Ferris Battles Ballot Blues In Linn County Race
Independent sheriff candidate Ferris laments ballot placement from bottom third of Linn County ballot. He cites petition-signature hurdles, lack of access to voter lists, and higher costs to educate voters while noting confusion over independent versus petition-nominated lines. Ferris is actually a nominated by petition candidate in truth.
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George Ferris
Linn County
George Gobel
Ferris
Iowa
Lester Maddox
American Party
Walker
Independence
East Iowa College Fair to Feature Fifty Institutions
Fifty colleges and universities from Iowa and five other states are slated to attend the Eastern Iowa College Fair in Kirkwood Community College’s Iowa hall. Major sponsors include Kirkwood, the Iowa Personnel and Guidance Association, and the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counselors. The event runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. with representatives from each school available for high school students seeking college information.
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Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Jim Miller
Kirkwood
Iowa Personnel and Guidance Assn
Iowa Assn
Miller
Iowa Hall
Cedar Rapids
Mount St. Clare College
Clinton
University of
Youth Reported Fair After Truck Accident
Dennis Betzer a 17 year old Central City youth remained in fair condition at St Luke's hospital Thursday after a truck crash north of Central City Wednesday afternoon Jeffrey Freilinger 16 also from Central City was treated and released local state troopers had not filed a report by Thursday morning Two Cedar Rapids area high school students were elected to state offices at the Distributive Education Clubs of America delegate assembly in Ames Jill Cocciola Jefferson was named state treasurer Bev Barg Washington was elected area vice president More than 300 students from over 60 schools attended the event
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis Betzer
Central City
St. Luke's Hospital
Jeffrey Freilinger
Armstrong Denies Returning To Help Ford Campaign
London AP report states Ambassador Anne Armstrong denied being summoned by President Ford to aid his campaign. She stressed she will not be a campaigner and wishes to remain ambassador if Ford wins. The embassy noted she would visit the U S next week but was recalled early for talks with Secretary Kissinger.
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London
Anne Armstrong
Washington
Ford
Armstrong
United States
Henry Kissinger
Soviets Promise Angola More Military Aid
In Moscow a joint communique announced Angola will receive additional Soviet military aid after a six day visit by President Agostinho Neto. Neto met with Brezhnev and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty before flying to Bulgaria.
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Moscow
API
Soviet Union
Angola
Agostinho Neto
Neto
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
New Downtown Lot Opens With Shuttle Service
A new downtown parking lot at B avenue and Fourth street replaces the A avenue site. Operated by the Civic Development Assn., it holds 400 cars, expandable to 600, with a shuttle every 15 minutes to the central downtown area. Monthly fee is 11.50 including shuttle, hours 7 9:30 am and 12:30 pm Monday and Thursday.
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Second
Third Streets
Civic Development Assn
B Avenue
Fourth Street
Iowa Numismatic Assn Elects New Officers At Roosevelt
John W Kelso of Cedar Rapids was chosen president of the Iowa Numismatic Assn at the recent annual convention and coin show at the Roosevelt Royale hotel. Officers include Harry Peters Des Moines Don Mark Kanawha Jo Ann Peters Kanawha and Marjorie Owen Adel with district directors spanning Cedar Rapids Muscatine and Sioux City among others. Marjorie Owen also serves as bulletin editor. John W Kelso also heads the Cedar Rapids Coin Club with James R Lee as vice president and Leo R Sears Stanley K Miller as officers. Directors named include J W Carberry Marvin E Shaffer James R Hamling and Robert E Douglas.
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John W. Kelso
Chapel Drive
Iowa Numismatic Assn
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Harry Peters
Kanawha
Don Mark
Des Moines
Jo Ann Peters
Gene Boyd
Davenport
Wilbur Balmos
Muscatine
James R. Hamling
Cedar Rapids
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Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Viterloo College
la Crosse
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Wartburg College
Waverly
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Clarke College
Dubuque
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls
Luther College
Decorah
Marycrest College
Stephens College
Columbia
Coe College
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Minn
Morningside College
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Simpson College
Indianola
Grandview College
North Iowa
C.R
Las Vegas
Travel & Transport
Lindale Plaza
P.O
Soviets
U.S. Air Force
Charles Yeager
California
Bloke
Lambert
Lawnboys & Toros
Third Avenue S.E
Winchester
Mossberg
First Avenue S.E
C.R. Man Heads State Coin Group
Don Watts
Clarion
Jack Feild
M.A. Peterson
Clear Lake
Robert Douglas
Paul Campbell
State Center
Marjorie Owen
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