Unusual Krubl Amorphophallus Blooms At Jackson Home
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jackson cultivate a rare Krubl Amorphophallus from Sumatra. After seven years the bulb bloomed in spring reaching five feet tall with a maroon flower and strong odor. The plant, kept in the living room then sun porch, will bloom each spring after this first impressive display. It is expected to be replanted in the garden and brought indoors each winter.
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Kenneth
Sumatra
Indo-Now
Jacksons
Ames
Grassley Reports On Tuition Grants Bill Signed
State Representative Grassley notes the governor signed a private college tuition grant bill expanding funding to 6 million dollars this year. The program, four years old, aids about 6,000 needy students across 28 communities, with Wartburg College and Waverly accounting for large sums. Private college presidents thanked Grassley for the appropriation as Wartburg’s impact abroad.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Wartburg
Drake University
Wartburg College
Legisla
Butler County Jail Earns Excellent In Inspection
The Butler County Jail received an excellent rating in an inspection by William Swassing of the Bureau of Adult Correction Services in Iowa on April 17, 1973. The facility scored excellent in maintenance, supervision, sanitation, segregation, safety and security, with physical conditions rated good. Sheriff Marvin Barth also earned an excellent rating for cooperating in the inspection. Improvements include repainting, storm windows, new hot water heater, new cement steps and entry door, and updated fire resistant mattresses and pillows.
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Butter County
William Swassing
Bureau of Adult Correction Services
Iowa
Code of Iowa
Butler County
Marvin Barth
Grassley on ADC hike bill disappointments as chair
In remarks as House Appropriations Chair Grassley criticizes subcommittees for recommending higher spending than needed. He notes the负 duty of balancing budgetary demands with fiscal restraint while guiding funding measures. The comments reflect ongoing tension over agency allocations and oversight.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Political debates over ADC funding and voter registration
Rollin Howell reflects on legislative week reveals wide gaps between welfare boosts and property tax burdens. He cites an 18 percent ADC rise, 9,000 added recipients, and a $5 million tax impact, arguing for restraint aligned with governor’s 80 percent target. He questions voter registration expansion and its potential turnout drop. The piece notes House appropriations, Youth Opportunity program, and educational TV funding, ending with Howell’s critique of registration reforms.
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ADC
Charles E. Grassley
Howell
House
United States
Rollin Howel
Dist
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Steven Meyer
Herman Miller
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Charlies E. Grassley
Eryone
Ast
Mrs. Lane
Tone
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Chweiger
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Morey’s Food Market
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