Des Moines Woman Named New Iowa Women's Panel Director
Des Moines native Charlotte B. Nelson, 53, was recommended to the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women for executive director. If approved she would succeed Susan Follon and earn about 27000 annually. Nelson has held roles in state agencies and the League of Women Voters and holds multiple advanced degrees.
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D.M
Iowa
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Charlotte B. Nelson
Commission
Terry Branstad
Nelson
Branstad
Susan Neely
Neely
Susan Follon
University of Northern Iowa
Bristol, Tenn
Iowa Department of Human Services
League of Women Voters of
League
Social Sciences
Drake University
Beaver College
Philadelphia
Drake
Columbia University
Duke
District cuts pink slips for all Grand Community staff
In Boxholm Iowa the Grand Community School District issued pink slips to all 35 faculty and staff as it faces possible reductions. The district and teachers negotiate pay with fact finding planned. a 2 percent raise was offered and rejected while a four full-time teaching positions cut is recommended. The district serves under 200 students north of Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claison Groff
Groff
Boone
Iowa
Eastern Iowa banker fined for income tax evasion
Dale R. Luckow, an officer at three Iowa banks, was fined 30000 and given four years probation for evading taxes for 1977 1978 and 1979. U.S. District Judge Edward McManus in Cedar Rapids oversaw the non jury trial conviction. The government says he omitted about 70000 in capital gains and 25000 in interest from returns.
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Iowa
Dale R. Luckow
Edward McManus
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
McManus
Luckow
Dyersville National Bank
Lisbon Bank and Trust Co
Mechanicsville Trust
Utilities overdue on nontraditional energy plans face penalties
Eight rural electric cooperatives and 38 municipal utilities in Iowa may face civil penalties for missing plan deadlines required to promote wind and other nontraditional energy purchases. The Iowa Commerce Commission scheduled hearings for March 7 and 8 to decide penalties and tariffs.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Chiropractor fined in Medicare fraud case in Cedar Rapids
Charles City chiropractor Kenneth C. French was fined 30000 dollars after pleading guilty to two counts of filing fraudulent Medicare claims in U S District Court Cedar Rapids Judge Ed ward McManus placed him on probation for one year and ordered alcoholic aftercare. In a related civil case he admitted defrauding the government of 2859 dollars in 1983 and agreed to a 15718 dollar judgment including penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Kenneth C. French
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Edward McManus
French
Walker man pleads innocent to charges
Edward J. Woods 36 of Walker pleaded innocent in Buchanan County District Court to terrorism and two counts of second degree kidnapping. A trial date was set for April 10 after Woods did not waive speedy trial. He allegedly held two acquaintances at gunpoint January 30 near Quasqueton and forced them to drive to Walker, where they were released or escaped. Woods was captured February 8 in Missouri and extradited to Iowa, with bond set at $50,000.
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Iowa
Independence
Edward J. Woods
Walker
Buchanan County District Court
Woods
Quasqueton
Southcentral
Missouri
Buchanan County
Fewer January shows cut Five Seasons Center ticket revenue
Center director David Pisha cites fewer concerts in January 1984 as the reason for lower ticket sales. The Five Seasons Center grossed 159,080 from six events and 12 days, with over 30,000 attendees, versus 216,288 from ten days the prior year. The Tony Bennett show grossed 26,070 but yielded only 99 in rental income. details on the Chipmunks event losses were not finished in the report.
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Five Seasons Center
Center
David Pisha
Pisha
Tony Bennett
The
Chipmunks
Cedar Rapids Center Posts Monthly Income Totals
The Cedar Rapids venue earned 4225 in rental income. The truck and tractor pull was the top event, bringing in 71301 in gate receipts and 6855 in rentals over a three day run. Scheduling conflicts prevented January REO Speedwagon and March/April Statler Brothers appearances.
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Five Seasons
REO Speedwagon
Pisha
Statler Brothers
Alabama
Bell loses bid for rate review in Iowa
The Iowa Commerce Commission refused to reconsider its denial of part of Northwestern Bell's 88.6 million rate hike. It kept a 52.3 million final grant from January. A rehearing denial pushes Bell toward court if it appeals. company plans no court challenge.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Northwestern Bell
Andrew Varley
Bell
Ed Mattix
ICC
Mattix
Heart attack victim Brad Warren in serious condition
Brad Warren, 20, remained in serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital after being revived by bystanders including two doctors and a nurse at the Cedar Rapids YMCA Central Branch where he was playing basketball when he suffered an apparent heart attack. He resides at 3850 Lost Valley Rd SE.
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Brad Warren
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
St. Luke’s Hospital
Warren
Lost Valley Rd
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E. Iowa
Adams County Cooperative Electric Company
D.E.E. Rural Electric Cooperative
Federated Rural Electric Cooperatives
Freeborn-Mower Rural Electric Cooperative
Nyman Electric Cooperative Inc
Pike Side Cooperative Electric Company
Pleasant Hill Community Line
Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative
Akron
Alta Vista
Ames
Anthon
Auburn
Bloomfield
Breda
Buffalo
Callender
Bill Malloy
Malloy Jewelers
2Nd Ave
Eric Flatford
Hiawatha
DuraSoft
Bausch & Lomb Softens
Bausch & Lomb
Sears
Dubuuue
Nwna Uly
Waterloo
Locust St
Sycamore Crossroads
Earl May
Redi-Eann Soa
Redi
Earl May Nursery
Lower Muscatine Road
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