Pessimistic Iowa rail service forecast by DOT
Describing a bleak outlook for passenger rail in Iowa the state Department of Transportation study finds single car service unprofitable across three corridors Des Moines to Iowa City Iowa City to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to Osceola officials expect any shift toward rail to be unlikely with buses favored if automobile use declines.
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UPI
Iowa
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Jerry Hare
Office of Advance Planning
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Osceola
Amtrak
Hare
Rock Island Lines
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Washington residents face multiple traffic fines and hearings
A review lists numerous citations in Washington and surrounding towns with fines ranging from 5 to 65 dollars for speeding, failure to have a license, and other infractions. Three preliminary hearings are scheduled for June 29 on charges including possession of a controlled substance and breaking and entering against listed defendants.
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Donald J. Harris
Washington
Michael E. Buck
Dennis L. Schauf
Michael E. Martin
Wellman
Delmar Earls
James A. Milam
West Chester
Robert G. Detweiler
Keota
Christopher Zehr
Max L. Sheetz
Duane J. Rarick
Ainsworth
Merle D. Miller
Kalona
Iowa approves 473307 for drug abuse programs across state
The Iowa Drug Abuse Authority funds 16 programs with 473307 dollars for treatment education intervention and information initiatives. Major award of 160000 to ADAPT for an adult residential facility. 60000 to education programs led by Grant Wood Area Education Agency. 94058 for intervention via Decorah Information Center. remaining grants go to various county and city services across Carroll Creston Des Moines Ames Cedar Rapids Newton and more.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
IDAA
Leslie G. Brody
Adapt, Inc
Brody
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Carroll County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Service
Carroll
Crossroads Mental Health Service
Creston
Marshalltown
Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Linn County Mental Health Center
Anamosa
Area Education Agency
Council Bluffs
Quint Cities
Saccharin Fate Hangs On New U.S. Review
A congressionally ordered OTA draft reports saccharin likely to cause cancer in humans, with rat studies showing bladder cancer at high intake. It notes impurities may be the cause in some tests and warns no measurable health benefits from saccharin, risking FDA plans to ban it in foods while allowing raw home use.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Technological Assessment
Edward M. Kennedy
Food Chemical News
Iowa Leads In Clean Water Plan Under 208 Series
Iowa was among the first states to obtain approval for a state Water Quality Management Program under the 1972 Federal Act. Governor Robert Ray designated the DEQ to lead planning with non point pollution handled by Soil Conservation. 208 planning aims to identify needed sewage treatment, set construction priorities, review regulations, and develop non point pollution controls across six river basins including Cedar and Skunk. The plan advances through Central Iowa Regional Association of Local Governments and Chariton Valley Regional Service Agency study outputs.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Soil Conservation
Jim Frier
Washington County
Frier
U.S
Central
Poll Says Young Talks Too Much At U N
A Harris poll shows 48 to 19 per cent think U N Ambassador Andrew Young talks too much. While 39 to 15 per cent agree Africa heads toward majority rule, and his remarks make sense. A 47 to 25 per cent favor a black ambassador at the U N, and 42 to 21 percent say he was wrong to call the British “chicken.” He is viewed by 35 to 24 per cent as acting like a civil rights leader rather than a US official.
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UPI
U.N
Andrew Young
Young
Africa
United States
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