Wheels Locked Cause Cited in Des Moines Train Crash
Federal investigators report an emergency brake event on a Rock Island freight train derailing northeast Des Moines. The blast damaged $1 million, injured six, and shut nearby businesses as propane tankers exploded after derailment on a curve with a 1 percent descent.
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Des Moines
William Meeker
National Transportation Safety Board
Meeker
Rock Island
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Iowa Loses 17 Million in Social Service Funds
Iowa will not receive an expected 17 million dollars in federal social service funds. Officials cite limited capacity to expand programs and a shift to district based funding reducing flexibility. Decisions on which programs to keep or cut will be made soon as districts align with new law and priorities.
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Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Kevin Burns
Burns
Kech
Miss Heemstra
Groundbreaking Sunday planned for new St. Patrick's Church
Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held at 11 30 a m Sunday for the new St Patrick's Catholic church to replace the previous structure destroyed by a tornado in August 1974. The 13800 square foot building costs about 500000 dollars and is coordinated by Durra Built Construction Management Co Dubuque. The site remains the original location and the church will seat 480 with a daily mass chapel a rectory for two priests and a housekeeper and a separate bell tower.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic
Durra-Built Construction Management Co
Dubuque
Antiques Lost Delay Governor's Mansion Opening
State Treasurer Maurice Baringer said a warehouse fire that destroyed or damaged antiques destined for Terrace Hill will push back the public viewing of the governor's mansion. Over 20 mansion bound pieces owned by the Des Moines Art Center and Polk County Historical Society burned on the third floor of Blue Line Storage Co. Restoring and sourcing replacements will delay the mansion's first floor display and year-end reopening plans. Most stored material was insured.
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DES Moines
UPI
Maurice Baringer
Terrace Hill
Des Moines Art Center
Polk County Historical Society
Blue Line Storage Co
Baringer
Tually
Barigner
Culver Optimistic on Immediate Release of Road Funds
Sen John Culver Iowa says Senate Public Works Committee approved releasing fiscal year 1977 interstate funds now including 35 365 001 for Iowa to sustain construction and jobs. He notes Iowa has nearly exhausted its current year federal aid and urges quick action to prevent a drop in highway activity and loss of thousands of jobs. Iowa would gain 789 miles with 672 open to traffic.
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Washington, D.C
Senate Public Works Committee
Iowa
John Culver
Senate
House
Culver
Elsie Lyman Dies at 94 in Center Point
Elsie M. Lyman 94 longtime Center Point resident and widow of R T Lyman died Thursday in an Independence nursing home. Born July 17 1881 east of Center Point she married R T Lyman in 1902. Services set for Saturday at 1 30 pm at Murdoch chapel Center Point with burial at Alice cemetery and visitation at the chapel.
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Center Point
Elsie M. Lyman
R.T. Lyman
Independence Nursing Home
R. T. Lyman
Murdoch
Alice Cemetery
Gov Ray correctly uses item veto on school tax bill provision
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner said Governor Ray properly exercised his item veto to strike a provision taxing state lands for school districts. Turner argued the action disapproved the specific item in full and followed sound policy despite the Iowa Supreme Court limits on item veto. Turner noted the bill contained multiple subjects and could have been struck down on that basis, but Ray chose merits and policy.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Richard Turner
Ray
Turner
Dale Tieden
R-Elkader
Iowa Supreme Court
Gov. Ray
Polk Matron Seeks Patrol Beat Despite Height Bar
Polk county sheriff's department matron Kristen Heemstra says she wants a police patrol role but fails to meet Des Moines Ames and Newton hiring standards. She joins a $20 million ACLU suit against the federal SEAA and DOJ, arguing height and weight rules discriminate.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Kristen Heemstra
Altoona
Central Iowa
Ames
Newton
Miss Heemstra
American Civil Liberties Union
Washington, D.C
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
SEAA
ICLU
Claudia Morrissey
Morrissey
Iowa
Prairie City
Iowa Highway Patrol
Grassley introduces bill to rescind automatic pay raises
In Washington, Iowa Congressman Charles E. Grassley unveiled a bill in the House to end automatic congressional pay hikes tied to inflation. Grassley argued restraint and cited Iowa voter anger over the automatic increase during the August recess, with twelve co sponsors from both parties, including Michael Blouin.
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Washington
D.C
House
Iowa
Charles E. Grassley
New Hartford
Grassley
Michael Blouin
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