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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1979
Page
8
Floyd Millen of Farmington has been chosen Speaker of the Iowa House by his fellow Republicans, indicating he will lead the chamber in guiding its proceedings and setting the agenda for the session.
DES MOINES Iowa Statehouse opens with 68th General Assembly, as 50 new legislators begin two day orientation. veteran staffers guide freshmen through roles, rules, decorum, and pages while staff reshapes chambers amid transition from Democratic to Republican control.
The Rev Louis C Zee a 45 year old Catholic priest from Iowa plans to return to his homeland in China this week after three decades in the United States He last saw his family in China 30 years ago and left in 1951 for the United States.
Davenport reports 1000 new Iowa license plates began with GAY followed by three numbers. Some owners returned plates and received angry letters as residents with First Amendment concerns and local officials debated the prefix. Scott County Treasurer William Cusack calls it a major headache.
Knoxville confronts an unexplained Cadmium contamination in its water treatment sludge. Tests show 16.8 to 23.8 milligrams per kilogram, surpassing the July 1 EPA limit of 15. City officials and the EPA are seeking a study to manage sludge disposal as costs rise and sources remain unidentified.
Des Moines AP report says Eugene Enos quit his job at Williams Wilbert Vault Works Inc. on Sept. 13 1978 because transporting burial vaults to graves distasteful could lead to drinking. Job Service of Iowa affirmed the disqualification under state law for voluntary quit without good cause attributable to the employer.
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