Iowa jails fall below standards in state survey
DES MOINES UPI A survey by the State Department of Social Services shows 57 city and town jails in Iowa fail to meet 1965 legislature standards. Chief jail inspector William Swassing said most substandard facilities are in small towns and rarely hold prisoners longer than a few hours. He and assistant Wiley Taylor inspected 161 jails this year with 20 or fewer remaining to be checked. The report also notes county jails in 15 of Iowa's 99 counties were below standard. Swassing emphasized county jails are the priority, and small town jails not used heavily may be upgraded. Common problems include lack of water sanitation and prisoner supervision. No action is likely until a second inspection round next year. Swassing said bigger city jails are generally better off than county facilities. Vermeer named as assistant to Gov elect Ray in Pella. The 48 year old former state representative and farmer will serve as legislative assistant.
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Iowa
William Swassing
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Swassing
Wiley Taylor
Teahouse of the August Moon go on despite pregnant goat
Casper high school production keeper says show must go on as the goat used in the play is pregnant and due soon. London post office robbery moment leads to tackle of observer turned suspect. Chicago police recover stolen car after youths report incident.
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Wyo
UPI
London
Roy Palmer
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George McDougall
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Gunmen Rob Motel Twice in Bridgewater NJ
Two gunmen robbed a Bridgewater motel of 130 dollars Tuesday, with the night manager saying the same pair hit the place a week earlier for 300 dollars. In Washington, Humphrey declined Nixon’s offer of a U N ambassadorship, saying it was offered but he did not specify the post.
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UPI
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Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
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Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
Italywide strikes erupt as students seize universities
Thousands of workers and students struck across Italy from Milan to Sicily demanding government reforms. Farmhands and gasoline workers walked out, with a million trainmen set to strike. Riots injured 150 people, many after police shot two farm workers in Sicily.
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Foils a Robber Defies Friends to Be a Hero
In Rochester Bob Kapitan 26 a bank customer stopped a robbery by leaving the bank with others and seeking a weapon or police help. He told a tavern bystanders he wanted to catch the armed man after the incident outside the bank.
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Rochester
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UPI
Bob Kapitan
Robber Held After Bank Confrontation by Customer
Partly cloudy and milder weather forecast for Iowa with highs in the 40s. In a separate incident, Wallace G. Wright, 36, was charged with third degree robbery after a customer named Kapitan, 6'3" and 240 pounds, stopped a bank robbery with a bear hug and recovered $2,209 plus disarming the suspect. Kapitan, a Rochester Telephone Co. serviceman, had earlier applied to be a city police officer.
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Iowa Reports 35 Measles Cases In Council Bluffs
The Iowa State Health Department reports 35 red measles cases among school children in a localized Council Bluffs area over two weeks. Dr Arnold Reeve notes 108 statewide cases for the year up to Nov 23. Affects five to 12 year olds at Lewis and Kreft elementary schools.
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Arnold Reeve
Council Bluffs
Reeve
Lewis and Kreft
Women urged to shovel snow for heart health
Philadelphia health officials say women in good physical condition may take on snow shoveling to help prevent heart attacks in husbands. They warn inactive men or those with desk jobs should avoid heavy shoveling alone.
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UPI
Norman R. Ingraham
Iowa schools on probation may seek on the spot inspections
Des Moines UPI The Department of Public Instruction will allow 91 Iowa public school districts on one year probation to request on the spot inspections after self evaluations showed possible noncompliance. Department officials expect about 25 to 30 districts overall to remain deficient and face continued aid loss. More districts may be removed from the approved list if shortcomings are not corrected by September.
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Miller
School delegates to meet here Saturday
Washington Community School District will host a regional workshop on collective negotiations sponsored by the Iowa Center for Research in School Administration. Four delegates from each southeast Iowa district will attend to simulate negotiations. Washington participants include Earl Rae, E. K. Schlapkohl, Vera Forinash, and Peter Weller. The session runs 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 at Washington Junior High.
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Iowa Center For Research In
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Iowa
Washington Community Schools
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Board of Education
E. K. Schlapkohl
Vera Forinash
Peter Weller
Washington Junior High
St Marys School in Riverside May Close Next Year
Riverside officials report a potential closing of St Marys School at term end with final diocesan decision expected in January. The 139-student school, run by three sisters and one lay teacher, faces space pressures at Riverside Elementary and notes possible options at Ainsworth Center. Superintendent Donald Brichacek cites crowding and ongoing staff discussions but no board actions yet.
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St. Marys School
W. F. Boeckmann
Donald Brichacek
Highland Community
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Center
Brichacek
Highland Board of Education
Intercepted Memo Sparks Uniform Controversy
An intercepted note from an unknown sender to Rochester discusses a uniform and uses the term brutality quoted in frustration. The fragment hints at disputes over attire standards and potential disciplinary tones without detailing names or dates.
Mills meets with Nixon on tax credits for ghetto areas
UPI reports Representative Wilbur Mills met with President-elect Nixon at the Pierre to discuss tax credits aimed at stimulating business in ghetto areas. Mills urged caution on using tax credits to circumvent general fund spending while signaling openness.
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UPI
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
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Pierre
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
Council of Economic Advisers
MccCracken
Public notices today dissolution and probate actions
Dissolution of Schnoebelen Hatchery Inc and appointment of administrators. Estates of Richard Shelangoski and David Graber. Probate of will and appointment of executors for estates of C. I. Cress and Orva Scott. Publication notes these items appear on page 7.
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Richard Shelangoski
David Graber
C. I. Cress
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