Antitrust Debate Splits Iowa House On Nonpartisan Study
In Des Moines the Iowa House debated an antitrust bill with partisan clash over study and fate. Rep. Nielsen urged interim bipartisan review while leaders accused each other of stalling. A key vote to return the measure to committee failed 52-43, delaying further debate to Thursday.
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DES Moines
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Judiciary Committee
House
Carl Nielsen
Daltoona
Scott Newhard
Dinamosa
Norman Jesse
Jesse
Iowa
Edgar Bittle
West Des Moines
X-Ray radiation hazard cited in Iowa legislature debate
Rep Cooper Evans a nuclear engineer says obsolete X-ray equipment in Iowa clinics poses cancer risk due to lack of regulation. He notes Iowa lacks any X-ray law, questions malpractice pressures driving more scans, and expects a 1976 legislative look at controls. He cites DEQ study and broader waste concerns, with no known nuclear waste incidents in the state.
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Cooper Evans
R Grundy Center
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa
Evans
House
Sandlot basketball injures state representative Joe Rinas
State Representative Joe Rinas of Marion injured his ankle while walking on crutches after spraining it during a sandlot pickup game over the weekend at his home.
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Joe Rinas
Marion
Benton County Skills Pact Delayed Over Administrative Terms
A dispute between Benton County Board of Supervisors and Skills Inc. delays a proposed joint agreement for the county run work activity center for handicapped adults. Both sides favor services and a supervisor on Skills board but clash on bookkeeping limits, attendance at closed meetings, and open meetings law. The plan would lease the center for 400 dollars monthly and pay 10 dollars per day per client up to 39 clients and 230 days per year.
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Vinton
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Skills, Inc
Skills Board
Skills
Board of Supervisors
Driver Injured In One Car Crash Near Decorah
A 20 year old Luana man A J R Kapell was reportedly in satisfactory condition after a single vehicle crash nine miles east of Decorah on Highway 9 at 4 a.m. He said he fell asleep, crossing the center line and rolling the car onto its side. The car damaged a fence owned by Carmen Christensen with about 100 dollars in damages. Kapell faces a charge of failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Decorah
Elkader Farmer Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
Elkader farmer Francis DeShaw, farming seven miles west of the town, is charged with 36 counts of cruelty to animals and 36 counts of failure to dispose of dead animals after 36 cattle were found dead on his premises. Investigators say starvation and winter conditions led to deaths. pollution concerns were raised over carcasses in water gullies near the Volga River. DeShaw contends most cattle died of old age and says he fed molasses and hay. He is to appear in Clayton County magistrate court Friday morning.
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Elkader
Francis DeShaw
Here
DeShaw
Clayton County
Volga
Aiden Foss
Oelwein
Civil Liberties Theme Defines Abortion Conscience Bill
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate debated civil liberties in a conscience abortion bill. Senator Cloyd Robinson argued the core issue is protecting an individual’s civil liberties against being forced to take part in procedures they oppose morally. The bill, prohibiting employment actions against those refusing abortions on conscience grounds, passed 42 to 5 and moved to the House.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
House
Birdie at Independence High Like Bye Bye Birdie
Independence high school music and drama departments stage Bye Bye Birdie Thursday and Friday nights. Rehearsals feature Janice Potts Randy Derr and Cindy McGill with makeup by Sue Clark. Directors are Lauretta Graetz Francie Ahrens Glenn Miller and Neva Holland.
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Bye Bye
Birdie
Independence High School
Janice Potts
Randy Derr
Cindy McGill
Sue Clark
Lauretta Graetz
Francie Ahrens
Glenn Miller
Neva Holland
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