Wilton Chickery ordered closed by June 20
Wilton McCray's Midwest Chicks, with locations in Marion and Wilton, must shut Wilton operations by June 20 per Muscatine county district court Judge James Havercamp. The facility, run by Rev. Warren McCray for the Chapel of the Transformer, violates Wilton zoning by housing livestock and commercial sales, drawing city odor complaints as officials seek removal after years of efforts.
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Wilton
McCray
Midwest Chicks
Marion
Muscatine County
James Havercamp
Chapel of the Transformer
Warren McCray
Iowa
Wilbert Petersen
Hickery
Ivan Ashcraft
Petersen
Ashcraft
Iowa's Role in Changing World Economic Order
Iowa plans a conference at the University of Iowa on Iowa's impact on developing nations. Neville Kanakaratne and David Bolen will speak on Friday evening with Guy Erb addressing on Saturday. Registration is $5. events run Friday evening and Saturday morning with multiple panels.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Eleanor Birch
David Bolen
Bolen
Guy Erb
Overseas Development Council
Iowa League of Women Voters
Iowa Board For Public Programs and the Humanities
The
Stanley Foundation
Muscatine
UI Departments
Wehr Grand Jury Probe Set for August
A Scott County grand jury will not begin its investigation of former county attorney Edward N. Wehr until August.
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Wehr Grand
Davenport
UPI
Scott County
Edward N. Wehr
Richard Nazette
Cedar Rapids
Nazette
Wehr
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Grand
BCI
Richard C. Turner
Turner
Johnson Camps Planned in Johnson County Iowa
Community camps for children ages 9 to 12 will be held in three Johnson county locations funded by the extension service and supervised by two University of Iowa students. Camp runs ten weekdays 9 to 11 30 a m with no participation fee.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Johnson County Extension Service
Extension Service
University of Iowa
Swisher
Cafpek Park
North Liberty
Lone Tree
Suspected Arson in Iowa City Storage Closet Fire
A storage closet fire at the Mark IV apartments in Iowa City is under investigation as arson. Fire units contained the blaze with most contents destroyed. a prior February 13 fire in the same area is also suspected arson.
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Iowa City
Lawrance Kinney
Coralville
Iowa Raises Unemployed Pay To 124 Dollars
The maximum weekly job insurance payment for unemployed Iowans increases to 124 dollars effective July 3, up from 116 dollars. The 124 dollar rate equals two thirds of the base period earnings and reflects an 7.8 percent rise based on the 1976 average weekly wage of insured workers.
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DES Moines
Job Service of Iowa Research and Statistics Department
Tax Collections Ahead of Last Year in Iowa
Des Moines reports state tax collections for July through May totaling 1.125 billion dollars, 11.4 percent above last year. Individual income tax leads at 473 million, corporate tax 90.6 million, and sales tax 278.4 million, with projections around 9.5 to 9.6 percent for the full year.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Marvin Selden
Gerry Rankin
Iowans Hold More Government Jobs as Farm Work Drops
Iowa state report shows government employment rose by about two thirds since 1960 with 200200 workers in the first quarter of 1977. Farm labor declined 37 percent since 1960 while local governments, schools, and state agencies drive the growth.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Governor’s Economic Advisory Council
Ron Sagraves
The
State Office of Planning and Programming
Advisory Council
Sagraves
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Hilltop House Furniture
Mt. Vernon
Philadelphia
Dad
Pier 1
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Town & Country
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Menards
Emen Cinwon Guesté
Ovy
Andersen Wing
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SALE
NSTO
Menard
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