Cornell to receive major cash gift endowment from Gilbert estate
Frederick B. Gilbert, a long-time State Center resident and Cornell alumnus, wills most of his estate to Cornell College for a scholarship endowment estimated at over 800000. The bequest follows payments to the United Methodist Church and State Center, with the 320 acre Rhodes and 240 acre Melbourne farms part of the estate. Gilbert died May 10 at 88.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
State Center
Cornell
Frederick B. Gilbert
Philip B. Secor
United Methodist Church
Gilbert
Rhodes
Melbourne
Cor
Robert D. Blue
Iowa State Highway Commission
Eighteen Die in Iowa Memorial Day Weekend Crashes
United Press International reports eighteen deaths in Iowa over Memorial Day weekend across thirteen traffic fatalities. Notable losses include Charles E. Woodburn and Marjorie Woodburn in a head on crash near Keosauqua, plus multiple drownings and other accidents across Oelwein, Sioux City, Des Moines, and surrounding counties.
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Iowa
Keosauqua
Iowa 1
Charles E. Woodburn
Marjorie
Iowa State Patrol
Matthew R. Merrill
Libertyville
Merrill
Primghar
Joan
Christie
Wayne County
Foerstner scholarships awarded to three Amana youth
The Foerstner Scholarship Foundation grants four year awards of 1500 dollars annually for 1978 79 to Lori Brecht David Wilkerson and Sharon Higgins children and grandchildren of Amana Refrigeration employees Lori Brecht plans to study at the University of Iowa Wilkerson will enroll at the University of Northern Iowa Higgins will attend Middle Tennessee State University The fund started in 1974 with Amana distributors as a tribute to George Foerstner and has grown with many contributors including Amana employees the company IAMAW Amana Lodge 1526 and others. The entry also notes Hernando de Soto landing in Florida in 1539.
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Foerstner
Frank Higgins Jr
Fayetteville
Tennessee
American College Testing
Brecht
University of Iowa
Amana
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Amana Lodge 1526
Synhorst predicts 300000 Iowa primary voters
Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst forecast 300000 Iowans will cast ballots in the June 6 primary. He notes this would be the fourth highest turnout in 20 years, yet only 15 percent of eligible voters, with 230356 voting two years ago.
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Des Moines
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Iowa
Unemployment drops in Iowa to 3.8 percent
Iowa's unemployment rate for April fell to 3.8 percent of the labor force, down from March's 4.6 percent. Officials noted the decline mirrors last year's pattern and sits two points below the national rate of 5.8 percent. The drop exceeded predictions by 3 percentage points.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Job Service of Iowa
Oakley Brings Bargain Law to Campaign Tone
Clin ton Republican Oakley, a former state lawmaker who helped create the collective bargaining statute, promotes a revised approach as he campaigns for lieutenant governor. He stresses the law’s strong anti strike provisions and right to work elements while denying pro or anti union labels.
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Boone
Brice Oakley
Oakley
Robert Ray
Terry Branstad
Lake Mills
Branstad
Inmate Escapes From Lester Heights Work Camp
Dale Duane Myers, 22, of Washta, an inmate at Lester Heights Work Camp near here, failed to return from furlough by 9 p.m. Monday. Serving 10 years for a Cherokee County forgery conviction since Oct. 17, 1974, Myers is 5 feet 11 inches, 155 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.
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McGregor
Lester Heights
Anamosa
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David Sykes
Urbandale
Sykes
R.C. Wooters
Polk County
van Buren County
Loretta Seifert
Lacey Keosauqua State Park
Mike Phillips
Randall T. Witt
Clinton
U.S. 30
Joseph Petersen
Petersen
Appanoose County
Betty King
Centerville
Lake Rathbun
Glenwood
Theresa Jo Porter
Albert C. Hollander
Denison
Neil Dunne
Dubuque
Mississippi
Richard Quinn
Independence Streets
Catshall Park
Little
Buchanan County
Quinn
Charles Thompson
Waterloo
Cedar River
Waterloo Park
Tom Price
Britt
Yellow River Forest
Price
Waukon
Sheila Smith
Delhi
Kenneth Smith
Hernando de Soto
Florida
Carter
United States
Cuba
Africa
Commercial Credit Homeowner Loans A Financial Service
E- Control Data Corporation
Center Point Road
N.E
Credit Life
Zposu
OUR
2Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Lois Jacobs
Iowa City
Lois
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
University of Iowa of Community College
Fire
Human Services
Library Services
International Trade
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