Flooded Coralville Lake leaves Macbride beach sparse crowds
At Lake Macbride the beach saw about 30 percent attendance drop as high water and beach closures upstream created confusion. Concession head Rick Chase notes many assume Macbride is closed or expects crowds to shift from Coralville Lake. Water levels at Macbride remain steady while Coralville Lake stays high, delaying beach reopenings and hiring.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Solon
Coralville Lake Recreation Area
Lake Macbride
Coralville Lake
Rick Chase
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Iowa River
Chase
Jerry DeMarco
DeMarco
West Overlook
Sugar Bottom
Grapefruits dinner gifts for Governor Branstad
Gov. Terry Branstad reports a broad array of gifts valued at $15 or more since January. June gifts include a Thermolyse T-shirt and hot plate, Amana Woolen Mills blanket, a National Park Service dinner gang at West Branch, and Fort Dodge Laboratories sweater and visor.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
DES Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Secretary of State’s
Thermolyse
Dubuque Company
Amana Woolen Mills
National Park Service
West Branch
Fort Dodge Laboratories
Branstads
Iowa Monday Night National Guard
Taipei
Burgeo
Spain
Texas
Buena Vista College
Chris
Windsor Heights
Cedar Rapids
California Democrats drop December presidential primary bid
Iowa's caucus schedule remains unsettled as California Democrats withdraw their plan to hold a Dec. 13 presidential primary with reapportionment votes. Iowa Democratic Chairman David Nagle cautions the threat is not removed, noting two other states could still affect the early 1984 calendar.
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Ken Sullivan
California
Iowa
David Nagle
The
Gazette
California Assembly
House of Representatives
Nagle
Democratic National Committee
Castalia man charged after shootout with officers
Dale LeRoy Snyder, 37, already serving a two year term for witness tampering, faces new charges of attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a 10 45 p m shootout with officers one mile north of Frankville. He is jailed in Decorah on 250000 bond and arraignment is scheduled in Winneshiek County District Court. An unidentified 17 year old was charged as an accessory to attempted murder and is held in Howard County.
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Decorah
Castalia
Dale LeRoy Snyder
Winneshiek County
Snyder
Howard County
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa Conservation Commission
Waukon
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa drunk driving law trims deaths as licenses rise
IDOT reports 208 alcohol related deaths in the year ending June 30 1983 down from 235 the prior year while 17094 licenses were revoked up from 12193. Official Gordon Sweitzer cites enforcement and instant license revocation under the .1 percent BAC rule reducing fatalities and boosting revocations.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Ames
Gordon Sweitzer
Idot Motor Vehicle Division
Sweitzer
Department of Transportation
McGregor bypass hearing prompts environmental concerns
McGregor residents opposed to a 4.1 mile Highway 18 bypass voiced worries to the IDOT Commission, including risk to Bloody Run trout stream and wildlife. The group warned the plan could hurt local economy, while IDOT pressed ahead pending Corps of Engineers wetlands approval for about 5.5 acres of the 20 acre site. A decision on the project is expected in September or October.
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Idot Commission
Russo
Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Committee
McGregor
Marquette
IDOT
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Iowa road work to cost 22.2 billion over 20 years
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports that Iowa’s city county and state roads require 22.2 billion dollars of construction maintenance and design from 1982 through 2001. The study uses 1982 dollars and lists regional needs by county including Linn 174.6 million and Johnson 130.4 million.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ian MacGillivray
Idot Planning and Research Division
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
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Macbride
West Overlook Campground
Mehaffey Bridge
Chris Branstad
Castalia Man
Dave Rasdal Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Mark Russo
E Lindale
Westdale
Ost
Fishers
Goodzyear Auto Service Centers
Goodyear Revolving Charge Act
VISA
MasterCard
American Express
Goodyear Auto Service Center
2Nd Avenue
Eldon Collingwood
Mar
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