Atkins School Board Returns to Business After Stay
Atkins school board resumes duties after a state Supreme Court stay keeps Atkins Fremont attached to Benton Community for at least one more year. Board President Carrol Humphrey plans continued meetings to prepare a budget and organize records transferred during the attachment. Acting superintendent Earl Kempf remains at Atkins while the district appeals the state board ruling.
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Atkins - Fremont
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Itkins
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Reagan to Speak at Iowa GOP Dinner in Des Moines
Gov Ronald Reagan of California will headline the Iowa Republican dinner at Veterans Memorial auditorium on Oct 25, cost 100 dollars a plate. Republican State Chairman Robert D. Ray noted Reagan’s Iowa ties and governorship as the event aims to boost the 1968 campaign fund.
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Iowa
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Eureka College
Illinois
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Lack of July Rain Sets Oelwein Record
OELWEIN reports the driest July since 1951 with 0.93 inches of rain. The month also ranked among the coolest on record with an average high around 80 degrees.
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Driving Instructor Hurt in Car Crash
Kenneth Walter Marengo, 43, a Deep River driving instructor, is in fair condition at Marengo hospital with a broken collarbone and rib injuries. Denise Kaye Faas, 15, of rural Ladora, was driving and released after treatment for bruises. The crash occurred on a gravel road north of Millersburg when she pulled aside to avoid another car and then lost control.
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Ladora
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Millersburg
Sheriff Craven Resigns From Grundy County Post
Grundy County Sheriff Leslie Craven announces resignation effective August 31 for health reasons. Craven has served as sheriff since 1960.
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Eugene Smith Jailed on Beer and Littering Charges
Eugene Smith 18 of Cedar Rapids pled guilty in mayoral court to littering a highway and illegal possession of beer as a minor. He received 100 dollars fine plus 30 days in jail for littering and 100 dollars with 75 dollars suspended or 10 days in jail for beer. Jail terms run concurrently at Johnson County Jail Iowa City. He fled with another youth after a high speed chase on Johnson County roads Saturday night. the other youth remains at large.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Serbousek
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Swisher
Larry Menz
Tony Martin Joins Joey Bishop on Channel Nine
Tony Martin teams with Joey Bishop for a Tuesday night program at 10 30 on Channel 9 in color.
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Tony Martin
Joey Bishop
Channel 9
Population of Iowa Drops Slightly Since 1960
Iowa's population declined slightly from the 1960 count of 2,757,537 to an estimated 2,745,300 as of July 1, 1966, according to the state vital statistics division. Officials cited no evident cause for the decrease.
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Vital Statistics Division
Arrest Teen-Agers For Laundry Breakin
Oelwein Iowa July 24 two 16 year old boys were arrested for a break in at City Laundry where burglars took 25 from a pop machine. The arrests follow two other 16 year olds who turned themselves in to police admitting a Luigi's restaurant break in with 25 stolen. All suspects were sent to juvenile authorities.
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Luigi's
U of I Space Instruments Now Operating in Orbit
Iowa City reports the fourth University of Iowa space instrument package since May is in earth orbit aboard the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory. The 1,240 pound insect like craft launched Friday from California and went live Sunday as it studies airglow aurora and radiation belts.
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Lompoc
Calif
Iowa
U. of I
America
Moon
Monona approves 64 700 budget with no objections
The Monona city council passed a $64,700 budget Monday night, a slight decline from last year, with no objectors in attendance.
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Monona
Bloomfield Man Charged After Toledo Accident
Highway Patrolman James Smith said Jim Stivers, 28, of Bloomfield faces charges of failing to stop at a stop sign and driving without a license after a weekend crash on highways 63 and 96 north of Toledo. His car skidded into a ditch and caught fire. his wife accompanied him, and they were uninjured.
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Toledo
James Smith
Jim Stivers
Bloomfield
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Habits You Should Make Not Break, Digest Suggests
Reader's Digest August issue features a psychologist's tips on forming beneficial habits, alongside 39 other articles and features. It promotes practical steps to replace cravings with constructive routines and improve daily discipline.
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