Regents and lawmakers seek smoother higher ed talks in Oakdale
About 30 legislators and six regents plus university reps gathered at Oakdale hospital to discuss tuition rises, funding needs, building plans, and budgeting reforms. Sen. Flatt led the session urging better information flow and joint consideration of tuition and appropriations amid ongoing budget constraints.
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Oakdale
Board of Regents
Baxterre
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Regents
Flatt
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
Lester Kluever
Ratlantic
House Higher Education Committee
Redeker
Universities’ Cost Cutting Tactics Prompt Tuition Debate
Iowa State University reports cutting 69 low enrollment courses and trimming printing costs by ten percent while UNI and the U of I reduce programs and consider higher fees. Officials discuss extending credits and extending tuition relief ideas as lawmakers weigh bonds and tax options.
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Iowa State
U. of I
Merit system forces clerical cuts in Iowa social services
Des Moines reports state welfare offices shed 82 clerical jobs due to merit system pay increases. Commissioner James Gillman says 371 clerical positions existed across 99 counties and will drop to 289 under new organization while attrition and reassignments are used to avoid layoffs. He faulted lack of new funding in the 1970 legislature as worsening the squeeze.
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Des Moines
UPI
Department of Social Services
James Gillman
Gillman
Social Services Department
Highway Users Confront Future Iowa Traffic Issues
Harold Gray of the National Highway Users Conference urges informed, practical highway policy at an Iowa meeting. He warns against diverting highway funds to rail transit and notes national criticism of highways. he stresses unity among stakeholders to keep Iowa’s road program advancing without disruption.
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Des Moines
Harold Gray
State Services Department
National Highway Users Conference
Iowa Highway Users Conference
Gray
NHUC
Iowa
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Subway
America
Des Moines Council Calls for Probe Into Lewd Movies
Des Moines city leaders moved Monday night to ask Polk County Attorney to investigate looser and obscene movies and their ads shown in area theaters. The inquiry aims to determine violations of state obscenity laws and to report findings to a county grand jury. Councilman Jens Grothe urged action against entertainment he called inappropriate for the community.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County Attorney's Office
Ronald Reynolds
Jens Grothe
Extension programs link University of Iowa to state workers
The University of Iowa Extension Division connects adults to education through correspondence off campus classes and campus visits. It notes 2,500 active learners and 35,000 in ten years, with programs in police training public affairs broadcasting and community services.
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Robert F. Ray
University of Iowa Division of Extension and University Services
U. of I
Ray
Bureau of Police Science
Bureau
Institute of Public Affairs
Iowa
Radio Broadcasting Service
WSUI
KSUI
U. of S.’s
Iowa Center For Education In Politics
Center For Conferences
John Morgan arraigned in Tama County drunk driving case
John Morgan of Toledo appeared in Tama County District Court before Judge John W. Tobin and was found to have not consulted an attorney. Morgan requested counsel and Judge Tobin appointed Ben Morris to represent him at state expense. The case was continued to 9 a.m. November 7.
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Toledo
John Morgan
Tama
Tama County
John W. Tobin
Morgan
Tobin
Ben Morris
Want ads promise buyers for used items
Classified note urges readers to call 369-1234 to place want ads and reach potential buyers for items no longer needed. It emphasizes quick results and direct contact.
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New Hartford
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Lakeside Laboratory
UNI
Parks
Boyd
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
Louden
W. Robert Parks
ISU
J. Don Weimer
D-Cedar
Rapids
Hill
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Bruce Orr
Kenneth Crabb
U. of S
Springfield
Neb
FBI
William Moore Pegram
Houston
Lowans
D.M
Role of
Iowa U. Extension
Iowa City
Bureau of Educational Research and Service
State Department of Public Safety
Dean Robert Ray
Interbank
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