Fourth Iowa federal judgeship faces setback in Congress
Senator John Culver says a fourth Iowa federal judge remains hopeful after the House Judiciary Committee struck the Iowa judgeship from a Senate approved bill expanding more than 100 judgeships. Judge William C. Hanson will take senior status, with a selection commission seeking applicants by September 23.
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ISU Official Warns Vending Machines Undermine School Lunch
An Iowa State University nutritionist argues vending machines siphon money and appetite from students during lunch hours. She notes that strict enforcement of lunch periods boosts cafeteria participation and that machines may offer healthier options but at higher prices.
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Kay Munsen
Munsen
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Bond Set In North Liberty Shooting Case
Ronald Jay Burkett of North Liberty was arraigned in Johnson county district court on a going armed with intent charge after allegedly firing a .22 rifle into the air at the Holiday trailer court Monday night. Bond was set at $5,000 with 10 percent cash allowed.
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Iowa Holiday Weekend Crashes Claim Four Lives
Four people died and a fifth remained in serious condition after a Labor Day weekend traffic crash spree in Iowa. A Monday night collision left a woman from Greeley Colorado dead and authorities investigating the incidents.
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Greeley, Colo
Tenant Landlord Ordinance Could Cost City $74000
Iowa City council weighs a city housing report showing 74000 to implement a proposed tenant landlord ordinance. Supporters collected 2500 signatures to bring the measure to a council vote with a fallback to a November vote if rejected. The plan would let tenants withhold rent for noncompliant units and require 24 hour notice for nonemergency landlord entries.
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Did You Know Report on Mines and Traffic Fatalities
Two hundred persons died on May 1, 1900 in a Scofield Utah coal mine explosion. The National Safety Council notes that over half of all traffic fatalities involve a single vehicle.
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Iowa City Men Arrested on Public Intoxication
Johnson county deputies arrested Mark Allan Shank and Scott Tucker, both of Iowa City, on public intoxication and aiding an escape charges. They distracted a deputy arresting another man for reckless driving on a North Liberty street, allowing the suspect to flee.
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Scott Francis Tucker
Iowa City
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Tama Court Sentences Two and Indicts Others in Tama County
A rural Toledo couple LeRoy Summers 21 and Carolyn Sue 22 received deferred sentences for marijuana possession and were placed on probation. Charles C Andrews 47 of Cedar Rapids pled innocent to larceny in a case involving garden tractors valued at about 15000 dollars. Christopher C Cory 19 of Tama pled innocent to manufacturing a controlled substance with a jury trial set for October. The arrests followed tips and searches in Tama and Toledo.
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Horak Chevrolet
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Record Enrollment Crowds ISU Housing
ISU expects 22 300 students for the year a new enrollment record straining housing. 21 831 registered last fall as officials seek off campus housing with 448 extra single spaces added and 810 on the waiting list. By December 28 married units arrive and 54 percent of students will be housed on campus amid rush week pressures.
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Iowa Stae University
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Department of Residence
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Fraser to Head Whitney Campaign In Iowa
Des Moines Democrat Tom Whitney selects Janet Fraser of Monticello to chair his governor bid. Fraser, Monticello mayor, led the 1972 Dick Clark and 1974 John Culver campaigns. Whitney, a former state party chairman, to announce his candidacy next weekend.
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Des Moines
Janet Fraser
Monticello
Tom Whitney
Pair Free Prisoners Escape Iowa State Penitentiary
FORT MADISON AP. Iowa State penitentiary officials reported two inmates escaped early Wednesday. Richard D. Smith 36 fled about midnight from Scott County serving a 10 year term for robbery without aggravation. Donald Lloyd Richardson 40 escaped about an hour later from Pottawattamie County serving a 10 year term for breaking and entering.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Richard D. Smith
Donald Lloyd Richardson
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Scott County
Richardson
Pottawattamie County
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