Farm bill bailout cited in Burr death case
The House passed a Farm Credit System bailout by 393 to 32 amid emotional appeals centered on Iowa farmer Dale Burr, who killed his family and himself due to farm debt. Iowa’s delegation supported the bill as Senate talks loom and Reagan seeks swift signing to aid stressed farmers.
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Agriculture Committee
Iowa
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House
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Texas
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Reagan
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Notorious Iowa farmer’s family debt and slayings
Dale Burr of Johnson County, an Iowa farmer with debts exceeding 600000, killed his wife, bank president John Hughes, a neighbor, and himself after attempting debt restructuring at Hills Bank. He owed 424600 at last March with mortgage on 160 acres. The Burr family held multiple parcels totaling about 686 acres across Lincoln Township.
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Hills
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Lone Tree
Johnson County
Hills Bank & Trust Co
John Hughes
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Emily
Vernon
Secretary of State
Des Moines
Dale
Emily Burr
Vernon Burr
Columbus Junction State Bank
John Burr
Cedar-Johnson Farm Service
Lincoln Township
Hilda Burr
West Branch
Hills Post Office
Richard Goody
Barrage of lawsuits over asbestos use
Editor notes asbestos unsettles insurance industry with thousands of suits against manufacturers. Aron & Budd in Dallas reports nearly 4,000 clients alleging harm from toxic substances, including asbestos. Iowa cases include Trudy and Jim Van Pelt, with Jim dying of mesothelioma. high six figure out-of-court settlement reported.
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Trudy
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Green Island
Iowa
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Brian Weinstein
Asbestos Local 81
Cedar Rapids
Cleanup bids seek removal of school asbestos ceilings
Dale Kueter notes asbestos abatement could rival the size of the original industry but faces insurance hurdles. Charles City School District will invite bids in January to remove 60 000 square feet of 2 percent asbestos ceilings at the high school, with work planned for next summer.
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Dale Kuete
Charles City
MorAmerica reports $11 million annual loss in Chapter 11 filings
MorAmerica Financial Corp and its Morris Plan Co of Iowa filed for Chapter 11 protection and disclosed an after tax net loss of $11 million for fiscal 1985. Financials show expenses of $17.43 million and revenues of $6.10 million, producing a pretax loss of $11.3 million. Hearings resumed at Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids with depositor attendance at Roosevelt Hotel limits.
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Five Seasons
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