ISEA Leader Proposes Four Part Finance Plan for Schools
Robert J. Gilchrist, president elect of the Iowa State Education Association, unveils a four part funding plan aimed at ending head count based financing. He warns without changes many Iowa districts will cut programs and staff.
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Iowa
Robert J. Gilchrist
Iowa State Education Assn
ISEA
Gilchrist
Linn-Mar
Des Moines
IPERS
Urbana
Walker Public
Linn-Mar Education Association
Five charged in 68 counts of wire and mail fraud
DES MOINES UPI Five persons including a West Virginia couple and a North Dakota businessman were indicted on 68 counts of wire and mail fraud. The scheme allegedly targeted 25 banks two universities and governments to obtain scholarships unemployment benefits and merchandise. The case links to Paul W. Driggers Jr and Susan Driggers who were arrested in Waterloo on forged check charges and tied to a mail box in Gilbert Iowa.
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Des Moines
UPI
West Virginia
North Dakota
Paul W. Driggers, Jr
Susan
Waterloo
Gilbert
Story County
Ames
U.S
John Fitzgibbons
James L. Burdeski
Driggers
Hammer
Chelsea Man's Charge Dropped in Tama County
Arlo Richards of Chelsea had a marijuana possession charge dismissed in Tama county district court. The charge related to an April 16 Toledo incident. a district court jury had acquitted him last month of resisting an officer in the same case, leading officials to seek dismissal. ON THIS DATE in 1966, eight student nurses were slain in a Chicago apartment by Richard Speck.
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Toledo
Arlo Richards
Chelsea
Tama County
Richards
Chicago
Richard Speck
Sentencing Dates Set for Tama County Pleas
Judge John L. Hyland set pre-sentence investigations for three Tama County defendants who pled guilty. Kendall Stoker, 21, Traer, faces Aug. 5 for larceny of four chairs valued at 47.95 each from the Towne House. Tommy L. Davis, 22, Tama, to be sentenced July 20 for marijuana possession. Anthony Fet ter, 50, Walford, to be sentenced Aug. 12 for drunk driving. arrested April 2 on Highway 30 near Toledo.
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Toledo
John L. Hyland
Tama County
Kendall Stoker
Traer
Tommy L. Davis
Tama
Anthony Ivan Fetter
Walford
West Liberty Fair 1960s Style Lineup Crowds In
West Liberty fair runs July 26 to 31 with Conway Twitty Crystal Gayle and Billy Crash Craddock headlining. Stock car races open the week. parade July 24. tractor pull for 2400 purse July 27. horse pulling July 29. Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids July 29. O s Gold 40 Horse Hitch July 28 29. Vic Hyde performs daily.
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West Liberty
West Liberty Fair
Conway Twitty
Crystal Gayle
Twitty
Gayle
Billy “Crash” Craddock
I.T.P.A
Mitchell Marionettes
Flash Cadillac
The
Continental Kids
Vic Hyde
Ray vetoes liquor tax to fund alcoholism programs
Iowa Governor Rob ert Ray vetoed a bill that would tax liquor by 2 percent and raise beer barrel tax by 1 dollar while repealing a 15 percent liquor license surtax. He argued earmarked funds reduce accountability and noted potential price shifts. The action completes the legislature's 1977 session outcomes.
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Ray
Alcoholism
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa
Corn Blossom Union Threatens Strike Over Talks
About 155 union employees of Corn Blossom Foods Inc in Independence voted to strike if negotiations stall. Richard Close of Local 431 AMCBW NA said the contract expired July 1 and a 30 day extension was agreed. Wages and fringe benefits are the core issues. Talks, aided by a federal mediator, occurred in Cedar Rapids.
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Corn Blossom Union
Independence
Corn Blossom Foods, Inc
Richard Close
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Pinicon
Close
Cedar Rapids
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