Elevator operator keeps her job amid budget cuts in Iowa
In Des Moines AP reporting, 61 year old Maxine Ruble remains the sole manual elevator operator as Iowa delays modernization. State budget cuts paused plans to replace her semiautomatic carriage with a self service unit, leaving Ruble at the controls for at least a year.
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Des Moines
Maxine Ruble
Statehouse
Ruble
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Hawaii
State Printing Office
Officials test Cedar River near Vinton for sewage may be algae
State officials examine material found in the Cedar River near Vinton amid reports of brown sludge. County sanitarian Marc Greenlee says samples were taken and initial review suggests possible algae, with sewage tests pending over seven to ten days. No bypasses reported by La Porte City.
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Cedar River
Vinton
Vinton County
Marc Greenlee
Greenlee
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Ron Stellich
Stellich
la Porte City
Emergency landings at Omaha two jets report electrical issues
Two jets, a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 and a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727, diverted to Eppley Field in Omaha with electrical problems. No injuries or fires were reported. the Frontier flight had 20 passengers and five crew, while the TWA jet carried 68 passengers.
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Omaha
Des Moines
Denver
Eppley Airfield
Trans World Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Robert Shulman
George Keffalos
Keffalos
TWA
Carpenters Picket Non-Union Contractor At Cedar Rapids HQ
Carpenters union members picket the Teleconnect Co headquarters site in southwest Cedar Rapids over the hiring of non union contractor RK Construction Co of Iowa City. Teleconnect says remodeling continues with no interference. A dispute exists over which bid was lowest between Teleconnect and Kleiman Construction Cedar Rapids as an alternate bid affects status. Teleconnect has acquired the former Coors distribution center for its new headquarters.
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Carpenters Union
Teleconnect Co
Cedar Rapids
Teleconnect
Carpenters
R K Construc
Tion Co
Iowa City
Kleiman Construction
Kleiman
Coors Distribution Center
No danger from lead in Linn County road oil
State officials report no lead danger from waste oil spread on three Linn County roads last month. Tests show lead levels within acceptable ranges, while styrene and napthalene have evaporated. regulator notes no further action needed and studies continue.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Awit
Norm Popenhagen
Popenhagen
Jerry Rattenberg
Manchester
Iowa
Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Des Moines
Rattenberg
State Department
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Mary Burke
Springfield, Ill
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Hiawatha
Miller’s
Blairs Ferry Road
Chain Lakes Road
Chain Lakes Bridge
Radio Shack
Tarra
Ral
Cut Ag
TM Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp
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Tandy Corporation
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