Iowa City panel split over deficit cutting options
The Citizens Committee on City Revenues recommends preserving current services while raising new revenues to cover a $923000 shortfall for fiscal year 1989. Ten of fifteen members favor temporary property tax increases with phased hikes through 1991, while a minority urges a 1 percent sales tax with local referendum. The council will continue discussion in two weeks.
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Iowa City
Citizens Committee On
Craig Willis
Willis
Minority Report
Minority
Oran bank robber sentenced to 35 years in 1986 case
Thurman Robert Mills Jr. received consecutive 25 year and 10 year terms for first degree robbery and theft in the Oran bank heist. A mandatory minimum of five years applies due to a firearm used. Mills, 45, from Jesup, plans to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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West Union
Thurman
Robert Mills Jr
Oran Bank
James Beeghly
Mills
Jesup
Iowa Supreme Court
Oran
First National Bank of Oelwein
Black Hawk
Bush to serve as grand marshal for Riverboat Days
Vice President George Bush will serve as grand marshal of the Riverboat Days parade in Clinton on July 2 starting at 5 30 p m. The appearance was confirmed in a letter to the Riverboat Days committee. Bush's schedule must allow the date for the Clinton event.
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Clinton
George Bush
Clinton Herald
Bush
Riverboat Days Committee
Jim McGraw
Burglary Report Nighttime Break-Ins On Two Northwest Homes
The Log notes at 1854 Ellis Rd NW residence entry through a cellar door theft of a microwave oven two televisions a videocassette recorder a telephone answering machine and a cable box valued at 1000. At 1316 10th St NW a boat motor valued at 800 was stolen with unknown entry point between 7 a.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Charles Cunningham
Ellis Rd
Martin Seebeck
10Th St
Fire and Medical Calls Log for Sunday and Monday
A sequence of incidents including mistaken alarm at Second Avenue and Sixth Street SW. medical emergencies at Bever Avenue SE 1700 block and at 202 12th St NW. recreational fire at Daniels Park NE and arcing wires at Wilson Avenue and Sixth Street SW. Subsequent day lists multiple medical emergencies across various streets plus an extrication at 3316 Sue Lane NW and a defective fuel line at 1900 Sixth St SW.
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Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Bever Avenue
12Th St
Daniels Park
Wilson Avenue
Center Point Rd
Fifth Ave
Sixth St
29Th St
H Ave
N St. SW
Sue Lane
Park Ave
F Ave
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Beverly Bailey
Diane Meier
Tata
Big Catch! Career Club
Armstrong Budget Menswear
Cedar Rapids
Norwest
Eixe Ee Ke Som
MasterCard
Norwest Banks
Norwest Bank
Marion, N.A
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