Hansen resigns from Iowa Utilities Board after seven years
Christine Hansen announces resignation from the Iowa Utilities Board effective April 2 to take an executive private sector post outside Iowa. Gov Branstad will name a replacement after releasing a list of appointees. a confirmation fight in the Senate was anticipated.
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DES Moines
Christine Hansen
Iowa Utilities Board
Terry Branstad
Hansen
Iowa
Dawn Vance
Vance
Branstad
Senate
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
Hutchins
Robert Ray
Commerce Commission
Iowa Racing Commission hears opening date for Altoona track
Des Moines officials told the Iowa Racing Commission that spring 1989 is a more likely opening target for Iowa's first horse track in Altoona than fall 1988. Ed Skinner said bonding for land and plans are on track with a May or April target. he noted weather and cash flow could affect timelines.
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Marjorie Dennison
Des Moines
Iowa
Altoona
Richard Wilkey
Ed Skinner
Iowa Racing Commission
Wilkey
Skinner
Racing Commission
Adventureland
New Presbyterian Church
Des Moines Presbyterian Board
Leo A. Daly
Omaha
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Altoona Zoning Commission
Scalise resigns Iowa Racing Commission chairmanship
Des Moines attorney Lawrence F. Scalise says he will resign as chairman to focus on court cases but will remain a voting member. The commission will elect a new chair later. vice chair L C Bud Pike currently serves, with members Steve Sovern Lavonne Mydland and Sally Brown Prickett. Branstad must decide on reappointments by Monday as he releases a 150 appointee list.
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Des Moines
Lawrence F. Scalise
Iowa Racing Commission
Scalise
Terry Branstad
L.C
Bud” Pike
Grundy Center
Steve Sovern
Marion
Lavonne Mydland
Rock Rapids
Sally Brown Prickett
Cumming
Sovern
U of I Prof Cited Pioneer in Early Computer Data Systems
Edwin Norbeck Jr., physics and astronomy professor at the University of Iowa, is honored for leading the 1960s development of the first computerized data acquisition system using a general purpose computer. He receives $1,000 as the inaugural CANPS Award winner and will accept at the IE EE conference May 12-15 in San Francisco.
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Iowa City
Edwin Norbeck Jr
University of Iowa
Norbeck
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
Institute
San Francisco
Hoover official named acting assistant archivist for presidential libraries
John T. Fawcett, 43, assistant director at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, becomes acting assistant archivist of the United States for presidential libraries. He was appointed after the death of James E. O Neill, 58. Fawcett will oversee administration of the eight presidential libraries and previously led the Hoover Library Association in West Branch.
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West Branch
John T. Fawcett
United States
Fawcett
Frank Burke
James E. O’neill
O’neill
Washington
The
Hoover Presidential Library Association Inc
Hung jury ends tree theft trial for Jerry Ellis
In Waterloo the trial of ex Black Hawk County Treasurer Jerry Ellis ended with a hung jury after six hours of deliberation. Foreman Scott Bittner said 11-1 favored conviction but one juror stood for acquittal over implied consent to remove nine IDOT trees. Prosecutor undecided on retry.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Jerry Ellis
Walter Rothschild
Scott Bittner
Bittner
Ellis
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Barry Holst
Holst
Biden draws 125 at C R campaign stop
U S Senator Joe Biden spoke to about 125 Eastern Iowans in Cedar Rapids after a Village Inn dinner meeting. He urged U S action on Central America, warned against nuclear risks in Nicaragua, and pressed for reproductive freedom while challenging PAC influence and party strategy.
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Biden
C.R
Ken Sullivan
United States
U.S
Joe Biden
Cedar Rapids
Gary Hart
Colorado
Political Action Committees
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