Iowa corn yield set at record 125 bushels per acre
USDA raised Iowa corn yield to 125 bushels per acre on 12.6 million planted acres, forecasting a record 1.57 billion bushels with soybeans at 309.7 million. The national outlook also rose for corn to 7.59 billion and soybeans to 2.24 billion, amid transport and demand factors.
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Kansas City Terminal Railway
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Rock Island
Crop Reporting Board
Governors Predict Increased Indo Chinese Refugees
Colorado Governor Richard Lamm and Iowa Governor Robert Ray said their states would receive more Indochinese refugees as President Carter doubts the regional quota. Lamm praised Iowa's preparation and integration efforts while Ray, head of the NGA Indo China relief committee, urged continued American aid.
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Colorado
Robert Ray
Iowa
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Denver
Southeast Asia
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National Governors’ Association
Center Point Mayor dismisses complaint against employee
Mayor Robert Pepin says allegations that a Center Point Water Department employee operated a city vehicle under the influence and used city equipment for personal use are unfounded. The Iowa Citizens Aide Ombudsman is reviewing the case, but Linn County attorney's office found no criminal basis, and Pepin says the matter is resolved.
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Robert Pepin
Iowa Citizen's Aide
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Linn Mental Health Association elects new president
William B. Hood Jr. from Mount Mercy College social work faculty was chosen president of the Linn Mental Health Association board in Linn County. Diane C. Krivo became vice president with Jean Beattie Tompkins secretary and Kathleen A. Allie treasurer at the annual meeting.
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Mount Mercy College
Linn Mental Health Association
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Jean Beattie Tompkins
Kathleen A. Allie
Hood
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Carter Bradshaw
L. Racheal Davis
Jack Breithaupt
Lumir Kopecky
August Pufall
Francis Vasquez
Donald Custis
United Way of
Ben Dukes
Eleanor Norton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Theologist Rode Dies at Yale Divinity School
Werner Rode, 59, theology professor at Yale Divinity School, died Sunday in New Haven Connecticut. He contributed to religious scholarship and taught generations of students at the university.
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New Haven, Conn
Werner Rode
Yale Divinity School
Hiawatha city agrees to sidewalk toll for overpass deal
Hiawatha accepted a contract with IDOT to add a north side sidewalk on the Emmons Street overpass near I-380 at a cost to the city of about five thousand dollars. The agreement follows earlier plans to extend south side sidewalks and frames annexation talks north of town for growth around interchanges.
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IDOT
Hiawatha
Emmons Street
Martin Bruns
Robins
Joan Biederman
Biederman
Grant to boost Iowa drug abuse training unit
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded a $30,000 one year training grant to the Iowa Department of Substance Abuse. Gary Riedmann, director, said the funds will pay salary for a training director, help develop a management information system for human resources and support additional training workshops for staff.
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Des Moines
UPI
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Iowa
Travel Development Division Gets New IDC Director
DES MOINES UP I Phil Morgan named director of the Iowa Development Commission Public Information division. Friday the IDC appointed him director of the Travel Development division.
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UPI
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Iowa Development Commmission
Friday
IDC
Speakers for GOP women's meeting named
DES MOINES AP State Sen. Susan McLane of New Hampshire will be keynote speaker at the first statewide meeting of the Iowa Republican Women's Task Force in Des Moines. Former Rep. Joan Lipsky Cedar Rapids chairs the task force with Mary Louise Smith to speak on structures and delegate processes. Betty Jean Clark will be master of ceremonies. Diane Glass NRCC regional director will discuss recruiting women candidates. The goal is strengthening women's standing in the party.
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Des Moines
Susan McLane
New Hampshire
McLane
New Hampshire Senate
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mary Louise Smith
Worlan Elected President Of Area Substance Abuse Council
Carol Worlan, director of the Eastern Iowa Area Crime Commission, was elected president of the board of the Area Substance Abuse Council at the annual meeting held at the Roosevelt Hotel. Linn Supervisor Jean Oxley became vice president, Mildred Grubbs secretary, and Dennis Wangeman treasurer. The guest speaker Juvenile Judge Brent Harstad discussed juvenile substance use and the court system.
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Eastern Iowa Area Crime Commission
Area Substance Abuse Council
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Roosevelt Hotel
Linn
Jean Oxley
Mildred Grubbs
Dennis Wangeman
D.J. Smith
Brent Harstad
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