Northwestern Bell requests rehearing on Iowa refund order
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. asked the Iowa Commerce Commission for a rehearing on its $21.5 million refund order to 685,000 Iowa customers. Iowa vice president Bill Stauffer cited about 15 grounds, saying the allowed rate of return on Iowa investments is too low. The ICC previously ordered the refund after ruling on a rate increase request.
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Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
Bill Stauffer
Bell
Iowa
ICC
Coors Beer Draws 500 Iowa Distributor Applicants
About 500 people have applied for Coors Beer distributorships in Iowa as the Colorado brewery plans March 1978 market entry through 10 to 14 outlets. Applications will be screened on background business experience and civic involvement. The beer is already sold in 13 western states and Nebraska. In some states local sellers have charged inflated prices without brewer approval.
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Des Moines
Coors Beer
Iowa
Adolph Coors Co
Colorado
Coors
Nebraska
Senate approves Great River Road funding guarantee
Des Moines reports the U S Senate backed a bill to ensure funds already appropriated for the Great River Road remain available. Sen John Culver said the measure would codify an agreement with Transportation Secretary Brock Adams to release the $90 million set aside, including $3.9 million for Iowa, for scenic easements and non highway work rather than new or rebuilt highways. The bill goes to a House Senate conference committee for final approval.
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U.S. Senate
John Culver
Lowa
House
Senate
Culver
Washington
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
Dubuque Seniors Battle Burglary Threats Program Aid
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Dubuque distributes alarm horns wide angle viewers and door locks to protect elders. Police highlight hazards while program director Marion Williams urges vigilance against misplaced trust.
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Dubuque
Marion Williams
Carter Admin Blocks Cyber 76 Sale to Soviet Union
Washington reports that the Carter administration forbids Control Data Corp. from selling a 13 million dollar Cyber 76 computer to the Soviet Union. Officials say the machine is too elaborate for weather forecasting and could be used for warfare.
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Washington
Control Data Corp
Soviet Union
House passes 6.7 billion foreign aid bill with Cuba ban
Washington AP reports the House advanced a 6.7 billion foreign aid package banning U S aid or trade with Cuba and halting aid to six other nations. President Carter and Democrats seek Senate reversal as White House defends potential veto in current form.
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House
U.S
Cuba
Carter
Senate
White House
Jody Powell
Agnew Upped Tax Bill After 1973 Income Gap
The Internal Revenue Service says Spiro T. Agnew failed to report nearly $27,000 in 1973, the year he resigned as vice president and pleaded no contest to income tax evasion. The IRS seeks $13,966 in back taxes and penalties.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
TRS
Agnew
Kitchen Blaze Tears Through Oelwein Kitchen
A Thursday night fire in an Oelwein home at 323 North Frederick Avenue heavily damaged the kitchen after a pot of boiling grease ignited. John Walker Jr., 12, left the stove briefly and believed he turned it off. Firefighters used a CO2 extinguisher and hoses to control several hot spots, with smoke and water damage outside the kitchen and some ceiling tiles affected. No injuries reported. the house was insured.
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Oelwein
John Walker Jr
North Frederick Ave
Wally Rundle
Rundle
Park Dumping Probed at Volga Lake State Park
Iowa Conservation Commission supervisors review reports of dumping at Volga Lake State Park north of Fayette. ICC head Fred Priewert says area supervisors were sent to verify the claim after learning of the incident Thursday. Hunter the park ranger was unreachable due to vacation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Priewert
Harry Hunter
Hunter
Iowa House rejects UNI reopening in two year contract clause
The Iowa House approved a 57 to 37 amendment rejecting a reopening of wages and fringe benefits in the UNI faculty contract with the State Board of Regents. The debate centered on a provision seen as a one year clause within a two year bargaining framework.
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University of Northern Iowa
Iowa House
House
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
UNI
State Board of Regents
Nielsen
Senate
House Budget Committee
Rep
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Gregory Cusack
D-Davenport
Puy
Board of Regents
Senate Budget Committee
William Palmer
D-Des Moines
Sen
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
Court rules on parochial aid and texts allowed
The Supreme Court allows states to spend tax dollars on textbooks and certain educational services for parochial school pupils while banning field trips and lending equipment. The Ohio law granting up to 88 million dollars in materials and services over two years is partially upheld. Justices split five to four on many points with multiple dissents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
States
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Brennan
Marshall
Pennsylvania
Weather and stock updates from DeKalb and Davenport
The forecast calls for thunderstorms early Friday evening, then fair and cooler Friday night with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Saturday looks sunny and warm with highs in the mid 80s. Friday night has a 20 percent chance of measurable rain. Dow Jones rose 3.40 to 928.77 as money supply reports buoy sentiment. Mississippi River stage readings list several gauge points with mixed changes.
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Stock Market
New York
Locust Grove hunt for killer of three Girl Scouts
A 250 man posse joined state police, Tulsa officers and volunteers in a 10 square mile sweep around Skunk Mountain near Camp Scott to trap Gene Leroy Hart, the convict suspected in the June 13 killings. Bloodhounds, dogs and a Tulsa TV helicopter aided the effort as authorities traced a possible Hart escape path from Pryor.
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Okla
Tulsa
Skunk Mountain
Mayes County
Glen ‘Pete’ Weaver
Gene Leroy Hart
Weaver
Hart
Pryor
Camp Scott
Oklahoma
Lewis Lindsey
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