Luzerne Murder Scene Under Investigation by State Agents
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents remove evidence from a pillow at the home of 74 year old Charles Plucar in Luzerne. Sheriff Kenneth Popenhagen assists as investigators remove Plucar’s body from a house two miles west of Hannen Lake. The murder probe continues.
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State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Darwin Chapman
Charles Plucar
Luzerne
Benton County
Kenneth Popenhagen
Plucar
Hannen Lake
County flood aid hope fades as corps rejects plans
Johnson County supervisors blasted the U S Army Corps of Engineers after learning federal help for roads north of the Coralville reservoir is unlikely. Two long range plans were rejected including regrading 3 5 miles of road west of highway 218 and a Sandy Beach road project. The county had negotiated since 1970 after major flooding in 1974.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coralville Reservoir
O. J. Gode
Rock Island
Sandy Beach Road
Lorada Cilek
Donald Lehr
Iowa towns seek drought relief loans and grants
Twenty six Iowa communities applied for emergency drought relief under a USDA town loan grant program for towns under 10000 population. Columbus City seeks 179300 loan Waucoma 215000 loan and 203000 grant What Cheer 80000 grant total statewide 10.3 million in loans and 4 million in grants.
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Washington, D.C
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Columbus City
Waucoma
What Cheer
Senate Rural Development
Dick Clark
Dtowa
Agriculture
Alex Mercure
Mercure
Clark
Washington
Fisher Guilty of Perjury in Miller Case
Dennis Fisher 31 of Anamosa found guilty of perjury by a Delaware County court jury. He lied about the January 1975 death of Howard Miller in Masonville claiming intoxication and that Myra Miller inspired the account. Sentencing not set. Fisher previously convicted of murder but Iowa Supreme Court overturned and a new trial was ordered in Clayton county Elkader.
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Manchester
Dennis Fisher
Anamosa
Delaware County District Court
Fisher
Howard Miller
Masonville
Miller
Myra Miller
Delaware County
Michael Carr
Iowa Supreme Court
Clayton County
Elkader
Iowa City Street Project Under Way
A $625000 widening and repaving project on Muscatine Avenue between First Avenue and South Boulevard began Thursday. Motorists are advised to use Rochester Avenue or Highway 6 until completion anticipated in November. Parking on Wayne Avenue, a detour route, will be prohibited during the work.
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Iowa City
Muscatine Avenue
First Avenue
South Boulevard
Rochester Avenue
Highway 6
Wayne Avenue
Tama Senior High Gets Tennis Court Lighting Bid
The South Tama school board accepted Brue-Way Electric of Marshalltown as the low bidder with $10,600 to install lighting for the high school tennis courts.
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Tama
South Tama
Brue-Way Electric
Marshalltown
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