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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1977
Page
1
Officers on scene Thursday August 18 found no pilot at the crash site. Pilot Gerald Simonds arrived back shortly after, puzzling investigators about the aircraft’s fate.
The article outlines timing for new assessments by May 15 1978 and a May 20 equalization report to State Revenue Director Gerald Bair with June checks on compliance. It notes protests window July 1–20 and board review July 15–Aug 15, abstracts due Sept 15, and a state cap of six percent. Residential, farmland and commercial statewide increases are listed, with county variations. Lorenzen says staff will handle changes largely in office with little field work. Substantial county increases are detailed for Linn Cedar Dubuque and Delaware counties.
Minutes show multiple marriage licenses including Shawn J Hulke and Teresa Lynn Curley both of Oxford Jet and Brian Keith Ahrendsen with Theresa Marie Carstensen of Oxford Jet. New vehicle entries include buyers from Monticello Anamosa Wyoming and mechanicsville with makes such as Chevrolet Mercedes Benz Plymouth Lincoln Ford Chrysler Olds and more.
A second lawsuit arises from an attempted farm sale to Nelson and Mildred Brownell. Fred Wittenburg sues Sievers Real Estate for 825 dollars plus 1,000 in general damages and other costs citing misappropriated earnest money and altered terms. The suit references a 10,000 earnest payment and delays in repayment.
Gerald Simonds of Rockford Illinois made a safe emergency landing in a pasture near Wyoming after his plane lost power over Jones County. He landed nose-down in a field near Angus cattle, narrowly avoiding power lines, with the front wheel bending and the propeller and nose damaged. FAA investigators were en route and the crash remains under investigation.
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