Iowa Medical Society Honors Sedlacek Hall
Dr. Leo B. Sedlacek of Cedar Rapids received the Iowa medicine merit award at the Iowa Medical Society banquet at Fort Des Moines hotel for his long service on mental health and psychiatry panels and pioneering work in alcoholism treatment. Howard Hall of Cedar Rapids received the John F. Sanford award for philanthropic support of medical progress and cobalt therapy initiatives.
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Leo B. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Medicine
Iowa Medical Society
Fort Des Moines
Sedlacek
John F. Sanford
Howard Hall
Hall
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Hill- Burton Fund
Margaret and Howard Hall
Mercy Hospital
H. R. Hirleman
Sanford
Iowa State Medical Library
Washington Freeman Peck
Marion C. Samo
Dennis Kelly
Des Moines
Ben T. Whitaker
Interstate Postgraduate Medical Assn
North America
Kelly
S. P. Leinbach
Belmond
Gazette Company History and Subscription Rates Note
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 details on daily publication and Sunday editions Night and Sunday editions prices per month and year Subscription rates by carrier mail and territories No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Prairie board approves 1971 summer school program
The College Community school board adopted a summer program including remedial reading and math for lower grades, music for all grades, and driver education for eligible students. The district expects over $30,000 in Title I funds next year, up from $25,000, and authorized applying for the funds. Teachers will earn credits for attending a two week Joint County workshop to maintain good standing.
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College Community School Board
Joint County
Bus Race Ends In 13 Deaths in Sulawesi Crash
Jakarta AP reports a bus driver racing another bus lost control and crashed into a tree in South Sulawesi, killing 13 people. The official Antara news agency confirmed the death toll and listed victims and details.
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Jakarta
South Sulawesi
Antara
Wallace era grand jury probes widen in Alabama political graft
State grand jury expands inquiry into tax indictments and state related businesses connected to the Wallace era. Investigators question textbook procurement payments from EBSCO Industries and donations tied to the 1968 campaign. Docks program funds, bonds and liquor sales also under review, with figures including Warner Mathis and attorney scrutiny.
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Trammell
Ditmars
Elton Stephens
Birmingham
Ebsco Industries, Inc
Alabama
Stephens
State Board of Docks
Mobile
Houston Feaster
Montgomery
Warner Mathis
Mathis
Wallace
Tram
Statehouse
G.O.P
Decorah Street Bridge Jobs Set
Decorah city council at a special meeting accepted low bids from A. R. Coffeen Co. and Carlson Materials Co., both Decorah, for bridge and culvert work and street paving. Coffeen bid 16176 for twin bridge approaches and 13133 for a Sumner street twin box culvert replacing an old iron bridge. Carlson bid 77565 to pave and curb sections of Division street Fifth avenue and Winnebago street.
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Decorah
A. R. Coffeen Co
Carlson Materials Co
Sumner Street
Division Street
Fifth Avenue
Winnebago Street
Management Changes Announced by UPI
UPI Midwest announces three leadership moves. James R. Quinn becomes regional editor for Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas with Omaha HQ. Rudolph G. Faircloth is named regional executive based in Des Moines. Philip K. Elliott is named Chicago newspictures bureau manager succeeding Faircloth in Columbus predecessor role.
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Chicago
UPI
United Press International Midwest
News Picture
H. C. Thornton
James R. Quinn
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Omaha
Rudolph G. “Chip” Faircloth
Quinn
Des Moines
Faircloth
Newspictures
Philip K. Elliott
Columbus
Ohio
Gast Takes School Post in New York
KEOKUK The former school superintendent Elmer Gast will serve a two year term as Ardsley New York superintendent at thirty thousand dollars yearly starting July 1. He has a PhD in progress at Iowa University and holds a Cornell BA. His career includes Keystone Dysart West Union and Keokuk districts and Iowa Education Assn leadership.
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Keokuk
Keystone
West Union
Elmer Gast
Ardsley
New York
Gast
University of Iowa
Cornell College
Dysart
North Fayette County
Iowa State Education Assn
U.S. Counties and Equivalents Total 3130
The United States has 3071 counties and parishes and 59 county equivalents, totaling 3130 across the nation. The figure combines standard counties with independent equivalents for a complete county-count record.
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United States
Oldest State College: University of Georgia Founded in 1785
The University of Georgia, chartered in 1785, is the oldest state college in the United States, marking a landmark in American higher education history.
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The
University of Georgia
United States
Plans for Water Quality Flood Control Study Outlined
A Rock Island army corps representative outlined a Linn County conservation board study to address flood and water quality in the Iowa and Cedar river basins spanning eastern Iowa and southern Minnesota. The plan lists ten potential reservoirs, including a Cedar River site upstream of Cedar Rapids, though its viability as a corps project is uncertain. Public meetings will discuss water resource alternatives with focus on urban and rural flood issues and water quality needs across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, and nearby areas.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Linn County Conservation Board
Iowa
Cedar River
Minnesota
Dick Watson
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Watson
Chelsea
Iowa River
Washington County
Iowa City
Waterloo
Marengo
Tama
Cedar Falls
North Cedar
Washburn
Cedar City
Tama-Chelsea
Belle Plaine-Koszta
Koszta- Marengo
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Gerald
Wallace and Wallace
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Oldest State College
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League of Women Voters
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Henredon
Thomasville
Lazyboy
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John- 119” Son
Kenwood House
Second Street
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