Senator Hansen backs open debate on 65-foot truck rule
Des Moines reports Sen. Willard Hansen opposes 65-foot trailers and agrees politicians should face groups in public discussion. He urged highway safety, a gas tax raise, and better trucker etiquette to calm roads. Hansen criticized Des Moines Register for skipping the debate.
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Des Moines
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Hansen
Iowa
Michael Gartner
Des Moines Register
Gartner
the Register
the Gazette
Register
Iowans Warned of Repair Con Men
Des Moines warns residents to beware a band of itinerant home repair con men from Illinois. They push barn painting lightning rods and drive door to door. Illinois officials say subpoenas were served. band dispersed but new group rumored heading into Iowa.
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Des Moines
Peoria
Illinois
Iowa
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General’s Office
Turner
Two Quad Cities Men Injured In Electrical Accidents
Ivan Smith 24 of Barstow was installing a CB radio antenna at home when it touched a power line. Edward Jenkins 41 of Davenport was operating a mobile boom at a Cordova construction site when the boom contacted a 14 000 volt line. Both were listed in critical condition.
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Rock Island, Ill
Quad Cities
Ivan Smith
Barstow
Rock Island
Edward Jenkins
Davenport
Cordova
Casts Announced for Two 70s Action Films
Los Angeles reports Bruce Dern will star in The Driver directed by Walter Hill for 20th Century Fox. James Franciscus plays a crooked CIA agent in Good Guys Wear Black with Chuck Norris as star.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Dern
Walter Hill
20Th Century-Fox
James Franciscus
Chuck Norris
Rural Iowa districts study possible mergers amid shrinking enrollments
Fayette, North Fayette and West Central districts completed a joint feasibility study by Wayne Truesdell to explore how facilities and enrollments would fit if consolidation occurred. They will discuss the study in a June 7 joint meeting. no merger plans are promised, with focus on keeping communication open.
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Fayette
Fayette Community
North Fayette Community
West Central Community
Maynard
Fayette Community School
North Fayette
North Fayette High School
West Union
Richard Glidden
Fayette Commmunity
West Central
Glidden
Iowa
Donald Mueller
Wayne Truesdell
University of Northern Iowa
Hawkeye
Mueller
Onalee Baker
Randalia
Baker
Johnson Civil Defense Agency Cuts Director Hours and Pay
Johnson County civil defense agency halves director Wayne Walters's hours and salary and removes a full-time secretary. A 13-point critique cites performance concerns. Walters, 58, considers resignation while officials say reappointment could occur if improvements resume. The change takes effect July 1, with pay reduced to seven thousand dollars.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Civil Defense Agency
Wayne Walters
Civil Defense
David Meyer
Civil Defense Agency
Meyer
Walters
the Gazette
Tipton Displays New Horton Ambulance At Open House
Tipton ambulance service hosts an open house to show its new Horton Modular ambulance purchased for 27000 dollars. The vehicle delivered April 1 came after a fund drive by an ambulance committee and was turned over to the city.
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Tipton
Courthouse Square
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Senate
Smulekoffs
Presto Aluminum
At Fayette
N. Fayette
Judy Daubenmier
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
First Street
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