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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1973
Page
8
Iowa lawmakers approved TRACIS despite fears of Big Brother style surveillance. The law bans dissemination of criminal history data outside criminal justice agencies, prompting court battles and officials to seek attorney general guidance. Governor Ray supports AG input as law officers and reporters navigate conflicting interpretations amid public records tradition.
Gov. Robert Ray opposes raising state taxes for highway construction and maintenance until a coordinated department of transportation is created. He cited an Iowa highway study urging $62 million yearly from non-user sources and noted past earmarks from sales tax revenues for highways, with debates over the 1973 and 1960s funding adjustments.
The Ames investigation into Ruth Betts of Grand Junction Colorado continues after the 27 year old ISU coed was found dead in her basement apartment. An autopsy is ordered to determine the cause with lab results expected in two to three days. Betts moved to Ames July 1 and enrolled at Iowa State this fall.
Lyle Squires Jr of Des Moines pled guilty in Tama county district court to drunk driving. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs, payable in installments of at least 25 dollars on the 5th and 20th of each month. Judge Robert Osmundson ordered the defendant to complete a drinking drivers course at Des Moines Community College at his own expense, with license suspension until completion and proof filed with the department of public safety.
Russell and Kenneth Greiner sue Howard Oxley doing business as Nevada Silo Repair and Equipment Co. for 4335 dollars plus interest and costs alleging inferior plastering caused 4000 bushels of high moisture corn to spoil after a 1970 repair contract on their Tama county silo.
Des Moines Corporation Counsel Philip Riley says local arrest information must be public record and Des Moines police should comply. Iowa officials previously urged withholding arrestee names, citing TRACIS law. Riley argues the state open records law governs and local procedures should not change.
Three defendants appeared before Judge Robert Osmundson in Tama County district court. Daniel J. Kearney pled innocent to drunken driving with trial set for December 10 after an August arrest. Joseph Brewer pled innocent to possession of a controlled substance with trial set for December 10 following a July arrest tied to marijuana found in the Iowa river. Thomas Eugene Juhl, granted extra time to plead, appeared with counsel and was released on his own recognizance awaiting employment advice. arrested July 1 by Dysart police on marijuana possession charges.
The 20th annual Iowa Natural Foods Associates convention will be held Saturday at the Carousel Inn in Coralville. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the conference center.
DES MOINES UPI Sen Dick Clark plans to lead a bid to slice nearly four billion from the military procurement bill by delaying funding for three new weapons the Trident submarine the CVN-70 aircraft carrier and the B 1 bomber Clark introduced a CVN 70 funding amendment and two further measures are expected during ten day Senate debate the move targets funds beyond this year and aims to keep the overall defense budget near Nixon's request while reducing inflation and preserving spending for other priorities
Iowa Governor Ray urged White House Energy Adviser John Love for state authority over propane allocation amid a looming shortage. He zeroed in on federal voluntary programs as limiting action and called for guaranteed state control of 10 percent of Iowa propane to avert outages before the crop drying season.
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