Tama Council Chooses Between Two 4 Lane Routes for 63
Tama council considers two state highway commission proposals for a four lane 63 through the city. One plan keeps the present route while the other would run north on State street past Oak Park and diagonally northwest to reconnect with the current highway in south Toledo. The council seeks plan commission guidance amid protests and funding uncertainties for construction in 1967.
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Tama
State Highway Commission
State Street
Oak Park
Highway Commission
Charlies Kupka
Lulu Wieland Corner
Hilltop Cafe
Kupka
Tama Council
Objections Peak Over Vining School Closure
Vining residents loudly challenged the South Tama Community board of education plan to close the two room Vining school and send students to Chelsea attendance center next fall. They cite overcrowding, high per pupil cost, and transport concerns, urging retention until a new high school is built. The board will decide at its June 17 meeting.
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Secial
TAMA
Vining
South Tama
Mabel Grieder
Paul Kouba
Chelsea
Harris and Pastorino Attend Boy State at Camp Dodge
Bob Harris and Ray Pastorino are attending Boy State events at Camp Dodge this week, representing guidance and civic program participation.
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Tama
Bob Harris
Ray Pastorino
Boy State
Camp Dodge
Newton Officer Is Reinstated
Newton Police Sgt. Clifford Foreman 34 is ordered reinstated by the Civil Service Commission after a 2-1 vote. Foreman had been suspended for conduct unbecoming an officer while off duty related to an 18 year old high school girl. Det. Clifford Decker resigned in the same case. decision upheld that Foreman’s suspension ran April 23 to May 23.
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Newton
John Kerr
Civil Service Commission
Clifford Foreman
Kerr
Clifford Decker
P. J. Siegers
Foreman
Newton Public Library
Siegers
Toledo Woman Asks 7500 in Lawsuit
TOLEDO Mrs. Julia Pitka of Toledo sues Dennis and Sidney Whitsell of Chelsea for 7500 damages from a Nov 22 1962 collision on highway 212 four miles west of Chelsea. She alleges Dennis Whit sell driving a car owned by Sidney Whitsell struck the rear of an eastbound car, pushing it into her vehicle and causing severe injuries and future medical costs.
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Toledo
Julia Pitka
Dennis
Sidney Whitsell
Chelsea
Highway 212
Dennis Whitsell
Pitka
Whitsell
Iowa to Study Pesticides Impact on Water and Wildlife
Iowa Conservation Commission approved a $10,000 grant for a year long study at the State Hygienic Laboratory Iowa City to measure chemicals and radioactive isotopes in waters soil and wildlife. The project aims to assess contamination levels and potential ecological risk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Iowa City
Robert Morris
E. T. Rose
The
Commission
Fish and Game Division
A. N. Humeston
Cedar Rapids
Slay of Lutheran Pastor Tied to Albert Lea Man
Robert Eugene Chapman 22, of Albert Lea, admits shooting and stabbing Rev. Berner Nyjordet 42 near Hayward Minnesota after an argument over a drink. Clergyman found dead May 24 in a thicket. Chapman says he took $5 from the minister’s billfold. Grand jury to consider indictment. Nyjordet was pastor at the Lutheran church in Silver Lake Iowa.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Iowa
Robert Eugene Chapman
Albert Leaman
Stevern
Nyjordet
Silver Lake
Allamakee Rural Schools To Be Closed
WAUKON The Allamakee Community School Board approved the closing of four rural schools and reconfigured district lines. Harpers Ferry stays in the Allamakee district with K through 6 at Hanover No 4. grades 7 and 8 sent to Waterville. Iowa River and French Creek No 3 closed. elementary students go to Hanover. junior high to Waukon. Dorchester grades 5–8 remain with one teacher per grade. 18 rural schools continue operating. Board considered options to relieve crowded conditions in Waukon with no decision.
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Grieder
Ernest Herink
Waukon
Allamakee
Harpers Ferry
Allamakee Dis
Waterville
Iowa River
French Creek No. 3
Hanover No. 4
Dorchester
Fighteen Rural Schools
Iowa City Jaycees Honor Top Members
The Iowa City Jaycees held their annual awards banquet honoring outstanding members and installing new officers. Russ Slade won Key Man. Burt Frantz, Bill Ambrisco, Don Calkins named outstanding committeemen. Bill Brown, Bill DeBryan as outstanding project chairmen. Lee Kauffman, Tom Maher as outstanding board members. Ron Matthews as outstanding officer. Speak up Jaycee awards went to Larry Simmons, Bill Neuzil, Jack Burge. Jaycee of the month May was Mel Schneer and April Paul Burian. Officers installed included Ned Smith as president, Lee Kauffman and Tom Fountain as vice-presidents, Burian as secretary, Bob Sierk as treasurer.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Jaycees
Russ Slade
Burt Frantz
Bill Ambrisco
Don Calkins
Bill Brown
Bill DeBryan
Lee Kauffman
Tom Maher
Ron Matthews
Jaycee
Larry Simmons
Bill Neuzil
Jack Burge
Mel Schneer
Paul Burian
Ned Smith
Tom Fountain
Burian
Bob Sierk
Waukon Man Charged in Tractor Vandalism Case
Grossheim has been charged with malicious injury to tractors in connection with damage to three tractors on the highway 13 project south of Waukon around May 20. He is free on a $500 bond.
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Waukon
Malcom
Grossheim
Jackson Treasurer Refuses To Resign Amid Hearing Set
Jackson County Treasurer Winfield Rimmer refuses to resign as state examiners audit his books in Maquoketa. A hearing is scheduled June 17 on a petition for permanent removal. officials cite embezzlement related issues tied to auto license penalty fees and missing receipts. Rimmer, free on 2500 bond, argues he has not been told the charges.
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Jackson
Maquoreta
Jackson County
Winfield
Rimmer
Nathan Grant
Doug J. Burris
Clarence Hinke, Jr
John Miler
State Motor Vehicle Division
Richard Ades
Maquoketa
Ades
Hinke
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Russell Lyon
Lyon
Ben Jones
Kouba
Montour
the Vining School
Kel Tor
Orris
Oye Pai
Morris
Alcoa Aluminum
Peoples Bank
First Street
West Union
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
West Union Police
Highway Patrol
Boy Scouts
Pastor
Slayer
Chapman
Hayward
Minnesota Correctional Institutions
Ihis
Ray Sokol
Iowa-Illinois
Aslight
Illinois Electric Company
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