Mortgage case could cripple Iowa savings and loan industry
Black Hawk County case over the due on sale clause raised fears the Iowa Supreme Court could cripple and impair the savings and loan sector. Opponents argued the clause allows rate hikes on sales, while defenders said it keeps loan portfolios updated and lowers rates for all.
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Des Moines
Black Hawk County
Iowa Supreme Court
William Klotzbach
Waterloo
James and
Georgeann Martin
Peoples Mutual Savings and Loan of
Savings and Loan
Martins
Robert Rausch
Rausch
California
George Keith
Keith
Investigation into Muscatine deaths continues despite cash dispute
Muscatine County investigator Darrell Warner says the case against Bryan Barrett remains active after his renunciation of a $127000 life insurance claim tied to Cynthia Walker and Carol Ann Willits, who were shot on county roads February 23, 1979. The civil suits end, but the criminal probe seeks one more key piece of evidence.
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Muscatine
Darrell Warner
Cynthia Walker
Carol Ann Willits
Bryan Barrett
Miss Walker
Miss Willits
Barrett
Muscatine County
Warner
Arthur
Martha Walker
Walkers
Ray honors 2 Iowa City men for aiding murder case
Governor Ray awarded Golden Badge Awards to Peter Wingate and Thomas Culp for helping track down murderer David Oppelt after he fatally stabbed a Iowa City teen. They chased him, cornered him, and held him until police arrived. Oppelt received up to 25 years for second degree murder.
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Des Moines
Iowa City
Robert Ray
Peter Wingate
Thomas Culp
David Oppelt
Oppelt
Culp
Wingate
Department of Public Safety
Iowa Crime Prevention Coalition
Governor's Office
Panel approves utility rate judges
Des Moines Iowa legislators move to create three designated district judges to handle utility rate cases. The plan would require appeals from Commerce Commission decisions to stay in home counties and let the Supreme Court appoint one of three "heavy hitters" for each case.
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Des Moines
UPI
House Commerce Committee
Supreme Court
Commerce Commission
District Court
Steve Rapp
D-Waterloo
Seattle Voters Rejected Water Fluoridation Plan
Thirty years ago Seattle residents voted against fluoridating the city drinking water, turning down the proposal with ballots in a public vote.
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Seattle
Panel OKs foundations for community colleges
The Iowa House Education Committee approved a bill allowing community colleges to establish nonprofit foundations to raise gifts and fund scholarships. An amendment to bar dormitories failed 14-8, and the panel sent the bill to the floor 21-3.
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Des Moines
UPI
House Education Committee
Michael Connolly
Dubuque
Connolly
Des Moines Gov Ray probes campaign ethics in Iowa
Gov Robert Ray said his office is reviewing whether Orange City attorney Andrea Van Beek may stay on the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission while seeking the Republican nomination for attorney general. He noted state law may bar her fundraising for her own campaign.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Orange City
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission
Ray
Andrea van Beek
van Beek
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