Reapportionment debates headline Iowa assembly start
Iowa's first special legislative session in 17 years opened with focus on reapportionment plans, including the Ray Hultman proposal for a 129 member house and 58 member senate. Governors ally, Farm Bureau leanings mix with Democratic plans as costs rise and rural wards seek fair maps. Washington County hog show results praise local producers amid livestock conservation discussions and Cholera eradication efforts led by LCI committee chair Keith Myers.
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Iowa
Ray Hultman
Farm Bureau
Hughes
Hultman-Ray
Robert Ray
GOP
Towa
Livestock Conservation, Inc
Davenport
J. E. Rickenbacker
USDA
I. Q
Rickenbacker
LCI
C.E. Niven
American Meat Institute Foundation
Keith Myers
Grundy Canter
National Swine Council
Ers
Humane Societies
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dubuque Packing Company
Oscar Mayer and Company
Morrell and Company
Farmbest, Inc
Sioux City Dressed Beef
du. Duque Humane Society
Fort Dodge Laboratories
Corn Bell Laboratories
Grundy Center
Study effects of feed grain program
Iowa State University economists report on how government farm programs affect prices and income. They compare free market, direct payments, conservation retirement levels, and mandatory controls showing income falls or rises with varied acreage retirements and price responses.
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Iowa State University
Jim Frier
Earl O. Heady
Leo V. Mayer
Luther G. Tweeten
Sittin' Starin' n Rockin' Club Founded in 1949
A glimpse into the Sittin' Starin' n Rockin' Club founded by Thomas E. Saxe Jr. of New Canaan. The group promotes sitting and rocking as a lifestyle with no dues or committees, spreading through the U S and beyond. Notable adherents include JFK and Johnson supporters, and figures like Abraham Ribicoff and Vince Lombardi.
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New York
Thomas E. Saxe, Jr
New Canaan
Florida
Saxe
White Tower Restaurant Corp
Starin’ n'Rockin’ Club
England
Spain
Canada
Cuba
Australia
Indonesia
Venezuela
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Janet Travell
Abraham Ribicoff
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Mary Martin
Don Ameche
Berty Parks
Bing Crosby
Joseph Cotton
Toots Shor
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Eddie Arcaro
Bob Cousy
Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
Interest in pasture renewal draws Legion women in Ainsworth
County Extension Director Jim Frier reports high demand for ACP cost sharing to establish long term pastures. The program promotes permanent vegetative cover with favorable soil and erosion benefits for Washington County farms. Eligible seedings must persist through 1965 66 and 67 with approved mixtures and soil tests from Iowa State University. Farmers urged to submit soil samples and check with ASC or Extension by March 1.
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Jim Frier
Washington County
Iowa State University Soil Testing Laboratory
ASC
Extension Office
Pesticide applicators' test set for February 26 in Iowa
Written pesticide examination will be offered in Washington on February 26 as part of six statewide tests. The new agricultural chemical law requires licenses for anyone who directs or performs chemical applications, including public officials. Licenses cover general or specific areas such as herbicides and pest control, with fees charged after successful testing.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County Court House
Cedar Rapids
State Chemical Lab
Des Moines
Local ads trumpet business deals and daily groceries
A fragmented ad snippet promotes business men meeting over steak prices during hard times and urges kindness, while promoting car wash, drive in service, tube safety checks, and a daily grocery option including Sundays. It mentions capable workers with grease guns and emphasizes open hours and convenience.
Style Show at Keota High School March 3
AV of TIT chapter hosts its annual style show at Keota High School on March 3 at 8 p m with ladies and children's fashions modeled. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Roy Funston at A A Atwood’s home in Elton and family attendance at Washington funeral services for Mrs Richard Long.
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Keota
Keota High School
Roy Funston
A.A. Atwood
Elton
Ruth Ginkens
Martha Sanders
Richard Long
Washington
Thursay
Edward Heisdorffer
Mike Heisdorffer
Walburga
Mike Hammes
Sigourney
John Baker
Paul Hammes
Des Moines
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Senate
Richard Stephens
Ainsworth
Keith Vetter
You and
General Assembly
Rath Packing Company
Orville Meeker
Letts
Sam West
Melvin Jennings
Winfield
Bill Norman
Steve Settles
M. E. Pomeroy
Owa
Animal Industry
M.L. Spear
ISU
Ned Mohr
Eldridge
Hiway
West Edge
Brighton
Anya
Uniteaness International
London
Ben Franklin
Legion Women
C. A. Thompson
American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Willard McCracken
Mable Gosling
John Dea
Darold Jones
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Ronald Hawkins
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Glenwood
O.E.S. School of Instruction
Legion Hall
State Mental Hospital
Kensington Club
Mabel Thompson
Lincoln
S. A. Stephens
Stephens
Everett
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Thermogas
Thermogas Company
C. L. Jennings
New London
Kinross
Massey-Harris
International
John Deere
J. Deere Tractor
Newance Harrow
Mrs. Mabel Dunbar
Jack Schegler
Keith Murphy
Dean Edwards
Ed O'Brien
Urban Berg
Begoodrich
Washington Oil Co
Silvertown
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