Muscatine to gain 43 thousand in state aid under budget
DES MOINES Gov Ray's 1975 budget proposes a $43 076 annual rise in state revenue sharing for Muscatine raising its municipal aid from 53 845 to 96 921 dollars per year for 1975 77. Wapello also would see a raise to 8 102 dollars. The plan hikes total state municipality aid from 5 million to 9 million dollars.
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Des Moines
Muscatine
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
Wapello
Muscatine residents appointed to AFMA committees
Two Muscatine residents and Kent Feeds employees Rich Severson and Dr. Tom McDonald join American Feed Manufacturers Association leadership roles. Severson will serve on the 1975 convention program committee in Minneapolis May 11 to 14 and chairs the national feed production school. He also heads the AFMA executive committee of the feed production council. McDonald has been elected vice president of the AFMA liquid feed council and will chair the 1975 liquid feed symposium in Omaha. He joined Kent Feeds in 1968 and is active in animal science associations.
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Muscatine
Kent Feeds, Inc
American Feed Manufacturers Association
AFMA
Rich Severson
Kent
Minneapolis
Severson
Non
Kanawha
Kent Feeds
Territory
Waterloo
Teweles Seed Co
Tom McDonald
Kent Tuminant
Liquid Feed Council
McDonald
Omaha
Neb
Greensburg
Ind
American Society of Animal Science
American Dairy Science Assn
Muscatine General hosts wage study and malpractice bids
Muscatine General Hospital trustees met to review malpractice insurance proposals after Argonaut Insurance Co cancelled policies in 11 states. Premiums are expected to rise about fivefold. The wage committee is drafting a merit based pay plan with cost of living adjustments, to be discussed at the April board meeting. Progress on the intensive care unit construction was reported, with cabinets due March 3 and tentative completion March 15. A long range planning session followed with architect Jerry Quebe.
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Muscatine General Hospital Board of Trustees
Muscatine General
Argonaut Insurance Co
California
Iowa
Iowa Insurance Commissioner
Argonaut
Wage Study Hospital Board
Don Baumgardner
Progress
Richard S. Langman
Rock Island
Langman
St. Charles
Jerry Quebe
Iowa City
Hansen-Lind-Meyer
Man Charged With Forgery Over Stolen Check
Danny L. Flake 22 of Lettsman is charged with forgery after attempting to cash a $195 stolen check at Muscatine Plaza Montgomery Wards. Police say he forged the victim’s signature and is held in Muscatine city jail on a $5,000 bond.
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Danny L. Flake
Muscatine
Montgomery Wards
Muscatine Plaza
Flake
Muscatine City
Iowa Senate backs out of state trapping ban bill
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Senate passed a bill to bar residents from other states from trapping in Iowa unless their home states allow Iowans to trap there. Eight licenses have been issued to out of state trappers this season. Sen Calvin Hultman plans a congressional resolution to aid cattlefeeders with low interest, long term loans similar to disaster aid.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
Hultman
Congress
American Beef
Ex-fire chief honored for long service in Muscatine
Ex-fire chief Alex Bender retired Feb 1 as Muscatine Fire Department head and was honored by the Muscatine Rotary Club. Rotary member and others joined in presenting praise while Larry Froschheuser and Harold Vischer looked on. Froschheuser outlined 1974 Chamber activities and 1975 plans, touting golden opportunities with careful planning and action. DES MOINES AP public hearing on highway funding set for Feb 14 in the Iowa Senate chamber to aid Norpel’s transportation subcommittee.
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Alex Bender
Muscatine
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Richard Norpel
D-Bellevue
Senate Appropriations
Musser Public Library Announces Three New Staff Members
The Musser Public Library adds three staffers including Dianne M. Coffin as news director to handle library services for media, and publications design. Sue Herwig joins as office assistant, a Muscatine High School grad with secretarial training. Alice Witter retires as staff but continues weekly column work. Joan Caldwell joins the student staff assisting with shelving and children's area.
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Musser Public Library
Dianne M. Coffin
Muscatine
Sue
Muscatine Community College
Alice Witter
Muscatine Journal
Joan Caldwell
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Associated Press Fair
Jan Torrence
Moscow
Watkins
Judy Calvelage
Cecelia Anderson
Margaret Wittkoff
Linda Harold
Wilton
Plaza Theatres
Neema
Burt Lancaster
International Meditation Society
Transcendental
Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi
Kevin Sanders
Wabu-Tv
Frances Taylor
Long Island Press
Mpa Srey
Jre Marielle
Claude Berai
Tire Aslan
Claude Pieplu
Lunder
Claude
Sle
Sun
Kenny Hofer
Arama
Melody Mill
Cheago
AL Pierson
Dam
Sandy Higgs
Tesday
Life & Times
Grizly Adams
Dukes & Duchess OF
Rhythm
Metzels
L-L-Pickett School
Aa Agnery
Don Madden
Prazz
Cannery’s Dinner Club
Cannery
Pany
Annery
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