Borges Urges Writing to Please Self in Iowa Talk
The 76 year old Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges told a Macbride audience that a writer should write to please himself and read everything but avoid rushing to print. He described writing as a destiny explored through life and experience, and noted his blindness limits awareness of contemporary writers while citing Twain and Whitman as favorites.
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Iowa City
Jorge Luis Borges
Macbride Auditorium
Borges
Mark Twain
Robert Louis Stevenson
Walt Whitman
Iowa
Pampas
Harvard University
Juan Peron
National Library
Buenos Aires
Writer’s Workshop
Taxpayer Unit Urges Action on Care Facility
The Keokuk County Taxpayers Assn. approved two resolutions urging the continued operation of the county care facility and upgrades to meet state standards. About 120 attendees were told solving facility problems should be the group’s main focus as state officials consider license renewal and bond issues have been repeatedly rejected. The association seeks assurances of long term approval, bids for changes, and a no loss farm operation, with a plan to present these issues to state officials in Des Moines in March.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Association
Des Moines
Rabedeaux Injured in Des Moines Auto Crash
Des Moines police say Sen. W.R. Rabedeaux 56 was in good condition after a Thursday night collision as he turned toward a restaurant parking lot. A passenger in the other car, Paul A. Burright 24, was treated and released. no charges were filed.
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Des Moines
W.R. Rabedeaux
Wilton
Rabedeaux
Paul A. Burright
Iowa bills advance in legislature on banking and public costs
Legislative bills digest lists measures in the Iowa Senate and House with vote tallies. SF1126 funds the state historical department, SF194 allows banks to sell nonprofit items, SF442 aligns state banking with federal fiduciary rules, SF1132 boosts retirement benefits for public employees retired in 1975 76, and other bills cover liens in commitment cases and licensing exclusions.
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State Historical Department
House
Preliminary Vinton Budget Sets Next Year At 2.2 Million
The Vinton city council in a special session approved a preliminary next year budget totaling 2,220,226 dollars covering general fund road use debt service and utilities. The general fund stands at 492,821 dollars with a five percent growth allowance after 42,000 dollars was cut from the original plan. A 10 percent wage bump for city workers is included, and the levy would total 10.55 per thousand dollars of property value, raising property taxes by about 3.8 percent. public hearing set for February 26.
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Vinton
Iowa Senate
Civil Defense
General Fund
Debt Service Fund
Walkaway Prison Inmate Surrenders. Others Remain At Large
One of four inmates who fled the state prison farm near Fort Madison surrendered in Iowa City. Richard Duttlinger, 32, of Springville, was returned to custody Thursday afternoon. Michael Moore, 21, of Cedar Rapids, and Robert Hooper, 37, plus Harold Boyd, 43, both of Marshalltown, were still at large.
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Fort Madison
Iowa City
Richard Duttlinger
Springville
Michael Moore
Cedar Rapids
Robert Hooper
Harold Boyd
Marshalltown
Senate approves retroactive benefits boost for Iowa retirees
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 48 to 0 to grant small increases to public employees who retired between July 1, 1975 and January 1, 1976. Senator Joseph Coleman said last year’s law unintentionally excluded these retirees, and the measure would add a few dollars per month per retiree.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Joseph Coleman
Dclare
Coleman
House
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