Lisbon Fire Department to Expand Rural Service
A compromise lets the Lisbon fire department serve Linn county fire district No 1 area east of Sutliff road and highway 1 on a contracted basis starting Saturday. District No 1 will pay Lisbon $1 000 in 1977 with annual reviews. mutual aid will follow Linn County guidelines and a public information meeting will be held.
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Lisbon
Fire District
Linn County Fire Fighters Assn
Mike Montgomery
Iowa Court Ruling Could Impact 200 Million Tax Refunds
A district court decision finds part of Iowa corporate income tax unconstitutional affecting Moorman Manufacturing Co and possibly triggering almost 200 million dollars in refund claims. Judge Critelli may narrow the ruling to specific provisions, delaying final action for 90 days and prompting legislative responses.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County
Anthony Critelli
Critelli
Illinois
Moorman Manufacturing Co
Asst
Harry M. Giiger
Iown Department of Revenue
Moorman
Ginger
Department of Revenue
Marvin Selden
Supreme Court
Lynes Resigns from Independence Light Plant Board
Independence council accepts the resignation of Alvin Lynes, longtime chair of the light plant board of trustees. Mayor Blakesley plans to appoint a replacement soon. Other items include sewer services for the Waskow Nachholz subdivision, a potential light industrial firm prospect, rezoning study, and subdivision plans.
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Lynes
Independence Light Unit
Independence
Independence City Council
Alvin Lynes
Municipal Light Plant Board of Trustees
Robert Blakesley
Jack Waskow
Waskow and
Nachholz
Waskow
Bert B. Hanson and Associates, Inc
UNI Names Bargaining Team for Faculty Talks
The University of Northern Iowa selects a negotiating team to represent the university and Iowa board of regents in collective bargaining with UNI faculty. Lawrence Pope leads for the school, with other UNI appointees and board representatives named. Negotiations expected to begin next month. ON THIS DATE in 1966, 2700 Americans stranded in Cuba began arriving in the United States.
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Cedar Falls
UPI
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Board of Regents
UNI
Lawrence Pope
Des Moines
Drake University
James G. Martin
Robert Morin
College of Business and Behavioral Sciences
Richard Douglas
Gary B. Shantz
Cuba
United States
New Year’s Eve Merriment Brings Alcohol Fatalities
Iowa public safety officials warn that alcohol related crashes surge during December and the New Year period. They estimate about eight traffic deaths in the upcoming three day weekend and note a high share of fatalities involve drinking drivers.
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Iowa
Robert Holetz
Public Safety
Holetz
Highway Patrol
Psychiatric tests ordered for Clark Bailey in Kidnap case
Clark Bailey, 23, is ordered to undergo psychiatric testing after being charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault in the disappearance of 13 year old LeAnn Erickson. The girl was found shot and sexually molested in a marsh near Fertile, Iowa, with autopsy showing multiple gunshot wounds and death about Dec 19.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Clark A. Bailey
Iowa
LeAnn Erickson
Fertile
Mason City
Bailey
Charles Bailey
Unity Hospital
Fridley
Edward G. Mins
Erickson
Leslie
Miss Erickson
North Minneapolis
C R Couple Buys Independence Hotel
Mr and Mrs Eugene Nassif bought the Pinicon hotel at public auction for 147000 after bidding opened at 60000. The sale drew over 200 bidders open to the public, with 400 Independence area residents and 35 bondholders linked to the hotel since 1952. The Nassifs plan to run the hotel and dining facility, pending completion of the transaction.
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Independence
Pinicon Hotel
Eugene Nassif
Lamplite Jane
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Miller
Nassifs
Nassif
the Gazette
Rudolph A. Leytze
Independence Community Hotel Corp
Cemetery Association Meeting Set for January 10
QUASQUETON The annual meeting of the Quasqueton Cemetery Assn will be held at 1:30 p.m. January 10 at the home of Mrs. W. C. Harris. Directors to be elected for three-year terms and bids for caretaker will be considered. Open to any lot owner.
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Quasqueton
The
Quasqueton Cemetery
Derailment Death of Iowan Passenger Sparks Investigation
Gregory Gee 27 Farragut Iowa died in Omaha hospital from internal injuries after Amtrak San Francisco Zephyr derailed near Omaha on December 16. Forty seven injured. Gee’s wife Mary Kay 28 was hospitalized but released December 21. Cause of crash under investigation. autopsy ordered.
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Omaha
UPI
Gregory Gee
Farragut
Iowa
Amtrak
Gee
Bergan Mercy Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Mary Kay
San Francisco
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WMS. Bros Pipeline CO
State Revenue Director
City Planning and Zoning Commision
Harvey O'Brien
Third Street
Tenth Avenue
Paisley
Greenwood
Hoffman Brothers Construction
Gertrude Rigby
Library Board of Trustees
Jan McGavren
Independence Art Assn
Carl Johnson
Nepin County
David Leslie
Hennepin County
C.R
Independence Hotel
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Idaho
Impor
Dale
Lindale
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