Governor veto blocks oversized mobile home bill in Iowa
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert Ray rejected a measure allowing up to 14 feet 5 inches wide mobile homes to travel on state highways with permits citing safety and convenience concerns. He warned wider loads up to 40 feet could narrow lanes and force road closures, potentially harming Iowa highway use and jobs.
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Legislative Notes by Frank Nye Upside Down and Backward
In Des Moines 30 Lone Tree seniors exposed a centennial sign upside down and backward to Iowa senators. Lt. Gov. Jepsen corrected them. Sen. Minnette Dodderer quipped about reading it. IVOR Stanley was honored for presenting gifts to leaders, though the meaning of shortly remains unclear.
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Lone Tree
Iowa Senate
Roger Jepsen
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Ivor Stanley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House
Blues guitarist Steve Miller linked to Linn County origins
Cedar Rapids born Steve Miller and his San Francisco band the Elvin Bishop Group tour the University of Iowa. Miller recalls rough access to blues origins and his path from Roosevelt and Jefferson schools to the Prophets and Linn County. The group features Elvin Bishop on guitar, Jo Baker on vocals, Kip Maercklein on bass, and a horn section with Dennis Marcelino and Mel Ellison. They play with Perry Welsh handling harmonica and road duties as they headline the Saturday night set in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Steve Miller
Muddy Waters
Coe College
Miller
Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
Elvin Bishop
University of Iowa
Linn County
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Larry Easter
Mercury Records
Earl Hooker
Chicago
South Side
Hooker
Waterloo
Los Angeles
Berkeley
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Bishop
Elliott
Iowa
Red Oak
Tulsa
Elvin
University of Chicago
Paul Butterfield
Butterfield
Magic Sam
Howlin’ Wolf
Jo Baker
Boston
Kip Maercklein
Dennis Marcelino
Mel Ellison
John Chambers
We Five
Perry Welsh
Mountaineers Film Features Czech Visit Show
Iowa City residents can attend a Sunday film lecture by Richard Linde, a freelance photographer and author, at 2:30 p.m. in Macbride auditorium. The program presents Czechoslovakia today through Linde’s documentary on housing, transport, education, religion and industry, with emphasis on tourist sights. Admittance requires a season passport or single ticket.
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Iowa City
Richard Linde
Iowa Mountaineers
Macbride
Czechoslovakia
Iowa City recital postponed by illness at UI faculty
Betty Bang and John Simms of the University of Iowa school of music were to perform a flute and piano recital in Iowa City. The program has been postponed due to illness and will be rescheduled at a later date.
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Iowa City
Betty Bang
John Simms
University of Iowa School of Music
Wartburg students detain college president in protest
About 30 Wartburg College students detained President Dr John Bachman for over an hour in a classroom to protest the decision not to rehire Lola Reppert chair of the social work department. Bachman was allowed to leave after agreeing to meet with the 120 social work majors.
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Waverly
Wartburg College
John Bachman
Bachman
Lola Reppert
Center for New Music Concert at Iowa Harper Hall
The University of Iowa Center for New Music opens a Saturday concert featuring a musico dramatic sequence by William Parsons. The performance, described as theatrical and musical, requires no tickets and starts at 8 p.m. in Harper Hall, U of Iowa Music Building.
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University of Iowa Center For New Music
William Parsons
Harper Hall
U. of S. Music Building
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