Cooling System Draws Hot Protest at Quad-Cities Plant
University of Iowa researchers allege the Quad-Cities Nuclear Power Station overpays for a spray canal cooling system that is unnecessary. They cite 11 volumes totaling over 4,000 pages and claim the system wastes 30 million initial cost 4 million maintenance 14 million energy over 30 years. The diffuser pipe at the Mississippi River remains cheaper with negligible costs but faces phaseout by 1975.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Quad-Cities
Mississippi River
Iowa Conservation Commission
Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories Inc
Feld Expected To Enter Race During Holidays
A former Iowa aide to Gov. Robert Ray and two Iowa congressmen is expected to announce a run for Congress in Iowa Second District between Christmas and New Year. Michael Feld, 39, previously worked for Rep. Gene Snyder and on the staffs of Ray and Reps. John Kyl and William Scherle.
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Washington
Robert Ray
Iowa
Michael Feld
Gene Snyder
Oelwein
Ray
John Kyl
William Scherle
Friends of
Feld
John Culver
U.S. Senate
Cooling Methods for Atomic Power Plants Described
The article outlines diverse cooling options for atomic plants including wet and dry towers, large cooling ponds, spray systems, and open diffuser pipes. It notes closed recirculating loops versus open flow from river intake to outlet, highlighting cost and environmental considerations.
Gleim to End Ambulance Runs After 50 Years
Arlington report states Gleim funeral home will cease ambulance service on Jan. 1 while continuing funeral operations under Lawrence Gleim. Rising regulatory costs prompted the decision, with the city council to negotiate with Strawberry Point and Fayette ambulance providers. Lawrence Gleim has led the business since 1946. his father ran it before him.
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Arlington
Gleim
Different Cooling System To Be Used at Palo Plant
The Duane Arnold Energy Center at Palo will use a new closed cycle cooling tower system designed into the plant from the start. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co said the Quad-Cities plant is larger, making direct comparisons difficult. The DAEC cooling system cost about 4 million dollars and will use less than two percent of the plant’s electrical output. startup is planned for early next year, with no definite date yet set.
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Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Quad-Cities
DAEC
Kenneth Greene Rites Tuesday In Iowa City
Kenneth E. Greene 64 publisher of the Iowa City Press-Citizen died at home in Iowa City from a heart attack. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p m Congregational church burial in Memorial Gardens Memorial donations to Mercy Hospital Foundation. Survived by wife two sons two daughters mother sister and 12 grandchildren.
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Iowa City
Kenneth E. Greene
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Congregational Church
Memorial Gardens
Mercy Hospital Foundation
George L. Gay
Greene
Elks, University Athletic Club
Rotary Club
U. of I. Presidents Club
Mercy Hospital Board
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Muriel Hurst
Florence Wallace Cilek
Galen Greene
Cedar Rapids
Ty Greene
Dubuque
Paul Loeffelholz
Keith Besley
Portsmouth
N.H
Lena Greene
Paul Rydland
Trenton
Mich
Rites Tuesday for Crash Victim 18
Funeral services for Paul Landt 18 of Monona will be Tuesday at 1 30 p m in St John Lutheran Luana. The Coast Guard trainee died in a two car Wisconsin crash while returning home from Great Lakes. Survivors include his parents a sister and a grandmother.
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Monona
Paul Landt
Coast Guard
St. John Lutheran Church
Luana
Schultz Funeral Home
Landt
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Ill
Helmuth Landt
Lynn
Charles Looby
Tama Street Project Rejected Second Time
Tama city council again refused to accept the East Fifth street improvement project certificate of completion. Three councilmen opposed, two supported. the decision affects final payments, contractor fees, and a 12 ton load limit while notes on leveling and rideability are debated.
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Tama Street
Tama
East Fifth Street
John Husak
Dick Barnes
Wilbert Wiese
Robert Baier
Lyle Metz
Cessford Construction Co
le Grand
Marshalltown
East Fifth
Garber
East Tama
Toledo
Dates Set for 1974 Iowa Democratic Conventions
Iowa Democrats announced 1974 convention dates with precinct caucuses March 11 and county April 6. District conventions May 4 and the state convention June 15 in Ames will elect 25 delegates per district and state to the National Democratic Conference. County totals top 3,484 delegates across six districts, with Polk County at 418 and Adams Ringgold eight.
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Des Moines
UPI
Democratic Central Committee
Ames
Tom Whitney
Whitney
Iowa
Polk County
Adams
Ringgold
Central Committee
Eight Die In Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll
A weekend of Iowa crashes claimed eight lives across multiple counties. Victims include Kelly Hupp 22 Grimes. Bernice Whitacre 62 Dallas Center. Michael Burkes 23 Davenport. Fred Cousineau 36 Hornick. Larry Thul 32 Schleswig. Leanna Vought 22 Longmont Colo. Vickie Carlson 19 Sibley. Peggy Haney 21 Hawarden. One driver Bruce Bandy 20 Davenport faced charges for running a stop sign after icy conditions.
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Michael Burkes
Davenport
Burkes
Bruce Bandy
Randy
Woodbury
Sloan
Fred Cousineau
Hornick
Larry Thul
Schleswig
Thul
Judith
Sioux City
Leanna L. Vought
Longmont
Colo
Omaha
Neb
Carroll County
Templeton
Dennis L. Johnson
Denver
Fort Dodge
Vickie Carlson
Sibley
Highway 169
Harcourt
Hawarden
Peggy Haney
Tama Businessman Ralph Weitzell Dies
Ralph W. Weitzell 71 longtime Tama farmer and businessman died Sunday at Sunny Hill Care. Funeral Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. First Baptist church with calling at Mason-Hand until 9:30 a.m. He was born July 30 1902 in LeGrand married Verna Reedy in 1925. He farmed near Tama since 1932 started an electrical contracting business ran Iuka Dairy after WWII and operated a sawmill. Surviving: wife two sons Rex and Keith nine grandchildren one great grandchild a brother Howard and three sisters Rudy Vavra Des Moines Keith Woods Cedar Rapids and Jerry Harris.
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Tama
Ralph W. Weitzel
Sunny Hill
First Baptist Church
Mason-Hand Funeral
Mr. Weitzell
LeGrand
Verna Reedy
Weitzells
Weitzell
Iuka
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Rex
Des Moines
Keith
Howard
Texas
Rudy Vavra
Keith Woods
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Harris
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Gleim’s To End Ambulance
Palo Plant
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Center Point Road
Hiltbrunner
Ligsecond
Kenneth Greene
Duane Garber
Wiese
Cessford
Fifth Street
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Grimes
Des Moines Hospital
Madrienne Silkebaken
Dallas Center
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