No safety violations found in Hudson pipeline blast probe
preliminary findings by Iowa investigators show Northern Natural Gas Co did not violate state safety standards at the site of the explosion that killed five. findings remain tentative as the investigation continues and may uncover violations later.
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Hudson, Iowa
Northern Natural Gas Co
Twila Morris
Iowa Commerce Commission
Northern Natural
Jean Nederhiser
Commission
Iowa
Hudson
Northern
Nederhiser
Branstad to Keep Most of Ray Appointees
Des Moines awaiting transition details as Branstad signals minimal staff shakeup. Susan Neely says top officials likely retained, while department heads await word before January inauguration. Transition team expands with Smalley and Harms directing scheduling and research. Branstad wife Chris hospitalized for kidney stones but in good condition.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Susan Neely
Branstad
Robert Anderson
Senate
Chris
Mason City
Ron Mosher
National Governors Association
Salt Lake City
Robert Ray
Ray
Neely
Bonnie Smalley
Wendell Harms
Rand Fisher
Jerry Mathiasen
Six Northwest Iowans Indicted in IRS Raid Interference
A federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids charged Leonard Wodtke and five others from Woodbury County with resisting IRS officers during a seizure at the Wodtke farm on October 15. They face counts of forcibly impeding, with three charged additionally for using deadly weapons. The IRS seized cattle, tractors, and a hay baler as back taxes of about 430,680 dollars are pursued. Arraignment set for Monday in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Woodbury County
Internal Revenue Service
Leonard Wodtke
Oto
Wodtke
IRS
June
Bruce
U.S. District Court
Bruce Wodtke
Willems
Wodtkes
Des Moines Man Acquitted of Cedar County Murder
A Cedar County jury acquitted Billy Allen Jr., 21, of Des Moines, of first degree murder in the March stabbing of used car dealer Cliff Welling. The trial, moved from Polk County on venue grounds, followed a nine-hour, two-day deliberation.
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Tipton
Des Moines
Cedar County
Billy Allen Jr
Cliff Welling
Polk County
Allen
Welling
Manchester man pleads to lesser charge in deputy shooting case
Charles A. Fierstine, 37, of Manchester pleads guilty to going armed with intent in the Nov. 11, 1981 shooting of Delaware County Deputy Sheriff David Elledge. Elledge was wounded. Fierstine was shot and injured. Sentencing date not set. Fierstine remains on $50,000 bond. Elledge is son of former Delaware Sheriff Bert Elledge Jr.
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Manchester
Charles A. Fierstine
Delaware County
David Elledge
Fierstine
Delaware County District Court
T.H. Nelson
Elledge
Delaware
Bert Elledge Jr
Cedar Falls principal testifies in Floyd County school case
Dr. James Doud, Cedar Falls elementary principal, testified on the ACE program at Calvary Baptist Christian School in Charles City. He noted strengths like time on task and feedback but pointed out lack of student interaction and questioned the program as a sole approach.
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Charles City
Iowa
Calvary Baptist Christian School
Ray Clough
Floyd County
James Doud
Malcolm Price Laboratory
Cedar Falls
Doud
Margaret Clifford
University of Iowa
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy
Lieves
Leonard Feldt
Education Department
Feldt
Academy
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U.S. Department of Transportation
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Huntoon
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Michael Heth
Waterloo
Bureau
Cedar Jury
D.M
Danny Lee Reimers
Reimers
Allen Brothers
Jimmy
Swith
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Ms. Clifford
North Dakota
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Martin Luther
Benson & Hedges
NUE
New York
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