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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1967

Page

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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.

Ames Iowa State Robert Parks East Iowa Moscow Paul Hain, Jr Tipton Linda J. Beyer John Fields West Branch Robert E. Fulwider 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.

Cedar Rapids 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.

Oxford Junction Elliott Shirk 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.

the Gazette Alumni Assn

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.

Des Moines Iowa Senate UPI William J. Wagner Dallas Center Capitol Planning Commission Harold E. Hughes Wagner Raymond D. Crites Cedar Rapids Hernando Cortez Mexico Cortez Visions Kcrg-Tv

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.

Fairfield Parsons College Millard Roberts College Board of Trustees Reading Roberts W. Clyde Wright Parsons Board Wright Parsons North Central Assn. of Colleges and Secondary Schools Raymond Stewart Stewart Carroll Rusch Board of Trustees

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.

Des Moines Joint Appropriations Harold Hughes Warren Kruck 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.

Des Moines Iowa House Walter McNamara Cedar Rapids McNamara State Board of Public Instruction

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