Elgin to Get $5 Million Alcohol Plant Loan Guarantee
Farmers Home Administration backs a $5 million alcohol production facility in Elgin Fayette County. Elgin Alcohol Inc. aims to convert corn into alcohol for gasohol, creating 15 to 20 jobs, with production starting within a year. The project relies on a $2.6 million private loan mix and 90 percent loan guarantees.
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Farmers Home Administration
Fayette County
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Elgin Alcohol Inc
Elgin ‘Canning Co
Phil ‘Metzger
Art Matt
Castalia
Bob Hanson
The
Gazette
Matt and
Hanson
Tom Tauke
Browa
Tauke
Iowa
Lowa
Iowa AG says creationism books can stay in libraries not classrooms
The Iowa attorney general's opinion states that creationism texts may be kept in school libraries but cannot be required reading in science classes. It also says boards may place such books without violating the First Amendment, while mandating them for science courses would be unconstitutional.
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Judy Daubenmier Lazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Merle Wilna Fleming
Cedar Rapids
Ted Anderson
D-Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Fleming
Arkansas
Des Moines Lawyer Faces Indefinite License Suspension
The Iowa Supreme Court asked to indefinitely suspend Kent R. Floy 25 Des Moines lawyer for obscene telephone calls to two women and bar reinstatement for at least 18 months. Floy had pleaded guilty to a West Des Moines city ordinance violation tied to the 1981 calls, receiving a suspended jail term and probation. The Grievance Commission rejects a psychiatrist’s reassurance that he would not reoffend.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Kent R. Floy
Floy
West Des Moines
Teen given life for 1981 Mason City kidnapping rape
Blair Greiman 17 of Garner was sentenced by Cerro Gordo County District Court Judge John Stone to life in prison for first degree kidnapping and to ten years for attempted murder after his December 1981 kidnapping and rape of a Mason City teenager.
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Mason City
Blair Greiman
Garner
Cerro Gordo County
John Stone
Greiman
WOI Stations Manager Dies at 61 in Ames
AMES AP Robert C. Mulhall 61 general manager of WOI radio station operated by Iowa State University died Friday from an apparent heart attack. He had served at WOI since 1944.
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AMES
Robert C. Mulhall
WOI
Iowa State University
Rays depart Des Moines for Dutch anniversary celebration
Gov. and Mrs. Robert Ray leave Des Moines for The Netherlands as guests of the Dutch government to mark the 200th anniversary of U S and Dutch diplomatic relations. They will tour The Hague Amsterdam and other sites, among 1000 American invitees, returning Oct 10.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Netherlands
United States
Hague
Amsterdam
Ray
Iowa Board Bans IPBN Commercials and Editorials
The State Educational Radio and Television Facility Board unanimously adopted policies restricting the Iowa Public Broadcasting Network from airing commercials or editorials. IPBN's Larry Patten said FCC relaxations would still forbid product ads but allow fund-raising ads for non profits.
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DES Moines
State Educational Radio and Television Facility Board
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
IPBN
Larry Patten
Federal Communications Commission
Patten
FCC
Newhall Farmer Dies in New Machinery Accident
Wayne Allen Lensch 29 died after being caught between lift arms and frame of a skid loader on his farm near Newhall. This follows a July 1981 injury when he lost a foot in a combine accident. Survived by wife Christine and two children. Services set for Monday at St John Lutheran Church Newhall.
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Newhall
Wayne Allen Lensch
Lensch
Benton County Sheriff's Deputies
Christine
Kirkwood
St. John Lutheran Church
Federal officials wont join in Iowa prison probe
The federal government refused to join the Iowa attorney general in a probe of alleged misconduct at the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison. U S Attorney Richard Turner said the DOJ found no substantial evidence of federal law violations leaving the Lee County grand jury to continue the inquiry after a riot last September that caused over 1 million dollars in damage and prompted inmate accusations against prison officials.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
Tom Miller
U.S
Richard Turner
Turner
U.S. Department of Justice
Lee County
Humboldt man dies after 140 foot grain elevator fall
Allen Robinson, 23, of Humboldt died Friday after falling 140 feet from a grain elevator he was cleaning at Pioneer, Iowa. The accident occurred about 1 30 p m as authorities reported. Pioneer lies 15 miles northwest of Fort Dodge in northwestern Iowa.
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Pioneer
Iowa
Allen Robinson
Humboldt
Fort Dodge
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