Foreigners eye land in Iowa may bring legal limits
The state ASCS report tallies 4324 acres owned by foreign buyers in Iowa with West Germans Italians and Canadians most involved. Potential buyers from Arabs Japan China and the Netherlands are watching Iowa land as an investment. The probe covers Benton Cedar Fayette Van Buren and Mitchell Worth and other counties with several transactions and inquiries noted including a 600 acre Tipton tract and a 536 acre Worth county sale.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Benton
Cedar
Fayette
van Buren
Farm Program Agency
Mitchell County
Worth County
Cedar County
Murray Wise
Kenilworth
Ontario
Howard County
Decatur County
ASCS
Iowa
Sioux County
Clear Lake
Kafft von Rigal
Voerde
West Germany
Osage
Crai Doll
von Rigal
Audrey Matvig
Doll
The
Gazette
Wright County
Adair County
Benton County
Umberto Ferrarri
Linn County
Tor
Black Hawk County
First National Bank of
Tipton
Northwestern Bank of Chicago
Germany
Cerro Gordo County
Clear Lake Grain Co
Waterloo Area
Japan
Los Angeles
Fayette County
Scott Township
Town County
Johnson County
Lee County
Lucas County
Robert Chappell
Wayne County
New York Bank
Central National Bank and Trust
Des Moines
Marshall County
Muscatine County
Pocahontas County
Shelby County
Omaha
Story County
Hertz
Minnesota
U.S
van Buren County
Sigrid Maria Paula Sels
Byron Riley, Jr
Washington County
Iran
China
University of Town
University of Iowa
University
Webster County
Farm Progress
Dale Ricke
Fort Dodge
the Gazette
Iowa Land
Mid Prairie Hawkettes edge Mount Vernon on late basket
Nancy Kas scored the winning bucket with under 20 seconds left as the Mid-Prairie Hawkettes beat Mount Vernon 64 63. Nancy Duvall sealed the win with a final shot block, lifting the team to a 9 0 league record and 14 2 overall. Kas led with 25 points, Kloppfer 24, Van Hoozer 13, McAndrew 2, while Henry pace Mt Vernon with 36 points. Duvall added 11 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 blocks.
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Mid-Prairie Hawkettes
Mt. Vernon
Hawkettes
Kos
Nancy Duvall
Lisa Miller
Clear Creek
Hawks extend winning streak with 58 52 win over Mt Vernon
Mid-Prairie Hawks beat Mt Vernon 58 to 52 for their eighth straight victory and 11 1 season record. Randy Bush scored 20 points while Ron Capper added 12 and Capper grabbed 10 rebounds. Jim Hearn led the Mustangs with 16. The Hawks faced a 28 22 halftime lead after forcing three turnovers.
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Mid-Prairie Hawks
Mt. Vernon
Wellman
Randy Bush
Ron Capper
Gary Beckley
Brian Hazelton
Doug Yetty
Don Lampe
Jeff Miller
Randy Hochstedler
Hawks
Mid-Prairie
Capper
Jaycees lead in fifth sixth grade YMCA basketball league
Jaycees beat the 1s 10 to 2 to stay atop the Washington YMCA fifth and sixth grade league. Falk led Joe Falk with 10 points for Falk, Borchardt scored 18 for Rotary, Hennigan 18 for the Jaycees, and Paul 11 for the Y's Men. Wa-Con4's Rory Shalla had 8.
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Ane Jaycees
Washington Ymca
Joe Falk
Rotary
Northrup King
Wa-Con-Da
Jim Giardino
Falk
Tom Borchardt
Steve Paul
Joe Hennigan
Jaycees
Bruce Lemmons
Northrup
Rory Shalla
Gosnell Dies at 80 in Kalona Facility
Boyd Gosnell 80 died Friday January 24 1975 at Pleasantview Home Kalona after ten months residency. Funeral Monday 10 am Peterseim Kalona with Rev Alva Swartzendruber. Burial Memory Gardens Iowa City. Memorial fund Iowa Lung and Respiratory Association. Survived by son Charles Cedar Rapids three daughters Beulah Eisner Ruth Meyer Myrtle Schneider seven grandchildren one great granddaughter two sisters and two brothers. Funeral rites include OOF by Kalona lodge.
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Kalona
Boyd Gosnell
Pleasantview
Peterseim
Alva Swartzendruber
Memory Gardens
Iowa City
Kalona Lodge
Verbena Seitz Gosnell
Elsie Hammer
Frytown
Rock Island Motor Transit
Christian Church
Iowa Lung and Respiratory Association
Charles
Cedar Rapids
H.L
Beulah) Eisner
Richmond
Lloyd
Ruth) Meyer
Riverside
Jack
Myrtle) Schneider
Des Plains
Ill
Edna Wallace
California
Earl
Ruby) Farley
Raymond
Leland Gosnell
Columbus Community High adds adult education classes
Columbus Junction announces adult education sessions starting February 3 with at least ten students each. Courses include Group Guitar Lessons, Creative Crafts, Macrame, Antiques appraisal, Beginning Bridge, plus future Hog butchering and motorcycle maintenance offerings. Contact Dick Peterson at the school for enrollment.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Community High School
Dick Peterson
Muscatine Community College
Helscher
Ruby Weber
Almelein
Pat Fulton
Winter Gas Problems From Water Contamination and Blends
University of Iowa chemist says water in gasoline is a key winter issue as moisture condenses in tank near empty states and distribution storage. Keeping tanks half full and using anti freeze additives helps. some winter blends improve cold starts while non specialist fuel worsens starting.
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University of Iowa
Stanley Wawzonek
Wawzonek
Huff named president of national association of insurance commissioners
Des Moines reports William Huff 37 elected by the executive committee to lead the National Association of Insurance Commissioners with an election due in June. He intends to run. term through December 31. Despite his June expiration as Iowa’s insurance commissioner, sources say reappointment for four years is likely. Prior presidents include Lorne Worthington and William Timmons. The role intersects with pending federal measures on no fault auto insurance and health care, affecting the insurance industry.
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DES Moines
IDPA
William Huff
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Huff
Ken de Shelter
Ohio
Lorne Worthington
William Timmons
National Association
Congress
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Indiana
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Kenneth Wells
Iowa State Education Association
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ISEA
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United States Civil Service Commission
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Home Rule District Court
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