Complaint against Mount Vernon superintendent dismissed
A Des Moines teenage girl's complaint that Mount Vernon School Superintendent Winston Addis exposed himself was dismissed after the Polk County Grand Jury declined to indict. Addis, 41, expressed relief and said he expected the case to be dismissed as the grand jury heard the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mount Vernon
Winston Addis
Polk County
Grand Jury
Addis
Polk District Court
the Gazette
Iowa City firefighter awaits judge's ruling
Iowa City firefighter Richard Craig seeks court delay of a 23 day suspension without pay. He argues appeals through union grievance and Civil Service could extend beyond the suspension and cost him wages and benefits. He remains on the job until Judge Hansel rules on the injunction petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Richard Craig
Johnson County District Court
Craig
Robert Keating
Linda Eaton
Eaton
Central Fire Station
August Hansel
Iowa City Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Roger Scholten
Scholten
Hansel
Supreme Court upholds federal control of Medicaid abortions
Iowa faces return to 1978 restrictive Medicaid abortion law as the Supreme Court rules against the New York district court. Kellen notes prior year 32 Medicaid abortions under the 1978-79 rule and 70 financed since the Hyde restriction eased. Reactions from pro life and pro abortion groups are mixed amid policy uncertainty in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.S. Supreme Court
Kathy Kellen
State Department of Social Services
Supreme Court
Kellen
Iowa
U.S
New York
District Court
Michael Reagen
Social
Congress
Pam Kane
Cochairperson
Linn Area
Barb Buchanan
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan
the Gazette
Paula Klein
Emma Goldman
Iowa City
National Abortion Rights Action League
Tauke Launches Re Election Campaign Swing
Rep. Tom Tauke of Iowa 2nd District begins a six day campaign tour across 27 communities in 11 counties. He starts with early news conferences in Dubuque and Cedar Rapids and continues through Mount Vernon Central City Hopkinton Manchester Anamosa Clinton and other towns before weekend events in Arlington Mount Vernon Clarence Cedar Rapids Bankston and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Tauke
Mount Vernon
Central City
Hopkinton
Manchester
Dyersville
Cascade
Anamosa
Monticello
Mechanicsville
Tipton
London
Clinton
DeWitt
Wheatland
Charlotte
Maquoketa
Wyoming
Calmar
West Union
Oelwein
Strawberry Point
Elkader
Waukon
Arlington
Clarence
Bankston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas McDonald
Hansenl
McDonald
Hawkeye
1St Ave
Services Council
Department
Clarinda
Smulekoffs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!