Iowa Campaign Probed over $5,000 Offer for State Job
Dr. William G. Murray Republican candidate for governor described an offer of $5,000 for a state appointment during the Iowa State Fair. Murray said he did not know the man, described him as 50 to 55, tall, dark and heavy. He rejected other offers including a $25,000 outside-money bid. The report notes other campaign finance concerns and reform talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee On Election Practices and Procedures
William G. Murray
Murray
Iowa State Fair
GOP
National Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Iowa
Donald (Duke) Norberg
New York
Norberg
Greenlease
Clock Stays Winding After 1883 Arrival
Jim Buchan, 87, of Norway, preserves a 1883 antique grandfather clock brought from Scotland. The clock has stayed in his possession for about 50 years and still runs. In Storm Lake, a gasoline spill occurred when a truck and car backing from a driveway collided. A truck faucet broke off, spilling 300 gallons of gasoline onto the street. firefighters flushed the spill into the storm sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Buchan
Norway
Scotland
Storm Lake
Local Nordic Farmer Injured After Bull Attack
Victor Sebetka of Norway was knocked to the ground and attacked by a bull while performing chores, sustaining injuries as he rolled and attempted to escape. Police and medical responders were alerted as the incident unfolded on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Sebetka
Norway
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Demos
Edward J. McManus
Keokuk
McManus
Iowa Municipal Finance Association
Civil Defense
United States Civil and Defense Mobilization
Leo Hoegh
Des Moines
Fort Madison
John R. Hansen
State Board of Control
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Percy A. Lainson
John Bennett
Lainson
Hansen
Oliver P. Bennett
Bennett
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
NBCU
National Automobile Underwriters Association
NAUA
Harold E. Hughes
Ida Grove mMocrat
State Commerce Commission
Towa
Hughes
Iowa Better Trucking Bureau
Executive Council
State Board of Regents
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Dale S. Baird
Marshalltown
American Legion
Roy Pell
Chicago
The
Highway Commission
John Noonan
Bellevue
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Iowa
Tripoli
Kurrt Insurance
Iowa Hardware Mutual
Ford
SPOOK
Melvin Stahlhut
Jerry Snelling
Stahlhut Grain & Trucking CO
Comité Français de Elegance
Comité Frangais de l’Elégance
Fairlane
Town
Victoria
Wm. Ambrose Auto Company
Thunderbird
Tudor Sedon
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