Rock Island Strike Expands to Santa Fe and Rio Grande
The Rock Island Lines strike spreads to two more railroads, including Santa Fe, with UTU union workers picketing at Denver and Santa Fe facilities. Santa Fe and Rio Grande authorities move trains as crews refuse nonunion operation. A restraining order limits picketing and violence, while leaders deny widespread violence claims.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
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Santa Fe
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Rio Grande
United Transportation Union
Howard Kenyon
UTU International
Denver-Rio Grande
Denver
Gehrt
Union
George Scott
Iowa Delegation Seeks Broader Support Over Rock Island Strike
Iowa lawmakers and representatives plan to urge congressional colleagues from 11 states served by the Rock Island Line to press the White House for action on the rail strike. They meet Tuesday for a delegation breakfast to discuss the issue and consider Culver’s recommendation to have USDA survey Iowa for transport and storage needs. Ray Kassel warned Thursday of potential economic damage to agriculture if the strike persists.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Iowa
Ray Kassel
Iowa Department of Transportation
Five youths and adults die in weekend Iowa and Wisconsin crashes
Five people are dead from crashes across Wisconsin and Iowa weekend incidents. Arthur Borcherding 61 Luana died from injuries after a Friday car semi collision on Iowa Highway 76 near Waukon. A Garber 17 year old Edward Zittergruen died in a single vehicle south of Elkport. William Secrest 31 West Branch died in Madison Wisconsin from a Friday night motorcycle crash. A Council Bluffs one car wreck killed Robert Block 17 Canton South Dakota and two Omaha youths Curtis Huey and Micheal Tinker.
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Wisconsin
Luana
Waukon
Garber
Iowa
Arthur Borcherding
Lutheran Hospital
LaCrosse
Iowa Highway 76
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Borcherding
Ruth
Veteran’s Hospital, Waukon
Carol Tryon
Iowa State Patrol
Edward Zittergruen
Elkport
Clayton
Zittergruen
St. John’s United Church of Christ
William Secrest
Madison, Wis
Tal
Sauk County
Secrest
Judy McGaa
Coralville
Council Bluffs
Robert Block
Canton
S.D
Omaha, Neb
Curtis Huey
Micheal Tinker
Block
UAW Dubuque OKs Strike if Needed Against Major Farmers
Dubuque Local 94 members vote 1 714 to authorize a strike against the Big Three agricultural implement makers if talks fail. Contracts with International Harvester Caterpillar and John Deere expire Sept 30. Nationwide vote totals and Ottawa Ill meeting set the strike target process in motion.
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United Auto Workers
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
UAW
International Harvester Co
Caterpillar Tractor Inc
John Deere & Co
Pat Dillon
Ottawa
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Bremer County plane makes emergency field landing
A WAVERLY Hiawatha pilot and three passengers escaped injury after an emergency landing in a Bremer County corn field. Francis J. Ryan said he ran out of gas about 9 30 p m while flying a 1946 Mooney from Rochester to Waterloo and touched down on the Carlton Kappmeyer farm a mile west of Bremer. Passengers were Lois Sychora of Hiawatha and Jim and Liz Fink of Vinton. Damages were estimated at 3000 dollars.
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Vinton
Viola man in critical condition after early morning crash
Charles Dana Holland, 20, of Anamosa is in fair condition in Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after a one car crash on County Highway E-34 near Fairview. Authorities say the 1971 Chevrolet Nova went out of control struck a roadside sign, flipped and rolled, ejecting Holland who was first treated at Anamosa Community Hospital before transfer to Mercy.
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Charles Dana Holland
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Fairview
Jones County Sheriff's
Holland
Anamosa Community Hospital
Iowa Teams Return From Sweden Tug of War
GREELEY Iowa's entries in the International Tug of War Championships in Sweden were back in the United States today and set to return to Greeley by car on Wednesday. The men's team finished 22nd and the women's team placed fifth.
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Greeley
Iowa
Sweden
United States
Gasoline supplies seen adequate for September in Iowa
Iowa Energy Policy Council says gasoline supplies should be adequate in September with possible spot shortages. Middle distillates face an estimated 7.5 percent shortage based on oil company figures.
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UPI
Gross
EPC
Iowa
Department of Energy
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