Iowa leaders trumpet pride and plan education push
Demo legislative leaders Don Avenson and Lowell Jenkins praised Iowa as the most improved climate for economic growth while criticizing Gov Branstad. They outlined immediate gains from tax and lottery measures and pledged to focus on education funding and reform in the 1986 session.
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Branstad
House
Don Avenson
Oelwein
General Assembly
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Terry Branstad
Jenkins
Junkins
Walker man in kidnapping and terrorism trial begins
Edward Joseph Woods of Walker faces two counts of second degree kidnapping and terrorism in Buchanan County District Court. Jury selection starts as authorities describe him armed and dangerous after Feb arrests in Missouri, with presiding judge Forest Eastman and prosecutors Allan Vander Hart and defense attorney Steven Ristvedt.
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Edward Joseph Woods
Walker
Woods
Benito Tapia
Cheryl Scott
Quasqueton
Iowa
Wmt-Radio
Christy Cobb
Canada
Missouri
Crawford County
Forest Eastman
Buchanan County
Allan W. Vander Hart
Independence
Steven Ristvedt
Panel delays action on asbestos removal rules
A legislative committee postponed a rule aimed at preventing delays in school asbestos removal. The Administrative Rules Review Committee will revisit in July and delay implementation for at least 70 days, effectively allowing districts to proceed with abatement.
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DES Moines
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Department of Labor
Ed Parker
D-Mingo
Bert Priebe
D-Algona
Northwestern Bell offers All Time Volume Discounts on long distance
Northwestern Bell launched All Time Volume Discounts for direct dial long distance within its zones. Discounts scale with spend but require monthly charges over 15 dollars to qualify. All customers are automatically eligible with no signup or fee.
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Bell
DES Moines
Northwestern Bell
Nortwestern Bell
Ed Mattix
Northwestern
Iowa
Mattix
Grinnell closes admissions for 1985 freshman class
Grinnell College has filled all 370 freshman slots for 1985, ending further admissions. The college received a record 1,331 applications, up 48 percent from a decade ago, aided by media attention to its endowment which grew from 8 million in 1962 to 140 million today.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Wine sale delayed until mid July in Iowa stores
Iowa officials say wine will not appear in groceries and private outlets before mid July. Patrick Cavanaugh of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department explains wholesalers need time to fill licenses and pipeline. private outlet rules and state salary freezes also affect the rollout.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
DES Moines
Patrick Cavanaugh
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Cavanaugh
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