Five killed in East Iowa pipeline blast
A gas pipeline explosion on the Edna Rathman farm near Hudson Iowa killed five people including three tiling crew workers and two Black Hawk County soil conservation agents. The blast damaged equipment and a pickup truck and scorched the surrounding ground turning soil orange. Firefighters from multiple towns contained the blaze two hours after it started.
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Hudson
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Soil Conservation
Edna Rathman
Grundy
Sheriff's Office
Lester Huisman
Huisman Treuching Co
Michael
Wellsburg
Casper Niehaus
Ackley
Soil Conservation Department
Shildroth
Reinbeck
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Grundy County
Rick Penning
the Gazette
Judge flags social workers in sexual abuse case
Sixth District Juvenile Court Judge Brent Harstad reprimanded two social workers for withholding information in a sexual abuse case. DSS worker Janet Christensen and Families Inc. employee Michael Ryan failed to notify the court that a Linn County woman had participated in sexual acts with her children. The case involved physical abuse and neglect by the mother and sexual abuse by her common law husband Robert Bruce, who is serving a 10 year sentence. The matter may lead to criminal charges against the mother.
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Sixth District Juvenile Court
Brent Harstad
Harstad
Linn County
Iowa Department of Social Services
With Families Inc
West Branch
DSS
Janet Christensen
Families Inc
Michael Ryan
Robert Bruce
Bruce
Linn County Attorney’s Office
U S backs UN Falklands talks despite British objections
The United States joined a General Assembly vote 90 to 12 urging Britain and Argentina to renew negotiations on Falklands sovereignty. The nonbinding resolution, sponsored by Argentina and 19 Latin American nations, drew 52 abstentions with no time limit set for resumption. British officials criticized the call.
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United Nations
United States
General Assembly
Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
U.S
Reagan
Washington
Latin America
John Thomson
Falklands
Record number draw unemployment checks
Washington officials reported a mid October record 4.687 million Americans received unemployment benefits for the week ending Oct 16. The insured unemployment rate stood at 5.4 percent, below the 7 percent peak of 1975, though critics say eligibility has narrowed under budget cuts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Employment and Training Administration
The
New Iowa Legislature to See Significantly Different Procedures
State Rep. Don Avenson and Sen. Lowell Jenkins, both Democrats, are tipped to lead the House and Senate as the 1969 session begins, promising a more active legislature with broader involvement in budgeting and governance. They anticipate substantial process changes and greater cross party collaboration to address farms unemployment and utility issues.
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Don Avenson
Doelwein
House of Representatives
Lowell Jenkins
Dontrose
Senate
Avenson
Jenkins
Bob Anderson
Newton
General Assembly
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Gazette Northeast Iowa Bureau and Gazette Wire Services
Mark Shildroth
Russ Bell
Charles City
Plainfield
Northern Natural Gas
Bill Greene
Iowa Public Service
UPI Photo
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
U.N
Democratic Study Group
Haan
Vctl
U.S World
Marion
Ken Sullivan
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