Iowa road funding debate highlights Farm Bureau role
Wiley urged legislative use of toll income for capital investments in state and secondary roads. He warned 58,000 miles of local secondary roads face maintenance needs and a potential 375 million shortfall by 1985 without new funds. Separate note from Ecuador reports jet fighters clashing with crew safe. LEAP names four mental retardation committee chairs for Linn County health study and plans three months of meetings through March 15.
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Iowa
Towa
Linn
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LEAP
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Mercy Hospital
John Andrea
Sixth Street
Marion
John J. Mooney
Washington Avenue SE
Moershel
Grahek
235 Perish in Ferry Sinking
Athens officials revised the toll to 235 dead or missing in the Heraklion ferry sinking. Hope for survivors fades after 46 saved by nightfall Thursday and 49 initially reported. 3 later found to be bodies. Rescue ships press on as 37 bodies are recovered and placed for identification in Piraeus.
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Heraklion
Ministry of Merchant Marine
Marine Ministry
Piraeus
Rivers and Lakes Are New the Full
In Braintree Massachusetts water supplies have rebounded after heavy rainfall. Reservoirs are spilling over and Water Commission Chairman Thomas Matthews jokes that residents should conserve water, noting two baths daily this winter to save storage for spring runoff.
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Braintree
Mass
New England
Water Commission
Thomas Matthews
Island Clash on Timor Sees Three Portuguese Soldiers Captured
AP reports three Portuguese soldiers were captured by Indonesian troops in clashes on Timor. The island skirmish highlights ongoing hostilities in the region.
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Timor
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Elmwood Drive
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