Iowa Boy 15 Given Life For Grandfather Slaying
Robert Moser aged 15 was sentenced to life in prison for the January killing of his 80 year old grandfather Ernest Ganzhorn on a Logan farm. He pled guilty to first degree murder in Atlantic with his estranged parents present.
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Robert Moser
R. Kent Martin
Atlantic
Ernest G. Ganzhorn
Robert
Iowa City
Phyllis and
Herbert Moser
Omaha
Ganzhorn
Blairstown Girl Wins VA Hospital Contest
Des Moines Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital director Dr J Gordon Spendlove announced the winners of the annual Employ the Handicapped contest. More than 50 entries from seventh through twelfth grade students in area schools were received. First Sheryl Niebuhr Blairstown Second John C Mac Queen Central junior high Iowa City Third Jennifer Jackson Blairstown.
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Iowa City Veterans Administration Hospital
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Blairstown
John C. MacQueen
Central Junior High School
Iowa City
Jennifer Jackson
Father-in-Law of Legislator Killed in Des Moines Area
Albert V. Keller a 70 year old Des Moines landscape architect died in a highway 60 crash ten miles southeast of Des Moines during a rainstorm. He was returning from Albia where he worked on a St Mary's church project. Keller was alone and the father in law of state Rep Howard Reppert. He is survived by a daughter in Albuquerque and his widow.
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Albert V. Keller
Keller
Albia
St. Mary’s Church
Howard Reppert
Study Plan for New School Unit In Manchester
Manchester The West Delaware County Community school board considers an industrial arts building near the high school. Plans include hiring Alt fillisch Olson Gray Thompson for plans and specs. Other actions cover a 10000 gallon fuel oil tank, tree planting at the new elementary school, perimeter science tables for 3000 dollars, and an audit contract. New hires and changes include Milo Timmerman as custodian and bus driver, Helen Lou Westphal as first grade teacher, Richard Justice as industrial arts instructor, and a pay raise for bus drivers.
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Delaware County Community School Board
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Platt Nurseries
Waterloo
J. S. Latta and Son Firm
Cedar Rapids
Greeley Consolidated School
West Delaware
F. C. Gosling
Doctor Street
Milo Timmerman
Lincoln
Ben Lubben
Timmerman
Helen Lou Westphal
Maquoketa Valley
Richard Justice
Leo Simms
Spring Bird Count Sunday in Decorah
The Northeast Iowa Audubon Society will hold its annual spring bird count in Decorah. Counters meet at Ostrander Cafe from 5 to 6 a.m. for briefing, then are assigned to groups around Decorah, with a breakfast and tally at 8:30 a.m. at the cafe.
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Ostrander
Iowa City Library Extends Borrowing During Move
The Iowa City public library offers longer loan periods and unlimited items through June and July as it moves into a new addition. Patrons should borrow needed materials by May 29 and renew current loans by phone no later than that date. The library will close May 30 and reopen around mid July with ongoing rebuilding of the entrance.
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Iowa City
Joyce Nienster
Governor Signs Bill Repealing Cigaret Vending Control
Des Moines governor Harold Hughes signed a bill repealing the requirement for remotely controlled cigaret vending machines. The measure allows uncontrolled machines only in licensed retail locations with adult supervision.
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Harold Hughes
Driver Charged After Unattended Vehicle Strike
Justin Burke of Dubuque is charged with striking an unattended vehicle in Strawberry Point on Sunday. A passing motorist recorded his license number and gave it to police.
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Strawberry Point
Justin Burke
Dubuque
Iowa House reshapes Senate tax bill in four days
Point by point, the Iowa House rewrote the tax appropriation bill adding and removing provisions. In the final roll call the measure passed 58 to 46 with Republicans and Democrats split on key items including sales tax, property tax relief, and school aid, before moving to the Senate. What Cheer Tri-County school board reports low bids for a new bus with a Chevrolet chassis and a Superior body.
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Fayette Jury Awards Funds to Plaintiffs
A Fayette district court jury deliberated five hours Thursday evening before returning verdicts for the plaintiffs. Julia Vande Vorde of Stanley was awarded $2,500 from the city of Oelwein and water department superintendent Herb Doudney, after seeking $15,000. Her father Lanes was awarded $1,798 for damage to a pickup truck in a collision with a city vehicle.
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Stanley
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Herb Doudney
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