Zephyr May Win Support Reconsideration At IDOT Ames Meeting
Iowa Department of Transportation commissioners meet in Ames on Tuesday to reconsider dropping the Zephyr service between Chicago and San Francisco. Chairman Robert Rigler Barbara Dunn and Commissioner William McGrath seek new ridership data and potential reversal of the plan to eliminate the train which runs via Burlington Mount Pleasant Ottumwa Osceola Creston and Omaha.
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Chicago
IDOT
William McGrath
McGrath
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Barbara Dunn
Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington Northern
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa
Osceola
Creston
Omaha
Don Ward
Advanced Planning Office
U.S. Transportation
Brock Adams
Two Suspects Captured After North Liberty High-Speed Chase
Two men identified as Bernard Peoples and Leon Palmer, both of Decatur Illinois, were captured after a pursuit east of North Liberty. Palmer faced charges including second degree theft and assault while fleeing. Peoples was later arrested at the Iowa City bus depot and held on a fugitive warrant. A wide search by multiple agencies aided by aircraft ceased at nightfall. Bond for Peoples originally set at $10,000.
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Bernard Peoples
Leon Palmer
Decatur
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Johnson County
Palmer
John Doe
Peoples
Iowa Highway Patrol
State Conservation
Coralville
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Iowa City
Johnson County District Court
Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois
Emergency funds approved for ISU power plant fire damage
Iowa Executive Council authorized 150000 for repairs to ISU's damaged power plant after a turbine leak caused a fire. Officials expect repairs to the roof and walls before interior work. total damage could reach two million, with a full-power return under a power purchase agreement with Ames.
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DES Moines
Iowa State University Power
Iowa Executive Council
Robert G. McMurray
Iowa Board of Regents
Bine
McMurray
ISU
Ames
Fewer teens arrested for drunk driving in Iowa
DES MOINES AP. IDOT figures show teen license revocations for drunk driving in the 15 19 age group fell from 824 in early 1978 to 327 in 1979. Officials cite weather and enforcement but note the overall drop reflects fewer underage drinkers driving.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
Rob Forrest
IDOT
Office of
Forrest
Hazleton man charged in fatal Iowa traffic death
United Press International reports involuntary manslaughter charges against a Hazleton man after a 12 year old girl died when struck by a car on a Lee County road near Franklin. Diana Sanderson died at Fort Madison Community Hospital. driver James Smith was also charged with drunk driving earlier.
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Diana Lynn Sanderson
Iowa
Miss Sanderson
Lee County
Franklin
Fort Madison Community Hospital
James Smith
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