Cedar Rapids man not found guilty in auditorium search
DES MOINES UPI Polk County judge ruled Steven R Meeker 27 was not violated by a police search when entering Veterans Memorial Auditorium for a Jeff Beck Santana concert on February 21. He was frisked and later arrested on cocaine possession charges.
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Des Moines
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Polk County
Thomas Renda
Steven R. Meeker
Meeker
River Road project moves ahead after funding release
Iowa DOT officials resumed planning for the Great River Road on 11 miles of Iowa 99 near Muscatine after federal funds were released. They must spend at least 330000 by Oct 1 or forfeit 3900000 in initial Great River Road funds, with segments between Lansing and Dubuque and Muscatine and Fort Madison.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Victor Preisser
Iowa 99
Muscatine
Preisser
Lansing
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Louisiana
Opposition to ending probe of Wehr in Iowa
DES MOINES, UP I) The assistant state attorney general in charge of the investigation against Scott County Attorney Edward N Wehr said he opposed Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner's decision to end the probe on March 20. J E Tobey, however, conceded why Turner acted, while not asserting a misstep. Tobey said he would not rule out possible charges of embezzlement false pretenses or misuse of public property but cautioned prosecution would be difficult.
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DES Moines
UPI
Scott County
Edward N. Wehr
Iowa
Richard Turner
J.E. Tobey
Tobey
Turner
Wehr
Vance Hints At Rhodesia Accord In London Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and British Foreign Secretary David Owen met in London and signaled near agreement on a new Anglo American plan to bring black majority rule to Rhodesia. President Carter toured northeast England with Prime Minister Callaghan during the talks.
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London
UPI
Cyrus Vance
David Owen
Rhodesia
Vance
Owen
Foreign Office
Carter
England
James Callaghan
Very lucky angler survives lightning strike during fishing
Russell Woods of Washington hooked two bass at Crawford pond north of Ainsworth when a lightning bolt struck a nearby tree, splintering wood that hit him and his line. He and his father Ted hurried to their car, then returned home unshocked beyond a tingling sensation. A large maple on Monroe Street later lost bark from another bolt.
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Evening Journal
Russell Woods
Washington
Crawford Pond
Ainsworth
Russ
Ted Woods
Ted
Fort Dodge Tornado Disaster Declared by State
Fort Dodge Iowa residents faced two tornadoes that damaged dozens of homes and businesses, caused power outages, and left at least one death and over a dozen injuries. Lt Gov Neu declared the city a state disaster area for aid.
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Jorgensen
Webster County
Carl Jud
Knierim
Illinois Central Railroad
Arthur A. Neu
Fort Dodge
Neu
Robert D. Ray
Europe
Herbert Conlon
Iowa orders refund plan for General Telephone Midwest
The Iowa Commerce Commission ordered General Telephone Co. of the Midwest to refund about 4.5 million dollars from a rate increase effective January 1, 1975, with 9 percent interest. Total refunds are projected at over 1.9 million for 1975 and 1.6 million for 1976 plus nearly 800 thousand for the first half of this year. The company must file a new refund plan and rates within 45 days. General Telephone, Grinnell, is a subsidiary of General Telephone and Electronics Corp, New York.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
General Telephone Co
Midwest
I Iowa
Commission
Iowa
General Telephone
Gas and Electric Utilities
Grinnell
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
New York
Senate votes to fund livestock disease research Iowa
DES MOINES UP I–The Iowa Senate approved 41 to 3 a 200000 appropriation to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for livestock disease research. Sen Bass Van Gilst criticized ad hoc funding and supported creating a livestock health advisory council. The vote followed prior spending on pseudopabies and ongoing TGE studies. The chamber also advanced a measure to let cities ease building codes to promote urban homesteading in distressed areas.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Bass van Gilst
D-Oskaloosa
van Gilst
Energy department bill advances in House push
The House Government Affairs Committee approved a cabinet level Energy Department empowered to set oil and gas prices, 35 to 2, sending the plan to the House floor. A reconsideration dropped a prior provision to make the federal government the sole importer fuel buyer.
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Washington
UPI
House
Carter
Department of Energy
Federal Energy Administration
Federal Power Commission
House Committee
Secretary of Energy
James Schlesinger
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Javits
R-N
John Conyers
D-Mich
Conyers
Paper drive planned by Boy Scouts in Washington
The Boy Scouts of Washington will conduct a paper drive from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Residents should place newspapers in boxes or bags or tied in bundles where scouts can see them from the street. If missed, call 3-3076 or 3-5217 to donate papers.
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Boy Scouts of Washington
Wis Richland woman dies after truck crash near Richland
Mrs Edward Weber 34 family details and survivors given. She died at University Hospital Iowa City after a gravel road crash 10 miles northeast of Richland. Husband Eugene Davidson of Fairfield injured. Funeral plans set at Mother Cabrini Church Richland with burial in Richland Friends Cemetery.
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Edward Weber
Richland
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church
Glenn W Fuegen
Richland Friends Cemetery
Back compensation for crime victims in federal plan
Washington UPI report says a House subcommittee advances a bill to compensate crime victims up to 50 000 financed by the federal government. The Carter administration favors a 20 000 ceiling. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald Gainer testified as the panel continued markup. Proponents aim to send the measure to the full committee by early next week.
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Washington
UPI
House
Carter Administration
House Judiciary
Ronald Gainer
Unemployment hits 7 percent as April adds jobs
The Labor Department reports the U.S. unemployment rate at 7 percent in April, the lowest since the recession began 29 months earlier. About 90 million people were employed, with construction adding 75,000 jobs, factory and service sectors rising, and long term unemployment dropping by 100,000 to 1.8 million.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Carter
Northern Iowa Santa Helps Tornado Victims in Fort Dodge
John Emerson of Charles City, 64, has spent 22 years delivering toys to underserved children in Iowa and Wisconsin. After the Wednesday tornado he collected gifts from area merchants and distributed them to Fort Dodge families. He plans another truckload delivery on Tuesday to aid the affected residents.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
UPI
Gene Jorgensen
John Emerson
Charles City
Wisconsin
Emerson
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