Sixth graders model Volta Dam project at North Linn
North Linn elementary sixth graders in Walker built a working Volta dam model in class creating Africa's largest man made lake. In photos Sherry Wilmot Mark Rauch Jon Arnold stand with peers beside a miniature power plant powering a light atop a pole.
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North-Linn
Walker
Volta
Akosombo
Ghana
Africa
Sherry Wilmot
Mark Rauch
Coggan
Jon Arnold
Diana Niemeier
Larry Kaberle
Koleen Vaupel
Campers Like Park Limits In Iowa Parks
Iowa conservation commission says new camping quota system worked well for Memorial Day weekend. Some sites were full and some unused, due to warm weather driving visitors to water areas. Nonwater parks may offer space for camping or hiking.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Donald Blasky
Blasky
Brill
Iowa
Thefts Reported in Tama County Total $700
The Tama county sheriff's office received reports of thefts totaling $700. Arlo Jorgensen of Garwin reported 918 feet of copper wire worth $400 stolen from his farm. Kenneth Hansen of rural Toledo reported 360 feet of copper wire worth $50 stolen from open farm buildings. Don Chilcote of Belle Plaine reported three cylinders valued at $250 taken from farm machinery. The article also covers Iowa state park camping space limits and management.
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Toledo
Tama County Sheriff's Office
Arlo Jorgensen
Garwin
Kenneth Hansen
Carroll Township
Hansen
Don Chilcote
Belle Plaine
Inmate Sues Iowa Over Amputated Finger
Iowa inmate William D. Cartwright sues the state for 50000 dollars claiming a reformatory officer closed a cell door on his hand at Anamosa, severing the middle finger. He cites negligence for missing safety devices and improper doorway checks.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
William D. Cartwright
State of Iowa
Iowa
Drunk Driving Cases in Tama County Court
Two defendants face drunk driving charges in Tama County district court. Antonio O Neave, 26, of Tama, will appear in magistrate court June 9 after a Highway 63 arrest in Tama. Michael A Crawford, 18, of Toledo, pled not guilty. trial set for August 1 after a May 15 arrest in Toledo.
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Toledo
Tama
Antonio O. Neave
Michael A. Crawford
Crawford
Civil Defense Director Wayne Walters resigns under pressure
Wayne Walters, 59, Johnson County Civil Defense Director for 14 years, resigns after a May 20 letter cut his $13 000 salary in half and stripped full time secretary help. The administration criticized his performance, questioned disaster planning, and demanded disposal of a North Liberty vehicle. Walters denied abuse of alcohol and said he faced a vendetta from the board chair. His resignation takes effect June 30.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Civil Defense
Wayne Walters
Walters
Civil Defense
Johnson County Municipal Civil Defense Administration
Johnson County
North Liberty
Board of Supervisors
Lorada Cilek
Cilek
Civil Defense Department
Civil Defense Administration
Iowa Civil Defense Directors Assn
Wayne
Iowa awards 473307 in drug abuse grants across 16 programs
The Iowa drug abuse authority announced 473307 in grants to 16 programs covering Eastern Iowa for July 1 1977 to June 30 1978. Linn county mental health center and ADAPT offices led with major sums while other centers in Cedar Rapids Decorah Des Moines and Grant Wood AEA received funds. The agency plans to merge with the alcoholism division to form a new state department of substance abuse next year.
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Des Moines
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
Iowa
Eastern Iowa
Linn County
Marshalltown
Adapt, Inc
Tama
Marshall
Jasper
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
Iowa Drug Abuse Information Center
Cedar Rapids
Drug Abuse Authority
State Department of Substance Abuse
Youth Hit by Truck in Oelwein Injury Report
A 15 year old Oelwein boy, Kevin Weatherbee, was listed in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a pickup struck him at 2 p.m. Monday on a black top road south of Oelwein. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Evert Weatherbee.
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Oelwein
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Kevin Weatherbee
Evert Weatherbee
Futures Begin at Kirkwood
Rich is an environmental health officer, zoning administrator and Cedar County landfill manager in Tipton. He joined Cedar County after completing Kirkwood's Environmental Health Assistant program in 1972, saying the training helped him secure a responsible, enjoyable career while supporting his family.
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Rich
Cedar County
Tipton
Kirkwood
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Tama County
Conservation Commission
Joe Brill
Czech
16Th Avenue
C Street
Killian
Richard Dvorak
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
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