Push for Gas Tax Hike to Resume Next Year in Iowa
Iowa state and local officials failed to push a 3cents per gallon gasoline tax increase through the 1977 session. Despite later agreement on funding, the measure stalled in the Ways and Means committee and adjourned without a floor vote, prompting vows of a stronger bid in 1978.
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Rookie Davenport officer fired after shooting burglary suspect
Bruce Blocker 19, youngest Davenport patrolman, was dismissed by Police Chief Kenneth Conlon following a second incident after he shot a suspected burglar, Andrew Gayton 21, during a burglary probe. Blocker joined in December and faced calls to raise officer age from 18 to 21.
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