Iowa scientists test shuttle coatings for PDP armor
University of Iowa space physicists test thermal coatings on upcoming shuttle flight to shield a 14 instrument Plasma Diagnostics Package. Researchers replace chrome antenna spheres with copper due to heat damage and evaluate graphite silver nickel and other coatings for atomic oxygen and sunlight exposure.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Cape Canaveral
University of Iowa
U of I
PDP
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Gerry Murphy
U of I’s
Port Huron
Mich
Murphy
Lawmaker assails IDOT on road fund loan plan
Rep. Jack Woods of Des Moines accuses transportation officials of calamity howling over a proposed $40 million loan from the road use tax fund to cover a general treasury deficit. He suggests delaying license plate issuance to save money and notes the fund’s 28.5 percent growth versus the treasury’s 27.4 percent.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines — Asstate
General Treasury
Jack Woods
D-Des Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
Woods
House
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Transportation
Commission
House Transportation Committee
Dunham
IPTV Meant to Expand Public TV Reach in NE Iowa
The Iowa Public Television Network awarded contracts to Advance Industries to build two translators in Lansing and Decorah. A 453 foot tower near Lansing costs 70,882 dollars and a 379 foot tower near Decorah costs 57,624 dollars. total project cost around 400 thousand dollars with construction starting in September and completion expected late this year. The new translators will serve Winneshiek and Allamakee counties leaving only extreme south central Iowa uncovered.
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DES Moines
Iowa Public Television Network
Lansing
Decorah
Public TV
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Iowa
Advance Industries
Sioux City
IPTV
Donald Saverard
Saveraid
Burlington millionaire paroled after 77 days
Paul Jones, a Burlington millionaire with farms worth about 3 million dollars, was released after 77 days of a five-year sentence for extortion. He pleaded guilty to threatening a neighbor with a screwdriver and began serving on June 6 at the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa. He must continue taking prescribed medication.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Paul Jones
Jones
Harlan Bainter
Iowa
Des Moines County rejects $2.9 million law enforcement bond
Voters in Des Moines County soundly defeated a proposed bond to fund a new city county law enforcement center with 4 837 against and 2 179 in a low 30 percent turnout on Tuesday.
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D.M
Burlington
Des Moines
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