Herrick retires as Iowa highway patrol chief after 28 years
After 28 years with the Iowa highway patrol David Herrick relinquished command on his last day in Des Moines. The soft spoken veteran urged more patrolmen to meet rising highway traffic and urged drivers to slow down to cut deaths. He planned to clean out his desk and go home saying he would do the job again if given the chance. He turns 59 in September and hopes to stay involved in government affairs.
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Des Moines
David Herrick
Iowa Highway Patrol
Herrick
Longtime Iowa highway patrol chief plans political bid
After 28 years building the patrol from 50 to 300 members, Herrick, now chief for 10 years, will move to Atlantic to sell real estate and seek the Republican nomination for Cass county state representative next year. He recalled motorcycle duties covering eight northwest Iowa counties and crowded roads before roads were paved.
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Atlantic
Cass County
Herrick
Highway Patrol
Dakota City
Iowa
Patrol Chief Herrick Will Step Down This Summer
Patrol Chief Herrick plans to retire August 1 after a long tenure and will be on vacation until then. William Sueppel of Iowa City will name the next state safety commissioner who takes office Monday. Herrick cites radar speed checks as a major step in reducing accidents and urges more patrols on interstate highways.
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Herrick
William Sueppel
Iowa City
Women Prisoners Change for the Worse Says Official
Officials at the Rockwell City women’s reformatory report a shift in inmate character. They cite a tougher attitude and poorer work habits among newcomers, with no single cause identified and concern over rehabilitation and discipline.
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Rockwell City
UPI
Women’s Reformatory
Former Decorah Man Drowns After Navy Crash Off California
Philip Harlan Lo sen, a Decorah native and Navy veteran of 22 years, died when a navy helicopter crashed eight miles off the California coast. Two crew members were rescued. Survived by wife Margaret Janson and three children, his body returns to Decorah for services Monday at 2 PM at First Lutheran Church with burial at the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
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Decorah
Pacific Ocean
California
Philip Harlan Losen
Bill Jansons
Navy
Losen
Margaret Janson
First Lutheran Church
Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Amana Colonies To Build First Motel In Area
A former community kitchen in the Amana colonies is being remodeled into a motel, the first in the Amanas. Neues Heimat will be operated by Harlan Geiger and Harold Pitz and will be air conditioned and hot water heated. Located beside highway six, it will open this fall.
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Amana
Amanas
Harlan Geiger
Harold Pitz
Highway Six
Center Point-Harlan Staton joins town council
Center Point-Harlan Staton has been appointed to the town council succeeding Lee Bryant who resigned due to poor health.
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Center Point
Harlan Staton
Lee Bryant
Decorah Airport to be Dedicated on July Fourth
Decorah plans a July 4 dedication of the municipal airport with a 6 30 to 10 a m fly in breakfast public viewing of planes and a 1 p m dedication speech by Iowa Lt Gov William Mooty. The Cole Bros air show features daredevil stunts at 2 p m with the Decorah Kitties and other attractions. Lunch and beverages will be served by the American Legion.
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Decorah
Iowa
William Mooty
Cole Bros
American Legion
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Iowa Boy 3 Killed After Struck by Car Near Cedar Falls
A 3-year-old boy, Lawrence Eugene Taylor, was killed when he ran onto a rural road and was struck by a car driven by 54-year-old Richard B. Morrill of Waverly. The incident occurred as the Taylor family visited the Glen Roster home near Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
Lawrence Eugene Taylor
Lawrence Taylor
New Hartford
Glen Roster
Richard B. Morrill
Waverly
Woman Named Head Of Iowa Legion Post
Dawn Sullivan of Sioux City was elected commander of American Legion Monahan Post 64 the first female post commander in the city and among the first in Iowa. A WWII WAC widow and mother of two sons in the Legion, she leads the post after Thursday’s vote.
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Sioux City
WAC
American Legion Monahan
Dawn Sullivan
Iowa
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