Four candidates vie for three Kirkwood board seats
Four hopefuls are vying for three three year terms on the Kirkwood Community College board in the September 11 school election. Incumbent M A MacAllister does not seek re election. Candidates Faris Newton Dreibelbis and Gerber detail backgrounds and goals for regional education.
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Kirkwood Community College
Donald A. Faris
Vinton
Wayne T. Newton
Luzerne
M.A. MacAllister
Faris
North Iowa
Drake University
Iowa High School Athletic Assn
University of Iowa
Area Two
Mason City
Newton
Benton Community School Board
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Benton
Blairstown
Newhall
Lewis Dreibelbis
Anamosa
John Gerber
Dreibelbis
Citizens Savings Bank
Jones County
Iowa
Area Ten
Gerber
Gerber Plumbing and Heating Co
Iowa State
University of Indiana
University of Houston
YMCA
Iowa Assn. of
Masonic Lodge
el Kahir Shrine
Island could become a people preserve on Prudence Island
The Rhode Island Heritage Foundation seeks 600 acres of vacated Navy land on Prudence Island to create a wildlife preserve for people. The island houses about 50 residents year round and swells to 500 in summer with limited local services. Alfred Van Liew says little development is needed, while Dudley Williams notes the rare chance to preserve unspoiled habitat.
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Providence, R. I
UPI
Prudence Island
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island Heritage Foundation
Navy
Heritage Foundation
Rhode Island
Dudley Williams
Foundation
Public Works
Williams
General Services Administration
Washington
Alfred van Liew
Linn County Board seeks bids for courthouse renovation
Twenty years ago the Linn County board of supervisors called for bids to renovate the county courthouse outlining project scope and funding, inviting contractors to submit proposals for the upgrade.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Air Pollution Report From Linn County Health Department
A weekly report prepared for The Gazette by the air pollution control division records particulate matter measurements in micrograms per cubic meter. It notes national standards to be enforced by 1975, including an annual geometric mean of 75 and a 24-hour maximum of 260 micrograms per cubic meter not to be exceeded more than once in a year.
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Air Pollution Control Division
Linn County Health Department
Sulphur Dioxide and Particulate Readings For City Sites
The article reports national standards for sulfur dioxide and particulate matter and presents daily and weekly averages from two city sites 445 First street SW and 751 Center Point road NE. Readings show low SO2 levels with a weekly average around 0.010 and particulate readings near 0.14 weekly average at the NE site amid a past equipment breakdown.
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First Street
Center Point Road
Jane Boyd
Noelridge Park
Coe Students Broaden Sale of Black Literary Magazine
Coe College students publish MWEN EO a black literary magazine in its summer edition and plan a fall issue with Ishmael Reed interview. The publication, named from Swahili meaning journey, will appear on newsstands in Iowa and beyond. Funds come from student government and magazine sales.
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Coe
Mwen-. CO
Iowa
East Coast
Chicago
Coe College
Mark Johnson
Montclair
N.J. Johnson
Gaga
Ishmael Reed
Florida A and M University
Tallahassee
Mwendo
Johnson
Paul Young
St. Louis
Lord E. Smith
East St. Louis
James H. Randall
Coordinating Council of
New York City
Randall
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ilinois
Hoyt Fuller
Johnson Publications
Katherine Dunham
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois Group
Echo Free Noise Test Room Opens at Clark Equipment
Clark Equipment Co. Industri al Truck Division in Battle Creek has built an echo free chamber to measure noise emissions of lift trucks. The facility includes sound absorbing cones and a silenced ventilation system ensuring accurate readings during operation.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Clark Equipment Co
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Kirkwood Board
By Bruce Stevenson
Third Avenue
Ohio University
Athens
Second Ave
S.E
Iowa City
East Washington
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