Teton Dam collapse blamed on flawed design and sealing
An independent panel led by Wallace L. Chadwick found the Idaho earthfill dam failed due to an unfortunate design and inadequate sealing of cracks. Water penetrated the core through openings in the foundation, spreading to the main body and causing complete failure under difficult conditions. The panel cited insufficient consideration of soil and foundation conditions and concluded an unfortunate design choice and lax precautions caused the disaster that killed 11 and cost over a billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Teton Dam
Idaho
U.S
Bureau of Reclamation
Los Angeles
Wallace L. Chadwick
Liquor probe widens in Iowa state stores case
Iowa investigation expands to include a Nebraska firm Pamida Inc and an unidentified company tied to real estate leases with the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department. The probe targets alleged kickbacks involving Leslie D. Pickney and a Build A Rama affiliate in Algona. Indictments unlikely soon as grand jury work continues.
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DES Moines
UPI
Nebraska
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Craig Beck
Pamida, Inc
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Algona
Liquor Department
Beck
Leslie D. Pickney
Build-A-Rama, Inc
Iowa ISEA pushes 25.1 million school finance overhaul
Richard Staver unveiled a 25.1 million four point plan to revise the states school foundation formula. The ISEA says it would equalize opportunities and should be considered as a package without trimming the bottom line. Proposals include replacing average per pupil cost with true cost, a catch up provision for low spending districts, and shifting allowable growth from per pupil cost to district budgets.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Education Association
Richard Staver
ISEA
Rise in bank robberies in Iowa linked to gang activity
Des Moines reports a record 25 Iowa bank robberies in 1976, up from 19 in 1975, with FBI noting an organized gang may be behind most holdups. Des Moines had 12 robberies late in the year, 11 of them from Oct. 22 to Dec. 31. Eight offenders convicted since July 1, 19 suspects awaiting trial, and authorities say rural banks are equally vulnerable. FBI cites branch offices as prime targets and suspects a Des Moines area gang is operating nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
FBI
Debate on Pocahontas Democrat Scott seat in Iowa Senate
Des Moines Iowa UPI lawmakers open the 67th General Assembly with a debate over John Scott eligibility to sit as Iowa senator. Senate leaders confirmed a challenge to his qualifications citing the November election when he defeated incumbent William Winkelman. Democrats hold a 26 24 majority and expect seating to proceed though court action is anticipated.
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Des Moines
UPI
General Assembly
Pocahontas
John Scott
Iowa Senate
Scott
Senate
George Kinley
Arthur Neu
William Winkelman
Lohrville
Death penalty petition gathers over two thousand names
Waterloo resident Betty Gunderson led a petition drive that collected more than 2,000 signatures calling for Iowa to reinstate the death penalty for merciless crimes. She plans to hand the petition to Rep. Henry Wulff to present to the legislature, prompted by a June shooting at a Waterloo convenience store. Gunderson supports an automatic death penalty for killings of a president, a law officer, and premeditated murder especially involving a child.
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Waterloo, Iowa
UPI
Waterloo
Betty Gunderson
Iowa
Gunderson
Henry Wulff
R-Waterloo
Rural housing loan guarantees expand with 90 percent backing
Des Moines UPI reports the Farmers Home Administration will guarantee up to 90 percent of principal and interest on single family rural housing loans made by banks and savings and loan associations. Eligible borrowers have adjusted gross incomes of 15 600 or less and must provide a personal down payment. A 1 percent guarantee fee applies.
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Des Moines
UPI
Farmers Home Administration
Robert R. Pim
U.S. Agriculture Department
Rural Credit Agency
Pim
Fire destroys restaurant closes Newton shopping center
A Wednesday fire in Newton Iowa destroyed Iowa's Best Steak House and heavily damaged Radio Shack and DeVries Card and Gift shop. The blaze began in the restaurant, took about two hours to control, and forced the closure of the Newton Shopping Center housing 20 businesses and a bowling alley. The steak house roof collapsed while others suffered smoke and water damage.
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Newton
Iowa
UPI
Best
Radio Shack
DeVries
Vanished tanker mystery alarms Coast Guard search
The Grand Zenith carrying 32 crewmen and 8.2 million gallons of industrial fuel vanished after distress from rough seas south of Nova Scotia. Coast Guard crews widened the search, hopeful wilder odds, while lifeboat scenarios shift to rafts. Weather and depths complicate rescues amid potential oil spill risks from the Gulf Stream.
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Boston
UPI
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Bernard Hoyland
Cape
Gary Cosciusko
Cosciusko
Nova
Scotia
England
Providence
R.I
Hoyland
Zubenelgenubi
Patricia Marie
Gulf Stream
Coast
Canada
United States
California
Atlantic
Nantucket Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Doug White
Iceland
Educators ratify new labor accord in Washington district
Washington Education Association members approve a one year contract giving certified staff at least a 4.8 percent raise plus fringe benefits. Base teaching salary rises to 9350 with top at 17578, costing about 110000 more annually and a 7 percent payroll boost.
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Evening Journal
Washington Community
Washington Education Association
WEA
Ray seeks budget, land use bills as 1977 session opens
Des Moines Iowa Gov Robert D Ray plans a trimmed budget and a land use planning bill while urging state government streamlining. He remains unsure on property tax relief and prison crisis, awaiting two citizen task force reports. He endorses a sliding scale gas tax, tax reform, and targeted government cuts, with a new Mount Pleasant prison possible if reports support it.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
67Th General Assembly
United Press International
Ray
Iowa
Comptroller’s
House
Senate
Polk County District Court
Mount Pleasant
Clearing and cold with frigid low tonight in Iowa zones 13
Weather bulletin notes clearing and very cold conditions in Iowa zone 13 with tonight’s lows near zero. Friday brings increasing clouds and a chance of snow, with a high near 20.
Longet weeps as juror is excused in Colorado trial
Aspen, Colo. UPI Claudine Longet cried as the only prospective juror who showed compassion for her Children was excused at his own request Rebel Fox a former advertising executive told Judge George Lohr he could not set aside his feelings about Longets children The judge excused him fearing his beliefs might affect his juror duties The event marked a poignant moment in Longet's manslaughter trial proceedings
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Aspen
Colo
UPI
Claudine Longet
Miss Longet
Andy Williams
Rebel Fox
George Lohr
Fox
Lohr
Charles Weedman
Cattlemen finalize beef banquet plans
The Washington County Beef Banquet is set for January 31 at the KC Hall in Washington. It will start at 6 30 p.m. with speaker Mark Oppold of WMT Cedar Rapids and entertainment by the Mid Prairie High School Jazz Band. Tickets are available from local directors and association members.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington County
KC Hall
Washington
County Cattlemen’s Association
Mark Oppold
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Mid-Prairie High School
Max and
Marion Stransky
Ed Burkholder
Wellman
Jim Cuddeback
Ralph Witthoft
Keith Miller
Milt Schnicker
Bob Applegate
Pat Tobin
George Colthurst
Ainsworth
Kirk Howsare
Junior Graber
Crawfordsville
Retail Merchants Bureau to Meet at Winga's Jan 11
The Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce will hold a 9 am meeting on January 11 at Winga's Restaurant. Topics include the first half retail promotion calendar and the election of a new bureau chairman to succeed Larry Bartlett. All local retail merchants are urged to attend next Tuesday's session.
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The
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Winga’s
Larry Bartlett
Californians survive Devil's Peak ordeal after rescue
UC students Marcus and Wilcox feared dead after starting Christmas Eve climb of Devils Peak in Baja California. Rescue teams from Sierra Madre and San Diego searched with planes and helicopters. three rescuers were stranded briefly in ice and snow. Marcus and Wilcox later called to report they were safe as the party neared the mountain base.
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San Diego
UPI
David Marcus
Kenneth Wilcox
Baja California
Devil's Peak
University of California
Sierra Madre
Marcus
Pasadena
Calif
Wilcox
New York
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University of Iowa
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Kathy Hunt
Max Cousins
Leonard Kull
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James Lloyd
Kelly Schlapkohl
Henry Soucek
Department of Environmental Quality
Longet
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