VA Home Loans Up During m1 in Iowa 1971
DES MOINES VA figures show Iowa guaranteed home loans rose 117 percent in 1971 to 2,288 loans from 1,083 in 1970. VA director Claude Gillam cited easier mortgage access and stepped down interest rates, plus more determinations and appraisals, with most loans to 25 to 35 year olds. Nationally 234,000 GI loans were guaranteed in 1971, up 70 percent from 1970.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans Administration
Claude Gillam
Gillam
Compositions of Wagner Set by Iowa Symphony
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra conducts Wagner pieces at 8 pm in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union conducted by James Dixon. James Dixon leads four Wagner works with Albert Gammon bass and Carolyne James mezzo soprano as soloists, both faculty in the university music schools. Free tickets are at the university box office daily.
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Iowa City
Richard Wagner
University of Iowa
Symphony
Iowa Memorial Union
James Dixon
Albert Gammon
Carolyne James
U. of 1. Schools of Music
University
Just How Secret Are Iowa Welfare Files
Iowa officials debate access to welfare records with Special Assistant General Lorna Williams asserting county attorneys may review applications and investigation files for fraud probes, while Commissioner James Gillman cautions that only eligibility records should be accessible without subpoenas. He notes many seek broader access, stressing protection of personal history files, and reminds that statutes permit public inspection of recipient names, addresses, and payments but prohibit commercial or political use of such lists.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Lorna L. Williams
County Boards of Welfare
James Gillman
Gillman
Willams
Rep
Fisher
Iowa
Regents Officer Okays Minority Action Plan Des Moines
Des Moines based action plan by non union builders approved by Roger Maxwell equal opportunity compliance officer for the state board of regents. The M 190 plan aims to boost minority workers in building trades across six districts. It targets 150 minority workers trained and employed by December 1 1975 across plumbing sheet metal electrical crafts.
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Des Moines
Roger Maxwell
Equal Opportunity
State Board of Regents
Regents
Master -Builders of Iowa
Open Shop Labor Committee
Iowa Highway Commission
Maxwell
Ardith Jones Named to University of Dubuque Dean’s List
Ardith Jones of rural Manchester has been named to the dean's list of academic excellence in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Ardith Jones
Manchester
College of Liberal Arts
University of Dubuque
Infant dies in Dubuque houseboat fire on Lake Peosta
Ten month old Ronald Rhomberg perished in an early morning blaze on the family's houseboat near the Mississippi lake. Parents Ronald Jr and Karla Rhomberg and two daughters survived uninjured after neighbor Donald Sedbrook helped move them to relatives across the lake. Fire officials say the alarm came from an unidentified witness as efforts to rescue the infant failed in the cold.
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Dubuque
UPI
Lake Peosta
Mississippi
Tiger
Ronald Rhomberg
Ronald Rhombert, Jr
Karla
Stacey
Tonia
Rhomberg
Donald Sedbrook
John Kemps
Unclear Medical Product Update Mentioning Soothing Aids
Fragmentary OCR text mentions ACF and soothing products for inflamed swelling from infection. References to remedies and suppository forms appear with broken terms like temperate stability and temporary reset, but readable details are sparse and unclear. No identifiable people or organizations are conclusively named.
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PO. P.O
Culver Urges Urgent Tax Reform At Fundraiser
Independent Congressman John Culver told a Independence fundraiser that the federal income tax system is inequitable and diluted by loopholes. He cited a 1970 study showing that high earners paid no federal income tax and urged simplifying tax laws as he introduced related legislation.
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Independence
John Culver
Culver
Democratic Party
United States Census Department
House
Wants ads perform an inm prtent community service
This item notes daily reading of want ads as a form of community service. It emphasizes the value of scanning classified notices for local opportunities. Strong entities are not present, and the fragmentary text reflects a public service tone.
Legislative Notes by Frank Nye Stanley Has a Bad Week
ES MOINES It was a bad week for Rep. Ivor Stanley R Cedar Rapids. He saw most of his proposals fail on the house floor or in committee. He spoke on the World Food Expo bill with trembling and trepidation admitting his weak showing. Sen William Gross Democrat Sioux City commented on adjournment plans stirring home folks about unfinished business.
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Frank Nye
Stanley
ES Moines
Ivor Stanley
Rcedat Rapids
William Gross
Sioux City
UNI Spring and Fall Enrollments Reported at Cedar Falls
The University of Northern Town lists spring term enrollment at 10 927 and fall on campus enrollment at 9 011, with total university level enrollment reaching 10 183 including extension, correspondence, noncredit classes and the Malcolm Price Laboratory School. The on campus figure is 5 million less than last fall's on campus enrollment of 9 605.
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UNI
Malcolm Price Laboratory
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Coggen
Ron Weedke
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