Lawsuit Over Prison Site Dismissed in Mount Pleasant
Polk County judge dismisses a suit by the Town Association for Mental Health to block a medium security prison on mental health grounds at Mount Pleasant. The decision, after seven days of testimony, may be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. The facility would house 150 inmates and target completion is next March.
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Town Association For Mental Health
Mount Pleasant
Polk County
Anthony Critelli
Leslie Babich
Iowa Association For Mental Health
Iowa Supreme Court
Critelli
Iowa
Den Boer Engagement Found Between Jean and Randy
Mr and Mrs Peter Den Boer and Mrs Herman Zomer of Rock Valley Iowa announce the engagement of their children Jean and Randy Jean works at Colonial Manor nursing home in Hudson South Dakota and Randy at the packing plant in Hawarden Iowa No wedding date set
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Peter den Boer
Herman Zomer
Rock Valley
Iowa
Jean
Randy
Colonial Manor
Hudson
South Dakota
Hawarden
Dordt College sets new enrollment record
Dordt College topped its 1974-75 enrollment of 987 by counting 1002 students in a preliminary registrar tally. The intake includes 361 freshmen, 25 more than last year, with students from 30 states seven provinces and two foreign countries.
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Dordt College
Dordt
Midwest
U.S
Canada
Calvin Authority To Lecture On John Calvin Series
Dr. Ford Lewis Baitlies, a renowned Calvin expert, will lecture at Dordt College September 22 and 23 in Room C160 Classroom Building. Topics include The Intellectual Background of John Calvin, The Writings of John Calvin, and The Influence and Significance of John Calvin s Correspondence.
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John Calvin
North America
Calvin
Dordt College
Baitles
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Battles
West Virginia U
Tufts College
University
Hartford Seminary Foundation
Oxford University
John van Dyk
Dordt
Hoorays for brave effort and everyday determination
A reflective note lists thanks for brave attempts over easy success, rain and cooler weather, teachers who model by action, ordinary people with extraordinary determination, the Carter-Ford debate on TV, equal church and football enthusiasm, acceptance of differences, and harness horse racing at the Spencer Fair, even if it makes you yawn.
Opinion Piece Targets Hypocrisy and Hard Times
The writer rails at complacent bystanders, fat cattle prices, racial injustice in South Africa, grasping misers, and a skewed sense of religion. He also mocks Secretary Earl Butz's campaign and jabs at grocery bagging inefficiencies in cars.
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Robert Ray
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Keith McKinley
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Louis Nussbaum
Des Moines
Melvin Synhorst
Richard Nixon
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Jean and
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Zwingli
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Spencer Fair
Marge Harmelink
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