Woman Delivers Baby at Home As Ambulance Arrives
Tammie Schlitter went into labor quickly and delivered her second child Jessica Jo at home with her husband and an ambulance crew present. The crew arrived six minutes after the call and transported mother and baby to the hospital in under ten minutes. The delivery marked a rare event for the service, which usually sees births occur before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Marty
Tammie Schlitter
Oelwein
Jessica Jo
Schlitter
Lonnie
Tammie
Jessica
Tammmie
Duane Brandt
Brandt
Larry Miller
Iowa Ham Processors buys West Union plant
Iowa Ham Processors Inc of Vinton announced it has bought the former Cudahy Specialty Foods ham facility in West Union. Louis Sandoeuf said about 30 people will be hired and operations will start in roughly two weeks. Paul Weidemann will manage the West Union plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Iowa Ham Processors Inc
Cudahy Specialty Foods
West Union
Louis Sanboeuf
Iowa Ham Processors
General Host Corp
Iowa
Paul Weidemann
Legislature to cut its budget by 3 percent in 1992
Senate Majority Leader Lowell Jenkins and House Speaker Donald Avenson announce a voluntary 3 percent reduction in the Legislature budget for the year, targeting printing, equipment, travel and staff salaries. Governor Branstad plans to disclose a state deficit solution at a news conference, with lawmakers urging selective cuts over across the board reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Iowa Senate
House
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Branstad
Legislative Branch of Government
Jenkins
Montrose Democrat
Avenson
Block says drought relief unlikely for Iowa farmers
Agriculture Secretary John Block, on a three state drought tour including Missouri Iowa and Illinois, said immediate aid is unlikely. He ruled out early grain release and direct grants though kept open the possibility of some limited aid as damages are assessed. He plans to report findings to President Reagan next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Reagan
Cedar Rapids
Mohawk Park
Terrance J. Frost
Iowa City
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Iowa Updates 13 Year Old Clover Symbol for Growth
The Iowa Development Commission unveiled a refreshed clover emblem to replace the 13 year old slogan tied logo. The new mark features a red band with a clover and the word Iowa below it, with optional slogan or agency name. Officials say broad statewide use is encouraged though not mandatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
The
Development Commission
Tom Blackett
Commission
Blackett
Creswell, Munsell Fultz
Zirbel Inc
Bill Munsell
Cedar Rapids
General Motor
Deere
Deer
Keggers in state parks face $100 deposits and limits
Iowa Conservation Commission approved rules to ban keggers in beach and camping areas and require a $100 deposit and an agent to ensure area cleanup. The measures take effect Nov. 3 to curb disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pleasant Creek improvements receive approval in Linn County
Iowa Conservation Commission approves 354 599 dollars in improvements at Pleasant Creek reservoir in Linn County. Bids cover paving the parking area 196 271 dollars water supply system 77 740 dollars two sewage lagoons 51 382 dollars and two water wells 29 206 dollars. Project costs split evenly between state and federal funds. Sanitary sewer line construction delayed due to state money crunch delaying capital projects not yet started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley
Waterloo
Hiawatha
Des Moines
Glenn Herrick
Old
Interurban Trail Inc
Gilberville
Linn County Conservation Board
Center Point
Iowa State University
Upper
Mississippi River
Cass County
Iowa County Conservation Board
Koszta
Iowa River
Marengo
Belle Plaine
Fort Atkinson Museum
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pleasant Creek
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
F.L. Meyer Construction Co
Mount Vernon
F.L. Krapfl Inc
Dyersville
Greiner Well Service, Inc
Toddville
Commission
State Sues Fund-raiser Over Charity Donation Split
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed in Polk County District Court to force disclosure of how much of donations reach the veterans charity. The Florida firm W R G Enterprises and the National Association of Concerned Veterans allegedly ran phone banks in Des Moines Fort Dodge Mason City Waterloo and Iowa City with only about 20 percent going to the charity. The suit seeks to stop misrepresentations require disclosure of percentage going to the charity and offer refunds to donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Miller
W.R.G. Enterprises
Sarasota
Fla
National Association of Concerned Veterans
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Waterloo
Iowa City
Veterans’ Group
Miller
Agent Orange
Washington
Veterans Group
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Ham Processors
Sandoeuf
Puritan Foods Inc
Phoenix
Ariz
Independence
Lowell Junkins
William Sherman
Atlanta
ICC
By Judy Daubenmier
Guttenberg City Hall
Missouri River
I.C
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