State budget cut saves elevator operator job in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports 61 year old Maxine Ruble keeps her post as statehouse elevator operator as 2.8 percent across the board cuts halt modernization. Legislators planned a self service lift with $13,500 funding, but Branstad’s cut delays replacement and Ruble remains at the controls while offered unsuitable new roles.
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Des Moines
Maxine Ruble
Statehouse
Ruble
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Hawaii
State Printing Office
Officials test Cedar River sludge near Vinton for algae or sewage
VINTON Iowa officials collect samples from the Cedar River near Vinton after residents report brown sludge along the banks. County Sanitarian Marc Greenlee says initial checks show possible algae growth, with lab tests to last seven to ten days to confirm whether sewage is present. La Porte City denies any recent sewage bypass amid high water concerns.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Vinton County
Marc Greenlee
Greenlee
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Ron Stellich
Stellich
la Porte City
Darrel Loveless
Dual Jetliners Make Safe Emergency Landing at Omaha
Two jets en route from Des Moines to Denver diverted to Eppley Field with electrical problems. The Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 with 20 passengers and 5 crew landed at 10 29 a.m. and the TWA Boeing 727 with 68 passengers followed at 12 25 p.m. Both reports cited no injuries and no fires. Frontier described a left side electrical fault and noted no loss of power. the TWA incident involved a faulty fluorescent light fixture.
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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 Teleconnect HQ
Carpenters Union picketed the Teleconnect Co headquarters site in southwest Cedar Rapids to protest hiring a non union contractor R K Construction Co of Iowa City. Teleconnect officials said the remodeling proceed without interference though a dispute over bid closeness with Kleiman Construction of Cedar Rapids existed. Teleconnect, a growing telephone systems firm, acquired the former Coors distribution center for its 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 danger from lead in waste oil spread on Linn County roads last month. Tests Aug 29 showed lead 26 to 120 mg/kg, acceptable versus municipal sludge limit of 1,000 mg/kg, with styrene and napthalene evaporating though odors may linger. Oil was used to control dust on Robins Road, Miller's Road, and Chain Lakes Road.
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Mary Burke Gazette
Linn
Norm Popenhagen
Popenhagen
Jerry Rattenberg
Manchester
Iowa
Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Des Moines
Rattenberg
State Department
Springfield, Ill
Robins Road
Hiawatha
Miller’s
Blairs Ferry Road
Chain Lakes Road
Chain Lakes Bridge
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