Road Fund Showdown Heats Over Iowa Maintenance Share
Iowa auditors report 1967 secondary road expenditures total 80.3 million with 31.6 million for maintenance. Cities push for a bigger 22 percent road use tax share, up from 13 percent, while Goode proposes shifting seven cents of gasoline tax to fund. Officials note costs depend on quarry locations and road types.
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Harrison Weber Laws
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield Republican
Robert Ray
Committee On Urban Finances
Iowa Highway Commission
Remodeling of South Tama Junior High Tabled
South Tama school board accepted eight resignations including Donald Remmers and Joanne Hartman, appointed Wendell Winders as summer school director, renewed Rick Watkins’ contract, and extended bus service with H. F. Hill. They tabled a remodel of Tama junior high due to space, cost, and usability concerns.
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TAMA
South Tama
South Junior High
Donald Remmers
San Francisco
Virginia Koon
Toledo
Stanley E. Preston
Montour
Barbara Manning
Illinois
David Johnson
Mankato State College
Mankato
Minn
Joanne Hartman
Bonnie Reider
Dianne Cook
Elkader
Rick Watkins
H. F
Fritz” Hill
Hill
Harvey
Louis C. Kingscott and Associates, Inc
Davenport
James H. Bentley
Broshar
Bentley
County Road Funds Totals for 1967 Across East Iowa
Audits list annual fund balances and 1967 activity by county. Each entry shows Jan 1 balances, receipts including property tax and road use tax, disbursements by construction and maintenance, other items, and Dec 31 balances, reflecting varied county accounts and transfers across the year.
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Iowa
Governor's Day at Iowa U ROTC to honor Gov Ray
Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray will be saluted by ROTC cadets at the University of Iowa for the 85th Governor's Day. The event starts at 10 a.m. with honor guards and a parade ground review of about 700 cadets, followed by awards and comments. A luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in Iowa Memorial Union will feature the Old Gold Singers and a speech by Gov. Ray.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Iowa
U. of I
John H. Gear
Ray
Air Force
Army Honor Guard
Color Guard
Guidon Society
Angel Flight
U. of S
Howard R. Bowen
Thurmond Spiva
Cryus R. Shockey
Tom Cilek
Lars Larson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Memorial Union
Old Gold Singers
Gov. Ray
Geographers Honor U I A Professor McCarty at Retirements Eve
Geographers from Iowa and elsewhere honor University of Iowa Professor Harold McCarty at a Friday banquet and spring conference eve of his retirement. McCarty, first chair of the geography department formed in 1946, is praised for scholarly work and public problem solving. Major speakers include four former students with U I doctorates.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Harold McCarty
U. of I
Athletic Club
U. of I. Department of Geography
Iowa Council For Geography Teachers
McCarty
Iowa Memorial Union
College of Commerce
Bureau of Business Research
Iowa State Planning Board
Susan Jane Whitehead Graduates From Dental Assistant Course
Susan Jane Whitehead has completed the dental assistant-receptionist program at Professional Business Institute in Minneapolis, earning credentials in the field.
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Gazette Postville
Susan Jane Whitehead
Professional Business Institute
Minneapolis
Stronger Cigaret Action Proposed by Dr January
Iowa City physician Dr. Lewis E. January urged Congress to tighten tobacco advertising rules as the existing labeling expires June 30. He testified before a House committee, warning that broader ad warnings are needed to reach all smokers and noting stronger language would reflect evidence linking smoking to heart disease and cancer.
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January
Iowa City
Congress
University of Iowa
Lewis E. January
American Heart Assn
AHA
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Dr. January
Federal Trade Commission
Gerhard Hartman
Thhe U. of S. Hospitals
Culver To Visit 13 Iowa Towns Along Mississippi River
Congressman John Culver plans a weekend tour visiting 13 Iowa towns along the Mississippi. The schedule begins Saturday at 9 from New Albin city hall and includes stops at Lansing Harpers Ferry McGregor Marquette Clayton Guttenberg and the Dubuque water plant. Sunday covers Bellevue Blake Memorial Ball Diamond Green Island Sabula Camanche and Clinton city halls.
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John Culver
Iowa
Mississippi River
Culver
New Albin City Hall
Lansing City Hall
Harpers Ferry City Hall
McGregor City Hall
Marquette City Hall
Clayton
Ada Tieters
Guttenberg City Hall
Dubuque Water Plant
Bellevue City Hall
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Goode
The
Highway Commission
Smith
Cornell
Howard Troyer
Mt. Vernon
Troyer
Stephen BeBilke
Ripon
Wis
Dean Troyer
Jean Bishop
Wadsworth
Ohio
Wendell Winders
Chelsea
Don Bachman
Supt
R. F. Leland
Argabright Plumbing and Heating
Montour Building
Kenyon Hereford Ranch
16Th Avenue
20Th Street
Allamakee
Buchanan
Delaware
Fayette
Ilowa
Johnson
Keokuk
Linn
Winneshick
U. of I. Rotc
U. of Iowa
Prof
Home Improvement
U.S.G
Navaco
Alcoa
9Th St
Truman Knutson
Iowa Securities CO
1St Ave
Lewis
Sport Goods
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