Area Ten Board Approves Agri Business Two Year Program
The Area Ten Community college board approved a new two year program in production agriculture to launch in September 1968. Advisory committee chair Rex Conn reported the need for farm production and management training in Eastern Iowa and suggested the title production agriculture.
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Area Ten Community College Board
Iowa
Rex Conn
Area Ten
Conn
The
Gazette
Iowa State University
Ames
Francis Abel
West Branch
Bob Witmer
Vinton
Russell Swenson
Bob Nance
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Owens
Palo
Dale Newman
Martelle
Kenneth Muller
Tipton
Supt
Selby Ballantyne
Ballantyne
B. A. Jensen
John Gerber
Cancer Society aims 217 programs in Linn County year
The Linn County Cancer Society board outlined a 1967-68 plan to run 217 educational programs including 54 for business and industry employees. Education chief Mrs. Sam Johnson cited earlier- detecting cancer through workplace programs and emphasized films on careers and smoking, urging executives to aid outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Cancer Society
Sam Johnson
Johnson
Health Complex Evaluators Ready Report for UCS Meeting
The United Community Service evaluation panel completes a year long review of Linn County health center proposals. Dr Walter Burnett of Michigan State will present the plan to the UCS board on November 29, detailing administrative structure and tax needs to support a comprehensive health center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS
United Community Service
Linn County Health Center
Walter M. Burnett
Michigan State University
UCS Board of Directors
Burnett
UCS Board
Reddy
County Board of Supervisors
Dudley Henderson
William Martin
Coe College
Larry Chase
State Board of Control
Ebinger
Linn County
Health Services Center
Bids Opened on Sewer Project At Zika Avenue
City attorney opened bids for a sanitary sewer project in the Zika avenue Twenty-sixth street NW area. Hennessey Brothers Construction Co. submitted the apparent low bid of 39335.50, about five percent above the engineer's estimate, while Oliphant Engineering Co. bid 45137. The project runs from Zika avenue and Twentieth street to Twenty-sixth street and north to Robbins road. Bids go to city council next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zika Avenue Twenty-sixth Street
Hennessey Brothers Construction Co
Oliphant Engineering Co
Zika Avenue
Twentieth Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Robbins Road
Struck by Car Injures Cedar Rapids Woman
A Cedar Rapids woman, Lorena Farwell, 58, of 111 Tenth Street NE, suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a car at the Second Avenue and Eighth Street SE intersection. Police say David L. Hess, 214 Eighth Street SE, stopped for oncoming traffic in the crosswalk area and struck Farwell as his car moved forward. no charges were filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Lorena Farwell
Tenth Street
Second Avenue
Eighth Street SE
David L. Hess
Fic
Bishop's Mantle Play At North High Friday Night
All high school classes participate in The Bishop's Mantle to be staged Friday at 8 p.m. at North High School. The event is part of the school program and features student performers from multiple classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam K. Edgar
John Blong
West Union
North High School
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Ballantyne Reply
Raymond Suma
Daryle Holbrook
Marvin Austin
Austin
Jensen, Gerber
Paul Wolfe
Iowa City
M. A. McCallister
Max Lewis
Wellman
Iowa Assn. of
Des Moines
Cancer Society
William Crary
Linn County Society
American Cancer Society
John J. Locher, Jr
E. E. Weland
Martin
Chase
Louis Blair
St. Luke’s Hospital
Blair
Wolf’s
By Bigelow
Bigelow
Wimberly
Fiber Industries, Inc
Smulekoff
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