Indian Bluffs to become scenic preserve under compromise
In Jones County the Indian Bluffs area along the Maquoketa River forms the scenic preserve plan after private landowners and ICC reach a compromise. The area, once eyed for a state park, will stay in private hands while state control over development is established, preserving wildlife and riverine wilderness.
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Indian Bluffs
Maquoketa River
Jones County
Maquoketa
Cedar Rapids
William Hasek
Hasek
ICC
Gerald Schnepf
State Preserves Advisory Board
State private ownership plan outlined for Indian Bluffs preservation
The preserves board approved a proposal creating articles of dedication binding future owners to a state land preservation concept at Indian Bluffs. Landowners form an organization to work with the ICC on management, public access, and timber. If the agreement fails, the state may condemn Hasek’s land on Dec 1, 1979.
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Preserves
Indian Bluffs
Schnepf
Polk County
County Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Bill Hasek
ICC
Hasek
Dead Fish Found at Lake Manawa Amid Freeze
Hundreds of dead fish discovered at Lake Manawa amid frigid snowy weather. Officials say low oxygen due to ice cover and reduced sunlight caused the kill, with similar incidents reported in Nebraska lakes. Shallow waters like Manawa are most affected.
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Council Bluffs
Lake Manawa
Nebraska
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Manawa
Working wives by age of family members
The Conference Board reports that younger families have higher female employment. Among wives in households under 25, 57 percent work. in ages 25 to 29, 53 percent. ages 30 to 54, 50 percent. ages 55 to 64, 41 percent. and 65 and older, 16 percent.
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Conference Board
Albertus Building Nominated For National Register
The Albertus Building in Guttenberg is nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The listing may yield tax benefits and federal restoration assistance. comment by March 2 to the Keeper of the National Register, Interior Department, Washington, DC 20240.
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Washington
Guttenberg
Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C
Man Charged After Fraudulent Prescription Attempts
Kenneth C. Downs, 34, of 1016 11th Ave SE, was arrested on prohibited acts charges after allegedly trying to fill two fraudulent prescriptions at May's Drug and Paramount Pharmacy. A preliminary hearing is set for today at 10 a.m.
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Kenneth C. Downs
11Th Ave. SE
May’s
2Nd Ave. SE
Paramount Pharmacy
3Rd Ave. SE
Downs
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Gazette
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Monticello
Duncan
Associated Studios
Town & Country
Duncan Photographers and Colormaster, Inc
Gohman Realtors
Real Estate
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Ave
Gohman
Minolta
Roosevelt Royale
First Ave
Office Enterprises
2Nd Avenue
Chevette
West Coast
Chevrolet
First Avenue
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