Iowa Supreme Court Allows Loss of Companionship Damages
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that parents of four children who died in a Keokuk storm sewer may seek damages for loss of companionship and affection. The decision expands wrongful death damages to include grief and mental suffering in assessing totals against the city.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Keokuk
High Court
Iowa
Rand Park
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Sheri Lynn Wardlow
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Steven Craig Pagitt
Charles Wardlow
Steven
Sheri
Noel
Mary Jo Pagitt
Lee County
Supreme Court
Student pilot confesses hoax after safe Oklahoma landing
Leroy Savage, 27, of Greenwood Arkansas, admitted he invented a kidnap tale to police and FBI about being forced to Mexico. He had been in Oklahoma City for a safe unplanned landing after claiming a kidnaping. He said he flew the plane drunk and lacked training to land. He was held pending U.S. attorney review.
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UPI
FBI
Mexico
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Greenwood
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Fort Smith
Savage
John W Burns
Iowa Weather: Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers
United Press International reports in Iowa partly cloudy and windy conditions with a warm feel. Showers possible this evening, then clearing west and cooling tonight. Wednesday looks sunny but cooler with highs in the 60s across central and eastern sections.
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United Press International
Iowa
Kennedy urges POW release amid Vietnam War anger
Senator Edward Kennedy, addressing relatives of prisoners and MIAs, blamed the Nixon administration for not responding to a Viet Cong peace proposal. He urged negotiation with the Communists to secure releases, criticized a China trip as a smoke screen, and warned families their loved ones rot in prisons without a concrete response. About 600 people attended the POW relatives meeting.
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United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
Mindszenty Ends 15 Years in Budapest Embassy
Cardinal Mindszenty flew from Budapest to Rome ending 15 years in the U S Embassy. Fleeing 1956 rebellion turmoil he traveled via Vienna after a Vatican Hungary pact and was greeted at Leonardo da Vinci Airport by Cardinal Villot before heading to the Vatican.
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UPI
Jeszef Mindszenty
U.S
Budapest
Mindszenty
Hungary
Vatican
Radio
Vienna
Leonardo da Vinci
Jean Villot
Supreme Court sets blood test first rule for drunken driving cases
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that a motorist must be offered and refuse a blood test before any secondary tests are administered for blood alcohol level. In Peter Rodriguez's case, his license was revoked after he refused a breath test, but the court said a blood test must be requested first and the refused implies revocation for the subsequent test.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Peter Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Public Safety
Jack Fulton
Hancock County
John F Stone
Fulton
Stone
High Court
Harvey Uhlenhopp
Uhlenhopp
Public Safety Commissioner
Des Moines decision preserves teacher pay on 1971 72 scale
Des Moines school superintendent Dr Dwight Davis says the district will continue paying teachers under the 1971 72 contract scale despite the wage price freeze. He notes a pending court ruling will decide if an executive order can alter contractual pay and cites Cedar Rapids’ similar hesitation.
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Des Moines
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Iowa
Davis
Cedar Rapids
Car drawing test reveals child self view says UI professor
Iowa City psychiatrist Dr. Jan Loney developed a diagnostic tool where a child draws a car and answers questions about it to reveal self image and social functioning. The test, used with both boys and girls, distinguishes between those with behavioral issues and normal peers and helps assess interpersonal difficulties.
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Iowa City
Jan Loney
University of Iowa
Child Psychiatry Unit
Loney
Dr. Loney
Arsenic and Old Lace set to thrill crowds this week
The 1947 Y’s Men’s Play Arsenic and Old Lace returns to local stages with Wendy Richardson Sylynn Moor Dave Moore Gary Murphy Alan Olson Kathy Schmidt and Jim Heilman leading. Performances run Thursday Friday and Saturday October 7 8 and 9 with proceeds funding a new school stage curtain.
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Wendy Richardson
Sylynn Moor
Dave Moore
Gary Murphy
Alan Olson
Kathy Schmidt
Jim Heilman
Suit filed against Lake Rathbun firm over referral sales
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner filed suit in Polk County District Court seeking a permanent injunction against Lazy Daz Homes Inc of Chariton and its sales agent Leo H Walsh for violation of the state consumer fraud statutes over illegal referral sales techniques.
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UPI
Iowa
Richard Turner
Lake Rathbun
Turner
Polk County District Court
Lazy Daz Homes, Inc
Chariton
Leo H. Walsh
Towa
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