Iowa considers county like school districts to cut admin
Governor's Educational Advisor Committee outlines a program to reduce administrative districts from 453 to 100-130 in Iowa. It calls for an organizational commission, moratorium on new construction, and reshaping duties at the State Department of Public Instruction while preserving attendance centers and expanding vocational programs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
LeRoy Petersen
Organization Commission
65Th General Assembly
Petersen
Commission
Overnor
Educational Advisory Committee
County Boards of Education
Marshalltown School Board
Harold Bragg
Bragg
Governor's Committee
Farewell notices and community updates from Richland
Richland reports a well attended farewell supper for John and Barbara Cox and family who plan to move to North English. Other notes include a Karen birthday surprise for Mrs. Horras, travel and job changes, and local business updates such as Irv's Tavern rename and Steve Rusk’s relocated upholstery shop.
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Cox
John Cox
North English
Larry Morgan
George Hendrickson
Dick Horras
Karen
Karen’s Birthday. Mr. Horras
Ricky
Mary Margaret
Don Fritchen
LaVerne Weber
Bernard Mottet
Virgle Ledger
Dean Weber
Richland
Ron Greiner
Batavia
Chuck Brinning
West Chester
Ron Greeson
Harold Greeson
Wilford Cox
Louie Egbert
Egbert
Ottumwa
Iowa
Missouri
Oliver Gohn
Fairfield
Perry Letts
Harlan
Cella Letts
Faye Letts
Dubuque
Della Letts
Mary
Ty Cobb
Edith
Irvin Sievers
Cobbs
Irv’s
Steve Rusk
Greeson
Dave Clark
Michelle
Cedar Rapids
Newark
Del
Clark
Chalmers Hoskins
Navy
Attendance grows at Iowa state parks in 1970
Iowa’s state park system saw 11,415,918 visitors in 1970, a 6.5 percent rise from 1969, per Joe Brill Iowa Conservation Commission superintendent. Lake Macbride led with 1,059,960 visitors followed by Lake Ahquabi and Lake Manawa. camping totaled 451,273 with Lake Macbride topping campers at 32,684. Brill expects further gains in 1971.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Joe Brill
Iowa Conservation Commission
Brill
Lake Macbride
Johnson County
Lake Ahquabi
Warren County
Lake Manawa
Pottawattamie County
Rock Creek
Jasper County
Goode State Park
Henry County
Meir Rejects Suez Reopen Offer in Parliament Speech
Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected Egyptian proposals to reopen the Suez Canal in exchange for an Israeli troop withdrawal from the canal's east bank. She offered to discuss a separate deal for reopening the waterway while stating Sadat's bid aimed only at strategic advantage, not peace progress.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Suez Canal
East Bank
Meir
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Dear Abby column letters urge help for strangers and lost travelers
Dear Abby answers readers about recognizing a stroke victim and seeking help, and about a woman who repeatedly gets lost while traveling. The columnist endorses helping others in need and offers practical tips for navigation and staying safe on trips.
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Abby
Corrigan
Dear Abby Advice Letter About Household Slobs
A reader vents about frustration with a husband who leaves messes from clothing to toothpaste. Abby’s column invites letters and offers a booklet for letter writing, reflecting midcentury domestic humor and advice tone.
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Abby
Los Angeles
Cal
Defense asks drafting 17,000 for Army in March
Washington reports the Defense Department asked the Selective Service System to draft 17,000 for the Army in March, matching January and February totals. The first quarter drafts are similar to 1970 and about half of 1969's first quarter.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Selective Service System
Army
Law Firm Directory Entry for Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates
Attorneys Robert Day Everett Meeker and Robert Bates of Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates in the Abstract Department, located at 112 South B, phone 653 2147.
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Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South B
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Ecology Club to Host Pollution Program at St James Gym
The Ecology Club of Washington High School will sponsor a program on pollution Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St James gymnasium with slides and commentary by Rex Emerson of the Iowa State Department of Conservation. The club also reports strong newspaper collection turnout and will pick up papers Sundays in February from 1 to 3 p.m. with a phone-in option for pickup.
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The
Ecology Club of
Washington High School
St. James Gymnasium
Rex Emerson
Iowa State Department of Conservation
Washington
Mr. Emerson
Ecology Club
February Tea Party Cookies and Bars Recipes
A home cooking column presents several cookie and bar recipes to beat the winter blues. Chocolate Drops with nuts and mint, Butterscotch Bars with dates and nuts, Pineapple Tea Cookies with oats and pineapple, and Cherry Coconut Bars are outlined with ingredients and bake times for a cozy party spread.
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Brazil
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