Branstad names Indianola judge to Iowa Court of Appeals
Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday named Maynard J W Hayden of Indianola to the Iowa Court of Appeals. The 5th District judge will fill the $54,200 a year post left vacant by Judge Janet Johnson who resigned to become dean of a New York law school.
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Indianola
Iowa Court of Appeals
Branstad
5Th Judicial District Court
Maynard J.W. Hayden
Hayden
Janet Johnson
New York
Culver to Speak at Cedar Rapids Festival Banquet
The Cedar Rapids International Festival opens May 11 with a banquet at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. Former U.S. Senator John Culver will outline Cedar Rapids status as a leading exporting center.
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Cedar Rapids
Offer Made on Depot in Marion Moves City Vote
A purchase offer has been made on the Milwaukee Chicago St Paul and Pacific Railroad depot in Marion. City Manager Carl Ramey said the council must decide if the city should buy the parking lot by the depot now leased from the railroad for public parking. Marion, page 6A. Twelve investors filed identical lawsuits in Linn District and U.S. District Court seeking over 5 million from Atlas Ltd and partners over a warehouse investment dispute. Linn County, page 7A. Actor Jack Lemmon, 56, reflects on aging and still feels youthful in parts and life. People, page 16A.
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Marion
Carl Ramey
Linn District Court
U.S. District Court
Atlas Ltd
Linn County
Jack Lemmon
People
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Hiawatha to hold special election for mayor and council seat
A special election will replace former Mayor Tom Theis and ex Councilman Robert Wheeler after their resignations. City Hall received a citizen petition prompting the vote, despite officials hoping to avoid the cost. The report notes a related legislative action cutting funding from an appropriations measure.
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Hiawatha
Tom Theis
Robert Wheeler
City Hall
Metro Iown
Washington seeks accord as Chicago mayor fights council control
Harold Washington pushes to ease a split with the City Council amid a plan that would shift most power to white aldermen. The political clash endangers his hold on city governance as tensions rise in Chicago.
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Chicago
Harold Washington
U.S
New Chairmen Named at Iowa Electric Light and Farmers State Bank
Two corporate leadership updates announced. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. appoints a new chairman while Farmers State Bank of Marion names a new chairman president and board member. Page 7B.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Farmers State Bank of
Marion
Money
Bond rate slumps for six months to 8.64 percent
The government announced a sharp drop in Series EE savings bond interest rates for the next six months. The new rate is 8.64 percent, down from 11.09 percent, effective through Oct. 31. This item appears on Money, page 7B.
Bank seeks examiner in Wilson Foods bankruptcy case
A bank owed by Wilson Foods asks the Oklahoma City bankruptcy court to appoint an examiner to review Wilson's business. Secretary of Agriculture Block has monitored the proceedings closely since the filing. Money and Farm sections reference related pages.
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Wilson Foods
Oklahoma City
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Block
Money
Infusoid drug pump implanted in Cedar Rapids patient
Mary Schuler received Cedar Rapids first Infusoid chemotherapy pump at Mercy Hospital in a 24 hour operation. The device, titanium and silicone, delivers controlled chemo directly to the liver tumor, reducing hospital stays and systemic side effects. FDA approved, about 3 500 devices implanted nationwide with Medicare coverage typical.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Mary Schuler
Midway Drive
Dean H. Gesme Jr
Schuler
Gesme
Jamie Jensen
Infosaid
Minneapolis
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
FDA
Infusaid Corp
Jensen
Mosher upbeat on Iowa revenues despite April dip
Iowa Comptroller Ronald Mosher voiced cautious optimism after April revenues fell 8.5 million from a year earlier, still forecasting a seven million general fund balance by year end. He cited timing shifts and rising tax returns as factors and noted sales and withholding trends need to continue improving.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ronald Mosher
State Revenue Department
Prosecution rests in Cedar Rapids murder trial
In Cedar Rapids, the state's last witness testified that Michael Rohn and Bruce Farris prepared to discard knives used in the stabbing of Jacalyn May and her two sons. Defense witnesses questioned memory and suggested Farris acted alone, with ongoing psychiatric evaluation for Farris.
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Life Investors Inc
Cedar Rapids
Mosher
Roland Krekeler
Michael Rohn
Rohn
Bruce Farris
Jacalyn May
Louise Franks
Farris
Miss May
Justin
Jason
Franks
Mitchellville
May
Rose
Marie Glandon
Glandon
Hawthorne Hills
Carolyn
William Thomas Medberry
Medberry
Virginia Miersen
Clarification on a Photo Caption and Publicity Stunt
The Gazette apologizes for a miscaption on Tuesday’s Picture Page. The caption Heavy Duty referred to Monsieur Creosote, a Monty Python film character, posing at Ma Maison in Los Angeles as a publicity stunt.
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Monsieur Creosote
Los Angeles
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