Repairs ahead for Midwest railroads
The United States government plans to merge seven bankrupt lines into a single federally backed system. The USRA would oversee freight, with Amtrak running passenger trains on the new network. A second Consolidated Railway Corp would operate the railroad once profitable.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
United States Railway Association
USRA
Amtrak
Boston Washington Corridor
Consolidated Railway Corporation
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Reading
Boston & Maine
Ann Arbor
Iowa liquor chief opposes hike in import quota
Rolland Gallagher director of Iowa's beer and liquor control opposes raising the import limit from one quart per person. Lawmakers have proposed 15 gallons, aiming to curb cross-border buying while noting price competition with neighboring states. Gallagher cites state monopolies and compares prices, urging retention of existing quotas amid recent enforcement actions in Davenport and Sioux City.
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Iowa
Harrison Weber
DES Moines
IDPA
Rolland Gallagher
Beer and Liquor Control Department
Towa
Thomas Higgins
Davenport
Gallagher
Sioux City
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Washington
Liquor and Beer Department
The
Liquor Handbook
Seagram
Vermont
New Hampshire
James L. Pedelty
Patti Ruisch Wins Music Talent Recognition Competition
The Southeast Iowa Symphony named winners of two competitions held in Iowa Wesleyan College chapel Mt Pleasant. Ten contestants vied with Kym Speer 13 and Les Thostenson 17 earning top spots and will perform with the orchestra on Jan 20 27 and Feb 3. An adult division named four winners led by Patti Ruisch violinist and Rose Marie Flatt, cellist, with others including Jane Sedore and Joel Brown. Additional participants listed.
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Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel
Mt Pleasant
Danny Hanze
Roger Hanze
Swedesburg
Lynne Roseberry
Mt. Pleasant
Michael Hindley
Terry Hancox
Centerville
Bob Engeman
Ft. Madison
Symphony
Jane Sedore
Ruth Sedore
J.C. Bach
Joel Brown
Iowa Wesleyan College
Chopin
Patti Ruisch
Crawfordsville
Bruch
Rose Marie Flatt
Burlington
Schuman
Robert Shepard
West Burlington
Doris Secor
Keosauqua
Deborah Raymond
Fairfield
Marilyn Mahle
Iowa Wesleyan
Farm employers face new duties under 74 workmen's comp law
Iowa State University economist Neil E. Hart notes that effective January 1, 1974 the extended workmen's compensation law will cover agricultural employees who previously were excluded. The no fault system shifts costs to employers, with potential totals for a single 25 year old reaching about two hundred thousand dollars if disabled to age 65. Regular employment requires 40 hours per week for 13 weeks, and premiums start around 3.83 dollars per hundred dollars of payroll.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa
Neil E. Hart
Iowa State Bar Association
Hart
ISU
Harl
Compensation pamphlet on Iowa workmen's benefits
Industrial Commissioner offers a 50 cent pamphlet detailing how workmen's compensation benefits are computed. Available from the Iowa Workmen's Compensation Advisory Committee at P O Box 68 East Des Moines Station Des Moines Iowa 50308, or from the East 6th and Des Moines Streets Des Moines office 50319.
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East 6Th
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Workmen's Compensation Advisory Committee
P.O
East Des Moines
Mid Prairie Science Club Hosts High Altitude Egg Laying Contest
The Mid-Prairie Science Club held its December 13 Christmas meeting at the High School featuring a High Altitude Egg Laying Contest. Nineteen students built containers to drop eggs from 20 feet. six eggs survived. Tom Hall won $15, with runnerups Mark Houseal John Allen Eric Yoder Nelda Swantz and Laura Knepp. Jack Seward earned a prize for the most unique package. Refreshments followed. John Tyndall remark quoted.
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Mid - Prairie Science Club
Tom Hall
Mark Houseal
John Allen
Eric Yoder
Nelda Swantz
Laura Knepp
Jack Seward
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Kym Speer
Ed Speer
Stanwood
Miss Speer
Ruth Keraus
Albinoni
Shirley Weston
Les Thostenson
Art Thostenson
Ottumwa
Tony Kulmer
Thostenson
Debussy
Chevy! Miller
Southeast Symphony
Scott Bell
J. Bell
Bell
Washington County
K.P. Hall
West Chester
Legion Hall
Riverside
Brighton
Wellman
Ainsworth
W. Main
Kalona
Sigourney
Allis Chalmers
Oliver
John Deere
Schultz
Farmhand
Hawkville
New Idea
Bearcat Burr
Massey Harris
Leland Heisdorffer
M & W Auction Service
Sigourney, Towa
Bob Mallinger
Jerry Wohler
Washington Evening Journal
John Tyndall
Harold Snider
Stewart and Shearer
Deepfreeze
Seth Thomas
FAI
Ford
Dearborn
Kewanee
Chinerying
Aerous
Harold E. Snider
Chef Miller
Edith R. Snider
Mike Orris
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