Iowa governor urges four year term and unified government
Gov. Harold Hughes denounces Iowa's outdated state government and calls for a four year governor term and single agency control of labor laws. He also supports item veto power and reorganizing welfare and unemployment programs to reduce waste and boost efficiency. Fort Dodge notes unusual name pairings appear in local stories.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
People
Hughes
Tall Corn
Bankrupt Iowa Firm in $5 Million Fraud Trial
A bankrupt Iowa washing machine company Automatic Washer Co. of Newton is central to a fraud trial in New York outlining $5 million in unregistered stock sales. Defendants Larry Knohl Joseph Abrams and Sydney L Albert face witnesses and documents as prosecutors trace stock transfers to friends at below market prices. Trial began last month with Judge Harold R Tyler Jr presiding and is expected to last six more weeks.
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New York
Iowa
Automatic Washer Co
Newton
Larry Knohl
Long Beach
Joseph Abrams
Great Neck
Long Island
Sydney L. Albert
Akron
Ohio
U. S. District Court
Harold R. Tyler, Jr
N. O. Nelson Co
St. Louis
Automatic Washer
Albert
Bellanca Aircraft Corp
Nelson Company
Nelson
Ant
Iowa Highway Contracts Total 22 Million
Iowa highway commission awarded contracts July through September totaling 22,416,965. Primary roads accounted for 11,850,384, interstate 6,606,931, and farm to market 3,959,649.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Old Golf and Country Club Building Sold to Dale Robey
The old Golf and Country Club building has been sold to Dale Robey for 5060 dollars. The new building is slated to open on October 31.
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Waulkon
Golf and Country Club
Dale Robey
Meteor Tracking Station Revealed in Iowa Cornfield Network
A 6 by 6 foot white block sits in a corn corner near Vinton as the Smithsonian Observatory and NASA funds build 16 Midwest meteor tracking stations. Cameras, shutters, and a photometer will auto record stars and meteors, with film sent to Lincoln, Nebraska for analysis.
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Gazette
L. W. Ward
Bob LaGrange
Vinton
LaGrange
Midwest
NASA
Phyllis Fleming
INTON
George Herger
Liberace
Herger
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Iowa unveils covert patrol radar in patrol cars
Des Moines reports the Iowa Highway Patrol introduces new portable radar units that mount inside cars, reach up to two miles for trucks and one mile for cars, and require only one operator. The chrome lens devices, about the size of a overnight bag, cost around $1000 and defeat gadgets signaling radar traps.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
T. R. Mikesch
Mikesch
Stanley Man Dies While at Doctor's Office
Harold Fox 51 died in an Oelwein doctor's office Friday afternoon, likely from a heart attack. He and son Duane owned Stanley Electric and he served as town councilman. Survived by wife Dorothy, children Duane, two daughters, two grandchildren, and two brothers. Body at Brant's funeral home. Services Monday at 2 p.m. in Union Church.
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Stanley
Harold Fox
Oelwein
Duane
Stanley Electric
Dorothy
James Layton
Robert Hundley
Aberdeen
Lester
Sumner
Kenneth
Bachelor, Mo
Brant
Union Church
Earlville Firefighters Host Pow Wow at Town Hall
Earlville firemen announce their annual Pow Wow to take place Thursday evening at the town hall inviting community members to attend the event and enjoy demonstrations and activities.
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Earlville
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Department of Mines and Minerals
Kelly Kelly
Fort Dodge
Marcella Farrell
Edward Farrell
George C. Seifried
Securities and Exchange Commission
Automatic
Richland Securities, Inc
Richland Also
Ian Peet
Kelly Fitzgerald
Patrick Kelly
Eyes
Meteor Station
Lincoln
Neb
College Community
Wapsie Y Camp
Central City
Carl Williams
Williams
Stanley Man
Doctor's
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