Liquor profits fund Iowa counties and cities in 1972
Nearly 11 million dollars in liquor profits supported local government in fiscal 1972. Rolland Gallagher said 7.7 million went to cities and towns while 3.2 million supported counties. State treasurer distributes ten percent of gross liquor store sales to incorporated areas in January and July on a per capita basis, with city shares ranging from 67 to 755,424 dollars and county shares including Washington County at 20,126 dollars. Five percent goes to counties as property tax loss reimbursements for soldiers exemptions or credits, with examples in Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, and Washington counties. City and town receipts include Des Moines at 23,694 dollars and numerous area towns listed.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Rolland Gallagher
Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa
Donnan
Fayette County
Henry
Jefferson
Louisa
Keokuk
Johnson
Washington City
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Harper
Kalona
Keota
Olds
Ollie
Packwood
Richland
Riverside
Wayland
West Chester
Wellman
Winfield
ISU Crop-Opt aids Iowa farmers with computer planning
Iowa State University extension staff unveil Crop-Opt, a computer planning tool that inputs a farmer’s yields labor and machinery data to generate four cropping plans optimizing income under current and expanded land. The program, developed by Ronald Winterboer and guided by Ray Beneke, requires county staff to handle requests and charges $20 for four analyses with optional labor and machinery adjustments.
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Iowa
Iowa State University Extension Farm Management
Herb Howell
Everett Stoneberg
ISU Extension
Howell
Ronald Winterboer
Iowa State University
Ray Beneke
Winterbeer
Washington County Extension
Jim Frier
ISU Farm Management
Ames
North Viet refutes claims of bombing civilians in Hanoi
North Vietnamese communique counters U.S. claims of targeting civilians by detailing death tolls from Hanoi raids and arguing many damages came from bomb spillover. It notes 40,000 tons dropped in 11 days, compares to Britain in WWII, and cites CEP errors and misdirected bombing incidents.
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Washington
Hanoi
United States
Britain
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Kham Thien Street
Pentagon
da Nang
Reeve urges vending machines for contraception amid VD rise
Iowa Health Commissioner Arnold Reeve warns of rising venereal disease and urges legislative approval for vending machine sales of condoms and prophylactics in gas stations and similar outlets. He calls to lower confidential treatment age for VD from 16 to 13 to help youths seek care.
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Des Moines
UPL
Iowa
Arnold Reeve
Reeve
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Towa
Large restaurants under Phase III wage price controls
Washington reports that Phase III preserves mandatory controls on large restaurants and food service operators. The Cost of Living Council defines food industry firms with over 60 employees as covered, including caterers and vending companies, while health and construction stay in the same regime. Exemption rules apply for smaller firms.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Birthday surprise for Mrs Saunders in Brighton
Mrs Gladys Savage and Mrs Lucille Doughty surprised Mrs Bertha Saunders on her birthday with lunch and an evening visit in Brighton. Guests included Mrs Hazel Shaffer and families. The note also mentions travel and gatherings of local residents and a 94th birthday celebration for Fannie Broillar among other social events.
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Tony Meu
Brighton
Gladys Savage
Lucille Doughty
Bertha Saunders
Kermit Oswalt
Hazel Shaffer
Vic Oswalt
Bill Cobb
Jim Robertson
Oskaloosa
Hazel Wikoff
Nathan van Dyke
William Penn College Chamber Choir
Southeastern United States
Wendell Frazer
Gamble
Moline
Las Vegas
Nev
Dean Edwards
Lloyd Reighard
Donna Donaldson
Cory
Solon
Fannie
Burlington
Charles Neff
Iona Broillar
Marion Broillar
Charles Wonderlick
Robert Wonderlick
Ollie
Bessie Loeffler
Norma Myers
Fairfield
Harold Rebling Sr
Burich Family Weekend Visits Across Iowa
Melissa Burich of Riverside visited her grandmother Mrs. Bess Burich over the weekend. Cedar Rapids trip included Mr and Mrs Wes Sojka and son Norman Sojka. The group saw Frank Gorman and Bud Norris homes in Hiawatha, returning Sunday. Verne Moss accompanied by his mother to Washington for a visit with Clara Rath. Richard Yeggy named to Dean's List at Northwest Missouri State University with a 3.8 GPA.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Melissa Burich
Robert Buriches
Iowa City
Bess Burich
Pat Fountain
Mt Pleasant
Todd Jennings
Margaret Burich
Cleo Burich
Wes Sojka
Cedar Rapids
Norman Sojka
Frank Gorman
Bud Norris
Hiawatha
Frances Moss
Verne Moss
Washington
Clara Rath
Sunny Haven
Yeggy
Richard Yeggy
Northwest Missouri State University
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Bach Mai
Hanoi Petroleum Products Plant
Mrs. Saunders
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