Governor seeks independent leader for troubled Iowa commerce panel
Governor Robert Ray calls for a strong independent executive to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Commerce Commission after Kenneth Benda’s resignation. Officials dispute access to the commission offices as auditor Lloyd Smith seals records, while Ray assigns aides to probe procedures with Attorney General Turner to assist.
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Robert Ray
State Commerce Commission
Kenneth Benda
Commission
van Nostrand
Lloyd Smith
Smith
Commerce Commission
Ray
Wythe Willey
Richard C. Turner
Iowa develops broad reforms and audit prompts resignations
The draft calendar notes fair entry deadlines as commissioners probe operations. Edgar Storey resigns as executive secretary after a state audit cites travel irregularities and conflicting car records. Gov. Ray signs a general services department bill expected to save about 2 million annually. Development commissioners gain new terms for Karl Nolin and Kenneth Joslin. A helmet law challenge tests constitutionality. Corn crop forecasts project a third largest Iowa harvest despite leaf blight.
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Edgar B. Storey
Commission
Storey
Chicago
Iowa
Des Moines
Corning
Smith
Ray
Department of General Services
Farmer
Karl Nolin
Ralston
Iowa Development Commission
Gov
Kenneth Joslin
Minburn
Development Commission
Iowa Crop & Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa State University
Avocado Plant Grows Ten Inches in Less Than a Month
Ralph Kauffman of Whit ten, aged 86, boasts an avocado plant that has grown ten inches in under a month. The plant began from a walnut sized pit and has been transplanted three times reaching from floor to ceiling.
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Ralph Kauffman
Whitten
Pressure Canners and Trash Compactors in Home Use
Marilyn Kirchner explains pressure canners are essential for low acid foods to safely kill botulism and preserve taste. She then reviews kitchen trash compactors, noting cost, handling, safety, and disposal considerations for areas without regular trash pickup.
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Tripoli
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Bremer County
Robert J. Sassman
Iowa Press Association
Hartwick
Maurice van Nostrand
By Don Reid
Nean
Commerce Committees
House
Senate
Economy Report
Nolin
West Des Moines
Loyal Pennock
Michael Sellers
DIAL
Tripoli, Iowa
Sherwin-Williams
Watkins
Walt’s Electric
W. Prospect
New Hampton
Marilyn
Marilyn Kirchner
New York Stock Exchange
Jane Luchtenburg
Clarksville
Bremer County Board
OF Supervisors
State Bank No
Farmers Savings Bank
of Frederika
U. S. Treasury
U. S
United States
Fred Rewoldt
F. D. Rewoldt
Gustav Boeckmann
Ruben Schnurstein
Erwin H. O’connell
State of Iowa
Bremer
Lester O. Buenger
Rath
Au TS
Tripoli Feed & Livestock, Inc
Larry Hanson
Mgr
Hog Farmer
Kent
Rus
Kent GM
Tripoli Feed & Grain, Inc
Allan Bergmann
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