Iowa Supreme Court review asked over marijuana evidence ruling
Shelby County Attorney John Lawin asked the Iowa Supreme Court to review District Judge Bennett Cullison's decision to suppress marijuana evidence seized by Harlan police. The ruling left the prosecution with no viable evidence as three people face possession charges. Cullison blamed police harassment and intrusion into youths' private affairs.
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Harlan
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Shelby County
John Lawin
Bennett Cullison
Cullison
Lawin
Davenport Rep Pushes Bill to End Winter Daylight Saving Time
Rep Thomas Higgins of Davenport Iowa introduces a resolution urging Congress to repeal winter daylight saving time citing safety hazards for children and no meaningful energy savings. He notes citizens are angered by dark commutes and cites recent data on energy use.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa
Iowa House
Congress
Thomas Higgins
Davenport
Towans
Higgins
Trucks Shot Up in Ohio Fuel Protest
United Press reports that four trucks were shot and nine windshields smashed while six rigs had radiator hoses cut as independent truckers protest high fuel costs and low freight rates along the Ohio Pennsylvania border. Pickets delayed deliveries at a large supplier as momentum grows for a nationwide strike planned at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
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United Press
Ohio
Columbiana County
Pennsylvania
Legislator criticizes media for reporting sheriff’s intoxication
South central Town lawmaker Rep Glen Bartel says media coverage of Polk County Sheriff Jack Woodard’s blood alcohol level in a fatal crash is unfair. Medical Examiner Dr R C Wooters reported 0.13 percent, noting 0.10 is legally intoxicated. Bartel contends publicity should apply to all accidents, not singled out.
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Bortell
GAO rules no legal basis for Agnew protection cost
Comptroller General Elmer Staats says there is no legal basis for Secret Service protection for Spiro Agnew after his resignation. Rep. Moss released Staats's letter noting GAO awaits White House details to judge the legality of eight aides and related expenses totaling 89 222 dollars from Oct 10 to Dec 15. The White House says protection falls under special assistance to the President and continues beyond December 15, with agent counts and future duration not disclosed.
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Agnew
Moss
GAO
Staats
White House
McCleery-Cumming Wins Supplier of the Year at Chicago Show
The McCleery-Cumming Co. was voted Supplier of the Year by over a thousand distributors at the Specialty Advertising Association International trade show. Carl Dallmeyer accepted the trophy at the January 24 breakfast in Chicago. The firm held a company-wide gathering with President Richard McCleery announcing paid noon-off on February 1.
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Specialty Advertising Association
Chicago
McCleery-Cumming Co
Canada
Conrad Hilton
Association
Carl Dallmeyer
McCleery-Cumming
U.S
Judge may order Nixon to appear as witness
A California judge said he would sign an order demanding President Nixon testify in the Ellsberg burglary trial. The action seeks Nixon's appearance at a pretrial hearing for Ehrlichman and the April trial, marking a historic call for a sitting president to testify in a state court.
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Ringer
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Ehrlichman
California
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
James St. Clair
Meningitis scare closes Guttenberg Iowa school
Guttenberg schools shut as precaution after seven year old dies of infectious spinal meningitis and another child falls ill. Clayton County Medical Examiner Dr. Eugene Downey cites a local panic but says cases are not a broader outbreak.
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Guttenberg
Clayton County
Eugene Downey
Downey
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Iowa
Washington Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting review
John Jermeier of the University of Iowa spoke at the Washington Chamber dinner held at K Hall. The Hi-Fis of Washington High School, directed by Robert Youngquist, performed a varied program. Bill Whittenberg hosted with guests Mayor Harold Johnson and Rev. William H. Kettlitz. Dean Garrett thanked retiring president Richard Anderson as carnations and favors were distributed.
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Dick Anderson
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Dean Garrett
Chamber — Journal
John
Jersey) Jermeier
University of Iowa
Hi-Fis
Washington High School
K . Hall
Washington
Jermeier
Iowa
Iowa City
Bill Whittenberg
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Johnson
William H. Kettlitz
Richard Anderson
Herrick to speak on beef cow herd health in Washington County
Dr. John Herrick, Iowa State University Extension Veterinarian, will discuss beef cow herd health problems and management Thursday evening January 31 at the Washington County Farm Bureau Building starting 7 30 pm. Diseases and fertility issues have caused losses and limited expansion of county beef herds while dairy cows have declined. He is a nationally recognized leader in beef cattle health and an engaging speaker. All beef cow herd owners and agri businesspeople are invited.
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John Herrick
Iowa State University Extension
Jim Frier
Washington County Farm Bureau
Washington County
Herrick
Frier
Obscenity measure filed in Iowa Senate to spark debate
Sen. Gene Kennedy of Dubuque proposed rewriting Iowa obscenity laws to force legislative debate this session. The bill would repeal parts of the code, define terms, bar obscene acts involving minors, and outlaw sale of obscene literature to minors. Kennedy calls it an initial vehicle for discussion and welcomes amendments.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
General Assembly
Gene Kennedy
D - Dubuque
Kennedy
Iowa Supreme Court
U.S Supreme Court
Supreme Court
C. Edwin Moore
Dubuque
Senate Judiciary Committee
Weather update for today and Wednesday
Fair and continued mild conditions with highs in the 40s this afternoon and again Wednesday. Lows in the 20s to 30s tonight and winds from the southwest at 8 to 18 mph.
Floods threaten large areas along Mississippi River
In Vicksburg Mississippi the Mississippi River has spilled over two million acres across seven states. About 500 people have evacuated, mainly in northwest Tennessee and the Mississippi Delta, with fears of more rain upriver. Officials warn inundation could rise further between St. Louis and New Orleans within a week.
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Vicksburg, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Richard Frummond
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Tennessee
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
Louisiana
Drummond
Corps
Weather Service
National Weather Service
St. Louis
New Orleans
Nixon drafts State of the Union amid Watergate scrutiny
President Nixon, in seclusion at Camp David, drafts a half hour State of the Union address to Congress. The topic includes Watergate in general terms and a 100 page domestic policy report with energy, education, veterans, health and highways plans.
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Camp Daviv
Moscow
Nixon
Congress
Iowa lawmaker pushes public notice for county land sales
State Representative Keith Dunton of Thornburg introduces a bill to require county boards to publish public notice in a general newspaper at least 10 days before selling county land. The measure also mandates public auctions rather than sealed bids to prevent surprise sales like Crawfordsville park land last year.
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Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Iowa
Dunton
Crawfordsville
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
County Conservation Board
Lana
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