Regents Think It Over Reject Room Partitions
Iowa regents vote 5 to 2 to deny any partitioning of Old Capitol at the University of Iowa. They reject plans to convert the supreme court chamber into offices and endorse a future administration building with state funding considerations.
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Phyllis Fleming
Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Howard Bowen
U. of I
Regents
Supreme Courtroom
Jonathan Richards
Red Oak
U. of S
Supreme Court Chamber
Board of Regents
Redeker
Boone
Melvin Wolf
Waterloo
Richards
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Capitol
Supreme Court
Bowen
Macbride Hall
Ned Perrin
Mapleton
Udall Attacks Iowa Pollution Law in Farewell Remarks
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall accused Iowa of lagging on water pollution standards and warned federal action could be ready. He said Hughes, former Iowa governor, warned that the state’s officials were resistant, while Buckmaster and the Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission defended their stance and noted no change in Mississippi River discharge quality.
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Washington
Iowa
Interior
Stewart Udall
Farwell
Udall
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Interior Department
Robert Buckmaster
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Commission
Iowa Commission
Mississippi River
Buckmaster
Mississippi
Extra Day Off For Employes At Universities
The Iowa State University system will add a paid holiday the Friday after Thanksgiving starting in 1970. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the move after a university study showing state government and private employers in Iowa City already gave that day off. All three state universities will now total eight paid holidays a year.
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Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Iowa State
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
University Personnel Office
Iowa City
New Recreation Building Expands Iowa U Facilities
University of Iowa plans to add space for 400 to 450 players with a new recreation building on the Iowa City campus. Remodeling of the fieldhouse will add recreation space for 150 to 200 more. The five step plan funds $4 million from non tax sources and reallocates the student fee to enhance student recreation.
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DES Moines
University of Iowa
Iowa City
U. of I
State Board of Regents
Finkbine Golf Course
Athletic Fund Use In Iowa Sports Facilities Report
Des Moines reports that since 1914 the University of Iowa athletic funds financed 74 percent of $4,058,320 spent on sports and recreation buildings. State funds supplied 25 percent, federal funds one percent, and tuition provided a small amount. The funds funded the north Finkbine golf course, football practice field, south Finkbine golf course, baseball stadium, stadium facilities, Macbride structures, sailing club facility, outdoor track and tennis courts, among others.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa
U. of S
Howard Bowen
North Finkbine
South Finkbine
Macbride
Macbride Sailing Club
Robbers In Ski Mask Stickup At San Antonio Store
In San Antonio two men wearing ski masks robbed a food store. One held a shotgun and demanded money while the other assisted. The duo escaped with more than 100 dollars.
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San Antonio
Joe Yuretich
Ray appoints Petersen head of Iowa planning office
Gov. Robert D. Ray named Leroy H. Petersen of Grimes director of the state office for planning and programming. The post, created to coordinate federal programs and plan state operations, pays 16500 annually and carries an indefinite term not subject to senate confirmation. Petersen, 53, previously served three terms in the Iowa House and will keep Grimes residence. Acting director C Thomas Rice will leave the staff, and Petersen has not decided on retaining the remaining 20 staffers.
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Robert Ray
Ray
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
William Ball
Waterloo
Elmer Vermeer
Pella Farmer
Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
UPI
Erecr
Robert D. Ray
Leroy H. Petersen
Grimes
State Office
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Governor's Office
Petersen
Iowa Senate
Iowa House of Representatives
OPP
C. Thomas Rice
Two Houses and Barn Destroyed by Farm Fires in Iowa
Three farm blazes in Iowa destroyed a large barn and a new self propelled combine on the Ross Mitchell farm northwest of Brooklyn, a house near Janesville, and a house in Charles City. Brooklyn firefighters saved other buildings. The Janesville house belonged to the Art Butler family and two children escaped with clothing. The Charles City home, occupied by the Eggert family, was unoccupied at the time.
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Iowa
Brooklyn
Janesville
Charles City
Ross Mitchell
Poweshiek County
Art Butler
Jack Snodgrass
Waterloo
Robert Eggert
Labor Head Parkins to resign from Iowa post
Iowa Labor Commissioner Dale Parkins announces resignation effective February. He will join the United Auto Workers as an organizer amid criticism from manufacturers and a conservative legislature. His tenure included pushing for state labor inspectors at Burlington Army Ammunition Plant and reforms in health and safety laws.
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DES Moines
Dale Parkins
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
J. Parkins
Harold E. Hughes
United Auto Workers Union
Parkins
Army
Burlington
Iowa
Barrientos Plane Forced Landing Near La Paz
President Barrientos and 33 others endured a forced landing in Bolivia after a propeller detached from the aircraft. No details on injuries or exact location were provided.
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LA Paz, Bolivia
Barrientos
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