Prairie Grain scandal prompts push for tougher elevator rules
Iowa legislators rally to tighten grain elevator regulation after the Prairie Grain Co disaster in Stockport. A draft bill would raise penalties to felonies, require annual certified audits, and demand net worth statements while lawmakers seek $1 million aid for affected farmers.
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Prairie Grain Co
Stockport
Priebe
Forrest Schwengels
Fairfield
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carter Maintains Lead In Iowa Democratic Caucuses
Iowa Democrats at county conventions reaffirm support for President Carter in the 1976 caucus results. Carter won 61 percent of district-state delegates versus Kennedy's 35 percent, with 4 percent undecided. Statewide tallies project Carter with 31 national delegates to Kennedy's 19, with Brown earning a few.
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Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Who
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
California
Jerry Brown
Lucas County
Brown
Fayette County
Jackson County
Page County
Ed Campbell
Delaware County
Gypsies blamed for store thefts in Iowa incidents
Des Moines police linked eight women described as gypsies to a Sunday theft at Flower City where 3000 dollars in cash and checks disappeared from a safe. Similar but unsuccessful shoplifting attempts occurred at Hy-Vee in Iowa City Killian's Department Store and Randall's in Coralville earlier the same day. No losses reported in the Iowa City area.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Des Moines
Flower City
Hy- Vee
Killian’s de
Iowa City
Randall’s
Coralville
Mark Jagnow
New Commodore Named At Boat Club Fun Night
McGregor Upper Mississippi Yacht and Boat Club held its 19th annual winter party in the Red Cedar Inn. At dinner, retiring Commodore John Bickel announced R. W. Bud Jameson as his successor, a Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport manager. The event followed a weekend of gatherings including past commodores meet and a cocktail party hosted by Robert and Roxanne Myers.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Upper Mississippi
R.W
Bud) Jameson
Cedar Rapids
Bickel
Commodore
Boner
Commodore Bickel
Mary Ellen
Med) Bickel
Kate Hladky
Tom Ecker
McGregor Upper Mississippi Yacht and Boat Club
America
Inland Waterways
AT&T Plans Two-Stage Interstate and Overseas Rate Increase
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company filed new rate schedules with the FCC, proposing a uniform 10.5 percent rise in interstate and overseas calls. The increases would occur in two steps: a 5.64 percent hike on June 1, 1980, and a further rise on October 1, 1980. The changes affect all out-of-state long distance calls, Canada, Mexico, and overseas points, with Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands excluded, and cover private-line services, WATS, and related communications services.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federal Communications Commission
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
New Interstate Long Distance Rates Announced
The notice outlines Weekday rates 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, Evening rates 5 pm to 11 pm Sunday through Friday, and Night & Weekend rates 11 pm to 8 am daily plus all Saturday and Sunday except 5 to 11 pm on Sunday. Dial direct applies to interstate calls completed without an operator.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
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The
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Feed and Grain Association
Commerce Commission
Wallace Dick
Commission
Andrew Varley
Varley
Berle Priebe
D-Algona
Indiana
Demos
By Judy Daubenmier
Savings & Loan
L.D
CD Joint Tenancy Corporation
Commercial Credit Commercial Credit Corporation
Center Point Rd
Burlington
Davenport
Sioux City
Waterloo
Boat Club
Art Hough Free-iance
Don Wehr
Kenisten
Oelwein
McGregor-Prairie du Chien
Mississippi
John (Corky) Bickel
Interstate Wide Area Telecommunications Service
WATS
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