Marion district bond fails by one vote despite yes tally
A Marion Independent school district bond issue for 1.375 million to renovate C. B. Vernon junior high failed by a single vote after a spoiled ballot nullified a yes vote. Final counts: 765 yes 511 no from 1,276 total. ward breakdown 212 128, 157 111, 237 168, 159 104. Board president John Vernon urged community input, restudy, and a future resubmission within six months. The board also moved its March meeting date.
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C. B. Vernon Junior High School
Ward
Gazette
John Vernon
Starry School
Motorcycle Mishap In Marion Injures Local Teen
Marion teen William G. Frazier 17 of 792 Seventh Avenue was injured in a car motorcycle collision on Seventh Avenue near a service station. He suffers a chin laceration and is listed in good condition at St. Luke's Hospital. Police ongoing investigation. no charges filed.
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William G. Frazier
Seventh Avenue
Frazier
St. Luke’s Hospital
Terry E. Skilling
Second Avenue
Skilling
Linn-Mar Students Sweep Northeast Iowa Contest With 90 Firsts
Linn-Mar junior high students earned 90 first division ratings at the Northeast Iowa solo ensemble contest held Saturday at Prairie. A total of 113 Linn-Mar seventh and eighth graders participated, with Mary Wick noted as junior high instrumental music instructor.
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Linn-Mar
Northeast Iowa
Prairie
Mary Wick
Classified Ad Call to Action
The notice urges readers to try word of mouth advertising by placing a want ad. It provides the phone number 398-8234 to call for services. The brief item emphasizes that readers can test the effectiveness of want ads themselves.
Winneshiek Board Sets Road Embargo March tolls
The Winneshiek county board announced a spring embargo on secondary roads starting March 15 with a five ton per axle limit. Special permits may be granted for emergencies on written requests to County Engineer George Hanzlik Decorah. The board reappointed Walter Brekke as weed commissioner at 420 dollars a month and approved Clifford Schrubbe’s monthly report as Decorah township justice of the peace.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
County Board of Supervisors
George Hanzlik
Walter Brekke
Ridgeway
Clifford Schrubbe
Decorah Township
Water supplies flagged as inadequately monitored in Iowa
Iowa's water supplies are not policed enough to guard against contamination. Kenneth Karch of the DEQ reports 180 of 760 public supplies are in unsafe bacterial condition, signaling potential disease risk. Buckmaster notes schools and institutions need state monitoring, with a request for 94,000 dollars annually to hire five engineers and specialists.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kenneth Karch
Department of Environmental Quality
Karch
Robert Buckmaster
Department
Buckmaster
Local postmark remains available despite area mail processing
Postmaster Charles Seda states the local city postmark is not eliminated by area mail processing. He notes the USPS still provides a city postmark at every post office and explains the new system uses central processing with a date and ZIP code. Customers can still obtain the local mark by dropping letters in designated units.
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Charles Seda
United States
Seda
U.S. Postal Service
Iowa University panel votes to keep language requirement
An Iowa City policy committee voted 8 to 1 to retain the four semester foreign language rule for a BA degree at the University of Iowa. The decision affects about 10,000 liberal arts students amid prior student polling showing broad opposition to the requirement.
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Iowa City
VPI
University of Iowa
U. of I
William Albrecht
Tipton Council Sets Zoning Bid Hearing
Tipton Iowa March 19 7 30 p m public hearing set by the Tipton city council on a zoning change request by Cedar County Cooperative Feed Mill to rezone 3.2 acres east of Tipton from residential to light industrial for fertilizer operation expansion and improvements.
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Tipton
Cedar County Cooperative Feed Mill
Candidates file for Clarence-Lowden school board seats
Thirteen candidates seek five board posts in the newly merged district. Election set for March 19 with polls 12 noon to 8 pm. Filing closed Monday for board and treasurer posts. Directors elected by whole district. polling places in Clarence and London.
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Clarence - Lowden
Lowden and
Clarence
Ronald Kirkpatrick
Randall Sander
Merlin Hulse
Lloyd Hasselbusch
Municipal
City Hall
London
U.S. Pledges 14.7 Million for UN Technique Aid
Twenty years ago the United States pledged 14 million seven hundred eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for U.N. technical aid to backward countries and criticized Russia for not joining the U.N. Point Four program.
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USS
U.N
Russia
Senator Clark urges absolute shield law for newsmen
Sen. Dick Clark called for an absolute shield for the press to protect confidential sources and information. He warned that any shield bill carries risks and urged swift action, endorsing Eagleton's proposal while noting strong support among Iowa journalists.
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Washington
Dick Clark
Iowa Democrat
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Congress
Iowan
Iowa
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Decorah Chamber Plans Eight Day Spain Trip
A 25 member Decorah area group departs Minneapolis for eight days in Spain sponsored by the Decorah Chamber of Commerce. Led by president Carroll Sunde the travelers from Decorah and Waukon will tour Spain and return Friday March 9.
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Decorah Area
Minneapolis
Spain
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Sunde
Decorah Chamber
Waukon
Want Ads Offer Quick Results With Easy To Use System
Classified notice promotes simple fusion of want ads for fast results. Contact number 398 8234 provided for access.
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Dial
State Social Services Head Quits Position
James Gillman director of the Iowa social services commission has resigned to take a higher career opportunity as vice president for administration at Blue Cross. The 47 year old will leave his $25 000 post effective April 15 after nearly four years in the job. Gillman cited advancement higher income and time with his family as factors and said his relationship with Governor Ray remains positive.
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DES Moines
James Gillman
Iowa Social Services Commission
Gillman
Robert Ray
Blue Cross
Ray
Commission
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