Records of Veterans Back to Revolution
Wallace Baker, Iowa graves registration officer at Camp Dodge, handles monthly letters seeking veterans records from old wars. He notes about 100000 veterans may be buried in Iowa and recounts decades of WPA driven, then county, efforts to document burial places and dates while aiding families, widows, and pension claims.
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Wallace Baker
Towa
State Graves Registration Division
Baker
Iowa
Adjutant General’s Department
Camp Dodge
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Veterans Administration
Bill to Stagger Registration of Autos in Iowa House
DES MOINES, IOWA. A bill introduced by Rep. Joan Lipsky would have county treasurers restart vehicle registrations monthly starting Jan 1. Each vehicle would be assigned to a 6 to 17 month period, with later registrations spanning a full seven months. A permanent annual update would be shown by a metal plate marker.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Driver Charged After Waukon Highway 9 Crash
WAUKON Anna Moose of rural 2 Waukon has been charged with failure to have her car under control after a collision five miles north of Waukon on Highway 9 Saturday. Sheriff Theodore Rumph was the driver of the other car.
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Waukon
Anna Moose
Theodore Rumph
Regents Still Debate Western Iowa College Plan
Des Moines committee meeting discussed creating a fourth state college in western Iowa or branches of the three existing regents institutions. Regents president Redeker urged expansion within the current campuses as most efficient, while signaling an open mind for future possibilities if beneficial to the state. The discussion followed questions on enrollment, growing western migration, and a bill to authorise bonds to finance new buildings backed by student fees.
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Phyllis Fleming
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Regents-Senate
Joseph Flatt
Flatt
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Regents
Redeker
Board of Regents
Jin
Imore
Senate
West Iowa College Bill Aims to Establish State Institution
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers unveil a measure to create a state college in western Iowa with the Iowa board of regents to select the location and a $100000 appropriation for initial steps. Chief sponsor Rep Lawrence Allen leads the effort with bipartisan support from western districts. A related proposal would allow a community college district more than 125 miles from a four year college to expand into a four-year institution.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Lawrence Allen
Council Bluffs
Senate
Allen
Iowa Board of Regents
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W. Iowa College
Bob Shaffers
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Sat. & Sun
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