Hansen touts government experience as lieutenant governor edge
State Sen. Willard Hansen R Cedar Falls argues his six years in the Senate and four in the House give him superior knowledge of operations and administration. He cites his 20 years in insurance and real estate, campaign battles, and a whistle stop style as strengths while challenging Branstad and Oakley on experience and campaign readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Hansen
Terry Branstad
Blake Mills
Brice Oakley
Clinton
Senate
House
Robert Ray
Branstad
Ray
Charges filed in stabbing and assorted other cases
Willful injury charged against Jessie B. Ivy 29 of 525 Fifth Ave SE for Thursday night stabbing at the 420 Club. Victim Melvin Irwin 33 of 616 Fourth Ave SE survived after arm and shoulder wounds. Ivy also faces possession of a controlled substance after a small amount of valium found during booking.
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Jessie B. Ivy
Fifth Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Melvin Irwin
Fourth Ave. SE
Mercy Hospital
Fifth St. SE
Irvin
Ivy
Urges reordering of economic priorities to aid minorities
Lennox Hinds of the National Conference of Black Lawyers spoke at Coe College during Black Heritage Week urging a new economic order. He argued unemployment harms minorities and cited Bakke v California to illustrate misdirected priorities, calling for policy changes beyond court rulings.
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America
Lennox Hinds
National Conference of Black Lawyers
Coe College
Hinds
Doe
NCBL
University of California-Davis
Bakke
Supreme Court
Robideau sues deputy for $40,000 in federal court
Robert Robideau an American Indian Movement member files a $40,000 federal suit in which Linn Sheriff Deputy Donald Wharton is accused of a May 7 1976 assault while Robideau was jailed for a Pine Ridge murder case. Robideau now held at Leavenworth seeks damages including for injuries and lost rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Robideau
U.S
Linn
Donald Wharton
Wharton
Robideau
Linn County
FBI
Pine Ridge
Leavenworth
Kan
Deputies reject 2 year contract in Linn County
Linn County deputies vote 21 to 17 against a proposed two year contract. Association President Dave Knott says the majority felt the second year pay was insufficient. Negotiations will resume with the Board of Supervisors before the current contract expires July 1.
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Linn County Sheriffs Protective Association
Dave Knott
Knott
Board of Supervisors
Grand jury expected to conclude probe of arrest
A Linn County grand jury hearing a claim of police brutality in the arrest of Demetrios Hadjis on January 17 at Gregory's Down Under Roosevelt Royale Hotel was to finish this afternoon. County Attorney Eugene Kopecky said about 20 witnesses were subpoenaed and questioned, with several still to be heard.
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Linn County
Demetrios Hadjis
29Th St. Drive SE
Gregory’s Down Under
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Eugene Kopecky
Funds found for 2 more C.R. policemen
City officials approved two new police officers raising total strength to 156. Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen argued salaries could be paid from 27 500 budgeted for false arrest insurance, to be charged to the tort liability fund rather than the general fund. Earlier requests for 26 and for six officers were blocked by money limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Canney
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Transformer Fault Cuts Power in northeast Iowa
A fault in the transformer at Downing Box Division of Longview Fibre Company at 1601 Blairs Ferry Road NE caused a short outage in the northeast quadrant. Iowa Electric Light and Power officials said residents in the Blairs Ferry Road NE and Hawkeye area were without power for 18 minutes beginning at 11 14 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downing Box
Longview Fibre Company
Blairs Ferry Road
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hiawatha
Two Eastern Iowa Students Named Westmar Scholars
Westmar College names two Eastern Iowa students as Westmar Scholars for achieving a 3.4 GPA. Honors go to Melvin Duvall of Cedar Rapids and Brian Proctor of Washington.
Miles Standish Made Military Captain at Plymouth
On this date in 1621 Miles Standish was appointed military captain of the Pilgrim Colony at Plymouth Massachusetts marking a key leadership milestone in early colonial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Standish
Plymouth
Mass
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Democratic Party
Willard
Dennis Leroy McDowell
Third St. SE
McDowell
Fred J. Ross III
Marengo
Ross
Maurice Laverne Smith
Oklahoma Ave
G.F. Demarrais
Park Ave
Chris Edwards
Route 1
Palo
Edwards
Allan
Regents
University of California
Davis
Hind
University Regents
Moses
Carter
Andrei Sakharov
Deputies
C.R
Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
A.espitat
Optical
Cedar Rapids Towers
Feder
M.D
Capitol Optical
Courthou
VISA
Bankamericard
S. E
OCA Optical
Krebs
18Th St. S.W
Wilson Ave
Hlitton
3Rd Ave
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