Turner Urges Repeal of Iowa Credit Code
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner called the 1975 consumer credit code a monstrosity and urged repeal. He proposed amendments to clarify provisions and suggested lowering maximum interest rates to 12 or 15 percent, while noting up to 18 percent on the first 600 dollars.
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Des Moines
Richard ‘Turner
Arthur Neu
Turner
Iowa
General Assembly
Consumer Credit Code
Attorney General's Office
Accident Makes Child an Instant Radio Expert
Five year old Donald Price, a first time citizen band radio user, directed a Mayday call after his mother fell in the basement. State Patrolman Duane Fry alerted responders. ambulance reached the Price home. A nearby CB operator offered help. Mrs Price, with multiple sclerosis, was reported in good condition.
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Waukesha
Wis
UPI
Donald Price
Duane Fry
Price
Park Service appoints Gary E. Everhardt as new director
Interior Secretary Morton announced Gary E. Everhardt will head the National Park Service replacing Ronald H. Walker who resigned Jan. 1. Everhardt, 40, former superintendent of Grand Teton National Park, NC State graduate, began as a civil engineer on the Blue Ridge Parkway after graduation.
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Washington
Gary E. Everhardt
Grand Teton National Park
Wyo
National Park Service
Rogers C. B. Morton
Ronald H.walker
Everhardt
Lenoir
N.C
North Carolina State University
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
City Wrecker Service To Be On Spot Basis In Gedar Rapida
Gedar Rapida will hire wrecker service on a spot basis after an exclusive contract with Newmire's Wrecker and Crane Service expired. Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck cited long contracts and uniform fees as problems and said bids will be delayed for police and wrecking input. The police will rotate calls between Newmire's and Miller's Towing until a new plan is approved.
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Gedar Rapida
James Steinbeck
Newmire
Steinbeck
Newmire’s
Miller's Towing Service
Sisters Hurt in C R Crash
Two sisters 20 and 22 were treated for head injuries after the truck driven by their father Kenneth Wells forced into a parked car owned by David Anderson. Both sisters were at Marcy hospital and released. no charges were filed.
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Marcy Hospital
Norma Wells
Eighteenth Street
Sharon
Kenneth K. Wells
David C. Anderson
Wilson Avenue
Waterloo Officials File Suit for IESC Building
Waterloo city officials sue to compel construction of an IESC building on land prepared for it. If construction cannot proceed, the city seeks a $300,000 judgment for land and planning expenses after a 1973 USDL approval dispute and a delayed site contract.
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Waterloo
Blair Hawk
U.S. Department of Labor
USDL
Kansas City
The
Manpower Administration
R.C. McAviney
Waterlon City
Shoplifting Arrest Sparks Brawl at Target
A shoplifting stop at Target on First Avenue SE led to arrests after two women, a 16 year old and Sylvia Kelly, were stopped for leaving with $11.82 in goods. Kelly's husband Gerald Hodgins and George Hodgins interfered with guards, breaking a window and triggering further charges including resisting an officer and malicious damage.
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Target
First Avenue SE
Sylvia L. Kelly
Seventh Avenue SW
Hodgins
Kuwait to Cut Oil Output in 1975 to Conserve Reserves
Kuwait plans a drastic oil production cut in 1975 from current levels to two million barrels a day to preserve deposits. Oil ministry undersecretary Khaled Adassani told Al Kabas that the move aims to avert a surplus as nations reduce imports amid price increases and would affect Kuwait's ON Co. with partners BP and Gulf Oil.
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Kuwait
Oil Ministry
Khaled Adassani
Adassani
al Kabas
British Petroleum
Gulf Oil
Kuwait ON Co
Influenza Epidemic Declared in Des Moines Area
Des Moines area health officials report two influenza deaths in the week, with the epidemic now here. Public health director Dr Julius Conner says many residents have had flu this winter, possibly in the thousands, and notes seven pneumonia deaths last week may have begun as flu.
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Des Moines
Julius Conner
Des Moines-Park County
Conner
Man Sentenced for Assault and Battery
William Benishek of 416 Lewellen Drive NW was found guilty in magistrate court of assault and battery and sentenced to 20 days in jail with 14 days suspended. He was accused of assaulting Lloyd Magge on Oct. ad.
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William Benishek
Lewellen Drive
Lloyd MaGee
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Jim Schultz
Steve Allison
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