Damages at Iowa State Penitentiary Cut by $145000
DES MOINES UPI reports damages from the Fort Madison uprising estimated at 230000, down from 375000 after an inspection found salvageable raw materials in the industries building. About 200 of 900 inmates were involved. damage included the canteen kitchen and two cellblocks. Also named are three nominees for the Iowa Court of Appeals to Gov. Ray and Sally Blanton received two years probation for embezzling 1000 raised by legislative pages.
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Maynard Hayden
Indianola
Richard Strickler
Janet Johnson
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Robert D. Ray
Robert Allbee
Iowa Supreme Court
Sally Blanton
Iowa House of Representatives
Polk County
Ray Fenton
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Brewer
Illinois
Department of Transportation
Iowa Penitentiary
Krause presses for speeding opinion on bribery law
Democrat Rep. Bob Krause urges Attorney General Richard Turner to issue quickly an opinion on the scope of the state bribery law. Krause says the delay hinders his campaign proposals including a state young farmers loan program and anti red lining.
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Richard Turner
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Maurice Baringer
Tractor crushes man in brush clearing accident
Des Moines County sheriff's deputies report 67 year old Robert Bennett of Sperry was killed near Burlington when a crawler tractor struck a tree and the tree toppled onto the vehicle, crushing him during brush clearing.
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Gannon sues over bison skull found on his farm
William Gannon files a $50,000 lawsuit in Jasper County District Court over a prehistoric bison skull found on his farm near Mingo. The skull and horns are estimated at 6,000 years old, and the suit asserts Gannon should receive the skull or the $50,000.
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UPI
William Gannon
Jasper County
Gannon
Iowa Job Service cites July rise in placements
Iowa Job Service reports 13,300 placements in July, boosting seven month 2024 total to over 70,000. Youth placements under 22 reached about 9,800, family veterans totaled 987 with 52 disabled, and 355 handicapped workers found jobs in July, reflecting gains from finance and outdoor work sectors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kenneth Hays
Brewer named warden of Illinois Stateville Prison
Illinois Corrections Director Charles Rowe appoints Lou Brewer 43 former Iowa State Prison warden to lead Stateville, the state's toughest facility. Brewer replaces Ernest Morris who resigned after 27 years. Stateville faces major overcrowding, staff shortages and ongoing lockdowns amid recent disturbances and gang activity. Brewer earns 34800 annually with state housing.
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Iowa
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Stateville
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Fort Madison
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Pontiac
A.M
Bud” Monahan
Thompson
Bob Colby
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Crowning Night For Miss America Contestants in Atlantic City
The lineup shows Mary England Miss America contestant, Sue Erickson Miss Iowa, Debra Carlson Miss Illinois, and Debra Carlson Miss Illinois from Ottawa smiling at gawkers. Finals will be held in Atlantic City Saturday night.
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Davenport
Sue Erickson
Minnesota
Coon Rapids
Debra Carlson
Illinois
Ottawa
Atlantic City
Judge blocks disclosure demand on Right To Work group
U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker ruled the Federal Election Commission cannot compel the National Right To Work Committee to reveal member or contributor names. The committee argued that disclosure would infringe on freedom of association.
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Aggression gives way to psychology in sales approach
Don Johnson, who runs a central Iowa fund raising firm, says modern door to door selling relies on psychology rather than aggression. He notes wary consumers prefer friendly, nonpushy salespeople and that the hardest part is initial organization and face to face outreach.
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DES Moines
UPI
Don Johnson
Johnson
Republicans Poised for Big Midwest Gubernatorial Wins
Des Moines reports Gov. Robert D. Ray, chair of the Republican Governors Association, says Republicans have a strong chance to win most Midwest gubernatorial races this fall. He cites a rising conservative trend aiding campaigns in states like Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and California.
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Wisconsin
Stern bows as film director with Two of a Kind
Leonard Stern debuts as a film director in Two of a Kind starring George Burns. Stern, a TV producer and writer known for Sgt Bilko The Honeymooners Get Smart and McMillan and Wife, co wrote the script with Tom Lazarus and Oliver Hailey.
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Leonard Stern
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Stern
Sgt. Bilko
Tom Lazarus
Oliver Hailey
Ray urges guard to review 42 recruits on false statements
Iowa Governor Robert Ray calls for the National Guard to review the 42 recruits charged with making false statements on enlistment forms. He urges caution in future recruiting and questions potential record falsifications while noting the charges are misdemeanors. Separately Ray expresses unease about corn prices as Secretary Bergland cites possible harvest lows.
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Roxanne Conlin
Bob Bergland
Iowa
Enrollment trends in Dubuque Catholic schools stabilize
Father Russell M. Bleich reports stable enrollment for the fifth straight year in the Archdiocese of Dubuque with an overall 2.3 percent decline mirroring public schools. Total 22,069 students across 16 446 in elementary and 5 623 in secondary, with 18 schools up and no closures.
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