Culver Offers Hers and His Voter Questionnaire
Rep John Culver opens a new "hers and his" questionnaire for voters in Iowa's Second District. The form asks couples to answer jointly on top national priorities, budget cuts, education, Vietnam, election reform, draft reform, campaign finance, crime and urban policy, with responses of yes no or undecided.
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Ashington
John C. Culver
Cedar Rapids
Culver
Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Congress
Two Girls Named Miss Columbus Junction and Miss Columbus City
Di anne Parsons and Judy Collier, both 18, were crowned Miss Columbus Junction and Miss Columbus City at the Louisa County fair. They will represent their towns in Columbus day activities in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 12 and compete in the Miss Columbus USA contest. Janet Greene was named alternate.
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Columbus Junction
Dianne Parsons
Judy Collier
Columbus City
Jack Parsons
Orville Collier
Columbus
Ohio
Janet Greene
Boat Over Cedar River Rescues Pull Three From Swift Current
A Cedar Rapids woman Grace Fuehrer and her son Mark, seven, were rescued two miles downstream after their small boat capsized near Mt. Auburn. Louis Dake, 57, clung to a tree branch for nearly two hours until Mt. Auburn resident Bob Simmacker alerted authorities. Sheriff Harold Burch said Dake, Fuehrer, and Mark wore life preservers as rescuers reached them in shallow water after a two hour ordeal. Local help from Dick Howe and Steve Boyson aided the downstream search and rescue.
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Gazette
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Here
Mt. Auburn
Harold Burch
Louis Dake
Grace Fuchrer
Mark
Dake
Mrs. Fuehrer
Duke
Bob Simnacker
Sheriff’s Office
Dick Howe
Stevel Boyson
Chicago Boy Stranded Briefly in Oelwein
A Chicago father parked at Langel's Standard station around 7:30 am to ask directions to Dubuque. He returned about 10 am to find his Volkswagen bus and three sleeping children, including his 10-year-old son, missing after the boy reportedly left to use the restroom. The man was traveling alone with the three children.
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Gazette
Epworth
Area McCarthy Post To Arthur A Small Area
Arthur A Small Jr of Hills Iowa named national field co ordinator for Eugene McCarthy campaign in Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota Blair Clark campaign manager said Small 28 has worked on the national staff since April focusing on the midwest He is an Iowa at large delegate to the Democratic national convention and has served on Johnson and Scott counties Democratic central committees.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur A. Small, Jr
Hills
Iowa
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Blair Clark
McCarthy
Small
Midwest
Johnson and
Scott County
Custody case returns to forefront in Painter battle
Ames guardians Bannister gain temporary California custody of 10 year old Mark Painter, custody awarded by Iowa Supreme Court in 1966. hearing for permanent custody set Aug 28 in California. Harold Painter seeks guardian rights. Iowa ruling favored Bannisters, child welfare cited.
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AMES
California
Dwight Bannister
Mark Painter
Iowa Supreme Court
Harold W. Painter
Brookdale
Calif
San Francisco
California Superior Court
Gilbert B. Perry
Santa Cruz County
Mark
Bannister
Harold Painter
Robert Treuhart
Iowa
Perry
Treuhart
Bannisters
The
Painter
Rites Wednesday for Hubert Burmeister 46
Clarence Hubert Burmeister 46 operator of a radio and television shop died Sunday of a heart attack at his home. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Burmeister and a sister Mrs Chester Ibsen of Clarence. He never married. Services Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in London. Friends may call at Chapman funeral home.
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Clarence
Hubert Burmeister
Charles H. Burmeister
Chester Ibsen
Zion United Church of Christ
London
Chapman Funeral Home
Antone Thompson dies. Buchanan County farmer veteran
Antone N. Thompson 55 died Sunday in an Independence hospital after a brief illness. A farmer and longtime Buchanan county resident, born May 19, 1913 in Linn county, he was a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Esther, daughter Mrs Harold Saunders of Rowley, three sons Edwin, Gail, and Norman in the army at Fort Sill, two brothers and four sisters. Services Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Hoover Wesleyan church southeast of town with military rites at the church cemetery. Harris-McCleery Funeral Home in charge.
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Quasqueton
Antone N. Thompson
Independence
Buchanan County
Linn County
Esther
Harold Saunders
Rowley
Edwin
Gail
Norman
Fort Sill
Oklo
Carl
Glenn
Aurora
Vernon Troxel
Blue River
Wis
Worth Andrews
Merlyn Hughson
Vernon Reece
Cedar Rapids
Hoover Wesleyan Church
Church
Harris-McCleery Funeral Home
Jobs Abolished But Employes Told To Work In Oelwein
Thirty three employees of the diesel shop returned to work Monday after their positions were abolished in the merger of the Great Western with the North Western railroad. Friday had been slated as their last day, but they were ordered back with no explanation or clear timeline. Oelwein becomes a North Western divisional point, replacing the former Great Western headquarters.
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Oelwein
Great Western
North Western Railroad
North Western
Officials Quit After Alta Vista Squabble
Alta Vista Iowa faces a possible leadership vacuum as mayor Urban Sinnwell town maintenance man of 17 years and the town council resigned over the weekend following editorials by E. J. Weber criticizing traffic enforcement and litter. Resignations effective September 3. Sinnwell hoped others would stay or be persuaded to remain.
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Alta Vista
Chickasaw County
Urban Sinnwell
E. J. Weber
C R Youth Held on Car Larceny Charge
John Hakes a 21 year old from Cedar Rapids is jailed in New Hampton on a $2000 bond for motor vehicle larceny. He allegedly took a car owned by Tom O Connor 70 of New Hampton, drove to Nashua where Nashua marshal Tom Lawson pursued him. The car left the road two miles from Nashua and rolled over. Hakes was uninjured.
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The
Gazette
New Hampton
John Hakes
Cedar Rapids
New Hampton Street
Tom O’connor
Nashua
Tom Lawson
Lawson
Hakes
Top McGovern Post To Edward McDermott
Edward McDermott a former Dubuque Iowa lawyer has been named co ordinator of the George McGovern campaign The announcement credits his prior role as director of emergency planning under President Kennedy and notes the 15 day window to the convention.
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Washington
Edward McDermott
Dubuque, Iowa
Sen
George
McGovern
D-S.d
John F. Kennedy
Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll Rises With Six Fatal Crashes
The Associated Press reports at least five people died in weekend crashes in Iowa, with a sixth death near Postville from last week. Victims include Patricia Clark, Joy Stull, Charles Oldenkamp, Donald Kilpatrick, Cheryle Liverca, and Lillian Ashdown, among others.
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Postville
Patricia A. Clark
Clear Lake
Joy Susanna Stull
Raritan
Charles Ray Oldenkamp
Sibley
Donald Gregory Kilpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Cheryle Liverca
Buffalo Center
Lillian Ashdown
Fremont
Ohio
Rowley Carl Peterson 65 dies after church solo
Rowley farmer Carl Peterson died of a heart attack Sunday after finishing a solo at Independence First Baptist. A county supervisor from 1963 to 1967 and a 196? supervisor candidate, he leaves three sons Fred Donald Larry and a daughter Mrs. Marvin Key, 17 grandchildren and three sisters. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Independence First Baptist. friends may call White funeral home.
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Rowley
Carl Peterson
Rowley Farmer
First Baptist Church
Independence
Peterson
Fred
Donald
Robins
Larry
Ames
Marvin Key
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Electric Company
Story County District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Mark and
Antone Thompson
C.R
Associated Press
Miss Stull
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Miss Clark
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