Anderson urges Branstad to cool job fund criticism
Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson urges Gov. Branstad to distance himself from harsh criticism of a 300 million unemployment trust fund bailout. He calls for a compromise review of disputed sections when lawmakers reconvene in January and says Branstad should sign the bill, noting its positive aspects outweigh the negatives.
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Branstad
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Robert Anderson
Susan Neely
Washington Police Chief Fired In Iowa City
Washington Iowa mayor cites incompatibility as Police Chief Ken Bauer is fired effective July 31 after friction between Police Department administrators and the City Council. Bauer, in office since 1974, will serve as chief until end of July with a 15 year tenure and an annual salary of 18250 dollars.
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Washington
Iowa
Ken Bauer
Raymond Minick
the Gazette
Minick
Bauer
Wapello death ruled a self inflicted gunshot
Betty Jean Perryman aged 50 died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. The body was found by her husband on April 29 inside a pickup truck in Wapello Iowa. The state Department of Criminal Investigation ruled the death a personal safety related incident.
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Wapello
Iowa
State Department of Criminal Investigation
Betty Jean Perryman
Skipper vows USS Iowa won’t sail near Iowa
Navy Captain Gerald E. Gneckow pledges the USS Iowa will not sail near Iowa as Gov. Terry Branstad honors crest designers. The ceremony in Des Moines includes awards for a ship crest contest with 937 entries from Iowans. overall winner John Giss earns trip to recommissioning in Pascagoula.
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Brian Chapman
Des Moines — Iowa
Iowa
Iowa Capitol
Navy
Gerald E. Gneckow
Nebraska
Terry Branstad
Gneckow
Branstad
Iowa Conservation Commission
ICC
Storm Lake
Capitol
United States
Mississippi River
St. Louis
USS Iowa
John Giss
Clinton
Convicted La Porte City businessman tied to thefts
Black Hawk County deputies searched four Hicks properties in La Porte City and recovered hundreds of items tied to thefts dating back up to 20 years. Robert E. Hicks, 40, serving a burglary sentence, faces multiple pending charges as he is treated for possible spinal meningitis in Iowa City.
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Hicks Plumbing and Heating
Bob's Sewer Service
Hicks Electric
Hicks
Iowa Men's Reformatory
Anamosa
University Hospitals
Iowa City
William Miller
Sheriff's Investigative Unit
Miller
Hicks Plumbing
Jepsen Sponsors Forum On Tip Reporting Law
U S Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa will sponsor a public forum in West Des Moines about the new tip reporting law. The 9 a.m. event at the Webster Inn features officials from the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to discuss the measure.
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Washington
U.S
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
West Des Moines
Webster Inn
Westown Parkway
U.S. Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Iowan Dies in Webster County Crash
In Webster County Iowa James control drove off the road into a ditch and a jeep type vehicle flipped over killing Douglas Eberle 30 of Farnhamville during an early Friday crash authorities said the incident occurred southwest of the county town.
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Gowrie
Iowa
James Control
Douglas Eberle
Farnhamville
Webster
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