Northwestern Bell Milestone Year In Iowa 1968 1969 Plans
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. reported 1968 as a milestone for Iowa with 1 034 000 telephones in service and 4.4 million local calls daily while long distance calls reached nearly 91 million. The firm invested 47 million in Iowa construction and planned 53 million in 1969.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa
James E. Olson
Olson
Northwestern Bell
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Spencer
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Nashua
Neosa
Crescent
Akron
Ineo
Cedar Rapids Gazette 1883 billing notes and service terms
The fragment lists billing and distribution details for the Cedar Rapids Gazette 1883 edition. It mentions carrier service areas, mail options, and subscription pricing and timing, with references to The Associated Press and exclusive republication rights.
Students Win Small Price Cut at University of Iowa
University of Iowa residents staged a campus vending machine boycott last month, prompting a five cent drop in canned soft drink prices from 20 to 15 cents. Leonard Milder, director of vending services, cited lower wholesale prices and a vendor letter confirming the reduced cost. He noted no further price reductions are foreseen despite demand for milk and fresh foods.
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Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
Leonard Milder
Milder
Associated Residence
Iowa
Correct Figures On Iowa Travel
The Iowa Development Commission reports that out-of-state tourists spent 285 million dollars in Iowa in 1968, an 8 percent rise from 1967. Total travel related expenses by all travelers reached 495 million dollars. Earlier figures wrongly listed 95 million and 295 million. The study was by Dr. Lewis Copeland of the University of Tennessee.
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Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Manchester Doctor Named Delaware County Medical Examiner
Dr. Mary Croker of Manchester is appointed county medical examiner for Delaware county for a two year term succeeding Dr. R. E. Clark. Iola Robinson is appointed deputy county auditor after several months in the office.
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Manchester
Mary Croker
Delaware County
R. E. Clark
Iola Robinson
Sheree North Stars in Color TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES Stunt
Sheree North appears in a playful stunt on Tuesday's TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. The program airs in color at 6 PM on KCRG TV 19.
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Sheree North
Kcrg-Tv
Ray Urges Action on State Merit System
Gov. Robert D. Ray praised Iowa's new state employe merit system but urged faster implementation. He spoke to the State of Iowa Employees Assn. about correcting past pay inequities for workers doing similar jobs with equal tenure.
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Ray
Des Moines
Erecr
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
State of Iowa
Hunter Injured in Shotgun Accident Near Farmersburg
ELEADER David Wagner of Farmersburg is hospitalized at Central Community with injuries to his right foot after a shotgun discharged when he returned to his car from a hunting trip Saturday evening.
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Eleader
David Wagner
Farmersburg
Central Community Hospital
Debate Rages Over Snowmobiles on Iowa Highways
Iowa officials spar over snowmobile use on public streets with Highway Patrol and sheriffs offering opposing views. Iowa Great Lakes Snowmobilers Assn plans legislative push to license snowmobiles as motor vehicles. The piece also covers Medicare refunds for mental health institutions and county reimbursement rules.
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Des Moines
Highway Patrol
Howard Miller
Iowa
Peoria
Miller
Minnesota
Leverenz
Iowa Great Lakes
Okoboji
Rasdal Optometrist Joins Ray Campaign Moving to Spencer
Dr Harry C Rasdal longtime Marshalltown optometrist and campaign coordinator for Gov elect Robert D Ray is moving to Spencer He resigned from Wolfe Eye Clinic Marshalltown in 1969 to join Rays staff He previously served as secretary to Governor Hughes and will accompany Mary Cullison another Hughes aide to Washington D C
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Harry C. Rasdal
Robert D. Ray
Spencer
Marshalltown
Rasdal
Wolfe Eye Clinic
Ray
Mary Cullison
Hughes
Washington
Ruth Yauk to Lead Hughes Des Moines Office
Ruth Yauk will head Senator Harold Hughes Des Moines office in the new federal building succeeding his previous staff member and continuing the senator's regional operations.
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Harold Hughes
Des Moines
Federal Building
Ruth Yauk
Hughes
Waterloo City Employes Get Pay Increases
The Waterloo city council voted pay raises for 550 city employees. The administrator of inspections received a $2,400 raise to $10,740 annually, and the engineer was raised $580 to $14,580. The mayor earns $14,000. police and fire chiefs were boosted $1,768. Mayor Turner warned Iowa cities need more taxing authority to keep staff.
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Waterloo
UPI
Lloyd Turner
Iowa
Turner
East Iowans To Meet With Culver Friday
Independence area legislators from the Chamber of Commerce hold a meeting to plan talks on 91st Congress agenda with Rep. John C. Culver. Culver is set to meet with groups from Independence Oelwein and Manchester Friday at 6 30 p m at the Red Rooster cafe.
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East Iowans
Culver
Independence
Independence Chamber of Commerce
John C. Culver
Oelwein
Manchester
Red Rooster
Claude Smith, Jr
A. F. Craig, Jr
William Klotzbach
Duane Gray
Robert Blakesley
Reeves Hall
Nelson Wehner
Vic Rathje
Literature popular at rest areas boosts Iowa travel info
Visitors at Iowa interstate rest areas have received over 1.5 million pieces of free travel and safety literature since racks were installed almost two years ago. The most distributed item is the state highway map, followed by brochures from state agencies on recreation areas, camping, and safety rules.
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Ames
Iowa
National Safety Council
State Highway Commission
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Conservation Commission
Robber Flees After Bold Freeport Storeholdup
In Freeport Winneshiek County at 1:30 p.m. a man entered the Freeport General store with a screwdriver and a note demanding cash. He wore glasses and a ski mask as Mrs. Jack Telford watched and a shot rang out before the bandit fled.
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Freeport
Winneshiek County
Jack Telford
Illegal Evidence to Drop Charges Against Psychedelic Band
SPIRIT LAKE AP charges against the on inghams a psychedelic music group will probably be dropped because evidence was illegally obtained. Dickinson County Atty David Stein said Judge Joseph P Hand ruled the motel room seizure was illegal since the raid warrant lacked probable cause. Members were arrested Aug 13 before a scheduled Arnolds park appearance. The judge noted warrants need full property descriptions and proof of illegal act.
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Spirit Lake
Oninghams
Dickinson County Atty
David Stein
Dickinson County
Joseph P. Hand
Arnolds Park
Hand
Red Rock Dam Completion Plans luncheon tour near Pella
After 28 years of planning and construction the Red Rock dam near Pella is ready to operate. Kenneth Vander Linden says the Des Moines River Council will host a luncheon and dam site tour on January 17 to celebrate the $83 million project. Ground breaking occurred in 1960 with the earthen dam finished in 1961 and the spillway in 1962. When filled the site will yield a 9 000 acre lake and 15 000 acres of recreational area, mostly wildlife management land.
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Pella
Red Rock
Kenneth Vander Linden
Des Moines
Friday Concert By Iowa Quintet At Macbride Auditorium
The Iowa Woodwind Quintet performs Friday at 8 p.m. in Macbride auditorium with Ingolf Dahl’s Duettino Concertante for Flute and Percussion. Betty Bang and Thomas L. Davis collaborate on the piece, joined by Ayres, Anderson, Lakin, and Tyree. They also play works by Danzi Bartos and Beethoven. Admission is free.
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Iowa City
Ingolf Dahl
Iowa
Macbride
Betty Bang
University of Iowa Music
Dahl
Thomas L. Davis
U. of
U. of I
Thomas Ayres
Paul Anderson
James Lakin
Ronald Tyree
Franz Danzi
Mestak Slechtiem
Frantisek Bartos
Beethoven
Norma Cross
U. S of S
Grand Jurors Named in Delaware District Court
Special to The Gazette Manchester Clerk Robert W. Nieman announced the grand jurors for Delaware district court this year. Names include Frank Allyn Manchester Ronald Glant Ambrose Schaul Gerald Schoon Paul Behrends Hopkinton John Beswick Greeley Glen Fobes Edgewood Everett Klosterman Dyersville Walter Lanning Delhi Harold Murphy Ryan James Pins Warren Schwietert Greeley.
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Manchester
Robert W. Nieman
Delaware District Court
Frank Allyn
Ronald Glant
Ambrose Schaul
Gerald Schoon
Paul Behrends
Hopkinton
John Beswick
Greeley
Glen Fobes
Edgewood
Everett Klosterman
Dyersville
Oxford Jet Man Burned While Smoking
Charles Sheldon, World War I veteran, is in serious condition at Veterans Hospital in Town City after his clothing caught fire during smoking. He suffered second and third degree burns over about 70 percent of his body and is bedridden at home with his daughter Charlene Peters.
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Oxford Junction
Charles Sheldon
Veterans Hospital
Town City
Charlene Peters
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