Lawyers urge end to cameras in Iowa courtrooms
The Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers asks the Iowa Supreme Court to end a year long trial of courtroom cameras and microphones. They cite incidents in Council Bluffs and other counties where coverage allegedly affected fairness and testimony.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Florida
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Tom Miller
Trial Lawyers Association
Kevin Johnson
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Blackhawk
Sic
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Lawyers’ Association
Few new leaders for Senate committees in Iowa
Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad announces 13 reappointed chairs for Iowa Senate standing committees for the 1981 session starting January 12. Only three new chairs named, with major changes in appropriations subcommittees. no Cedar Rapids area senators lead any committees.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Terry Branstad
Senate
Branstad
Appropriations
Iowa House
House
Cedar Rapids Area
A.R. Bud Kudart
Cedar Rapids
Judiciary Committee
Bob Rush
Ray Taylor
Steamboat Rock
Arthur Gratias
Nora Springs
Forrest Schwengels
Fairfield
Natural Resources
Rolf Craft
Decorah
Ways and Means
James Wells
Bush
Kudart
Judiciary
Energy and Natural Resources
Wellman resident gains deed to former school land
Dan Graber of Wellman, represented by Attorney Douglas Tindal, won a unanimous Mid-Prairie school board resolution to grant him a deed without warranty to an acre of former Union school district property. Graber earlier learned title was not recorded by Mr Semler, a fact he was unaware of until recently. He has improved the land and seeks to sell, prompting the board’s action.
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Wellman
Dan Graber
Graber
Douglas Tindal
Mid-Prairie
Union School District
Semler
Tindal
Dan
Commission rejects Varley disqualification in rate case
Iowa Commerce Commission ruled Chairman Andrew Varley need not disqualify himself from Iowa Power and Light rate dispute. The panel dismissed a Des Moines protest by Dawn Phillips, asserting no bias. The decision delays, but confirms possible refunds if the increase is found excessive. A separate complaint by Caryle Harriman about disconnection was also dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Iowa Power plans to begin collecting the higher rates on January 1 after a December hearing.
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Dawn A. Phillips
Des Moines
Iowa
Varley
Christine Hansen
Fred Moore
Commission
Pri
Caryle M. Harriman
Iowa Power
Commerce Commission
Iowans Aid Quake Victims Des Moines Italians Raise Funds
Des Moines residents and civic groups in the Italian-American community have raised about $11,000 for southern Italy earthquake survivors. Project coordinator Joe Sciarrotta said checks arrive daily from individuals, banks, and civic organizations.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines
Italy
Joe Sciarrotta
Jepsen lauds Culver in traditional speech
Senator Roger W. Jepsen of Iowa paid tribute to Senator John C. Culver in the Senate. He praised Culver’s convictions and service to Iowa and the nation while noting Culver’s long battle for social change and steadfast resolve in defeat or victory.
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Jepsen
Culver
Washington
D.C
Roger W. Jepsen
Iowa
John C. Culver
John Culver
Congressional
U of I to receive Culver papers in library collection
Senator John Culver will donate ten years of House papers and six in the Senate to the University of Iowa Libraries. The library already houses Iowa congressional records and Civil War papers of Culver’s great grandfather Joseph Franklin Culver.
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Washington
D.C
John C. Culver
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
House
Senate
U of I
Congress
Dick Clark
Harold Hughes
Fred Schwengel
Wiley Mayne
Charles Hoeven
Culver
Iowa
Joseph Franklin Culver
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