Rights unit orders removal of anti Iran sign in Ames
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission upheld a hearing officer's recommendation to remove the 1980s era Iranians Not Welcomed Here sign from a lot near the Red Barn supper club in Ames. Restaurant owner Bruce Russell plans to keep the sign and has added a porch sign. The commission rejected a staff proposal to require a Iranians Welcomed Here sign.
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Des Moines
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Red Barn
Ames
Bruce Russell
Russell
Commission
Scott Nichols
IRS seizes Oelwein firm over unpaid taxes at Humphrey Co
IRS agents padlocked the Humphrey Construction and Lumber Co premises in Oelwein citing failure to pay withholding and Social Security taxes. Three court actions totaling 16,295.31 filed in Fayette County District Court cover 1981 and 1982 tax periods. The owner can redeem property before sale, or within 120 days after, once seized.
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Oelwein
Internal Revenue Service
Humphrey Construction and Lumber Co
IRS
Dave Evans
Iowa
Fayette County
E. Humphrey Corp
Evans
Edwin Humphrey Jr
Gazette
Lumber Company
Cedar Falls teen dies after jeep overturns near home
Ward Northrup, 17, of 4423 West 27th Street Cedar Falls, was found by a passing motorist on West 27th Street near Union Road just after 2:20 a.m. The Jeep he drove overturned several times, he was thrown out, and died at the scene. The crash occurred a block from his family residence.
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Ward Leslie Northrup
West 27Th St
West 27Th Street
Union Road
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Infant suffocation named in Oelwein death
A 4 month old girl, Jessica Lynn Egan, daughter of John and Beth Kirkpatrick Egan, died from suffocation last Sunday in Oelwein. She was found in her crib under bedclothes and died on arrival at Mercy Hospital after an autopsy noted no infant death syndrome.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Harold Hallberg
Jessica Lynn Egan
John and
Beth Kirkpatrick Egan
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Governor Opines on Early Tax Cut Move
Des Moines Governor Robert Ray questions moving up the July tax cut to New Year’s Day. He wants stronger evidence that an earlier cut boosts the economy without widening the federal deficit. Ray notes consumer benefits but cites no clear recovery and warns against hasty action.
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Robert Ray
Reagan
Ray
News
Branstad to Check for Electronic Bugs in Office
Gov elect Terry Branstad says he will conduct an electronic sweep of his office in the Iowa Statehouse to check for eavesdropping devices amid reports that spies may be present. He plans to follow normal procedures.
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Des Moines
Iowa Statehouse
Terry Branstad
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