Weather and extended forecast across multiple cities
The daily weather page reports highs and lows for cities including Atlanta Miami Chicago New York Denver Seattle Los Angeles and Houston with temperature readings and precipitation. An extended forecast for Friday to Sunday predicts warmer highs in the 50s to 70s and lower rainfall chances, with nights in the 30s to 40s.
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Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Mineapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L. Angeles
Washington
Legislature in Iowa passes tax, license bills. births listed
The Iowa Senate and House debated and passed several bills including a state tax increase and school aid package, a driver license plate validity requirement, and increased snowmobile license fees. A memorial service for deceased legislators was planned, and two birth notices were announced for April.
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Senate-House
Out-of-town Births and Local Fire Report Summary
A list of births includes Kenneth Vanous, Terry Williams, Richard Humphrey, and others with addresses in Marion and Cedar Rapids. Fire and police calls detail incidents from 1:43 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. including a grease fire at 1330 C Street SW and a burnt cigarette mattress at 416 Seventeenth Street NE, plus multiple traffic violations and service notices. The piece also covers a tax debate in a state legislature, describing stalled plans, party caucuses, and rival approaches to school funding and property tax relief.
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Kenneth Vanous
Sixth Street
Terry Williams
Twentieth Avenue
Richard Humphrey
Hill Drive
Marion
C Street
Twenty-second Street
Seventeenth Street
First Street
Holly Avenue
State aid formula for school districts based on wealth per pupil
The proposal would allocate state aid to school districts using a formula that weighs total wealth, assessed valuation, and residents' adjusted gross income against state totals. Each district would receive about 85 percent of the state average per pupil expenditure, with additional spending funded half from an income tax surcharge and half from local property taxes.
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Stromer
Edgar Holden
R Davenport
Ways and Means Committee
Deaths Gracie Iona Simmons 81 longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Gracie Iona Simmons 81 widow of Arthur Simmons died Tuesday after a long illness. Born June 22, 1889 in North English she lived in Cedar Rapids most of her life with no survivors. Services Thursday at 9 15 a m Teahenchapel conducted by Elder Lewis L Howard of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints burial in Shiloh cemetery casket not open during viewing friends may call at Teahen funeral home.
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Gracie Iona Simmons
Magnus Hotel
Arthur Simmons
North English
Cedar Rapids
Teahenchapel
Lewis L. Howard
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Shiloh
Teahen
Obituaries for Eleanor Turner and Mrs Joseph Kilberger
Eleanor Turner obituary lists a service at Turner chapel west at 1 30 p m Thursday with Rev Charles Robert Mehaffey. Burial is in Czech National cemetery. visitation at Turner chapel west ends at 1 p m Thursday and the casket will not be opened after the service. Kilberger Mrs Joseph F obituary notices a funeral at Brush chapel at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev A T Washington with burial at Detch National cemetery.
Youth Fined on Assault Charge in Municipal Court
Edward L. Browning, 18, of 1213 Fifteenth Street SE, was fined $10 and costs after being charged with assault and battery. He was arrested on a warrant following an alleged April 22 beating of Terry Wilson, 435 Fourth Avenue SW, in Greene Square.
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Edward L. Browning
Fifteenth Street
Browning
Terry Wilson
Fourth Avenue
Greene Square
Cedar Rapids Ambulance Service Return Sparks Dispute
Howells asserts the city and as owner of Cedar Rapids private ambulance firm seeks to resume service after February 2 shutdown. The dispute centers on Linn county welfare payments for welfare recipients and a city hospital council decision to limit contracts. County supervisors refuse to contract beyond about 13000 dollars initial setup, with equal rates for non residents.
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Howell
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Welfare Department
County Board of Supervisors
City and Hospital Council
Jordanians Under Fire from Syria
AMMAN AP A Jordanian military spokesman said Palestinian guerrillas fired on Jordanian army forces from inside Syria on Wednesday escalating cross border clashes.
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Syria
Amman
Man Arrested on Contributing to Delinquency Charge
Raymond E. Schwieger, 25, of 523 Seventh Avenue SE, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging him with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He is accused of failing to pay child support for one minor child, appeared in municipal court, and was given until Thursday to plead. He is held in Linn county jail on a $200 bond.
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Raymond E. Schwieger
Seventh Avenue SE
Schwieger
Linn County
Senate Passes Riley Tax Bill
DES MOINES Iowa senate approved 40 to 7 a measure requiring state income tax on at least 50 percent of net income except for large medical or casualty expenses The bill sponsored by Sen Tom Riley would curb deductions for federal taxes aiding high income earners who paid little or no Iowa tax In 1969 589 filers with adjusted gross income above 10000 paid no Iowa tax and the proposal would cap deductions at 50 percent of adjusted gross income per year
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Pottawattamie County
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Riley
Senate
Council Creates Junker Housing Study Committee
The Cedar Rapids city council approved a resolution to form a fact finding committee to investigate dilapidated housing with safety or health hazards. Members include the fire chief police chief planning director and building official with the Linn county health director to serve. The building official will coordinate the committee as it reports to the council. The move follows a push to remove junker houses, mainly in Oak Hill, and comes as the council also authorized condemnation proceedings to demolish a fire damaged vacant house at 1015 Fifth avenue SE after a prior public hearing.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Health Department
Oak Hill
Fifth Avenue SE
Three Cedar Rapids Men Sentenced in Linn District Court
Judge Robert Osmundson presided as Jeffrey L. Shearer, James M. Floyd, and Manfred E. Hendred pled guilty in unrelated Linn district court cases. Shearer paid a $100 fine after pleading to a reduced manner of conveyance violation tied to a concealed weapon arrest in Cedar Rapids on Feb 25, 1969. Floyd also fined $100 and received a suspended one year jail term after pleading guilty to a March 22 break in at a southeast Cedar Rapids used car lot. Hendred, 46, must undergo treatment at Oakdale center after pleading guilty to second offense drunk driving following an arrest near Fairfax on June 15, 1968.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Robert Osmundson
Jeffrey L. Shearer
Center Point
Minneapolis
James M. Floyd
Manfred E. Hendred
Oakdale
Fairfax
C R Asphalt Is Low Bidder on Street Project
Cedar Rapids Asphalt and Paving Co. won the city contract for the 1971 asphalt and resurfacing program with a bid of 206,969.65, about 8.12 percent above the engineer estimate of 191,418.60. The project covers 5.67 miles of road at 23 locations and five alleys, with other bidders Kutchera Construction Co., Tri-State Construction Co., and Iowa Road Builders Co. also listed.
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Cedar Rapids Asphalt and Paving Co
Kutchera Construction Co
Tri-State Construction Co
Dubuque
Iowa Road Builders Co
Des Moines
Ames and Fairmont
Blythe Named to Plan Commission in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids city council passed a resolution appointing Robert C. Blythe of 218 Twenty-sixth Street Drive SE to the city planning commission. He fills the unexpired term of John Zachar Jr who resigned for business reasons. The term ends January 1 1976. The council also thanked Zachar for his service.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Blythe
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
City Planning Commission
Blythe
John Zachar, Jr
Zachar
Former Deputy Treasurer Gets Linn Sales Post
Linn county supervisors hire ex deputy treasurer Lynn Frantz to sell tax delinquent properties and collect institutional liens. Frantz, in assessor’s office since January, will work on a trial basis at a $7500 yearly salary. County Atty. Faches offered limited assistance due to time constraints.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Lynn Frantz
Frantz
Floyd Emmons
George Clifford
William Faches
Faches
Man Arrested On Morals Count
James L. Shadle of Moore's trailer court Marion was arrested by Linn sheriff's officers on a warrant for lascivious acts with a child. The alleged incidents occurred at his residence between January 1 1970 and March 1 1971 involving a young boy. He was held in the county jail pending arraignment in Cedar Rapids municipal court.
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James L. Shadle
Moore's Trailer Court
Marion
Linn Sheriff's
Shadle
Cedar Rapids
Motorist Arrested For Drunk Driving
Ernest J. Dunkel, 46, of rural Alburnett, was arrested on highway 150 south of Center Point after his northbound car crossed the centerline and nearly hit a deputy’s vehicle. He waived or demanded a preliminary hearing in Cedar Rapids municipal court and was released on his own recognizance.
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Ernest J. Dunkel
Alburnett
Center Point
Dunkel
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hearing on apartment rezoning revocation
Cedar Rapids city council held a public hearing on revoking the R-2 to R-4 rezoning for Lamplite Terrace at 1130 Center Point Road NE. Residents and Keevan Knight urged action over drainage and fencing failures by owner Raymond Orr, while officials noted sign and fence compliance issues and reserved judgment.
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Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
Raymond Orr
Lamplite Terrace
Winter
Knight
Girl Held as Blast Witness at Capitol Bombing
Washington AP The FBI arrested 19 year old Lie s ie Bacon in Washington on Tuesday and jailed her on a $100000 bond as a material witness in the March 1 Capitol blast that destroyed a men’s room barber shop and nearby rooms on the Senate side. Authorities say she is not named a suspect but is a key witness in the probe begun after a phone call claimed the bombing protested the war in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
U.S. Capitol
Leslie Bacon
Miss Bacon
Senate
Capitol
Southeast Asia
Navy’s Gravely Lights Path as Black Captain in Navy Rank
Gravely, the eldest of five whose mother died at 15, is described as deeply dedicated to the navy. The article notes few black officers reach captain in the Navy, with Gravely among a small group alongside two other black generals in the Air Force and Army, highlighting service disparities and family life awaiting his return to fix a broken front light.
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Gravely
Army
Air Force
Navy
Armed Forces
Daniel James
Frederick Davison
Mills gain new Democratic backers in race
Washington UPI reports Representatives Watts of Kentucky and Ullman of Oregon joined a small group backing Representative Mills of Arkansas for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Washington
Tornado Toll Near Columbia Causes Deaths and Destruction
Eyewitness accounts describe devastating damage north of Columbia with demolished houses and snapped trees. Victims include Mr and Mrs Bulen Swanson, Dewey Smith, Wendel Peay, Douglas Frodge, Roby McCarol and Ruth Ann, Anna Cundiff, and Love Cockerell, among others. several fatalities confirmed as the storm blew through the area.
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Bia
Columbia
Cundiff
Bulen Swanson
Salem
Dewey Smith
Wendel Peay
South Hill
Douglas Frodge
Roby McCarol
Ruth Ann
Louisville
Anna Cundiff
Love Cockerell
Morgantown
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James Gillespie, Jr
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J Street
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Robert Hanson
Western Corral
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Third Street
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D Street
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Sixteenth Avenue
William Klein
Northgate Drive
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Thirty-fifth Street
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Twelfth Street
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Thirtieth Street
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Hillview Drive
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Springfield
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Atkins
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Bowling Street
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Belle Plaine
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Prairie Creek
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