Dick Clark Campaign Stop in La Porte and Iowa Tour
Dick Clark, Democratic Senate candidate, visits La Porte City and delivers a luncheon address in Waterloo. Aiming to visit all 99 Iowa counties, he plans a 1000 mile walk, profiles outline his rural roots and eight key issues including Vietnam, farm parity, drug control, welfare reform, and tax reforms.
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Dick Clark
United States Senate
La Porte City
Black Hawk County
Porky's
Waterloo
Clark
Marion
Linn County
Lamont
Buchanan County
Upper Iowa University
John Culver
Vietnam
FFA Museum Opens Season with Open House Sunday
The FFA Museum invites the public to an open house Sunday, June 25 from 2 to 5 PM as it unveils a rearranged exhibit space with over 700 items on view. Admission is free, with future hours on the last Sunday in July and Labor Day weekend, plus group appointments.
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FFA Museum
FFA
Ron Borton
Steve Maley
1952 Class Reunion Set for Saturday at Larry's Good Food
Members of the graduating class of 1952 will hold a reunion Saturday June 24 at Larry's Good Food. A cocktail hour will run from 6 30 to 7 30 p m with dinner to follow.
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Larry’s Good Food
Mary Kessens Receives Luther College Scholarship
Mary Kessens daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kessens 404 Oak La Porte City Iowa has accepted a Regents Scholarship at Luther College for the 1972 73 academic year Regents Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence by the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee The Regents Scholarship is the finest scholarship at Luther College and is awarded to about 50 of the top freshmen academically each year The Regents Scholarship Program was authorized by the Board of Regents The scholarship may be renewed for three years Luther College is a liberal arts college affiliated with the American Lutheran Church Enrollment last fall was 2025 The academic year is the 41 4 program which provides three weeks in January for individual and intensified study on a particular subject in addition to the two semesters of study.
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Mary Kessens
Joseph Kessens
Oak
La Porte City
Iowa
Luther College
Regents
Board of
American Lutheran Church
State Audit Finds $136,883.99 in Fines Collected
A 1970 Black Hawk County audit shows 5145 cases handled by Municipal Courts Clerks and two Mayors, with total fines of $136,883.99. The Clerk of Court processed 26 cases totaling $3,727, Waterloo and Cedar Falls districts tallied $364,534 and $26,982.40, while Mayor Sonia Johannsen reported 32 cases for $265.00. La Porte City Community Schools received $3,175.50 after district apportionment among fifteen districts.
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Black Hawk County
Floyd R. Smith
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Sonia Johannsen
La Porte City
HIT Students Named to Who's Who Among Juniors
Twenty Hawkeye Institute of Technology students earned Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges honors. Nominated by a local committee and approved nationally, selections cited scholarship leadership and community involvement. Dennis Meier of La Porte City, in Commercial Vehicle RA 3, Waterloo, was among the honorees.
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Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Dennis Meier
La Porte City
HIT
Waterloo
Swim Team Meets Schedule Lined Up Across IV Venues
The Dysart team hosts a series of meets through July and August with events at Independence Vinton Cedar Falls Iowa Falls Waterloo Gates Pool and a Water Show. Key dates include July 8 July 15 16 July 22 and July 29 with start times ranging from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and August 5 19 evening events culminating in a water show.
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Dysart
Independence
Vinton
Cedar Falls
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Gates Pool
La Porte and Brooklyn Center Baseball Set Wide Weekend Games
La Porte City hosts Brooklyn Center Minnesota at 6:00 p.m. Saturday June 24 on the local diamond. Sunday June 25 Brooklyn Center meets Columbus at 1:00 p.m. on the La Porte diamond. Brooklyn Center coach is Doug Darnell. Columbus pitcher Randy Johnson, drafted by Montreal Expos, faces Twins draft pick Mike Thissen of Columbus.
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La Porte City
Brooklyn Center
Minnesota
Columbus
La Porte
Doug Darnell
Homer Darnell
Mike Thissen
Twins
Randy Johnson
Montreal Expos
City Council Approves New Swim Rule for Pool Opening
The council set a 72 degree minimum for opening the Municipal Pool. By June 12 attendance was 4,926 with $4,771.68 in pool sales. Swim lessons drew 326 signups and 60 joined a swim team with 34 AAU qualifiers. New hires include Jon Schuman as assistant swim team coach at 150 dollars weekly for the summer.
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Mgr
Larry Fuson
Jon Schuman
the
Council
Art Classes Scheduled At The Garrison Brick And Tile Works
Ed and Clary Vinson sponsor art classes funded by the Town Arts Council starting the first week of July at Garrison Brick and Tile Works in Garrison Iowa. Children's art and pottery for adults run ten to two with 30 minute sessions at 15 for children and 20 for adults. Registration by phone at 477-5111 or in person before July 3. Children's class ages 8 to 12 begins July 3 at 1 pm. Adult pottery starts July 5 at 7 pm and then meets Tuesdays. This is the Iowa Arts Council’s third year funding the program and asks students to cover more costs.
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Ed and
Clary Vinson
Town Arts Council
Garrison Brick and Tile Works
Garrison
Iowa
Iowa Arts Council
Iowa American Legion Plans New State Headquarters
The Iowa American Legion will establish a new state headquarters at the northwest corner of Penn Avenue and Lyon Street in Des Moines, a single story precast stone building with parking for 25 cars, two entrances, accessible facilities, and space for Legion and Auxiliary offices, at a total cost of 262350 dollars. Contributions from all Legionnaires and friends are invited, with individual gifts of five dollars or more recorded in special books. posts are urged to contribute at least 50 cents per member per year for three years.
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American Legion
Iowa
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lyon Street
Des Moines
Legion
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legionnaires and friends of The American Legion
Rural FHA loan eligibility expands for Iowa families
Farmers Home Administration officials say more Iowa families qualify for rural housing loans. If both spouses work, half of the wife’s gross income is excluded when calculating the total family income for loan eligibility. The policy aims to help families needing the wife’s income to raise living standards while not favoring those where the husband is the main breadwinner.
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Iowa
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
R.R. Pim
Pim
James V. Smith
Mr. Smith
Mt Auburn Girl And Teacher Place In National Contest
A Mt. Auburn high school girl and her home economics teacher placed among the top 150 in a national Gourmet Table Setting contest. More than 2000 girls entered. Ruth Coots and Mrs. Doris Barton earned recognition. The contest, sponsored by Fostoria Glass Company and Pickard, Inc., teaches dining table setting and menu skills in high school and college classes.
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Mt. Auburn
Ruth Coots
P.O. Sox
Doris Barton
La Porte City
Fostoria Glass Company
Moundsville
W. Va
Pickard, Inc
Antioch, Ill
Fostoria
Pickard
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Cools
Tom Thoma
Frank Nabholz
Board of Adjustment
Pat Shahan
HIT Police Science School
Grange Heating Company of
City Hall
The Garrison Brick And Tile Works
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