Iowa Governor Defines ICC Powers Over Utilities
Gov. Robert Ray said the Iowa commerce commission may regulate but not operate private utilities. He noted salaries are not set by the ICC, though rates may be considered in rate requests. The chairman released a list showing 52 executives in 11 firms earning over 35 thousand dollars last year.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
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Howard Bell
Fred Moore
Toledo Girl Receives Thespian Scholarship
TOLEDO The International Thespian Society awarded a $500 scholarship to Kathy Juhl daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Juhl of Toledo. A 1972 graduate of South Tama County High School she is one of only 30 such awards nationwide and plans to study speech and drama at Iowa State University Ames next fall.
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Philip Juhl
South Tama County
United States
Iowa State University
Ames
Gazette Subscription Rates and AP Rights
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Hire New Deputy In Cedar County
Jerry L. Simmermaker of Tipton has been named deputy sheriff for Cedar county by Sheriff Dick Barden. The 23 year old veteran and Tipton park board youth coordinator replaces Richard Hancock after his firing amid an election dispute. Board approval is anticipated. nine applicants were considered.
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Jerry L. Simmermaker
Cedar County
Dick Barden
Simmermaker
Richard Hancock
Barden
Board of Supervisors
U.S. Air Force
Workshop on Writing at Upper Iowa College
A two week writing workshop at Upper Iowa college runs June 19 to 30 earning three hours of college credit. Classes meet four hours daily Monday through Friday with two evening meetings. Dr. Louise P. Herring of USC oversees the program focusing on narrative writing diction sentence structure and style with manuscript critique and reader discussion.
Two Iowans Die In Separate Drowning Incidents
Ronald L. Hobbs 21 of rural Montezuma drowned at Rock Creek lake near Grinnell after slipping under while swimming with friends. Melody R. Majerus 13 of Des Moines died after being recovered from a municipal pool in northeast Des Moines.
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Ronald L. Hobbs
Rock Creek Lake
Grinnell
Melody R. Majerus
Leo Majerus
Council for Blind Set to Convene June 16 in Cedar Falls
The Iowa Council of the Blind holds its third annual convention at the Holiday Inn in Cedar Falls June 16 to 18. Officers and board members will be elected. Guest speaker Floyd R. Cargill of Springfield Illinois, chief of services for the blind in Illinois, will address attendees. A banquet at 7 p.m. June 17 will feature the Chester A. Hill award and a recognition award.
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Iowa Council of the Blind
Holiday Inn
Floyd R. Cargill
Springfield
Illinois
Chester A. Hill
Drunk Driving Case Fines and Revocation In Tama County
Richard L. Weger 34 of Strawberry Point was fined 500 dollars and costs by Judge John L. Hyland in Tama county district court for drunk driving. His license was revoked 120 days. Weger filed notice of appeal to the Iowa supreme court with an appeal bond of 500 dollars.
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Richard L. Weger
Strawberry Point
John L. Hyland
Tama County
Weger
Iowa Supreme Court
Kindergarten Kept at Wadena in Valley District
Parents fought to keep kindergarteners at the Wadena center opposing a plan to bus them to Elgin for classes. The school board voted to retain kindergarten at Wadena and move the nine third graders to Elgin to consolidate classes, with no objections raised.
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the Valley Community School
Elgin
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Gromyko in Paris for U S Soviet summit talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in Paris for consultations. French officials hope he will share insights about the planned U S Soviet summit and its potential agenda.
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Paris
Gromyko
Former Iowan Roberts loses Bay College post
Dr Mil ilard G Roberts, ex Parsons College president, is relieved of fiscal and administrative duties at Bay College Baltimore on May 26. He retains a $12000 annual consultant post as education al adviser to the college. Bay College, offshoot of Baltimore Institute, enrolls about 125, offering an associates in arts degree. A state review found funds used for debts not belonging to the college and urged an independent board with conflicts eliminated.
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Mililard G. Roberts
Bay College
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Parsons College
Iowa
State Board of Education
Robert G. Kirkley
Kirkley
Baltimore Institute
Marvin Farbstein
State Department of Education
Division of Certification and Education
Snowdown Corp
Farbstein
Iowa City man pleads guilty to marijuana possession
Iowa City resident Scott Johnson age 21 pleaded guilty in district court to possession of marijuana. He received a 30 day jail term suspended, a $100 fine, and a two year probation period.
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Scott Johnson
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