Freshmen Graduation Rates at Iowa Schools Decline to 1970
Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa reported that fewer than half of 1970 freshmen earned degrees by graduation. ISU 57 percent, UNI 47 percent, U of I 48 percent, with dropouts declining since 1960.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
State Board of Regents
UNI
U of I
Iowa State
Iowa
ISU
Ray Bailey
W. Robert Parks
May Brodbeck
Pilot crop insurance test plan in selected counties
Secretary Bergland announced a Pilot Crop Insurance Program where former ASC committees will assist FCIC at the county level to test service improvements for farmers. Twenty counties in nine states begin Dec 1 for 1978 crops, with FCIC retaining core operations elsewhere. Iowa counties Dallas Davis Pocahontas are included. Corundum note follows.
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Bob Bergland
ASC
FCIC
ASCS
Iowa
Dallas
Davis
Pocahontas
Quitting Business Sale by J and R Truck Lines Inc
Journal sale date column notes multiple auctions in Iowa starting October 1. J and R Truck Lines Inc of Oskaloosa offers trucks tractors and equipment at a sale barn on Highway 63 south. Public auction of a 220 acre farm and household goods near Martinsburg begins 12 30 p.m. Owners Mr and Mrs Lewis Westercamp. Home at 612 Lincoln Street Ainsworth auction run by Laird and Bonnie Simpson starts 2 p.m. Real estate auction for Mr and Mrs John Swartzendruber near Wayland on Trenton Blacktop starts 2 p.m.
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J & R Truck Lines Inc
Oskaloosa
Hwy
Martinsburg
Iowa
Lewis Westercamp
Lincoln Street
Ainsworth
Laird
Bonnie Simpson
John Swartzendruber
Wayland
Trenton Blacktop
Dear Abby Letter Highlights Moral Duty Against Oppression
Abigail Van Buren recalls Martin Niemoeller's history and the Nazis, praising readers who shared variants of the quote about defending others. She cites Paine and another reader who credits the column for inspiring daily visits to ailing mother, thanking Mr K for his gratitude.
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Abby
Martin Niemoeller
Hitler
Niemoeller
Theresienstadt
Pastor Niemoeller
Germany
San
Thomas Paine
Man posing as power worker swindles two women in Iowa
In Wilton Iowa a man calling himself Don L Hull posed as an employee of Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative and sold lightning arrestors for four dollars. He altered checks and stole more than 1700 dollars from two women near DeWitt and Mount Pleasant. The cooperative says they do not sell such devices.
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Wilton, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
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Journal
Abigail van Buren
The
Chicago Tribune-Ny News Synd
Americus, GA
MR. K
Gibson Discount
Lewis J. Weber
Riverside
Bob Gott
West Chester
P.L.A.N
Standard Oil Division
Amoco Oil Company
Concord
AMC
AMC V— Concord
America
Thompson Motors
2Nd Ave
Washington, Ia
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