Veterans Day Talk by Rev. Davis at Gehlen High School
Rev Merrill C Davis of Westmar College delivers a Veterans Day address at Gehlen High School praising veterans and urging citizens to support national defense in Viet Nam era. He recalls Armistice Day, stresses duty, and commends student involvement in wartime remembrance while urging responsible citizenship.
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Merrill C. Davis
Westmar College
Gehlen High School
Viet Nam
America
France
Main Street
Flanders
Marne
Katherine Lae Bates
Protest vote redraws Iowa political map in off year
Voters turnout near 900000 in Iowa with Republicans gaining seats after a Democratic landslide two years earlier. Analysts cite protest against inflation costs and Vietnam as factors while farmers shifted toward GOP. John Culver held his seat amid Kennedy ties, reflecting broader national tensions shaping results.
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Iowa
Vietnam
Freeman
Republicans win big in Iowa across districts
Harrison Weber notes voters rewarded Republicans in the state with broad support. H R Gross in the third district and William Scherle in the seventh district are highlighted as conservative figures shaping Iowa policy. Voters cited government waste and the effectiveness of federal programs in the campaign narrative.
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Lowans
H.R. Gross
Washington
Gross
U.S. Treasury
Iowa
Comptroller Recommends Pay for Greer and Court Reporters
State Comptroller Marvin Selden Jr. plans to urge the 1967 legislature to pay John Greer Spencer attorney and court reporters for services tied to a legislative inquiry. Greer, counsel for the committee investigating Richard Dennier’s discharge, has a $3,658 bill. Court reporters owe nearly $4,700 and were unpaid due to lack of appropriation.
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Marvin Selden Jr
John Greer
Spencer
Greer
Richard Dennier
le Mars
State Department of Agriculture
Selden
Scout Troop 146 Plans Court House Visit
Girl Scout troop 146 met Thursday at Clark school with fifteen scouts. They opened with the promise and flag pledge, planned a next week visit to the court house, and scheduled a court of honor for Monday. They practiced flag ceremonies and the play The McDonalds for mothers at Christmas. Judy Floy, troop scribe.
Juvenile Court Dismissals Include Beer Possession Cases
Juvenile records show four youths charged earlier in summer with beer possession and several other cases, including Robert Fiedler and Hemsen. Juanita De Mots Michael R.R. Labben Sharon Messelhiser Donald Matcher and others faced various larceny and vagrancy matters. some were released to parents and later rejoined by sheriff.
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A. R. Nelson
Robert Joseph Fiedler
Hemsen
Lula Plend
Kingsley
Randall Lee Presuhn
Remsen
Donald James Shea
Kemsen
le Mars
Bill Sparks
Juanita DeMots
Michael RR. Labben
Sharon Messelhiser
Donald Matcher
Plymouth County
Cherokee
Ade
Hatcher
Donald Allen
Tom Taylor
Peterson
Merrill
Allen
Fort Dodge
Adel
Carl Schleef
Robert Yoke
Roger Miller
Dwight Hatcher
County reaches 95 percent bond quota in Plymouth
Gordon L. Mennen reports Plymouth County saves 52,172 in September from Series E and H bonds. Nine month total 686,621 toward 1966 quota. Iowa September sales 7,640,060, nine month total 90,342,988, 62 percent of goal. Eight counties exceed 1964 quotas Carroll Guthrie Ida Jackson North Lee Monroe Poweshiek Van Buren.
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Gordon L. Mennen
le Mars
Volunteer County Savings Bonds
Plymouth County
Iowa
Carroll
Guthrie
Ida
Jackson
North Lee
Monroe
Poweshiek
van Buren
Fire safety plea on freight trains blocking fire trucks
A reader asks why freight trains in the southeast block fire trucks and resuscitators. They urge storing two firefighting tools and one resuscitator on the opposite side of the tracks near public buildings, schools, hospital, and churches to prevent delays in emergencies.
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Tam
Well
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