Regents flip on ISU semester switch amid student outcry
Iowa Board of Regents initially rejected then endorsed ISU faculty’s plan to switch from quarter to semester system within two to three years. President Parks and faculty praised the reversal, while students protested and confusion lingered over the unexpected final vote. The day also approved a combined operating budget for Iowa’s three state universities and two special schools totaling about one third of a billion dollars.
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Des Moines
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Essex
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Emmetsburg
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Cedar Rapids
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Cornell
Doane College
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TV listings reveal mixed primetime schedule and 1964 embassy microphones note
On this date in 1964 the U S State Department disclosed forty secret microphones found hidden in the U S Embassy in Moscow. The Friday lineup includes D News and News 6B at 6, Wonder Woman and Donny & Marie at 7, ABC Movie True Grit at 8, Rockford Files and Quincy at 8 40, East Side Kids and Midnight Special repeats later, with sports coverage NBA and Gunsmoke among Tonight's offerings.
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Apparent death by own action found in Anamosa
The body of a 27 year old Anamosa man was found Thursday hanging under a Main Street garage. Children at Michels Garage first reported the body earlier in the week and again on Thursday. Police were called at 4 p m. Autopsy results pending with no foul play suspected. The man had been dead at least a couple of days.
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Cornell College trustees elect four new members
The Cornell College board elected four new trustees, named a life trustee, and added two executive committee members. New trustees are Dr. Donald M. Typer, Dr. Howard A. Bennett, Blanche Hamm Wulfsberg, and Philip Hagen. Typer earns a three year term, Bennett and Hagen three years, Wulfsberg two years. Harvey A. Nelson became a life trustee. Executive committee members are James W. McCutcheon and Dr. John K. MacGregor.
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Bartlesville
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Overland Park
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Austin
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Fort Dodge
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Mason City
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Crash Fatal to Solon Man
Solon man John A. Huber, 36, was killed when his semi-trailer exited Interstate 380 south of Swisher, struck a speed limit sign, and rolled onto its top at 12:50 a.m. State troopers are investigating the cause. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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