A most unusual homecoming took place in Greenfield over the weekend. Producer/director Norman Lear and the stars of the movie “Cold Turkey”marked the 30th anniversary of its filming. Lear said he couldn’t believethree decades had past when he received an invitation to the event and saidit was great to be back.Actor Dick Van Dyke had one delicious memory of the filming. Van Dyke saidseveral goosberry pies were left at his hotel following and interview inwhich he said he couldn’t get them in California.Actress Peggy Rae recalled how the cast and crew won over Greenfieldresidents who may have been suspicious of Hollywood types.
DOT tries new plan to reduce injuries and accidents
September 27, 1999 By
The Iowa Department of Transportation is taking a new approach to try toreduce the number of accidents on the highways.Tom Welch is with the D-O-T’s office of transportation safety. Welch saysthe “Safety Management System” or S-M-S will provide the tools to helpprevent accidents.Welch says they want to include the public in implementing the plan and willget one of the state universities to do a phone survey on the public’s viewthis fall.Welch says they’ll put together the final action plan after gathering allthe input.
Worth County Attorney sentenced on drunk driving charge
September 27, 1999 By
The Worth County Attorney was sentenced today on a second offense OWIcharge. Chad Belville was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with all but seven dayssuspended. Belville was also fined 15-hundred dollars and resigned. He willtry to gain the job back in a special election to fill the position onOctober 5th.
ISU learns from loss
September 27, 1999 By
The Iowa State Cyclones will have the week off to try and regroup afterSaturday’s loss to 13th-ranked Kansas State. The Cyclones saw a 21-pointhalftime lead slip away and coach Dan McCarney says his team learned avaluable lesson in defeat — regardless of the score you can come back andwin.McCarney hopes the off week will allow the Cyclones to heal up someinjured players. That includes freshman center Zach Butler, who injured hisankle against K-State.Many times after a tough loss, it is best to get ready for another game butMcCarney feels the off week comes at a good time.After rotating Sage Rosenfels and Derrick Walker early in the seasonMcCarney says Rosenfels is their number-one quarterback.
U-of-I predicts continued economic growth
September 27, 1999 By
The University of Iowa’s Institute for Economic Research predicts continuedgrowth in employment and income for Iowa into next year. U-of-I economicsprofessor Beth Ingram found some surprises in preparing the forecast, suchas an increase in employment growth.Ingram says non-farm employment grew a surprising three-percent in the firsttwo quarters of this year. She says that’s due, in part, to some successfulemployee recruitment efforts.Farm income is expected to drop 11-percent this year, but Ingram says thathasn’t put the brakes on the overall economy.Ingram says there’s a chance the farm economy could turn around slightly in2000. She says an improvement in the Asian economies could lead thatimprovement.Ingram says approval of the federal farm bills would give the agricultureindustry a boost of support. Ingram says personal income growth in Iowa isexpected to increase three-point-four percent in 2000.
No changes at top of RI football poll
September 27, 1999 By
There was no change at the top in the latest Radio Iowa high school footballpoll. At 4-0, Iowa City West remains top ranked in class 4A with Iowa CityHigh second and those two teams matchup on Friday night. West Des MoinesValley is third, Cedar Falls and West Des Moines Dowling complete the topfive. Harlan is top ranked in 3A, Mount Pleasant second, Clear Lake third,Washington fourth and Denison Schleswig is fifth. West Lyon leads in 2A.Iowa Falls is second then its Emmetsburg, Dike-New Hartford and Denver. WestMarshall remains top ranked in 1A, Riceville is second, Conrad BCLUW, Sumnerand Bedford complete the top five. The top five remain the same in classA. West Bend Mallard is top ranked then its Madrid, Lynnville-Sully, Manningand North Linn.
DNR shuts down store illegaly removing asbestos
September 27, 1999 By
A Salvation Army store in Des Moines has been shut down by state officialswho were tipped off that employees were improperly removing asbestos. Thestore, which is a few blocks from the capital, is near the Des Moines policedepartment, too. A spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources,Brian Button, says state inspectors immediately closed the store and orderedthe asbestos material piled in the parking lot to be wet down to preventblowing dust particles.Managers of the Salvation Army store were ordered to hire a properlycertified contractor to deal with the asbestos. Button says it’s unusual tofind such a cavalier attitude about the cancer-causing material.Button says it’s premature to discuss possible fines against the SalvationArmy for the incident. Merchandise in the discount store has beencontaminated.
