Senator Clark Endorses Highway Bill Angers Iowa Republican
Des Moines reports Sen. Dick Clark is accused by Rep. Bart Schwieger of slighting Eastern Iowa by backing a federal highway bill. Schwieger says the plan ignores Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Quad Cities and calls Clark out of touch.
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Des Moines
UPI
Dick Clark
Iowa
Bart Schwieger
Waterloo
U.S. Senate Public Works Committee
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
Schwieger
Clark
Iowa Senator Clark under fire over 520 freeway study
Schwieger criticizes Clark for excluding the proposed free way 520 route linking Dubuque Waterloo Fort Dodge and Sioux City. He accuses Clark of being a fraud and prefers a St. Louis to Minneapolis corridor study. Rand revelations show top secret document handling surrounding Ellsberg's papers with varied testimony on timing.
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Washington
Clark
Jack Miller
Iowa
Schwieger
Senate Public Works Committee
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Sen
Waterloo Republican
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Town City
Cedar Rapids
Salina
Kan
York
Neb
Watertown
S.C
Buffalo
Ellsberg case witness may face perjury claim
In a court filing Leonard Weinglass argues Moorsteen may have perjured himself on testifying about top secret study volumes allegedly received by Russo. Weinglass says Russo is charged with receiving and retaining stolen documents while Moorsteen possessed them for about a week.
Watergate Resolution Passed by Linn Demos
The Linn county Democratic central committee approved a resolution expressing concern that the Watergate incident erodes public confidence in government. It cites media reports of dishonesty in President Nixon's administration and mentions blatant contradictory statements. Copies were sent to Sen. Ervin and other officials.
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Linn Demos
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Anita Terpstra
Nixon
Sen. Ervin
Dn.c
Credit Group Meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa
About 1 100 members of the Iowa Credit Union League gathered in Cedar Rapids for the 43rd annual convention. James McCue, manager of the Collins Radio Credit Union, is general chairman. The program includes workshops, a banquet Saturday, and speeches by Charles Holleyman of Bacone College and William Broxterman of the Credit Union National Association.
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Iowa Credit Union League
Cedar Rapids
League
James McCue
Collins Radio Credit Union
Said Credit Union
Roosevelt
Charles D. Holieyman
Bacone College
Bacone
Okla
Holleyman
William Broxterman
Credit Union National Assn
Washington D. C
Cedar Rapids girl charged in house theft
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids girl was arrested Wednesday and charged with larceny for taking a watch, record albums and other items valued at 201 dollars from the home of William Ray at 239 Sinclair avenue SE. She was processed by the youth bureau and referred to a probation officer.
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Cedar Rapids
William Ray
Sinclair Avenue
Youth Bureau
Rail Study Route Uses in State Report
The report by the state office of planning and programming the commerce commission and the highway commission discusses study routes. It notes subsidies could be paid by local government or from the state general fund but recommends local level payments.
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The
Commerce Commission
Highway Commission
State General Fund
Four Hurt in Separate C R Traffic Mishaps
Four persons were treated at St. Luke's hospital and released after three traffic accidents. Joseph Papacek of 2000 Ninth Street SW sustained a head laceration when his pickup collided with another at the Wilson Avenue and Sixth Street SW intersection. Police report his vehicle struck a truck driven by Charles Gaal of 1800 McCarthy Road SE shortly after noon Wednesday. No charges were filed.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Joseph Papacek
Ninth Street
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
Papacek
Charles Gaal
McCarthy Road
Four bound over to Linn Grand Jury in municipal cases
Four persons appeared in municipal court and were bound over to the Linn Grand Jury. Robert Coffman waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over on breaking and entering tied to a Nixon school break in on April 16. Clayton Ohlhauser waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over on a third offense drunk driving charge from Feb 8. Two Cedar Rapids teens involved in a Feb 8 driving incident were not charged after a Wednesday car motorcycle collision at First Avenue and Sixth Street West. Willman and Weston sustained minor injuries and were treated at St Luke's. Mark Doubet received head injuries after a Wednesday motorcycle accident on a dirt trail north of Forty fourth Street SE. no charges filed.
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Robert Coffman
1610
Grande Avenue SE
Nixon School
Clayton Ohlhauser
Avenue NW
Grand
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Sixth Street West
Craig Willman
Chandler Street
Kathryn Weston
Sixth Street
Willman
St. Luke's
Doubet
Forty Fourth Street
Local men bound over on rape and burglary charges
Wayne Knutson of Clear Lake was bound over after a Monday preliminary hearing on a rape charge tied to a November 26 incident. Bobby Walker of 187 Fourteenth Avenue SW was bound over after a Tuesday preliminary hearing on a burglary charge linked to a February 13 break in at Leonard Skvor’s home on 187 Nineteenth Avenue SW.
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Wayne Knutson
Clear Lake
Bobby Walker
Fourteenth Avenue
Leonard Skvor
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Linda Edgeton Held on Forgery Charge in Cedar Rapids
Linda Edgeton, 24, of 217 Twenty-seventh Street NW, was jailed in Linn County on a $500 bond after Wednesday arrest for forgery. Police say she forged three travelers checks stolen from a Cedar Rapids woman, totaling 60 dollars. Two Cedar Rapids men were arrested Tuesday in connection with the stolen checks.
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Linda Edgeton
Twenty-seventh Street
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
City Man Pleads Guilty in Assault Cases
Robert Maddox pled guilty in municipal court to two counts of assault and battery stemming from Oct 20 incidents against David Woodland and Barbara Mease. He received 80 day sentences on each count and earned credit for time already served.
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Robert Maddox
David Woodland
Barbara Mease
Marion Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Jack Trimble of Marion was fined 300 dollars in municipal court Monday on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested March 8, 1971.
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Jack Trimble
Marion
Municipal
O'Dell Home Breakin Sees $900 Stolen Value
David O'Dell reports burglary at 2105 North Townecourt NE on Wednesday between 6 AM and 10 PM. Stolen items include a television set radio camera flash attachment and lens.
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David O'Dell
North Townecourt NE
Minor Fire Damages Room at St Luke's Hospital
A fire in the psychiatric wing at St Luke's hospital caused minor damage when a patient set curtains ablaze. Firefighters arrived at 1:55 a.m. and quickly extinguished the blaze. No evacuations or injuries were reported.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Sparrgrove Faces Weapons Charge in Cedar Rapids
An Anamosa man Dale Sparrgrove, 27, was arrested in Cedar Rapids around 4 am after police found a loaded 12 gauge shotgun in the back seat of his car behind a service station on Mt. Vernon Road SE. He posted a $110 bond and was released.
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Cedar Rapids
Dale Sparrgrove
Mt. Vernon Road
Sparrgrove
30 Years Ago Rumor of U.S. Diplomatic Break
Unconfirmed reports circulated in Stockholm that the United States informed Finland of its intention to break off diplomatic relations, stirring debate on potential shifts in Nordic ties.
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Stockholm
U.S
Finland
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Richard Best
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Harry Bowen
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Linn Grand Jury
Mark Doubet
Soutter Avenue SE
Bohemian Savings & Loan
Bohemian Savings & Loan Loan
Ohemian Savings and Loan Association
Third Street S.E
Maddox
Marion Man
O'Dell
Smulekoff
Jewelry
Smulekoff's
Accutron
Bulova
Longines
Hamilton
Wittnauer
LeCoultre
Caravelle
Wittauer Watches
LeCoultre Watches
Ulekoff
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