Des Moines pilot study fuels plan to uproot gardens
Governor Robert Ray voiced skepticism Tuesday about tearing up the Japanese gardens south of the Statehouse to build a new historical structure. The Iowa Capitol Planning Commission outlined benefits, noting the site atop a decaying viaduct and proposing underground use for climate control. Commission members argued the project could preserve artifacts and create distinctive beauty, while critic Gordon Lange warned of high viaduct costs and limited office space if the gardens remain. Ray agreed to further review plans but said the idea does not grab him.
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Iowa
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West Branch approves two million bond for high school
West Branch Community School District voters approved a 2.27 million bond for a new high school on a 40 acre site two miles west of town. Superintendent Gordon Jensen hailed 782 yes votes or 62.3 percent, above the 60 percent required, after a prior failed measure and a fire that destroyed the junior high building nine days before the previous election. Construction should begin by fall with occupancy targeted for 1981 pending favorable weather.
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Gordon Jensen
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Gas Shortage Signals Summer Prices Rise in Iowa
Iowa energy officials hear that gasoline supplies will be tight all summer and diesel may be sporadic. Experts say long term solution lies in deregulation while prices are expected to edge upward in coming months. Keith Bailey notes world prices view petroleum as a bargain, and Donald Sorum criticizes DOE special orders for priority customers.
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Storms Leave Iowa Counties Damaged and Injured
Severe storms swept Iowa with tornadoes high winds and heavy rain cutting power downing trees and injuring at least three people. In Winneshiek County a barn cattle shed and silo were destroyed near Spillville with show cattle killed. Decorah saw only downed trees and outages. Moville and Spencer area winds damaged homes airports and campsites injuring several residents.
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Decorah
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Fire guts Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein
A Tuesday fire gutted Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein after two young children played with matches and candles. The blaze damaged the interior, with only two wooden altars spared, and caused an estimated 600000 in losses not counting a pipe organ and three stained glass windows. The basement fire burned out, janitor left at 3:30, Hazelton Fire Department assisted, fire marshal investigated, case closed.
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