Iowa Cities Report Party Registration in No Party Tallies
Iowa cities with populations over 10 000 report August 1 registration by party. The table shows GOP and Democrat counts plus a large No Party total across 27 cities led by Des Moines and Cedar Rapids with sizable no party registrations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
G.O.P. Dem. N.P. Ames
Bettendorf
Boone
Burlington
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Fort Madison
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marion
Marshalltown
Mason City
Muscatine
Newton
Oelwein
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
West Des Moines
Vacant House Burns in Iowa City Arson Suspected
University police found a fire at 214 North Capitol in a vacant three story wood frame house near the Chemistry building. Gas cans on all floors suggested arson. Iowa City and state fire officials continue the investigation. The property was recently vacated as the regents planned university use. President Bowen says the only loss is salvage value.
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Iowa City
University
North Capitol
Board of Regents
Howard R. Bowen
Bowen
Medical Conferences Scheduled at Iowa U
The University of Iowa college of medicine hosts fourteen postgraduate conferences this September and October. Over 1,000 registrations yearly draw hundreds of Iowa physicians to one to four day programs on advances in medicine. A new series on medicine and religion runs October 18-19, with other sessions including a September cardiology program.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa College of Medicine
College of Medicine
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Four Counties Get Work Training Grant
A $177980 grant approved by the Health, Education and Welfare Department funds a one year work experience program in Benton, Tama, Poweshiek and Towa counties. The program, aimed at unemployed heads of families, provides education and training to secure permanent jobs. Administered by the Iowa Board of Social Welfare, it begins soon.
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Washington, D. C
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Towa
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Fourth District
Bert Bandstra
Iowa Board of Social Welfare
Garrison Man Dies Suddenly in Kentucky
Lester J. Duchacek 42 a Garrison farmer died suddenly last Friday in South Ft. Mitchell Kentucky while helping in law family tragedy. Services set for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church. Survived by wife Winifred three daughters Dixie Debra and Deanna two brothers Ralph Milroy and a sister Mrs Alvin Homolar.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lester J. Duchacek
Duchacek
South Ft. Mitchell, Ky
Milroy
Elberon
Alvin Homolar
Hudson
Free Balloon Enterprise at Buchanan County Fair
Kevin Kane a seven year old from Fairbank wanted 50 cents for a rabbit at the Independence fair. He queued for free balloons from supporters of John Culver, then sold each balloon for five cents, total ten balloons. He bought the rabbit with his profits.
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Independence
UPI
Kevin Kane
Fairbank
Buchanan County
Kevin
John Culver
Accidents Take 3 Iowa Lives Over Weekend
Three people died in Iowa accidents over the weekend. David M. Aguilera 18 of Manly was killed Sunday when his car hit another vehicle on U S 65 near Manly during a rainstorm. Orville N Eckstein 60 of Webster City died in a head on collision on a county road north of Webster City early Sunday. Edward D Robeson 35 of Somers was fatally injured when his star route mail truck collided with a semi trailer on U S 20 near Fort Dodge in a rainstorm Saturday.
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Iowa
David M. Aguilera
Manly
U.S. 65
Webster City
Orville N. Eckstein
Edward D. Robeson
Somers
Star Route Mail
U.S. 20
Fort Dodge
Two Recruits Spend Furlough at Local Homes
On furlough from Ft. Leonard Wood Mo Robert Halfhill and Doran Batterton completed basic training and stay with the Fred Halfhill and Stacy Batterton households in town during their leave.
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Earlville
Robert Halfhill
Doran Batterton
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fred Halfhill
Stacy Batterton
Johnson blasts credibility gap in Clinton speech
Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson urged eliminating the credibility gap between Washington and Eastern Iowans at a Clinton Rotary event. The Cedar Rapids mayor and Second District candidate criticized Congress for secrecy and questioned why Rep Culver did not oppose it, citing past remarks by McNamara on Vietnam.
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Clinton
Washington
Second
Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Rotary Club
Johnson
John Culver
Marion
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Defense
McNamara
Vietnam
Congressional’ Committee
South Vietnam
Hughes Sees Boost in U. S. Income Taxes
Gov. Harold Hughes says a federal income tax increase next year is certain and would curb inflation, noting state revenue could fall as a result. He criticizes Republican plans to refund taxes arguing they would be unfair and favors directing the surplus to capital improvements.
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Hughes
U. S
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
University Hospitals
Iowa City
William G. Murray
Murray
Culver says grain program will top last year
Rep. John Culver told Elkader during Sweet Corn days that feed grain payments to 11 counties in Iowa's Second district for 1966 will exceed last year's 15 million dollars. He credited the program with boosting producer income, cutting surpluses, and aiding economic growth across the district.
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Culver
Eleader
Iowa
John Culver
Congress
Elkader
Benton Board delays Atkins-Fremont attachment action
Benton County School Supt Floyd Ellson said the board will not rush to attach Atkins-Fremont residents to nearby high school districts. State officials indicated responsibility rests with the Benton board and that Atkins should operate in 1966-67. About 175 Atkins pupils will start in August with 70 secondary students attending other districts.
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Benton
Atkins-Fremont
Vinton
Benton County
Floyd Ellson
Ellson
Earl Cox
Elison
Atkins
Paul J. Skarda
State Department of Public Instruction
Benton Board
Skarda
Atkins School
Drowning Fatal for 8-year-old Mark Small at Keokuk
Mark Small eight son of Mr and Mrs Gen Small Wyaconda Missouri drowned in the Mississippi River near Keokuk after slipping from the bank into the water Sunday night.
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Keokuk
Mark Small
Gen Small
Wyaconda
Mississippi River
Here
Omaha Man Struck by Lightning at Arrowhead Park
Vernon Rinker, 51, of Omaha died Saturday night after being struck by lightning while reaching for a lantern hanging from a steel beam in a shelter house at Arrowhead Park near here.
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Neola
Vernon Rinker
Omaha
Arrowhead Park
Here
Iowa Broadcasters Offer Joint Governor Candidate Interview
The Iowa Broadcasters Association proposed a public service broadcast of a one hour joint interview with the two major gubernatorial candidates for November. The live program would run 5 to 6 p.m. on September 24 after the September 6 primary. Dem Gov Harold Hughes is unopposed. Republican hopefuls Robert Beck and William Murray have shown interest if the format is workable.
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DES Moines
Iowa Broadcasters Assn
IBA
Thomas K. Young
Kwwl TV
Waterloo
Harold Hughes
Robert K. Beck
Centerville
William Murray
Ames
Young
Hughes
Beck
Murray
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