Bar Assn of Iowa elects H R Duncan president
SIOUX CITY AP H R Duncan 54 a Des Moines attorney for 17 years was elected president of the Iowa State Bar Assn at the 87th annual convention. William Weaver of Wapello named vice president. Duncan, native of Center Junction, has held multiple Iowa legal posts including county attorney and state solicitor for Milwaukee railroad. He is father of Randy Duncan University of Iowa football star. New officers to be installed Friday with talks by John D Randall and Joseph N Welch.
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Sioux City
H. R. Duncan
Des Moines
Iowa State Bar Assn
Duncan
Association
William Weaver
Wapello
Center Junction
Lenox College
Hopkinton
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Osage
Mitchell County
Mason City
Milwaukee Railroad
Randy Duncan
University of Iowa
John D. Randall
Cedar Rapids
The
American Bar Assn
Joseph N. Welch
Boston
Burlington Man Dies After One Car Crash
James M. Martin, 24, of Burlington died in a hospital from injuries suffered in a Wednesday one car crash on highway 34, one mile east of Gulfport, Til.
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Burlington
James M. Martin
Highway 34
Gulfport
Til
Go-Cart Track Sparks Iowa Highway Commission Action
Iowa Highway Commission voices concern over a proposed Go-Cart race track on a 2 percent acre parcel at the intersection of Highways 20 38 in Delaware County. If allowed to proceed the commission plans to purchase the land to prevent traffic hazards and reserve space for a potential future highway intersection. The site lies within a Y formed by Highway 38 segments meeting Highway 120, with the rest of the tract already owned by the commission. Under current law the commission cannot post no parking signs.
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Ames
Delaware County
Iowa Highway Commission
The
Highway Commission
Spectator Parking Hazards Near Race Course
Spectators parking on road shoulders while watching races may create hazards for drivers and bystanders. Officials warn of restricted shoulder use to reduce risk and improve safety for all attendees.
Interstate 80 To Be Closed For Repairs
A 10 mile western stretch of Interstate 80 in Guthrie County near Casey will close for winter repairs after the surface broke up. The closure covers from the junction with Highway 6 to Highway 25, with about six miles deteriorated by severe winter weather. L M Clauson, chair engineer, cited Concrete Materials.
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Ames
Guthrie County
Casey
Iowa
L. M. Clauson
Construction firm agree to share paving repair costs
The Construction Division of American Marietta Co of Cedar Rapids met specifications when laying pavement and agreed to pay half of the repair cost, estimated at $60,000, with the commission covering the remaining amount.
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American-Marietta Co
Cedar Rapids
Waukon Man Dies In 2 Car Collision
Benjamin Killison, 79, a retired Waukon policeman, was killed when his car collided head on with a second car driven by John Farr, 58, of Rolling Hills California, two miles west of Missouri Valley on Highway 30. Mrs Kil lison, 64, sustained a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
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Waukon
Benjamin Killison
Missouri Valley
John Farr
Rolling Hills
Calif
Killison
College District Sets Board Vote
The College Community School District expands to include Swisher, Jefferson township and much of Monroe township and will elect seven directors, six district and one at large, on June 21. Voting runs noon to 7 p.m. at four polling places including Swisher, Fairfax, Ely and Prairie high school.
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College Community School
Swisher Independent
Jefferson Township
Monroe Township
Swisher
Jefferson
Monroe Townships
Fairfax Township
Fairfax
Ely
Putman Township
Big Grove Township
College Township
Prairie High School
College Community
Linn County
Johnson County
Two Hospitalized After Crash South of Sigourney
Two drivers were hospitalized after a Wednesday afternoon collision on Highway 149, about a mile and a half south of Sigourney during rain. Injuries included a broken nose and head lacerations for engineer Lgle, 41, and bruises for Howard Lynch, 39, Bettendorf, as Lynch’s car drifted to the shoulder and swung back onto the highway into Mrs. Lyle’s vehicle.
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Sigourney
Engi Lgle
Kepta
Howard Lynch
Bettendorf
Lynch
Lyle
Item veto urged by Democratic lieutenant governor candidate
State Rep. Howard Reppert condemns long packaged appropriations as detrimental and urges the governor receive item veto power. He cites his appropriations committee experience and says multi item bills entangle services and pressure groups and become political footballs in the 57th general assembly.
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General Assembly
Hansen urges broad Iowa recreation programs expansion
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate J. R. Hansen called for expanding and continuing programs to meet Iowans recreational needs. He praised the conservation commission's current effort as geared to all the people of the state and highlighted cooperation with the board of control as a key aspect.
Senator Schroeder decries Iowa school aid lag in NEA report
State Sen. Jack Schroeder urged more education funding after citing a National Education Association study. He said Iowa ranks 47th nationally and public schools receive about 12.4 percent of revenue from the state, proposing a 25 percent level.
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Garner
UPI
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
G.O.P
Iowa
National Education Assn
Schroeder
NEA
Bergeson Urges End to Frustration Over World Peace
Rol Loe Bergeson of Des Moines says the nation's top task is ending frustration and confusion in efforts to attain permanent world peace. He calls world disarmament a prerequisite to peace with freedom and security and says it matters little which plan achieves it, ours or Russia's.
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Iowa City
UPI
Rollo Bergeson
Des Moines
Bergeson
Russia
Oelwein Attorney Named Air Force Academy Liaison
Walter Saur of Oelwein has been appointed the U S Air Force Academy liaison officer for northeast Iowa enhancing campus relations and recruitment efforts across the region.
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Oelwein
Walter Saur
U.S. Air Force Academy
Iowa
East Iowa Man Burned in Fire on USS Luzon
Oneida's Charles Faust 22, machinist’s mate third class, is in a San Diego navy hospital with second degree burns to his face hands and arms after a mishap involving a broken oil line aboard the USS Luzon. His brother Jack serves in the medical corps at the same hospital. Charles has four years in service and is due for discharge in August.
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Oneida
San Diego
Luzon
Charles Faust
Fern Mussehl
Faust
Jack
Charles
Boat Launch Ramp Opens on the Turkey River at Clermont
A new launching and landing ramp for boats has been built behind the power plant on the Turkey River in Clermont. Local residents supplied material and labor for the project. A landing dock now sits at Clermont Riverside Park and a safety cable is being installed above the dam.
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Clermont
Turkey River
Clermont Area
Clermont Riverside Park
Open House Sunday at Tama Catholic School
Open house at the new St Patrick's school and social center in Tama will be held Sunday after Mass from 1 to 5 p.m. Parishioners will tour the center, which cost 250000 dollars and is to be formally dedicated Oct 9 by Archbishop Leo Binz of Dubuque.
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St. Patrick's
Leo Binz
Dubuque
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