Iowa Leads in Emergency Medical Service Radio Plans
Iowa advances a statewide EMS plan to unify radio codes across 20 regions with regional communication centers. The effort involves the Iowa Health Department, Iowa Hospital Association and multiple agencies to reduce cross border radio interference and speed EMS dispatch. The plan envisions 100 ambulances equipped with high band radios at about 1500 dollars each and regional centers linking hospitals, ambulances and operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
State Health Department
Iowa Hospital Association
Roy Seiler
Department of General Services
Seiler
Sioux City
Dubuque
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Brainerd
Minn
EMS
Polk
Decorah
Mason City
Spencer
Sheldon
Storm Lake
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Atlantic
Carroll
Creston
Chariton
Ottumwa
Burlington
Region 11
Sara Sheetz Guest of Honor at Birthday Celebration
Sara Sheetz celebrated her fifth birthday at the Gary Sheetz home with Don and Dolores Sheetz and extended family including the McCarys and Livingston guests. Ice cream and cake followed the afternoon gathering as Don Sheetz recently attended the National Livestock and Meat Board Annual Meeting and was reelected vice chairman of the Pork Industry Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Township
Don Sheetz
Gary Sheetz
Sara
Dave Livingston
Dale McCary
Pekin
Ill
National Livestock and Meat Board
Omaha
Neb
Richard Hayes
Mark Bjorndal
Burlington
Hayes
David
ISU Pork Day Adds Morning Exhibits and Luncheon
Iowa State University Pork Producer Day plans a morning exhibit session with about 10 displays in the C Y Stephens lot from 9 30 to 11 30 a m. Exhibits cover baby pig management stress detection pregnancy testing and low protein rations effects. A luncheon at the Meat Laboratory features a pork taste panel and seven afternoon speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State University
Emmet Stevermer
ISU
C.Y. Stephens
Louis Thompson
Vaughn Speer
Dan Farrington
Palmer Holden
Dollar Pauses Rally as Gold Dips on Tuesday Trading
The dollar’s surge cooled after hectic trading as speculators exited gold and other commodities to buy dollars. Gold on the London market fell to 93.50 dollars an ounce at the morning fix, while in Frankfurt the dollar steadied at 2.4425 marks after Tuesday’s close of 2.4445 marks, its strongest in about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Frankfurt
ISU survey pinpoints elevator problems and expansion
An ISU extension study of 534 Iowa elevators across 11 north central counties finds severe transportation delays and 31.1 million bushels of grain yet to ship in the Mason City area. The report notes statewide storage expands by about 7 percent this year with gains in drying and storage capacity and plans to increase receiving capacity to reduce farmer wait times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa
Mason City
Bob Wisner
ISU Extension Service
North Central District
East Central
South Central
ISU
Southwest
Wisner
North Central
Northwest
West Central
Central
Mid-Prairie Teachers Plan Three Day Workshop
Mid-Prairie district prepares for the new school year with an orientation session for all new teachers on Monday August 20. The following two days August 21 and 22 are devoted to staff preparation for the first day of school on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Mid-Prairie
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Sara Sheetz Guest of
Mrs. Elwood Kleese
Duane Martin
Moberley, Mo
Victor Klopfenstein
Marion
Jay Klopfenstein
California
Chevrolet
Nada
Tudor
Maverick
Mercury
Tma
Uma
Aray
North
Montconery
Pr. Ka
Skeins
H. Desk
Saynt
Orion
Washington Square Shopping Center
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