State bans rescues at Cedar Rapids dam
Fire Chief Edsel McMickle says Iowa OSHA officials ordered the department to stop training maneuvers and rescues above the dam following two drownings when a boat went over the dam May 20. Deputy Labor Commissioner Walter Johnson says OSHA will finish its investigation in a week and penalties up to 1000 dollars are possible if noncompliance is found.
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Iowa Bureau of Labor
Rea Dam
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Fire Department
Walter Johnson
OSHA
Johnson
Osila
Iowa Electric
Wich
Prairie Creek
McMickie
Inmates Riot at Anamosa Reformatory Over Pay and Prices
About 200 inmates sparked a disturbance at the Anamosa reformatory, injuring at least three and prompting 60 patrols and sheriffs to restore order. Warden Calvin Auger said the exorcist area riot led to damaged windows as inmates demanded higher pay, lower commissary prices, and full-time medical service. Most inmates returned to cells by 7 p.m. after separate talks and threats of disciplinary action.
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Calvin Auger
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Auger
Reformatory
Cat Rally
Hans
Des Moines
John Sissel
Jews State
Equalization Upheld and Police Complaint Claims
A Linn district court upheld last fall's equalization order on property values. An Cedar Rapids police union officer charged Safety Commissioner Eldon Colton with inciting police misconduct complaints. Details on page 2.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Hays Leaves Coma After Pill Overdose Recovery Expected
Rep. Wayne Hays woke from a soma induced by a sleeping pill overdose inBarnesville Ohio doctors say the overdose appears accidental and he should be fully recovered within 10 days. He will rest 7 to 10 days before resuming duties, while House leaders delay a plan to press for resignation.
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Barnesville
Ohio
Wayne Hays
Hays
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Pat
Texas Lawmaker in Sex Scandal Names Texas Lawmaker in Sex Scandal
Washington report cites a former aide to Rep. John Young asserting a Texas Democrat paid her a premium salary of 26000 dollars yearly in exchange for sexual favors. Young denies coercion, says aides earn over twenty thousand and questions taxpayer value. Corpus Christi congressman faced with ethics scrutiny as details emerge.
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Capitol, Hill
Rep
John Young
Texas Democrat
Young
Colleen Gardner
Sol Rogen
Gardiner
Gardner
Congressional
Corpus Christi
Keota Marshal Slain Dawns Across Highway 77 Scene
Keota Town Marshal Douglas Lee Bell aged 22 was shot to death early Friday. His body was found beside his patrol car at about 4 16 am near highway 77 and 92 a location about 214 miles south of Keota. Authorities say Bell had served 24 weeks as marshal with prior part time work. BCI director Craig Beck confirmed the shooting and that Bell was apparently alone. Alabama agents have 1] investigators assigned. An autopsy was planned for Friday afternoon. A Sigourney police officer and a Keota sheriff deputy searched the area after gunfire reports. The sheriff noted Bell reportedly failed to maintain radio contact. Bell’s body was found almost simultaneously by two officers. The car was in the vicinity but officials would not state how far from the vehicle the body lay. The probe continues with agents at work.
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Keota
Douglas Lee Bell
Town Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Bell
Highway 77
Highway 92
BCI
Craig Beck
Sigourney
Sheriffs Department
RGY
Tentative Pact At Collins Vote To Be Sunday
A tentative agreement to end the 27 day strike at Collins Radio was reached after four marathon bargaining sessions. Federal mediator Robert Bergstrom and John Zasianero helped. A ratification vote is set for Sunday at Memorial Coliseum after a 1 p.m. union meeting. Collins employs about 9,000 with 4,200 IBEW members on strike since May 16.
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Collns Radio
Robert Bergstrom
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Collins Radio
Doug Heiden
Memorial Coliseum
John Zasi¢anero
Norioing Mediation Office
Washington
Collins
IBEW
Critical testimony in trial over Indian killings
FBI Agent J Gary Adams testified in Cedar Rapids federal court on the Darelle Butler and Robert Rubidean murder trial. He named a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer who allegedly claimed to have killed Indian Joe Stunte on June 26, and described the aftermath including shots at FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. The defense pressed that the claimed credit for Stunte’s death was a critical, previously unrevealed fact.
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Owyer John Lowe
FBI
J. Gary Adams
Cedar Rapids
Darelle Butler
Robert Rubidean
Grarling Cavirt
Adams
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Joe Stunte
Pine Hidge
Stuntz
Ronald Williams
Jack Coler
Rabid&ad
Buller
Lowe
Joe Stunts
GIA
Gerald Wild
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