Iowa City's Landfill Proposal Draws Fire
More than 2,000 residents objected to a proposed 45 acre landfill near the city, filed petitions for the Johnson county zoning hearing, with about 15 oral objections at the meeting and 100 attendees. Groups like 4-H Farm Bureau and Izaak Walton League protested drainage and property impacts while officials outlined plans for hedgerows fencing and a 12 to 15 year landfill life.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Zoning Commission
4-H
Farm Bureau
Highway 218
Izaak Walton League
Johnson County
McNutt
Joe Hirt
League
Robert Russell
Izaak Walton Leagues
NASA
Arthur Leff
Nolan Seeks Fourth Term in Iowa City Senate Race
Iowa City Republican D. C. Nolan announces a bid for a fourth term. He has previously led the floor and represented Johnson and Iowa counties and now aims to represent Johnson County only under the 1961 redistricting.
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Iowa City
D. C. Nolan
Nolan
Senate
Johnson
Iowa
Johnson County
Don McComas
Coralville
Holiday Liquor Sales Rise in Iowa for December
DES MOINES AP reports Iowa state stores sold 7,313,608 during December, up from 6,702,261 in December 1962. Homer Adcock, chairman of the Iowa liquor control commission, announced the holiday month figure on Friday.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Homer Adcock
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Governor Hughes Sees Across-the-Board ADC Increase
Gov Harold Hughes indicated an across-the-board rise in Aid to Dependent Children payments may occur as early as April. He noted ADC expenditures were underspent by about 300000 dollars from Dec 1 to Mar 31 and reserves could fund a 3.5 to 4 percent boost to 67.5 to 68 percent of basic needs for all recipients. Irene Smith of the board of social welfare confirmed plans for the increase.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Hughes
ADC
Board of Social Welfare
Irene Smith
D-Ottumwa
Youth Killed Preparing Lecture on Gun Safety
Barry Whalen a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs James Whalen was fatally injured in Cumberland Wisconsin when a gun he planned to use for a gun safety demonstration exploded in his room He had been living in Cumberland after moving from Waukon Survivors include his parents four brothers a sister and his grandparents Services are scheduled for Saturday in Cumberland Wisconsin.
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Waukon
Barry Whalen
James Whalen
Cumberland
Wis
Whalens
William Whalen
Two Men Sentenced to Ten Years for Forgery
Independence district court gave 10 year terms to John Jack Kerr 42 Morrison Illinois for forging four checks of 17 50 each and Kenneth Guite 27 Oelwein for forging a 28 check at Kress DX station Quasqueton. Both pled guilty before Judge Peter Van Metre.
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Independence
John Jack Kerr
Morrison, Ill
Lamont
Fort Madison
Kenneth Guite
Oelwein
Kress DX
Quasqueton
Iowa City Recreation Unit Faces Funding Shortfall
The Iowa City playground and recreation commission seeks an early park board meeting to align on plans. They consider buying Melrose Lake for ice skating and acquiring a southeast Iowa City recreation area while coping with about a 23000 deficit for the new Community Recreation Center.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Playground and Recreation Commission
Park Board
Melrose Lake
Recreation Commission
Robert Lee
Lee
West Liberty farmer fined max for second drunk driving offense
District Judge Clair Hamilton imposed the maximum $1,000 fine on Harry Bunker Jr., 34, of West Liberty after he pled guilty to a second offense of drunk driving. He was arrested July 16 on Highway 218 north of Oakdale.
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Iowa City
Clair Hamilton
West Liberty
Harry Bunker, Jr
Oakdale
Link Between Lip Cancer and Pipe Smoking Seen
Iowa City report cites Dr. Alton K. Fisher of the University of Iowa as noting mechanical lip tissue injury from pipe use may trigger lip cancer similar to denture irritation. He warns habitual pipe position could raise cancer risk, with tongue cancer also possible but harder to confirm due to movement. Dental students watch for mouth cancer signs in the UI dental clinic.
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Iowa City
Alton K. Fisher
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Fisher
SUI
SUI Dental Clinic
Dental Pathology
Suspended Term Given in Death of 19 Month Old Son
Sandra Harkey pled guilty to manslaughter in Dubuque County and received the required eight year term suspended on probation for ten years. A $300 fine was imposed as the judge, Eugene Kean, explained the tragic death of her 19 month old son Raymond Jr after an injury when he struck his head on a television set while being cared for by his mother.
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Gazette
Milt Nelson
Clayton County
Frauen
Germany
Masonic Temple
Strawberry Point
Theodore Heiman
John Moyna
Elkader
Paul Boenish
Volga
Evelyn Thiele
County Extension Home
Heiman
Berlin
Moyna
Boenish
Clayton County Extension Service
Dubuque
UPI
Sandra Harkey
Eugene Kean
Raymond, Jr
Harshey
Petitions Call for Tri County Bond Vote on High School
Tri County school district petitions seek a $440000 bond for a new Thornburg high school building. State Superintendent Johnston denied waiving the industrial arts program requirement. Ninety nine signatures, 25 percent of 1963 voters, are required before a special meeting of President Faye Sypherd to set an election date.
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Whatcheer
Tri-County
Thornburg
Paul F. Johnston
Faye Sypherd
Morgan Graduates at Columbia University in New York City
Mr and Mrs Barney Morgan attended the graduation of their son Brent from Columbia University in New York City on Thursday. He received a master’s degree in business administration.
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Barney Morgan
Brent
Columbia University
New York City
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