Keeping An Eye On Election Day...are the four candidates for two open seats on the Council Bluffs City Council. From left are David Christiansen, Nancy Anderson, Dorothy Strohbehn and Selma W. Adams. The polls will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Photo of Mayor Tom Hanafan and City Council-elect: Stan Grote, Charlie Gross, Philip Meyer, Sam Irwin, Dave Tobias.
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Council Bluffs
Mayor & City Council-elect
Nov. 3, 1987
One Line of Authority...pinpoints responsibility under the Council-Manager form of government. Voters elect a Council. The Council hires a manager. The manager runs the city.
Divided Control...reaches a peak under Mayor-Council government. Each ward picks its representative. The representative joins his counterparts in a nine-way control of the city.
Taking The Oath Of Office . . . from City Clerk Elmer Westphal Saturday is Mayor Ben Hoden who was elected by other city councilmen to the one-year post. Past Mayor John Pogge was elected mayor pro tem.
New City Councilmen...review sweeping returns of Monday's city election. They are, left to right: Carl E. Schonberg, Frank L. Griffeth, James P. Mulqueen, Einer P. Juel and Marion L. Shugart.