Senate Passes Iowa Public Employees Pension Hike
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 43 to 2 to raise the IPERS maximum salary for benefit calculation from 4000 to 4800 and allocate about 21 million dollars of unused funds to the system. The measure affects around 80 000 public employees and retirees and now moves to the House.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Senate
Howard Buck
Melbourne
Social Security Committee
President Pledges Broad Mental Health Overhaul
The President said the United States spends more than 2.4 billion dollars annually on mental illness and retardation. He outlined a nationwide plan with community mental health centers operating day and night, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and rehab to reduce hospitalizations and costs. He urged private insurance expansion and proposed bills funding research centers and maternal child health and mental retardation planning.
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Rosemary
Fire in Hospital Room Kills Centerville Man
Centerville. An elderly man, Harry Swearingen, 77, died from second and third degree burns after a hospital room fire likely started by smoking in bed. He had been a patient since January 19. A nurse found the room filled with smoke 20 minutes after checking him. Swearingen ran a neighborhood grocery for 50 years. services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m.
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Centerville
UPI
Harry Swearingen
Swearingen
Better Living in a Better Home in Want Ads
Promises a improved living through available homes and services in local want ads. Highlights opportunities to upgrade residence and related amenities with practical options for readers seeking home improvements and better lifestyles.
Tires Stolen From General Tire Co. Monday Night
Six new white wall nylon tires and four recapped tires valued at $194 were stolen from General Tire Co. at 424 Eighth Avenue SE. Police said the burglar entered through a window in the northwest corner.
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General Tire Co
Eighth Avenue SE
Public Utilities Debate Set For Thursday Session
DES MOINES Iowa senate set debate on a controversial public utilities regulation bill as a special order of business for 9 a m Thursday. The measure faces state lawmakers amid division over price controls and utility oversight.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Young Girl Injured in City Auto Crash
Michelle McKee a seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold McKee of 1707 C street SW sustained minor injuries to her right hand and knee in a Monday intersection accident at First avenue and Crescent street SE. She was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Drivers were Mrs McKee 32 and Nathan Walker 34 of 315 Twentieth street Marion. Police charged Mrs McKee with failure to yield the right of way.
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Michelle McKee
Harold McKee
C Street
First Avenue
Crescent Street
Mercy Hospital
McKee
Nathan Walker
Twentieth Street
Marion
Youth Pleads Innocent Of Reckless Driving
Richard Frye 18 of 126 Eleventh Street NW pled innocent in municipal court to reckless driving. Judge Howard Mc Laughlin set a March 4 trial. Frye allegedly drove over 50 mph on the wrong side of Sixth Street SW between blocks 1600 and 1800 on Monday.
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Richard Frye
Eleventh Street
Howard McLaughlin
Frye
Sixth Street
Morrow Receives 30 Day Suspended Sentence in Hit‑and‑Run Case
Weldon E. Morrow, 22, of 6200 avenue NE pled guilty in municipal court to leaving the scene of an accident without making his identity known. Judge Howard McLaughlin gave a 30 day suspended sentence after his vehicle struck a parked car owned by Grover Bell of 316 Fifth street NE at 507 C avenue NE on Monday.
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Weldon E. Morrow
Avenue NE
Howard McLaughlin
Morrow
Grover Bell
Fifth Street
C Avenue NE
Two U.S. Captains and Vietnamese Observer Die in B 26 Crash
Saigon reports two U.S. Air Force captains and a Vietnamese observer were killed when a B 26 fighter bomber crashed. Search teams found the bodies Monday, confirming the fatalities from the incident.
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Saigon
U.S
Cuba missiles debate widens as senators push hearings
Rep Bruce cites diplomats claiming 40 plus Soviet missiles remain in Cuba alongside the 42 Moscow says were removed. Pentagon and State Department dispute the claim, while Humphrey calls for public hearings and McCone accountability.
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Rep
Bruce
R-Ind
House
Cuba
Russia
Jaycees Sell Tickets For Music Man Play
Jaycees will stage a one day ticket sale campaign Wednesday for their production of The Music Man. The Jaycee Jam boree runs four nights March 13 to 16 at Coe College. Proceeds benefit civic and youth activities. Ticket chairman Gary Dunahugh seeks 1,000 advance admissions with a 7:30 kickoff breakfast at the Chamber of Commerce. General admission 2.50. student tickets 1.50 for the first two nights.
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Coe College
Gary Dunahugh
Chamber of Commerce
Waited Nine Hours for Help After Fatal Wreck
Peter Bless, 79, recalls waiting over nine hours for a passerby after a late night crash that killed his wife Doris, 74, as he lay injured with a broken rib and bleeding head. A nearby resident found the wreck at dawn, but no one stopped to assist despite Bless signaling for help.
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San Antonio
Peter Bless
Doris
Bless
Movie Director Frank Tours Dies in Santa Monica
Frank Tours, 85, famed musical director for films, Broadway shows and radio programs, died Saturday in Santa Monica after a long illness.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Frank Tours
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