Death penalty debate tied to Florida case involving Allen Anderson
Virginia Stites notes a debate on reinstating the death penalty after Arlene Gehrke's 1969 killing near Buckeye. She details Allen Leroy Anderson, linked to eight killings across states and facing death in Florida, with prosecutors pushing for execution by electric chair. The interstate compact and state law differences scramble his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Gehrke
Buckeye
Allen Leroy Anderson
Florida
Frontier
Anderson
Iowa
Lester Gendron
Texas
Gendron
Minnesota
California
Douglas Cheshire
Williams Chosen Legion Commander in Eldora Post
Kenneth Williams was elected Commander of Walter Sayer Post No. 182 of the American Legion in Eldora. He works for LaVelle Oil Co. and succeeds Jim Eller. Elected officers include Jim Roling First Vice Commander Larry Luiken Second Vice Commander Dwight Clark Historian Gene Foster Service Officer Dale Meeker Chaplain Jim Brown Charles Creps Sergeant At Arms. Keith Van Patter will again serve as Adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Williams
Walter Sayer
American Legion
Eldora
Williams
LaVelle Oi Co
Jim Eller
Jim Roling
Larry Luiken
Dwight Clark
Gene Foster
Dale Meeker
Jim Brown
Charles Creps
Keith van Patter
USDA Lets Loans Fund Wet Storage for Farms
Department officials authorize loans under the farm facility program to build wet storage structures for high moisture grain and grain silage. Eligible producers may borrow up to 85 percent of costs, not exceeding 50,000 dollars, with a 7 percent interest rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grassley Backs Expanded Disaster Aid for Marshall County
Iowa congressman Charles Grassley backed a House amendment to the omnibus farm bill to boost disaster payments by about 7.4 million dollars for Marshall County and several drought‑stricken counties. The plan uses a new formula to raise payments, increasing Marshall County from 9.3 to 16.7 million dollars based on 172 thousand planted acres, retroactive to the current crop year and effective October 1 if approved in conference. Grassley cited Senator Herman Talmadge’s influence as key to keeping the measure alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Marshall County
Town
Hardin County
House
Senate
Grassley
Talmadge
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Iowa Republicans Warn Against Public Campaign Financing
Republican State Chairman Steve Roberts voiced grave reservations about a Senate public financing bill and urged Senators Clark and Culver to oppose it. He argued taxpayer financed campaigns would be costly and favor incumbents, citing franking privileges and staff advantages. He also linked Clark and Culver to a $50,000 illegal corporate contribution to the Iowa Democratic Party in 1971 and suggested their support now aims to safeguard their own re election.
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Steve Roberts
U.S
Senate
Iowa
Dick Clark
John Culver
Roberts
Clark
GOP
Culver
Iowa Democratic Party
Two Finance Firms Seek Court Judgments on Notes
AVCO Financial Services sues Driskell Ray Evans and Karolyn Kay Evans of Iowa Falls seeking 1348.43 dollars plus interest, alleging no payments since 1976 after a note dated July 28 1976. Foreclosure of security and special execution are requested. Household Finance Corporation seeks 3175.36 dollars from Fred I Lovio of Toledo and Sheila Lovio of Eldora on a 3456 dollar note dated April 21 1975, claiming default on payments.
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Hardin County District Court
Avco Financial Services
Driskell Ray Evans
Karolyn Kay Evans
Iowa Falls
Household Finance Corporation
Fred I. Lovio
Toledo
Sheila Lovio
Eldora
Cattle Escape Triggers Damage Suits in Hardin County
Neighbors Clifford and Alice Brewster face two damage suits totaling 13,560 in Hardin County District Court. Plaintiffs Lyman and Thies seek 5,000 and Wubbena and Constance Wubbena seek 8,560 accusing defendants cattle of escaping and trespassing onto their farms damaging crops and fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford J. Brewster
Alice Brewster
Town Falls
Brewsters
Hardin County District Court
James R. Lyman
Dale Thies
Lyman
Willis D. Wubbena
Constance Wubbena
Lyman and Thies
Wabhenas
Traffic Court Listings Mark Iowa Officers and Citations
Iowa patrol and local agencies publish a roll of speeding and equipment violations. Offenders span many towns from Waterloo to Roland, with fines from 10 to 125 dollars and costs, plus penalties for no valid pro rate on trailer and no log book. Several individuals face prohibitions for prohibited areas and littering.
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Iowa State Patrol
Gary B. Crouse
Waterloo
John Mundy
Addison
Iil
Charles H. Herrold
Iowa Falls
John G. Kangley
Hampton
Thomas T. Seals
Ronald V. Dreckman
Donald Eugene Horner
Geneva
Melvin Henry Pexa
Fort Dodge
James Allen Koenen
Dept. OF Transport
Douglas Kirsch
Norfolk
Neb
Roger Southard
St. James
Wilfred Fennel
North Sioux City
Michael Streit
Garden City
Kasper Harry Silke
Alden
Duane Fleming
Manchester
Lloyd A. Baker
San Jose
Calif
Darrell R. Phillips
Gilbertville
William Paul Weber
LaPorte City
Third OMVUI Offense Charged in Hardin County Court
Glen Arlin Simpson of Iowa Falls faces a third OMVUI charge in Hardin County District Court with Assistant County Attorney James P. Walters listed. Simpson previously convicted of OMVUS on March 8, 1974, and January 6, 1975. A second OMVUS charge involves Jerome Francis Edel of Iowa Falls, arrested July 2. May employment lists 37 Iowa Training School students in Eldora with local employers. A Steamboat Rock youth, Bob Gregory, attends a Des Moines YMCA Camp sponsored by the Iowa Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association at Boone. 56 Iowa youths attend the fifth annual camp.
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OMVUI
Glen Arlin Simpson
Iowa Falls
Hardin County District Court
James P. Walters
Simpson
Hardin County
Walters
Jerome Francis Edel
Iowa
OMVUS
Edel
Steamboat Rock
Bob Gregory
Iowa Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
Des Moines
Boone
Sheriffs Assn
Eldora Firm Recognized for Excellence by Sears
Kyle Thompson of Quality Products Inc Eldora attended a Minneapolis banquet where the Lindsay Division of Ecodyme received Sears Roebuck and Co Symbol of Excellence award. Lindsay won the honor for the fifth year running, a feat shared by only 42 of 600 suppliers. Bankers from Hardin County attended a Iowa Independent Bankers Association convention at Lake Okoboji New Inn. A Lake County Illinois petition transferring to Hardin County Iowa custody case shows Judith A Minton seeking support from Kenneth L Helmers with $100 monthly and $900 in arrears since April 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Thompson
Quality Products, Inc
Eldora
Minneapolis
Minn
Lindsay Division
Ecodyme
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Lindsay
Sears
Martin Brown
Robert R. Brown
Jim Brown
Gary Brinkmeyer
Hardin County Savings Bank
Iowa Independent Bankers Association
New Inn
Lake Okoboji
Lake County
Illinois
Judith A. Minton
Waukegan
Ill
Hardin County District Court
Kenneth L. Helmers
Iowa Falls
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Arhemey
Hardin County Index
Eldora, Iowa
Herald-Index Publishing Co
Allyn J. Schafer
Hardin
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Tip
Gearld Brown
Thermogas
Tom E. Edward
Marshalltown
Sheriff’s Department
Robert David Rausch
Fort Atkinson
Gary John Wiest
Daniel Lynn Bays
Union
Melvin LaVerne Mathis
Hubbard
William Rando Johnson
Nevada
Crawford Almarion Cox
Houston
Tex
Judy Stansberry
Janet Louise Aswegan
New Providence
Joseph Wayne Shore
Mike James McIntosh
Carroll J. Hobson
Philip Lee Paulson
Roland
Oliver Hessel Kaldenberg
Albia
Hardin County Taxpayers
Barbara Herndon
Iowa Training School
Dunlap Industries
East Lawn Memory Gardens
Kevin Hoy
Quality Products
Pine Lake Sawmill
Robert F. Shirley
Shore Construction and
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Eldora Firm
John Paul Trio
the Town
Union Supper Club
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