Dubuque Gets Management Study Grant
Gov. Robert Ray announced 40 000 in federal funds will support an 80 000 pilot project on city government management in Dubuque. The project, a cooperative effort among local, state and federal levels, aims to create a model financial management system for use in other municipalities. The city will provide matching funds and the plan includes Leroy Petersen among its leaders.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
State Office of Program and Planning
Dubuque
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Office of
Leroy Petersen
Iowa HUD Pilot to Create Integrated City Budget Tool
The pilot program, carried out by HUD and state and city partners, aims to develop a model that provides integrated planning, accounting and budgeting tools. It targets Dubuque and other Iowa municipalities to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of budget priorities.
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Ning
Iowa
HUD
Dubuque
State Office For Planning
State Auditor
State Comptroller
League of Iowa
Anamosa Council Pays Defense Dues of $923
ANAMOSA The town council Tuesday night authorized payment of 923.20 for the annual dues to the Cedar Jones county civil defense unit. The dues are based on 20 cents per capita and fund the joint county program. The council also discussed the second year of a three year street lighting program with 81 mercury vapor lights to be installed this year.
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Cil
Cedar-Jones County Civil Defense Unit
Services Thursday for Mary J. Sandhagen 74
Mary Johanna Sandhagen 74 died Tuesday in a Manchester hospital after a brief illness. Survived by three daughters, three sons, two sisters, two brothers, and 20 grandchildren. Services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Friends may call Feeney Knutson funeral home.
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Strawberry Point
Mary Johanna Sandhagen
Manchester
Walter Bacon
Guttenberg
Glenn Fayram
Waverly
Lora Sandhagen
Cedar Rapids
James
Virgil
Earlville
Merle
Esther Kanos
Sterling
Ill
Lillian Heeren
Delhi
Jack Heeren
Onslow
Elmer Heeren
Hopkinton
United Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Feeney- Knutson
Iowa Moves to Meet Federal Standards on Meat Bill
A federal official said Iowa is strengthening its proposed meat and poultry inspection bill to meet federal standards. Dr. R K Somers of the USDA noted Iowa has added required items, aiming to keep state inspection under the Agriculture Department while avoiding costly plant changes.
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DES Moines
Iown
R. K. Somers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Somers
Frank A. Crabb
Denison
Meat Packing Company
Crabb
Edward Mezvinsky
Iowa City
State Department of Agriculture
L. B. Liddy
Iowa City fireman critical after hospital site blaze injury
Iowa City LT Robert Hein age 42 remains in critical condition at University hospitals after sustaining a head injury Monday while battling a fire at a Mercy hospital construction project.
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Iowa City
Robert Hein
University Hospitals
Mercy Hospital
Want to Rent Your Garage Ad Quick and Cheap
Classified want ad offers a fast low cost way to rent out a garage. Call 369 1234 for details.
Marion Youth Arrested on Tampering Charge
Cedar Rapids police arrested Steve Pelley, 18, of 880 Twentieth Street in Marion, for allegedly smashing a car window during a March 30 incident. Pelley posted $110 bond and was released. He faced a tampering with a motor vehicle charge after reportedly kicking out a window while in a car on First Avenue and First Street.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Steve Pelley
Twentieth Street
Pelley
First Avenue
First Street
Hospital Job Appoints Fowler Rockford Memorial Director
William A. Fowler 44 will become Rockford Memorial hospital director of development effective June 1. The Cornell College vice-president for development affairs has led fundraising and public relations, joining Cornell January 1, 1968, after earlier roles at Michigan Tech Colorado College University of Colorado and industry posts.
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Colorado College
Colorado Springs
University of Colorado
Ohio Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Highway Unit Is Not Under Merit System
Iowa highway commission remains exempt from the state merit system Attorney General Richard Turner ruled on Wednesday. The decision follows a legislature change two years prior and notes a section of law granting personnel authority to the commission was not repealed. Turner issued the opinion at the request of State Highway Director Joseph Coupal.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Richard Turner
Turner
Highway Commission
Joseph Coupal
Public Safety Department
Vandals Break Windows in 30 Cedar Rapids Cars
Police investigated after windows were shattered in more than 30 cars on the near east side of Cedar Rapids Tuesday night. Nine owners report over 1200 dollars in damage across parking lots and streets between 5 and 10 pm. A ball bearing was found near one vehicle possibly used to break glass. teens questioned but suspects unnamed as of Wednesday noon.
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Near East
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Lodge
Sixth Street
Sixth Avenue
Fourth Street
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Bright clothing urged as safety measure for hunting birds
The notice advises wearing bright clothing while hunting game birds as a safety precaution to improve visibility and reduce risk of accidents during the hunt.
College Schools Board Approves Three Year Superintendent Pact
The College Community school board offers Supt James Bayne a new three year contract through 1971 72 with a 1969 70 salary of 22000. The board adds girls golf tennis and gymnastics and approves work study for high school students. Betty Falls Sharon Cole Kathleen Coyne and Stephanie Siberts are hired. Sandra Lawrence resigns.
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the College Community School Board
James Bayne
Bayne
Zenor
Betty Falls
Sharon Cole
Kathleen Coyne
Stephanie Siberts
Sandra Lawrence
Bill Introduced To Divide California In Two
A California division bill was presented in the legislature. Senator Richard Colwig argued California operates as two states with shared government. Opponent Gary Bromley criticized dividing the state, noting concerns about governance.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Richard Colwig
Senate
Assembly
Gary Bromley
Los Angeles
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Smulekoff
Smulekoff's
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Marion Youth
Cornell
Monterey
Orm
Larry Zenor
Prairie High School
Prairie
Interbank
Merchants National Bank
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