Coralville Dam Raises Water as Floods Threaten Iowa City
Special to The Gazette. Widespread rains lift Coralville reservoir upper pool to 663 feet. officials warn it could reach 667 before August 1 when the dam starts operation. Engineers compare potential Audubon storm floods in the Iowa river basin with historical 1851, 1918, and 1947 crests, noting Coralville would mitigate if present.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Coralville
George Roehr
the Gazette
Iowa River
Belle Plaine
Roehr
Army Corps of Engineers
East Nishnabotna River
Weather Bureau
Audubon
Iowa River Basin
Nishnabotna
Corps of Engineers
Coralville Dam
River Street
Templin Road
Washington and
Madison Streets
University Dam
South Madison
Court Streets
Prentiss
Marshalltown
Chisholm Faces $47,014 Tax Lien
Federal income tax liens totaling 47014 for 1948 to 1953 were filed against Rod Chisholm former executive secretary of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union in Des Moines AP. His wife Melva also faced liens for all years except Chisholm who served with IGHSAU 1947 1954 and received a bench parole in 1955 after pleading guilty to embezzling funds.
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Des Moines
Rod Chisholm
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Melva
Chisholm
Ighsau
Fatal Decorah Explosion Blamed on Gas Leak
Decorah reports a gas leak in the business district blamed for Friday’s fatal explosion at Barlow’s Tire Service. Two men died, two were seriously injured. investigators cite a break in an old gas main near the Fareway store and ongoing ventilation to prevent further blasts.
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Decorah
the Gazette
Barlow’s Tire Service
Barlow
Isadore
John McFayden
Cedar Falls Heating Company
Family Store
Willis Kiepp
Gas Company
Decorah Gas Company
Hentges
Reynold Hentges
Alta Vista
G O P Seeks Change in Iowa Commerce Setup
Des Moines AP reports the Republican Pre-Convention Resolutions committee may back appointing Iowa three member Commerce Commission instead of elected. Final consideration due at Thursday’s meeting as the group drafts platform planks for July 18. Rep Clark McNeal, chair of the legislative investigating committee on commission elect elections, sits on the resolutions panel.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Commerce Commission
Resolutions Committee
Clark McNeal
Bel‘mond
Legislative Investigating Committee
Gifted 11-year-olds lead independent research program
Cedar Falls Iowa ISTC sponsors an eight week project for 60 gifted children aged 10% to 11% in the Cedar Falls Waterloo area. Students select topics from cancer to atomic energy and work without grades or exams using library resources.
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Iowa State Teachers College
State Department of Public Instruction
U. S. Office of Education
Waterloo
Arthur Looby
ISTC
C. Gratton Kemp
Michigan State University
Campus Laboratory School
College Library
Henry Stackhouse
Burlington Public Schools
Potter aims for phased study on critical thinking curriculum
Potter explains a multi year plan to replace homogeneous grouping with mixed ability classes. Dr Lamke notes this summer project is phase one and will extend at least two more years, with phases three to train student teachers to implement the program.
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Dr. Looby
Howard Vander Beek
al Potter
Vander Beek
Miss Fleming
Potter
McGregor Legion Elects New Officers Including Commander
The McGregor American Legion post re elected commander Bob Hammel. Other officers named are Carl Hofer first vice commander Elmer Wagner second vice commander Lowell Siegele treasurer Lyle Moe adjutant Jack McWilliams sergeant at arms and Dr D W Pfeiffer chaplain.
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Bob Hammel
Carl Hofer
Elmer Wagner
Lowell Siegele
Lyle Moe
Jack McWilliams
D. W. Pfeiffer
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Langworthy
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