Linn Tops State in Earnings
Linn county leads Iowa counties in interest on idle funds for 1966–1971, with $115,461.23 earned in 1971 and $574,167.63 over six years. Woodbury ranked second at $525,821.25 for the period, as statewide totals reach $12.6 million in six years and $73.7 million for local subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
Linn County
Iowa
Lloyd R. Smith
Linn
Woodbury County
Smith
Boards of Supervisors
Allamakee
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
ROTC Honors East Iowans at Iowa University
Iowa City cadets receive ROTC recognition including superior cadet decorations for Scott Long and Jon Turnipseed, platoon and battalion awards for several peers, and medals from American Legion ROTC, Angel of the Year and other honors across Cedar Rapids, Independence, North Liberty, Oelwein, Stanely Alanson Flickinger, and Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Scott Long
Richard Miller
Joseph Rozek
Pershing Rifles
Erik Talbot
Stephen Varcoe
National Sojourner’s
Steve Helle
Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of America
North Liberty
Randall Horstmann
Battallion
Bill Mossberry
Daughters of Founders and Patriots
Ronald Rogers
Bernard L. Westfall
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Assn
Thomas Shaffer
Battalion
Jon Turnipseed
American Legion
ROTC
William Ziegmann
Assn
U.S. Army
Johnson County Reserve
Oelwein
Jon McDermott
Stanley — Alanson Flickinger
Jerry J. Jenkin
Vinton
Don Weideman
Ambulance standards bill stalls in house debate
Controversy eases over a bill setting minimum standards for ambulance services and personnel training but the measure won’t reach the house floor this session. Rep. Lipsky and the Iowa Ambulance and Rescue Assn. aim to pass it in 1974 after addressing volunteer firemen’s concerns and adding a five year grace period for current services to meet licensing requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Health Department
Lipsky
Governor Ray Demonstrates New Digital Watch
Governor Robert Ray displays a digital watch at a news conference, pressing a stem on the left arm to reveal red time figures at 9 01 a m. A journalist asks for the watch’s purpose and Ray answers it tells the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
Jerry Mursener
United Press International
Robert Ray
Des Moines Tribune
Larry Frueling
Misquoting Reversion Talk in Iowa Comptroller Hearing
Tate Comptroller Marvin Selden explains reversions to a joint appropriations subcommittee. He notes unspent agency funds revert to the general fund after a fiscal year. Rep. Donald Lippold comments, joking he would spend it all first year. Chair Tom Riley quips that Lippold echoed his thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TATE
Marvin Selden
Joint Appropriations
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Donald Lippold
Waterloo
Lippold
Riley
Benton Bond Vote Set Friday For Benton High School
Residents of Benton county vote Friday noon to 8 pm on a 1 950 000 bond to build a new high school for 600 students. Polls are at five precincts Blairstown Keystone Newhall Atkins and Van Horne with a 60 percent majority needed to pass.
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van Horne
Benton County
Benton Community
Blairstown
Keystone
Newhall
Atkins
Subscriptions and delivery notes for Cedar Rapids Gazette
Fragmentary text references subscriptions and carrier service for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Mentions timing and possible pricing or delivery terms but data is unreadable in places.
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Eevee
Creas Noma Ette
Montauk Clermont Open to Public This Saturday
Montauk in Clermont, northeast Iowa, the home of Iowa's 12th governor William Larrabee, will be opened to the public on Saturday with daily tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents and visitors may tour the governor's residence near Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont — Montauk
Iowa
William Larrabee
Clermont
New Mayor Named in Waukon After Resignation
Mayor Don Christofferson resigned due to relocation with Northwestern Bell. Council accepted the resignation effective June 1 and appointed Councilman Ralph Grottegut, previously mayor pro tem, as his successor. A Second Ward councilman will be chosen later. Christofferson became mayor in October after the death of Mayor Robert White.
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Waukon
Don Christofferson
Northwestern Bell
Des Moines
Ralph Grotegut
Christofferson
Robert White
Upper Iowa Saddle Club Hosts Second Trail Ride
The Upper Iowa Saddle Club in Allamakee County held its second trail ride of the season Sunday at the Francis Lanning farm southeast of Waukon with 73 horses. In June, members will gather at the Don Weymiller farm near New Albin for a potluck at noon and a riding run that starts about one, lasting two to three hours supervised by the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Upper Iowa
Sioux City Woman Killed After Being Hit on Highway 20
Ella Alioth, 56, of Sioux City Iowa was struck by a car and killed early Monday while walking on highway 20 about three miles west of South Sioux City Nebraska.
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South Sioux City
Neb
Sioux City
Iowa
Ella Alioth
Highway 20
Trustees Pledge to Save Parsons College Amid Bankruptcy
Fairfield AP The Parsons College board pledges nearly 15 000 to keep the 98 year old institution open through the current semester as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Des Moines. Banks seized the school account after a 565 000 loan went into default, with the college owing more than 15 million but allowed to operate under court protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Parsons College
U. S. District Court
Des Moines
R E Krejci Rites Planned in Cedar Rapids and North Liberty
Richard Edwin Krejci 26 of North Liberty died at University Hospitals Iowa City after a long illness. Born February 6 1947 in Cedar Rapids he was a Jefferson High School graduate class of 1965 and attended the University of Iowa. He worked as a medical technician at University Hospitals and belonged to Iowa City Aero Hawks Railroad Modelers and Medical Student Technologists. Surviving are his wife Rita Howard and his parents Edwin J and wife in Cedar Rapids. Services set at St Ludmila's Church at 10 a.m. Thursday with burial in Czech National Cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Janeba Kuba funeral home west. visitors may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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North Liberty
Richard Edwin Krejci
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jefferson High School
University of Iowa
Iowa City Aero- Hawks
Railroad Modelere
Rita Howard
Long Grove
Edwin J. Krejci
St. Ludmila’s
Robert Couch
Czech National Cemetery
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
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Linn Totals
Dubuque
Fayette
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
East Iowans
Atu. of
Frnk Nye
Rep. Lipsky
House Human Resources Committee
Human Resources Committee
Red Cross
Frank Nye
Ray
Ilten
Lennox
Ilten & Taege, Inc
Lennox Central
Silhouette Cooling
Second Avenue Bridge
Second Avenue
The
Montauk
Upper Iowa Saddle Club
Parsons
Board of Trustees
John Amberg
U. S. Bankruptcy Court
Richard F. Stageman
R. E. Krejci
Guaranty Bank & Trust CO
F.d.1.c
Mercury
LMDA
Steitzer
Lincoln-Mercury
Collins RD
Council ST. N.E
Lincoln
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