State seeks injunction against suspected insurance operation
Iowa seeks a Hancock county injunction to stop an operation selling a retirement package claimed to be non insurance. William Hager says the firm operates as National Health and Retirement Assn and United Benefit Assn with DC and Oklahoma City addresses. The group allegedly offers a 20 percent immediate discount and targets Grinnell and Montezuma.
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Des Moines
Iowa Insurance Department
Hancock County
William Hager
Iowa
Grinnell
Montezuma
Hager
National Health and Retirement Assn
United Benefit Assn
Washington, D.C
Oklahoma City
Iowa Department
Insurance Department
Ray Can Veto Spending Sparks Political Clash
DES MOINES UPI Gov Robert D Ray faces criticism from House Majority Leader Jerome Fitzgerald over legislative spending levels. Fitzgerald calls on the governor to veto measures if he opposes costs and accuses him of political rhetoric, noting leadership requires action during budget decisions.
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Fitzgerald
Executive Branch
No Strike Talks Are Scheduled in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids construction strike by laborers Local 43 against Allied Construction Interests remains at a standstill with no bargaining sessions scheduled. After nearly five weeks, talks paused though reports of telephone contact did not renew negotiations. On Tuesday workers rejected a second offer calling for a 75 cent hourly wage fringe increase, 73.5 cents more per year, and a wage reopener for 1979.
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Cedar Rapids
Laborers Local 43
Allied Construction Interests
Blind School Accredited in Dual Accreditation Status
The Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School in Vinton received dual accreditation after the state board of regents approved membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools following a unanimous North Central Commission vote. The school also holds accreditation from the National Accreditation Council for Schools of the Blind and seeks accreditation from the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. Regents President Mary Louise Peterson lauded the officials and highlighted the program’s quality.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Iowa
Prison Escapee Seen on Fayette Campus
Jerry M. Beck, 25, an Iowa state penitentiary escapee, was spotted near Upper Iowa University in Fayette. He reportedly stole a car in Vinton and outran a state trooper during a foot pursuit while undergoing treatment at University hospitals. Beck serves 20 years for breaking and entering at Fort Madison.
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Fayette
Iowa State Penitentiary
Upper
Iowa University
Iowa Highway Patrol
Fayette County
Ehrersman
Beck
Fort Madison
Xerox Appeals Linn County Property Assessments in Iowa Court
Xerox Corp. filed an appeal in Linn district court challenging assessments of its machines in the Linn-Mar College Community and Cedar Rapids school districts totaling 2,290,721. Xerox argues the value should be 1,138,254 and contends that the assessor used sale prices instead of capitalized net rental income to determine value.
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Xerox Corp
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar, College Community
Xerox
Mini-Tornados Hit Sioux City
Two small tornadoes struck Sioux City at about 6 a.m. injuring two residents and damaging a campground, a nursing home and vehicles. Five trailers overturn and 35 structures damaged while power lines, gas leaks, and broken windows were reported across the area.
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Sioux City
Paul Holcomb
National Weather Service
Marilyn
Jim Morehead
Martin
Evergreen Village
Jack Martin
Holcomb
Sioux Falls
Casa DePaz Nursing Home
Jerry Wood
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
The column opens with a grim note that the paper is thin this week and mocks cold remedies. It jokes that the best cure for a cold is progression to pneumonia and calls for an open season on TV turkeys.
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Alexei Kosygin
Paris
United Nations
New York
Phil Pastoret
Olympia Niederecker
Dept. OF Ophthalmology
University OF Iowa
Arcade
Optcians Medical Arcade
Ave. S.E. Cedar Rapids
Kenny Rogers
United Artists
Muuuy
London
Bob Marley
Wailers
Phonodisc
Kenny Log
Columbia
Jcpenney
ABC
Steve Millef Yar
Rolls Ou
BIA
Waylon Jennings
RCA
Fathers Day Savings
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