Abduction Reported In Decorah. Suspect Sought After Release
Winneshiek County deputies investigated a knife point abduction of Paul Branshaud, 27, in St. Paul, who was released near Decorah Thursday night. He reported a hunting knife attack and hand cuts, with the abductor disappearing after a late 9 p.m. confrontation near Highways 9 and 52. Branshaud went to the Decorah Police.
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Lake Placid
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Branshaud
Benton supervisors deny revenue sharing requests in Benton County
The Benton County Board of Supervisors refused all 78,730 in revenue sharing requests after allocating a 322,950 budget. Auditor Florence Ripple noted the funds are fully committed to county needs including plats and courthouse projects.
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Benton County Board of Supervisors
Florence Ripple
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County Humane Society
Eastern Iowa Council of Governments
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area to undergo spring construction
Construction will begin this spring at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area near Palo. The main road into the area will close during work which includes grading and drainage for 2.7 miles of roadway, seven parking lots, three campgrounds and three picnic areas. Access will shift to an upgraded south entrance while the east portion closes to vehicles.
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Edwards
Pleasant Creek
Fayette
Washington
Linn County
Palo
Milk price supports set to rise April 1 under indexing rule
The Agriculture Department says automatic milk price support increases take effect April 1 raising the base to about $12.07 per 100 pounds from $11.22. The change will lift dairy prices 8 to 10 percent across the year while production is expected to grow 1 to 2 percent in 1980 and government purchases of dairy surpluses will rise.
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Washington
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agriculture Department
Murder trial set for Monte Seager in Mount Pleasant case
The murder trial of Monte Seager, charged in the April 1979 robbery slaying of Mount Pleasant waitress Susan Wheelock, is scheduled for June 10 in Henry County District Court. He faces murder and related counts. has additional charges in Des Moines County for jail escape and second degree theft. Seager broke from Des Moines County Jail in Burlington last August, was captured in Arizona in September, and returned to Iowa last month.
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UPI
Monte Seager
Susan Wheelock
Henry County
Seager
Des Moines
Burlington
Arizona
Iowa
Tax relief bill eyed by Iowa group to aid education
David Stanley of Muscatine, president of Iowans for Tax Relief, promotes a proposed constitutional amendment to cap statewide tax growth at 90 percent of inflation. He argues it will slow tax increases and support education, while allowing voters to raise taxes by referendum if needed. The measure sits before the Iowa Legislature with slim odds this year.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowans For Tax Relief
Iowa
David Stanley
Muscatine
SCS considering transfer of plant centers to state or local control
Des Moines Iowa The Soil Conservation Service seeks public comment on administering 22 regional plant materials centers that supply plants to commercial growers. State Conservationist William Brune says possible transfer of operations to state or local control is under study while asking what the public needs and wants. The Iowa center is in Elsberry Missouri.
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Des Moines
UPI
Soil Conservation Service
William Brune
SCS
Iowa
Elsberry
NFO urges sharp cut in credit sales to curb inflation
NFO President DeVon Woodland tells Des Moines that credit sales must fall as prime rates reach 17.75 percent after a record 17.25 percent. He argues halting credit card purchases and higher down payments will reduce spending and pressure banks to return funds to local lenders.
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UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
DeVon Woodland
Woodland
Congress
Fed’s
Hog checkoff doubles to fund pork promotion efforts
The National Pork Producers Council doubled its voluntary market hog checkoff from 10 to 20 cents, aiming to raise about 9 million dollars for pork promotion. A feeder pig checkoff remained at 5 cents. Executive VP Orville K. Sweet said higher funds will boost council and national boards, with 60 and 20 percent increases respectively.
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National Pork Producers Council
Orville K. Sweet
Council
Sweet
National Livestock and Meat Boards
American Park Congress
William Buller
Brookings
S.D
John Saunders
Osborn
Millie Jordan
Suffolk
National Packettes
Buller
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