ICC delays Rock Island fate with new directed-service extension
The ICC ordered another delay in ending government subsidized directed service for the bankrupt Rock Island Railroad. The agency prohibited embargoes on inbound cargo as Kansas City Terminal Railway runs the line under subsidy, while Congress weighs a longer extension and federal aid for workers. Labor protection and sale bids hinge on congressional action and labor accords.
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ICC
Darius Gaskins
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Commission
Congress
Rock Island
Great Plains Farm
Transportation
William Johnston
Johnston
Commerce
Gaskins
KCT
Federal Railroad Administration
Transportation Department
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Regents approve dorm fee hike at Iowa three universities
The State Board of Regents voted to raise dormitory rates by an average 80 to 181 dollars affecting over 23,500 students at Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and University of Iowa. Iowa includes a 18 dollar campus cable fee. next fall will see double rooms with full board at Iowa cost 1,534 dollars.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
Donald Shaw
Davenport
Shaw
Iowa State
Northern Iowa
Dave Ahrens
Northern
Regents
R. Wayne Richey
ISU
UNI
Toledo Man Dead In Two-Vehicle Highway Crash
A 39 year old Toledo man, To ledo resident Halupnik, died when his southbound pickup crossed the center line at 12 45 a.m. and collided with a northbound semi trailer on U S Highway 63 two miles north of Toledo. Dwight Harsselaar 20 of rural Lynnville escaped injury as both vehicles left the road into the west ditch. The semi owned by Lynnville Transport Inc sustained $1000 in damage while the semi’s cab and the pickup were destroyed. The 600 pigs aboard the semi were unharmed. Halupnik was pronounced dead at the scene by the Tama County medical examiner.
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Toledo
Wayne Halupnik
Iowa Highway Patrol
Halupnik
Dwight Harsselaar
Lynnville
Harsselaar
Tama County
Lynnville Transport Inc
Liddy forms Farmers for Stoner committee
Des Moines former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture L.B. Liddy announced a Farm ers for Stoner committee to back Tom Stoner for the U S Senate nomination. Members include Dr. William Murray of Ames and Baxter Freese of Wellman, with Liddy noting his own 1967 72 tenure.
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Des Moines
L.B. Liddy
Iowa
Farmers
Milwaukee wants to abandon 880 miles of Milwaukee Road lines
A court appointed investigator urged the Milwaukee Road to abandon about 880 miles of branch lines across Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Minnesota and the Dakotas as part of a bankruptcy led reorganization. The report supports abandoning lines that fit public interest while a Thursday hearing reviews selling options and a compensation plan for workers.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
U.S. District Court
Thomas R. McMillen
Milton Gray
Gray
McMillen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Milwaukee
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Milwaukee Lines
Horn defense opens in trial for Burlington murder
In Washington Iowa attorney Gordon Liles called nine witnesses as he opened the defense for Donald Horn of Burlington who is charged with arranging the murder of Jerry Connelly Prosecutors say Horn financed Connelly death by supplying a gun and a small amount of marijuana
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Washington, Iowa
UPI
Gordon Liles
Donald Horn
Burlington
Jerry Connelly
Horn
Connelly
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