Five day forecast and city temperatures with rain totals
The forecast shows partly cloudy conditions through Saturday with scattered showers or snow flurries in the northeast Saturday afternoon. North to northeast winds 20 to 35 mph, cooler tonight and little change Saturday with highs in the 40s to near 50. Sunday remains partly cloudy with below normal temperatures, and overall precipitation near .10 inches or less.
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Mikoyan Tours Iraq Ahead of Soviet Trade Expo
Anastas Mikoyan, Russia’s top salesman, arrived in Iraq to open a Soviet industrial exposition. Tass reports he will also hold talks with Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim as Baghdad shifts from alignment with the Iraqi Communist faction under Moscow’s influence.
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Anastas Mikoyan
Russia
Iraq
Tass
Kassem
Moscow
Deaths Laurence B Miller lifelong Cedar Rapids resident
Laurence B. Miller alternatingly known as Pop Miller died at 3:25 a.m. Friday after a long illness. Born October 6, 1874 near Marengo he was a long time Cedar Rapids driver for Century Cab Co. Survived by wife Elizabeth C. King three daughters Mrs Leo Gant of Salida Colorado Mrs L E Shedenhelm of Oklahoma City and Mrs Robert Fair of Riverside California two sons L E Miller of Seattle and C H Miller of Riverside California a brother Garfield Miller of Seattle a half brother Harry T Bell of Marengo and sixteen grandchildren He belonged to First Christian church Services were held at Turner chapel Monday at 3 with Rev Jack Oliver burial in Linwood Friends may call at the chapel.
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Laurence B
Pop'’ Miller
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids and Vicinity
Century Cab Co
Marengo
Elizabeth C. King
Cedar Rapids
Leo Gant
Salida
Colo
Il.e. Shedenhelm
Oklahoma
Obituary notices for Hradecky Kloubec Mortis Snyder and others
Funeral services are listed for Hradecky and Kloubec with burials at Czech National and St. John s Cemeteries. Rosary Friday evening. services at Turner chapel and Linwood cemetery with military rites at Offutt AFB. Additional services for Mortis and Snyder noted with burial rites.
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Hradecky
John
Janeba
Milo Fitipi
Kloubec
Joseph F.—Kuba
St. John’s
Mortis
Leon Jennings
Turiner
Bernard G. Olson
Linwood
Offutt Air Force Base
Snyder, Marietta
Turner Chapel
Ernest S. Worden
Linwood Cemetery
New Dorm at UIU Damaged By Vandals
Vandalism at the Upper Iowa University men’s dorm under construction caused several thousand dollars in damage. A third story wall was pushed in a canopy on the second story damaged and four windows broken. Completion date of August 1 will be delayed.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
UIU
Eugene Garbee
Garbee
William Klouse
Spencer Construction Co
City Briefs Span Local Notices And Upcoming Events
Hospitalized Ruth Stickley at Mercy hospital and Ruth Thompson’s Easter novelties offered by Andes Candies. Ken's Stylon Easter specials list prices for permanents haircuts and settings. Burgess Barber Shop announces John McEnany at 96 3rd Ave SW. Stolen billfold report in Cedar Rapids area. Real estate ads urging home ownership. Dairy Queen Banana Split sale. TV special “A Salute to the American Theater” on Channel 2. Civil defense siren tests set for Saturday in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Mary Miles hosts Pretti Lady Salon. Local barbershops and Pierson's Florists advertise. KCRG-TV schedule for Sunday April 10 features Second Chance stroke care film courtesy Linn County Heart Committee.
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Kcrg-Tv
Heart Committee of
Linn Co
Adv
Mitchell Seeks Capital, Labor Climate Solutions
Secretary Mitchell outlined three major problems for expanding the U.S. workforce by 17 to 18 million and urged a better labor management climate. He posed whether to tolerate the current bargaining atmosphere and warned the next decade would decide between government intervention or mutual responsibility by labor and management. He spoke in Iowa City to five railway brotherhood unions.
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Sec. Mitchell
Iowa City
Railway Brotherhood
Want Ads Reveal Profits in Local Market
Advertisers tout quick turnover by listing items for sale and services offered in local want ads. Sellers claim strong demand for furniture, vehicles, and job opportunities as readers respond to posted rates and placement.
Parole Granted in Break-In Case and Liquor Charge
Harold J. Freestone 21 of 716 E Ave NE received a bench parole on a 10 year reformatory sentence after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the April 2 home invasion at 1530 First Ave NW. Everett Kratzer 37 of Center Point was fined 300 with half suspended for furnishing liquor to a 19 year old at a Cedar Rapids tavern on March 22.
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Harold J. Freestone
E Ave
Floyd Philbrick
Freestone
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Everett Kratzer
Center Point
Kratzer
Suspended Sentence on Weapons Charge
Ronald Kohl a 30 year old from rural Wyoming received a 30 day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon. Cedar Rapids patrolmen arrested him early Thursday finding a .32 caliber automatic under the seat of his car.
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Ronald Kohl
Wyoming
Kohl
Cedar Rapids
Will Admitted Names Dora Saub Executrix
Michael M Saub died March 28 leaving Dora Saub as executrix and naming his children and grandchildren as heirs. The will specifies Dora as the executrix with heirs including his sister and other relatives.
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Michael M Saub
Dora Saub
Promissory note judgments listed for two debtors
Ohio Finance Co. sues Keith L and Gloria Gardner for 280 dollars on promissory note. Public Loan Corp of Ft. Dodge pursues Floyd Derrig for 234.61 dollars on a promissory note. Both actions recorded as judgments.
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Ohio Finance Co
Keith L
Gloria Gardner
Public Loan Corp. of
Ft. Dodge
Floyd Derrig
Judge Convicts Racketeer Dio of Tax Evasion
New York Racketeer Johnny Dio and his bodyguard Teddy Ray were found guilty by U S Judge Edward Weinfeld on tax evasion counts after a bench trial. Dio faces up to 20 years and 40 000 in fines while Ray faces up to 10 years and 20 000 in fines.
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U.S
Edward Weinfeld
Dio
Teddy Ray
Weinfeld
Ray
John Dioguardi
Victor Riesel
Manhattan
Two New Routes For Ozark Lines
The Civil Aeronautics Board granted Ozark Air Lines authority to operate Ottumwa to Iowa City for one year. Ozark plans a Kan sas City route to Milwaukee via Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Moline starting April 24, boosting revenues and helping travelers between Kansas City and Milwaukee.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Air Lines
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Ozark
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Ill
CAB
New Russian Dressing on Old Proposal
Geneva reporting on the 10 nation disarmament talks shows the Soviet Union proposing a new set of negotiating principles viewed by the West as the same old plan with cosmetic changes. U S Ambassador Eaton rejected that reading, insisting concrete disarmament steps remain on the table and urging negotiations to proceed without procedural deadlock. The United States outlined a path including nuclear disarmament measures, force reductions, an international police role, and desiring to move fissile materials from weapons stockpiles to peaceful uses.
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Russia
Zorin
U.S
Eaton
Outer
Space
West
U.N. Assembly On
Eisenhower Plans Augusta Trip For Golf Vacation
President Eisenhower intends to fly to Augusta Georgia on Monday or Tuesday for a golf vacation and may attend the opening baseball game in Washington on April 18, according to the White House statement released Friday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
White House
House Ag Group Plans Midwest Visits to Inspect Farms
A House agriculture appropriations subcommittee led by Chairman Fred Marshall will tour Illinois Minnesota Iowa for three weeks. Members include H Carl Andersen Walter Horan Robert Michel and Alfred Santangelo to review grain storage, country elevators and farm credit conditions in the region. The schedule notes a Chicago stop on Monday with further plans to be announced.
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Washington
House Agriculture Appropriations
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Chicago
Fred Marshall
D-Minn
H. Carl Andersen
R-Minn
Walter Horan
R-Wash
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Alfred E. Santangelo
Dn.y
Mrs Ward Blakely Burial at Norway
Emma F. Blakely widow of Ward H. Blakely longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at her daughter Gladys Blakelys home in Sag inaw Michigan. Survived by daughter and sister Mrs R L Leamon of Cedar Rapids. She was a Methodist and past matron of the Eastern Star at Norway Iowa. Graveside services in Norway cemetery at 3 30 p m Saturday by Dr H Hughes Dill Turner chapel hours 10 a m to 1 p m Saturday.
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Emma F. Blakely
Ward H. Blakely
Cedar Rapids
Gladys F. Blakely
Saginaw
Mich
Clinton
R. L. Leamon
Norway Cemetery
H. Hughes Dill
Turner Chapel
Jury Expected To Get 286 150 Train Truck Suit
In Cedar Rapids federal court the Great Western railroad seeks 286 150 for a December 1958 Dunkerton crossing collision that derailed 27 of 84 train cars and killed the truck driver. Defendants Cedar Rapids Steel Transportation Co and Eugene Strachen defend and total claims reach 4 218.86.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Great Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids Steel Transportation Co
Eugene Strachen
Marion
Herald A. Smith, Jr
Transportation Company
Struchen
Dunkerton Crossing
Dunkerton
Kohlberg Dies Fueled China Lobby Foe of Reds
Alfred Kohlberg, 73, importer and militant foe of Red China and communism, died of a heart attack at his New York home. He retired as president of the American Jewish League against Communism in 1955 and was named honorary president. He chaired the America China Policy Assn and earned the nickname head of the China lobby, which he denied.
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New York
Alfred Kohlberg
American Jewish League Against
Man Jailed After Assault Plea at Easy Launderette
John Lohner, 21, of 522 McKinley St SE, received 15 days in county jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery before Municipal Judge Loren Hullinger Jr. He was arrested Thursday following an alleged molestation of a woman at the Easy Launderette, 860 Fifth Ave SE.
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John Lohner
McKinley St
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Lohner
Fifth Ave. SE
Even-Odd Park Plan Urged for Street Clean-up
Cedar Rapids officials announce a calendar based street cleaning plan starting next week. Sweepers will operate 7 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on hard surfaced streets with odd numbered side parking on Mondays and even side parking on Tuesdays in the northeast and southeast sections. Downtown and 16th Avenue areas also begin cleaning with 2 to 6 30 a.m. clear times and five nights a week.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack Eggleston
Eggleston
16Th Avenue
Woody Stolba
2 Arrested as Bomb Hoaxers
Federal crackdown nets two men in separate incidents. Fred Cronk, 43, arrested in Tulsa for allegedly creating a false bomb scare on a Denver Tulsa flight. James Van Arsdale of Sarasota, Florida, charged with remarks about a bomb before boarding a Louisville Tampa flight. no bomb found after searches. Bond set at $500 for Cronk and $1,000 for Arsdale.
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Washington
Fred Cronk
FBI
Tulsa
Denver
Louisville
Colorado Man Sought For Davenport Slaying
Police issued an arrest warrant for Wayne Kirkham of Aurora Colorado on first degree murder charges in the Davenport case. James W Osborne, 52, was killed after a dispute at the 400 club when he tried to force a man to leave.
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Colorado
Midwest
Wayne Kirkham
Aurora
Colo
James W. Osborne
Osborne
Chamber Official Slain in Capital
David Owen a 51 year old executive, head of the Greater Santa Cruz Chamber and former Bradley president, was beaten to death in a Washington hotel room after traveling to testify before committees on harbor funding. Police hunted a bushy haired man about six feet tall who registered under a Tampa address.
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California Chamber of Commerce
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Peoria
Washington
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Greater Santa Cruz
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Senate
California
Alton
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Tampa
Mt Vernon and Lisbon Seek Southeast Linn District Merger
Petitions circulate in Lisbon and Mt Vernon to merge the two districts into the Southeast Linn community district. An election on reorganization is tentatively set for May 31 with a June vote to name five directors if approved.
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Lisbon
Mt. Vernon
Linn Community
Linn, Johnson and Cedar Boards of Education
Southeast Linn
Holmes, founder of Religious Science, dies at 72
Dr. Ernest Holmes, 72, dean and founder of the Church of Religious Science, died Thursday night after suffering a stroke about three weeks earlier. He authored Science of Mind and numerous works on religion and philosophy in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Ernest Holmes
The
Church of Religious Science
Lizzie Jenney Hurt in Fall at Oelwein Nursing Home
Lizzie Jenney, 91, a former Stanley resident, fell Thursday at an Oelwein nursing home. She sustained a fractured hip and arm and was hospitalized in Iowa City.
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Lizzie Jenney
Oelwein
Iowa City
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