Fight To Keep Engineers In Rock Island Continues
Rep. Schwengel pressed engineers chief Major General Tischner on the Rock Island office plan to merge with Chicago. He warned of staff cuts and possible retirements as he noted the Rock Island facility now has a light workload and questioned cost justifications and potential displacement of workers.
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Dorothy Williams
Washington
B.C
Paul
Schwengel Schwengel
Congress
Scenwengel
Emerson
Lischner
Engineers Corps
Defense
Dewey Short
Iisehner
Tisthnee
Chicago
Davenport
Schwenger
Tsehner
Schwengel
Tisch
Rock Island Jemblages
Reed Seeks Iowa Commerce Commissioner Nomination
Dean Reed 36 Des Moines truck salesman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state commerce commissioner in the June 2 primary. He argues the post is vital to industrial growth and cites his Drake University education and military service. Reed is married with two children. his father ran a fleet of motor trucks.
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Dean Reed
Des Moines Truck Saleman
Republian
Reed
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Iowa
Drake University
Army Infantry
Air Farce
Eastern Iowa Counties Exceed Bond Sale Quotas in 1957
14 Eastern Iowa counties collectively surpassed their 1957 bond sale goals as December investments boosted totals. Clayton county led with 1,820,977 dollars, Linn county reached 6,968,871 dollars, and statewide sales totaled 13,565,847 dollars at 104 percent of the state goal. Ambroz noted 1958 Linn county quota set at 6,494,960 dollars with county and institutional purchases eligible for credit.
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Iowa
Clayton County
Fayette County
Allamakee
Linn County
Towa
A. © .Ambroz
Tama County
Winneshiek
Delaware
Buchanan
Cedar
Johnson
Keokuk
Black Hawk
Jackson
Benton
Scott
Bubuque
Jones
Poweshiek
Ambroz
Black Jlank
Clayton
Dubuque
Payette
Poweshick
Group Urges Over-all Iowa Prison Head
DES MOINES AP Appoint ment of a state director of penal institutions with over all supervision of Iowa's prisons and reformatories was one step proposed in a six point program offered Tuesday in the Governor's Committee on Penal Affairs. The recommendations were presented by the Iowa Board of Control which now is responsible for Iowa's penal, mental and other institutions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iawa Board of Control
Marine Sgt Humphrey's sentence reduced to corporal status
Convicted Iowa Marine Frank J. Humphrey, who admitted taking money from recruits at the San Diego depot, has had his sentence reduced by the depot commander so he can return to duty as a corporal. Humphrey is the son of Nell Humphrey of Cherokee Iowa.
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San Diego
Frank J. Humphrey
Humphrey
Nell Humphrey
Cherokee
Milroy Seeks Third Term For Iowa House Seat
Rep. Jack Milroy of Vinton will run for re election in the June primary as the Republican nominee for state representative from Benton county. Milroy, 34, a lawyer, is serving his second term and sits on the legislative investigating committee examining elections and election privileges.
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Vinton
Jack Milroy
Benton County
Milroy
Grinne ® College
University of Iowa
Mileoy Allege
Tic
Legislative Investigating Committee
Iowa Board Sets Mental Health Pay Scale For Top Physicians
The Iowa Board of Control outlines new pay classifications for mental health roles, detailing top salary brackets from $18,300 to $21,000 for fully qualified physicians and ranges for psychiatrists, clinical directors, and other positions. The plan aims to attract exceptionally capable physicians to Iowa’s state institutions and requires board approval for higher classifications.
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Excel
DES Moines
Iowalent
Board of Control
James O.croms
Mentalin J
Iowa
Hatton
American Board of Examiners
American Psychological Association
Psychiatric Social Service
Psychiatric
Carpenter
Slight Drop in Off-Farm Jobs Listed in 1957
Iowa City reports a small decline in non agricultural employment by November 1957 despite higher year end construction gains. The Iowa Business Digest notes off farm jobs 0.4 percent below November 1956 while state manufacturing wages and national averages show mixed changes.
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Iowa City
Iowa Business Digest
Thestate
University of Iowa
Iowa Construction
SUI Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Black Hawk County
Polk County
Lowa
U.S
Iowa
Frazier Weber Submit Papers for Re Election
DES MOINES AP State senators Charles Frazier Ocokuk and George W Weber Columbus Junction have obtained nomination papers to seek reelection. Iowa representatives who filed include T O Nuit R Doudls Hebert H Dodds R Danville Jo M Stanley R Mascatine. John W Pritchard Britt obtained papers as candidate for state representative with no party shown.
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Charles ©. Frazier
Kocokuk
George W. Weber
Columbus Junction
Towa
T. O. Nuit
R-Doudls
Hebert HK. Dodds
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