Solon backs flat income tax in Iowa debate
Rep Washburn W Steele proposes a single 1 percent rate on net income replacing the graduated Iowa tax. He says it reduces bureaucracy and aligns with federal moves toward flatter rates, with 38 to 39 million dollars raised, to aid property tax relief. The House panel weighs a 100 percent rate plus other tax changes.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Washburn W. Steele
Steele
Legislative Research Bureau
House Ways and Means
Luther College Hosts Annual Dorrian Band Festival
More than 250 high school instrumentalists and directors attend the 12th annual Dorrian band festival at Luther College in Decorah. Martin Boundy directs the 248 piece festival band in concert at 7 45 p m Tuesday. Participants hail from 77 high schools across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois with juries from the University of Iowa the University of Wisconsin Luther College and others.
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Decorah
Luther College
Martin Boundy
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Thomas L. Davis
University of Iowa
David Seilers
University of Wisconsin
Robert Getchell
Douglas Phillips
Luther Music
Juliet Meyer
Verdel Dawson
Lansing
Janet Wachter
Linda Rose
Karen Brink
Jacky Hanson
Lorna Heins
Monona
Sharon Ladewasser
Kathryn Humphrey
Barbara Wolf
Joyce Huebsch
Elkader
Connie McMillin
Marleen Meyer
van Zittergruen
Garnaville
Gary Walter
Gary Olson
Guttenberg
Ruth Jane Gerdes
Kathleen Zwanziger
Charles Moats
Strawberry Point
Lynn Atherton
Beth Haugen
Karen Dinger
Kay Monson
Lynn Rognlien
Dennis Young
John Smith
Iowa Veterans Benefits Total 94.9 Million in 1962
Iowa veterans and families received $94,929,517 in cash benefits and services during fiscal 1962. Disability and pension payments totaled $41,467,108 to 45,782 living veterans. Subsumed benefits included survivor payments, training, and miscellaneous VA programs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. W. Christensen
Fire destroys trailer on Lewis Maine farm near Independence
Sunday fire at the Lewis Maine farm half a mile south of Independence gutted a trailer occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Merle Sinkey and their two children. They escaped injury but lost all possessions as fire chief Ken Williams cited defective wiring behind a television set as the cause.
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Independence
Lewis Maine
Here
Merle Sinkey
Ken Williams
Independence Fire
Three Injured in Route 150 Crash Near Independence
Three people were injured in a Sunday morning Route 150 crash six miles south of Independence. Joseph Green 27 Cedar Rapids driver listed in fairly good condition. Gary Siders 22 Marion suffered broken pelvis and internal injuries. Edward Tanner 25 Cedar Rapids in back seat with a broken arm. Green says ice caused the skid into a bridge abutment.
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The
Gazette Independence
Gary Siders
Marion
Here
Peoples Hospital
Joseph Green
Coldstream Avenue
Ce‘dar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Siders
Green
Highway 150
Edward Tanner
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Iowa bill targets non navigable streams in border areas
Iowa Senate approved a measure to require legislative approval before changing any non navigable border river. Officials note no such stream exists in Iowa while confirming Mississippi Missouri Big Sioux and Des Moines rivers border the state and are navigable.
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Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
Des Moines
Ike
Iowa
Senate
J. T. Dykhouse
Rrock Rapids
Army Corps of Engineers
Dykhouse
Big Sioux
South Dakota
Dyk
House
Richard C. Turner
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Turner
Jack Schroeder
R-Bettendorf
Mississippi River
Quad-Cities
Schroeder
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Missouri
Three Killed on Iowa Highways Over Weekend
Three auto fatality reports surface in Iowa over the weekend. Iowa soldiers Pfc Leo Croy 21 and Pfc William Foulkas 20 died in Nebraska when their car went off a bridge approach. Carter John Lewis 56 of Austin Minnesota also perished in a single vehicle crash near the Minnesota line. Two Preston youths Donald Ketelsen 22 and Joe Driscoll 16 died Saturday when their car struck a bridge on Highway 64 east of Preston.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Nebraska
Carter John Lewis
Austin
Leo Croy
Mount Ayr
William K. Foulkas
Des Moines
Buffalo Creek
Springfield
Neb
Billy Smith
Elvens
Louisville
Preston, Ia
Donald Ketelsen
Joe Driscoll
Highway 64
Preston
Iowa Senators Payrolls Show Last Quarter 1962 Totals
Payroll records published by the Senate secretary list the Iowa offices for October through December 1962. Rourke Hickenlooper and Jack Miller each top the totals with about $18,500 in payments to staff, including several aides such as Marjorie Bolger and Roberta Phillips.
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Washington
Iowa
Secretary of the Senate
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Dan J. O’brien
George A. Pavlik
Marjorie Bolger
Margaret A. Sparks
Dorothy J. Dykhouse
James W. Richards, Jr
Wanda L. Anderson
Pauline C. Sleeper
Sarah C. Caldwell
Lee S. Theisen
William H. Burger
Sen
Jack Miller
Stanley R. Browne
Roberta C. Phillips
James R. Locke
Joyce M. Goodwin
Juan J. Manzanareas
Wilma _ Ironside
Joyce E. Schroeder
Irene M. Brandt
Phyllis Ponticus
Andrew J. Montgomery
Sled Hits Tree Injuring Two Anamosa Girls
Two Anamosa sisters 7 and 5 were injured when their sled struck a tree Sunday afternoon in an alley near their home. Sandy Haas, 7, suffered a fractured skull and was listed in fair condition at University Hospital. Cinday Haas, 5, had a broken leg and was in good condition.
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Anamosa
Sandy Haas
University Hospitals
Cinday
Alvin Haas
Son of Coggon Man Killed in Air Crash
Manila APS reports six service members died in a helicopter crash in the Zambales mountains near Cubi Naval Air Station. Navy technician Terance P. McAreavy, son of John B. McAreavy of Coggon Iowa, was among the deceased. Eight people were injured in the incident and officials noted the elder McAreavy previously served as Oxford superintendent and later English teacher in Coggon.
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Manila
APS
Phillippines
U.S. Navy Department
Navy
Terance P. McAreavy
John B. McAreavy
Coggon
Zambales Mountains
Cubi Naval Air Station
McAreavy
Oxford
Reckless Driver Penalized Twice In Hour's Time
Clarence youth Gar Ruprecht 21 faced two reckless driving charges within an hour. He pled guilty before Justice Don Irey at 12 30 a.m. and paid a 25 dollar fine. Later in Stanwood Mayor Virgil Walters sentenced him to ten days in jail on the same charge after a patrol chase. He posted a 105 dollar bond on appeal. Cedar County authorities said Ruprecht outran Stanwood marshal during a Saturday chase before Clarence patrols halted him.
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Clarence
Gar Ruprecht
Ruprecht
Don Irey
Stanwood
Richard
Virgil Walters
Cedar County
Ward
Joseph Schulte Rites At Norway Wednesday
Joseph Schulte 46 a World War II veteran died Sunday at Veterans hospital Iowa City He was born March 16 1916 near Watkins and married Elvera Talle in October 1945 at Wausau Wis Surviving are his wife his father Charles C Schulte of Norway two brothers Elmer of Norway and Harold of Watkins two sisters Mrs Vincent Butz of Watkins and Dorothy Schulte of Norway Services are Wednesday at 9 30 am at St Michael s Church Norway Friends may call after 1 30 pm Tuesday at the George Brush residence with parish Rosary at 7 30 and Catholic Order of Foresters at 8 pm
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Watkins
Robert’ Joseph Schulte
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Elvera Talle
Wausau
Wis
Charles C. Schulte
Norway
Elmer
Harold
Vincent Butz
Dorothy Schulte
Evening News Roundup Covers Midwest Regions Weeknights
KCRG TV 9 delivers midwest regional updates each weekday at 5:55 PM with current local stories and late-breaking developments.
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Kcrg-Tv 9
Luther College honors 49 Iowans on first semester honor roll
Forty nine Iowans at Luther College Decorah were named to the first semester honor roll. Students with a 2.25 GPA or higher on at least 12 hours are listed. The roll totals 157 of 1,324 students, with fourteen achieving a perfect 3.0.
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Luther College
Decorah
O. W. Qualley
Susan Maclay
Kathrine Dragen
Hopkins
Minn
Marian Torguson
Faribault
Thomas Lysher
Ruth Magelssen
James Matter
Lois Mikkelson
Galene Nelson
Sherman Neste
Judith Oelke
Duane Oyen
Marjorie Running
All of
Kenneth Lueder
Fayette
Paul Davis
McGregor
Larry Larson
Monona
Karen Wardell
Oelwein
Janice Peck
Ossian
Kathleen Amundson
Postville
Diane Follmer
Stanley
Carl Erickson
Wadena
Four Persons Hurt In Stanwood Crash
Four people were injured in a two car collision in Stanwood during fog. Robert Corlett 20 of Davenport his wife Mary 20 and her sister Sonja Smith 13 were taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital with severe lacerations. Harold Hensch 33 of Tipton the other driver had minor injuries. His son Harold 12 was not hurt. The crash occurred as Hensch entered Highway 30 from Highway 38.
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Stanwood
Cedar Rapids
Robert Corlett
Davenport
Mary
Sonja Smith
Corlett
Harold Hensch
Tipton
Harold
Hensch
Highway 30
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C. R. Girl
SUI
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Dalisay Veloro
Sonia Maranon
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Murphy Martin
Billy Sol Estes
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Norge
Seventh Avenue
NOVAK
3Rd Ave
C.R
G.A
Armstrong Store
2Nd St. SE
Armstrong Ramp
S.G.A. Bldg
Dean Metcalf
t/o Armstrong's
Joseph Schulte
Carol Hoeg
Dubuque
James Boyce
George
Sheryl Melcher
Harpers Ferry
Michael Nesset
Osage
Edward Thorland
Thompson
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First Ave
Orc&b Building
Virgil Finkenbinder
Russ Landis
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