Peace Talks Stall Dim Hope for Biafran Aid
Addis Ababa talks falter as Nigeria rejects Red Cross mercy flights and vows to continue fighting. Red Cross suspends flights after a DC-6 was fired on, while Caritas and other aid groups struggle to reach millions in starvation risk. U S Aides plan Geneva talks and a Nigerian envoy presses for sovereignty compromise. The Ibo say the federal government seeks their destruction.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Red Cross
Lagos
Biafra
The
Fernando Po
Charles de Gaulle
Caritas
Nigeria
U.S. State Department
Dean Rusk
Geneva
Washington
U.S
Calabar
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Ask Time for Sewer Systems In Lake Area
IOWA CITY The Johnson county board of supervisors heard a plea for a reasonable time of notice before requiring central sewage systems for new developments in the Coralville reservoir and Lake Macbride area. Hearings covered Len-Mar Estates near Solon and Twin Valley Lakes near Shueyville. six rezoning matters also heard with no objections.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Coralville Reservoir
Lake Macbride
Leonard Krotz
Len-Mar Estates
Solon
William Gaddis
Twin Valley Lakes
Shueyville
County Board of Health
Hillsman Bound Over in Assault Case
Willie B. Hillsman, 29, of 1132 Fifteenth Avenue SE, bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury after a July 2 shooting of William Reese in the heel outside the Cougar Lounge at 329 Ninth Avenue SE. Bond set at 2500 dollars.
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Willie B. Hillsman
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Grand Jury
William Reese
Cougar
Ninth Avenue SE
Hillsman
West Union Youth Fined After Car Collision
Frank Anderson, 17, of West Union, was fined $25 plus costs after appearing in justice of the peace court for failure to have his vehicle under control following a collision with a police car.
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West Union
Frank Anderson
Justice of the Peace Court
Today’s Columnists and Entertainment Page Highlights
A reader guide lists columnists and bylines including Marquis Childs Evans and Novak John B. Oakes with Abby Van Buren and Erma Bombeck. Entertainment features Florabel Muir and Cynthia Lowry TV coverage. Sports notes spotlight Gus Schrader Al Miller racing and Rex Conn’s “What’s What” page.
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Marquis Childs Evans
and Novak
John B. Oakes
Abby van Buren
the Jacobys
Erma Bombeck
Gus Schrader
al Miller
Gross Is Jailed Pending Action On Motions
Everett W. Gross, 55, was jailed in Linn county after a July 31 four year sentence for mail fraud. His wife, 55, also found guilty, faces new charges of 27 counts linked to a correspondence school for civil service hopefuls. The couple, living in Helena, Mont, pled innocent. A new trial motion was filed and no trial date set.
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Everett W. Gross
Linn County
Decorah
Edward J. McManus
Gross
A. E. Sheridan
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Courthouse News Courtset for Delinquency Charge
Court records show a war rant arrest for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The defendant will move or plead in municipal court Thursday and remains free on bonds. Budget hearings revealed questions from railroad representatives about cash balances and county investments. Lane Farm Bureau spokesmen urged Edgewood road progress while noting legal steps and state tax concerns.
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Roland Krekeler
Linn Board of Supervisors
Rock Island Railroad
Linn Farm Bureau
Edgewood Road
Mallen
Anthony Scolaro
Farm Bureau
City mail routes switch for Twin Pines and Lincoln Heights
Twin Pines and Lincoln Heights residents switch from rural to city mail delivery on Aug 24 affecting 54 and 48 patrons respectively. Rural stamps and money orders will no longer be available from mailmen while city routes offer special delivery. Delivery times may vary with earlier arrivals for Twin Pines but later for Lincoln Heights.
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Twin Pines
Lincoln Heights
Mt. Vernon Road
Fred Feller
Cedar Rapids
KCRG Radio 1600 Targets Modern Women's Daytime Tastes
A radio station, KCRG 1600 AM, markets daytime programming to modern women, as a father figure is absent. The station emphasizes contemporary music and lifestyle content to attract female listeners during the day.
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KCRG
RADIO-1600
Mystery Clouds Israeli Plans for Syrian Jets
Israeli authorities moved two Syrian MiG 17 fighters from a northern airfield to a secret base after the planes landed there during a training flight. Troops cleared a path, pilots were not interrogated, and no official reason was given amid speculation of a possible aircraft exchange or defect.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Davar
Algeria
Haaretz
Lebanon
Michael Wieneke Pleads Innocent to Narcotic Charge
Michael J. Wieneke age 18 pled innocent in Linn district court to illegal possession of narcotic drugs after Judge J Paul Naughton appointed R Fred Dumbaugh to represent him Police said they found a quantity of marijuana Wieneke's possession when they
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Michael J. Wieneke
Fifteenth Street
Linn District Court
J. Paul Naughton
R. Fred Dumbaugh
Wieneke
Oelwein Budget Approved With No Objectors
The city budget for the coming year totals 321 400 dollars, 29 000 higher than now and calls for a 22 mill increase. Third avenue NW residents raised concerns about the sewer system after heavy rains caused raw sewage to surface. The mayor said Green Engineering of Cedar Rapids will survey the sewer network and act when the study is complete.
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Oelwein
Third Avenue NW
Green Engineering
Cedar Rapids
Speciel appoints Haltmeyer as assistant professor at Mankato State
Speciel reports Norman Haltmeyer son of the Carl Halt Meyers has been named assistant professor of education at Mankato State in Minnesota. He has completed course work and comprehensive tests for a doctorate in education at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
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the Gazette
Norman Haltmeyer
Carl Haltmeyers
Mankato State
Mankato
Minn
Haltmeyer
University of Wyoming At
Laramie
Wyo
Okay Agreement Between City and By-Products Co
In Johnson county district court an out of court agreement ends a planned injunction against National By-Products Co. The city will inspect the plant, which must stop rendering by Sept 15 or upon completion of a Clinton plant. Iowa City site to be a relay station until shutdown with reduced operations and odor controls in place.
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Iowa City
National By-Products Co
Johnson County
Jay Honohan
Harold Vietor
National By
False Uttering Count Against Ray E. Blake
Ray E. Blake, 52, was arrested on a warrant for false uttering of a check. He pled innocent at arraignment and trial was set for Sept. 19. Blake remained jailed in lieu of a $110 bond. The charge stems from uttering a $5 bad check to College DX Service station on 1305 First Avenue SE in May 1967.
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Ray E. Blake
Blake
College DX
First Avenue SE
Postville School Board Sets Aug 29 Architect Meeting
The Postville school board will meet with architects on August 29 to discuss a proposed high school addition including a library ten classrooms a swimming pool and an auditorium.
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Gazette Postville
Pilots to Boycott Algeria Over Hijacked Crew
European airline pilots from Air France Alitalia and Swissair halted flights to Algiers until the Israeli airliner hijack crew is freed. Capt Charles Jackson said operations to Algiers would stop by midnight. The three airlines run about 10 daily Air France flights and two weekly Alitalia and Swissair services.
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London
Algeria
Charles Jackson
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Algiers
Air France
Alitalia
Swissair
Services Thursday for Former Palo Mayor
Obituary notes former Palo mayor Harry Everett McVay of Palo Cedar Rapids born Feb 4 1891 died after a long illness. He farmed near Palo before retirement and served six years as mayor. Survived by wife two daughters a son five grandchildren two great grandchildren three sisters and one brother. Burial in Pale cemetery with Masons. Services 3 p.m. Thursday Turner chapel east. Master Masons to meet Benton City lodge at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Jackson
Algeria
el al
Algiers
Harry Everett
Rome
Tel Aviv
McVay
Rapids
Palo
Ollie Wiltsey l
Dale Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Lauren Gibney
Wayne
Clarence Evans
Shellsburg
Tom Holmes
Coggan
Hazel Hopker
Earl of
Martelle
Masons
Turner Chapel
Pale
Turner East
Benton City
Masonic Hall
Post Office Short of 2500 Trucks for Safety Checks
Washington AP reports the Post Office Department faces a temporary shortage of 2,500 two and a half ton trucks during modifications. About 6,000 vehicles from the fleet will be returned to Chrysler for cab ventilation and right side window work while Chrysler reviews steering mechanisms after drivers reported steering malfunctions in five trucks.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Family of Eight Homeless After Des Moines Fire
A Des Moines family of eight lost their rented two story frame house to a Monday blaze. Mrs. Orville Enos Jr said she found the fire as she prepared to bathe her three youngest children.
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Des Moines
Orville Enos, Jr
Des Moines Man Dies From Aug 2 Motorcycle Crash
Des Moines authorities report 26 year old Thomas Burgess of West Des Moines died from injuries suffered when his motorcycle struck a car in Des Moines on Aug. 2. The fatality was recorded on a Tuesday, confirming the crash as the cause of death.
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Des Moines
Thomas Burgess
West Des Moines
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Anthony Enaharo
Lake Area
W. B. Hillsman
Editorial
Florabel Muir
Cynthia Lowry
Rex Conn
Courthouse News
Art Mallon
Wendl Kulish
Minnesota
3Rd Ave
Michael Wieneke
Tai
Third Street
City, By-Products Co
Postville Project
Charles Blyth
International Transport Workers Federation
N.Y
Vantage Press. Inc
St. Dept
New York
Liten & Taege
Second Ave
Liten & Taege, Inc
Second Avenue
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