Regents to open bids on construction bonds
The State Board of Regents meets at Iowa State University to auction 20 million dollars in hospital and dormitory revenue bonds. Proceeds fund the John W. Colloton Pavilion expansion and the Mayflower Apartments remodeling. Additional actions include faculty appointments and museum leadership changes.
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Mayflower
N. Dubuque St
Iowa City
U of I
Regents
ISU
University of Northern Iowa
U of I’s Hygienic Laboratory
U of I’s Children’s Hospital
Arthur Steindler
Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Iowa
Iowa lawmakers weigh payroll tax to shore up unemployment fund
House Democrats study options to cover a $165.6 million debt in Iowa's unemployment trust. A 0.5 percent wage tax could raise $65 to $70 million annually, with other proposals including higher employer taxes and benefit cuts. Avenson says these are options, not proposals, as lawmakers seek $250–$300 million in measures.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
House Democrats
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
Organized Labor
House Labor Committee
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Terry Branstad
Man charged with drunk driving in Benton crash
Clyde Milne, 60, of Vinton, charged with drunk driving second offense and leaving the scene in a fatal Benton County crash that killed three family members. He remains hospitalized in fair condition. investigation ongoing. Victims include Susann Werning, Joyce Moeller, and Moeller’s unborn child. other relatives injured. Milne found near scene in a corn crib.
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Vinton
Clyde Milne
Route 2
Benton County
Delbert Werning
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thomas
Christopher Moeller
Mercy Hospital
Christopher
Aaron Moeller
Mercy
Milne
North Iowa Times Sold to Keith and Marlyce Kling
The North Iowa Times of McGregor was sold Wednesday afternoon to Keith and Marlyce Kling. Marlyce will edit. Keith will publish. Former publishers Jack and Sue Branscom plan to move to Cedar Falls in April, ending a 40 year run since 1981.
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Mar-Mac
McGregor
Kling
Storm Lake
Keith Kling
Bituma-Star Inc
Marquette
Klings
North Iowa Times
Iowa
Des Moines appoints medical examiner on pilot basis
Des Moines forensic pathologist Thomas Bennett is named state medical examiner by Gov. Branstad after 14 years without funding. The office will run unfunded on a fee for service basis, with Bennett also providing free consulting to county examiners until June 30 1984.
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Des Moines
Thomas Bennett
Terry Branstad
David Oman
Branstad
Bennett
Oman
Iowa House approves shifting insanity defense burden
The Iowa House approved a bill 78 to 17 to require defendants to prove insanity rather than the state proving sanity. The measure moves to the Senate on the second anniversary of John Hinckley’s 1981 attempt on President Reagan, who was defended by an insanity plea.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Senate
Reagan
John Hinckley
Thought for Today Queen Victoria Quote
Britain's Queen Victoria remarked that great events make her quiet and calm while trifles irritate her nerves, offering a window into her temperament during momentous times.
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Britain
Queen Victoria
Rich tax bill sent back to House in Iowa
The Senate and House disputed tax plan details after the Senate rejected House changes. Both bills cap federal tax deductions for wealthy Iowans, Senate at 27000 and House at 22000, aiming to raise state income taxes on households around 100000 plus. Senate projection about 51.6 million over three years, House about 57 million.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Senate bill eases arrest holds for minor offenses
Iowa Senate backs a bill to keep minor offenders from overnight jail. The measure allows release on bond or pre trial programs when magistrates are unavailable at night or on weekends. It also offers citation in lieu of arrest as another option.
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Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa Supreme Court
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