Skylab Rocket Reaches Launch Pad For Orbital Tests
The Saturn 1B rocket for Skylab moves to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy for fueling and equipment checks ahead of a May 1 launch of Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz. The mission supports a two-stage Saturn 5 moon rocket to follow with the Skylab station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Skylab
William C. Schneider
Oceanside
Walter M. Schirra
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
New Daughter Born in Dennis Jones Home
Dennis Jones and wife welcomed a baby girl Sonja Renee born December 24 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. Grandparents are Austin Zehr Keota Oren Jones West Branch and great grandmother Yost A Yoder Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sievert Keota
David Seydel
Iowa City
Joan Rebal
Lillian Coffman
Gladys Vincent
Phillip Vincent
Dale Vincent
Colorado
Fort Bliss
Texas
Dennis Jones
Sonja Renee
Mercy Hospital
Gene Hagist
Phil Peiffer
Boulder
Colo
Richard Hagist
Keota
Maurine
Phil
Alphonse Peiffer
Gary Peiffer
Marlin Peiffer
Shamrock Inn
Cole
Clifford Freel
Washington
Vera McDowell
George Stoutner
Prairie Home
Amy Hudson
Sigourney
Charles Steen
Tom and Terry
Indianola
Darrell Conner
Drew
Darci
Dustin
William Stoutner
Ice storm knocks out power across Riverside area
Riverside and nearby communities faced several hours of power loss after a severe ice storm. Lone Tree Kalona Sharon Center and Hills also reported outages due to broken poles and ice on lines. telephone service failed south of Riverside with poles broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Highland Community School
St. Marys
Riverside
Lone Tree
Kalona
Sharon Center
Hills
Zelda Shebek
University Hospital
Miss Shebek
W. F. Boeckmann
Mercy Hospital
Phil Armbruster
Ron Spicher
Parnell
Edward Schneider
Spicher
Rich Simon
Farm Bureau opposes full REAP elimination and urges cautious cuts
The Iowa Farm Bureau in letters to U S Senators and Representatives objects to ending REAP funds and to abrupt shifts in REA low interest loans and catastrophe loans. President J Merrill Anderson argues for continuing targeted conservation, prudent administration, and a measured reduction of federal expenditures to safeguard agriculture and rural power finance. The note also urges careful handling of electric cooperative capitalization and stresses inflation containment. Dr Albert Sabin to retire as president of Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel this year after leading institute since 1970 and directing Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation for 30 years prior. vaccine origin traced to 1955 at Cincinnati facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau
U.S
J. Merrill Anderson
Anderson
Farm Bureau
Bank For Rural Electric Cooperatives
Iowa
Cincinnati
UPI
Albert Sabin
Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel
Sabin
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
Iota Beta Holds Holiday Meetings in Kalona
Iota Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held two meetings amid holiday activities. Members shared a Christmas buffet, a book review on Two From Galilee, a gift exchange, and planned charity with Prairie Flower school and Gray Ladies at Pleasantview Home. New member Sharon Lyle joined. Jan Yoder led the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Way Kalona
Iota Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beth Miller
Jan LaVille
Jaanita Shade
Miller
Galilee
Marjorie Holmes
Mary Strain
Jan Yoder
Prairie Flower School
Gray Ladies
Pleasantview
Lana Richardson
Beta Sigma Phi
Willows
Mahlon Leichty
Levi Miller
Otha Jones
Clair Bailey
Marlin Gingerich
Cal Hickman
Jim Truelson
Richard Hancock
Vernon Hartzler
R. H. Peterseim
Arizona
John D. Miller
Alyce
Cleveland
Ohio
Nebraska Wins Ruling on Missouri River Lands Dispute
The Supreme Court ruled Nebraska owns Nettleman and Schemmel Is lands in the Missouri River boundary, settling a quarrel with Iowa after shifts in the channel partly caused by Army Corps of Engineers work. The decree was revised and issued in permanent form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Iowa
Nettleman and Schemmel Islands
Missouri River
High Court
Missouri Channel
Army Corps of Engineers
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Riverside Area
Iowa State College
Ames
Edward Kucera
John Tener
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Carrol Sleichter
Charles Waldschmidt
John Schott
Verne Moss
Veterans Hospital
VFW
Moss
Kiene Sundries
Betty Crocker
Cletus Waldschmidt
William Waldschmidt
Ralph Waldschmidt
Becca
Mexico
Detroit
Buck
Mack Truck Company
Mack Truck
Mexico City
Iota Beta
Mace Motor Company
Airport Road
Kewanee
Briggs - Stratton
Massey Harris
Little Genius
Bull Dog
Clyde Lambert
Owen Roth
Mike Orris
Fas & Grain CO
Washington, Iowa
Keota - Wellman Blacktop
Westendorf
Koyker
New Holland
New Idea
Lincoln Welder
PTO
Turkey Equipment
Century
Lyle Palmer
United Presbyterian Church
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