NLRB orders union representation for Davenport area inspectors
The NLRB directs that three quality department inspectors at the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County be represented by Local 204 of the IBEW. It orders the utility to cease refusals to bargain on wages, hours, and rates, noting a 1979 secret ballot in favor of union representation. The ruling excludes other facility staff from union coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
Quality Department
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Linn County
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
NLRB
Iowa Electric
Palo
Man with cancer sues ten chemical makers in Iowa
Larry Smith 42 and his wife Marietta file a multimillion-dollar damage suit in Carroll County District Court alleging unreasonable danger and lack of warning for farm chemicals used from 1967 to 1980. They seek 4 million actual and 25 million exemplary damages for the couple, plus 1 million actual and 5 million exemplary for each of their four children. Defendants include CIBA-Geigy Chevron Monsanto American Cyanamid Shell FMC Fairfield American Stauffer McKay Versicolor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll, Iowa
UPI
Larry Smith
Marietta
Carroll County
Smith
Garst & Thomas
Coon Rapids
Smiths
Ciba-Geigy Corp
Chevron Chemical Co
Monsanto Co
American Cyanamid Co
Shell Oil Co
FMC Corp
Fairfield American Co
Stauffer Chemical Co
McKay Chemical Co
Versical Chemical Corp
Jepsen bill ties tax refunds to student loan defaults
Senator Roger Jepsen of Iowa proposes a federal bill to bar income tax refunds for those who default on government student loans. The plan parallels Iowa’s state rule and would also form a private sector debt collection panel and create a uniform need standard for loan eligibility.
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Jepsen Bill
Washington
Roger Jepsen
Iowa
Jepsen
Garner teen given life in prison for kidnapping and rape
Blair Greiman 17, formerly 16, was sentenced in Cerro Gordo County for abducting a 19-year-old Mason City woman, raping her, stabbing her in a ditch, and leaving her for dead in the Dec. 2 1981 case. He received life for kidnapping and second degree sexual assault plus 10 years for attempted murder. Kennedy to keynote Iowa Democratic dinner in Ames.
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Mason City
Iowa
UPI
Blair Greiman
Garner
Greiman
Butler County
Allison
John Stone
Cerro Gordo County
Stone
Ames
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Democratic Party
Hilton Coliseum
Kennedy
IDOT files 199 charges against Cedar Rapids delivery firm
The Iowa DOT Transportation Regulation Authority filed 199 charges against Wengert Transportation doing business as City Delivery of Cedar Rapids. Offenses include late remittance of COD funds, operating outside the authorized area, and unposted rates. Potential fines total 19900 and certificate revocation are possible outcomes. TRA counsel notes expanded investigations may lead to more charges against other carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
DOT
Transportation Regulation Authority
Wengert Transportation
City Delivery
C.O.D
TRA
Robert Steiner
Cedar Rapids Man Receives Pakistan Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Dr. T B Irving, a Cedar Rapids resident and former University of Tennessee scholar, has been awarded Pakistan's Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his decades in Islamic research. Bill Rossey of Mida mar, Corp. calls the honor a major international recognition. Irving translated the Koran into modern English for 22 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan
Cedar Rapids
T.B. Irving
University of Tennessee At
Knoxville
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Irving
Glen Elm Drive
Bill Rossey
Midamar, Corp
Rossey
Ministers and farmers plan grain aid to Poland
A delegation of ministers and farmers from northwestern Iowa will travel to Poland this week to survey hunger relief. World Vision International official Tad Sutton says the group hopes to ship 20 000 metric tons of corn and 5 000 metric tons of soybeans for distribution. The effort follows Iowa church groups forming the World Hunger Ecumenical Task Force and coordinating with World Vision International.
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Sioux City
UPI
Poland
Iowa
Tad Sutton
Midwest
World Vision International
Sutton
Des Plaines
Ill
World Hunger Ecumenical Task Force
Two C R men charged with assault in separate incidents
Arthur L. Rogers, 25, of 402 14th St. SE, is charged with assault causing injury and carrying weapons after an alleged attack on Sue Blackcloud, 23, at Fifth Avenue SE. A folding knife found with Rogers is under review. Blackcloud received a two inch scalp cut and was treated at Mercy Hospital. Eldridge E. Prince, 33, of 915 35th St. SE, faces assault charges after throwing a six pack of beer at a Cedar Rapids police officer at the Stop Off tavern on Fifth St. SE. Officer Norma Taylor was struck in the leg. Both men were released on recognizance after court appearances.
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Arthur L. Rogers
14Th St. SE
Fifth Avenue SE
Rogers
Sue Blackcloud
Blackcloud
Mercy Hospital
Eldridge E. Prince
35Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Prince
Fifth St. SE
Norma Taylor
Linn County
Linn District Court
Burglary Report At Mary E. Parsons Residence
Police report a burglary at 414 14th St SE where burglars broke a downstairs window to enter the Parsons home. Items stolen include a television, stereo equipment, books, and an empty waterbed mattress and liner, totaling over 270 dollars.
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Mary E. Parsons
14Th St. SE
Parsons
1954 Clinton class ring found in Michigan carrot
A Clinton Iowa 1954 high school class ring, missing since 1969, was found embedded in a carrot in a Michigan garden. Dr. Jim Sipes, now in Scottsdale, learned of the discovery after his wife saw a photo in a local paper showing the carrot marked with the initials JS. The ring is being returned to Sipes after more than a decade.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
UPI
Clinton
Iowa
Michigan
Jim Sipes
Scottsdale
Ariz
St. Joseph
Mich
Bobby Sipes
Clinton High School
Sipes
Linda
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Osceola
Wis
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Sara
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