Twist in Auditor Case Prompts Prison Transfer
Former Woodbury County Auditor George Carlin will be sent to the state penitentiary in a few days to serve a 2279 day sentence for an $11397 fine at $5 daily. He was jailed after a new hearing into embezzlement. shortages reach $17220 and restitution is not expected.
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Sioux City
Woodbury
George Carlin
Carlin
Woodbury County Auditor's
Hultman
Paradise
Edward Lamore
M. E. Rawlings
Rawlings
San Pedro
No Steering Unit For Iowa Senate
Des Moines AP reports Iowa Senate will operate this session without a steering committee. Senate Majority Leader J. Kendall Lynes says a sitting committee will decide which bills advance. Democrat C Edwin Gilmour questioned the absence of a steering panel to prioritize legislation.
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Des Moines
Senate
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
Iowa
Lynes
C. Edwin Gilmour
Dgrinnell
It's Official Any Oak Is State Tree
Des Moines AP reports Governor Norman Erbe says any oak species will be Iowa's official state tree starting July 4 after a bill he signed becomes law. Iowa previously had no official state tree while other state symbols include the gold finch as state bird and the wild rose as state flower.
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Des Moines
Norman Erbe
Iowa
Erbe
FBI Agent Named to Des Moines Police Clean-Up
DES MOINES AP James L. Dalton an FBI agent from Omaha has been named to direct the clean-up of the Des Moines police department. He will serve as administrative assistant to the city manager for public safety starting April 1. Dalton 53 has 27 years in the FBI and previously led the Des Moines bureau. He is a Hawarden native who has resigned his Omaha post for the new job.
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DES Moines
James L. Dalton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Omaha
Dalton
FBI
Hawarden
Highway Letting Canceled at Decorah
Special to The Gazette reports the Decorah highway letting scheduled for Tuesday was canceled due to difficulty in acquiring three needed parcels near the planned intersection of the Route 52 by pass and Highway 9. Albert and Ruby Moen Grace E Beard and William Rowan own the properties. The Iowa Highway Commission chief engineer L M Clauson said there will be no delay to the project and the work will be set in April settings.
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the Gazette
Decorah
L. M. Clauson
Iowa Highway Commission
Albert
Ruby Moen
Grace E. Beard
William Rowan
Clauson
Legion Officials To Speak at Tipton Birthday Supper
Tipton hosts the 42nd annual American Legion birthday supper at city hall with guests Legion officials from Des Moines and West Grove. A potluck meal starts at 6 30 p m with meat birthday cake and coffee provided by the Tipton post. Also attending are vice commander Ray Wickers from Muscatine district president Mrs Kenneth Rhea from Crawfordsville and District Commander George Thordsen of Tipton.
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Tipton
Ray C. Stiles
American Legion
Des Moines
de- Verre Harper
American Legion Auxiliary
West Grove
Ray Wickers
Muscatine
Kenneth Rhea
Presdent
Crawfordsville
George Thordsen
Liquor Price Hike Eyed by Senate Panel
DES MOINES AP The senate ways and means committee weighs a dime per quart bottle and five to ten cent per pint bottle raise to fund the general fund. The State Liquor Control Commission showed 1960 sales of 14,177,719 bottles for 44,098,758 with a 6,500,000 profit and estimated the increase would yield 924,127.
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Des Moines
Senate
Ways and Means
X. T. Prentis
Two Iowans Set for Week in Washington trip
Iowa City report notes George West an 18 year old Republican from Oskaloosa and Coe College student will join Michael Figenshaw University of Iowa student from Jefferson as guests of Congressman Fred Schwengel and wife in Washington They are among five pairs from seven colleges winning a free one week trip to the capital meeting government leaders and attending congressional activities during the spring program
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Iowa City
George West
Oskaloosa
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Washington
West
Michael Figenshaw
University of Iowa
Jefferson
Fred Schwengel
R Davenport
Figenshaw
Schwengel
Neal Smith
D-Altoona
Towboat George W. Banta Reaches Rock Island Lock No 15
The first towboat bound for St. Paul this spring, the George W. Banta, arrived at Rock Island lock No 15 at 10 20 a m Monday. The Mississippi river navigation season opened at Rock Island Feb 27 when the Stanolind A reached the lock en route to Betten dorf with a petroleum cargo.
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Rock Island
St. Paul
George W. Banta
Bettendorf
Bill to Restrict Road Unit Access Power Endorsed
DES Moines Iowa UPI the senate roads committee endorsed a bill to limit the highway commission s power to condemn receive as a gift or use court action before taking away access rights of residents along primary roads. It would address alleged abuses while also pushing the agency under state budget laws.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate Roads Committee
The
Highway Commission
Ames
Allamakee County Farm Adds 80 Acres
WAUKON The board of supervisors voted to add 80 acres to the Allamakee county home farm. The tract, formerly owned by Karl Herman, adjoins the county farm on the west.
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Waukon
Board of Supervisors
Allamakee County
Karl Herman
Wiley's three bills pass Senate in one day
Freshman Senator Martin Wiley earns rare praise after guiding S F 49 on half mill tax for voting machines S F 96 easing absentee voter questions and S F 97 allowing concurrent mailing of applications and ballots all clearing 43 2 49 0 and 50 0 respectively A contrasting note shows Sen Jack Schroeder whose Shaff reapportionment plan ends up under his name as S J R 16 though he opposes it.
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ES Moines
Martin Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Wiley
Robert R. Rigler
New Hampton
Wiley-Rigler
Sen. Wiley
Jack Schroeder
R Davenport
House
Senate
Schroeder
Coralville Dam releases 8500 cubic feet per second
Water from the Iowa river spills into City park and edges toward old Highway 218 as Coralville reservoir officials report an 8500 cfs outflow. The higher release, up 1000 cfs over the weekend, aims to drain the reservoir ahead of expected high water from upstream Iowa river reaches.
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Iowa City
Iowa River
City Park
Coralville
River intake levels at spring plans show balanced flows
The structure sits about 12 feet above the planned spring level of 670 feet. Current inflow matches the 8,500 outflow, indicating a stable balance between input and discharge at the site.
East Iowa finalists for Wartburg honors finalist list named
Twenty seven Midwest high school seniors named finalists in Wartburg College Regent scholarship program will compete in a testing program in Waverly on March 25 to determine the winner of the $1,200 top award. East Iowa candidates include David Andreas Strawberry Point and Keith Tomlinson Tama.
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Waverly
Midwest
Wartburg College
Regent
East Iowa
David Andreas
Strawberry Point
Keith Tomlinson
Tama
Own the home now that you need now see want ad
Classified brief urges rapid home purchase with emphasis on immediacy and availability. Mentions a want ad classification 50 and signals a call to contact or respond quickly for housing options. No specific address, price, or seller provided in readable text.
Polk County Becomes Standalone Fifth District Plan
A Iowa senate redistricting plan drawn by Sen Buck and Sen Curran would make Polk County the separate Fifth District. The proposal reshapes districts across Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth to reflect population needs while preserving Polk as its own district for congressional representation.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa Senate
Boone
Polk
Howard C. Buck
Marshalltown
Leigh R. Curran
Mason City
Sen. Buck
Sen. Curran
Congress
Seventh District Changes In Population Shifts
Vista Woodbury population notes show Seventh district loses Adams Taylor Cass Adair and gains Dallas Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Story Ida Sac Calhoun. Total populations listed for each district reflect rapid urban expansion and demographic shifts across years.
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Benton County
Winnebago
Hancock
Benton
Cass
Adair
Madison
Warren
Marion
Adams
Taylor
Story
Dallas
Polk
Calhoun
Crawford
Carroll
Greene
Boone
Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Sioux
O’brien
Clay
Plymouth
Buena
Vista
Woodbury
Ida
Sac
Senator Miller Named to Recreation Resources Panel
Senator Jack Miller of Louisiana was appointed by Vice President Johnson to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission. He will join three other senators on the panel tasked with surveying and evaluating the nation's recreation needs and potentialities.
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Washington
UPI
Jack Miller
R-la
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson
Miller
U.S
$25 000 Damage Suit Filed in West Union
A $25 000 damage suit was filed in West Union district court on Monday stemming from a March 14 1959 auto crash five miles west of Oelwein on highway 3. Willie Vance of Hazleton sues Mr. and Mrs. J E Harpman of Joliet Illinois for personal injuries from the collision.
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West Union
Oelwein
Willie Vance
Hazleton
J. E. Harpman
Joliet, Ill
Vance
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