Policy shifts on campus arms at Iowa and beyond
Richard L. Holcomb, former University of Iowa security chief, recalls a period when campus officers were armed then disarmed. He cites training gaps and limited arrest power, with weapon use restricted to self defense. The Iowa Board of Regents approved a statewide policy allowing armed officers only with president or deputy approval, training required, effective July 1.
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Iowa City
Richard L. Holcomb
Bureau of Police Science
University of Iowa
Holcomb
Burge
JP Carl Goetz
Virgil Hancher
U. of S
Howard Bowen
Board of Regents
Bowen
Regents
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
St Olaf Man 43 Takes His Own Life
St Olaf resident Dean Orvis 43 died at home Thursday evening in Clayton County authorities said. He reportedly shot himself with a revolver while his wife was elsewhere in the house. Survivors include his wife a daughter and his mother. Services are arranged at Witt Funeral Home in Elkader.
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ST. Olaf
Dean Orvis
Clayton County
Clayton
Earl Sterling
Orvis
Witt Funeral Home
Elkader
Regents Support Library Services Coordinator Idea
The Regents discussed a proposal to appoint one coordinator for automated library services across the three state universities. Regent Melvin Wolf questioned potential precedents for an overall chancellor system. Charles Sage, an Iowa State graduate, is eyed for the post with salary about 16000 a year and one third funded by each university.
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AMES
Board of Regents
Committee On Educational Coordination
Melvin Wolf
Waterloo
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Charles Sage
Sage
Iowa State
California
Sign of Legislative Times On One Senator's Desk
In the Iowa Senate debate Senator Vern Lisle struggled with a venereology bill. He read from the bill listing diseases and halted at lymphogranuloma venereum, confessing he could not spell it.
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Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
Senate
Regents Set Price Level for Property Purchases
The Iowa Regents approved a policy to pay no more than 5 percent over the average of two appraisals or the higher of the two, whichever is lower, for property purchases. The vote was 7 to 1 with Ralph Wallace dissenting.
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Ames
State Board of Regents
Ralph Wallace
Mason City
Tom Louden
Fairfield
Executive ‘Council
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa State
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
UICs Garbee and Morningside Palmer Resign Leadership
Dr. Eugene E. Garbee resigns as Upper Iowa University president effective June 1 1970 to devote time to the arts. He has led UIU since 1952. Dr. J Richard Palmer steps down as Morningside College president effective August 31 after 1956 blueprint and a long range study now underway. Palmer says new leadership should helm the college.
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Iowa
Eugene E. Garbee
Upper Iowa University At
Fayette
Board of Trustees
Garbee
Upper Iowa
J. Richard Palmer
Morningside College
Sioux City
Palmer
College Board of
Morningside
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