Death of former congressman Cunningham at Gull Lake
Paul Cunningham former fifth district Republican congressman died at Gull Lake Minnesota of an apparent heart attack. He was 71 and served 18 years in Congress after being elected in 1940 following two terms in Iowa's Polk County legislature. He lost to Democrat Neal Smith of Altoona in 1958.
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Paul Cunningham
Gull Lake
Minn
Cunningham
Congress
Polk County
Iowa
Neal Smith
Altoona
Capitol News Weekly Town Press Release Summary
Capitol News presents a weekly Town Press Association release noting that material may not reflect the newspaper's editorial policy and may include varied local items. The notice frames the service as a syndicated update rather than a guaranteed editorial stance.
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Interim panel approves psychiatrists pay compromise
An 8 to 2 vote by a 10 member interim legislative committee ends the $18,000 salary ceiling for psychiatrists at state mental health institutes. Current salaries above $12,000 are approved, while future hires above $12,000 require interim committee approval. Some members opposed citing higher limits. The measure takes effect immediately.
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Legislative Interim Committee
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
George Scott
West Union
John Shoeman
Atlantic Republican
AG Land Tax Credit Payments Fall Again This Year
The state comptroller reports agricultural land tax credits will be paid at 39.8 cents on the dollar, down from 44 cents last year. The credit should cap school taxes at about 15 mills, but pro rating occurs due to insufficient appropriations. The 1961 legislature set aside $11.25 million, $750,000 more than before, yet claims this year exceed last year by about $5 million, totaling over $28 million.
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State Comptroller’s Office
Ottumwa Attorney Named Chairman of New Civil Rights Panel
Burn Bannister of Ottumwa heads a 41 member state civil rights commission created to replace the former human rights panel. Governor Erbe said the board will draft civil rights legislation and hold hearings on discrimination complaints.
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Ottumwa
Burn Bannister
Herschell Loveless
Erbe
Legislator seeks voluntary billboard ban on Interstate signs
Rep. Tom Riley of Cedar Rapids proposes a voluntary ban by billboard companies on Interstate signs to gain another chance at securing up to 1.5 million dollars in extra highway funding from the federal government.
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Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Randleman Named Assistant Secretary in Iowa Dept
Gerald C Randleman a 600 acre Carlisle area farmer and former Iowa ASC committee chairman has been appointed assistant secretary of the Iowa Agriculture Department by Secretary L B Liddy filling the post left by Lloyd Van Patten after Clyde Spry's death. Salary listed 9600 dollars annually. E J Peters Jr resigns from service to Rep Merwin Coad. Peters and his former wife Carol Faye were married last spring and divorced in Las Vegas last April. Coad and his first wife divorced in Alabama in March.
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Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Iowa Agriculture Department
L. B. Liddy
Gerald C Randleman
Carlisle
Randleman
Lloyd van Patten
Liddy
Clyde Spry
E. J. Peters, Jr
Merwin Coad
Boone
Coad
Peters
Carol Faye
Las Vegas
Alabama
Federal civilian workers in Iowa near year end
A federal report shows 15,790 civilians employed by the U S Government in Iowa at the close of last year. Only 16 states had fewer federal workers. The Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures compiled the report.
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U. S
Iowa
Joint Committee On
Governor Urges Departments to Live Within Budget
Governor Norman Erbe warns state agencies to operate within the current 197 million dollar budget for the next biennium. He says the legislature increased most department appropriations but no general tax hike and directs departments to avoid seeking extra funds or relying on interdepartmental transfers.
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Norman Erbe
Erbe
Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee
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