Guards keep Fu Manchu mustaches under relaxed code
State corrections officials and AFSCME reach a compromise on a dress code for guards. Facial hair must be neatly trimmed and not long enough to grab, head hair clean and neat, with a military style appearance still required. Implementation timing unclear.
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Department of Corrections
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Hal Farrier
The
Gazette
Farrier
Afscme
Don McKee
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Legislature closes as Branstad voices mixed feelings
Governor Branstad called the 1983 session one of accomplishment and disappointment after lawmakers formally adjourned. He praised job creation efforts and education funding while criticizing overspending and blocked compromises on unemployment compensation. He warned that continued scrutiny of appropriations and minimum supplements for 1984 is essential.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
House
Senate
Branstad
Iowa
Branstad signs tax code update and historical building plan
Gov. Branstad signed a measure updating Iowa tax codes to conform with federal rules,预计 generating $26 million next year and $26.4 million in 1985. He also approved $1 million for planning a new Des Moines historical building funded by a $5 million estate, with $470,000 for recreational and historical projects statewide.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Record low set at Sioux City airport early Monday
The National Weather Service reported a record low of 40 degrees at the Sioux City Airport at 1 35 a m on Monday. The prior June 6 low was 41 degrees established in 1894.
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Sioux City
National Weather Service
Grassley targets waste in defense procurement push
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley criticizes Defense Department spending after citing an Air Force purchase of three small B-1 navigator stool end caps costing 11 000 per unit despite 23 cents worth of plastic. He proposes more competitive bidding and hints at arms negotiations in Geneva to moderate defense increases.
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U.S. Air Force
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Cedar Rapids
Small Business Administration
Defense Department
Air Force
Winneshiek County Attorney Branhagen Resigns for Texas Role
Decorah Winneshiek County Attorney Darrel Branhagen announced his resignation effective July 1 to join a Dallas law firm. A Democrat, he was elected to his first term last fall after serving as assistant county attorney. The Winneshiek supervisors will select his successor.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Darrel Branhagen
Dallas
Branhagen
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