Conservation Welfare Funds Given First Okays
Iowa senate passes a conservation commission appropriations bill 46 to 13 for 1967 69 totaling 7.43 million dollars. The measure funds Volga river and Brusby creek land purchases and Saylorville Saylorville project while others are debated.
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Des Moines
Conservation Commission
Iowa
Senate
Robert Rigler
G.O.P
Appropriations Committee
the Conservation Commission
Fayette
Webster County
Polk County
Harold Hughes
Saylorville
Woodbury County
Elliot Creek
The
Elvers
Volga River
Brusby Creek
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Jepsen
Lucas DeKoster
Rhull
Playground Project Starts at Lakeside School
Work has begun on a playground area at Lakeside school funded by the Parent Teacher Association.
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Middle Amana
Lakeside School
PTA
Luther Student on Tour Misses Stop and Loses Passport
Luther Nordic Choir soloist Loren Rognlien on a 39 day tour of Germany and Norway nearly missed Cologne after losing his passport on a Rhine cruise. A German officer recovered the document and guided him to Trinity Lutheran church in Cologne where he reclaimed it. The voyage included travels through Norway and East Germany with a July 4 return to the U.S.
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Loren Rognlien
Luther College Nordic
Europe
Germany
Rhine
Rudesheim
Coblence
Rognlien
Cologne
Roynlien
Trinitatis Lutheran Church
Luther Nordic Choir
Norway
East Germany
U.S
Contract Awarded for Fayette Post Office Building
Congressman John C. Culver announced a contract award for Fayette's new post office. Gordon F. Peterson, Inc. of Garnaville won. The 3,188 sq ft interior, 510 sq ft platform, 11,457 sq ft parking area will be leased for ten years at 7500 annually with four five year renewal options and an estimated construction cost of 66,350.
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Fayette
John C. Culver
Gordon F. Peterson
Honor Ceremony for Engineers Employes
Rock Island district engineers will honor employees with 40 30 20 and 10 years of service at Engineer Day. Col H B Coffman Jr district engineer will present awards at 11 a.m. on the Clock Tower lawn at Rock Island district headquarters. Omer J Kemp of rural Iowa City will receive the 10 year award.
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Rock Island
Corps of Engineers
Col
H. B. Coffman, Jr
Clock Tower
Omer J. Kemp
Iowa City
Coralville Reservoir
Gazette Subscription Rates and Delivery Notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists mail subscription rates: daily issues $1.50 a month, $15 a year. Sunday and daily combined $1.60 a month, $16 a year. U S territories $26 a year. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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Garnier
Wate
U.S. Territories
Iowa House Trims Welfare Budget For Next Biennium
The Iowa House approved 20.895 million dollars yearly for the state Department of Social Welfare to run public assistance programs for the next two years. The measure, passed 91 to 13, is 4 million below the subcommittee recommendation and 3.55 million under Governor Hughes's request. It moves to the Senate.
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Appropriations Committee
Adolph Elvers
D-Elkader
Woodbury
DES Moines
Iowa House
State Department of Social Welfare
Social Welfare Appropriations Subcommittee
Harold Hughes
Public Safety Department
Education, Civil Rights Commission
Iowa Development Commission
General Assembly
Hughes
Hughes Says Budget Slashes Hurt Iowa Welfare Programs
Iowa Governor Har old Hughes criticizes budget cuts by lawmakers as harming welfare and human services. Despite opposition, the house approves welfare allocations totaling about 41.0 million with debates over ADC funding and foster care levels affecting 100 potential layoffs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
House
Hughes
Mobile Vendor Ban Approved in Des Moines
Des Moines city council approved first passage of an ordinance banning mobile street vendors, mainly ice cream vendors, seen as an attractive nuisance and traffic hazard. The measure requires two more council votes before becoming effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Teasar Named to McGregor Dock Unit
McGregor officials named Jim Teasar to the dock commission to succeed William Luther. Luther and wife sold the Scenic hotel to Dave Englehart and plan to move to Florida. The council heard a report from the Women’s club urging a secondhand ambulance for Prairie du Chien hospital transport. The McGregor Community hospital has recently closed.
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Mcgregor
Jim Teasar
Dock Commission
William Luther
Luther
Dave Englehart
Florida
Women’s Club
Prairie du Chien
McGregor Community Hospital
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Volga Lake
Frank Nye
Gazette
Brushy Creek
Gene Glenn
Ottumwa
Robert D. Fulton
Professor
Zoo
Robert Elgin
Prompu
Clarence Cox
Manchester
Milo Timmerman
Candy
Timmerman
Wayne
City National Bank
Old Marion Road
42Nd Street
New Lindale Plaza
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Associ
Dad
Malloy's
Jewelmont
Malloy Jewelers
Third Avenue SE
Leroy Miller
Shenandoah
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Welfare Department
Dan Johnston
D-Des Moines
ADC
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Minnette Doderer
C Iown City
Doderer
Harry Gittins
Council Bluffs
Charles Sullivan
Sioux City
D.M
Teasar
McGregor Dock
Will
St. SE
Klinger
Lowa
Klinger's
Wairren
Second Avenue SE
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