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State and county action urged to boost Iowa recreation
Des Moines AP reports a Iowa committee urges a state recreation commission to aid rural areas and promote county wide programs. The group notes recreation builds health civic virtue and economic appeal, cites population trends, costs at 1.50 per person, and lists 19 towns with year round programs mostly in larger counties.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commission On Children and Youth
Ames
Bettendorf
Cedar Falls
Cherokee
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Mason City
Ottumwa
Pella
Sioux City
Waterloo
Webster City