Special legislative session estimated to cost 173000
Iowa lawmakers face a $173000 estimate for a special session called by Democratic leaders to address commercial property values. The plan, targeting property tax shifts, depends on Revenue Department figures before leaders decide on timing. House and Senate leaders debate necessity while awaiting new valuations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Lowell Jenkins
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Millen
State Revenue Department
Revenue Department
Gerald Bair
Department
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Iowa Fiscal Officials Underestimate State Revenue?
A Des Moines report shows receipts for the first quarter of fiscal 1980 rose 18.7 percent from a year earlier, led by a 26.1 percent jump in personal income tax. Comptroller Ronald F. Mosher cautioned lawmakers to wait and see, while Rankin prepares a revised forecast.
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Des Moines
Ronald F. Mosher
Mosher
Gerry D. Rankin
Ran
Kin
Rankin
IDOT chief surprised by request to ban 58-foot trucks
Iowa transportation chief Raymond Kassel said he was surprised the attorney general's office asked Polk County District Court to lift a stay allowing 58-foot trucks. Agent Schantz urged keeping longer trucks out until weight and length limits are resolved, with a hearing requested.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Raymond Kassel
Attorney General
Mark Schantz
Polk County District Court
Kassel
IDOT
Schantz
Polk County
Theo Miller
The
Transportation Commission
Tom Miller
Robert Ray
Miller
Smithsonian gains Museum of African Art bureau status
Washington reports that the Museum of African Art, founded in 1964 in Capitol Hill houses, becomes a Smithsonian bureau. The collection includes more than 8,500 African artifacts gathered over decades.
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Washington
UPI
Museum of
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian Institution
Iowa City landlords sue to exempt apartments from taxes
The Iowa City Apartment Association filed suit in Johnson County District Court seeking to declare apartment taxation as commercial property unconstitutional. Plaintiffs Richard Osterman Larry Svoboda and others name Johnson County treasurer auditor assessor and Iowa City assessor as defendants and request an injunction against levying property taxes based on current valuations.
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Erest
Iowa City
Larry Svoboda
Iowa City Apartment Association
Johnson County
Svoboda
Richard Osterman
Jesse Gan
Papal visit costs in Iowa come in under projection
Iowa spent 147000 on overtime and related expenses for Pope John Paul II’s four hour visit with preliminary reports showing about 42000 less than expected. Guard deployment was delayed to save roughly 60000 while IDOT incurred 21000 over normal costs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
John Paul II
Ken Quinn
Robert Ray
Iowa National Guard
Quinn
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa Department of Transportation
Pilot Grove gift to state preserves pioneer oak forest
Iowa family Henry and John Kelting with their sister Lillian donate seven acres of Pilot Grove southwest of Williamsburg to the state. They also offer 14 500 dollars to maintain the land as a preserve for future generations to observe it as it existed in early times. The State Preserves Advisory Board approved the gift, pending approval by the State Executive Council the Iowa Conservation Commission and the governor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State of Iowa
Pilot Grove
Williamsburg
Henry
John Kelting
Lillian
State Preserves Advisory Board
State Executive Council
Iowa Conservation Commission
Winter Sacks and Bodies Quilts in a Comical Crisis
A humorous riff on energy shortages and the rise of plaid sleeping bags, calling them lounging sacks and body quilts. The narrator recalls cold winters, past coal prices, and the odd, vivid lessons learned from heatless rooms, highlighting thrift and quirky resilience.
Woman pleads guilty in poisoned child case
Jerrilyn Kruser 30 of La Motte pleaded guilty in Dubuque County District Court to involuntary manslaughter and child neglect in the death of 4 year old Jolene Kirkpatrick. Prosecutors say Kruser forced the child to drink alcohol and beat her with a wooden implement. A pre sentence investigation was ordered. maximum penalties include five years and a 1000 dollar fine on the manslaughter charge and one year or 1000 dollar fine on the neglect charge.
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Dubuque
Jerrilyn Kruser
la Motte
Dubuque County
Jolene Kirkpatrick
Bridge hands reveal Claude Delmouly’s clever play
Amalya Kearse has joined the federal bench leaving translations behind. In Jose Le Dantu’s Bridge Analysis Claude Delmouly plays four hearts in a wining line. He finesses, discards, and ruffs to turn a losing hand into a ten winner with precise card reading.
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Amalya Kearse
Jose le Dantu
Claude Delmouly
Claude
West
East
Israel Devalues Currency Amid Inflation Push in 1974
On this date in 1974 Israel devalued its currency by 43 percent to improve the balance of trade and curb rising inflation. The move aimed to restore economic stability and bolster export competitiveness amid ongoing financial pressures.
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Israel
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