Fulton Heads Iowa Delegation to Mexico
Lt. Gov. Robert Fulton will lead an eight member Iowa delegation to the Yucatan region of Mexico for a 14 day Partners of the Alliance mission. The group includes Harold Goldman Monsignor E W O Rourke Betty Talkington Eber Eldridge John Timmons Alline Staveley Charles City and John Fletcher on Ford Foundation leave. The trip aligns Iowa with Latin America under Kennedy era aid program and will cover vehicle registration licensing driving safety and interstate driving issues. Democratic State Chairman Lex Hawkins reports broad party support for a new constitution with primary endorsement provisions and only 23 dissenters from about 2500 attendees.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
Robert Fulton
Mexico
Alliance
Iowa
Yucatan
Tabasco
Campeche
Quintana Roo
WEBER
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Business
Fulton
Harold Goldman
E. W. O'Rourke
Betty Talkington
Eber Eldridge
John Timmons
Ames
Alline Staveley
Charles City
John Fletcher
Kindergarten to college pipeline in Iowa shown by surveys
Preliminary surveys indicate a progression from kindergarten to college in Iowa. Of 100 children, 99 reach eighth grade, 85 graduate high school, 48 enroll in postsecondary education, 36 enter college, 22 graduate, and 17 plan professional or graduate study.
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Iowa
Iowa Legislature Forms Interim Motor Vehicle Study Committee
The legislative research committee creates a panel to study Iowa motor vehicle laws. At its first meeting the group draws up a tentative list of topics for review and possible reform.
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Legislative Research Committee
Iowa
Urbana Rites Monday For Bessie Rice 81
Bessie Rice 81 postmistress here for 28 years died Thursday in a Cherokee nursing home. She moved to Quimby Iowa from Urbana five years ago and is survived by sister Lucinda Burrell of Quimby and brother H F Rice of Hot Springs Ark. Services: Sunday 2 p.m. Greenwood funeral home Cherokee and Monday 1 30 p.m. Urbana Methodist church with burial in Urbana.
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Urbana
Bessie Rice
Cherokee
Quimby
Iowa
Lucinda Burrell
H. F. Rice
Hot Springs
Ark
Greenwood
Urbana Methodist Church
Life sentence commuted for Des Moines man
Gov Harold Hughes commuted the life sentence of Carroll Hall of Des Moines to 99 years making him eligible for parole. Hall, 48, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in 1946 for stabbing his supervisor at the Iowa Packing Co. The parole board recommended the commutation.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Carroll Hall
Hall
Iowa Packing Co
State Board of Parole
Junior Colleges Show Biggest Student Gain in Iowa
Iowa’s college enrollment rose from 32,830 to over 84,000 in twelve years, with junior colleges showing the largest percentage increase. Public junior colleges grew from 1,400 students in 1953 to 9,156 this year, now 10.9 percent of all Iowa college students, while private junior and technical colleges rose modestly. The three state institutions increased to 36,770 students this fall, but their share fell to 43.7 percent as private four year colleges reached 35,315 students.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa State
Mason City Firm Lays Off 144 but Jobs Available
Iowa unemployment official says 144 cement plant workers to be laid off December 31 at Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. due to kiln replacement. About 25 immediate jobs and up to 20 per month could open in Mason City, with additional openings across Iowa. Temporary layoff at Decker and Sons packing plant cited as ending with hog shortages.
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Mason City
Iowa
Cement Company
Northwestern States Portland Cement Co
Clyde Prior
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Mississippi River
Prior
Jantzen Named Tama Acting Police Chief After Year Start
Tama mayor-elect Edwin C. Carnal will appoint Leon ard Jantzen as acting chief of police after the new year. Jantzen resigns as Oak Hill cemetery sexton to take the post and will join John Kriegel on a two-man full-time force with no moonlighting allowed. Eddie McKee remains as police chief but also drives a school bus.
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TAMA
Edwin C. Carnal
Leonard Jantzen
Jantzen
Sexton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Carnal
Lauren E. Sadler
John Kriegel
Kriegel
Eddie McKee
Coralville Postal Official To Retire After 39 Years Service
Theodore T. Brown 60, longtime Coralville branch post office superintendent, will retire effective December 30 after nearly four decades in the postal service. He began in Marshalltown, moved to Tucson for a year, and joined the Iowa City post office in 1939, serving as Coralville supervisor since August 1961. Brown also served three years in the navy mail service during World War II.
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Coralville
Theodore T. Brown
Marshalltown
Tucson
Ariz
Iowa City
Navy Mail Service
Hospital Addition Sought in Grundy County
Petitions circulated in Grundy Center seeking signatures for a special election on a 970000 dollar bond issue to fund an addition to Grundy County Hospital. The move aims to boost hospital capacity and services for the county residents.
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Grundy Grundy Center
UPI
Grundy County
Burglary Escape Suspect Reimprisoned at Fort Madison
Nicholas J. Turcino, 43, once free for over seven years, is back in Iowa's Fort Madison prison after vanishing in 1958 on a trusted assignment in Iowa City. A fingerprint check at a New York hospital revealed his identity and he was returned to prison with five years added for escape to his original 20-year burglary term.
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Nicholas J. Turcinovich
Fort Madison
Iowa City
New York
County Hospital Plans 57-Bed Expansion
The county proposes adding 57 beds to its 40-bed hospital, with roughly one third of the cost funded by a federal loan. The current facility dates back to 1947.
Jurgens Named Chief of Police in Davenport
AP reports Les Jurgens, 51, promoted to chief of police in Davenport succeeding retiring Harvey Smith. Jurgens becomes assistant chief prior to promotion and takes over the department leadership.
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Fonda Curtis
Monticello
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Jacob E. Decker and Sons
Decker
Prier
Ce Dar Rapids
Alcoa Aluminum Co
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island, IN
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Muscatine
Oliver Corp
Fisher Governor Co
Queen’s Products Co
Albert Lea
Minn
Burlington
Safeyt
Savings Security
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Fedour
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Don Broulik
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