Cecil Lent Keeps Slater Moving With Personal Touch
In Slater Iowa population 1100 Cecil Lent 61 serves as sewer and water superintendent building inspector zoning administrator park superintendent and streets maintainer plus overseer of a large community swimming pool and park. Residents praise his readiness to work odd hours to keep utilities and streets running and credit him with spearheading major water plant expansion and upgrades.
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Who Keeps Slater Running in Friendly Town
Dec Lent, a longtime Slater helper known for tackling low water pressure issues and city upkeep, says he values service over praise. He patrols in a pickup with tools, earning $7,000 yearly, plans retirement next year, and dreams of travel while continuing to maintain parks, the cemetery, and a flower-filled City Hall area.
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TV Highlights and Featured Network Movies
TV highlights list assignments and network movie features. The Legend of Lylah Clare with Kim Novak and Peter Finch airs on CBS at 8. An International Performance presents the National Orchestra in a Tchaikovsky Wagner concert at 11. KDIN and 12-KTIN air at 8. Jake Webster’s mission in Assignment Vienna appears on ABC at 8.
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TV Log Des Moines Four Networks Schedule Summary
Des Moines TV log lists CBS NBC and ABC lineups with shows like The Waltons Jeopardy Dragnet and News hours across 6:30 PM to 2:30 AM includes specials The Tonight Show and regional programming with late movie listings and game shows. Programs include CBS News Gambit Love of Life Password and Sports segments.
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Moeller Named Murray Professor at Iowa Journalism
Leslie G. Moeller, former director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, named the universitys first John F. Murray professor of journalism. The Murray chair provides a $3,000 stipend to distinguished faculty in journalism, law and business. Moeller led the journalism school from 1947 to 1967 and now directs mass communications and modern society studies at Iowa.
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$300 Stolen From Purse At Veterans Hospital
A woman reports about $300 in cash stolen from her purse in a Veterans Hospital waiting room. Naomi Murphy, 51, of 2925 Grand Ave, left the purse briefly and found the loss upon returning home, police said.
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Tragic Castalia Farm Fire Claims 6-Year-Old
In Castalia Iowa a six year old boy Rodney Schmelle died of smoke inhalation as a fire destroyed a family farm home. Three other children Randy 15 Renee 14 and Ricky were rescued or treated for injuries while mother Mrs. Schmelle aided by propping a ladder to a second floor. Father Raymond Schmelle entered the home and retrieved what remained before firefighters arrived.
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25 Years Service Surprise Party For Home Directors
Fifty or more Polk County Juvenile Home staff members organized a Thursday surprise party for Mr and Mrs Herbert Rutgers marking 25 years as directors of the home.
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Omaha nurse elected chair of Nebraska section group
Joelynne R. Plamadore of Omaha has been elected chairman of the Nebraska section of the Nurses Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The announcement appeared in Omaha NEB AP coverage of professional society leadership.
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