Private School Enrollment Drops in Iowa 1967-68
DES MOINES The state public instruction report shows parochial and private school enrollment fell 6.7 percent in 1967-68 from 99,706 to 93,027. Public school enrollment rose 2.4 percent to 652,953. Population trends suggest enrollment may stabilize or slightly fall, with urban areas increasing and rural counties declining.
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Town Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Snowmobile Crash Injures West Union Man
West Union businessman Don Von Talge suffered jaw fractures in two places along with multiple broken teeth and severe facial lacerations when his snowmobile crashed through a fence Tuesday night. He received treatment at Palmer Memorial hospital in West Union and was transferred to a Waterloo hospital.
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West Union
Don von Talge
Wadena
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Miller Proposes Automatic Social Security Cost of Living Increase
US Senator Jack Miller proposes a bill for automatic cost of living increases in Social Security and railroad retirement benefits. He cites inflation as harming older Americans and would tie raises to a three percent rise in the consumer price index, noting a 1962 civil service precedent. The measure has been pushed in prior Congresses.
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Washington, D. C
Jack Miller
Iowa
Miller
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Iowa Republican
Inauguration Pay Sparks Iowa Office Row
Iowa officials disagree over who earns pay on January 1 for state treasurer and governor. Maurice Baringer starts Jan 2, while Paul Franzenburg was paid for Jan 1. Governor Ray will be paid for Jan 16, despite a Jan 16 oath, per the comptroller. Frank Nye notes tradition and a change in committee assignments for John Mendenhall from county government to conservation recreation.
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Iowa
Maurice Baringer
Paul Franzenburg
Robert Ray
Marvin Selden
Robert Fulton
Frank Nye
Ray
John Mendenhall
New Albin
House
Region 4 Jaycee Meeting Rescheduled for Sunday at McGregor
The Region 4 Jaycee gathering moves from Saturday to Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Mar-Mac high school building McGregor with registration starting at 2 p.m. The Speak Up Jaycee contest will occur and Gene Maddox Iowa Jaycees president will speak. A banquet follows at 6 p.m with reservations due by Friday. Also noted is Conroy resident James L. Chris man turning 87 Monday.
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Mcgregor
Gene Maddox
Iowa Jaycees
Jaycee Banquet Set Saturday in West Union
West Union The Jaycees will honor outstanding community leaders at a Saturday banquet in the Rainbow room of Humphry cafe. Dinner at 7 p.m. will be followed by the Vigortones. nominees include William Bennett Marion Bush Conley Meyer Lavern Swenson Robert Thompson Tex Heyer Arnold Kleppe Gary Penningroth Franklin Reyner Jr Clem Bodensteiner Ray Forret Paul Kaiser and Darwin Schrage. No nominations yet for boss of the year or outstanding young religious leader.
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West Union
West Union Jaycees
Humphry Cafe
Vigortones
William Bennett
Marion Bush
Conley Meyer
Lavern Swenson
Robert Thompson
Tex Heyer
Arnold Kleppe
Gary Penningroth
Franklin Reyner, Jr
Clem Bodensteiner
Ray Forret
Paul Kaiser
Darwin Schrage
Diocese to close six area schools and consolidate plans
Davenport AP report says the diocese will end the year with six closed schools and six consolidations due to rising costs and teaching nun shortages. It lists four elementary closures St Marys Osceola Sigourney Riverside and St Johns Victor and two high schools Hayes Muscatine and Walsh Ottumwa. Consolidations pair St Elizabeths Harper with St Marys Keota West Point with St Paul Houston and St Irenaeus with St Boniface Clinton. Cardinal Stritch Keokuk and Notre Dame Burlington decisions await spring action.
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Davenport
Diocese of
St. Elizabeth's
Harper
St. Mary’s
Keota
West Point
St. Paul
Houston
St. Irenaeus
St. Boniface
Clinton
AFGE Officers Meet at Iowa Memorial Union
The University of Iowa Center for Labor and Management hosts a conference for AFGE officers stewards and members through Saturday at Iowa Memorial Union. Sixty five participants from AFGE eighth district attend with officials from Veterans Administration Social Security and Agriculture and Defense departments from Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Center For Labor and Management
CLM
American Federation of Government Employes
AFGE
Iowa Memorial Union
Veterans Administration, Social Security Offices
Departments of Agriculture and Defense
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Mezvinsky Faces Verbal Rebuke Over Lobbyist Payment Question
Des Moines AP report notes freshman Rep. Edward Mezvinsky challenged lawmakers by asking how much Iowa bankers pay their lobbyists during a joint commerce committee meeting. Chairman Rep. Harold Fischer ruled him out of order for lack of courtesy, ending the session. Mezvinsky defended his question, saying the public has a right to know. He also urged ethics reform to require lobbyist financial disclosures alongside legislators. 27 states already require lobbyist disclosure.
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Des Moines
Edward Mezvinsky
Diona City
House Commerce Committee
Harold Fischer
R-Wellsburg
Iowa
Sen
Kenneth Benda
House
Senate
Mezvinsky
Benda
Nebraska
Missouri
East Iowans Join Fraternity at UIC
Tau Kappa Up silon social fraternity at Upper Iowa college will activate five new members in ceremonies Sunday. TRU President Delbert Hughes, Strawberry Point, has announced the names of the fraternity's new actives including Dan Meyer, Dyersville, Randy Shover, Manchester, and Douglas Hand, Independence.
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Fayette — Tau Kappa Upsilon Social Fraternity
Upper Iowa College
TRU
Delbert Hughes
Strawberry Point
Fraternity
Dan Meyer
Dyersville
Randy Shover
Manchester
Douglas Hand
Independence
Iowa Air Lift Delivers Mail to 13 Cities Across State
Des Moines Postmaster John McNerny praises the air lift moving mail from Des Moines to 13 cities including Decorah. He notes weather like icy runways and fog can ground planes, with trucks as backup. He estimates about 30 ground days per year initially, expecting improvement as gear and airfields improve. Only one complaint about delays has been received.
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Des Moines
IDPA
John McNerny
Decorah
McNerney
Chicago Surgeon To Speak at U of Iowa
Dr Harold B Haley of Loyola University Chicago will visit the University of Iowa to serve as visiting professor in surgery He holds a professorship at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine and is an attending surgeon at Cook County Hospital He will deliver two lectures Friday and Saturday at Iowa City
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Iowa City
Harold B. Haley
Loyola University
Chicago
University of Iowa Department of Surgery
Haley
Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine
Cook County Hospital
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