Iowa OKs Food Stamps for Striking Workers
Iowa Attorney General releases opinion allowing some strikers to qualify for food stamps and general assistance if they meet program requirements. It finds 1972 and 1978 views erroneous while noting AFDC remains barred for strikers. Legislature members react with mixed views on possible incentive to strike.
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Des Moines
Lowa
David Fortney
Tom Miller
Miller
Richard Turner
Fortney
Iowa
House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Frank Crabb
R-Denison
Crabb
Gregory Cusack
D-Davenport
Turner
Cusack
Scott
Polk
Jan Jorgensen
Department of Social Services
Attorney General
Cedar Rapids Jaycees Elect Leaders and Camp Wapsie Officers
Thomas Pence is elected president of the Cedar Rapids Jaycees with Robert Doll Ric Kocher and Howard Ohlman as officers. Owen Winterberg begins a second YMCA Camp Wapsie term as president along with James Adams as vice president and Pete Layden as treasurer. Summer campers rose 15 percent to 1,254 in 1979. Hiawatha budget for 1980 81 increases property tax to 6.19 per 1000 and totals 683 768 with 212 000 raised by tax. The council approves licenses for Roadhouse Inn and plans feasibility studies for a new city hall by three firms. Two Side Track Lounge employees were arrested for public indecency after photographs of sex acts were posted at the bar.
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Thomas R. Pence
Sierra Drive
Cedar Rapids
Jaycees
Robert Doll
Ric Kocher
Howard Ohlman
Owen Winterberg
Kent Drive
Ymca Camp
Hiawatha
Fourth St. SE
Investigation ends in IE threats case
The FBI closes its probe into threats against restarting the Duane Arnold Energy Center at Palo Iowa Electric Light and Power officials confirm the case is closed. FBI Cedar Rapids chief Jim Whalen says allegations by the Eastern Iowa Anti Nuclear Vigilantes are disproved after interviews handwriting and fingerprint analysis. No plutonium theft in Colorado was found and no prosecutable offense exists at this time.
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FBI
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Jim Whalen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Anti-Nuke Vigilantes
Rocky Flats
Colo
Rockwell International
Duane Arnold
Whalen
Colorado
U.S
Thirteen year old confesses purse theft in Fort Madison
Police recovered most of six thousand dollars in twenty dollar bills taken from a Fort Madison woman. The boy admitted the theft and was arrested with help from Fort Madison Junior High Principal Charles Bentley. The claim is that the money disappeared around February 29 but was not missed for several days.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Lieved
Road Reports for Iowa Highway Conditions Listing Areas
Road reports list telephone numbers for up-to-date highway conditions by area code and city including 319 Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Davenport Maquoketa area and 515 Ames Belmond Des Moines Fairfield Fort Dodge Mason City 712 Atlantic Denison Storm Lake with respective contact numbers. Theimes cover Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Davenport Maquoketa and other cities.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Davenport
Maquoketa
Ames
Belmond
Des Moines
Fairfield
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Atlantic
Denison
Storm Lake
Central City School Board Adopts 1980 81 Budget
The Central City school board adopted a 1980 81 estimated budget of 1 785 010, up from 1 586 854 this year. They approved the 1980 81 calendar with classes starting August 25 and ending May 27, 1981. Graduation moved from May 16 to May 18 to permit seniors in a district track meet. A two teacher positions staff reduction was achieved through attrition.
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Central City
Central City School Board
New Voice Laryngectomy Group Meets at St Luke's
A laryngectomee support group gathers Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Schwartz Center at St. Luke's Hospital. Dr W R Panje of the University Hospitals otolaryngology dept in Iowa City will speak. The group welcomes patients spouses and friends. Barney's Paint advertises personalized decorating by Rosemary Mackin.
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New Voice
Schwartz Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
W.R. Panje
Department of Otolaryngology
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Barney's
Rosemary Mackin
Adv
Junk mail in 1979 79 pounds
Billings resident Donald Tennant collected 876 pieces of unsolicited mail by year end totaling 79 pounds. He catalogs letters from U S senators and Montana representatives to protest free franking privileges. Tennant says mail from officials irritates him and he wants the right to reply.
Oliphant Grain sues two employees for grain theft
Oliphant Grain Co of Center Point files suit in Linn District Court accusing David Schmelzer of Benton County and Linda McArthur of Linn County of fraudulently appropriating about 10,000 bushels of grain. The complaint also seeks damages totaling 78,500 plus return of a tractor and 1,400 bushels of corn allegedly converted by Schmelzer.
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Oliphant Grain Co
Center Point
Linn District Court
David Schmelzer
Benton County
Linda McArthur
Linn County
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Oliphant
Schmelzer and
McArthur
Schmelzer
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Metro Roundup
Jaycees Elect
Wapsie Board
Hiawatha Budget
Center Point Road
Roadhouse Inn
Robert Welty
McConnell-Steveley-Anderson
David L. Brest
Olson, Popa
Scott C. Peyton
Third Ave
James M. Hall
15Th St
Peyton
Hall
Thomas Pence
D.J. Smith
Mike Roose
al Battin
John Stack
David Antin
Russ Edwards
Mike Lechky
Greg Thirnbeck
Dennis Wangeman
Moravanka
Brass Band
16Th Ave
Duffy
Mt. Vernon Rd
4Rden Center
Oliphant Grain
Marion
the Gazette
Sfns Uh Sale
Save ‘Sagal
Alk
Wigan
Sagal
the Sherw
Cience
World Shopping Center
Cedar Ra
Collins Ri
Sun
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