Beef and Pork Shortages Hit Iowa Wholesalers
Iowa food wholesalers report strong demand as Nixon Phase 4 price controls take effect, but beef and pork supplies are skimpy. Des Moines Dressed Beef says its beef shipments are only a quarter of demand and warns shortages may worsen next week. Other wholesalers cite shortages of canned fruits and vegetables, raisins, tomato juice, salmon, and lettuce, with prices rising in places while some firms keep prices steady.
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Iowa Lt Gov Neu Shines in Doonesbury Cartoon
Iowa Lt Gov Arthur Neu drew national notice after a four panel Doonesbury cartoon depicted three Skylab astronauts contacting mission control and joking that the vice president was unavailable. Neu joked his grammar might be better than the line, and he mused about potentially speaking to the astronauts.
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State Efforts Urged To Keep Stores Operating
Des Moines Iowa senate Democratic Leader James Schaben urged preserving ten small town liquor stores slated for closure until the 1974 legislature can consider further appropriations. He warned closures could hurt rural economies as residents travel to larger cities to buy liquor and groceries. An appropriation of about 12500 was requested for two months of operation.
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Judge Grants Prison Church Equal Status at Fort Madison
U S District Judge William C Hanson ruled the Church of the New Song must receive the same rights of assembly and worship as Protestant and Catholic inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison. He noted non convicts as well as inmates are members and found no evidence the church advocates violence. The case began with complaints from inmates Michael D Remmers and Robert Looney claiming denial of religious practice. New Song, started in 1970 in Atlanta, reports about 650 Iowa members, mainly in Fort Madison Iowa City and Clinton areas.
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Teacher Wins Job But Quits
McGREGOR March fourth grade teacher Eleanor Ryan has resigned after winning a dispute with the school board last month. The board had refused to renew for 1973 74 citing excessive absences and lack of cooperation. With Iowa State Education Assn support she fought dismissal, but the June 13 hearing offered only a one year probationary contract.
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U of I Camerata Singers Head for French Festival
Seventeen University of Iowa students travel to Europe to perform at the Europe Sings choral festival in Autun near Dijon France. The Camerata Singers conduct by Richard Bloesch will present a one hour concert and join choirs in Benevoli Mass. The trip includes a Europe wide tour returning August 18 visiting Italy Switzerland Austria and Paris.
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State Purchases Winneshiek Land for Highway 9
The Iowa State Highway Commission approved buying multiple parcels in Winneshiek County to improve highway 9 and moved to condemn others for highway 52 reconstruction. Purchases include Garry Rickard 575 dollars, Leonard G. Kappes 1751, Gertrude A Johnson 2665, H Gladys Johnson 700, Clara H Hovey 5693, Arnold Engen 3385, Vernon L Wright 11500. Condemnation is authorized against properties along highway 52 north of Decorah owned by Earnest M Larson, Harold A Rosenbaum, Jack E Borcherding, Daisy Moore, Dorothea Reid, George Wright and Charles M Miller.
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Clara H. Hovey
Arnold Engen
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Decorah
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Harold A. Rosenbaum
Jack E. Borcherding
Daisy Moore
Dorothea Reid
George Wright
Charles M. Miller
Graduation Set Aug. 2 at Loras College
Wayne Drexler announces Loras College summer commencement in the Chapel of Christ the King at 6 p.m. on August 2. Forty-seven degrees will be awarded including 52 Master of Arts and five Bachelor of Arts, with the first associate of arts degree given to Mark Blocker of Osian. The invocation and benediction will be by Father Robert R. Vogl. East Iowans earning degrees include Brian Hydak, Frances Leeman, Charmaine LeMaire, Maurice Lynch, and David Willenberg, from Dyersville, Guttenberg, Cedar Rapids, and Dyersville.
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Western Dubuque
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Ossian
Robert R. Vogl
Iowa Attorney General seeks injunction over Cedar River pollution
Ten years ago Atty. Gen. Evan Hultman announced plans to obtain a court injunction to stop Waterloo from polluting the Cedar River, aiming to curb environmental damage and protect the waterway.
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