County Landfill Debated Again No Action Taken
County officials and the board of health held a meeting at the courthouse with rural residents to explain why the central sanitary landfill opened before the 1975 deadline. They defense plans, funding, representation, and pricing while noting only Marion and Palo contracted for landfill use.
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Linn County
Board
Department of Public Health
Health Board
J. J. Smpehl
Board of Health
Ahern
Impehl
Citizens For Environmental Action Now
C.L.E.A.N
Marion
Palo
Van Nostrand Criticizes IE Rate Delay Ruling
Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand condemns two colleagues for granting Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. extra time to file supplemental cost of capital data delaying a decision to February or March 1973. He warns customers would pay about $4,000 monthly in unapproved rates.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
van Nostrand
Iowa Electric
Howard Bell
Fred Moore
James Maret
Maret
Bell and
Retarded Child Facilities Are Vital Lipsky Says
State Rep. Joan Lipsky urged support for day care and part time residential facilities for mentally retarded children. Speaking to Linn County Mothers' club at the YWCA, she noted day care aids supervision and training, helps mothers keep jobs, and that part time care assists during illness or parental vacations.
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Joan Lipsky
Lipsky
Mothers’ Club
The
Linn County Assn
YWCA
Charge Dropped in Reckless Driving Case
Municipal Judge Anthony Scolaro dismissed the reckless driving charge against Larry A. Nievas after noting the assistant county attorney failed to produce witnesses and the trial was delayed. Nievas, 2108 Evergreen Street NE, faced the May 21 charge from an Iowa highway patrol officer.
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Anthony Scolaro
Larry A. Nievas
Evergreen Street
Iowa Highway Patrol
Nievas
Scolaro
Iowa
Anti-Busing Amendment Blocked in Senate Vote
A proposed anti school busing amendment to a minimum wage bill was tabled 53 to 38 in the Senate. Senator Griffin argued the measure was not germane while Senator Gambrell backed the plan to halt busing until Congress enacted equal, quality school legislation. Senators McGovern and Eagleton voted to table.
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Washington
Senate
David Gambrell
Dga
Robert Griffin
Rmich
Congress
Griffin
Moscow Launches Eighth Sputnik Satellite Cluster
The government announced the launch of eight space satellites on a single carrier rocket, marking the fourth eight Satellite cluster. The blastoff occurred Friday in Moscow and involves the Soviet space program.
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Moscow
Sputnik
Taxes Biggest Issue in Iowa Ely Says
John M. Ely Jr spoke at a Cedar Rapids Catholic Laymen meeting arguing local property taxes rise automatically and urging de emphasis on property taxes in favor of larger state grants to cities counties and schools funded by a steeper state income tax with a minimum rate to offset loopholes.
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John M. Ely
Cedar Rapids
Ely
13Th
Iowa
Cascade Youth Hurt In Car Cycle Crash
Cascade 20 year old Terrance Breit bach was listed in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after a motorcycle collided with a car on highway 151 near Cascade. The car was driven by 18 year old Kenneth Menge of Cascade who faced charges of failure to yield the right of way.
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Cascade
Terrance Breitbach
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Highway 151
Kenneth Menge
Menge
Rev Robert L Brown 84 Dies Rites Saturday
KEOTA The Rev Robert L Brown 84 retired Methodist minister died Thursday Born April 18 1888 in North Carolina He was World War I veteran and survived by two sons Edward of Tucson and Robert of Houston six grandchildren a sister Myrtle Voss of Burlington and a brother C D Brown of North Carolina Services are Saturday at 2 30 p m at Wesley United Methodist Church Visitation Friday evening at Powell s
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Keota
Robert L. Brown
North Carolina
Marie Dietz
Edward
Tucson
Ariz
Robert
Houston
Texas
Myrtle Voss
Burlington
C. D. Brown
Wesley United Methodist Church
Powell’s
Laymen to Join Xavier University Board in September
Cincinnati AP reports Xavier University will appoint laymen to its board of trustees starting in September, the first lay members since its incorporation in 1842.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
Otepka Resigns From Government Service
Otto F. Otepka quietly retires from government service after the White House says President Nixon accepted his resignation as a member of the subversive activities control board effective the end of last month. Otepka had been appointed in 1969 and chose to retire by a June 30 deadline offering incentives to long-time workers. He earlier was ousted in 1963 as the State Department security officer after a dispute over alleged disclosure of classified information to a Senate subcommittee.
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Washington
Otto F. Otepka
White House
Nixon
Otepka
Subversive Activities Control Board
State Department
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Library Joins Periodical Bank
The Cedar Rapids public library becomes an associate member of the periodical bank of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest in Chicago. The bank holds about 1 000 magazines with backfiles and can supply photocopies from thousands more in Chicago area libraries. Cost to users is 1 dollar for the first page and 20 cents for each additional page.
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Cedar Rapids
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al Ahern
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Indian Creek
State Health Department
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Sputnik Cluster
Bartons Idea
Barton Distilling Company
Bardstown
Kentucky
Hardi Gardens
Tropica
FISH
Free Advice
Puppies Pet Supplies
Hardi
Scotty Pup
Pichud
S.E
Robert Brown
Ats Outwear
America
Canvas
Childrens
Boys & Girls
Tow & Shopping Center
Dial
5Th Ave. SE
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