Iowa City Forms Panel On Eastern Iowa Regional Airport
Mayor Loren Hickerson announced a committee to study a potential regional airport for Eastern Iowa. Allan Vestal leads with Lyle Miller Charles G. Dore Robert G. Bennett and Dean Robert C. Hardin also named. The panel may delay until Waterloo weighs in and ties to city growth plans.
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Iowa City
Loren Hickerson
Iowa
Allan Vestal
Johnson County Regional Planning Commission
Lyle Miller
Municipal Airport Commission
Charles G. Dore
Owens Brush Co
Robert G. Bennett
Procter and Gamble
Robert C. Hardin
University
Medical
Waterloo
Hickerson
Cedar Rapids
Brandt
Butnerus
Lind
Connell
Johnson County
Merchant Alert Line Established in Independence
Independence Chamber of Commerce launches an Alert Line to warn merchants and Chamber members about fraudulent practices such as no account check writers and shoplifting. Upon notice, the Chamber will notify designated people who will call three more members. stickers with names will be placed on phones to speed warnings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Independence
Chamber
Marvin Bradley
Bradley
Parents Day Events Set at Iowa State U
Iowa State plans a series of Parents Day events tied to the Iowa State versus Colorado football game. Events begin Thursday with Electric Circus at 8 p.m. in the Armory, Friday features Cokes and Candles at 8 p.m. in Memorial Union Great Hall, a pep rally and dance in downtown Ames, and films at the Electrical Engineering building. Saturday includes the 2 p.m. game at Clyde Williams field and a tea hosted by President and Mrs. Parks at State Gymnasium after the game. Campus displays will complement the day.
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Ames
Iowa State
Union Board
Great Hall
Memorial Union
Pep Council
Assn
Electrical Engineering Building
Clyde Williams
Robert Parks
State Gymnasium
Independence Firm Formed by Republican Attorney duo
Kenneth W. Martinson the Buchanan county attorney and a Republican candidate forms a law partnership with John L. Rensink aged 30, formerly of Boyden. Rensink holds a BA from the University of South Dakota and a JD from Drake University in 1965. Martinson has practiced law in Independence for 18 years and also earned a Drake Law degree.
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Independence
Kenneth W. Martinson
Buchanan County
John L. Rensink
Boyden
Rensink
University of South Dakota
Drake University
Martinson
Misunderstood Iowa School Study Debates Optimum District Size
Iowa administrator Dr. Ellis Hanson clarified that the Great Plains Project aimed to define a district size balancing equity and efficiency. Critics call 3,500 pupils impractical, but Hanson notes the plan envisions regional services and multiple attendance centers within one board. Local control is argued to be preserved by smaller districts and coordinated state support.
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Great Plains Project
Iowa
Ellis Hanson
Great Plains School District Organization
Great Plains
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
State Board of Public Instruction
Hanson
Board of Education
Regional Education Service Agency
National Guard Ends Waterloo Emergency
Waterloo ends two week state of emergency declared during racial disturbances. About 350 national guardsmen were called to duty. a small contingent remained through Sunday for the National Dairy Cattle Congress. Last troops departed Monday.
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Waterloo
Lloyd Turner
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription rates and mailing info
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established in 1883 by The Gazette Co, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 65 cents a week. by mail Night edition and Sunday 6 market? $1.70 a month, $16 a year. afternoon editions and Sunday 7 issues $1.85 a month, $17 a year. other states and U.S. territories $27 a year. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
UNI Homecoming Queen Finalist Named From Cedar Rapids
Miss Greer Larson 20 a UNI junior from Cedar Rapids is among 10 finalists for the 1968 homecoming queen. She majors in early childhood education, graduated from Cedar Rapids Washington, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira E Larson. Homecoming runs Oct 4 to Oct 20 with the 1968 queen announced Oct 11 and crowned Oct 14 at Latham Stadium Cedar Falls. UNI plays Morningside Oct 19 in the homecoming game.
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Greer Larson
Cedar Rapids
University of Northern Iowa
Larson
Cedar Rapids Washington
Ira E. Larson
Garden Drive
UNI
O. R. Latham
Cedar Falls
Morningside
Iowa Tax Data Shows 18 High Earners Report Low Taxable Incomes
Iowa revenue officials report 1967 gross income rose about 600 million to near 6.3 billion in adjusted figures, with individual income tax receipts totaling 91.5 million. Eighteen taxpayers with 100000 or more in gross income showed taxable incomes under 7,000, possibly due to capital gains or large losses. Sales tax credits cost the state 13.4 million, with credits ranging by income, total payouts below prior estimates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Revenue
Department
George Good
Good
Addi
Newly elected officers named for Dunlap-Griswold post 560
Winthrop New officers of Dunlap Griswold Schaffer McFarland Post 560 American Legion are Commander Byron Merrill Vice Commander Lynn Griswold Adjutant Richard Depp Service Officer Byron Merrill Sergeant at Arms Edward Singer Chaplain Glenn Griswold Historian Willis Merrill.
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Winthrop
Dunlap - Griswold- Schaffer - McFarland
American Legion
Byron Merrill
Lynn Griswold
Richard Depp
Edward Singer
Glenn Griswold
Willis Merrill
Income Tax Returns By County Listed
Des Moines ICPA reports several Eastern Iowa counties with counts of state income tax returns and total tax paid. The figures enumerate towns and sums, highlighting county totals and per county income figures.
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Des Moines
ICPA
Iowa
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Poweshiek
Clayton
Clinton Es
Delaware
Dubuque
Tama
Washington
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Jay Honohan
Frank Smiley
Iowa League of Municipalities
Bertha Traver
Ryan Hay
Edmund Mensen
Manchester
Silly Printing CO
Second Ave
Sterling
Third Avenue
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Marshalltown
Area 11 Community College
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National Guard
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Associated Press
Leibsohn’s
Winthrop Legion
Emer
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Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Cédar Est Coma
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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