Eight Alumni to Receive Luther College Distinguished Service Award
Eight Luther College alumni will be honored at a homecoming banquet in the Centennial Union dining room at 6 45 p m. Dr John Linnell will speak. Recipients include O G Landsverk Robert M Josephson W O Rindahl Arnold Haugen Edwin Bottolfson Kathryn Moen Martin Rostad and Erling H Wold for service to community church state and nation.
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Decorah
Luther College
Luther
Centennial Union
John Linnell
O. G. Landsverk
Landsverk Electrometer Co
Glendale
Calif
Robert M. Josephson
Hertz Corporation
Rye
N.Y
W. O. Rindahl
American Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Mission
South Africa
Arnold ©. Haugen
Iowa State
Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Edwin 0. Bottolfson
Devils Lake
N.D
Garske Elevator Co
Land Finance Co
Kathryn Alvilden Moen
Augsburg College
Minneapolis
Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary
Martin L. Rostad
Comertown
Mont
Grafton
Wis
Erling H. Wold
United Day Nursery of
Grand Forks
Juvenile Delinquency Plan Seeks Iowa Forest Camps and Centers
Iowa social services proposes a 1969 legislative package including two youth forest camps for about 40 boys each, two community juvenile centers for reception and testing, and two regional jail centers. Director Maurice Harmon argues delinquents differ and Eldora overcrowding demands multiple small facilities for rehab, with pilots already in other states and a goal of eight to nine centers and similar jails nationwide.
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Des Moines
Department of Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Iowa
Harmon
Eldora
Grand Jury Recommends Changes at Peoples Hospital
Independence Iowa members of the Buch anan county grand jury toured the new Peoples hospital building and issued recommendations. They urged a wider entrance gate an additional access to the grounds a flashing light on highway 20 to slow entering vehicles expansion of employee parking and visitor parking with diagonally marked spaces and an enlarged visitors lot from 48 to accommodate 52 beds.
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Buchanan County Grand Jury
Peoples Hospital
Keith Campbell
Highway 20
Maxine Carson
Foreman
Merlin Graf
Wilma Isham
Ruth Gallup
Bernadette Tegler
Forrest Reed
Alvin Burrack
Bonfire Ignites Luther Homecoming Celebration
Decorah marks the Luther College homecoming weekend with a bonfire west of campus signaling a packed slate. Friday features a chapel convocation and Alumni Banquet, with queen coronation that night, while Saturday hosts a biology lecture parade football game and planetarium shows. Sunday includes worship, cornerstone laying for Preus Library, evening Reader’s Theater, and the dedication of a new eight story residence hall.
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Luther College
Carlson Stadium
W. Gordon Smedsrud
Luther Fieldhouse
Phillip Reitan
Valders Auditorium
Luther
Simpson
Ater
Reader’s Theater
David Preus
Minneapolis
Luther Chapel
Robert Larson
Department of
Soldier Dennis Koepp Killed in Vietnam
Army Specialist 4 Dennis E. Koepp son of Helen Koepp of Primghar was listed Wednesday as killed in Vietnam in a notice from Washington AP.
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Vietnam
Washington
Dennis E. Koepp
Helen Koepp
Primghar
Want to Rent Your Garage Ad Quick and Cheap
Classified notice offers a garage to rent with a simple call to 369 1234. Short, practical, and direct, it invites proposers to contact the number for rental terms.
Searchers Find Body Of Elkader Farmer
Clayton county authorities locate 68 year old Ben Petsche of Elkader dead after a Wednesday night search. Acting medical examiner Dr. Donald Hurlbut rules death due to natural causes. Sheriff’s office investigation concludes.
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Elkader
Ben Petsche
Clayton County
Donald Hurlbut
Sheriff's Office
Hip Udell Helps Bandit Headed for Bakery Loot
In Dubuque on Wednesday night a grocery clerk Mary Udell told the armed robber to the bakery counter. She remains calm and hands over about 300 dollars, after which the bandit fled the scene.
Search for Mr Petsche Ends in Fatal Find Near Hog Shed
Elwin Petsche sought his father after he failed to return from an errand to find stray dogs. The elder Petsche was found dead near a fence about 150 feet from the hog shed at 9 p.m. and transported to Witt funeral home.
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Mr. Petsche
Elwin
Petsche
Witt Funeral Home
Burlington Woman Perishes in Blaze
Barbara Jean Enyard aged 44 was found dead in the bathroom after a fire damaged two rooms of a five room house in Burlington. Officials cite apparent suffocation from the blaze, with a kerosene heater suspected as the cause. Firefighter Howard Davis was treated for burns at a local hospital.
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Burlington
Barbara Jean Enyard
Des Moines
Burton Stone
Eayard
Howard Davis
Smoking deer head tease on Truth or Consequences
A local TV tease promotes a color segment on KCRG TV 9 at 6 00 PM Thursday featuring a smoking deer head as a sensational preview for Truth or Consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kcrg-Tv
Building Inspections in Iowa City Up in 1968
Iowa City reports 1500 more building inspections this year than last. September had 536 inspections, reaching 3939 for the first nine months of 1968, with over half correcting housing code compliance. September authorized construction valued at 567770, totaling 6370986 for the year, led by 19 new houses valued at 452600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
C. Bruce Hamilton
Shopping Area Rules Studied At Iowa City
Iowa City plans and zoning officials study proposed ordinance to regulate shopping developments. A special shopping district classification would require ample parking control access traffic patterns and layout. Traffic concerns on West Benton were raised and possible new east west streets discussed. Coralville seeks access road to West High area and freeway 518 access west of town.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Planning and Zoning Sion
Barry Lundberg
Louis Shulman
Allan Vestal
Benton Street
Commission
Johnson County
Coralville
West High School
Rock Island
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Luther Award
Harrison
Webertown Daily Press Association
New State
Grand Jury
Luther Planetarium
Walders Studio
Preus
Nordic Choir
Weston Noble
Second Street
S.E
Second
Third Avenues
Cedar Rapids
Bmulekoff
3Rd Ave
1St St. SE
Remington Portable
Remington Premier
Remington
Remington Features
Smalekofp’s
Jewelry
University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band
Brien Gibson
Bill Reese
Lisbon
Dennis Morrissey
Dave Trachta
U. of
Floyd
Emmons
Mulekoff
Oyster Bay
Smulekoff
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