Iowa House votes to raise marriage and divorce fees
The Iowa House approved a bill to raise marriage license and dissolution filing fees by five dollars to fund child abuse prevention programs and an advisory council. The measure passed 90 to 2 and moves to the Senate, after an abortion tax proposal failed 18 to 75.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Advisory Council On
James Clement
R-Davenport
House
Meaning of Prologue Inscription Traced by DC Cab Driver
A Washington DC taxi driver interprets the inscription What Is Past Is Prologue as You ain't seen nothing wet. The remark appears in a satirical take on the famous line.
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Washington, D.C
Ex-con opens fire at Louisville savings bank killing teller
Kenneth Miles, 27, on parole from Eddyville, opened fire at Lincoln Federal Savings & Loan in Louisville at noon. Julia Leet, 45, died from chest wound. Anita Thurman, 39, in serious condition. Delbert Hart Jr., 52, critical. Miles, charged with murder and two counts of first degree assault, wounded himself and was hospitalized in stable condition. Police reported no motive and noted Miles had prior manslaughter and other charges.
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Gazette Wire Services
Louisville
Savings and Loan
Julia C. Leet
Lincoln Federal Savings & Loan Association
Anita Thurman
New Accounts
University Hospital
Delbert Hart Jr
Atlanta
Kenneth B. Miles
Miles
Thurman
Kentucky State Reformatory
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Eddyville
Land use compromise under fire in Iowa Senate
In Des Moines the Senate debated a compromise amendment to the land use bill after a stalled vote on an alternative plan. Supporters argued for rural representation while urban critics warned the proposal grants farmers broad exemptions and underrepresents cities. Debate resumed amid mixed reactions from senators.
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Des Moines
Senate Natural Resource Committee
Iowa Senate
Senate
Arne Waldstein
Storm Lake
Waldstein
Art Small
Iowa City
Bob Rush
Dcedar Rapids
State Council
Bush
Iowa
Shuttle begins 3 million miles of experiments
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Columbia launched on its third and longest mission a 3 million mile test flight to study space temperature extremes. Commander Jack Lousma and pilot C Gordon Fullerton will conduct seven days and 116 orbits. They will rotate to sunward tail attitude for 2514 hours. Mission Control praised the team as they began eight hour sleep period after six orbits.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Space
Earth
Jack Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
Control
Sally Ride
Houston
Indian Ocean
Ms. Ride
Lousma
Columbia lifts off as Iowa scientists join space mission
Tears and cheers greeted the space shuttle Columbia as it launched from Cape Canaveral with a team from the University of Iowa. Mission Control transmitted the ascent while Gerry Murphy, flight operations manager, shouted Roll, baby and celebrated the Plasma Diagnostics Package team's participation in the mission. Iowa physicist Stanley Shawhan contributed to the project, marking a milestone for the university in space research.
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Gazette
Houston
Columbia
Cape Canaveral
University of Iowa
Gerry Murphy
U of I’s
Iowa
Murphy
St Lukes Eyes Own Copter For Air Ambulance
St Luke's Hospital and the St Luke's Health Care Foundation explore financing a used jet ranger to serve as a civilian air ambulance. Costs estimated between 356000 and 400000 for a used model, 550000 for a new one. FAA certification could allow charging for services. funding timing uncertain.
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Dick Hogan
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
Sam Wallace
St. Luke’s
Wallace
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