NRC Ponders Stricter Radiation Limits for Plant Workers
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission weighs lower dose caps for workers at nuclear plants proposing a three rem quarterly limit and five rem annual limit. The change would drop the current 12 rem cap and remove the lifetime ex piration formula, citing studies and IC RP recommendations. Public hearings are planned this spring with comments due by April 23.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Commission
International
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Natural Resources Defense Council
Secretary of the Commission
Washington, D.C
Sentencing Delayed for Mark Inger in Park Lot Manslaughter Case
The 17 year old Mark A. Inger found guilty of manslaughter by a Linn County jury last month has sentencing postponed as Judge William Eads sits on another trial. The delay concerns charges from a Sept 3 supermarket parking lot fight in which 16 year old Robert Neve was injured and later died. A new date will be set by the Linn County attorney.
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Mark A. Inger
Linn County
William Eads
Inger
Robert Neve
Neve
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Cedar Rapids Budgets $78.6 Million For 1980 City Plan
The Cedar Rapids 1980 city budget totaling 78,566,731 was filed by City Auditor Robert McMahan and is available for public inspection. A public hearing is set for March 7 at 9 a.m. in the City Council Chambers. The plan lowers total spending from this year by 8.34 million and hikes general fund taxes to 12.73 per thousand. Major allocations include ground transportation 8,585,465 and physical environment 17,675,491 with 2,748,500 from revenue sharing to be distributed across subcategories.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert McMahan
State unit cites Hawkeye Labor group for late disclosures
DES MOINES The Hawkeye Labor Council Cedar Rapids political arm again failed to meet year end disclosure deadlines. The Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission filed a complaint while hearings on eight tardy groups are set for Tuesday. The commission weighs possible prosecution and considers a bill for daily fines.
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Des Moines
Hawkeye Labor Council
Cedar Rapids
Bob Carson
Hawkeye
Cynthia Eisenhauer
Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Winter Weather Closes Iowa Schools and Causes Outages
A region wide rain and ice storm disrupted Eastern Iowa on Thursday night. Roads iced over and hundreds lost power as lightning hit a Marion substation. Flights were canceled and WMT's signal was briefly knocked out before a cold spell returned with forecasts of near freezing temperatures tonight and into Saturday.
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Iowa
Marquette
McGregor
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids
Ozark
United
Marion
WMT
Monticello
Amber
Earlville
Cedar Rapids Library Board OKs Hiring a Planner
The Cedar Rapids Public Library board directed president Jerry Elsen to negotiate with a professional library planner to address overcrowding and guide a long range program, focusing on branch development and central facility planning.
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Cedar Rapids
H.A. Schimberg
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Iowa House
Eisenhauer
Hawkeye Committee On Political Education
COPE
Fremont County Republican Central Committee
Elsen
Robert H. Rohif
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Phoenix
Wichita
Schenectady
Fort Worth
Rohlf
Library of Congress
Washington
Hennepin County
Edina
Minn
Elizabeth Schoenfelder
Frank N. Magid
Jim Beay
Kentucky
James B Beam
Clermont Beam
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Lowa
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