Court ruling limits judges power in enforcing divorce settlements
Iowa Court of Appeals in a 4-1 decision restricts contempt penalties to debts with a reasonable relationship to alimony or child support. The ruling, if upheld, curbs enforcement of property settlements in divorces such as the $4,000 debt from a 1971 divorce case. Judge Allen Danielson dissented, warning of broader remedies becoming more costly and time consuming.
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Court of Appeals rules driver at fault in fatal highway crash
The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed a Buchanan County verdict and held Ann Pfiffner liable for a Jan 4 1980 head on collision near Raymond that killed Pfiffner and Gail Ward. The court said known icy road conditions eliminated a sudden emergency defense. Pfiffner was 68 from Jesup.
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Iowans laid off temporarily entitled to higher jobless pay
The Iowa Court of Appeals held that workers temporarily laid off when a plant closes qualify for higher unemployment benefits. The Swift and Co. case involved 10 employees in Sioux City who were temporarily laid off and then permanently lost their jobs due to the plant closing. The ruling reverses a 1979 rule and sends the case back for recomputation of benefits.
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Former CIA Chief to Speak at University of Iowa
Adm. Stansfield Turner, a former CIA director under Carter and ex-NATO fleet commander, will discuss World Trouble Spots on the University of Iowa campus. The talk runs Wednesday noon to 1 15 p.m. in the Triangle Room at Iowa Memorial Union.
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Former Epworth clerk given probation on misdemeanor charges
Patricia Brady former Epworth city clerk received a two year probation with a deferred sentence after pleading guilty to misappropriating funds and felonious misconduct in office. She admitted paying herself 6895.94 in overtime and extra pay between September 11 1979 and June 10 1981 and resigned January 11 with a 6800 dollar repayment.
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