State payroll audit shows 19 percent rise in 73 agencies
Iowa State Auditor Lloyd R. Smith reports from February 1966 to February 1968 that payrolls in 73 state agencies grew 19 percent, with total salaries up 33 percent from 35.7 million to 47.5 million. Public Instruction saw the largest gains, adding 385 employees and increasing salaries from 1.4 million to 4.2 million. The audit excludes highway, board of control institutions, and board of regents institutions.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Highway Commission
Board of Control
Board of Regents
State Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction
Warren
Jack Warren
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Berlin student travels with Iowa Wesleyan group
A letter from Bob Helscher of Washington Iowa details a summer study trip with Iowa Wesleyan College students in Europe. He describes travel through West Berlin East German borders the wall and meetings with locals and friends, plus plans for a 3500 mile car itinerary to Prague Vienna Budapest Venice Switzerland Munich and Malaga with four companions. In Washington the Associated Church Press reports Protestant Catholic Orthodox editors will meet in Atlanta in May 1969 marking ACPs first joint event with Catholic publications and possible join from the Religious Newswriters Association.
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Bob Helscher
W. J. Helscher
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Bob
Prague
Vienna
Budapest
Venice
Switzerland
Munich
Mallejo
UPI
W.C. Fields
Associated Church Press
ACP
Catholic Press Association
Atlanta
Fields
Religious Newswriters Association
Dear Abby Columns and Project Summer Hope Update
Dear Abby letters discuss domestic conflicts and dating ethics with advice on privacy and patience. The Minneapolis report notes the American Lutheran Church urban racial crisis program Project Summer Hope expanding, funding up to fifty thousand dollars for food clothing housing and job training to root out racism.
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Minneapolis
Knudsvig
Washington Evening Journal staff and publication details
The Washington Evening Journal is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th. It lists staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris News Editor Bob Shaffer Local Advertising Howard Hazen Production Superintendent. It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act and is a member of multiple press associations. Circulation options include 6 months 1 year and per week carrier delivery in Washington.
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David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Senior Citizens note two cherished members lost
The group mourns Mrs Boyd Dill and Mr Homer Jarrard longtime center attendees. Both lived respected lives in the community and valued friendship, play, and fellowship. A July 30 luncheon is planned at the Y with Max Owen serving, as Dr and Mrs Kerr attend a Senior Citizen Project Directors meeting in Des Moines.
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Boyd Dill
Homer Jarrard
Mt. Pleasant
Bluebird Bus Company
Vega Industries
Vega
Harlan Hotel
T.V
Senator Harlan
Harlan
Robert Todd Lincoln
Max Owen
Todd Wins Armco Sweepstakes Color TV Prize
Glenn Todd of 802 E Van Buren Washington won a color television set in Armco Steel Corp sweepstakes. more than 50 000 entries were received in the contest.
Pepper Ette 4 H Club plans achievement show
Ainsworth July 15 The Pepper Ette s 4 H Club will hold an achievement show Saturday July 20 at the United Methodist Church at 9 30 Each girl should bring a salad for a noon salad luncheon and a dozen cookies plus own table service Ainsworth community invited.
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Ainsworth
Pepper Ette
United Methodist Church
Iowa Mennonite School
Ainsworth United Methodist Church
Highland School
Main Street
Clarence Hansen
Phoenix
Arizona
Lillian Holmes
Burlington
Milo Arthur
Dave Armstrong
Gene Stephens
Charles Jenkins
Willard McCracken
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Bowin
Don Bowin
Waterloo
Lietenant
House
Senate
West Berlin
By Bob Helscher
West Germany
Berlin
Europe
East Germany
Red Guards
West
America
Volkhard Reichman
Senate of Berlin
East
Ecumenism
Abbby
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Andrew
Mother B
Jake
Los Angeles
Cal
KCN Radio
Farm News
Weather Report
Dale Williams
Market Reports
Living Word” Weather Report
Bill Baily
Wallstreet Report
Midwest
Chicago
Whitney Bolton
Portals OF Prayer
World News
Mutual
Smiley
Glenn Todd
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
By Grace Kerr
Pepper Ettes
Gene McCracken
Iowa City
University Hospitals
McCracken
Stadium Park
Delbert Flynn
Riverside
Kenneth Ornduff
Ronald Ornduff
George Stout Jr
Lake Darling
al Hazelett
Sands
Sunset Park
Paul Davis
la Mar
Colo
William Penn College
Mississippi Valley Speed Club
Kings OF the
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Evening Journal
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Iester
Westinghouse
Frost
Westinghouse Refrigerators
Southern Utilities Company
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