Tax Unit Has No Authority To Order Floor on Valuations
Des Moines The state tax commission cannot compel city and county assessors to raise 1965 real estate valuations by 27 percent as a floor. Experts say the commission lacks enforcement power. action may go to legal proceedings. The measure was a guideline urged by the Iowa Association of Assessing Officials.
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Harrison
Tax Commission
The
Iowa Assn
State Tax Commission
State Board of Review
End to Stick and Hoe in Industrial Relations Urged
Dubuque Rev. Leo C. Brown SJ urged an end to stick and hoe methods in labor management during the ninth annual Labor Day Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral. He called for replacing major strikes with cooperative solutions, warning of rising unemployment and social problems if current practices persist.
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Dubuque
Leo C. Brown
S.J
Father Brown
St. Louis University Economics Department
St. Raphael Cathedral
Jet Pilot Wins Antique Honors
Capt. Herbert Harkcom of Tulsa won the grand championship at the Antique Airplane Assn fly-in with a 1927 Fairchild FC 2. The plane, once used by Interstate Airlines, was also named best antique transport and oldest unmodified antique, among other honors. Harkcom trained 12 to 14 hours daily to prepare the aircraft and it was certified flyable just a week before the event.
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Ottumwa
UPI
Herbert Harkcom
Harkcom
Tulsa
Okla
American Airlines
Interstate Airlines
Fairchild
Oklahoma
Keep Kids in School Labor Expo Speech
DES MOINES AP Senator Lee Metcalf urged labor and management to keep kids in school at the La bor Day exposition in Polk county. He warned dropouts threaten the domestic scene as the economy needs no more unskilled workers this decade. About 30 000 attended the opening of the exposition.
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Des Moines
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Polk County
Montana
Brownstone the Magician Stuns on TV Tonight
Brownstone the Magician performs amazing tricks on television at 10 30 PM. Johnny Ketellen and His Sunshine Boys entertain, airing Monday night on TV 9.
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Brownstone
Johnny Ketellen
Sunshine Boys
Work To Resume At Deere Plant
In Dubuque John Deere Co workers who quit over time card errors will return to work Tuesday after a union meeting. Local 94 of the United Auto Workers said members acted under contract and expect the company to address grievances while resuming duties following days off.
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Dubuque
John Deere Co
Mike Klein
United Auto Workers
Luther to Let Contracts for $850 000 Dorm
Decorah reports Luther college will award contracts for an $850000 men’s dormitory housing 256 students. The concrete four floor building will rise north of Centennial Union and Walders Hall with aluminum windows and brick exterior. Completion is set for January 1 1965.
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Decorah
Luther College
Altfillisch, Olson
Walders Memorial Hall of Science
Dairy at Albia Ordered Closed
A Des Moines report says a Spencer Dairy in Albia was ordered closed by an Iowa milk sanitarian after finding unsanitary conditions including insects in a vat of milk during pasteurization. Owners Mr and Mrs John Spencer said the dairy had been sold to an Ottumwa firm and would only be used for milk delivery.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Spencer
Albia
Ray Pieratt
John Spencer
Des Moines Bartenders Union proposes pay scale by skill level
A Des Moines plan based on mixology would create three bartender classes with weekly wages of 115 dollars for top mixologists, 90 dollars for those mixing 30 drinks, and 75 dollars for beer dispensers, plus a 48 hour week. A board of examiners would test workers quarterly, with upward or downward pay adjustments as proficiency changes. The move follows liquor-by-the-drink legalization and aims to formalize pay amid escalating membership.
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DES Moines
UPI
Jesse Daum
Local 247
Bartenders Union
Daum
Board of Examiners
Three Luther College Staff Members Honored by Regents
DECORAH Three Luther college faculty members were honored by the board of regents at their Aug 30 meeting on campus. Dr. David T. Nelson was named professor emeritus after 42 years on the Luther staff and serving as aide to the president. Dr. David C. Johnson received tenure as associate professor of sociology, and Dr. David Torrison Nelson was granted tenure as associate professor of physics.
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College
Board of Regents
David T. Nelson
Luther
Emer
Itus
Nelson
David C. Johnson
David Torrison Nelson
Regents
Dysart Board of Education two seats on ballot
Three candidates filed for two Dysart school board seats. Incumbents Richard Raub and Robert Hadachek face challenge from former member Russell Nelson.
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Dysart
Dysart Board of Education
Richard Raub
Robert Hadachek
Russell Nelson
Dennis The Menace Appears Daily in Classifieds
The strip Dennis the Menace shows up each day in the newspaper classifieds section. Readers follow the mischievous boy's antics as a lighthearted feature amid ads and notices.
Museum Building Plan Near Luther Campus in Decorah
The Norwegian American Historical Museum, owned by Luther College since 1877, will form a museum board to oversee policy and management. A dedicated director will lead, a campus site is sought, and funding efforts to endow the museum and build a new facility were authorized on June 1.
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Plan Museum
Luther
Decorah
Museum
Regents
Museum Board
Luther College
Volga Post Names New Officers for Legion Chapter
New officers of the Volga American Legion post are Larry Berns as commander G W Bill Crandall as vice commander Louis L White as adjutant Leo Becker as finance officer and the post museum has grown since its founding 86 years ago.
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Volga
Volga American Legion
Larry Berns
G. W
Bill’ Crandall
Louis
L. White
Leo Jago
Becker
Some Clocks Are Set Back Across Eastern Iowa
At least seven Eastern Iowa communities set clocks back to Standard Time Sunday. Dubuque Ca manche Clinton Sabula Keokuk DeWitt and Durant observed the change. Clinton retailers debated delaying their shift but no extension was approved. New London Mt. Pleasant followed. Davenport Bettendorf Burlington LeClaire Middletown and Muscatine keep Daylight Time until Oct. 27.
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Dubuque
UPI
Iowa
Camanche
Clinton
Sabula
Keokuk
DeWitt
Durant
Clinton Paihain
New London
Mt. Pleasant
Davenport
Bettendorf
Burlington
LeClaire
Middletown
Muscatine
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