Gov. Hughes, Seated, Signs Bill . . . outlawing the death penalty in Iowa. Witnesses, standing from left: Rep. Charles Korn of Logan, who introduced the bill; Sen. Andrew Frommelt of Dubuque, majority floor leader; Sen. John Ely, Cedar Rapids; Rep.…
New Iowa Governor And Family . . . Harold Hughes, his wife and two of his three daughters take preview of governor's mansion. Shown with the governor-elect and Mrs. Hughes are Phyllis, 10, and Carol, 19. - AP Wirephoto
Harold E. Hughes of Ida Grove is the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor in next June's primary election. Hughes, 37, is chairman of the Iowa Commerce Commission.
President Eisenhower has named Federal Civil Defense Administrator Leo A. Hoegh to be head of the new office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization. Hoegh, a former governor of Iowa, has been Civil Defense Administrator for the past year.
Members of the family of Leo A. Hoegh, former governor of Iowa, pose with him at the White House after he was sworn in as director of the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization. From left are Kristin, 14; Janis, 10; Hoegh; and Mrs. Hoegh. -…
Leo A. Hoegh poses here today after President Eisenhower picked him to head the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization which opens for business July 1. Hoegh now directs the Civil Defense Administration, which is being merged with the Office…
Mrs. Leo A. Hoegh, daughters Kristin, 13 and Janis, 8, and their dog Punch pose on the lawn for a farewell picture in front of the house they are leaving Thursday. Mrs. Hoegh is wife of the former Iowa governor and recently appointed Federal Civil…
Gov. and Mrs. Leo Hoegh entertained the Iowa legislators at coffee in the governor's mansion at Des Moines Wednesday afternoon. The governor and Mrs. Hoegh and their two young children are shown bidding farewell to two of the guests, Rep. and Mrs.…