Crashes on Iowa Roads Fatal to 7
Seven people were killed in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend. Dennis Olsen and his wife Kathleen Gertrude died in a two car crash on U S 63 north of Denver. Other victims include William Springer, Raymond De Waard, Rickey McAlpin, Charles Stevens, and Daniel Odendahl in separate crashes across the state.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Dennis Olsen
New Hampton
Kathleen Gertrude
U.S
Denver
Robert Goodrich
Waterloo
William Springer
Eddyville
Iowa 5
Albia
Joseph Lee
Raymond W. de Waard
Britt
U.S. 18
Rickey McAlpin
Villisca
Omaha
Neb
U.S. 71
John Beedle, Jr
Red Oak
Charles Stevens
Newton
US. 6
Kellogg
Jeff
Daniel Odendahl
Silvis
Bettendorf
Missing Parolee Case Dismissed in Tama County Court
The Tama County district court dismissed an application to revoke the parole of Frederick L. Youngbear 18 of rural Tama on good behavior at college. He had left Haskell Indian Junior College at Lawrence Kansas on April 10 and his current address is unknown. Youngbear pleaded guilty September 13 1972 to assault with intent and received a suspended one year sentence at the Ana soma men’s reformatory and was paroled to the bureau of adult corrections.
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Tama Toledo
Tama County
Frederick
Freddie) L. Youngbear
Tama
Haskell Indian Junior College
Lawrence
Kan
Jared O. Bauch
Youngbear
Haskell College
Bauch
Anamosa
Farewell Bid to Steamboat Bill Peterson
Some 450 history buffs joined the Carousel room in Iowa City to honor Dr. William J. Peterson retiring after 26 years as superintendent of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Mac Kinlay Kantor led the tribute, recounting stories from Peterson’s steamboat days and his fundraising for the society’s building, soon to be named for Peterson.
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Iowa City
Carousel
William J. Peterson
State Historical Society of Iowa
MacKinlay Kantor
Peterson
Kantor
Bill
The
Historical Society
Dick Clark
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Marion Neely
Mississippi
Iowa Historical Society
Property Tax Decline Tied to Federal Revenue Sharing Iowa
Iowa property taxes eased slightly in 1973 as federal revenue sharing cut levies by 5.6 million to 762.3 million. The spread funded by 9.5 million in federal funds reduced bills for 33 counties and 37 cities, while school spending remained capped. Total tax for community schools and counties fell despite rising county operating costs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Francis R. Laren
State Comptroller’s Office
Iowa Senate Votes to Seek Hatch Act Amendment
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Senate voted 37 to 10 to ask Congress to amend the Hatch Act so it does not apply to state and local government employees. The act currently bars federal workers from political activity and extends to federally funded state and local programs. Sen. John Murray Ames said the state already forbids employees from political activity during working hours.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Congress
John Murray
Ames
Johnson Office Move Plan Draws Criticism
Johnson county board of supervisors heard that the Citizens Advisory committee of the Regional Planning commission objects to moving county offices from the courthouse. Two planning members urged a public hearing to decide the suitability of relocating offices to a site south of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Citizens Advisory Committee
Regional Planning Commission
Regional Planning
Model Cooling Plant Used For Dike System Design
IOWA CITY Illinois power official Byron F. Lee told University of Iowa engineers that U S electricity demand will grow about seven percent annually to 1990. He described Commonwealth Edison’s cooling lake model for a La Salle county plant near Marseilles and noted 37 percent of energy use would be electricity by 1985.
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University of Iowa
LaSalle County
William W. Sayre
Byron F. Lee
Dale C. Harris
S.C. Jain
Sayre
Jain
I. Institute of Hydraulic Research
Harris
Lee
Commonwealth Edison Co. of
Illinois
Iowa City
Illinois Power Company
U.S
Commonwealth Edison Co
U. of S. College of Engineering
Institute of Hydraulic Research
Hydraulics Laboratory
Commonwealth Edison
Marseilles
Ill
Total U.S
No Matter the Weather He'll Take Car to Work
Des Moines report notes Rep. Scott Newhard argues against bike commuting citing weather. He states he will ride to work in his car regardless. Senator Tom Riley receives a cordial greeting from Lt Gov Arthur Neu as he opens the Senate.
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Des Moines
Scott Newhard
Anamosa
John Patchett
North Liberty
Newhard
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Neu
Senate
Raid at Church Dance Leads to Bootlegging Charges
Iowa City liquor agents with local police and sheriff’s deputies raided a Unitarian church near the police station Saturday night where the University of Iowa Gay Liberation Front held a dance to commemorate Stonewall riots. Two men, Gard A. Roper and Loren T. Rodewald, were charged with bootlegging for allegedly dispensing beer without a license, and Glen M. Ep stein faced an intoxication charge. GLF members claimed the raid was harassment, while officials said beer ads in the Daily Iowan confirmed beer would be sold at the event. About 100 attendees were present. two kegs were reportedly purchased, with donations accepted to cover costs.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
The
Gay Liberation Front
GLF
Gard A. Roper
Loren T. Rodewald
Glen M. Epstein
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Roger Stephens
Stephens
Daily Iowan
the Gazette Sunday
Unitarian Church
New York City
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