Governors Sign Iowa Liquor By The Drink Bill In Iowa
Governor Harold Hughes signs the liquor by the drink bill with 41 pens, saying the law will usher in respect for law and careful enforcement. He notes licenses should not be rushed on July 4 and praises bipartisan support and local law enforcement.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Liquor Commission
Hughes
Associated Press
William Denman
Bruce Mahan
Iowa City
Riley Dietz
Walcott
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Dietz
Hughes' Dome Peep Hole Plan Abandoned by $80,000 Regild Bill
Legislative notes say the legislature approved an 80,000 dollar appropriation to regild the capitol dome and satellite domes, eliminating Gov. Harold Hughes private funding idea. The governor described occasional peeks through a frosted side-door peep hole and joked about charging 25 cents per view.
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Capitol
Harold Hughes
Monticello to Vote on Four Year Terms
Monticello moves to a special election on changing mayor and council terms from two to four years. A petition with 580 signatures from qualified voters, presented by the League of Women Voters, triggered the call. The council also authorized a 32 by 56 foot addition to the equipment barn.
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Monticello
E. H. DeShaw
League of Women Voters
Monticello School Board Names Cuckler to Succeed Long
Richard Long resigned from the Monticello school board on Monday evening. The board named former member Dave Cuckler to fill the vacancy immediately.
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Cuckler
Monticello
Richard Long
Dave Cuckler
Long
Judge Rules for Bank in Fashion Farm Bankruptcy
Nine investors in the bankrupt Fashion Farms of Meservey were ordered to pay $183,028 plus interest to United Home Bank and Trust Co. of Mason City. Judge Stephenson upheld notes and mortgages, rejecting fraud claims as meritless. Fashion Farms, started in 1958 with eastern investor financing, collapsed last fall with liabilities around $4.12 million after forming cow pools and renting livestock to farmers.
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DES Moines
Fashion Farms, Inc
Meservey
United Home Bank and Trust Co
Mason City
U.S
Roy L. Stephenson
Fashion Farms
Two School Bus Accidents in Independence County
Forty East Buchanan students escaped injury when a bus was rear hit by a car on highway 20 near Winthrop as Roger Nelson stopped the bus to release riders. Thomas Giffin, 18, of rural Winthrop drove the striking vehicle. Earlier, a St John’s Independence bus on highway 21 was hit while turning left, but no injuries were reported. Dora Dodds of Beverly Hills struck the bus attempting to pass. Cecil Axline, 52, of Independence, the driver, was involved.
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Independence
Highway 21
Cecil Axline
Dora Dodds
Beverly Hills
Calif
Pistol Shoot Victory For Linn County Deputy Lyle Shook
Lyle Shook, a deputy sheriff, won first place in the Linn County Peace Officer Assn pistol shoot held Monday evening at Marion. Highway Patrolman Cal Wagner finished second while Deputy Sheriff Bob Burt and Police Captain Arthur Zimmerman tied for third at the Marion police pistol range.
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Lyle Shook
Linn County Peace Officer Assn
Marion
Cal Wagner
Bob Burt
Arthur Zimmerman
Two Former Iowa Teachers Vote No to D C Spankings
Reps Fred Schwengel and John Kyl both former teachers oppose a bill to authorize corporal punishment in District of Columbia schools. Neal Smith also voted against, while other Iowans supported the measure which passed the House 277 to 53. The act would let principals use force to maintain order, now headed to the Senate. The men argue federal intervention is improper and urge home rule for D C.
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Washington
Fred Schwengel
John Kyl
U.S. House of Representatives
District of Columbia Board of Education
Neal Smith
D-la
Hawkeye State
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Carl Hansen
Schwengel
Kyle
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Engle
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