NRC officials defend Palo plant amid cracking findings
NRC engineers reassured critics at a Palo meeting that the Duane Arnold plant remains no more prone to pipe problems than other plants despite major cracks in water recirculation lines. They cited QA lapses, eight repair welds dispute, and ongoing ICC reviews of IE's fuel adjustment costs and a 1974 resin spill.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Vincent S. Noonan
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Noonan
NRC
Washington
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Peoples Unitarian Church
Gary Wallin
Higley Ave
Citizens United For Responsible Energy
CURE
Community Action Research Group
Mike McCabe
Iowa Commerce Commission
Cordell Williams
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Williams
McCabe
Wallin
ICC
Drew defends politicians against blanket abuse in Senator profile
Elizabeth Drew addresses Robert Sherrill's critique of her New Yorker turned book Senator about John Culver. She argues there are decent, hard working lawmakers and that cynicism harms civic involvement, while defending the book’s aim to show the pressures and realities of a senator's life.
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Elizabeth Drew
Robert Sherrill
Sherrill
New York Times
John Culver
Iowa
Congress
Drew
Washington
New Yorker
Culver
Senate
Sentencing on Willie Love Delayed for New Trial Ruling
Willie Love's sentencing for murder and attempted murder was postponed in Linn County Court for three weeks as Judge August Hansel Jr. considers a defense motion for a new trial. A June 22 hearing will address the motion and advisory issues about alleged withheld evidence and trial conduct.
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Willie Love
August Hansel Jr
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested on Assault Charge
Ronald G. Nelson, 29, of 1040 19th St. SE, was arrested Thursday by Cedar Rapids police on an assault charge. He is jailed pending investigation of a May 24 incident reported by Sharon Kroeger of the same address who said Nelson struck her.
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Ronald G. Nelson
19Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Sharon Kroeger
Nelson
Kroeger
Indiv. man charged with drunken driving in Independence
Verlyn H. Hansen, 30, of Independence, was arrested at 12 25 a.m. Friday on a drunken driving charge. He appeared in Magistrate Court later Friday and was released without bond. The court appointed him an attorney.
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Independence
Verlyn H. Hansen
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Ernest Gibson
William Gibson
Gibson
Larry Michalec
12Th Ave. SE
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Ehrhart
Fense
Henry Nathanson
Eugene Kopecky
Cue’s Knitting Studio
Westwood Dr
First National Financial Center
7Th
8Th Avenues
Marion
Guy
Cent
Ham Franks
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Third Ave
Lowa
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