Record-breaking ISU class awardees at 96th commencement
Ames students graduate as Iowa State makes the largest class in state history with 1,290 degrees. President Robert Parks presides at 9 a.m. commencement in the armory, awarding BS degrees and noting the prior record of 1,215 in 1959. Names span towns such as Postville Belle Plaine Independence Moscow Tipton Manchester Cascade Hawkeye Oelwein West Branch and many others with fields from engineering to education and veterinary medicine.
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Paul Hain, Jr
Tipton
Linda J. Beyer
John Fields
West Branch
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James Parrish
Multiple degree recipients listed by Iowa towns and fields
A long list of graduates across Iowa towns including Solon Anamosa Monticello Center Junction Cedar Rapids Center Point Center Point Malaga West Liberty Brooklyn Elberon Garwin Tama Toledo Traer Kalona Wellman and others. Degrees span veterinary medicine agriculture education engineering chemistry ethics and related fields with several distinctions noted. Names include Mary Brenneman Marilyn Morris John Pearson Larry Hetzler Michael Rank and many others.
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Richard A. Bleakley
Mary Schwitters Cumming
Ronald Davisson
Jane Delzell
Eric Faaborg
Everett Fee
Steven Harman
Loretta Krebs
James Lahr
Michael Menning
Darryl Modracek
John Pearson
William
Oxford Jct Dinner To Honor Elliott Shirk
Elliott Shirk of Oxford Junction, who turns 99 on June 1, will be honored at a Sunday noon community potluck at the Methodist church. The longtime railroad man is the church’s oldest member and lives with his daughter Marie. First measure still needs senate steering committee approval to reach the floor for debate. Sen. Howard Reppert chairs both committees and says no delay is planned on the house-passed bill.
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Methodist Church
Senate
Howard Reppert
Des Moines
Alumni Banquet Set For Saturday At High School
Special to The Gazette The Alumni Assn. will hold their annual banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. at the high school. Dancing will follow a buffet dinner.
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Senate Unit Okays Ward Election Bill
A senate committee in Des Moines advanced a ward based election bill letting some councilmen in council manager cities be elected from wards with no debate. Gov Hughes announced architect William J Wagner of Dallas Center was named to the capitol planning commission to replace Raymond D Crites whose term expired May 1. A television segment on color is listed for Friday at 7 PM on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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Cedar Rapids
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Mexico
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Parsons Vote Draws Fire From Trustees Over Faculty Action
Parsons College faced a clash over a faculty vote urging the board of trustees to fire President Millard Roberts. Trustees chairman W. Clyde Wright said only the board handles administration and accreditation, while some trustees criticized the faculty for going public. The faculty vote followed accreditation revocation by the North Central Association and passed 101 to 58 after debate led by Dr Carroll Rusch. Student sentiment appeared supportive in a campus radio poll.
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Governor’s Budget Draws Criticism From Demo
Des Moines multiple lawmakers push back on Gov Harold Hughes criticism of budget tampering. Sen Warren Kruck notes subcommittee work on state departments, says the governor is misinformed, cites budget totals of 376.337 million for 1967-69 and that the subcommittee is only 0.88 million below the governor’s recommendation. Kruck defends legislative action as necessary to protect taxpayers and insists the legislature is the proper body to set budgets.
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D-Boone
Maurice van Nostrand
Ravoca
McNamara Seeks Major Overhaul Of Vo-Tech Bill
Des Moines Iowa Rep Walter McNamara proposes a six page amendment to SF616 to tighten control of area schools. The plan abolishes area boards creates a nine member state run board ends the 44 mill levy and bond approval rights and shifts financing to tuition and state federal funds.
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Iowa House
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Cedar Rapids
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State Board of Public Instruction
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