Merit system and open meetings loom in state politics
Senator David Stanley reports House action on a civil service merit system for state workers and open meetings and records bills. Public records access, tighter secrecy limits, and local government openness are stressed alongside highway load and overweight vehicle controls. He backs tax and student loan measures and supports reorganization plans for state offices.
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David Stanley Wate
Iowa
Senate
House
State Comptroller’s Office
State Health Department
Monday Holidays Could Become a U S Practice
New York AP notes a Monday holiday plan could fit a four day week and benefit production and health. It cites Washingtons Birthday Veterans Day Independence Day Thanksgiving and Memorial Day as candidates. Federal and state actions and business choices would shape adoption.
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New York
United States
Wshington
Reimers Given Radar Training at Keesler AFB
Airman Third Class Kenneth E. Reimers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reimers of Durant, graduated at Keesler AFB Mississippi from the training course for U S Air Force radar operators. He is staying at Keesler for duty with the Air Training Command after graduating from Durant Community High School and attending Muscatine Community Junior College.
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Kenneth E. Reimers
Edward A. Reimers
Durant
Keesler Afb
Miss
U.S. Air Force
Reimers
Durant Community High School
Keesler
Air Training Command
Muscartine Community Junior College
Weather map predicts showers across several regions tonight
The national forecast calls for showers in the mid Atlantic states, the Carolinas, Florida, much of the southern Plains and central to northern Rockies. Mild conditions are expected in the Midwest with cooler air in the Northwest.
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mid-Atlantic States
Carolinas
Florida
Plains
Rockies
Midwest
Leftover Marine Seeks Work After Viet Nam Wound
Perron Shinneman, 32, a Sioux Falls veteran with a disabled left leg, struggles to find civilian work after his 1960s Viet Nam service. While the war hero photo inspired sympathy and job offers, none materialized. He believes many antiwar students are frightened by their first war, and his wife Shirley works part time to help.
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Sioux Falls
Perron Shinneman
U.S
Vietnam
Shrineman
Shinneman
Shirley
Disabled Marine Waives 100 Percent Rating for VA Aid
Shinneman, a former Marine, and his wife Elna Shinneman and their adopted daughter Sharleen, 4, rely on a $189 monthly disability check after medical discharge. He plans to waive the 100 percent rating to receive VA disability, hoping for $300 monthly. Debts mount for a car, house and bills. a local real estate agent aided with a down payment loan and remains hopeful.
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Shinnemans
Sharleen
Shinneman
Corps
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