Bank seeks Bahamas court action to recover $1 million from widow
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids pursues recovery of 1,068,012 assets from Laura Wilcockson in a Linn County case over a marital trust created by Edwin Wilcockson. The bank seeks to question her son James and obtain an accounting, with assets possibly held in an irrevocable Bahamas trust. The bank's appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court is pending.
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Roland Krekeler
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
Bahamas
Linn
Laura Wilcockson
Edwin
Paul Kilburg
Wilcockson
Iowa Supreme Court
Bank
the Gazette
United States
1st District Judge Antes to retire at year end
C W Antes of West Union, chief judge of Iowa's 1st Judicial District, will retire by December 31. His term ends in 1986. A nominating commission will select two successors and submit them to Gov. Branstad. Lawyers from six counties must apply by November 1 with resumes. Antes, 68, cited his wife’s illness after recent surgery.
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Antes
Decorah
Iowa
C.W. Antes
West Union
Judicial Nominating Commission of
Judicial Election District 1B
Terry Branstad
Howard
Chick
la Crosse, Wis
Grant Wood workers seek 10 percent pay hike
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency classified staff association proposed a 10 percent wage increase and health insurance premium coverage for family and single plans. They also seek more paid personal, conference, and bereavement leave, plus a vacation bump for long service and reinstatement of illness benefits for rehired staff.
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Classified Staff Association
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Agency
Val Shuman
Iowa counties and Waterloo added to labor surplus list
Four Iowa counties Benton Clinton Emmet Monroe and the city Waterloo join the U S Labor Department labor surplus list for fiscal 1984 with jobless rates from 9.6 to 11.4 percent. Firms in these areas gain preference on federal contracts if at least 51 percent of work occurs locally. Other counties and cities remain on the list. Contact Pat Dixon in Kansas City for details.
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Clinton
Emmet
Monroe
Waterloo
U.S. Labor Department
Benton County
Emmet County
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Pat Dixon
General Service Administration
Kansas City
Keokuk County Raids Target Longterm Drug Operation
Raids at two rural Keokuk County homes led to arrests in a 24 year probe into a major drug operation serving Keokuk and Ottumwa. Dean Conger and Donald Conger were charged with manufacturing with intent to deliver, while warrants were issued for Michael Conger and his wife. Authorities seized 8 pounds of marijuana, pills, paraphernalia, hides, a truck, and coins with a reported street value in the thousands. More arrests are anticipated as the investigation continues.
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Michael Dean Conger
Dean Conger
Donald Conger
Michael Conger
Caroline
Keokuk County
George
County Conservation Officer
Sheriff's Department
Sigourney Police
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