Army Chaplains Since 1775 Sacred Duty to Soldiers
The U S Army Chaplaincy began July 29 1775 with over 1800 chaplains today from Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths serving soldiers globally. A chaplain must have four years of college three years of seminary training and church endorsement. After Fort Hamilton training he is assigned. In Vietnam about 60 chaplains serve with around five killed while ministers and rabbis often ride circuits with helicopters. The motto remains For God and Country.
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N.Y
Vietnam
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Hughes Denies He Will Enter Private Industry
Governor Harold Hughes denies entering private industry after his term ends next year, noting no offers and staying busy governing Iowa. The piece also covers Republican senators’ views on Johnson’s tax proposal, state polls favoring Republican candidates, and various Iowa public policy topics including toll bridges, pollution, and a proposed wheat reserve.
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Hughes
Harold Hughes
Des Moines
U.S
Senate
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Johnson
Iowa
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Congress
Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
White House
Bowin Seeks Republican Nomination for Lieutenant Governor
Bowin, Water loo theater manager in his first term in the Iowa legislature, announced his candidacy at a Des Moines meeting of theater operators. He criticized the legislature's large tax bill while launching his bid for lieutenant governor. The report also covers educational mergers in Iowa counties, a Linn County study funded by a 97000 dollar grant, and state stamp procurement issues amid a small post office shortfall.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Donald A. Bowin
Des Moines
E. Robert Stephens
University of Iowa
Stephens
U.S. Office of Education
Linn County Board of Education
Tetanus drive targets unvaccinated elderly Iowa residents
The Iowa health department launches a tetanus campaign focusing on seniors, noting a northeast farmyard tetanus case in a 73 year old woman who had never been immunized. Last year the state reported four tetanus cases, all adults over 50, with three fatalities. The Iowa Farm Bureau credits itself as a major force behind a property tax relief bill highlighted in its weekly paper.
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O Malley Named Chairman of Budget and Finance Panel
Des Moines Democrat Senator George O Malley elected chairman of the legislative budget and financial control committee known as the legislative interim committee.
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O'Malley
George O'Malley
Des Moines
Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee
Legislative
Elgin Echo's Publishing Details for Local Paper
The Elgin Echo in Elgin Iowa notes its second class mail status dated September 1 1891 and lists Fayette County Wigin under Act of March 3 1879. Published weekly every Thursday by James A Iwermen.
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