Regents hire of Gross faces legislative review
The State Board of Regents plans to hire Doug Gross as business director while he studies law at Drake, drawing $39 000 a year. Leaders question the arrangement, noting he would top his governor staff pay and may exceed a hiring freeze once the legislature reconvenes.
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Judge Rules Ray Vetoes Legal Under Iowa Law
A Polk County District Court judge upheld five item vetoes by former Gov. Robert Ray in 1979 and 1980. The ruling means the vetoes did not thwart core appropriations or agency goals and reflect the public policy of balancing legislative and executive powers.
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Polk County District Court
Robert Ray
M.C. Herrick
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Odell to decide who'll get piece of 'Minds'
Iowa Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell will choose between competing applications to register the slogan "Iowa: A State of Minds" for use on 1985 license plates after a Des Moines hairstylist filed to register the same phrase. The state argues it used the slogan earlier, dating to 1982, in promotions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Jerry Feick
Michael Burdett
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Jack Bailey
Iowa Development Commission
Branstad urged to rethink 1985 license plate slogan
Iowa Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson urged Gov. Terry Branstad to reconsider using Iowa A State Minds as the 1985 license plate slogan. He warned that a future ban by lawmakers could force costly changes after production starts and asked for a timely decision to halt production.
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Iowa
Robert Anderson
Terry Branstad
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Castalia man gets 25 years for shooting at officers
Dale Snyder, 37, of Castalia, was sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder after a July 18 shootout with state patrol and county deputies. He receives at least five years before parole, with a concurrent 15-year term on drug charges, and will be transferred to Anamosa after jail time. Renee and Michael Everett, involved in a March drug raid, face Sept. 6 sentences.
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Winnieshiek County
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Antes
Winneshiek County
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa State Patrol
Leroy Snyder
Winneshirk County
Renee
Michael Everett
Rural Vinton Woman Found Dead in Trailer
Benton County Sheriff's Department seeks help locating next of kin for Helen Marie Bascombe 63 formerly of Cedar Rapids. She and her dog were found dead in a trailer five miles south of Urbana after friends reported absence. Authorities say heat likely caused the deaths despite air conditioning. Contact 472 2337 with information.
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James Bascombe
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Iowan Dies in Oklahoma Head-On Crash
Doris Ann Pohloeger, 45, of Ankeny Iowa died in a Tuesday crash north of Nowata Oklahoma. She was a passenger when a pickup attempting to pass two cars at once on Highway 169 struck the car head on.
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Nowata, Okla
Doris Ann Plhloeger
Ankeny
Iowa
Nowata
Okla
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Quasqueton Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Sex Abuse Case
Thornton W. Shaw, 34, of Quasqueton, was sentenced to ten years in the Iowa State Men's Reformatory at Anamosa after pleading guilty in Dubuque County District Court to third degree sexual abuse. The case stems from an alleged abuse of a 14 year old in Dubuque on April 30. charges were reduced from second degree in a plea bargain.
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Thornton W. Shaw
Quasqueton
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Dubuque County
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Emmaus Bible College to move Chicago campus to Dubuque
Emmaus Bible College of Chicago will buy the former Aquinas Institute of Theology in Dubuque. About 40 faculty and staff and 170 students will relocate, with classes starting in fall 1984. Also noted is Peru's 1821 declaration of independence from Spain.
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Emmaus Bible College of Chicago
Aquinas Institute of Theology
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