Iowa House approves 7.5 million education funding compromise
In a late-night session the Iowa Legislature advanced a $7.5 million compromise to fund the education foundation program. The House voted 99 1 to return the bill to the Senate after adjusting state contributions by 6 million and raising the foundation levy by 1.5 million while awaiting final adjournment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
House
Burr
Senate
Delwyn Stromer
R Garner
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Stromer
Dale Hibbs
Iowa City
Jorgensen Named Regent on Iowa Board of Regents
DES MOINES Ann Jorgensen of rural Garrison is named to a six year term on the Iowa Board of Regents. Gov. Ray also appoints former Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu of Carroll and reappoints S. J. Brownlee of Emmetsburg.
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Des Moines
Ann Jorgensen
Rural Garrison
Linn sponsors summer day care program in Linn County
Linn County will again offer a summer day care program, funded up to 15000 dollars from the special projects fund, routed through the Linn Health Center and St Pauls United Methodist Church. The program serves about 30 children ages six to ten under Title XX guidelines.
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Linn County
Linn Board of Social Services
Linn Health Center
Madge Phillips
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
St. Wenceslaus
Vivian Brendengen
Department of Social Services
St. Paul’s
Brendengen
Phillips
Council On Aging
Linn Board of Supervisors
Joe Rinas
Linn
Board of Social Services
Farmland bill bans foreign buyers in Iowa lands
The Iowa House approved 91 to 0 and the Senate 48 to 0 a bill prohibiting foreign citizens and companies from buying most farmland. It allows up to 320 acres for non farming use, enabling a foreign business to establish an industrial facility. The measure heads to Gov. Robert Ray for approval.
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Senate
House
Robert Ray
Ray
Des Moines
Iowa
California
Mormon site to be dedicated on Iowa City campus
Ground breaking for the 45000 Moses Mormon Trek Handcart Historical Site on the University of Iowa campus will occur at 3 30 p m Saturday the 123rd anniversary of the Mormons first expedition from Iowa City to Salt Lake Valley Utah Susan Boyd wife of University of Iowa president Willard L Boyd and Dr Donald B Doty president of the Cedar Rapids Stake will officiate Doty also professor of thoracic surgery at UI The Cedar Rapids Stake covers most of Eastern Iowa The site lies south of Clear Creek west of Mormon Trek Road and north of Hawkeye Drive It commemorates the handcart expeditions of 1856 and 1857 An application for National Register listing has been filed Plans include a driveway parking lot pathway two overlook sites with benches and three information centers.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Susan Boyd
U of I
Willard L. Boyd
Donald B. Doty
Cedar Rapids
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Doty
Iowa
Clear Creek
Hawkeye Drive
Independence man dies after fall at Eagle Point Park
Paul J. Leonard 21 of Independence died Thursday when he climbed under a fence at Dubuque Eagle Point Park, slipped 100 feet, then fell 30 to 40 feet from a cliff. Ambulance crews failed to revive him at the hospital after the accident near Loras College. Siam officially renamed Thailand in 1949.
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Dubuque
Eagle Point
Paul J. Leonard
Leonard
Loras College
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