Senate Repealed by Self in Reapportion Plan Feud
Iowa lawmakers clash as Senate passes Shaff reapportionment plan claiming it would strip the lower house of power in 1965. Senators Nolan and Turner argue the move repeals the Senate itself leaving a unicameral legislature, while Rep. Mowry jokes the public won’t miss them.
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ES Moines
Iowa
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
Richard Turner
Council Bluffs
Senate
House
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Spelling Mixup Marks Rep Mowry on Ballot Machine
A reporting note indicates Rep Mowry’s name misrendered as Moury on the electric voting machine in the house. The error could affect ballot recognition and prompts clarification for voters and officials.
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Rep. Mowry
Senator Ely Delays Talk to Johnson County Assn
EP John M. Ely Jr of Cedar Rapids prepared to fly to Iowa City after the legislature adjourned last Monday January 28. He realized his calendar was off and rescheduled his speech to February 28, addressing the Johnson County Association for the Mentally Retarded.
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John M. Ely, JR
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Johnson County
Des Moines Ends $1000 County Auditor Payment Practice
Polk County supervisors abolished the tradition of paying the county auditor $1000 whenever Des Moines uses county voting machines. State Auditor Akers had urged the change, saying such fees should go to the county and that the city should cover machine maintenance as it does now.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County Board of Supervisors
C. B. Akers
Benton Vocal Festival Held Saturday Under Jon Spong
The sixth annual Benton County Vocal Festival will be directed by Jon Spong of Drake University. Held at Belle Plaine High School, the event follows a day of rehearsals with nine Benton County schools participating: Atkins Blairstown Garrison Keystone Norway Newhall Van Horne Shellsburg and Belle Plaine.
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Belle Plaine
Benton County
Jon Spong
Drake Choir
Drake University
Des Moines
Benton County Schoolmasters Assn
Spong
Atkins
Blairstown
Garrison
Keystone
Norway
Newhall
van Horne
Shellsburg
Services Friday for Mrs. William Kanak 66
Mrs. William L. Kanak 66 died Tuesday at Mercy hospital after a long illness. Widow of the former county auditor she lived in Iowa City long time and belonged to Carnation Rebekah and CSA lodges. Surviving: one son two sisters two brothers three grandchildren. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at Donohue funeral home.
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Iowa City
William L. Kanak
Mercy Hospital
Kanak
Carnation Rebekah
CSA
Donohue Funeral Home
Iowa City Judge Refuses Quarry Closure Injunction
District Judge James Gaffney rejects Johnson County's bid to halt Weaver Construction Co. quarrying on a 25 acre Newport Township tract near Iowa City, ruling the county failed proper notice in rezoning from agricultural to residential after a 1960 public hearing. The decision notes the final district map lacked a filing stamp and cites imperative suburban zoning in Johnson County.
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Iowa City
James Gaffney
Johnson County
Weaver Construction Co
Iowa Falls
Newport Township
Weaver
Wescott
Vogel
Wescott and Weaver
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Mowry
Nolan
Polk County
William Kanak
Brentwoods
Cainon
Brentwood
Penney's Fashions
Filsworth CO
Seventh Avenue
Second St. S.E
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bbc Wide
Pararama
Penney's Shoes
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