Plea to Alter Iowa Sulfur Standards Faces Hearing
Iowa officials hear a plea from Iowa Coal Sales Co to relax sulfur dioxide limits for coal units. Cemetery operator Charlie Bump testifies that high oil costs and local conditions make strict standards unfair while miners warn of livelihood impact and health groups urge caution. Decision possible within 10 days but subject to EPA override.
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Des Moines
UPI
Charlie Bump
Iowa
Highland Memory Gardens
Bump
Air Quality Commission
Department of
Iowa Coal Sales Co
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dubuque
Jackson, Lee, Linn
Iowa Coal
Commission
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Drug raid nets 100000 in drugs across Iowa towns
In coordinated raids on Thursday night in Ottumwa and Waterloo, deputies and suspects were arrested as authorities seized PCP and cocaine with a street value of about 100000. Deputy Alvin Best and his wife Donna were among Ottumwa arrestees tied to a stolen property ring.
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DES Moines
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Alvin Best
Donna
Iowa
Miss Weltein
Shanahan
Krug
Lee
Miss Western
DCI
Chicago
Marilyn Leonard
Rick M
Rork
Mark Allen Ramos
Labor blamed as Dubuque Packing shuts beef ops
The Dubuque Packing Company announces Dec 12 closure of its beef operation in Dubuque. ICA president Bob Anderson cites high production costs and unfavorable labor contracts driven by organized labor as key factors, noting the plant was the largest beef slaughtering operation in Eastern Iowa and that others have also closed, leaving the region with few facilities.
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AMES
Dubuque Packing Company
Dubuque
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Bob Anderson
Clarinda
Dubuque Packing Co
ICA
Iowa
Anderson
Camp Courageous Names Becker Executive Director
Charles William Becker a Central Lee High School teacher in Argyle was named executive director replacing Vernon Bud Ewell who moved to the Iowa Association of Realtors. Becker led disability programs at Argyle and has teaching stints in Monticello and England. The Monticello camp on a 40 acre tract serves about 1800 people yearly including many with multiple handicaps.
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Monticello
Charles William Becker
Central Lee High School
Argyle
Camp Courageous
Vernon
Bud” Ewell
Iowa Association of Realtors
Becker
Dubuque Senior High School
University of Iowa
Exeter College
England
Camp Courage
Littleton receives prison term for apartment arson
James E. Littleton was sentenced in Linn District Court to up to ten years for setting fire to a two story apartment at 702 Fifth Ave SE on Feb 3. The judge ordered the term be served, with prosecutors and the defense hinging on psychiatric considerations and outpatient care.
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Littleton
James E. Littleton
Linn
Fifth Ave
Harold Swailes
Robert Shustice
Ralph Koons
Shultice
Koons
Two Trees Cut at Rapids Chevrolet Suspect Arrested
Rapids police allege Robert L. Janey used car sales manager ordered two city owned honey locust trees cut on First Avenue to improve dealer sight lines. Trees valued at about 700 dollars each. potential damages up to 2100 per tree under state law. Janey released after booking with promise to appear.
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First Avenue
Rapids Chevrolet
City Forestry Department
Robert L. Janey
Janey
Chevrolet
Eric Faaborg
Faaborg
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Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Donna's Place
William Becker
First Ave
S.E
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Trena Martin
Alburnett
Denise
Pinicon Ridge Park
Oakdale
State Division of Adult Corrections
Swailes
Jim Bea
Wenrucny
P Srmaigur
Kentucky
James B Beam
Clermont, Beam, KY
ALL Ladies’ & Men’s
Caravelle
Longines
Wittnauer Seiko
Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
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