City Gas Tax Option Gains House Approval
A bill allowing cities to add one cent per gallon to fuel taxes passed the Iowa House 63 to 30 and moves to the Senate. The tax would require a majority voter approval and could rise gasoline tax to nine cents and diesel to ten cents. The measure includes a built in property tax reduction after one year and allows petitions to initiate or repeal the tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Norman Jesse
David Stanley
R-Muscatine
Cornell Seminar on Shakespeare Slated
Mt Vernon reports a Cornell College symposium honoring Dr. John B. Shackford as he retires after 25 years on the faculty. Events include two performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a Henry V film, a lecture by Dr. Stephen W. Lacey, and a Shackford reception open to the public at no charge.
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Stephen W. Lacey
Cornell
Maxwell Auditorium
Lacey
Shackford
University of California At Santa Barbara
Waynesville
N. C
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Vanderbilt University
University of North Carolina
School of Oriental and African Studies
London
Lingnan University
Canton
China
Iowa Senate backs private school aid bill HF 594
The Iowa Senate approved HF 594 by 39 to 9 and sent it back to the House for amendments. It requires 452 public districts to provide auxiliary services to about 65 000 private school students, including library and health services, remedial programs, special education, testing and data processing, and guidance counseling. The measure carries no appropriation. Gov. Ray has recommended funding of 4.4 million for two years.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Iowa
Robert Ray
Betsy Ross
Sen. Orr
General Assembly
Eugene Hill
Newton
Sen
Orr
Hill
Legislative Notes on Bicycling and House Exit Do Not Fit
Iowa legislators discuss cycling to work and a push for private school aid. Rep John Patchett rode 7.8 miles from West Des Moines to Des Moines. wheel damage fixed. Sen H L Heying plans June 1 departure, prompting party quips as bills and school funding debates continue. Final vote totals show 21 Republican and 18 Democrat supporters for a policy on private school services.
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ES Moines
John Patchett
North Liberty
West Des Moines
Statehouse
Sen
W. R. Rabedeaux
R-Wilton
Heying
Curtis
Potter
Ramsey
Shaff
Shaw
Taylor
Glenn
Hill
Orr
Kuhl
Junkins
Resources Unit Denies Hearing Time Protest in Iowa
A complaint by University of Iowa professor E. B. Buchanan Jr. about a Des Moines hearing date for an Iowa City water permit was denied by the Towa natural resources council. Water Commissioner Richard G. Bullard said hearings are set in Des Moines due to low public turnout and may be reconvened in the relevant county if needed. The hearing concerned Stevens Sand & Gravel Co. of Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Towa Natural Resources Council
E. B. Buchanan, Jr
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Robert D. Ray
Richard G. Bullard
Buchanan
Bullard
Council
Stevens Sand & Gravel Co
Political Films at Cornell College This Weekend
Two political documentaries, Z and Sacco and Vanzetti, are shown at Cornell College in Armstrong Theater Friday through Sunday. Sacco and Vanzetti screens Friday at 3 PM and Saturday at 7:30 PM. Z plays Saturday at 2:30 PM and Sunday at 7:30 PM.
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MT. Vernon
Fugitive Sought In Iowa Bank Robbery Case
Law officers pursue an armed suspect in an Iowa bank robbery case. Minnesota prisoner Donald Hach was captured in Nebraska and charged in the First National Bank of New Hampton robbery. accomplice George Spiker remains at large. Warrants include interstate theft charges tied to Waverly and Peoria vehicles.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Bery
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minnesota
Scottsbluff County
Neb
Donald Charles Hach
Nebraska State Patrol
Nebraska
George Edward Spiker
Spiker
Hach
Sandstone
Minn
First National Bank of
New ‘Hampton
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Peoria
Ill
Benton County Bans Rock Fete Display Without License
Benton county supervisors approved a ban on public displays by groups whose main purpose is entertainment such as rock festivals without a prior license. The board also awarded an asphalt resurfacing bid of 167000 and change, raised deputy sheriff John Coberly’s pay to 7650, bought a 1500 gallon bituminous distributor tank for 8389, and named Marie Hamilton director with Hope Rogers as alternate to BITPCAP. terms start May 11.
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Vinton
Benton County
Iowa City
John Coberly
James W. Bell Co., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Bitpcap
Marie Hamilton
Hope Rogers
Tax preparer Dorothey Dunham pleads innocent in fraud case
Dorothy M Dunham 58 an independent tax preparer from Ottumwa pled innocent in U S district court to charges of preparing 19 fraudulent federal tax returns for a dozen Ottumwa families.
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DES Moines
Dorothy M. Dunham
Ottumwa
U. S
Gazette want ads sell millions in homes cars and merchandise
Gazette ads showcase vast sales including homes autos and merchandise with strong market activity and broad reader interest. The notice highlights the reach of classified listings and the potential value of listings to buyers and sellers.
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Gazette
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