Judge rules Polk County lacks authority in Tax Relief case
Judge Max Werling of Muscatine County District Court rules Polk County Attorney Dan Johnston cannot prosecute Iowa residents or the Tax Relief treasurer Don Carver for alleged violations of the Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Law. The ruling follows Johnston's bid to dissolve State News after a Friday hearing.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
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Riley
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Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Woman waives hearing in deaths of two sons
Mildred McSparen of Lomax Illinois waived her August 31 preliminary hearing in Johnson County District Court on first degree murder charges for arsenic poisoning deaths of her sons Stephen 6 and Michael 9. The same charges are pending in Des Moines County for the Burlington hospital and University of Iowa Hospitals deaths. Both boys died in University Hospitals Iowa City. Michael on April 6 and Stephen on June 17. Des Moines County and Johnson County coordinate progress while questions of venue and jurisdiction in Polk and Muscatine counties arise.
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Mildred McSparen
Lomax, Ill
Johnson County
Des Moines
Michael
Burlington
Stephen
University of Iowa
University
Steve Hoth
Jack Dooley
McSparen
ICC Allows Iowa Electric to Maintain Higher Billing
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved a 3.3 percent rate increase for Iowa Electric Light and Power on a temporary basis pending a final decision. The hike, begun Aug 20, totals 6.9 million dollars or about 1.14 dollars monthly for the average residential customer as part of a 26.5 million dollar request filed last April. The commission earlier allowed three-fourths of the increase due to Ottumwa Generating Station and postponed the rest for 90 days.
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Winemaker loses mail order sale bid in Iowa
Iowa winery owner Tom Larson failed to win a rule change allowing mail orders for his Private Stock Winery. He argued mail sales would aid expansion and deter underage purchases, but council members and Amana colonies opposed state control concerns. Larson may pursue legislative change while noting Amana rival tourist traffic differs. Elvis Presley decanter sales in state stores to begin mid September, with 240 units sold at 245.90 dollars. Barry Sullivan turns 69 today.
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Burlington
Dean Frederickson
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Sandstone Winery
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Rolland Gallagher
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Gallagher
Lindsey Declines 1973 Re election Bid
Ten years ago in 1973 New York Mayor John Lindsay announced he would not seek another term, ending his bid for reelection and shaping city politics ahead of the next campaign era.
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