First Winter Blast Kills Three Across Iowa
Three people die as a snowy blast hits Iowa with slick roads and blowing snow. Susan Lenker of Iowa City dies in a slush filled crash near Elkader. Rev. Roderick Jackson and his wife are hurt in a separate broadside collision south of the Maurice viaduct.
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Iowa State Patrol
Roderick Jackson
Central Reform Church
Sioux Center
U.S. Highway 75
Maurice Viaduct
Neva
Barbara Joan Furry
Dubuque
U.S
Maquoketa
Lawrence Stanton
Coon Rapids
Minn
Furry
National Weather Service
Northwest
Paul Waite
Residency hurdle looms as Hughes mulls 1982 bid
Harold Hughes signaled a possible obstacle to his Iowa governor bid after staff found a question about his two year residency required for eligibility. The former governor and ex-senator said legal steps would follow, and he would drop the campaign if the issue cannot be resolved.
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Hughes
U.S
Washington
the Gazette
John Law
U.S. Senate
Fellowship Foundation
Royal Oak
Vinton hit by multiple plant closures and job losses
Dubuque Packing Co will close its Vinton plant on December 5, costing about 100 jobs. Hawk Bill and Perfex Group also scale back or shut down, pushing over 100 homes onto the market as residents seek work elsewhere. Chamber president Mike Cruzen cites the closure's impact on a planned $6.7 million sewage plant and local negotiations.
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Hawk Bill
Farmhand Inc
Grinnell
Perfex Group
McQuay-Perfex Inc
Dubuque Packing
Mike Cruzen
Vinton Chamber of Commerce
Dubuque Pack
Plez'e
Today's Chuckle on the Life of a Bill Collector
A lighthearted column reflects on the bill collector’s day with humor about callers who ask him to call again. The piece mixes witty observations with everyday frustrations and small victories in debt collection.
Panic among Rolling Stones ticket scalpers in Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls demand for Rolling Stones tickets appears to fall as scalpers slash prices from 100 to as low as 45 dollars. Jerry Naylor recalled long lines and frenzied buying as tickets sold in or near the auditorium, with some offers to split tickets or cover others. He says his family bought 12 tickets and plans to use eight, while trying to sell four at progressively lower prices.
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Cedar Falls
Jerry Naylor
Scotch Grove
Des Moines
Naylor
Real estate agent cleared in trust case
DES MOINES The Iowa Real Estate Commission exonerated four Cedar Rapids agents over a trust account shortage of more than $18 000 tied to Gary Gohmann and Associates Inc Thomas F Kelly Sr was not involved in the loss though his son Thomas R Kelly Jr faced revocation and repayment after admitting awareness of problems Kelly testified he had no knowledge of the trust account transactions and the commission hearing followed.
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Des Moines
Iowa Real Estate Commission
Cedar Rapids
Thomas F. Kelly Sr
Gary Gohmann and Associates Inc
Kelly
Thomas R. Kelly Jr
Senate Budget Fight Rages Over 417 Billion Funding Measure
Senate leaders struggle to marshal votes on a 417.4 billion continuing resolution aimed at averting a veto. Reagan demands deeper cuts while pay raises for 46,000 top federal workers advance amid the budget stalemate.
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