Marine-turned-wanderer begins 310 mile Iowa walk for patriotism
Alan Jones 30, a former Marine and author, starts a winter 310 mile trek across Iowa from South Sioux City Nebraska to Dubuque carrying American and Iowa flags. He follows U.S. 20, plans a spring Missouri River handcuffed swim, and notes crowds and police escorts along the way.
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Rockwell City
Alan Jones
Jones
Mississippi River
Iowa
Sioux City
Neb
Dubuque
Mississippi
Spirit Lake
Missouri
Omaha
Court upholds dismissal of privacy suit against lawyers
Iowa Supreme Court unanimously rejects Burlington businessman John Winegard's invasion of privacy action against Davenport lawyers for statements about his common law marriage to Sally Ann Winegard. The court finds minor variances from trial testimony insufficient to show real wrong, noting Winegard's public prominence.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Burlington
Mark McCormick
John Winegard
Davenport
Richard Larsen
Stephen Schalk
Robert Bradfield
Schalk
Winegard
Sally Ann Winegard
David Hendrickson
Sally
High Court
Hendrickson
McCormick
Amana worker killed by overhead door at plant
Ladora maintenance worker Jack Cameron Fraker, 22, was killed Wednesday at Amana Refrigeration when an overhead door jammed as it closed and fell on him. Deputy Doty reported the incident, noting it may be Amana’s first fatality. Mercy Hospital said he died en route with severe head and neck injuries. Funeral arrangements are by McAninch-Fremming Funeral Home in Victor.
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Amana
Jack Cameron Fraker
Ladora
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Gerald Fraker
Marengo
Iowa
Marvin Doty
Fraker
Doty
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
McAninch-Fremming Funeral Home
Victor
Three Held in West Union Break-ins
Three suspects arrested by Fayette County authorities for break-ins at Farm Service Moss Mobile Station and Baumler’s Farm Supply in West Union. Victims report cash stolen and extensive vandalism. sheriff expects more arrests and charges today.
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West Union
Fayette County
Norman McCauley
Mark Becking
Ransom Priebe
Hawkeye
Farm Service
Moss’ Mobile Station
Baumler’s Farm Supply Co
Baumler
S. McCauley
Waste hearing delayed in Cedar Falls contamination case
In Floyd County District Court the constitutional challenge to an Iowa Department of Environmental Quality order delaying waste dumping and mandating cleanup at Salsbury Laboratories was continued to January 16 after afternoon testimony. Larry Crane testified as the sole witness.
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Charles City
UPI
Salsbury Laboratories
State Department of Environmental Quality
Larry Crane
Floyd County
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Cedar Falls
Open meetings proposal dies by three votes
Iowa House State Government Committee rejects a bill to create a new Open Meetings Law falling short by three votes. Rep. Donald Avenson predicts passage in 1978, arguing the current law is inadequate and that the closing reason would be eliminated as overused.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House State Government Committee
Iowa
House
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
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