 1971 72 and applies to university instructors as well. university professor Arthur Ryman noted contracts dated before Aug. 14 1971 are not frozen and should be honored.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Kenneth Wells
Iowa State Education Assn
Nesday
Bill Sherman
ISEA
Iowa Industrial Growth Slows Cited by Officials
Iowa's industrial development slowed in the first half of 1971 though numbers stay near the national trend. The Iowa Development Commission reports 2,138 jobs created, 11 new industries, 11 branch plants and 173 jobs from new industry, with capital investments at 39 million. Officials note a wait-and-see mood nationwide and expect a possible upturn in early 1972, with much of the prospects under $10 million investments and Fuller Transmission plant at Shenandoah leading the year’s plans with 17 million in investment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Richard Weeks
The
Commission
Nixon
Shenandoah
Cedar Rapids Gazette details history and pricing
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883 by The Gazette Co., is published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service, and states AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Oreas
Associated Press
Iowa Welfare Recipient Count Increases in May
Washington report states national welfare cases fell by 16 000 to 10 212 000 while Iowa rose slightly from April. HEW notes Iowa had 78 400 people on welfare in May, an uptick of two tenths of one percent.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa
HEW
Knight Reunion at Wapsipinicon State Park
The Obijah Knight family reunion starts at noon Sunday at Wapsipinicon state park Anamosa.
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Anamosa
Obijah ‘Knight
Wapsipinicon State Park
Scherle Attacks Paying Pupils To Attend Summer School
Iowa Rep. William Scherle denounces a HUD plan to pay Washington school dropouts $1.60 an hour for eight and a half weeks of summer classes. He says the scheme rewards failure and urges a return to self motivation and traditional educational values.
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Scherle
Washington
UPS
Iowa
United States
William Scherle
Henderson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dubuque Woman Dies Following Accident
Dubuque, AP. Dorothy Freeman, 26, of Dubuque died in a hospital after injuries from a car truck crash in Illinois Tuesday. Her husband Donald, 36, was killed at the scene north of East Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Dorothy Freeman
Illinois
Donald
East Dubuque
Til
Balloons to Host 1971 National Championship in Indianola
The 1971 National Hot Air Balloon Championships will be held in Indianola August 27 to 29. The Balloon Federation of America conducts it with Steve Langjahr of San Bernardino, California as chairman. Up to 23 contestants with balloons are expected. Headquarters will be at the Brenton Student Center, Simpson College. Flights occur mornings 6 to 9, evenings after 6, and daytime if winds stay below seven mph.
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Indianola
Balloon Federation of America
Steve Langjahr
San Bernardino
Calif
Brenton
Simpson College
Springville School Board Race Draws Eleven Candidates
Eleven candidates vie for three Springville school board seats with two three year terms and one two year term. Incumbent Virgil Bowser seeks reelection among five challengers for the three years, while two year contenders include Paul Haskill Paul Nielsen and Don Simmons. The piece also notes James Brolin honored and TV segment listings connected to the series This Is Your Life.
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Milton Koch
Donald Thompson
Virgil Bowser
Rich Johnson
Paul Taylor
Rick Betzer
Bowser
Paul Haskill
Paul Nielsen
Don Simmons
Springville
James Brolin
TV 9
Brolin
Dwight
Marcus Fausch
Daryl Warster
Welby
M.D
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Federal Power Commission
Lloyd Smith
Dick Sydney
Sen
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Marshalltown
Subcommittee
Wells
Towa
Wed
Arthur Ryman
Iowa Conference of the American Assn. of
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Chad Wymer
Wymer
Weeks
Congress
Diamond
Malloy
Bill Malloy
Gemologist
Malloy Jewelers
Probasco’s
Third Avenue SE
Knight
Barkers
Beautiful Shoes
Second Street
Springville Board
Ktecks
Thirty-Second
Oakland Road
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