Legislative Notes about Iowa lawmakers and exercise habits
The piece humorously profiles Iowa legislators and spouses in Des Moines. It notes Mrs. J. E. King and Mrs. Richard L. Stevens, with their husbands in the Iowa House and Senate, and mentions students in a show of levity. It lists lawmakers active in daily or weekend workouts across various sports and recalls Speaker Baringer and Rep. Duffy keeping order with elbow bends.
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ES Moines
Des Moines
J. E. King
Albia
Iowa House
Richard L. Stevens
Crawfordsville
State Senate
William Reichardt
Maurice Baringer
Oelwein
John L. Duffy
Dubuque
Earlville Marine Wounded in Vietnam
Pfc. Thomas Sperflage a 19 year old Earlville Marine was wounded on patrol near Da Nang Vietnam on April 6. He called his mother Sunday night from Andrews Air Force Base Washington D C then flew back to the United States for treatment and was to be moved to the Great Lakes naval base hospital.
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Earlville Marine
Thomas Sperfslage
Vietnam
Frank Sperfslage
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
U.S
Great Lakes
Ill. Naval Base
da Nang
Rites Wednesday for James Lear in Shellsburg
James Lear 78, a former Rock Island Railroad employee and retired barber, died Saturday at a Vinton hospital. Survived by wife Hazel, sons Paul and Eldon of Shellsburg, and three brothers. Service Wednesday at Grace Trinity Church at 130 p.m. Body to be moved from Fry-Holland Funeral Home in Vinton at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Shellsburg
James Lear
Rock Island Railroad
Vinton
Hazel
Paul
Eldon
Grace Trinity Church
Fry-Holland
How They Voted Iowa Congressmen Roll Calls
Iowa members listed on recent roll calls with no major votes. Adoption of a resolution allocating 350000 dollars to the House Committee on Un American Activities passed 349 to 43 with Culver Gross Kyl Mayne Scherle Schwengel and Smith voting for. A motion to strike the enacting clause from a copyright revision bill failed 126 to 252 with Kyl Gross for and Culver Scherle Schwengel and Smith against.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
Culver
Gross
Kyl
Mayne
Scherle
Schwengel
Smith
Driver Charged After Crash on Highway 6
Special to The Gazette Marengo two cars collided at the intersection of highway 411 and county road C near highway 6 around 8 45 a m Sunday. The station wagon driver Nathan O Beck 35 Belle Plaine was charged with failure to yield to oncoming traffic by Les Hooper highway patrolman. He was headed north.
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Marengo
Nathan O. Beck
Belle Plaine
Les Hooper
Two Teens Hurt as Car Hits Gravel on Highway 6
In a collision 7 miles southeast of Williamsburg the Beck car was struck by a westbound vehicle driven by Dallas Haas 25 Tama. Sharon Klein 16 suffered an ankle injury and passenger Sheryl Ringler 15 endured a ruptured spleen. The cars left a county gravel road and the girls walked to a nearby farm for help.
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Beck
Dallas D. Haas
Tama
Main
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Sharon Klein
Klein
Sheryl Ringler
Williamsburg
Marengo Girls Hurt In One Car Crash
Two Marengo girls were injured in a one car crash Friday night. Police and emergency squads responded to the accident scene. The victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries. Further details on the crash were not immediately available.
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Marengo
Gazette
Smith impeachment bid rises on marijuana admission at Ames
Iowa State Student Body President Don Smith faces impeachment after acknowledging marijuana use at a Life magazine party. Senatorial action hinges on a 750 signature petition and a two thirds Senate vote. Smith defended his actions and pledged to continue in office amid boos from about 1,000 supporters. A separate 2 1/2 mile peace march led by Smith drew 75 participants with no incidents.
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Life Magazine
Student Senate
Schworm
Senate
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Ames
UPI
Iowa State
Donald Smith
Memorial Union
Vietnam
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