Married Students Win Banquet Access but Lose Prom
Six Marion high school seniors backed by three married students urged the board to amend policy so married seniors may attend the senior banquet and prom. The board unanimously approved attendance at the banquet but denied junior-senior prom access for married students. The discussion followed a letter from the married seniors and a poll showing broad student support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion High School
Robert Ross
William Coons
Lynn Smith
Darrell Schuman
Jannine Huntoon
Dan Kane
Kane
Richard Sorensen
Harold Klink
Klink
John Andrea
Douglas Hutchins
Marion Girl Struck By Car Injuries Reported
Sharene Ann Ottaway eight year old daughter of Marion police officer was struck near Seventh avenue and Tenth street. She suffered a fractured right arm and small lacerations and is in good condition at Mercy hospital. The driver was Thomas R Urban seventeen of 314 Sixth street. No charges were filed. Ottaway was performing police duties at the Armar ballroom when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Tenth Street
Sharene Ann Ottaway
Jerry Ottaway
Nineteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Thomas R. Urban
Sixth Street
Ottaway
Armar
Cat Impounded After Cat Bites Marion Girl
Linn County Humane Shelter impounded a stray black cat after it bit 3 year old Kathy Frasher in the Frasher yard on Thursday. The girl was treated for bites to the hand and face and the cat was caught at 3 10 p m to check for rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Humane Shelter
Marion
Kathy Frasher
Robert
Alma H. Jones Dies Widow of Ray Glen Jones
Alma H. Jones a former Marion resident died in LaGrange New York following a long illness. She was born April 12 1886 in Marion and taught home economics and child development at Iowa State. Surviving are son Lawrence H. Jones and sister Maude Daniels. Services Monday at Turner Chapel East with burial in Oak Shade Marion. Call hours Saturday before service.
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Alma H. Jones
Ray Glen Jones
Marion
LaGrange
Iowa State
Home Economics
Lawrence H. Jones
Westchester
Til
Maude Daniels
California
Turner Chapel
Etka Grandson Named to Naval Academy Class Entry
Frank Etka of Vinton has been named to the class entering the Naval Academy on June 26. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bostrom and son of retired Col. and Mrs. Dale Etka of Springfield Virginia. His brother Craig graduated from the academy in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Frank Etka
Frank Bostrom
Naval Academy
Craig
Dale Etka
Springfield
Sies Records Challenge Taken Under Advisement
Testimony on a petition to enjoin Jerrold Sies from obtaining housing inspection records on condemned Iowa City structures was heard in Johnson County district court. Judge William Eads took the case under advisement with a ruling expected next week, as both sides presented witnesses and stipulations while addressing whether records are public and if withholding is justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jerrold Sies
Johnson County
Jay Honahan
James Hemesath
Honohan
Hemesath
William Eads
Keith Borchart
Lies
Housing Policy At Grinnell To Be Liberalized
Grinnell College will end separate residence campuses for men and women and adopt a unified housing policy. The plan, based on a year long study by deans faculty and students, expands off campus options for upperclassmen and offers more residence hall flexibility. North campus will house six men and five women dorms next year while the south campus will have three men and four women dorms. A lounge in each campus is hoped to be kept open 24 hours for study and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Glenn Leggett
Montgomery County Bad Check Suspect Held in Clayton Jail
Donald Keffer, 56, of Cedar Rapids, held in Clayton county jail for Montgomery County authorities on bad check charges. He wrote a $4 grocery check in St Olaf, and after a bank check found no account, deputies traced him via car license. He was arrested in McGregor by Deputy Earl Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Eleader
Donald Keffer
Cedar Rapids
Clayton County
Montgomery County
Milton Klink
Keffer
Feller
St. Olaf
Villisca
Klink
McGregor
Earl Sterling
Driver Charged After Crash Near Guttenberg
Charles Mayne a 16 year old of Boscobel Wisconsin was charged with failure to leave his vehicle under control He and his brother Harold 18 escaped serious injury after their car left highway 52 a mile north of Guttenberg The car struck a light pole two trees and a ditch before stopping Sheriff Milton Klink said Mayne said he fell asleep at the wheel They were enroute to Hilton Mobile homes where they are employed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Charles Mayne
Boscobel
Wis
Justice of the Peace Court
Harold
Highway 52
Milton Klink
Mayne
Hilton
Farwell Elected Iowa College Foundation Chairman
Luther College President E D Farwell is elected chairman of the Iowa College foundation at a Des Moines board meeting this week. Retiring chairman Robert W Titus of Titus Manufacturing Corp Waterloo is noted as vice president and treasurer. Farwell serves a one year term as foundation aims to connect business leaders with Iowa private four year colleges formed in 1952.
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Decorah — Luther College
E. D. Farwell
Iowa College Foundation
Des Moines
Robert W. Titus
Titus Manufacturing Corp
Waterloo
Farwell
Iowa
Royal Society Elects U of I Professor
Dr Kenneth MacDonald associate professor of preventive medicine and environmental health at the University of Iowa has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in London England He also belongs to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and has been appointed by Gov Harold Hughes to grade hygiene and public health exams for the Iowa board of examiners in the basic sciences He serves on the board that licenses medical practitioners in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Kenneth MacDonald
University of Iowa
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
London
England
British Empire
MacDonald
American Society of Tropical Medicine
Harold Hughes
Iowa Board of Examiners
Dr. MacDonald
Iowa
Gordon Named to Attend Boys State at Camp Dodge
OLIN Mark Gordon son of Ethel Gordon has been named to attend Boys State at Camp Dodge in June with sponsorship from the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Mark Gordon
Ethel Gordon
Boys State
Camp Dodge
The
Legion
Road Unit To Fight Rule on Church Signs
The Iowa commission will contest a U S Bureau of Public Roads ruling that forces churches to remove signs along state outskirts. Chairman Harry Bradley said the rule goes too far and stated plans to fight the order, noting if needed they will change the sign manual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
UPS
Iowa
Eee Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau of Public Roads
Commission
Harry Bradley
Des Moines
Bureau
Sons of Revolution to Meet at Iowa U
The 74th annual Iowa Society for Sons of the American Revolution meeting will be held at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City with a noon luncheon. It is a joint session with the Herbert Hoover chapter. George Sheets of Iowa City is president of both groups. Donald Johnson of West Branch, former national American Legion commander and GOP governor candidate, will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Society For Sons of the American Revolution
Iowa Memorial Union
Herbert Hoover
Towa
SAR
George Sheets
Donald Johnson
West Branch
National American Legion
Fire Protection Levy Set in Coffin's Grove
Voters in Coffin's Grove township approve a fire protection tax by 67 to 39. The levy authorizes the trustees to levy up to 1 mill annually to purchase own rent house and maintain fire protection equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin’s Grove
Manchester
Coffin’s Grove Township
Investor advises on holding or switching from stock to mutual fund
A reader aged 32 asks whether to hold or sell $2,000 in stocks National Airlines American Cement Magellan Petroleum Burma Mines and $1,000 cash. The advisor criticizes the holdings as unsuitable and suggests either high risk startup bets or quality growth firms. A second reader asks about selling a mutual fund. the advisor says to give it a full year and warns against promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Add’ Jon
National Airlines
American Cement
Magellan Petroleum
Burma
Tax Institute Set This Week at U of I
The University of Iowa college of law will host its 14th annual spring tax institute Friday and Saturday. About 250 tax lawyers from across Iowa will attend. Topics include Operating Under Subchapter S with discussions led by James Freeland of Florida James Hewitt of San Diego and Joseph Trethewey of Seattle. Cedar Rapids attorney Thomas Collins chairs the institute and Meade Emory of the U of S college of law moderates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa
James Freeland
University of Florida
James Hewitt
San Diego
Joseph Trethewey
Seattle
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Collins
Institute
Meade Emory
U. of S. College of Law
Seek Heating Changes In Mar Mac Schools
McGREGOR A petition circulates in the Mar Mac district seeking a 30000 dollar bond election to fund replacement of the McGregor school heating system and conversion of the Marquette system to oil gas heat. Officials warn the 38 year old McGregor boilers may fail within a year and Marquette should switch to thermostatic control as the current hand fired boiler cannot regulate temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Mar- Mac
Marquette
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