Three Crosses Ranch to build new residence for twenty boys
Three Crosses Ranch Inc of Strawberry Point begins construction on a 270000 dollar residence to house two groups of ten boys. The project, funded by a Farmers Home Administration loan, expands the non-denominational Christian home for older teenage boys operating since 1970 with ten beds.
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Three Crosses Ranch, Inc
Strawberry Point
Farmers Home Administration
Three Crosses Ranch
Decorah
Iowa
Oelwein State Bank of O6celwein
Central State Bank of
Herbert H. Stone
Greeley
Receives Commendations For Turning in Money
Iowa City resident Jim Pine received a commendation from Police Chief Harvey Miller after turning in $120 found in twenty dollar bills. A woman later identified the money and claimed the funds at the police station.
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Iowa City
Jim Pine
Harvey Miller
Pine
Catholic School Gets Consolidation Reprieve
SPILLVILLE St Wenceslaus Catholic school received a one year reprieve from Archdiocese of Dubuque plans to consolidate due to declining enrollment. The archdiocese may still push consolidations with St Johns Fort Atkinson and St Lukes St Lucas while Holy Trinity Protivin weighs uniting grades to preserve the parish school.
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Spillville
St. Wenceslaus
Archdiocese of
Archdiocesan Board
Waterloo
Spilsville
Holy Cross
Protivin
St. Aloysius
Calmar
Festina
Archdiocesan
Louis Trzil
the Gazette
Father Trzil
Trzil
Hayek
Holy Trinity
St. Luke's
St. John’s Boards of Education
St. John’s
Hunters Breakfast at What Cheer Saturday
The What Cheer Lions club hosts its eighth annual hunters breakfast at the Community Center on Saturday with serving to begin at 5 30 a m.
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What Cheer
Lions Club
Hunters
Tax Credits Limited to $58,000 in Iowa
Des Moines IDPA reports the maximum personal property tax credit for taxes levied in 1976 and collectible in 1976-77 is set at 58 000. The extra credit beyond the regular 10 000 is 48 000 in assessed value. Taxpayers who filed for the regular credit may qualify automatically. county auditors should be notified where property is in multiple counties.
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Des Moines
IDPA
State Revenue
Gerald Bair
Marvin R. Selden, Jr
Bair
Barr
Union Picket Planned for Wisconsin Iowa Game at Kinnick
Iowa City based University of Iowa Employees Union will picket the Wisconsin Iowa football game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday in protest of employee parking spots paid for by staff being used for home game patrons. The union previously picketed the Penn State Iowa game on Sept 27.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Employes Union
Wisconsin-Iowa
U. of I. Kinnick
Marilyn Blake
U. of I. Employe
Iowa
Opinion clears up questions on Iowa municipal elections
Des Moines AP reports Iowa Attorney General Richard Haesemeyer issued an opinion mailed to 99 county auditors clarifying how mayoral and council elections determine winners and runoffs. It explains calculating the majority in at large races, including write ins, and notes differences if a primary or petition/NPO process is used.
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DES Moines
Melvin Synhorst
Richard Haesemeyer
Synhorst
Haesemeyer
State Still Has Money Problems in Des Moines
Des Moines area Democratic floor leader Sen. George Kinley says Iowa faces big financial strains despite a record surplus. He cites a projected dip in reserve funds to 189.9 million by mid 1976 and 89.5 million by mid 1977, with unmet needs remaining after setting aside day to day balances. The 1976-77 agenda focuses on property tax relief and highway financing, plus potential shifts of costs from county to state, higher road funding, and corrections. Kinley notes hearings planned in December to expedite appropriation bills for the January session.
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Des Moines
SDPA
George Kinley
Comptroller’s
Kinley
Senate
General Assembly
Committee On
Department of Transportation
Transportation Finance
Fifth Judicial District
Fort Des Moines
State Crime Commission
State Social Services Department
House
Fox Couple Arraigned on Six Drug Related Charges
Iowa City authorities arraigned Jane Fox and Stephen Fox on six drug related charges after a search of their River Street home in Manville Heights. A total of 12 charges faced seven others linked to the residence.
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Iowa City
Jane Fox
Stephen S. Fox
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Fox
River Street
Manville Heights
Microfilm Reader Donated by Central City Kiwanis Club
Central City Kiwanis Club donates a microfilm reader to the city library with a 2:30 p.m. Saturday dedication. The gift marks the first in bicentennial activities and includes microfilming Linn News-Letter issues dating to the late 1800s. Plans to microfilm Walker News and Coggan are discussed as part of forming a historical bicentennial department.
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Central City
Central City Public Library
Central City Kiwanis Club
Linn News-Letter
Walker News
Coggan
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Hiawatha
Highway 150
Catholic
Calmar-Festina
Wisconsin
By Harrison Weber
Comptroller’s Office
Fort Madison
Ft. Levenworth
New York State Prison
Cental City
Capitol
Capitol Optical
Bank Americard
Cedar Rapids
First ST
S.E
ALL Union
Litton
2Nd Ave
Professional
Armstrong Family Shoes
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