Tama man sues county and cities for 156000 in damages
Jeffrey R. Wheeler sues Tama County six officials and city governments in two suits filed in Tama County District Court. He seeks 156000 in actual and punitive damages over alleged wrongful arrest on February 18, improper hospitalization actions, false imprisonment and related harms. Multiple defendants include Tama County, the cities of Tama Toledo Gladbrook, and officers Hoekstra Purdy Prouty Cook Lavoie Jones and Rex Cook along with deputy sheriffs.
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Toledo
Tama County
Tama
Jeffrey R. Wheeler
Gladbrook
Greg L. Hoekstra
Dennis Purdy
Wheeler
University of Iowa
Hoekstra
Jack Prouty
Rex Cook
Tom Jones
Randy Lavoie
Prouty
Cook
Dj’s
Gradbrook
Sheriff's Department
Iowa
Jones
Lavoie
U.S
Kirkwood leads Iowa Humanities Board grant winners
Eight organizations receive 113000 in grants from the Iowa Humanities Board. Kirkwood Community College gets 29138 to prepare a Carl Van Vechten series. Des Moines Ballet wins 22119 for performances with Curtis Carter discussions. Other recipients include the Spanish Speaking People's Commission 15698, A Mind of Your Own Bookstore 15495, Clarke College 7910, KWIT 9818, University of Iowa Art Museum 7860, and Iowa State University 5368 for frontier women histories.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Humanities Board
Carol Guardo
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Carl van Vechten
Des Moines Ballet, Inc
Marquette University
Curtis Carter
Mind of
Moped license age urged to rise to sixteen
Public Safety Commissioner Charles Larson told a Kiwanis club on Saturday that the minimum age for a moped license should be raised from 14 to 16. He urged lawmakers to consider the change to enhance safety.
One killed and one missing after West Okoboji boat crash
A boating accident near Millers Bay on West Okoboji left Karen Lamson killed and Linda Jones missing. Dr. Larry Anderson's seven passenger boat collided with Brent Parks's boat, sending Parks and Jones overboard. Lamson's husband Paul Lamson hospitalized. others transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City. Authorities continue search for additional victims as of 12:45 a.m. local time.
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Lake Okoboji
West Okoboji
Lake Patrol
Larry Anderson
Spencer
Brent Parks
Parks
Linda Jones
Miss Jones
Karen Lamson
Anderson
Paul
James
Sharon Hitchcock
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Millers Bay
Night Owl liquor stores see sales surge in Iowa
UPI reports Iowa night owl liquor stores filed strong growth last month with sales nearly doubling July 1978 figures and total yearly revenue reaching 3.4 million dollars. Iowa City Night Owl led with 366,901 dollars in liquor sales followed by Bettendorf at 354,101 dollars.
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Des Moines
UPI
Fire guts Tipton restaurant Feed Bag second floor damaged
A Saturday morning fire gutted the second floor of the Feed Bag in Tipton. Fire Chief Bob Peck said the blaze started around 8 30 a m after co owner John Hasker and three others left after breakfast. Firefighters from Tipton and Stanwood extinguished it within an hour. cause and damage estimates are unavailable.
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Tipton
Bob Peck
John Hasker
Peck
Stanwood
Hasker
Mike Moore
Weekend Iowa death crashes across Chickasaw and Dubuque counties
A fatal car motorcycle crash near Lawler left Steven Reynolds 19 dead after his motorcycle hit a car driven by Norbert Shileny 46 who was uninjured. In the same county a deputy incident preceded a separate fatal fire at a Dubuque auto shop where Robert Schuster 58 died. Two Cascade teens were hurt near Bernard with Patrick Green 18 in serious condition and Julie Hosch 17 listed in good condition after a single vehicle crash on Dubuque County Road Y-31.
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Lawler
Steven Reynolds
Maynard
Highway
Here
Chickasaw County
Reynolds
Norbert Shileny
Shileny
Bernard
Cascade
Dubuque
Patrick Green
Julie Hosch
Dean Hoffman
Hosch
Vinton Garrett Heins Arrested on Theft Charges
Heins 48 of Route 1 Palo is jailed in Benton County on first and second degree theft charges after failing to appear in court. Grain auger worth 3800 and corn planter worth 5600 were found at his property, reportedly stolen from two Vin ton farm implement dealers in September 1978. Griswald terrorism charge follows at Independence jail.
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Vinton
Garrett Heins
Route 1
Palo
Benton County
Heins
High-speed chase leads to traffic charges for Michael McInteer
Michael McInteer, 23, of rural Independence, is in Buchanan County Jail on numerous traffic violation charges after allegedly leading officers on a high speed chase north of Winthrop at 2:54 a.m. The incident is under investigation and further details were not released.
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Ing
Buchanan County
Griswald
Winthrop
Michael McInteer
Independence
Sheriff's Department
Iowa appoints trio to Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission
Gov. Robert Ray named Gerald Bair to replace Colleen Shearer on the Iowa Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation. Maurice Baringer and Clayton Ringgender were reappointed. The note recalls Allied capture of Palermo on this date in 1943.
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DES Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Commission On Intergovernmental Cooperation
Gerald Bair
Department of Revenue
Colleen Shearer
Job Service of
Iowa
Maurice Baringer
Clayton Ringgender
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Iowa
Commission
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Byers & Happel
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Kay
First Avenue SE
Iowa News
Robert Schuster
Schuster
Lynn O. Griswald
Sicily
Palermo
DiailPlan Money Center
Third Ave
S.E
Olyaapic
Ter Lerem
Klinger’s
Olympic
5Th Avenue
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