Moose disoriented moose disrupts traffic in Iowa
A 1000 pound moose nicknamed Maxwell disrupted I-80 in central Iowa causing a traffic jam. Officials declined to tranquilize or move the animal, hoping nature would run its course as Maxwell heads south likely in search of a mate. Five Iowa moose have appeared in 20 years with mixed outcomes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate 80
Maxwell
Minnesota
Richard Bishop
State Wildlife Department
Nature
Bishop
Missouri
Armed robbers strike Mount Joy branch bank
Two white male robbers wearing Halloween masks robbed the Mount Joy branch of Central Trust & Savings Bank in Davenport at about 10 30 a m. They took cash into a large bag and fled. No one injured. A dark blue 1982 Buick with Tennessee plates linked to the car. A white female may have been with them.
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Scott County Sheriff's Department
Mount Joy
Central Trust & Savings Bank of
Eldridge
Scott County Sheriff
Des Moines
Preference law fails to block Toyota truck purchase
Iowa Department of Transportation approved buying 30 Toyota pickups at 5 810 each after a bid analysis. The GMC and Dodge bids were higher even with the 5 percent American-made preference, and a single GMC was bought despite Toyota being cheaper overall when life cycle costs are included.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Dodge
Iowa
Toyota
IDOT
GMC
Amnesty windfall hauls Iowa tax amnesty to thirty one million
Iowa tax amnesty exceeded expectations with final collections near 31 million dollars far above the 5 to 8 million forecast by the Iowa Department of Revenue. The two month program ended October 31 offering relief from penalties criminal prosecution and reduced interest for owed taxes. Revenue officials had previously reported 22 million as final tallies but remained to process mail.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Iowa to sponsor Terrace Hill piano scholarship for high school seniors
Iowa first lady Chris Branstad announces a new Terrace Hill Endowment for the Musical Arts piano competition for 1987. Eligible seniors must graduate by spring 1987 and enroll as freshmen in 1987 88. Prizes include 2000 first prize, 200 100 second and third, with auditions in Des Moines March and a 20 minute solo requirement.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Chris Branstad
First Terrace Hill Endowment For the Musical Arts
Terrace Hill Mansion
Branstad
Terry Branstad
Mark Snell
Critchett Music Co
Snell
Terrace Hill Commission
Terrace Hill Endowment For the Musical Arts Selection Committee
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