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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1968
Page
4
A January rumor of park closures due to funds was dismissed. At a routine meeting, the state conservation commission decided to close 14 small state parks for most of May, signaling budget constraints affecting operations and access.
In June the request for an emergency $70,000 to run the parks through June 30 was rejected by the state executive council. Governor Hughes called the decision irresponsible and faulted conservation commission members for talking instead of listening. The commission had the largest budget in its history and later rescinded the plan to close 14 parks after a call from the governor. Funds for summer help will come from a $30,000 maintenance budget transfer, per commission chairman Mike Zack of Mason City.
Arthur E. Lindquist Jr. tells 400 bankers at Chariton meeting that Congress and the public must back reduced federal spending or inflation will worsen. He argues immediate action is needed, noting public support is weak. He compares highway deaths to other tragedies, urging greater regard for road fatalities.
Governor Hughes cites 224 Iowa highway deaths for the year so far with 23 lives saved if seat belts were used. He unveils a ten point program to curb crashes, including longer suspensions and automatic revocation for speeding beyond the limit by 16 miles per hour.
Iowa highway patrolman Loren E. Dykeman tests Vascar a new speed detection unit. It sits under a car seat and clocks average speeds including cars coming from ahead. The device can scan a mile away and hides speed from motorists. Iowa seeks 50 units with federal funds at 850 dollars each.
The national spotlight shifts to Des Moines where Iowa Democrats will select 52 delegates for the Democratic national convention in Chicago this August. After touring Nebraska, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stopped over.
In town to win delegate support for the presidential race Senator Kennedy visited Des Moines and Davenport during the May 24 25 Iowa Democratic convention. He attacked war in Vietnam the draft system and inflation while addressing law enforcement pay debates and local education plans.
The State Board of Regents meeting in Council Bluffs approved creating a College of Education at Iowa State University, making it the seventh college after Agriculture Engineering Home Economics Sciences and Human.
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