Muscatine School Budget Approved and Boundaries Shift
The Muscatine Community School District approved a 1968-69 general fund budget of 3.877 million at a 7 p.m. hearing, with a plan for half a million more in the next year offset by higher state aid reducing local taxes. A boundary change moves Lincoln school attendees in grades 3 and 4 to Madison school, where portable classrooms were added. families may send children to Madison in other grades. The board joins Finance Project 22 with the University of Iowa and authorized purchasing a folding door from Swanson and Gentlemen, Inc. for the high school social studies room.
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Clay St
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Park Ave
Mad Creek
Madison School
Lincoln
Madison
Iowa Center For Research In
University of Iowa
Swanson and Gentlemen, Inc
Des Moines
Mid Continent Area Coordination Council Formed
Power suppliers in the upper Midwest and Manitoba announce the creation of the Mid Continent Area Coordination Council to develop reliability standards and coordinated operating procedures for 3,750,000 customers across 10 states and Manitoba. Major members include Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative Wilton Junction and Muscatine Power and Water.
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Muscatine Power and Water
Park Sponsors Armory Dance Tonight at Muscatine Armory
The Park Commission continues its summer dance series with the Daybreakers performing at the Muscatine National Guard Armory Thursday from 8 to 11 PM. Admission is one dollar for singles and one fifty for couples, with the program expected to run through August due to strong youth turnout.
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Armory
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Muscatine National Guard Armory
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Four GPC personnel gains announced by VP Brower
M C Brower vice president of operations announced four Grain Processing Corporation appointments. Richard Koll will lead production operations maintenance and power house. Kim Crowder promoted from Koll’s assistant to production superintendent overseeing wet milling fermentation alcohol and sweetener divisions. Gienn Holltorf formerly plant supervisor named to new post.
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Grain Processing Corporation
M.C. Brower
Richard Koll
Koll
Kim Crowder
Crowder
GPC
Gienn Holltorf
Plant
New City Administrator Named for Muscatine
Gordon Jaeger, 37, of Normal Illinois, chosen by the Muscatine city council and Mayor Burns to be the first city administrator. He will move with his family to Muscatine and begin duties soon, reporting to the city council. Jaeger has 30 years as Normal’s city administrator since 1965, and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Indiana University. He is a member of the International City/County Management Association. The council will confirm salary at Thursday’s meeting.
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New City
Jerry Russell
E. §. Burns
Muscatine
Jaeger
Florence Mason
University of Wisconsin
Indiana University
International City Administrator Association
Damage suit seeks six thousand in Iowa City crash
Roger Drager of Muscatine County sues two Iowa City residents in district court alleging injuries from a July 13, 1966 rear end collision. He claims $6,000 damages for pain, wage loss, medical expenses and educational impact, charging negligence against driver R Kenneth Smith. Francis A Smith named as truck owner. Also note: over 1,200 professional secretaries attend the 23rd annual National Secretaries Association convention in Portland, Oregon.
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Roger Drager
Muscatine County
Iowa City
Drager
Peteer
R. Kenneth Smith
Muscatine
Iowa
Smith
Francis A. Smith
Portland
Oregon
National Secretaries Association
Slough Yields Loot Journal Photo
A Journal photo by Jerry Russell captures a scene at Slough where loot yields interest. The image highlights urban conflict and the aftermath of theft in a public setting. Local authorities respond as investigators catalog evidence and secure the area.
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Jerry Russell
Plant Employee Promotions At GPC
Kenneth Leimkuehler becomes plant engineer replacing Holstorf at GPC. Holstorf rises to WUlfied superintendent overseeing procurement and distribution of plant utilities and future sewer treatment and air pollution controls. Leimkuehler will head the maintenance department after joining GPC in December.
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Holstorf
Kenneth Leimkuehler
GPC
Leimkuehler
Subscriptions Rates For Muscatine News Service
Daily carrier and mail subscription rates listed for Muscatine and surrounding areas. Prices include daily Muscatine delivery at 2.00 monthly and mail options from 15.00 to 20.00 yearly. Office hours and special delivery service times provided, contact by Dial 263-2331.
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Explorer Scouts on River raft trip leaves Muscatine for St Louis
Eight scouts aged 15 to 19 from Fayette Ta Explorer Post No 31 embarked on a home made raft journey down the Mississippi from McGregor to St Louis. The 12 by 25 foot craft towed by four motors averages about 40 miles daily. They stopped overnight at Muscatine at Cedar Street dock with Adult advisers joining at various points before finishing in St Louis where the raft will be sold or dismantled.
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St. Louis
Scout Explorer Post No
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McGregor
Estabrook Receives New San Diego Address
Mr and Mrs Orren Lee 42 Evans Street report their son Larry Estabrook now has the address Larry L Estabrook S R B633668 Co 473 U S NN in San Diego California 92139 with a new mailing location.
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Evans Street
Larry Estabrook
Larry L. Estabrook
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U.S. NN
San Diego
Calif
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