Regents surprise clash with open meetings law in Iowa
University of Iowa officials unveiled a $26.5 million Human Biology Research Center at a regents meeting without 24 hour notice, prompting questions from reporters. Regents defended the action as legal but apologized for the oversight, while journalists warned of further surprises.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
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Des Moines
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R. Wayne Richey
Percy Harris
Women Patrol Cell Areas In Iowa Prisons Reversal
Iowa prison officials reversed a policy banning female corrections officers from patrols in inmate cellhouses. A female officer began cellhouse duty at Fort Madison’s maximum security facility, as officials review impact at Anamosa. The change follows court rulings on inmate rights and sex discrimination while strip searches by opposite sex remain prohibited. Shower curtains and lap towels added. female staff still barred from certain areas.
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Fort Madison
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Lee
Families Inc. director resigns after 10 years in post
Michael Ryan steps down after a decade as executive director of Families Inc. He will remain with the agency through June 30 and relocate to the Washington, D.C. area. The resignation was announced at a West Branch board meeting, with new directors Perah Read and Dick Walsh elected to the nine-county Eastern Iowa agency board.
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West Branch
Michael Ryan
Ryan
Family Support Agency
Washington, D.C
Iowa
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Victor
Dick Walsh
Bettendorf
Norwest Bank Marion Offices Closed for Presidents Day
The Marion and Cedar Rapids Norwest Bank offices will close February 18, 1985 for the Presidents Day holiday. Night depository and 24 hour ATMs remain available at both locations.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowan awaits adoption trial in immigration fraud case
Rebecca Kelley of New Market Iowa along with four others were indicted in Boston on charges of defrauding more than 200 prospective adoptive parents across 40 states. Victims paid 300 to 6000 dollars between 1978 and 1983 for promises of Mexican adoptions. Kelley, 32, says she will present her side before a jury and maintains the operation slowed and was unjustified. Iowa AG's office brought the charges.
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Terry Tanner
Deborah Rae Tanner
Willcox, Ariz
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el Paso
Texas
Lorenzo Prospero Azola
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Boston
FBI
U.S Immigration and Naturalization Service
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