Copying waste eyed by Iowa council
Iowa executive council urged awareness of waste in duplicating state documents. A Dennison Copier Co pitch claimed 350000 to 700000 yearly savings, but council found savings highly problematical and said no wholesale switch to Dennison. Xerox handles most copies at about 1.2 million annually. contract aiming to trim costs to three cents per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Dennison
Zerox Corp
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Xerox
Faces Seven Charges After Altercation in Iowa City
Tom Turner, 55, of Iowa City, was released on $200 bond after seven charges filed from an incident Friday at the Mall Cinema I theater. Turner allegedly caused a disturbance with Officer James Hazlett after entering the theater without paying. He faces resisting a police officer two counts of assault and battery disorderly conduct use of profanity refusal to leave a non public place and evading an admission fee.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Tom Turner
Turner
Cinema I
Mall
James Hazlett
Grace Tricke backs into squad car after left turn signal cue
An Iowa City Mt Union woman Grace Tricke attempted a left turn at a signal- controlled intersection. A police loudspeaker instructed her to wait for the green arrow. She backed into a squad car, sustaining minor damage. she was not charged. She said she was following instructions.
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Iowa City
Mt. Union
Grace Tricke
Man Nabbed in Slaying Of Sioux City Girl 16
SIoux City AP A 16 year old girl Nancy Nielsen was killed and her 19 year old sister Michaelene wounded in an early Tuesday shooting at their near north side apartment. Harold Johnson 36 was charged with murder and assault with intent to kill and held on 150000 bond. Michaelene in fair condition after abdominal surgery. The Nielsen girls are daughters of Carroll and his wife of the Morningside area.
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Sioux City
Nancy Nielsen
Michaelene
Near North Side
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Michael
Accident Returns Her to Hospital after Collision
Wilma Lincoln, 44, of Colesburg drove to Manchester hospital to pick up Marie Shankey after treatment. On the way home their car was hit by a vehicle driven by Loras Leahy, 25, of Earlville near Earlville. Lincoln suffered a broken nose and was taken back to Manchester hospital. Shankey was uninjured.
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Colesburg
Wilma Lincoln
Manchester Hospital
Marie Shankey
Space Sensor Project Set At Iowa U
Two contracts totaling 501000 dollars go to the University of Iowa for instruments to fly on earth satellites in late 1970. Led by Donald Garnett, the projects study low frequency radio waves and magnetic storms during solar activity, with IMP I and S3 A missions.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U. of I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Donald Garnett
William Pfeiffer
James Cessna
Garnett
U. of S
Earth
van Allen
Mariner
Venus
Mars
U.S
U S Firm on Pollution Rules Despite Protest
Washington AP The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration plans stricter sewage treatment rules requiring secondary treatment for all cities to receive federal funds, extending to Iowa border rivers the requirement and threatening pending Davenport Clinton Fort Madison Keokuk and Muscatine applications. Iowa officials contest water quality.
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Washington
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Thomas Ferry
FWPCA
Division of
State and
Ferry
Davenport
Clinton
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Muscatine
Kreisler Installed As Parsons Head
Dr. Carl Kreisler was installed as the 16th president of Parsons College in Fairfield. The ceremony Monday was conducted by William Weiss Jr, chair of the board of trustees, who has served as president since June 1968 following Dr. Wayne Stamper's resignation for health reasons.
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Fairfield
Carl Kreisler
Parsons College
Kreisler
William Weiss, Jr
Parsons College Board of Trustees
Weiss
Wayne Stamper
Miller Reveals Amendment for Tax Reform Bill
U S Senator Jack Miller Iowa unveiled a plan to curb percentage depletion abuses in extractive industries including oil and gas. He filed an amendment to the house tax reform bill proposing a plowback rule to vary rates by how much depletion is reinvested, balancing incentives with revenue goals.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Jack Miller
A-Iowa
House
Miller
House Action
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa
Firemen Drill Planned in Decorah at Local Station
Decorah firemen will hold a drill on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the fire station and the training area behind the flood control dike. Fire Chief Carl Svenson says about half of Decorah's 35 volunteers are expected to participate in pumping equipment, stringing hoses, and practicing special firefighting tasks.
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Decorah
Carl Svenson
Anamosa High Queen crowned from five contestants
Marie Burke reigned over Homecoming activities at Anamosa High School last weekend and was chosen queen from a field of five contestants.
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Pam Olds
Des Moines
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Linda Medlang
Humboldt
Ann Stienmetz
Cresco
Janene Willer
Cedar Rapids
Mary Sievert
Alta
Marie Burke
Anamosa High School
Former Tama Man Sues for 5965.50 in Car Crash Case
Louis B. Strachota, a former Tama resident now in Marshalltown, sues Leo and Dennis Dolash in Tama county district court for 5965.50 claiming damages from March 24, 1968, crash on highway 63 that also damaged Gary A. Damman. Strachota seeks 4115.50 for liability release and 1850 for his own car damage due to alleged negligence and dangerous following distance.
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Toledo
Leo
Dennis Dolash
Tama
Tama County
Louis B. Strachota
Marshalltown
Strachota
Leo Dolash
Gary A. Damman
Stradhota
Damann
Dolashes
Fines in Tama Mayor's Court Total 700 Dollars
Mayor Jim Sorensen imposed 700 dollars in fines and costs on traffic and liquor cases over a busy weekend. Defendants include Vernon Zigler and Duane Wacha both 21 charged with permitting underage drinking, Lester Posusta 18 fined for illegal possession of beer, Darold Timm 20 pled innocent with hearing set for Oct 27, and Eldon Joy 21 charged with contributing to delinquency of minors after beer was made available. Three minors arrested with Joy faced illegal possession charges. Hayward and Miller bound to juvenile court while McCoy pled innocent.
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TAMA
Jim Sorensen
Vernon V. Zigler
Duane FE. Wacha
Toledo
Lester C. Posusta
Darold Timm
Timm
Highway Patrol
Eldon Joy
Tama County
Randy Alan Hayward
Steven FE. Miller
Douglas Kent McCoy
Montour
Sorensen
Hayward
Miller
McCoy
Woman Held in Waterloo Slaying
WATERLOO AP Chester Walton 37 cafe operator shot to death late Monday night. Sara Gwin 41 arrested and held in Black Hawk county jail on open murder charge. Police say an argument preceded the fatal shooting at the cafe.
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Waterloo
Chester Walton
Sara Gwin
Black Hawk County
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Garwin
Highway
Jim Smith
Orlyn Langenbau
L. G. Schaeferle
Gladbrook
Langenbau
Ralph Gettle
Arrow
Morningside
C.R
UNI Royalty
Office of
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
Frank
Frank’s Quality Kraut
Ted
Parsons
University
Gretchen Fisher
Burlington
Jeri Wild
Wheaton
Sue Farber
Dubuque
Jeff James
James
Visi
Citizens Loan Corp
Landis Financial Group
First Avenue
S.E
Anamosa Queen
City
United States Brewers Association, Inc
P.O. Box
Osceola
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