Legislators Meet With Educators in Davenport
Clarence F. Schmarje and other Iowa State regents met last night with members of the State Board of Public Instruction in Davenport. The group reviewed an advance copy of the 62nd General Assembly report, debating the board’s findings on the state school system, proposed laws, and a 1967 budget including up to 37 percent state aid for local schools and a $90 million annual appropriation needing higher taxes. The discussion aimed to guide the January session and potential tax changes.
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Clarence F. Schmarje
Iowa State Registers
Davenport
State Board of Public Instruction
Muscatine
Scott
Clinton
62Nd General Assembly
Schmarje
Better Job Offered To Dennler In Iowa Agriculture
DECORAH Iowa AP The firing of former state milk sanitarian Richard Dennler who was part of a legislative probe returns as he is offered a higher post in the Agriculture Department Liddy now secretary said Dennler may take a key role in a new setup Dennler currently works as city sanitarian at Sioux City earning more than the 5800 he received from the state Liddy did not specify the job and has not been contacted Dennler's firing followed a 1965 administration change and 1965 legislative probe with Republicans claiming Dennler was kept out for a Democrat administration and Democrats backing Owen the current secretary Dennler is an Iowa State University graduate with long experience in milk sanitation.
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Decorah
Richard Dennler
Iowa Department of Agriculture
L. D. Liddy
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Dennler
LeMars
Sioux City
Liddy
Agriculture Department
Kenneth Owen
Owen
Nicholas Coad
Coad
Iowa State University
Cub Scout Pack 400 Holds Grant School Ceremony
Cub Pack 400 met at Grant School on a Tuesday evening for a campfire ceremony. Seventeen Bobcats were inducted into the Webelos tribe led by Den Chief Richard Carver. Awards were given for Wolf Badge, Silver Arrow, and Denner Bars, with Den 4 winning the attendance trophy and plans announced for the Space Adventurers theme and next meeting January 24.
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Grant School
Den
Richard Carver
Steven Allbee
Robert Cummings
Michael Duncan
Mark Graettinger
Jimmy Hunter
Jay Johnson
Sterns Maher
Kent Mathern
Jack McClellan
Scott Nash
Jeffrey Reed
Randy Roth
David Titus
Tim Titus
George Volger
David Woodhouse
Michael Jacoby
Milwaukee
Wisc
Wolf
Chris McElwee
Robert Vance
Denner
Brian Perkins
Steve Allbee
David Richmond
Gordon Schroeder
Jay Jahnson
Danny Smith
Phillip Carver
Mark Krieger
Bob Vance
Pat McFate
Dan Smith
Den 4
Den 2
ICC to probe Rock Island plan to drop two trains
AP DES MOINES Congressman John R Schmidhauser D Iowa said the Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate Rock Island Railroad plans to discontinue passenger service between St Louis and Minneapolis. He noted ICC Chairman John W Bush will hold hearings though time and place are not set. About 15 towns would be affected by the move, scheduled to go into effect December.
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ICC
DES Moines
John R. Schmidhaus
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
St. Louis
Minneapolis
John W. Bush
Batman Families Hit By Harassing Calls In KC Phone Book
Four Batman families in Kansas City report ongoing pranks since a March television program debut. Chestina Batman notes the line about their name stuck, while others describe messages and calls causing annoyance.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Chestina Batman
Bar Seeks End to Iowa JP Courts
Des Moines AP A reform push by the Iowa State Bar Association targets abolishing town and police justice of the peace courts. The plan would replace JP and police courts with district court commissioners, appointed by district judges. Municipal courts and mayor's courts would be affected. about 500 town JPs face elimination along with 29 city police courts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Bar Association
Justices of the Peace
Bar Group
Board of Governors
Justice of the Peace
The
Bar Association
ISEA Seeks 15 Percent Raise for Iowa Teachers
Des Moines AP reports the Town State Education Association will push for a 15 percent salary increase for the coming academic year. The board recommends a starting bachelor degree teacher salary of 6000 dollars, noting Iowa teachers earn about 400 dollars below the national average and that under 60 percent of trained teachers in town colleges and universities currently teach in the state.
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DES Moines
Town State Education Association
Iowa
Rhode Island Senate to Hire Coed Page Break Tradition
Republicans in Rhode Island Senate abandon all male page tradition selecting a college coed for one of three page positions. Milton D. Stewart of New York elected president of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies in New Orleans.
Quote on Dennier as qualified and dedicated person
Liddy praises Dennier as a qualified and dedicated individual after noting his postgraduate study in sanitary engineering at the University of Missouri last summer.
Survey Finds Gaps in Iowa State Government
A PAS study for reorganization of Iowa government criticizes haphazard agency creation and weak enforcement. It calls for 12 principal departments plus a Board of Regents, merging 127 agencies, with full audits and centralized revenue oversight to reduce overlapping functions and costs.
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Iowa
Board of Regents
PAS
PAS Proposes Single Department of Agricultural and Industrial Development
The Town Development Commission would gain primary responsibility for industry, while agriculture would be promoted by the Agriculture Department. PAS recommends creating one Department of Agricultural and Industrial Development, criticizing the Mississippi River Parkway Commission for lack of clear purpose or notable achievements after seven years.
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Town Development Commission
Agriculture Department
PAS
Department of Agricultural and Industrial Development
Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Ground Water Levels Rise in New England Regions
The U S Geological Survey reports groundwater levels have recovered in Maine, northern New Hampshire, Vermont and parts of West Virginia after drought. Recovery remains limited in parts of Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
West Virginia
U.S. Geological Survey
Massachusetts
Rhodesland
Connecticut
New Address For McKillip
Mr and Mrs Ernest McKillip of Atalissa report their son Dennis has a new address Pvt Dennis McKillip Co B 501st S L T Bn Ft Hood Texas 76544 His family is advised to use the new details for mail and correspondence
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Ernest McKillip
Atalissa
Dennis
Pvt
McKillip
Ft. Hood
Trex
Dennis McKillip
Co. B
St AD
Ft. Hood,Tex
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