August Weather Report and Local Obituaries and Services
The Daily Record provides a Saturday weather glimpse with a high near 1 p.m. and evening NE wind at 9 mph, rainfall 0.03 for August, plus year comparisons and sunrise sunset times. It also lists recent obituaries across Iowa towns with service details and burial locations, including Monticello, Decorah, Sigourney, Victor, Olin, Vinton, Montour, Manchester, Tipton, and Urbana, with names, ages, and service times.
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Gazette
Campaign fund disclosures and questioned corporate gifts
The article describes Nixon campaign fundraisers ordered to disclose secret contributors within 60 days. Common Cause cites about 23 million in 1972 contributions before disclosure laws. The Committee to Re-elect has returned funds, with some firms reporting illegal contributions after pressure from Nixon supporters.
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Ing
Nixon
U. S
Joseph C. Waddy
Citizens
Waddy
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Taylor Arrested on Count of Possession
Bernard Taylor 19 of 851 Tenth Street SW was held in Linn County jail on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Deputies said he was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing a substance believed to be marijuana. Bond was set at 2500 dollars.
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Bernard Taylor
Tenth Street
Linn County
Linn
Taylor
Rebels Flee as Flooding Halts Infiltration Near Phnom Penh
Field reports describe areas around Phnom Penh flooded by heavy rains forcing rebel infiltrators to withdraw into the countryside. American F-4 Phantoms from Thailand conducted bomb strikes about 22 miles from Pochentong airport as the night operation collapsed by daybreak.
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Phnom Penh
Thailand
Pochentong
Get into the want ad habit
A brief promotional notice encourages using want ads to sell, buy, or rent items quickly and provides a contact dial number 398-8234 for change.
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Israeli air strike releases passengers after Beirut flight incident
At 9 45 p m local time Israeli war planes attacked near the Mid East, facing anti air fire before taking the Cara velle with 74 passengers and eight crew to Israel. Lebanese air force planes scrambled but did not take off. In Israel the captives were held for two hours and interrogated before departure to Beirut. Passengers were reportedly checked against guerilla lists.
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Israel
Beirut
Auto Accident Kills C R Woman
Mary Henningsen 65 of Cedar Rapids and her sister Margaret Judd 54 of Clinton died in a two car head on crash on U S 61 north of Davenport Saturday. Five others injured including Russel Judd 52 Jane Geronzin 57 Jerry Barnes 22 Charles Barnes 25 and Tony Mullins 22 with Barnes in fair condition and others in serious or fair condition at Davenport Hospital.
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Davenport
Mary Henningsen
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Judd
Clinton
U.S. 61
Here
Judd
Russel Judd
Jane Geronzin
Jerry Barnes
Hamilton
Ohio
Keokuk man arrested in hashish haul from Germany
Luke Williams, 23, of rural Keokuk, was arrested after US Customs traced hashish sent to Keokuk. The $2,000 seized quantity was the largest in southeast Iowa. Williams faced possession with intent to deliver charges, arraigned in magistrate court, held on $10,000 bond. The drugs reportedly came by air mail from Germany and were intercepted in New York City with canine help.
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Keokuk
Luke Williams
Iowa
Williams
Germany
New York City
Lee County
Want Ads Offer Quick Buy Sell Rent Trade Line
Daily classified style note promotes buying selling renting or trading services. It provides a contact phone number 398 8234 for ad placements or inquiries about listings. The item is a generic want ads blurb suitable for a newspaper row.
Maryland engineers funded Agnew campaign in 1966
Records subpoenaed Friday by federal investigators show employees of nine Maryland engineering firms contributed 18,250 dollars to Vice President Agnew during his 1966 Maryland gubernatorial bid. The probe links possible bribe and conspiracy charges to payments received while he was governor.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Agnew
J.B. Greiner Co. Inc
Greiner
Greiner Co
Zollman Associates
Deaths Roy E. Putnam a Cedar Rapids figure passes in Florida
Roy E. Putnam former Cedar Rapids resident died in Sarasota Florida after a long illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids from 1947 to 1969 and is survived by three daughters Merry Jane Julie and Mrs William Mitchell Funeral services are pending in Sarasota Florida Albuquerque New Mexico
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Roy E. Putnam
Cedar Rapids
Sarasota
Fla
Merry Jane
Julie
William Mitchell
Albuquerque
N.M
Oil Firm's Middle East Statement Triggers Protests
Standard Oil of California sparked widespread protest after its chairman Otto N. Miller urged government support for Arab aspirations in the Middle East and peace efforts, while the stance drew swift rebuke from Jewish leaders who questioned the use of a major corporation to influence foreign policy.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Standard Oil of California
Middle East
Israel
California Standard
Otto N. Miller
San Francisco
Miller
U.S
United States
Zev Yaroslavsky
Southern California Council For
Schools face Title 1 repayment rules change
A draft memo outlines repayment of federal funds under Title 1 beginning this school year. States may struggle to cover new money and submit spending plans for Washington review. Illinois Mississippi and North Carolina face repaying over 3 million dollars while South Carolina and Tennessee face bans exceeding 2 million.
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Washington
Illinois
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Rites Set for Former Coggon Resident Mrs Eggers
Services for 92 year old Mrs. Clause Eggers of Clinton, a former Coggon resident, will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Shadduck-Cannon funeral home in Clinton. Burial will follow at Coggon cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Myriel Caldwell of Cedar Rapids. Calling hours begin Sunday after 3 p.m. at Shadduck Cannon.
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Shadduck-Cannon
Clinton
Clause Eggers
Coggon
Myriel Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
Shadduck Cannon
Phase 4 price rules limit rises to cost increases
Phase 4 imposes price rise limits for firms by size and sector. Large manufacturers and services with over 100 million in annual revenue must notify 30 days before any increase. Small firms under 60 employees and public services face exemptions. Gasoline prices frozen until Aug 19 with posted gas pump prices. Beef and food under ceilings until Sept 12 with producer-level cost pass-through.
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Council
Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Cedar Memorial and Turner Chapel
Obituaries list several services: Cleo E Darrow service at Chapel of Memories at 10:30 am Monday with Cedar Memorial burial, Emil F Meier service at Turner Chapel 10:30 am Monday, burial Mt Clark Cemetery Central City, Chester C Dougherty service 1:30 pm Monday at Turner Chapel, burial Cedar Memorial, Boyd J O’Neal service 3 pm Monday at Turner Chapel, burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may register or call. caskets not to be opened at any time.
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Darrow
Cleo E
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Meier
Emil F
Turner Chapel
Gary Kirschke
Mt. Clark Cemetery
Central City
Friends
Turner's
Dougherty
Chester C
Everrett K. Burham
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner
O'Neal
Boyd J
Turner Chapel East
James McGarrahan
Merry marriage on merry-go-round at fair
Henry Beckman and Chery Ann Farber wed Friday on a merry-go-round at the Fayette county free fair, as fellow workers and customers showered the couple with popcorn.
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Connersville
Ind
Henry Beckman
Chery Ann Farber
Beckman
Fayette County Free Fair
Veterans recount Laos ambushes and Dewey Canyon hidden acts
Two marine veterans describe actions in Laos during Operation Dewey Canyon. Christopher Soares says Americans knew Dewey Canyon exists but not its Laos setting. Gordon Stewart recalls ambushing a North Vietnamese convoy destroying a tank bulldozer and trucks, and setting a base camp in Laos as three days of heavy fighting with losses.
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Christopher Soares
New York
Laos
Gordon Stewart
Royal Oak
Mich
One Car Crash Kills Teeds Grove Girl
Janell Mattke, 15, of Teeds Grove was killed when the car she rode in left U.S. 67 three miles north of Clinton. Driver Charles Clausen, 18, of Preston, was injured and listed in fair condition at a Clinton hospital. Authorities said he appeared to lose control and drive off the road.
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Clinton
Janell Mattke
Teeds Grove
U.S. 67
Here
Charles Clausen
Preston
Clausen
Gazette telephone numbers and ad office hours
The Gazette lists contact numbers for news sports bookkeeping and info and offices not listed below. It gives subscription and display ad hours Mon through Sat 8 pm to 5 pm Sundays noon closing and holiday hours and provides several phone lines for circulation and advertising departments.
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Wolidays
Local want ad prompts job leads by phone
A call today invites readers to place a want ad to find work. The notice provides a phone number 398 8234 and urges immediate action to connect with potential employers.
Gazette Subscription Rates and Carrier Limits Noted
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists carrier delivery details and pricing while noting mail subscription restrictions in areas served by Gazette carriers. The notice covers rates for a nine month period and mentions state and territorial service considerations.
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Renga
Tion
Sungor
Neves
Linn County Civil Defense Receives Donated OH-23B Helicopter
The General Services Administration approved a donation of an OH-23B helicopter to Linn County Municipal Civil Defense. The helicopter will be transferred to the state for conveyance to the county.
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The
General Services Administration
Linn County Municipal Civil Defense
State
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