Counties revolt against state abuse program in Iowa
Ten Iowa counties fund their own substance abuse programs to avoid regional system paperwork and high costs. A legislative report cites dissatisfaction with the IDSA regional program, urging more local control, flexible funding, and improved licensing standards.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Substance Abuse
David Macmaster
Clayton County
IDSA
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Buchanan
Clayton
Washington
Butler
Franklin
Grundy
Union
Warren
Winnebago
Adams
County Boards of Supervisors
State Department
Tyson death prompts two Iowa Pen inmates trials
State prosecutors finish presenting the Tyson murder case and begin new proceedings in Lee County District Court. Elbert Wilson, 25, of Waterloo, faces trial for the stabbing death of Gary Tyson during the prison riot on September 2, 1981. Robert Taylor and Wesley Betts testified, with Taylor granted immunity. Langley’s trial opened with statements to Judge Cahill.
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Fort Madison
Taylor
Wilson
Tyson
Allen Langley
Harlan Bainter
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
William Cahill
Burlington
Langley
West Liberty Mexican Independence Day event blends cultures
A community celebration at West Liberty Fairgrounds features bilingual planning by El Centro Unido and West Liberty Voluntary Action Council members. Highlights include a 2 p.m. Cobras versus Davenport soccer match, 3:30 p.m. costume show, pinatas, music, awards and Mexican food from 2 to 4 30 p.m.
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West Liberty
el Centro Unido
Bill Aycrigg
Javier Rojas
el Centro
Aycrigg
Voluntary Action
West Liberty Fairgrounds
West Liberty Cobras
Davenport
Rivals settle pipeline fire deaths for 1.65 million
An Iowa family affected by the 1978 Fort Madison pipeline disaster reaches a 1.65 million settlement. Robert Rider Cindy Rider Bettis and the Mary Jane Rider estate receive the bulk from MAPCO Inc. Attorneys note the rupture followed stress during highway 2 reconstruction. Other defendants named include the state and several firms.
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Fort Madison, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Fort Madison
Robert Rider
Mary Jane
Cindy Rider Bettis
Mary Jane Rider
Lee County District Court
Mapco Inc
Tulsa
Oklo
Highway 2
State
L.A. Friday Construction Co
Oklahoma
Stupp Corp
Maryland
Utility Construction Co
Cutler Opposes MX M 1 Tank and B 1 Bomber Funding
Iowa City third district candidate Lynn Cutler backs a strong fighting force but denounces waste in U S military spending. She argues for prudent defense budgeting while opposing the MX missile system the M 1 tank and the B 1 bomber plan.
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Cutler
Iowa City
Lynn Cutler
U.S
Debates Set As Cutler Evans Take On Nuclear Issue
Republican incumbent Cooper Evans will speak Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Yale Room of the Iowa Memorial Union while Democrat Lynn Cutler appears Oct. 7. Forums are sponsored by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Iowa City Physicians for Social Responsibility. Cutler has backed scrapping plants for bombers and missiles and questioned a balanced budget amendment.
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Iowa City
U.S
House of Representatives
University of Iowa
Cooper Evans
Yale
Iowa Memorial Union
Lynn Cutler
The
Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament
Physicians For Social Responsibility
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