Iowa dentistry dean Easton retires after 40 years
Dean George S. Easton of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry retires effective Friday after 40 years on the faculty. He oversaw curriculum changes to emphasize early patient contact and practical training, and he served in multiple university and national roles, including regents and Air Force Reserve colonel. The former dean reflected on the scope of administrative work and the college’s expanded private practice privileges.
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Beckt Murray Rift on Long Ballot at Iowa GOP Debate
Des Moines reports a rift between gubernatorial candidates William Murray and Robert Beck over ballot length. Murray backs a shortened ballot to hold the governor accountable for state offices, while Beck endorses the current long ballot and criticizes the convention for overruling the platform committee. Both cite democratic process concerns and expect legislative input this fall.
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William Murray
Robert Beck
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General Assembly
Republican Party
Beck
Iowa
Centerville
Delightful applique quilt pattern offered with prizes
Couracher offers Pattern 531 for tulip applique with gay scraps and embroidered stems. Includes charts and patch patterns with yardages. Price is 35 cents per pattern, add 15 cents for first class and special handling mailing. Send to Laura Wheeler at The Cedar Rapids Gazette box in New York.
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Conservation Work Vital to Clean Water Drive
KEOSAUQUA AP U S Rep John Schmidhauser D Iowa said conservation work is vital to eliminating silta tion and pollution in rivers and lakes at a Van Buren county conservation banquet. The agriculture department approved a 50000 grant for expanded farm conservation as the government's share up to 80 percent. He urged southeast Iowa farmers to join in the battle for clean water.
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Keosauqua
U. S
John Schmidhauser
Diowa
U S Embassy Drops Independence Day Reception in Mexico City
The American colony in Mexico City marks U S Independence Day with a shifted schedule as the U S embassy cancels its usual tourist and American reception while keeping the annual diplo mats event for diplomats.
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U.S
Man Held on Murder Charge in Des Moines Area Slaying
Alfred John Gatton, 40, is jailed in Muscatine on a $50,000 bond for the murder of his wife Mary, 36. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 12. The shooting occurred as she walked toward her job near a tavern, with witnesses describing a .32 revolver firing multiple times from a car. Gatton had recently been paroled after a bad check sentence.
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Friendly Tavern
East Iowans Named to Simpson College Honor Lists
Several East Iowans earned spring semester honors at Simpson College in Indianola for attaining a 3.50 GPA or higher. Recipients include Ellen Baskerville Paone of Hiawatha Pamela Bennett of Iowa City Steven Hlemping of Cedar Rapids Susan Elliott of Lone Tree and Ronald Greiner of Keota.
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Indianola
English couple buys Iowa motel in Ladora reinvention
Lionel and Doreen Ralphs and daughter Esme Ann, English immigrants, purchase the vacant Ladora motel near Marengo after a decade out of operation. They plan to reopen, manage the property, and adapt to life in Iowa while sharing experiences of moving from England to the United States.
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Ladora
Lionel Ralphs
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Doreen
Lionel
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U.S
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Iowa County
Marengo
Iowa
Esme
Brownies
Rites Tuesday for Fred Wilson Traer
Fred Wilson 72 retired Traer farmer died of a heart attack at home in Traer Saturday evening. He farmed near Traer, retired there about 12 years ago, and worked as a livestock buyer. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs Richard Staveley Reinbeck and Mrs Gerald Norby Cedar Falls, a sister Agnes Bovey Traer, and two brothers Jay and David Traer. Services Tuesday at 10:30 am at Ripley Congregational church. Burial Buckingham cemetery. Body at Erickson funeral home.
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Fred Wilson
Richard Staveley
Ripley Congregational Church
Buckingham Cemetery
Erickson Funeral Home
Ammo Plant Blast Fatal to Iowan, 21
Donna Ritter 21 of Wapello died Monday from injuries from last Friday’s explosion near Burlington at the Iowa Army Ammunition plant. Three other women workers were hospitalized with nonfatal injuries. Authorities sought information from Mrs Etter to determine the cause as investigators reviewed the plant’s small caliber assembly lines.
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Burlington
Donna Ritter
Wapello
Iowa
Seniority system attacked in 89th Congress speech
Rep John Schmidhauser told Johnson County Young Democrats that major action in the 89th Congress delivered a sharp blow to the oudated seniority system. He praised moves to deny Dixiecrats seniority and cited weakening Judge Howard Smiths power over House rules.
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John Schmidhauser
Johnson County
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Mississippi
Albert Watson
South Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Howard Smith
House Rules Committee
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Republican Coalition
Rules Committee
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