Lonely Boy Turned Marine Hero Honored by Wittenmyer Home
Carl J. Olson, 20, a former resident of the Annie Wittenmyer home in Davenport, was killed in action near Quang Tri, Vietnam. He was a quiet, devoted youth who volunteered with slowerchildren, excelled in art and sports, and wrote poems about family and duty. His body will rest at Rock Island National Cemetery, with a rose garden planted at the home in his memory.
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Davenport
UPI
Carl Olson
Annie
Wittenmyer
Lance Cpl
Carl J. Olson
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Annie Wittenmyer
Carl
Built
Ed Peiper
Vietnam
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Hall
Cottage 16
Iowa City
James Holmes
Holmes
Monument Manufacturing
National Cemetery
Rock Island
Ill
Iowa Seeks Vacation Tourism Boost For Through Travelers
An Associated Press survey at an Interstate 80 rest stop shows most non residents are just passing through Iowa en route to other places. Iowa officials note out of state visitors increasingly use local attractions and the Infosite near Victor to plan stops. The farm vacation program aims to expand stays as Caudle cites limited current participation and growth in tourism contacts with businesses and lodging providers.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
Colorado
Dan Spencer
Flint, Mich
Vincent Caudle
The
Commission
Tourism and Travel Department
Interstate 80
Victor
Caudle
Chambers of Commerce
Iowa City
Iowa student pays bill after protest over birth control stance
Joel Whitaker, 20, of Iowa City, who vowed not to pay his university bill due to the health service denying birth control pills to his fiancee, changes his mind and will pay before fall registration day. He and Margaret Schumacher, 20, of Marengo, plan marriage next month.
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University of Iowa
Joel Whitaker
Iowa City
Margaret Schumacher
Marengo
Whitaker
Miss Schumacher
Tourist agencies urge Iowa visitors to explore Des Moines
The Automobile Club of Jack Wesenberg and the Moines Chamber of Commerce promote daily 75 letter messages about Iowa points of interest including Des Moines. Other agencies with tourist material operate through Iowa state tourist councils to attract travelers.
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Jack Wesenberg
The
Moines
Waterloo Youth Faces Marijuana Possession and Sale Charges
An 18 year old Waterloo youth is charged with possession and sale of marijuana. Rush Cleveland is charged with selling 20 marijuana cigarettes to a 15 year old last July 3 and is jailed on breaking and entering charges. The Black Hawk county attorney says another investigation targets marijuana and LSD use by Waterloo teenagers. about 40 teens and young adults have been subpoenaed.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Rush Cleveland
Cleveland
Jit
Lall
Community club plans reorganization at Delta meeting
Special to The Gazette says a public meeting will be held in Delta on August 15 at 8 p.m. in the community center room to reorganize the local club and set new goals.
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Gazette Delta
Seven Johnson zoning requests approved by Iowa City panel
The Johnson zoning commission recommended approval of seven of eight public hearings on zoning changes for a 14 acre tract west of Coralville and south of Interstate 80. Approvals include light industrial zoning for 13.7 acres near highway one and a Riverside Knoll suburb rezoning, plus three rural to suburban residential rezonings and plats for Pleasant Meadows and a Coralville dam area subdivision. A hearing is planned for August 28.
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Iowa City
Johnson Bounty Zoning Commission
Marydustrial
Coralville
Commission
Highway One
Interstate 30
M. Dean Jones
John M. Stevens
Glenview Knoll
River Heights
Clyde W. Williams
Joe G. Adolphson
Edwin Yoder
Anderson and Lloyd
Pleasant Meadows
Robert Zaiser
Coralville Dam
Ag Land Tax Payment Set At 47 Percent Pro Ration
Agricultural land tax credit claims for 1967 will be pro rated at 47.58 percent. Despite a rise in appropriation from 15 to 18 million dollars, the total claims amount to 37,839,226 dollars. The 18 million will be distributed to counties on or before March 15, with East Iowa counties listed.
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Harrison Weberlowe
Daily Press
Asem
Des Moines
62Nd General Assembly
Iowa
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Earl Revell
Iowa Restaurant Assn
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Old Marion Road
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New Lindale Plaza
Carl J. Landergott
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Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
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Pro-rata County
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