Professional Service Jobs Rise in East Iowa Cities
A University of Iowa study by Douglas L. Heerema shows urban Iowa workers increasingly in manufacturing, finance and insurance, and professional and related services, with professional services rising to about 17 percent of urban employment. City variations are large, and nine categories declined, notably wholesale and retail trade.
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Iowa City
Pella
SUI Department of Economics
Heerema
Iowa
East
Kirk Boyd Named to Gov Hughes Staff in Iowa
Des Moines AP Kirk Boyd 28 of Iowa City named as second administrative assistant to Governor Harold Hughes completing the staff. A Davenport native and former Des Moines Tribune reporter, Boyd holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Iowa and will earn 10000 dollars yearly.
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Kirk Boyd
Gov
Hughes
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa City
Davenport
Boyd
Des Moines Tribune
Democrat
University of Iowa
SUI
Dwight Jensen
Des Moines Council Sidesteps Gold Dome Fund Decision
The state executive council postponed ruling on accepting contributions to renew the gold dome atop the statehouse. Governor Hughes urged completing the task with tax funds.
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Gold Dome
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Statehouse Dome
Harold Hughes
West lowan Admits Huge Grain Shortage
SIOUX CITY AP Allan North, 38, of Vail pled guilty to two counts in a case tied to a roughly 100000 bushels government corn shortage at his Vail warehouse. He admitted converting CCC owned grain and making false statements to the CCC. trial had been set before U S District Judge William Hanson, with a pre sentence investigation ordered.
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Sioux City
Allan North
Vail
North
Community Credit Corp
CCC
U. S
William Hanson
Olmstead Elected by Methodist Students
William E. Olmstead of Fort Dodge a State College of Iowa sophomore was chosen president of the Iowa Methodist Student Movement for a one year term. The selection came at the group’s mid winter conference at Camp Wesley Woods near Indianola with about 130 attendees from 11 colleges and universities.
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Indianola
UPI
William E. Olmstead
Fort Dodge
State College of Iowa
Sunday
Iowa Methodist Student Movement
Olmstead
Camp Wesley Woods
Here
William McDonald
University of Iowa
Atkins Carroll Bud Humphrey Jr Makes Dean's List
Iowa Wesleyan University announces junior Bud Humphrey Jr. has earned a place on the first semester dean's list for academic excellence.
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Atkins — Carroll
Bud”’ Humphrey, Jr
Iowa Wesleyan
Northwestern Bell to spend 5 million on storm proof long distance network
Northwestern Bell plans a 5 million dollars investment this year to expand and improve Iowa long distance lines. More than 30 000 miles of lines will be added and 90 percent of the state’s long distance lines will be storm proofed through cable or microwave systems.
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Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Des Moines
IDPA
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
John R. Mulhearn
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Mulhearn
Atlantic
Carroll
Council Bluffs
Harlan
Winterset
Osceola
Chariton
DeWitt
Maquoketa
Iowa City
Ainsworth
Washington
Ottumwa
Bloomfield
Centerville
Tele
Iowa Highway Commission
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Tama
Toledo
Waukon
West Union
Anamosa
Dyersville
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Belle Plaine
Oelwein
Mt. Vernon
Conrad Ossian
Red Oak
Attorney General's Office
Wes Wellman
Edward J. McManus
Irene Monroe
U. of Iowa
Jack Ischroeder
Bettendorf
Lex Hawkins
Bothhouses
Senate
Filsworth CO
Seventh Avenue
Vinton
Marvin L. Berger
Constellation
Christian Herter
S. W. Vestasa
Berger
Leland Berger
Twenty-second Avenue
Bergers
West Lowan
C.R
G.A
Armstrong Store
2Nd St. SE
Armstrong Ramp
Dean Metcalf
t/o Armstrong
Esquire
8Th Avenue
8Th Street
Cleaners
Davienport
Omaha
Mason City
Minneapolis
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Kansas City
Dubuque
Waterloo
Monticello
Richard ‘Krein
G., I. Krein
First Presbyterian Church
Krein
Lloyd Gaddy
Wapsi Keta_ district
Philco
First Ave
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