Record 1115 000 Visit Coralville Reservoir
Coralville reservoir on the Iowa River north of Iowa City drew 1 115 000 visitors in 1969. Years show rising attendance with 720 000 in 1966 and 735 140 in 1967 and 769 000 in 1968. Operations included flood storage of 32 000 acre feet and multiple flow adjustments to protect rivers and downstream towns.
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Rock Island
Coralville Reservoir
Iowa River
Iowa City
Coralville
Coralville Dam
Burlington
Wapello
Cedar River
Mississippi River
Corps of Engineers
Red Rock
Des Moines River
Quincy
Ill
Hannibal
Lone Tree
Iowa
New District Engineer Takes Over Rock Island Post
Col James E Bunch will assume duties as district director of the Rock Island district of the U S Army Corps of Engineers Monday succeeding Col Walter C Gelini who becomes commanding officer at Fort Belvoir Va Gelini had led since July 1967 The Rock Island district covers about 58300 square miles in parts of Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Missouri and Minnesota and handles flood control navigation flood plain reports and procurement and research for the Corps Bunch previously led the Lake Survey district in Detroit serving since 1967 He was born September 29 1921 in Comanche Oklahoma and is a graduate of Oklahoma State Iowa State University Army schools and the Army War College He has served in Vietnam and held posts at Fort Belvoir Goose Bay Labrador Fort Wainwright Alaska Fort Wolters Texas and Washington DC He is married to Laura Whitener and has two daughters.
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Rock Island
James E. Bunch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Walter C. Gelini
Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center
Fort Belvoir
Army Material Command
Bunch
Lake Survey
Detroit
Mich
North Central
Corps of Engineers
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Col. Bunch
Commanche
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Record Visitors Hit 117000 At Effigy Mounds In 1969
Effigy Mounds National Monument posted a 1969 visitation record of 117070, a rise of 20471 from 1968. Supt Milton E Thompson noted travelers from all 50 states and 42 foreign countries, with Iowa contributing the largest local share.
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Marquette
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Milton E. Thompson
Monument
Effigy Mounds
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Klopp earns BA from Wisconsin State University
Center Point resident Kenneth Klopp son of Mr and Mrs Loren Klopp received a BA degree from Wisconsin State University recently He plans to attend the University of North Dakota for further study.
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Center Point
Kenneth Klopp
Loren Klopp
Wisconsin State University
University of North Dakota
Winneshiek County 1969 Crash Loss Totals Revealed
Winneshiek County sheriff’s office reports 1969 property damages totaling 209 196 dollars in Winneshiek. Vehicle damage 200 356 dollars and other property losses 8 840 dollars. The office logged 85 730 miles in accident and criminal investigation, up 8 728 from 1968. Sheriff Eugene Simonson’s 1969 work included 104 jailed, 1 5 breaking investigated and seven solved, plus 288 accidents with 118 personal injuries.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Norvel Burreson
Eugene Simonson
Burreson
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West Overlook
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L. W. Ward
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Ee Ee
Eee Ee Ewes
Seeeereesens
Col
James
Satin
Baylor
Reg
Ela
Jewelers
Winneshiek
Hillbrunner’s
Steinway Story
Clark Everett
Cable-Nelson Chickering
Hammond
Hiltbrunner's
Fe Albrumer
2Nd Street
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Rodacolor Service
LINN
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