10 Percent or More Tuition Hike Possible at Iowa Regents
R Wayne Richey, executive secretary of the State Board of Regents, said a double-digit tuition increase is a definite possibility for Iowa's three state universities for 1984-85. He will discuss higher rates in Iowa City after presenting a memo with exhibits noting the 7 percent figure may be raised.
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Tom Walsh
Uazene
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Iowa
State Board of Regents
R. Wayne Richey
Richey
Regents
University of Iowa
Big Ten
U of I
Regent
University of Northern Iowa
U of 1
Iowa State University
Terry Brandstad
Algae Identified in Cedar River Sludge Across Counties
Benton County Sanitarian Marc Greenlee announced tests confirmed the brown sludge on the Cedar River is the algae cyclotella. The drought and heat created stagnant backwaters for growth. algae also reported in Black Hawk and Linn counties. Greenlee says it poses no health risk and fish are feeding on it.
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Vinton
Cedar River
Benton County
Marc Greenlee
Ron Stellick
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
University Hygienic Laboratory
Des Moines
Greenlee
Black Hawk
Linn
Iowa football player denied damage claim over icy sidewalk slip
J C Love Jordan of the University of Iowa filed a claim against the state seeking damages after slipping on ice on a pedestrian bridge in Iowa City on December 12 1981. The State Appeal Board denied the claim unanimously noting no evidence of negligence in snow removal and citing campus crews clearing walks that day.
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Love-Jordan
Riverside Drive
Iowa City
Love Jordan
University of Iowa
James P Hayes
Scott
Hayes
District Court
Disney picks Iowa farm for movie location
Waterloo mayor says Walt Disney Pictures will film a feature in Black Hawk County. Spokesman confirms a county farm as the site for a movie starring Jessica Lange about a farm family facing economic pressure and potential closure, with filming set to begin in October.
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Waterloo
Walt Disney
Black Hawk County
Leo Rooff
Rooff
Walt Disney Pictures
Jessica Lange
Dunkerton
Iowa faces illegal bias in state worker disability benefits
The Iowa Executive Council was told that state law illegally discriminates against workers over 65 who are disabled. Assistant Attorney General Fred Haskins said federal law prohibits age-based benefit cuts, and urged amending statutes to allow benefits up to age 70. Governor Branstad endorsed changes to prevent lawsuits.
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Judy Daubenmier
Vette Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
State Executive Council
Fred Haskins
Haskins
U.S. Supreme Court
Wyoming
Terry Branstad
William Krahl
Iowa Council backs staff review of Blue Cross contract
The Iowa Executive Council approved a state official review panel to examine a proposed contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa for worker health insurance. Officials warn the review may delay final signing and highlight 10 areas needing closer scrutiny in the 72 page agreement. State leaders debate whether to hire the original consultant or rely on a committee from the auditor, attorney general and insurance department to assess language and compliance.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
Insurance Department
Bruce Foudree
Foudree
Michael Fitzgerald
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
Richard Johnson
Auditor's Office
Attorney General's Office
Lounsberry
Council
The
Gazette
Fitzgerald
Coralville Lake areas partly closed for roadwork
US Army Corps of Engineers reports partial closures at Sugar Bottom campground West Overlook Tailwater Areas and Cottonwood campground due to road and facility work. Sandy Beach campground has reopened and asphalting in Sugar Bottoms should finish by Wednesday weather permitting. Call 338 3543 for visit details.
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Coralville Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sugar Bottom
West Overlook
Cottonwood Campground
Corps
Sandy Beach
the Gazette
Sugar Bottoms
Coralville
Rural Ossian Man Dies After Highway 52 Crash
Investigation continues into a Sunday morning traffic fatality east of Ossian on Highway 52. Chris Heying, 19, died in Rochester after a car driven by Dean Miller, 17, left the road and rolled. Miller escaped injury. Massman and Heying were hospitalized with neck and head injuries. Massman listed in satisfactory condition. Breitsprecher, 16, was in good condition. First line notes eighth Winneshiek County traffic death this year while charges await against Miller.
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Ossian
Chris Heying
Rochester
Massman
Troy Breitsprecher
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Miller
Bealka named acting superintendent at Mental Health Institute
Independence Dr Raja Akbar steps down as superintendent of the Mental Health Institute. Dr Richard Bealka, director of the MHI children's unit, takes acting superintendent role. Akbar had led since April 1980 and plans private practice in Waterloo.
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Independence
Raja Akbar
Mental
Richard Bealka
MHI Children’s Unit
Akbar
Waterloo
Branstad to Break Ground on UI College of Law
Gov. Terry Branstad will attend ground breaking in Iowa City for the University of Iowa College of Law. The $15.3 million law center, to be built by PCL Construction Ltd. of Edmonton and Minneapolis, should be ready for occupancy in spring 1985, replacing a 50 year old building.
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Iowa City
Terry Branstad
University of Iowa College of Law
Law Center
PCL Construction Ltd
Edmonton
Canada
Minneapolis
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