Fisher denied third trial in 1975 Delaware County murder
Dennis Eugene Fisher, twice convicted of the Masonville farmer Howard Miller killing, was denied a requested third trial by Judge C W Antes of the Delaware County District Court. Fisher contended errors in his second trial and questioned the legality of his life sentence.
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Manchester
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Dennis Eugene Fisher
C.W. Antes
Fisher
Masonville
Howard Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa bill requires checking abandoned schools before new facilities
Iowa Senate approved a measure mandating state agencies and local governments explore leasing or using vacant school buildings before buying or building new facilities. The rule targets Des Moines Cedar Rapids and other districts with multiple empty schools. Examples include Metro East Eisenhower and Fillmore schools listed for sale or lease.
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Iowa Senate
Department of General Services
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
van Gilst
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Metro East
17Th St
Eisenhower School
46Th St
Fillmore School
11Th St
Radiation records falsified claims draw congressional attention
Wanda Kelly leader of the National Association of Atomic Veterans endorses Van R Brandon's charge that thousands of soldiers exposed to atomic blasts had readings falsified and kept in a secret hot book. Brandon, a Sacramento retiree and former medical corpsman, cites 1955 1957 Nevada and Pacific tests and says he knows of the hot book from animal experiments. Kelly says they will urge Senator Cranston to schedule hearings to verify their long standing accusations.
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Burlington
Wanda Kelly
van R. Brandon
Sacramento
Calif
Brandon
National Association of Atomic Veterans
Dcalif
Kelly
Union sues to block Iowa social services reorg
A union representing 13,000 Iowa state workers filed in Polk County District Court seeking an injunction to halt the Department of Social Services reorganization. AFSCME seeks more information on the plan amid mandatory reorganizing and 200-plus anticipated layoffs. Don Miner of AFSCME Council 61 calls the move an effort to shield management from cuts.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa Department of Social Services
American Federation of State
Don Miner
Afscme Council 61
Miner
DSS
Iowa bill pushes gender neutral code wording in statutes
A bill sponsored by Rep. Minnette Doderer would replace he him and his with neutral terms in Iowa statutes. The measure, approved by the House Judiciary Committee, requires the code editor to update language and form an interim reader panel. The proposal moves to the full House, then Senate, then the governor.
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Iowa
Minnette Doderer
House Judiciary Committee
Doderer
House
Senate
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