Witnesses Testify About Plans to Leave Wall in 1977
Three witnesses testified that Kathleen Ann Wall planned to leave John Wall to get an apartment of her own before meeting Dr. Gary Van Slyke. The Linn District Court case involves Wall suing Van Slyke for 850000 claiming alienation of affection, while Van Slyke seeks 290300 for alleged assaults after their separation.
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John Wall
Kathleen Ann
Gary van Slyke
Linn
Wall
Marion
van Slyke
Cedar Rapids
Foundation II director Dick Osing resigns amid agency transition
Richard Osing, 46, resigns as executive director of Foundation II after four years to become a district agent for Prudential Insurance. The board accepts the resignation. Kent Jackson becomes acting executive director until a new leader is chosen. Osing cites burnout and plans involve ongoing Channel One and prevention work.
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United Way Campaign
Ralph Plagman
Foundation II Crisis In‘tervention Service
Richard
Dick” Osing
Osing
Prudential Insurance
Plagman
Foundation II
United Way
Cedar Rapids
Prudential Life Insurance Company of America
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Channel One
Kent Jackson
Prudential
Linn County eyed self-insurance to cut costs
Linn County officials weigh self-insurance pooling with ISAC as a way to cut liability and health insurance costs. Projections show potential 15 percent savings the first year, with more long term, plus a monthly county contribution for workers compensation. Health coverage for 650 employees totals about 460000 annually.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Merle Kopel
Iowa State Association of Counties
ISAC
Don Cleveland
Lee Gaudineer
Linn
Johnson
Delaware
Clinton
Kirkwood Community College
Kopel
Cleveland
Iowa
Tipton City Clerk Suspended With Pay
Tipton council suspended city clerk Lora Ward with pay amid an investigation of alleged sloppy housekeeping and incompetence. Ward disclosed overdrawn city funds at Tipton State Bank causing $64 in penalties. Council members cited prior reprimands during executive sessions over six years. Doris Hargrave delayed resignation to Oct 31 to aid appointment of a replacement.
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Tipton
Lora Ward
Ward
Tipton State Bank
Doris Hargrave
Frostproof spray may save corn and citrus crops in frost
University of California researcher Dr. Steve Lindow reports a bordeaux spray that reduced frost damage on oranges and may extend to corn and soybeans. Field trials in California and Wisconsin show savings of 800 to 1200 dollars per acre, with commercial use expected this winter and possible university guidance by 1981.
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Iowa
California
Steve Lindow
University of California At Berkeley
Lindow
University of Wisconsin
Madison
San Joaquin Valley
Citrus Institute
Bob Davis
Ojai
Calif
Robert Calder Davis
Crooked Creek
Ventura County
Davis
B.W. Lee
Ventura
Lee
Two Fishermen Fined in Iowa Illegal Fishing Case
Johnson County magistrate court fined East Moline men Leroy Althiser aged 32 and Steven Kerschiefer aged 34 about 435 dollars each after a Coralville Reservoir operation. Conservation Officer Wen dell Simonsen said he and Ralph Leigh with deputies seized roughly one ton of buffalo and carp and two 300 foot seines during the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
East Moline
Ill
Johnson County
Wendell Simonsen
Oxford
Coralville Reservoir
Simonsen
Ralph Leigh
Marengo
Leroy Althiser
Steven Kerschiefer
Vick Jury Sent Home For Weekend From Linn Trial
The Linn District Court jury in the Ferdinand Vick attempted murder case was sent home for the weekend after more than six hours of deliberations. They will return Monday at 9 a.m. The 12 jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon, continued Friday morning, and were dismissed at 4 30 p.m. The 45 year old Vick is charged with weapons possession and firing at Patrolman Mark Fischer during a Feb. 4 traffic stop. The defense argues mental disturbance. the state says Vick intended to kill Fischer. The trial started last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Ferdinand Vick
Vick
Mark Fischer
Fischer
Porkette promotions at Hy-Vee and Me Too stores
The Johnson and Linn County Porkette groups promote pork at four Hy-Vee stores in Iowa City and eight in Cedar Rapids offering breakfast sausage samples to shoppers. A similar event is planned Oct 12–13 in Me Too stores in Cedar Rapids with boneless loin samples. Sponsored by Iowa Parkette’s Metropolitan Committee led by Patty Ne tolicky of Amana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson and Linn County
Porkette
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Porkettes
Me Too
Iowa Parkette
Patty Netolicky
Amana
Nancy Reagan to Speak at Des Moines Campaign Conference
Nancy Reagan wife of Ronald Reagan will host a campaign conference September 28 at Des Moines airport. Charley Black national political director for the Reagan campaign will attend the news conference.
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Des Moines
Nancy Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Charley Black
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Craig E. Wearmouth
Boone
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Wearmouth
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