Certification Order On Chemical Use In Iowa
Iowa farmers face certification under the federal pesticide act with a deadline extension to October 1 1977. Private and commercial applicators must pass tests or equivalents. EPA will set a restricted chemical list. Iowa plans training schools beginning January for private and February for commercial applicators with three year permits starting Oct 1 1977.
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Des Moines
ICPA
Iowa
Ford
J.D. Hook
Secretary of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Hook
John C. Wicklund
Kansas City
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
65Th General Assembly
Extension Service
State Agriculture Department
Police Chief Quits At West Union
West Union city council on Monday night approved the resignation of Police Chief Marvin Youngblood effective December 19. He leaves after more than three years with the force to become assistant sexton at the West Union cemetery. No replacement named. The council also approved sludge removal at the municipal sewage plant and added parking spaces on Commercial Drive for Li Lac Investors.
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West Union
The
West Union City Council
Marvin Youngblood
Youngblood
West Union Cemetery
John Miller
Li Lac
Iowa approves Dubuque sanitary landfill plan
DES MOINES AP The Iowa natural resources council unanimously approves a Dubuque project to build a sanitary landfill in the flood plain of a Catfish Creek fork just north of highway 20 after the state DEQ reports no objections.
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Des Moines
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Dubuque
Catfish Creek
State Department of Environmental Quality
Suit May Seek Up To $1 Billion in Beef Price Conspiracy
Meat Price Investigators announces a landmark U.S. district court suit alleging ten supermarket chains and two related groups conspired since 1963 to fix wholesale beef prices while overcharging consumers. The action seeks potential damages between 32 million and 1 billion, to be added later, with key defendants including Safeway A&P Kroger and Grand Union among others. Glen Freie of Latimer leads the organization claiming 5000 members across the Midwest to California.
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DES Moines
Meat Price Investigators Association
U.S District Court
U.S
Meat Price Investigators
California
Glen Freie
Latimer
Safeway Stores, Inc
Oakland
Calif
Atlan
National Association of Food Chains
National Provisioner, Inc
National Provisioner
Safeway
A&p
Kroger
Carter in Iowa Campaign Swing
Jimmy Carter campaigns in Iowa visiting all six districts Friday and Saturday. He will attend a First District fundraiser in Washington at 7 p.m. and a rally in Dubuque at 7:30 p.m. He plans stops in Grinnell Indianola Des Moines Council Bluffs Sioux City and Mason City.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Iowa
Georgia
Dubuque
Riverside Bowl
Grinnell
Indianola
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Mason City
Thieves Steal $865 Worth of Goods in Littleton Break‑in
A break-in at the Donald Treka cabin in Littleton netted items valued at 865 dollars. Reported Saturday to the Buchanan county sheriff's office, the thief may have struck between November 22 and 29. Stolen items include a stereo, camp store, hand tools, chain saw, car stereo, power saw, and a battery charger. The case remains under investigation.
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Littleton
Donald Treka
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Gunman Fires 17 Shots Into Cresco Police Station
A gunman fired 17 rounds at the Cresco city hall and police station, damaging two plate glass windows with an estimated $1,000 loss. No injuries were reported. Gen Wedderspoon was in the building. investigators believe a .22 automatic rifle was used as the assailant drove by around 3:45 a.m. Police cruisers nearby did not spot the getaway car.
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Cresco
UPS
Wedderspoon
Main Street
Father to meet Ethiopian captors over son in PLF custody
Len Campbell, father of Steven Campbell held since July 14 with three other Americans by Ethiopian PLF fighters, announces he will travel to the Middle East to speak to PLF leaders as a parent. He seeks help from the State Department and has started a fund to cover his potentially months long mission. Two British journalists told him his son is alive, though undernourished, and Campbell plans to negotiate releases for all captives with the parents’ authorization.
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Bettendorf
UPI
Middle East
Popular Liberation Forces
Len Campbell
Steven
PLF
Campbell
Trial Set for $10 Million Eagle Grove Explosion Suits
In Wright county district court next month a consolidated batch of lawsuits totaling about 10 million dollars will go to trial.Filed by relatives of victims, the cases name Eagle Grove city Iowa Public Service Co of Sioux City and Boone Valley Co op Processing Assn as defendants. The February 2 1973 explosion destroyed a cafe hardware store and a jewelry shop, killing 13 people.
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Clarion (Ap
Eagle Grove
Wright County
City
Iowa Public Service Co
Sioux City
Boone Valley Co-op Processing Assn
Third Arrest in Check Writing Scam Ties to Independence Stores
Independence police have arrested 18 year old John W Millard of rural route one Independence as the third suspect in a check writing scheme that cashed falsified checks at several Independence stores since November 10 He faced a forgery charge over a $19 check passed at Jack and Jill and was released on his own recognizance Earlier arrests include Thomas Clinton and Ricky Fifield both 18 from Independence and Waterloo respectively Detective James Hayward says the probe continues with more arrests expected Also noted is a 1969 Notre Dame du Lac fire death toll of 54 in Quebec, included as unrelated date line.
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Independence
John W. Millard
W. G. McSweeney
Jack and Jill
Millard
Thomas Clinton
Ricky Fifield
Waterloo
James Hayward
Iowa rail rehabilitation program eyed for other states
Des Moines reports the council of state governments will study six state programs to gauge applicability elsewhere. Iowa leads the six as the first evaluated, examining a rail rehabilitation fund powered by rail shippers, railroads, and government. Other sites include Wisconsin, South Dakota, California, Utah, and Connecticut programs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council of State Governments
Council
Wisconsin
Investment Board
South Dakota
Retirement and Pension Fund
California
Energy Management Commission
Utah
Connecticut
Commission On Hospitals
Urbana School District to Buy Bus Bodies Next Year
Supply Bus URBANA Saf T Liner Sales Inc Des Moines will supply the Urbana Community school district with a school bus body next year. The bid amount is 8341 dollars and 37 cents.
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Urbana — Saf-T-Liner Sales, Inc
Des Moines
Urbana
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52496. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 weekly by mail Afternoon Edition and weekend 7 issues 4294 weeks 46.00 52 weeks. Other states and U.S. territories 70.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. 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
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