Independent Voters’ Status Questioned After Appointments
Iowa Governor Robert Ray named two independents to a local government finance study task force, drawing fire from Democratic Chair Tom Whitney who says the move undermines intent to balance Democrats and Republicans. The 16-member panel includes 4 legislators, 12 citizens, with 6 Republicans 4 Democrats and 2 independents among citizens. The task force meets in Des Moines Friday.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Robert Ray
Tom Whitney
Ray
Whitney
Arthur Neu
Neu
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Roger Shaff
R-Camanche
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
James West
R-State Center
Rodgers
Norland
Ways and Means
Leroy Petersen
Grimes
Paul Berger
Sioux City
Lester Gingerich
Storm Lake
Pork Producers Day at ISU Highlights July 16
ISU hosts Pork Producers Day on Friday July 16 as part of Animal Industry Week. Morning sessions cover research reports by ISU staff on Banminth Mecadox transmission pseudorabies maternal sow performance market weights and blood typing. Afternoon sessions offer eight 20 minute discussions on topics including pseudopabies carcass evaluation pit wastes swine dysentery sow management and feed additives. Location Scheman Building Iowa State Center. Registration 2.50 luncheon 2.50.
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Pork Producers
Iowa State University
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
ISU
Dean Zimmerman
Howard Hill
Daryl Kuhlers
Phil Spike
Lauren Christian
Vaughn Speer
Iowa Pork Producers Association
America
Scheman Continuing Education
Iowa State Center
Frier
USDA
Markets Grain Livestock Report From Jop/Des Moines
JOLIET IL UP I Livestock: cattle 2600 with steers 50 75 higher heifers 25 50 higher prime steers 36 50 choice 38 00 39 25 high choice with prime heifers 38 00 39 00 few choice 37 25 38 00 no canner or cutter cows hogs 900 25 50 lower No 1 2 200 230 lb 51 75 52 25 No 1 3 200 240 lb 51 25 51 75 No 1 3 240 260 lb 50 25 51 25 Thursday receipts cattle 50 hogs 800 DES MOINES IA Livestock trade uneven moderate butchers steady No 1 3 200 230 lb some 240 lb 49 00 50 50 230 250 lb 48 75 50 50 No 2 3 250 270 lb 47 25 49 50 270 300 lb 44 75 49 50 sows unevenly steady No 1 3 270 330 lb 41 50 43 00 330 400 lb 40 50 42 50 No 2 3 400 450 lb 40 00 42 00 450 550 lb 40 00 42 00 450 550 lb 39 00 41 75 Estimated receipts 65 000 actual Tuesday 79 000 week ago 41 000 year ago 64 000
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Joliet
UPI
Des Moines
Ford uses veto on public works jobs
President Ford and Congress clash over a 3.95 billion public works bill capping jobs at about 350 000. Ford cites inflation and delayed impact, as Democrats tout employment gains and local aid while awaiting July reconvening. Humphrey criticizes the veto as poor policy.
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Ford
Washngton
UPI
Congress
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
House
Senate
Washington airman returns from Japan to Fayette schools
Larry Custer of Washington was discharged from the U S Air Force on June 16 after overseas duty in Japan and has accepted a job as art teacher and assistant football coach in the Fayette school system.
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Larry Custer
Washington
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Fayette
Beef grading day at ISU July 13
Iowa State University hosts an Animal Industry Week program on July 13 to explain the new USDA beef grading system. Jim Frier notes live animals and carcasses demonstrations will cover conformation elimination, mandatory yield grading, and growth patterns, with related events on July 14 and 15.
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USDA
Iowa State University
Jim Frier
Washington County
Frier
Kildee Hall
Raymond G Baker 80 dies in Mt Pleasant Iowa
Raymond G Baker 80 of Swedesburg died Wednesday July 7 1976 at Henry County Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Olds United Church of Christ with Rev Mark Buck officiating Interment Forest Home Cemetery Mt Pleasant. Family visitation Thursday 730 to 9 pm Barton McKasson Funeral Home Winfield. He was born March 28 1896 near Mt Union married Velma Holley December 10 1919. He was a retired farmer and Henry County supervisor 1949 1957. Surviving wife son Eugene daughters Mary Lou Boal Lucile Owens and Virginia Lee, sister Dewey Hookam, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Raymond G. Baker
Swedesburg
Henry County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Olds United Church of Christ
Mark Buck
Forest Home Cemetery
Barton-McKasson Funeral Home
Winfield
Mr. Baker
Mt. Union
William
Laura Lauer Baker
Velma Holley
Henry County
Velma
Eugene
Everett
Mary Lou) Boal
Virgil
Lucile) Owens
Waverly
W. O
Virginia) Lee
Kansas City
Dewey Hookam
Burlington
Farm price index shows Iowa gains
Iowa farmers saw a 4 percent rise in the mid-June price index from May, double the national gain of 2 percent, with year-to-year prices 1 percent higher. Data from the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service covers all farm products for the month ending June 15.
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Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Essaneas Pictures
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University of Iowa
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Lana Wood
Jim Backus
Aaa
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Jane Anthony
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Producers Releasing Organization
Raymond Baker
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