Governors Race in Iowa Focuses on Crime and Industry
Four candidates for Iowa governor outline top issues with crime and law enforcement emphasized by Robert Ray and Donald Johnson, while Robert Beck pushes industrial development and Franzenburg highlights Iowa’s overall growth. The AP series continues with tax and spending discussion next.
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Des Moines
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Robert Beck
Donald Johnson
Paul Franzenburg
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Johnson
West Branch
Beck
Centerville
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Iowa Development Commission
Franzenburg Proposes Jobs Plan for Iowa Parks
Iowa State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg urged a 2.5 million dollar annual program to employ about 8,000 youths ages 14 to 21 and fund park and recreation projects via the Iowa Manpower Development council. Local and state groups would submit projects and the legislature would set final size.
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Paul Franzenburg
Iowa
Franzenburg
Iowa Manpower Development Council
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County Conservation Commissions
Don Johnson stresses peace as top issue in Iowa campaign
Clarinda rally at the Coachman Inn features Republican governor hopeful Don Johnson reiterating that most Iowans view street safety and tranquility as the number one concern this election year. He pledges programs to reassure citizens they can walk at night, operate businesses safely, and raise families securely.
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Don Johnson
Coachman Inn
Johnson
Bromwell Sees Food As Political Weapon
Mason City UPI reports James Bromwell, candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, predicts Monday that food policy will be used as a political weapon.
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Bramwell
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Bromwell
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James Bromwell
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Franzenburg Attacks Council Over Value Analysis Move
Iowa State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg, a Democrat vying for governor, blasted a Republican majority on the executive council for a last minute meeting shift and approving a value analysis plan. He claimed aides hid the reschedule to thwart him as Gov. Hughes was away. Synhorst and Smith supported Liddys motion despite late notice.
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Paul Franzenburg
Iowa
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Liddy
Melvin Synhorst
Franzenburg
Clinton
Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Synhorst
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Ray urges understanding for hard-core unemployed
Des Moines Republican governor candidate Robert D. Ray told Sertoma club that the hard-core unemployed can be valuable workers if employers show kindness. He argued respectable jobs fight poverty better than welfare and cited improved attendance and reliability after employment.
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Ray
Countryman Urges Respect for Laws at Burlington Speech
Republican U. S. Senate hopeful Dayton Countryman told the Burl ington Lions club that laws must be respected and enforced. He argued statutes should be changed if they do not reflect the will of the people and urged citizens to honor the flag in all representations and campaigns.
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Johnson County Budget Faces Opposition to Mental Health Center
Johnson County supervisors held a public hearing on a 1969 budget of 3.8 million dollars and heard opposition to a 30,000 dollar allocation for a community mental health center. Dr. Richard Stuelke argued the center is unnecessary now and could impact outpatient training at UI. Farm Bureau president John Dane criticized public services raising taxes and duplication of private services. Brooks Booker supported the allocation, saying care for the mentally ill could improve at lower cost. Dr. Paul Huston urged thorough study of needs. Zajicek requested cuts in conservation funding and zoning administration. Action on the budget was deferred with further review planned.
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors
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University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry
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Joe Zajicek
County Conservation Board
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Former Tama Woman Is Killed in Auto Accident
Mrs. Loren Alexander, 47, of Des Moines and former Tama resident for 27 years, died in a Sunday night auto crash four miles north of Fair Grove Missouri. Seven injured, including husband and daughter Sue, 16. Services pending at Harrison funeral home in Tama. Surviving husband, five children, three sisters, and relatives listed.
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Loren Alexander
Des Moines
Fair Grove
Sue
Harrison Funeral Home
Joe Culler
Springfield
Joe
Ray
Bemidji
Minn
Robert
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Byron Smith
Mark Plowman, Jr
Donald Parker
Toledo
Installing Red Lights on All School Buses
Des Moines AP reports Iowa will inspect about 6 000 buses and 500 smaller vehicles before November 8 to ensure front red lights and a stop arm are installed on all public and parochial school buses. Director Arthur Roberts notes amber lights caused confusion and will be replaced by red lights that flash when the bus stops.
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Transportation Division
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Arthur Roberts
Rites Thursday for Hazel MacEwen 83
Hazel MacEwen 83 died Sunday after a sudden illness in Mercy hospital Iowa City. Her husband was the late Dr Ewen MacEwen former dean of the University of Iowa college of medicine. She leaves two daughters and five grandchildren. Services set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at the George L Gay funeral home.
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Hazel MacEwen
Mercy Hospital
Ewen MacEwen
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Tivo
George L. Gay
41st annual reunion held at Strawberry Point
The 41st reunion of the Iowa City Keise Eppler Mauer Schmidt families was held at Buckingham farm. A university hospital patient with a skull fracture from a tractor accident remains in critical condition. officers elected Raymond Nus president. The 1969 reunion is planned for Aug 3 in Dubuque.
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Iowa City
John L. Keise
Eppler-Mauer-Schmidt
Buckingham
Raymond Nus
Dubuque
Many Fined in Court in Tama Over Weekend
Local court in Tama saw a busy weekend with multiple intoxication and traffic cases. Notables include Mike Davenport and Victor Youngbear, Tama, and Rudy Papakee, Cedar Rapids, fined $30 total for intoxication on a public highway. Youngbear and Papakee served eight days in jail in lieu of pay.
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Jim Sorensen
Mike Davenport
Victor Younghear
Rudy Papakee
Cedar Rapids
James Smith
Davenport
Youngbear
Papakee
Smith
Sorensen
Tama County
Marvin Mitchell
Seek To Stop Sewage Dumping in Delaware
Delaware county board of supervisors filed a petition in district court to halt alleged sewage dumping from a septic tank into a county road ditch. Defendants Miles and Madonna Leonard of Richland township are named, with the county asserting requests to abate were ignored. The suit seeks a court order to end the nuisance.
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The
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Delaware County Board of Supervisors
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Madonna Leonard
Richland Township
Supervisors
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