Contractors group rejects Conlin bonding plan in Iowa
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa reject Roxanne Conlins 300 million bond proposal to fund highway and bridge repairs citing interest costs and constitutional timing concerns. Conlin defends the plan noting current rates and need to address disrepair while Branstad questions constitutionality.
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Associated Gehbrel Contractors
Iowa
Roxanne Conlin
Nuhlio Urmnrbe
Terry Branstad
AGC
Richard J. Cook
Robert G. Roseland
AGC Legislative Committee
Roxanne
Gazette
Iowa Department of Transportation
Branstad
Cook
Roseland
Inmate Gavin says Williams did not kill Tyson in prison death
Mi chael Gavin an Iowa State Penitentiary inmate testified he killed Tyson, not Jerry L. Williams. Gavin, serving a life sentence, claimed no prompting for his confession. Defense witness Kenneth Sheffey described a Tyson scuffle but did not place Williams nearby.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Michael Gavin
Jerry L. Williams
Gary Tyson
Williams
Des Moines
Lee County
Tyson
Bruce McDonald
Gavin
Kenneth Sheffey
Sheffey
McDonald
Skylights Seen as Cheap Light Amid Rising Electricity Costs
Consumers look to skylights as a way to cut electric bills as rates are forecast to rise nine percent yearly through 1984. Manufacturers tout skylights as a source of soft daylight reducing artificial lighting needs.
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Langley
Son
Vice Lords Prison Gang
Campaign Trail provides Iowa House hopes and national endorsements
Campaign remarks in Newton Iowa warn that Missouri River diversions could shrink the river by 60 percent in twenty years and harm navigation and electricity costs. Endorsements accompany local voter registration boosts for 52nd District candidates and a federal race spotlight as Lynn Cutler receives Consumer Federation backing against Cooper Evans.
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Newton
Iowa
United States
Mount Vernon
David Osterberg
Osterberg
Iowa House
Community Development Society of Iowa
Sioux City
Linn County
Doris Peick
Old
Marion Road
Washington
Lynn Cutler
U.S
House of Representatives
Consumer Federation of America
Glenn Nishimura
Cutler
Nishimura
Cooper Evans
AFSCME to propose contract on Oct 29 in Des Moines
AFSCME negotiators for about 15 000 state workers plan to present contract proposals to state leaders on October 29 four days before the fall elections. Don McKee says timing should not affect union endorsed candidates at the polls. Proposals cover five bargaining units with contracts expiring June 30 1983. state negotiators have two weeks to respond.
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Des Moines
UPI
Don McKee
The
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McKee
Donna Hylarides
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