Griggs attends Outstanding Young Farmer congress in Madison
Larry O. Griggs 29 of Washington Iowa arrives for the 15th annual Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Congress sponsored by the U S Jaycees and Central Soya. He competes with 39 state winners for one of America's Four Outstanding Farmers with the banquet set for Tuesday. The event promotes urban rural understanding and honors young farmers.
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Robert Parrot
Central
Soya
Larry Griggs
Washington
Madison
Wis
Griggs
Washington Jaycees
Larry O. Griggs
Rt. 3
Iowa
U. S. Jaycees
America
Iowa House committee approves aid for adoptive children
The House Social Services Committee approved a bill to fund medical care for handicapped or hard to place adoptive children up to age 21. The measure passed 14 to 2 despite opposition from Reps. Knoke and Schroeder who warned of rising costs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House Social Services Committee
House
George Knoke
Council Bluffs
Laverne Schroeder
McClelland
Social Services Department
Knoke
Philip Hill
Hill
YW Club Crocheting and Games Meeting Recap
Thirty-one YW wives gathered Thursday at the YW room for crocheting craft and a few played ping pong and pool. The activities will continue next Tuesday with the same crafts and sports. Helen Wylie hosted the Literature meeting at the United Presbyterian Home with Margaret Applegate assisting. Mrs Ralph Kleese spoke on Builders of Literature highlighting influential books and works. Appointed to the program committee were Mrs W W Nolin Edna Sherriff and Mrs Howard Buchanan.
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Helen Wylie
United Presbyterian Home
Margaret Applegate
Ralph Kleese
W. W. Nolin
Edna Sherriff
Howard Buchanan
Regional Iowa Amateur Art Show planned in Burlington
Plans for the 1970 71 Regional Iowa Amateur Art Show for Adults are under way in Burlington Iowa. Amateurs from Des Moines Lee Van Buren Jefferson Henry Washington Louisa Muscatine Davis and Wapello counties may enter original works completed within the last two years. Awards will be presented and winning works advance to a statewide show in Ames in June.
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Iowa
Burlington
Des Moines
Lee
van Buren
Jefferson
Henry
Washington
Louisa
Muscatine
Davis
Wapello
Ames
Burlington Art Center
Art Guild of Burlington
Box Five
Iowa State Arts Council
Adult Art Education Extension
University of Northern Iowa
Income tax refunds faster when filings are early
DES MOINES Government official says refund checks are less likely to be delayed with early returns. John F. Hanlon, District Director of Internal Revenue for Iowa, urges taxpayers to send returns now and use the pre addressed name label to speed processing and reduce costs. Returns go to the Service Center in the provided envelope.
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Des Moines
John F. Hanlon
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Hanlon
IRS
Wellman Police Chief Charles Allen Dies at 54
Wellman police chief Charles Everett Allen died unexpectedly on Tuesday March 9 at the age of 54. Funeral services were set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Wellman Baptist Church with burial in Wassonville Cemetery. Allen, born January 8, 1917 in Wellman, was a World War II veteran and husband of Marguerite Dietz. He is survived by two sisters, four brothers, and several extended relatives.
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Wellman
Charles Everett Allen
Wellman Baptist Church
Albert J. Larson
Wassonville Cemetery
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Allen
Glen
Emma Perrin Allen
Rock Island, Ill
Marguerite Dietz
The
Baptist Church
Lavanda Reynolds
Pasadena Calif
Harold
Edith) Romine
William
Gilbert
Arthur
Marlyn
Lee
Mildred
Legislator Opposes Regional Jails Plan in Iowa
Southeast Iowa Senator Quentin Anderson argues the proposed regional jails bill duplicates county programs and raises state costs. Iowa Crime Commission director George Orr backs regional centers for rehabilitation, but Anderson warns counties face debt from new jails. Senator Gene Glenn notes potential rehab benefits amid opposition from sheriffs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Quentin Anderson
Beaconsfield
George Orr
Iowa Crime Commission
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Anderson
Orr
Gene Glenn
D - Ottumwa
Glenn
Rockefeller proposes major overhaul of New York welfare system
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller plans a comprehensive welfare overhaul to require able bodied recipients to work and bar newcomers under cap city conditions. The plan could curb the budget and higher taxes while enforcing existing work requirements and creating an environmental work corps.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Capitol
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Environment Conservation Corps
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Stowaway Kitten Treated Like VIP Returns Home
A kitten that stowed away on a New York to London cargo flight last week flew home Tuesday night. Traced to a Kennedy airport worker, the cat was given VIP treatment and rode up front with the captain on a westbound flight.
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London
UPI
V.I.P
Seaboard World Airlines
Kennedy
Schwengel Calls for Better Data on Rural Transportation Needs
Rep Fred Schwengel filed a statement urging the TNORA hearing to expand data and research on older rural Americans transport needs. He cites low income, limited technical planning resources, and sparse populations raising costs and reducing tax bases. He urges accelerated research, demonstrations, and state requirements for eligibility in a new Nixon program.
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Kansas City
Iowa
Fred Schwengel
Federal Regional Council
Schwengel
Nixon
Lawmakers Debate Targeted Spending Cuts in State Bill
The Appropriations Committee advances a spending plan likened to business budgeting while rejecting a 10 percent pay cut for state employees. Democrats resistance grows as conservation funding faces possible reductions, with seven voting against the bill all Democrats and lengthy names listed prior.
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Rolls Royce
Penn Central
Appropriations Committee
John Camp
R-Bryant
House
Iowa Conservation Commission
Richard Norpel
D-Bellevue
Vernon Ewell
Waterloo
Emil Husak
Toledo
Iowa House committee backs medical assistants program
The Iowa House Social Services Committee unanimously approved a bill to let the State Board of Medical Examiners create a paramedical assistant program for physicians. The Senate had already approved 44 0. A pilot plan could begin soon with an advisory board reporting in 1973 and a publication clause to start the program after the governor signs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Social Services Committee
Board of Medical Examiners
Hill
Robert D. Ray
Vincent Mayberry
Dfort Dodge
Miller Returns to Duty After Iowa Academy Training
Police officer Ray Miller has completed a four week training session at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Camp Dodge Iowa and will resume duty in Washington. Long range plans aim for all local officers to attend the academy.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Israel
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