Dems accuse GOP budget mismanagement in Iowa race
Democrats in Des Moines allege mismanagement of Iowa finances as budget troubles loom. Roxanne Conlin says GOP revenue projections were overly optimistic and forewarned, while Don Avenson urges a special session. Republican Terry Branstad defends estimates and expects a delayed recovery, with Rolf Craft noting revenues lag behind expectations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Roxanne Conlin
House
Don Avenson
Oelwein
Terry Branstad
Rolf Craft
Decorah
DSS eyes 5 percent budget cut plan in Iowa
Iowa Department of Social Services prepares contingency plans for a potential five percent spending reduction if the economy slows. Assistant Commissioner Pat Cavanaugh warns layoffs could affect 9,000 workers and harm welfare, health care, and correctional services. County offices, 17 institutions, and the Des Moines central office would face cuts.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Social Services
Pat Cavanaugh
Suit Targets Amana Motel Over 1980 Hatchet Slayings
Marcella Shat administrator of Roger Atkinson’s estate sues Amana-Nordstrom Inc. and Holiday Inns Inc. for 3 million dollars alleging failure to provide reasonably safe security. Victims Atkinson 32 and Rose Burker 22 of St. Louis were found hacked to death at the Holiday Inn in Little Amana on Sept. 13, 1980. No arrests have been made and investigation focus shifted to Missouri.
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Associated Press
Little Amana
Marcella Shat
Roger E. Atkinson
Iowa County
Marengo
Atkinson
Rose Z. Burker
St. Louis
Amana-Nordstrom Inc
Iowa
Holiday Inns Inc
Tennessee
Shat
Gerald Shanahan
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Missouri
Waterloo couple found dead in secluded home
Police say Earl Barton 77 and Ida Mae Barton 53 were found shot in their Waterloo residence. Barton reportedly killed his wife then shot himself after telling his step-daughter of the incident. A .20-gauge shotgun was found at the scene. The couple had cared for five foster children.
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Waterloo
Earl Barton
Ida Mae Barton
Barton
Black Hawk
Albert Dolan
Two Iowans killed in separate crashes
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 near Sioux City killed 84 year old Paul Jones and caused a tanker to overturn spilling 6400 gallons of fuel oil. The tanker driver Harold Gleason 52 was not injured. In Chariton a 5 year old Lacuna girl Monica Crooks died from head injuries after a collision with a semi trailer. Her mother Bertha Crooks 29 and brother Matthew 2 were hospitalized in critical and fair condition.
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Gazette Wire
Iowa State Patrol
Interstate 29
Iowa
Sioux City
Nebraska
Paul Jones
Harold Gleason
Sidney
Monica Crooks
Bertha
Danny Crooks
Chariton
Crooks
Matthew
Lavern Larrington
Lucas
Donovan cancels Labor Secretary visit to Dubuque game
U S Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan scrapped plans to attend a college football game in Dubuque to honor unemployed locals. He cited a Dubuque Packing Co labor dispute and possible union protests as factors. officials suggested political motives and candidate charges may have influenced the decision.
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U.S
Raymond Donovan
Donovan
Loras College
Dubuque Packing Co
Loras
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