Des Moines tavern owner shoots would be robber
A tavern owner, sleeping on a pool table, shot and killed a would be burglar at the Greenwood Lounge when the man tried to pry open the door. The 16 year old suspect David Sydney died later of head wounds. The shooting is being considered justifiable and charges are unlikely.
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Prairie City
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John Deveny
Larry Harris
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Polk County Attorney's Office
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Iowa Governor Ray signs 21 bills into law
Gov. Robert Ray signed 21 bills including ending the pre marital blood test to detect syphilis and granting a five year property tax moratorium for passive solar installations. He also made permanent a law setting ceilings on home loan mortgage rates and approved rounding property taxes to the nearest dollar.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray Friday
Iowa panel to open Washington office for rate cases
The Iowa Commerce Commission will establish a Washington office for a one year trial to intervene in federal utility rate cases. Diane McIntire was chosen for the post, with a six month review to gauge savings for Iowa customers.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
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Diane McIntire
Iowa
Varley
Iowa Commission
Washington Counsel
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University of Iowa Law School
Man electrocuted while raking grain on Iowa farm
Ronald Stephenson, 27, of Cedar Falls died in Adair County after a metal rake touched a high voltage line while he stood on a metal ladder and raked grain from a metal bin on his parents' farm. Dr. Joe Baker, the county medical examiner, confirmed the incident occurred Thursday.
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Cedar Falls
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Johnson County Well Water Levels Drop Rapidly
Ten years ago water in many Johnson County wells was falling rapidly as drought conditions stressed groundwater. Local officials urged conservation while residents reported lower supplies and shrinking aquifers.
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Johnson County
Iowa counties must provide access to vital statistics
Iowa Attorney General's Office says county registrars must allow public inspection and copying of open vital records despite budget pressures. Some records such as births out of wedlock remain closed, while counties may protect confidential data with reasonable measures.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Jeanine Freeman
IDOT highway chief McLean plans early retirement
Ames AP Donald McLean director of the Iowa Department of Transportation highway division will retire in June citing the job’s pressure. Since 1977 he led highway planning amid chronic controversy over where and how to build. Sioux City native McLean began with the IDOT in 1953 after roles as Sac County engineer and in private business.
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Donald McLean
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Sioux City
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Sac County
Tauke pushes plan for sale of The Rock
Rep. Tom Tauke urged a House panel to approve legislation to speed the sale of the bankrupt Rock Island Railroad. He cited northeast Iowa economic woes and urged ICC arbitration between trustees and buyers while requiring buyer plans for hiring current or former employees.
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Washington, D.C
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Rock Island Railroad
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Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation and Tourism
Tauke
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Larson Named to Iowa Merit Employment Commission
Charles Larson former Iowa Department of Public Safety commissioner was nominated by Gov. Ray to the Iowa Merit Employment Commission. The Newton attorney replaces Ivor Stanley who resigned. Senate confirmation is possible. Larson served as DPS chief from 1973 to 1979 and later helped Saudi Arabia establish a highway patrol. In 1873 penny post cards debuted.
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Charles Larson
Iowa Department of Public Safety
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Iowa Merit Employment Commission
Larson
Ivor Stanley
Cedar Rapids
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