UPS Seeks Iowa Intra State Parcel Service Expansion
The Iowa Commerce Commission is to rule soon on United Parcel Service plans to serve more than 3,000 Iowa communities with small intra state deliveries of packages under 50 pounds and 108 inches. Bus lines oppose claiming duplication of service and potential damages to public carriers. One day service to 150 miles and two day service beyond that are proposed. The Davenport Water Company rate case also heads to oral arguments for a 50 percent increase with a February or March decision expected. the case questions whether Iowa uses fair value or original cost in setting utility rates.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
United Parcel Service, Inc
United Parcel
Bus Lines
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
Central Greyhound Lines
Jefferson Transportation Company
Iowa Coaches, Inc
American Bus Lines, Inc
Nolan
Commission
Davenport Water Company
Commerce Commission
Utlity
Utilities Division
The
Mt Pleasant PCA set annual stockholders meeting
Directors of the Mt Pleasant Production Credit Association schedule the annual stockholders meeting for January 24 at the Methodist Church in Mt Pleasant. More than 300 farmers are expected to attend with a 11:30 a.m. dinner and business meeting to follow chaired by Gerard Megdelsen. Don Havendick will be principal speaker. Ted Leonard will present the annual report and two directors will be elected to three year terms. Directors include Walter Miller LaVerne Sectore Richard Woline and Vance Anderson.
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Mt. Pleasant
Two semitrucks collide on Highway 218 this morning
Accident brief reports two semitrucks sideswiped on Highway 218 about 6 a.m. No damage estimate or injuries were reported. Iowa Highway Patrol officers from Mount Pleasant investigated the scene.
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Highway 218
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mount Pleasant
AFS chapter honors Jerry Smith at breakfast
Twenty six members of the American Field Service local chapter and friends attended a breakfast at Captain's Table honoring Jerry Smith the exchange student who returned from Brazil last week after a year abroad. Dr Vernon G Elgin announced Jerry will be available for speeches and our local AFS student John Mansur is also available for speeches the rest of the school year. Arrangements through Burge Hammond at the high school with no charge. The next AFS meeting is the annual business meeting March 12.
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American Field Service
Jerry Smith
Brazil
Vernon G. Elgin
Jerry
AFS
John Mansur
Burge Hammond
Evangelist Jones Called By Death At 84
Bob Jones Sr., prominent fundamentalist evangelist and founder of Bob Jones University, died after a long illness in Greenville South Carolina at age 84. He launched a school to counter critics of old time religion and began Bob Jones College in Florida before moving to Cleveland Tennessee and finally Greenville in 1947.
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Greenville, S.C
UPI
Bob Jones Sr
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones College
College Point
Fla
Cleveland
Tenn
Greenville
Madden heads Waco AFS chapter election note
R C Madden was elected president of the Waco American Field Service chapter at a Monday evening meeting in the Olds library. Other officers include Mrs Joe Martin vice president Mrs Helen Rogers secretary Dean Meyer treasurer Dr and Mrs Jewell student family liaison Mr and Mrs Melvin Bergstrom student abroad coordinators Mrs Melvin Wyse publicity chairman Kathy Madden student representative Louis Schrader teacher representative. Families willing to host a student for 1968 69 should notify Schrader Madden or any chapter member by February first.
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OLDS
R. C. Madden
Waco American Field Service
Joe Martin
Helen Rogers
Dean Meyer
Jewell
Melvin Bergstrom
Melvin Wyse
Kathy Madden
Louis Schrader
Red Cross Board Meets Here Monday
Red Cross field representative Robert Siegler told Washington County chapter board members and service chairman of needs and trends in Red Cross service worldwide. He discussed the work at a chapter office meeting Monday night under chairman Clarence Logan and stressed the obligation to support servicemen.
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Robert Siegler
Red Cross
Washington County
Siegler
Clarence Logan
Diana Rarick Named 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Diana Rarick of Highland Community High School won the 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow honor after finishing first in a written knowledge and attitude exam on December 5 for senior girls. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rarick, co editor of the school annual, National Honor Society member, and Future Teachers participant. She plans to attend the University of Northern Iowa to major in mathematics or art and has participated in track.
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Diana Rarick
Betty Crocker
Highland Community High School
Diana
William Rarick
University of Northern Iowa
Mrs. John Bissey of Wellman Dies at 57
Mrs. John Bissey, 57, of Wellman died Monday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a week as a patient. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wellman Methodist Church. burial in Kalona Cemetery. Survived by husband John Bissey and three brothers.
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Wellman
John Bissey
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa City Business College
Maplecrest
Gingerich
Wellman Savings Bank
WSCS
Walter
Woodland Hills
Calif
Clark
Kalona
Ora
Emma Conger
Santa Monica
Lee M. McAvoy 91 dies in Washington County Hospital
Lee M. McAvoy 91 of 922 North Sixth Avenue died Monday night January 15 1968 at Washington County Hospital after about a week illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 p m Jones Funeral Home with Rev Warren McFate in charge Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Born February 5 1879 in Louisa County he married Gertrude Peters April 2 1948. He worked as a butcher and tiler. surviving are his wife and two daughters Laurel May and Sherry Lynn at home.
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Lee M. McAvoy
North Sixth Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Warren McFate
Woodlawn
Mr. McAvoy
Louisa County
Gertrude Peters
Laurel May
Sherry Lynn
Marine Pfc Harvey Arrives in DaNang With First Marine Division
Pfc. Robert G. Harvey 2370305 E Company 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Artillery? No, 1st Marine Division has arrived in DaNang Vietnam FPO San Francisco details show parents Mr and Mrs Richard Harvey note he is a son of the Harveys.
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Robert G. Harvey
E. Co
MAR
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Pfc. Harvey
Richard Harvey
DaNang
Vietnam
Marine Division
Waterloo Board Eyes Open Enrollment Plan
Waterloo Iowa. The school board accepts a report from the Advisory Committee for Equal Education aimed at correcting imbalances in the city's educational setup.
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Waterloo
Waterloo School Board
Advisory Committee For Equal Education
Staley Warns of Long Held Action by NFO
Oren Lee Staley president of the National Farmers Organization told the Nebraska Agricultural Business Club the withholding action will be prolonged and nationwide from the Pennsylvania border to the west coast and from Canada to the Tennessee Kentucky border. He warned farmers to hold theirtemper s and abide by the law while the plan to shut down the agricultural plant of America looms as farm prices remain unresolved.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
Nebraska Agribusiness Club
Pennsylvania
West
Canada
Tennessee-Kentucky
America
NFC
Refresher courses planned at Wellman for adults
An organizational meeting of the Adult Volunteer Improvement Program VIP will be held at the Municipal Building in Wellman Iowa on January 29 at 730 p.m. The program offers refresher classes preparing for Adult High School or the GED test and is funded by the Mid Prairie Community School District and Area Ten Community College. Mrs Edna Blumenstein will teach reading spelling arithmetic writing social studies and science. All classes are free with books and materials supplied. Call 646-2639 or 646-6091 for more information.
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VIP
Wellman
Iowa
Mid - Prairie Community School District
Area Ten Community College
Edna Blumenstein
Blumenstein
David Ripley
Franzenburg to Speak at Sigourney Banquet
Paul Franzenburg state treasurer will speak at a Keokuk County Democratic Central Committee banquet January 22 at 6 30 p m in Memorial Hall Sigourney Otto Utterbeck of Delta is dinner committee chairman Franzenburg heads Franzenburg Provision Co Conrad owner of a meat plant and founder of the James Van Allen Scholarship Fund honoring the Iowa space scientist Has long been active in civic affairs.
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Paul Franzenburg
Keokuk County
Democratic Central Committee
Memorial Hall
Sigourney
Otto Utterbeck
Delta
Mr. Franzenburg
The
Franzenburg Provision Co
Conrad
That City
James van Allen
University of Iowa
Hospital Admits Two Washington Patients Yesterday
Urban Lange Jr. admitted for medical care and Leonard Pohren admitted for surgical treatment at a Washington hospital.
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Urban Lange Jr
Washington
Leonard Pohren
Iowa Churches Unite For Week Of Prayer Unity Observance
Iowa church leaders announce a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18 to 25 with crisis conferences on race and poverty. Gov. Harold Hughes will speak at several events in Des Moines Council Bluffs Davenport Waterloo Sioux City Cedar Rapids. The series aims to mobilize positive action on discrimination education jobs and law respect within ecumenical worship and community programs.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
United States
National Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Department
Roman Catholic Bishops’ Commission For Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
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Fabric Service Center
North
Evangelist Jones
Chicago
Hubby
Muscatine Toll Bridge
Wolf's Flower Shop
Evening Journal
Waco Afs
Red Cross Board
John Bissey of
Harvey
North Iowa Ave
Waterloo, Iowa
Franzenburg
Lowa
Lowans
Nser
Ben
Franklin
North Side Square
Sulla
Iowa Southern
Southern Utilities Company
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