Iowa Officials Split Over Welfare Food Programs
Iowa officials clash over food stamps vs surplus commodities for the poor. In April 40,000 total Iowa recipients split 28,000 in stamps and 22,000 in direct distribution, with critics arguing stamps fail to reach many. County officials from Polk, Woodbury, Webster and Black Hawk weigh shifts, costs, and access, noting concerns over storage, abuse, and rural eligibility.
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Iowa
Des Moines
R. H. Whitlatch
State Department of Social Services
Whitlatch
Polk County
Leland Ahern
Ahern
Webster County
Winifred Pray
Lucy Jurging
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Jurging
Tama Man 65 Found Dead After Train Strike
Frank Youngbear Mesquakie Indian, 65, was found on the Milwaukee railroad track west of Tama. Deputy Sheriff Harry McMurray said the body lay about 90 feet from the impact site and showed severe injuries. A 3:03 a.m. freight possibly struck him. later trains were daylight and unlikely to have hit him. An inspector was to assess the trains Monday.
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Tama
Siegel Street
Frank Youngbear
Roger Morgan
Deer Creek
Joe Zeman
Youngbear
Morgan
Mason Funeral Home
McMurray
Milwaukee
C. W. Maplethorpe, Jr
Tama County
City Traffic Report Urges Enforcement Over Signs
Iowa City City Manager Frank Smiley presented traffic concerns on Park road Kirkwood Avenue Lexington avenue and Lower Muscatine road. He favors more enforcement and court action rather than signs or signals and suggests trying stop signs flashing lights and one way signs before considering road closures. The council will discuss the report at an informal session later Monday.
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Iowa City
Frank Smiley
Park Road
Rocky Shore Drive
Kirkwood Avenue
Muscatine Road
Lexington Avenue
Kirkwood
Smiley
McLean
Schwengel Adds Morrison Aide From Washington Iowa
Rep. Fred Schwengel announces Ann Morrison of Washington Iowa joins his staff in Washington. Morrison is the daughter of Ira and Mrs. Morrison and a graduate of Christian College in Columbia Missouri.
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Schwengel
Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Ann Morrison
Miss Morrison
Ira Morrison
Christian College
Columbia, Mo
Rites Tuesday for Mt. Vernon Drowning Victim Ben Kaufman
Funeral services set for Ben Lyle Kaufman 62 of Mt. Vernon who drowned Friday at Palisades park. Born June 10 1906 in New Hampton he married Lois Abel June 19 1942 in Memphis Mo and worked for Sedlin Marshall Boonville. Burial in Lisbon Cemetery with visitation at Baxter mortuary. Hubert Humphrey guests on The Dick Cavett Show on KCRG TV Tuesday morning.
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Hns
MT. Vernonervices
Ben Lyle Kaufman
Mt. Vernon
Palisades Park
Baxter
Lisbon Cemetery
New Hampton
Lois Abel
Memphis
Sedlin, Marshall, Boonville Stage Lines
Baxter's Chapel
Hubert Humphrey
Dick Cavett
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Discover Body of High Amana Man
The body of Frank Pagel, 67, a farmhand in the Amana area, was found Sunday by three Marengo men outside Pagel's home a mile north of High Amana. He died apparently Saturday of natural causes and lived alone. Survivors include a step brother Ed Feine of Union and five sisters. Services are planned Monday at 5 p.m. at Middle Amana cemetery with burial at Philip Carey.
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High Amana
Frank Pagel
Amana
Marengo
Pagel
Ed Feine
Union
Lloyd Jones
W. South Street
Marie Hartson
Cedar Rapids
Viola Springer
Middle Amana
Louise Johnson
Emilie Pagel
Atkins
Philip Carey
Felony Squad
Hoover-Valentine
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Holderness Seeks Preliminary Hearing in Iowa City Murder
Laurence P. Holderness, 27, of Iowa City, asked for a preliminary hearing on a murder charge for the July 5 slaying of 81 year old Mrs. Claude Stanfield. The hearing is set for 9 a.m. August 6. He remains in custody without bond. Defense attorney Willard Freed appointed to replace Scott Swisher.
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Iowa City
Laurence P. Holderness
Claude Stanfield
Marion Neely
Holderness
Neely
Willard Freed
Scott Swisher
Pebble carving in Afghanistan hailed as oldest Asian sculpture
Louis Dupree identifies a limestone pebble carving of a man's head as dating to about 20 000 B C making it the oldest sculpture in Asia and among the oldest art objects found. The piece measures roughly 2 1 2 by 1 1 4 inches and was reported in a magazine of the American Museum of Natural History.
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New York
API
Afghanistan
Asia
Louis Dupree
American Museum of Natural History
Man Wounded After Firing at Police in Chase
A man fired at deputies responding to a call from his wife in Rock Falls. Marvin R. Oxley, 43, was wounded in a hospital after his car left a county road. he was arrested for investigation of assault with intent to commit murder. Deputies avoided returning fire near Oxley’s six children.
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Rock Falls
Cerro Gordo County
Jerry Allen
Marvin R. Oxley
Allen
Oxley
Oxleys
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Ralph Klocke
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Klocke
Burlington Bridge
Iowa River
Burlington Street
Schmidt Construction Co
Winfield
Gateway Gardens
Sixth Street
S.W
Sheriff's Office
Clara
Smulekoff
U.S. of Canada
Amane
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