Partisan Control Sought Over Iowa Research Bureau Bill
In Des Moines lawmakers file a bill to form a legislative services council by merging the fiscal director, legislative research bureau, and code editor. Senator Stephens warns it would politicize and subordinate nonpartisan research under the budget committee, despite claimed efficiency. The plan creates two divisions under a council and places oversight with the interim budget committee.
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Des Moines
Richard L. Stephens
Ainsworth
Iowa House
Legislative Services Council
Legislative Research Bureau
Stephens
Legislative Research Committee
House
Bureau For
Research Bureau
Budget and Finance Control Committee
Budget and Financial Control Committee
Interim Committee
Sign in Bar Draws Calls to House Leader John Mowry
Marshalltown Times-Republican photo shows a tavern sign urging readers to call Rep. John Mowry, the house majority leader, at two numbers. Mowry reports three calls about liquor by the drink, with reactions ranging from pro to anti and one caller seeking relief for a drunk husband.
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ES Moines
Marshalltown Times-Republican
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Mowry
Wayne Shaw Eyes Warmer Weather To Retrieve Golf Clubs
Iowa legislator Wayne Shaw arrives from Texas as the legislature opens and leaves his golf clubs at Des Moines Rock Island depot due to severe cold. He plans to fetch them when temperatures rise.
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Wayne Shaw
Charles City
Rock Island
Des Moines
Texas
Iowa
Mercury
State Government Budget Research Bill and Committee Roles
A bill outlines a continuous review of state expenditures and revenues through audit or pre-audit, with access to all state offices and records. The interim committee decides research authorization, with advisory joint committees and code revision under the code editor. Introduced last Thursday, it moves to the house committee on consolidation and coordination of state government.
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Research Bureau
House
Senate
Council
House Committee On Consoli
Dation
James Patton
Manchester
Henry Nelson
Forest City
Louis A. Peterson
Lawton
Floyd P. Edgington
Sheffield
Lenabelle Bock
Garner
Chester O. Hougen
Cedar Falls
William P. Winkelman
Lohrville
Kenneth L. Parker
Lamont
Percie Ellen van Alstine
Gilmore City
Fred M. Jarvis
Alta
Elmer F
Kin of Couple in What Cheer Die in Fire
A Rose Hill couple Alvin Danner 50 and La Vina 51 died in a Sunday fire that destroyed their first floor apartment in Oskaloosa. They died of smoke inhalation and burns. cause of blaze unknown. The couple owned a tavern adjoining the apartment. Firefighters from Oskaloosa and Rose Hill battled the blaze in sub zero weather. Survivors include parents John and Mrs. Danner of What Cheer. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Whyte funeral chapel in What Cheer.
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Oskaloosa
UPI
Rose Hill
Alvin Danner
la Vina
Danners
Danner
Here
John Danner
What Cheer
Whyte Funeral Chapel
Johnson Assessment System Works Well in Iowa City
Iowa City officials report the Johnson assessment system is functioning well as residents line up at the courthouse to declare 1963 property tax assessments. Assessor Victor Berger notes average daily assessments exceed 100, far more than prior staffing could handle in January. He cites few complaints and expects many taxpayers to visit the courthouse ground floor to pay 1962 taxes at the county treasurer’s office.
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Iowa City
Victor Berger
Berger
James Howe Injured in Ice Fall Patient at University Hospital
James Howe, 63, is a patient at University Hospital in Rochester Minnesota after breaking his hip in a fall on ice.
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Waukon
James Howe
University Hospital, Rochester, Minn
Trusted State Visitor Accused of Gun Thefts
Des Moines man Glen Edward Marose, 26, a trusted state historical building visitor, was free on 500 dollar bond after being charged with grand larceny in connection with the theft of antique Civil War rifles and pistols from the state historical building display. He waived to the Polk county grand jury after municipal court arraignment. Marose claimed he sold some guns to antique dealers. authorities recovered one gun and seek the rest.
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Des Moines
UPI
T. A. Thompson
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Glen Edward Marose
Marose
Polk County
Thompson
Jack Musgrove
Schwengel to Introduce New Farm Bill with Conservation Focus
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa said he will introduce a new farm bill in Congress and seek a voluntary program modeled on his Cropland Adjustment Act. He aims to include watershed development and a long-range plan, criticizing President Kennedy for not recognizing market forces as the guide for farm production.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
R-Ia
Congress
Iowa
Schwengel
Kennedy
Two Blind Men Perish in Cold in South Dakota
In Beresford, deputies found James Tackett 39 Spirit Lake and Ruben Poppen 50 missing after leaving Tackett’s sister’s home with Poppen’s guide dog. Tackett lay along a rail line two miles north of town. Poppen’s body was found a half mile farther with the dog guarding his master. Both died of freezing. the dog signaled deputies to the bodies.
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Beresford
S.D
UPI
Boxer
Bernhard Tuntland
Lincoln County
James Tackett
Spirit Lake, Jr
Ruben Poppens
Poppens
Tackett
Mary Hartwich
Tuntland
Gov Harold Hughes Stricken with Flu
Des Moines AP report says Governor Harold Hughes age 40 canceled Monday appointments and kept to bed with the flu. He fell ill Saturday but greeted foreign students Sunday at the Capitol and canceled Tuesday, expecting to return by Wednesday.
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Harold Hughes
Capitol
Hughes
Loras College Wins NSF Matching Grant for Science Equipment
Loras College in Dubuque announced a nine thousand dollar National Science Foundation matching grant to aid the purchase of science equipment. The grant supports expanding laboratory resources and enhancing student research opportunities.
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