Leadership Role Unclear in Iowa Mental Health Services
Gov. Ray and the legislature quarrel over who will lead Iowa mental health care improvements. A staff report criticizes the department for poor long term planning and fragmentation among four state MHIs and CMHCs. Lawmakers consider a $75,000 study or moving mental health from the social services department, while awaiting clearer signals from the governor.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Department of Social Services
Cooper Parker
House
Senate
Department
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Cherokee
Clarinda
Iow
Parker
General Assembly First Commission
Kevin Burns
Freshman Senator Tom Slater Hosts Notable Indangeration
Des Moines report notes Sen. Tom Slater organized an unusual January 10 reception dubbed an indangeration to connect lawmakers. The event drew many legislators away from lobbyists parties and marked a strong debut for the Council Bluffs Democrat.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Slater
Council Bluffs
Slater
Iowa Manufacturers Association folds out legislative directory
The Iowa Manufacturers Association issues a fold-out directory with maps of house and senate districts and legislators’ names. The group plans to move its headquarters from 1212 Des Moines to 707 Mulberry, 717 Mulberry Street, in Des Moines.
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Iowa Manufacturers Assn
Des Moines Building
Mulberry Building
Mulberry Street
Des Moines
Fairbank Girl Dies While Snowmobiling
Eight year old Trixie French of Fairbank died in a Wisconsin hospital from injuries after a snowmobile and car collided on highway 56 near Elkader. Her brother Terry, ten, was listed in fair condition. The incident raises Iowa's weekend roadway toll to four.
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Fairbank
Iowa
Trixie French
LaCrosse
Wis
Elkader
Terry
Carol Dennler
Dean French
Clinton County
Bruce Brown
Moline
Robert Geerdes
Davenport
70 Jobless After Durant Blaze
After a weekend warehouse fire at Russelley Foundry in Durant, 70 workers were told not to report to work and 1,500 to 2,000 metal casting patterns valued at $300 to $7,000 each were destroyed. Forty-five Durant Wilton firemen battled the blaze for hours. cause undetermined.
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Durant
UPI
Russelley
Durant and
Wilton
Ertl Factory Workers Approve First Contract
The United Auto Workers Local 1982 in Dyersville approves the first contract for Ertl Co production workers. Voted down a month ago, the one year agreement was accepted almost unanimously on Saturday with an average wage increase of 33 cents per hour per union representative Donald Grimes of Dubuque.
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Dyersville
United Auto Workers
Ertl Co
Donald Grimes
Dubuque
Fumes Fatal to Cresco Couple
Autopsies were set for Monday on the bodies of Steven Burke 19 and Rosalie Augustine 18 found in a Cresco car Sunday. Authorities said carbon monoxide poisoning appears to be the cause. the vehicle was near empty with its engine running at about 3 a.m.
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Cresco
UPI
Steven Burke
Rosalie Augustine
Sioux City Denies Chuckholes and Dogs at City Hall
Sioux City officials say no chuckholes barking dogs or catch basins are housed at city hall despite a new telephone directory listing such items. City admin assistant Linda Harwood explains the directory aims to put department contacts and common topics in reach, with laughs about the entries and a practical move to improve public access.
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Sioux City
UPI
City Hall
Linda Harwood
Public Service
Harwood
Keota Rebekahs Install Officers
Keota Rebekahs installed officers last week in the lodge. Names listed include Pam Riffel Dorothy Singleton Elizabeth Leitsinger Dorothy Chambers Loretta Stoutner Mae Jones Irene Baughman Lena Herman Starfen Mary Shafer Martha Sanders LaRue Conklin and Nina Fitzsimmons.
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KEOTA
Keota Rebekah Lodge
Pam Riffel
Dorothy Singleton
Elizabeth Leitsinger
Dorothy Chambers
Loretta Stoutner
Mae Jones
Irene Baughman
Lena Hermanstarfen
Mary Shafer
Martha Sanders
LaRue Conklin
Nina Fitzsimmons
Iowa inmates seek determinist sentence reform
Iowa lawmakers discuss replacing the indeterminate term with a determinate sentence system. A commission would set sentence lengths per crime and pre sentence reports, while preserving good time. Prisoners could track progress on a wall calendar and rehabilitation would continue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Higgins
Davenport
Higgins
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
Nielsen
Eldora Murder Suspect Faces Third Trial in Minnesota
Allen Leroy Anderson, extradited from California, faces a third trial after being indicted in Eldora Iowa for the murder of organist Arlene Gherke. He also faces a murder charge in the 1975 Northfield Minnesota gas station robbery where Wayne Stickley died. He had pled guilty in California to a garage owner death last October.
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Minneapolis
an _ Eldora
Iowa
Minnesota
Allen Leroy Anderson
Arlene Gherke
Eldora
Anderson
Wayne Stickley
Northfield
Minn
California
Iowa DEQ Committee Meets in Iowa City to Discuss Contracts
The Iowa Department of Environmental Quality executive committee will meet at Oakdale hospital campus in Iowa City to consider contracts and agreements. A rule on power plant emissions may be approved, along with rules from the water quality and solid waste commissions. The agenda includes a biennial budget report, DEQ legislation update, and a briefing on state hygienic lab facilities. The meeting convenes at 11 a.m. in the Oakdale board room.
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Iowa City
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Oakdale Hospital
Water Quality Commission
Solid Waste Commission
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Cedar Rapids
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Angie
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