Local clubs donate fossil works and scholarships in Marion
The Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals society presents Index Fossils of North America to Marion Public Library, with 8000 illustrations by MIT authors Harvey W. Shimer and Robert R. Schrock. A fossil display case and a Lapidary manual gift honor Edith Abernathy. The group funds two $200 geology scholarships at the University of Iowa, aiding Rick Austin. A Marion girl Leslie Ann Dorff, 13, dies after four years in Marion, born January 30, 1960 in Racine. Funeral plans set for St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rosary etc. contributions to St. Joseph's school welcomed.
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North America
Marion Public Library
Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society
Harvey W. Shimer
Robert R. Schrock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donovan Shaw
Twenty-sixth Street
John Sinkankas
Edith Abernathy
Marion
University of Iowa
Rick Austin
George Austins
Twenty-third Avenue
Cedar Valley Club
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Ann Dorff
Fourteenth Street
Racine
Wis
St. Joseph's School
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Richard W. Dorff
Lisa
Michele
Rick
William Dorff
Florence Stindle
William Dresen
Ontario
Calif
Ben Stindle
Justin Kane
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Murdoch Chapel
St. Joseph’s School
Cycle Hill Climb Injures Cedar Rapids Man
Jack C Schneider 21 of 4023 Dalewood Ave SE Cedar Rapids was hurt Sunday afternoon in a hill climbing motorcycle accident south of Grand Avenue. He suffered possible head injuries and was listed in fair condition in St Luke's ICU.
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Jack C. Schneider
Dalewood Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Grand Avenue
Schneider
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bill Deals with Inmate Complaints
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 30 to 10 requiring a full time assistant to investigate inmate complaints in state penal and correctional institutions. Supporters say it will relieve overload on the citizens aid office staff and ensure proper attention. The measure moves to the house.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Citizens Aid Office
Iowa
Iowa Senate
House
Breakin at West Side 66 station nets cash and ciga reads
A Sunday night break in at the West Side 66 station yielded a cash box with 60 dollars and several cartons of cigarettes. Entry was gained by a broken window.
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Waukon
West Side
Iowa Senate Cuts Welfare Budget By Over 400000
Ten years ago the Iowa senate approved a measure reducing the state's welfare budget by more than 400 thousand dollars, signaling a major cut in public assistance funding.
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Iowa Senate
Marion Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Blazes
Fire crews answered two calls within 30 minutes. At 9 30 p m a sump pump motor overheating caused minor smoke at John Grazier 2705 Fourteenth Avenue. At 10 p m William Cubbage Jr 1215 Elm Street porch light flames burned siding and insulation. neighbors helped extinguish the fire and inspectors found burning insulation, with damage confined to siding.
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Marion
John Grazier
Fourteenth Avenue
William Cubbage, Jr
Elm Street
Cubbage
Marion Girls Sweep Spanish Competition
Three Marion high school students won the top three places in the state fourth year Spanish contest at the University of Iowa. Gwen Barnes first Barb Maier second Janet Gallagher third. Winners earn a chance to compete nationally later this year. Barnes received a $100 U I scholarship but Maier kept the stipend since Barnes will attend Central College. The event drew 17 contestants who had passed prelims.
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Marion High School
University of Iowa
Gwen ‘Barnes
Barb Maier
Janet Gallagher
U. of ‘I
Miss Barnes
Central College
Pella
Maier
Iowa senator weighs pari mutuel gambling in Iowa
Senator Robinson criticizes legalized pari mutuel bets as a tax moving from the poor to the rich and warns of potential crime. He notes average bets higher than proponents claim and recalls personal racing experiences. He plans to survey district voters before any senate debate on gambling.
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Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Portable thrones trace to Charlemagne era centuries ago
United Press International notes that portable thrones were first used in the western world by Emperor Charlemagne in the early ninth century, marking an early adoption of mobile regal seating.
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United Press International
Charlemagne
Senate probes farm union clash in Coachella grape fields
Senate investigators arrived in Coachella California to study the fight between the Teamsters and Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers Union over control of local grapefruit labor. Chavez accuses the Teamsters of colluding with growers to crush the union as contracts shift.
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Coachella
Calif
UPI
Senate
Teamsters
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Chavez
Senate Labor and Welfare Committee
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
UFWU
California
UFWA
National Labor Relations Act
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Yippies Demand Impeachment and Marijuana Offense Amnesty
About 40 Youth International Party members gathered in Iowa City for a weekend conference calling for President Nixon’s impeachment and release of all marijuana offenders. Delegates labeled the event a wipeout as campus security reported no major disruption beyond a tobacco smoke-in.
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Iowa City
Youth International Party
Nixon
Lennie Diehl
Chicago
University of Iowa
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Washington, D.C
New Lights Installed On Sigourney Square
New street lights have been installed on Sigourney square. Twenty Mc Graw Edison Styleaire 400 watt high pressure sodium lamps were installed by Shaver and Snakenberg of Sigourney. Lamps operate from a photographic cell on existing poles replacing old mercury vapor fixtures. Some permanent wiring remains to be completed this summer.
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Sigourney
Sigourney Square
McGraw-Edison
Shaver and Snakenberg
Ray Seeks Review of IRS Telephone Tax Ruling
Des Moines governor Ray said he will ask the state attorney general to review an IRS decision that the federal excise tax applies to the full telephone bill including state sales tax. The ruling affects Iowa and Missouri and the governor noted no prior case of federal taxes levied on state taxes.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
State Attorney General’s Office
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Iowa
Missouri
Ray
Services set for Joseph Alberts in Norway
Joseph Edward Alberts 62 died at home. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael’s church. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at George Brush home with scripture service at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by wife Elsie. three sons Dean Edward Richard, Cedar Rapids. 10 grandchildren. mother Mrs. Mary Alberts. brothers Virgil Newhall and Leo Cedar Rapids.
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Norway
Joseph Edward ‘Alberts
St. Michael’s Church
George Brush
Elsie Weichman
Dean
Edward
Richard
Cedar Rapids
Mary Alberts
Virgil
Newhall
Leo
Nine Die as Bus and Freight Truck Collide in Colombia
A head on collision near Corinto in northern Colombia killed nine people and injured twelve. Most victims were workers from nearby sugar mills.
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Cali
Colombia
Break-in at Legion Hall yields liquor and goods loss
Manchester police on routine patrol found a break in at the Legion hall Sunday night. A window was broken to gain entry. Six bottles of liquor along with gum and candy were missing.
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Manchester
Legion Hall
Kissinger Outlines Plans for New European Pact
Henry Kissinger outlined a blueprint for a revitalized Atlantic alliance to be built this year with Britain, Italy, West Germany, and France. He emphasized continued U.S. military presence in Europe and a joint effort to ease economic frictions as a core of the proposed charter. The plan frames Nixon’s Europe year as a broad, shared strategic initiative.
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New York
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
America
U.S
Europe
Associated Press
Kissinger
Britain
Italy
West Germany
France
Gathering of
Atlantic
Center Point Paving Plan Meeting Scheduled
A town meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the high school all purpose room will discuss using bonding capacity linked to property assessments to finance a comprehensive concrete paving plan. Greg Shaefers says the plan aims to place all residents within two blocks of a paved street within seven years and residents are urged to attend.
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Greg Shaefers
Planning and Zoning Commission
AP to Implement Laserbeam Photo Transmission System
The Associated Press unveils Laserphoto, a laser beam wire photo transmission system developed with MIT research over two and a half years. The system includes electronic dark rooms for computer storage editing and fast transmission, promising glossy prints ready at editors’ desks. Wes Gallagher announced the plan ahead of the AP members’ annual meeting. AP serves 1259 newspapers and 3387 stations.
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New York
The
Associated Press
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wes Gallagher
News Cooperative
United States
Fire bombs hit U S Consulate in Germany
Unknown attackers threw rocks and fire bombs at the American consulate in Frankfurt from the botanical gardens at night. Windows were broken and carpet singed, with a soldier on duty preventing further damage. Total estimate around $1,000.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Passenger Falls from Cycle in Oelwein Crash
Rose Gary, 31, of Oelwein, sustained serious back injuries after falling from a motorcycle Saturday night in Rochester Minnesota where she was admitted in fair condition. The bike was driven by Ben Lillibridge of Oelwein and started forward causing her to be thrown from the machine.
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Oelwein
Rose Gary
Rochester
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