Minimum Wage Increase Backed by AFL-CIO in Senate Hearing
AFL-CIO urged immediate raise of the minimum wage to $2 an hour and extended coverage to all workers. Andrew Biemiller argued the economy needs added purchasing power, while Labor Secretary Hodgson warned of risks. TheWilliams bill would raise to $2 then $2.25. the Nixon proposal sets $1.80 and $2 by 1974.
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Afl-Cio
Washington
UPI
Congress
America
Andrew Biemiller
Capitol Hill
Biemiller
Senate Labor Committee
Labor
Hodgson
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Nixon
Hear Objections On Paving at Independence
Public hearing in Independence heard objections to paving 22 blocks under 1971 plans. Nine residents opposed paving on Second street between Seventh and Eighth avenue and on Seventh avenue between Second and Third street. Petitions and valuation reduction requests were filed regarding First avenue northeast from Twelfth street to city limits and other blocks. The council recessed until June 8 to reconvene on paving decisions.
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Independence
Second Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Second
Third Street
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
First
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Street
Eleventh
Thirteenth Avenue
Clayton County Dairy Princess Named
Debra Vorwald, 18, daughter of Jerome and (Mrs.) Vorwald of Colesburg, was chosen 1971 Clayton County dairy princess at the dairy festival in Guttenberg. Monica Schiedelbein, 18, and Nadine Anderegg, 19, were first and second runners-up among twenty contestants.
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Guttenberg
Debra Vorwald
Jerome Vorwald
Colesburg
Clayton County
Monica Schiedelbein
L. A. Schiedelbein
Farmersburg
Nadine Anderegg
Otto Anderegg
Bond Proposal for Wayne Schools Fails in Corydon
A $232000 bond issue to improve education facilities in the Wayne Community school district was defeated on Wednesday. The tally stood 559 in favor and 494 against, a 53 percent majority, short of the required 60 percent.
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Corydon
Wayne Community
Insurance Firm Executive Shot Driving His Car
Edmund Pabst 54 of Evanston, vice president of Combined Insurance Company of America, was shot in the back while driving through Chicago Old Town. He drove to a hospital for treatment after hearing a window shatter. police found two bullet holes in the rear window. Pabst sits on ACLU board and ran unsuccessfully for Illinois House in 1970.
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Chicago
Old Town
Edmund Pabst
Evanston
Pabst
Combined Insurance Company of America
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Illinois House of Representatives
Two Teenagers Hurt In Mishap at Waukon
In Waukon Allamakee county two teenagers were injured when their motorcycle was struck by a car. Randy Stahl 17 of rural Lansing sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized in good condition. Steven Snitker 19 of rural Waukon received facial lacerations and was released. The car driver Richard Lewey 20 of Waukon was uninjured.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Randy Stahl
Lansing
Steven Snitker
Richard Lewey
Lewey
Blakesburg man killed when jack collapses under stalled car
Donald Leffler aged 19 of rural Blakesburg died early Thursday when a jack failed as he worked on a stalled car. The accident occurred in Blakesburg and authorities were investigating the incident.
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Blakesburg
Donald Leffler
Leffler
Pension Proposed for Widows of Judges Clears Senate
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate approved a bill to grant widows of retired judges a pension equal to 50 percent of the judge's retirement pay, provided five years of marriage. Current pensions pay 50 percent to the judge but nothing to widows. judges earn from 16,800 to 24,000 annually, with a pending bill to raise municipal court salaries to about 18,000. The measure faces House action amid debates over adequacy and cost.
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UPI
Lowal Senate
House
Supreme Court
District Court
Municipal Court
Gerry D. Rankin
Sen
Minnette Doderer
Lown City
Senate
Lee Gaudineer
Gaudineer
University of Iowa Law School
Judge declines to block Crescent farm rock festival
District Court Judge Bennett Gullison refused to grant an injunction blocking a four hour rock festival planned for Saturday night at a Crescent area farm. He required at least one experienced officer for every 500 attendees and noted potential zoning traffic health and policing issues while the sponsors David Buresch and Michael Smith of Omaha Nebraska are unnamed students.
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Council Bluffs
Bennett Gullison
Crescent
Pottawattamie County
Lyle Rodenburg
Cullison
David Buresch
Michael Smith
University of Nebraska At
Omaha
Two Iowa City youths charged with felony tampering
Two Iowa City high school students face felony charges of malicious injury to roads, railroads and utilities after police said they were seen tampering with a utility box. Investigators estimate about $2,000 in damage resulted.
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Iowa City
Des Moines Window Washer Dies After Scaffold Collapse
Melvin Bryson a 36 year old window washer fell twelve stories to his death at a Des Moines apartment building while washing windows on a scaffold. The scaffold end dropped abruptly and he was killed on site.
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Des Moines
Melvin Bryson
Bryson
Classified Help Wanted and Real Estate Careers
Multiple ads seek a reliable plant cleaner with references, a live in governess for three children, and bartenders. Real estate careers offered by Gibson Co and Gohmann Associates promise training, interviews, and potential sales positions with no prior experience required.
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Coralville
Allison Hotel
Caveshwy
West
Mt. Vernon Rest
Gazette
Oun Inn
Mt. Vernon Rd
Paramount Barber Shop
Cactus Club
Gibson & CO
Co., Inc
Reactors
Gibson Fred J. Gibson
Gohmann and Associates, Inc
Thomas R. Keally
Gohmann & Associates, Inc
2Nd Ave
Real Estate Salesmien
Pee Onry
Newt
Commercial real estate sales position wanted in Iowa market
Classified box ad listing multiple employment and sales opportunities. Notes a broker prospect for a commercial and investment sales department, plus various sales roles in retail, poultry, and insurance with contact numbers and brief benefits mentioned. Emphasizes confidentiality and appointment calls.
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Realtors Suite
Guaranty
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30Th St
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Julian Bern
Cornell College
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16Th Avenue S.W
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Ist Ave
Cedar Rapids Barber College
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