Appeals court upholds ousting of Iowa blind group officers
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled the National Federation of the Blind had authority to remove the Iowa chapter’s old officers and reorganize the group. The decision supports the new slate led by Peggy Pinder and Kenneth Jernigan ally Sylvester Nemmers was stripped of the presidency. A dissent warned the ruling could invite anarchy in nonprofits.
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Iowa
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
National Federation of the Blind
Iowa Court of Appeals
Federation
Iowa Association For the Blind
National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
Kenneth Jernigan
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Jernigan
National Group
Sylvester Nemmers
Nemmers
National Board
Iowa Federation
Iowa Group
Peggy Pinder
Nem
Mers
Iowa Supreme Court
NFB
NFBI
Alan Danielson
Pinder
Richard Schlegel
Bruce Snell
The
Appeals court upholds Hartman second degree murder ruling
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the second degree murder conviction of Lawrence Duane Hartman, 57, for the death of his wife Esther, 61, found at the Grundy County farmhouse stairs. The court rejected the claim that jury options were unlawful and ruled sufficient evidence supported a nonpremeditated killing.
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Aplington
Lawrence Duane Hartman
Esther
Grundy County
Hartman
Alan Danielson
Linn judgment affirmed despite a decade delay
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a 16 702 verdict against Joe R. Brown in favor of Altorfer Machinery Co for unpaid machinery from 1958. The court rejected Brown's claim the judgment should have been entered earlier, saying lapse of time does not bar entry. Also Browning’s Cedar Rapids theft conspiracy convictions were sustained with evidence supporting a conspiracy to use stolen checks.
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Linn County District Court
Altorfer Machinery Co
Joe R. Brown
Brown
Altorfer
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
James Junior Browning
Browning
City Liable For Damages After Deliberate Copter Collision
Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Monona city liable for damages to Harry Waters' crop dusting helicopter after city worker Kenneth Peters intentionally collided with the aircraft to move it during mowing. The court found the act within Peters's job scope, negating city immunity.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Monona
Iowa Court of Appeals
Harry Waters
Waters
Clayton County
Kenneth Peters
Peters
Steel license plates chosen to save Iowa state money
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission voted 4 to 3 to switch from aluminum to steel plates for 1985, saving about 1 million dollars but potentially raising per pair mailing costs to motorists. Low bid for steel plates was 1.2 million from Nichols Homeshield Inc.
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Dave Rasdai
Iowa
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Idot Commission
del van Horn
Jefferson
IDOT
van Horn
Austin Turner
Corning
Darrel Rensink
Sioux
Ohio
Georgia
Officials defend IDOT budget amid pressure to divert funds
IDOT leaders led by director Warren Dunham argued the department is living within its means and would halt road work if funds run out. They warned diverting up to 45 million from road funds could delay 1984 projects and hurt communities relying on the road-use tax increase. Deputy Director Jon McCoy noted a 14 percent staff cut since 1979, while chairman Robert Rigler urged lawmakers to seek alternatives.
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Dave Rasdal Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Warren Dunham
DOT
Dunham
Transportation Commissioners
Ames
Idot Commission
Washington County
Commission
Department of Transportation
the Gazette
Cickens
Jack Woods
Des Moines
House Transporta
Gordon Sweitzer
Idot Motor Vehicle Division
Ian MacGillivray
Idot Planning
Jon McCoy
Packard Completes 1903 Cross-Continent Drive to New York
A Packard automobile reached New York after a 52 day cross continental journey from San Francisco becoming the first car to travel the continent under its own power.
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New York
San Francisco
Gas leak evacuation at Hudson school prompts precaution
A gas line leak 20 feet from the Hudson Iowa school prompted evacuation of 125 students on Monday. Staff moved students to another area as crews capped the line and began installing a new pipeline. Classes returned to normal Tuesday amid heightened safety concerns tied to a recent apartment building explosion that injured five people.
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Hudson
Iowa
Robert Longmuir
Iowa Public Service Co
De Witt man killed by Brown Swiss bull attack
Melvern Sweet, a 70-year-old De Witt resident, was fatally crushed when a Brown Swiss bull pinned him against a tree while he unloaded trash from a pickup in a De Witt Township field. A neighbor found him by a tree stump in a ravine. the medical examiner cited massive chest injuries. The bull was later sold for breeding.
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DE Witt
Iowa
Clinton County Sheriff's Department
Melvern Sweet
Sweet
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