Senior pilot readies airplane after six years of work
Dick Thompson, 68, has spent six years building a two log open cockpit single engine plane in a Vinton area shop. With help from Clyde Williams and local enthusiasts he completes fittings and fabric work. The Fly Baby, powered by two engines overhauled and reinforced, will undergo FAA checks before taxiing tests at Vinton Municipal Airport. Dick plans to fly twice weekly once approved and cherishes the dream of flight.
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Clyde
William Mullinex
Cascade
Idaho
Vinton
Bill Satterlee
Carl
Anderson
Federal Aviation Administration
Vinton Municipal
Dick Thompson
Evans, Cutler Run For Iowa 3rd District Endorsements
Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee backs Rep. Cooper Evans in Iowa 3rd District with a 500 dollar contribution. Opponent Lynn Cutler receives endorsement from Senior PAC, which plans a 250 dollar check and notes her Social Security advocacy.
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Waterloo
Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee
U.S
Cooper Evans
Iowa
Ilowa
House of Representatives
Evans
Lynn Cutler
Senior Pac
Cutler
Robert Samuel
PAC
Washington, D.C
Samuel
Widow Asked to Repay Osage Grant for Home Repairs
Osage City Council asked Katherine Jeffries Nehls to repay $15,109 in grant funds used for repairs to her two story home after she inherited about $30,000 from an aunt. Nehls had remarried and received HUD interest as she sought further aid.
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Osage
Iowa
Katherine Jeffries Nehls
Nehls
Emma Mathiason
UNI teachers seek 20 percent pay rise for 1983 84
UNI faculty asked the Iowa Board of Regents for a 20 percent salary increase for 1983 84 and a 12 percent rise for 1984 85. Regents will unveil its initial proposal at the next bargaining session on Oct 26 at 3 30 p m in Gilchrist Hall Board Room on the UNI campus.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Gilchrist
UNI
Locomotive Shop Open House in Oelwein Sunday
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad invites the public to an open house at its Frederick and Fourth streets shop in Oelwein from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday October 24. Maurice Campbell the shop superintendent says the plant has doubled in size to 900 by 90 feet and may build or rebuild locomotive parts and engines. Refreshments will be served.
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Maurice Campbell
Benton Schools Set Auction for Excess Equipment
Benton Community schools plan an auction of surplus items for Saturday, November 13, at the district bus barn in Van Horne. The school board postponed a weeknight sale due to the large volume of items. Auction start time remains to be announced.
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van Horne
Benton Community Schools
Germany Accepts Wilsons Terms to End World War I in 1918
On this date in 1918 Germany accepted President Woodrow Wilsons terms to end World War I marking a pivotal moment toward armistice and peace negotiations. The decision followed months of conflict and harsh Allied demands shaping the war's conclusion.
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Germany
Woodrow Wilson
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Dave Rasdal
Atte Eastern Towa
Gaz, Vinton
Clyde Williams
Canada
Ruie
Gazette
Dave Rasda
VFW Pac
U.S. House
Kratchmer
Rita Johnson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Elaine Kalmar
United Faculty
Benton
Sears
Avco Financial Services
Kates
Uanco Financial Services
ONE, Inc
First Avenue
N.E
Cedar Rapids
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