Wells Drilled West of South Amana to Supply Woodshop
G Arlyn Martin of Luzerne drills a four foot diameter well four feet from U S Highway 6 to serve a Marengo wood shop owned by Dr Ken Fettkether. The shaft reached 45 feet with water at 19 feet and should extend to 65 feet. A windmill atop the well is planned to draw motorists’ attention.
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G. Arlyn Martin
Luzerne
South Amana
U.S. Highway 6
Ken Fettkether
Marengo
Martin
Highway 6
Rainy Iowa Weather Eases Parched Regions
Skies were mostly sunny in Iowa after Tuesday storms with cooler temperatures forecast for Wednesday night. Rain totals included Wiota 2.75 inches, Atlantic 1.53, Garwin 1.30, Randolph 0.94, and half an inch in Elkader and Greenfield.
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Iowa
Wiota
Anita
Atlantic
Garwin
Randolph
Elkader
Greenfield
Mason City
Spencer
Ames
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Ottumwa
Dakotas
National Weather Service
Rockies
Johnson County defends Linn evacuee plan amid criticism
Johnson County civil defense director Patrick McCarney dismisses Councilman Clemens Erdahl's critique of a draft evacuation plan for Linn County residents in a reactor incident near Palo. The plan lists facilities like recreation centers and churches to support 27,500 evacuees routed to North Liberty and Johnson County.
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Iowa City
Patrick McCarney
Johnson County Civil Defense
Clemens Erdahl
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Erdahl
Hawkeye
North Liberty
Linn County
Johnson County
Highway 218
Energy Center
Missouri
McCarney
Coralville
Iowa
Marshalltown
Davenport
Dubuque
Vinton
Independence
Penn
Three Mile Island
Civil Defense Board of Directors
Rail purchase plan eyed by Legislators and officials
Robert Rigler, chair of the Iowa Transportation Commission, expects legislative approval for a rail partnership plan to buy and repair bankrupt track. The plan proposes up to 300 million dollars in bonds plus a rail fuel tax, with debates between Sen. Richard Drake and Rep. William Harbor over scale and funding.
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Rigler
Des Moines
Robert Rigler
State Transportation Commission
Richard Drake
Senate Transportation Committee
William Harbor
House Transportation Committee
Drake
Chicago
C&nw
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Omaha
Kansas City
Gulf
Morris West Forecasts the Future
An exclusive feature in Sundays Parade presents Morris West outlining his view of the coming era. The article explores West's predictions and how they may shape culture and society.
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Morris West
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Tom Walsh
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Bobbie Brooks
Sassafras
Famous Label
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