Three Die Stranded While Fleeing Desert in California
Independence California AP reports a 65 year old Arnold Dobson a 16 year old Harold Mast Jr and a 40 year old Harold Sr died while walking for water after car trouble left them without resources in Saline Valley They departed Bishop to Irvine and Corona on Friday intending to tour El Capitan mine but wandered into barren desert and perished near a willow grave seven miles from the car and later three miles and thirteen miles from the wreckage with no water carried by two adults who were miners equipment salesmen"}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Calif
Arnold Dobson
Harold Mast, Jr
Harold
Irvine
Corona
Bishop
Eureka Valley
el Capitan
City Briefs Highlights From Local Notices And Ads
Regular meeting of Daughters of Isabella canceled. Coin club meets at YWCA room 109. New Brown Derby opens at 60th Ave SE. Tools stolen from LeRoy street NW. value 177. Honor roll named at Winona State College. Dry cleaning special at Albert’s Cleaners. Theft reported at Bernard Bank. cash and watch stolen. Closeout sale of 1969 vehicles at Handler Motors. Y M C A rummage sale Wednesday. Home grown tomatoes 25 cents per pound at Hiawatha Garden Center.
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Coin Club
Cedar Rapids Coin Club
The
YWCA
Youth, 19, Faces Narcotics Count
Don P. McCauley, 19, of 101 Edgewood Road NW, appeared before Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr in municipal court on a narcotics act violation. He was arrested after police found hashish in his car in the 1400 block of Sue Lane NW and given until Aug 21 to waive or demand a preliminary hearing, then released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don P. McCauley
Edgewood Road
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Atlmnicipal Court
McCauley
Sue Lane
Hearings Delayed for Two Local Suspects at Municipal Court
Preliminary hearings for Tienrich Hardin accused of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury and Rickey P. Robertson charged with breaking and entering have been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon at the municipal court. The hearings were originally set for Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tienrich Hardin
Rickey P. Robertson
Willy Breaking
Municipal Court
Motorist Assaulted And Robbed Of 14 50 Dollars
Robert A. Freeman reports he was assaulted and robbed after stopping at Tenth Avenue and Sixth Street SE shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday. He says three men jumped him, taking his wallet containing $14.50. Freeman described his assailants as Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Freeman
Wighth
Tenth Avenue
Sixth Street
Freeman
Gillman Charts Broad Goals for Soldiers Home Rehab
Gillman outlines a plan to reshape the Soldiers Home from custodial to rehabilitative care and to strengthen the Department of Social Services. He urges more administrative growth within the department and notes current staff can fill roles. A University of Iowa graduate, he has directed the Home since 1965, with prior work in mental health and hospital administration, and he is a Navy veteran with a family.
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Gillman
Department of Social Services
Department
University of Iowa
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Drake University
Soldiers Home
Community and Hospital Administration Division
State Board of Control
Department A Social Services
Canton
Gilman
Pleased by Choice Says Mrs Lipsky on Gillman
Cedar Rapids state representative Lipsky praised Governor Ray for appointing Mr. Gillman to chair the new department of social welfare. The notice notes council actions in Hazleton with a $45,000 budget and a $14,130 tax-raise plan, plus a $20 mask-pack purchase for firefighters as part of Medicaid study and welfare concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Gillman
Department of Social Services
Nissan Town
Lipsky
Hazleton
July Record Setting Cedar River Flow At Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River carried record July discharge through Cedar Rapids as reported by the USGS district chief SW Wiitala. He told Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney the month tied or exceeded prior records and predicted the 1969 year ending September 30 may set a new annual record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Department of the Interior
Wiitala
USGS
Public Improvements
Donald Canney
Senate Votes Student Loans
The Senate approved a student loan revival bill 92 to 1 after keeping provisions Republicans say block quick passage. Sen Dirksen was the lone opponent as administration opposed clauses remained in the measure amid a looming three week recess.
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Washington
Senate
Ivan
Sen. Dirksen
Labor Committee
Sen. Kennedy i
House
Congress
G.O.P
Plea for Sentence Reduction Denied in Bank Robbery Case
Federal Judge Edward J. McManus refused to shorten the 16 year prison term of Beryl D. Feaker of Mr Vernon for involvement in the February 7 robbery of the Ely branch of First Trust and Savings Bank. Feaker had written a June letter requesting leniency. an appeal by his court appointed attorney remains awaiting ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. McManus
Beryl D. Weaker
Vernon Feaker
Bobbery
Ely
First Trust and Savings Bank
Feaker
Lighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Pan American Walkout Ends
New York AP reports clerical and cargo workers returned to work after approving a three year contract ending a four day nationwide strike. The vote cleared the way for resumed operations at Pan American World Airways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Pate
American World Airw
Pew
Two Monday Burglaries Reported. Nothing Taken
Police said burglars entered Day Co at 1100 Third Street by kicking out a plywood section of the north side walk in door and knocked the dial off the safe, but nothing was taken. Suburban Lumber Co at 12951 Williams Boulevard SW was broken into via a rear door window, with no items stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day Co
Istreet St
Suburban Lumber Co
Williams Boulevard
Patice
Oxford Jct Board Sets Milk Bread Contracts
The Oxford Junction school board met Monday night and approved substitute teacher pay of 20 dollars per day for the coming year. They awarded milk contracts to Sanitary Dairy with white milk priced per half pint and chocolate milk at respective cents. Colonial Bread won the bread contract at 20 cents per loaf and 16 cents for an eight-pack of buns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Sanitary Dairy
Colonial Bread
Illinois man dies after water skiing on Iowa river
Robert Corn, 43, of Wilmington Illinois, collapsed into a boat on the Iowa River near Crippin Addition in Johnson County while water skiing. He was dead on arrival at University Hospitals. County medical examiner Dr J T Bozek ordered an autopsy. Corn and his wife were vacationing here.
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Iowa City
Robert Corn
Wilmington
Ill
Iowa River
University Hospitals
Crippin Addition
Johnson
J. T. Bozek
Corn
Three Seek Area Ten Board Vacancy Nomination
Three candidates have obtained nom papers for a vacant Area Ten Community College board seat representing Johnson County. Nominees are Janna Mizaur of Solon Ken Castek and the Rev Roy Wingate of Jawa City. Incumbents Jensen Lewis and Sauter will seek re election in the September 8 vote. Nomination papers available from the Area Ten board secretary Hawkeye Plaza 4401 Sixth Street Road SW.
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Area Ten Community College
Johnson County
Janna Mizaur
Solon
Ken Castek
Roy Wingate
Jawa City
Wingate
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Town City
Folmson County
B. A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Max Lewis
Wellman
James Sauter
North English
Area Ten -Board
Hawkeye Plaza
Sixth Street Road
Spillville Names Helgeson as Town Marshal and Maintenance Man
Spillville hires Ed Helgeson as fulltime town marshal and maintenance man. He will begin work Friday and previously worked as a milk hauler out of Decorah.
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Spillville
Ed Helgeson
Helgeson
Decorah
Two Germans jailed for historic mail fraud scheme
Hans Aust and Roland Graeber, both 27 from Hannover, were sentenced after pleading guilty to mail and wire fraud. Authorities say 57 000 readers of TV Guide were promised vacations to Mexico and Hawaii for a $25 deposit, with no trips ever delivered. Aust received two years in prison with 16 months suspended. Graeber got four years probation.
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Los Angeles
TV Guide
Mexico
Hawaii
Hans Aust
T WS
E. Avery Crary
Roland Graeber
Hannover
Former Marengo Man Dead by Own Action
Gerald Starkweather 37 of 1414 Third Street SE found dead in his room Monday morning from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Starkweather born April 11 1992 at Marengo and a Cedar Rapids resident 20 years. Survived by mother Mrs Roy Starkweather of Marengo two brothers Robert and Don both of Marengo five sisters Mrs Don Slaymaker June Schwertieger Mrs Marvin Anderson and Mrs Howard Birch all of Marengo and Mrs Robert Fondle of Amana.
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Gerald Starkweather
Third Street SE
Norning
Starkweather
Lee Starkweather
Marengo
Jedar Rapids
Wilson and Co
Roy Starkweather
Robert
Don
Don Slaymaker
June
Schwertieger
Marvin Anderson
Howard Birch
Robert Fondle
Amana
Frank A. Holliday
Worthington Drive
Nixon
Powers
Holliday
Century Plaza
Iowa City Girl Nabbed in California Larceny Case
An 18 year old Iowa City woman Cheri Mae Brodie was arrested in San Bernardino California on larceny of a motor vehicle. A car rented from an Iowa City firm was recovered. Her male companion Robert Kocher of St Petersburg Florida is still at large and charged with larceny in the same incident. The couple is wanted in eight other cities from Pennsylvania to Florida on various charges.
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Aial
Gazeta
Wator
Iowa City
San Bernardino
Calif
Cheri Mae Brodie
Robert Kocher
St. Petersburg
Fla
Haseen
Pennsylvania
Florida
Pool Raid After Inauguration Sparks Tense Alabama Incident
In Eutaw Alabama police report that hundreds of Black residents disrupted a white pool area after six Black locals were sworn into county posts. Rev Ralph Abernathy led a freedom march while some group members allegedly forced entry, looted snack bar items, and briefly swam. Two new officials condemn the unrest.
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Eutaw
Ala
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
Bill Lee
Lee
J. A. Posey
Frenchie Burton
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Neriscuer
City Briefs
Daughters of Isabella
Dennis Barrier
D&i
Lth
Se—Ady
Sidney Montross
LeRoy Street
St. Si
Barbaral Vanderpol
Thirtieth Street
Winona State College
Albert's Cleaners
Lindale
Bernard Bank
Koe
Dodge
Chrysler
Imperial
Handler Motors
2Nd Ave
Sth
Filis Y.M.C.A
Hiawatha Garden Center
U. of 2. Grad
Mrs. Lipsky
Gall
Cedar Flow
Oxford
Iinois
JET Print
Perspee
Famous Brand
Lindale Plaza
Area Ten Board
California
Apollo
Alabama
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Second
S.E
Savings and Loan Association Talaphone
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
East Washington Street
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