Iowa District Courts Accelerate Old Case Clearings But Work Remains
Iowa district courts reduced docket totals in 1957 yet report indicates substantial backlogs. In 26 counties over 25% of civil cases and over 25% of criminal cases were more than two years old. Total cases on file dropped 11 from 1956 to 1957, despite 965 more new cases started. Court statistician notes progress but calls for broader reforms and reorganizing district courts. Lee County had the highest share of criminal cases over two years old, many tied to escape charges not yet resolved. Plymouth ranked second in long-standing criminal cases.
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Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Clarence Kading
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Union
Clarke
Taylor
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne Counties
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O’brien
Plymouth
Cherokee
Lee County
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Plymouth County
Civil Case Backlog by County and Age
A survey lists two year plus criminal case shares and civil case proportions across Iowa counties. Washington leads civil cases over two years old at 57 percent, with many counties reporting varied figures for both criminal and civil backlogs including Appanoose 25 and 79 percent pending overall, Des Moines 78 percent, and Pocahontas 67 percent in civil or criminal timeframes.
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Appanoose
Davis
Jefferson
Lucas
Wapello
Taylor
Wayne
Adair
Madison
Mahaska
Iowa
Bremer
Worth
Clay
Dickinson
Humbolt
Kossuth
Pocahontas
Pottawattamie
Tama
Jones
Linn
Des Moines
Sioux
Washington County
Lee
Monroe
Clarke
Decatur
Ringgold
Keokuk
Poweshiek
Jackson
Muscatine
Franklin
Floyd
Mitchell
Buena Vista
Audubon
Shelby
Calhoun
Carroll
Ida
Benton
Marshall
Cherokee
Osceola
Plymouth
Hold Primary Later: Gross and Iowa Date Change
Washington AP Rep H R Gross urged shifting Iowa’s primary from June to August to ease conflicts for Congress members. He argued June approvals strain members who must choose between Washington duties and district campaigning. Gross, 58, a five term incumbent, won renomination in June by about 1400 votes.
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Washington
Iowa
H. R. Gross
R-Ia
Congress
Gross
Enid Robinson
Hampton
G.O.P
Waterloo
Honor awards list includes many East Iowans
Special to The Gazette Eastern Iowans will be honored Friday at the University of Iowa spring commencement. The list includes Anamosa Powell III. Cedar Rapids Eels, Espe, Foster, Lazio, Malik, Nelson, Price, Stoughton, Voxman, Young. Iowa City Brender, Landweber, Marsolais, Monk, O Rourke, Pecina, Sunier, Venzke. Manchester Carter. Maquoketa Haylock. Monona Baskerville. Monticello Egger. Sigourney Willcockson. Tama Stark. Urbana Ashlock. Washington Maxwell. What Cheer Witt. plus recipients from Brooklyn, Clarence, Elkader, Harpers Ferry, and Sigourney in various scholarship and award categories.
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Norbert R. Malik
Collins Radio
Robert B. Nelson
Alcoa Foundation
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Elkader
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Harpers Ferry
Paul C. Krapfl
Commerce
Western Electric
Delta Sigma Pi
Law Club
Monticello
Carl T. Egger
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Monsanto
Phi Lambda Upsilon Pearce
Sigourney
Kieber FE
Willcockson
Tama
Mary A. Stark
Urbana
Washington
Richard D. Maxwell
Engineering
Builders of Iowa
Dick A. Witt
Law
Supreme Court
Tama county buys Caterpillar grader from Altorfer
Special to The Gazette Toledo reports the Tama county board of supervisors purchased a Caterpillar motor grader from Altorfer Machine Company of Cedar Rapids for 16 600 dollars after trading in an old tractor.
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Gazette
Toledo
Tama County Board of Supervisors
Altorfer Machine Company
Cedar Rapids
Allamakee Hunt Area and Lake in Benton Okayed
The State Conservation Commission bought 139 acres near Waukon Junction for a new hunting area and Mississippi access. Most land sold at 25 dollars an acre, a portion at 15 dollars. Negotiations continue for ~35 more acres. Open to the public promptly. Additionally, two Benton county projects were approved: a 160 acre tract near Blairstown for an artificial lake at 22,500 dollars and a Cedar River fishing access area two miles north of Vinton.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Waukon Junction
Allamakee
Mississippi
Ray Beckman
Fish and Game Division
Beckman
Benton County
William D. Hannen
Blairstown
Cedar River
Vinton
Burglarized Safe Found Near Winfield in Iowa
Special to The Gazette Iowa City a safe taken November 29 from the North Dodge Texaco station was found seven miles northeast of Winfield in Henry county. The cash and checks were missing. evidence of a paper fire was near the spot. The door was battered from the hinges. Victor Frey and Carroll Davis, former Oakdale employee, confessed participation in the break in. Fry and Davis are tied serving time in the penitentiary.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
North Dodge Texaco
Winfield
Henry County
Victor Frey
Carroll Davis
Oakdale
Fry
Davis
SUI Alums Hear Van Allen At Alumni Reunion
Iowa City notes a June reunion at the University of Iowa features James Van Allen, renowned satellite physicist and SUI physics head since 1951. He speaks on The Role of Research in the University at 2 30 p m in Macbride auditorium. His work includes instruments for the U S earth satellite program and cargo aboard Explorers I and II with George Ludwig.
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James van Allen
SUI
Macbride Auditorium
International Geophysical Year
van Allen
U.S
George Ludwig
Space
Frontiers of Knowledge
Manchester Man Hit by Falling Tree
Dale Bessey of the Manchester area is hospitalized in Iowa City after a tree fell on him while he worked alone on his farm. Doctors say the injuries will prevent walking for about three months as he crawled to the house and was found by his brother-in-law Floyd Sickles.
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Gazette
Manchester
Dale Bessey
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Bessey
Floyd Sickles
Red Cross Swimming Lessons Start After Record Registration
Manchester announces Red Cross swimming lessons at the municipal pool set to begin next week following a record registration of 1,300. The city reports high demand and urges residents to sign up for future sessions.
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McNamara Elected Leader at Arthur McCullough Post 13
Cletus McNamey has been elected commander of Arthur McCullough post 13 of the American Legion in Anamosa. Bill Wessels is vice commander Jack Leonard second vice commander Neil Dougherty is adjutant Earl The Want Ad Section Adv.
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Anamosa
Cletus McNaey
Arthur McCullough
American Legion
Bill Wessels
Jack Leonard
Neil Dougherty
Earl
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