Weather log and obituaries from Iowa paper
The daily record notes high temperatures reaching 84 and 87 degrees, lows around 58, with noon humidity near 45 percent and light west winds. It includes a detailed list of river and dam readings, rainfall, and a long obituary and service notices section for towns including Columbus Junction, Tama, Vinton, Center Point, Montezuma, McGregor, Victor, Anamosa, Clermont, Postville, Waukon, Belle Plaine, and Norway.
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Gazette
Births and marriages listed in Cedar Rapids area notices
Aug 14 to the families of Keith K Keim a son Rod C Thoren Solon a daughter Aug 13 to the families of Walter Burke a son David Taylor a son At Racine Wisconsin Mr and Mrs Julius R Hjulian a daughter Aug 10 Mrs Hjulian is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley J Procok Thomas A Ipsan and Ruth A Boyd both of Cedar Rapids Michael T Gibney Palo and Ronda K Clausen Cedar Rapids Philip F Shimerda Cedar Rapids and Linda K Moel Solon Harry G Day Bloomington Ind and Gertrude E Bruce Laurel Md Stephen V Houser Ely and Cindra Beighle Cedar Rapids Joyce Pauline Curry vs anny LeRoy Curry Rose M
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Keith K. Keim
Third Avenue
Rod C. Thoren
Solon
Robert E. Bender
Fortieth Street
Walter Burke
Seventh Street
David Taylor
Thirteenth Street
Racine
Wisconsin
Julius R. Hjulian
Hjulian
Stanley J. Procok
Haven Court
Thomas A. Ipsan
Ruth A. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Michael T. Gibney
Palo
Ronda K. Clausen
Philip F. Shimerda
Linda K. Moel
Harry G. Day
Bloomington
Ind
Gertrude E. Bruce
Laurel
Stephen V. Houser
Ely
Cindra Beighle
Canal builders credit Mao over Linhsien county workers
Tokyo based UPI reports NCNA praised Mao Tse-tung for a vast Henan canal project that involved thousands of peasants and soldiers. The Hungchi canal network, spanning 50 miles, linked wells, ponds, reservoirs and pumping stations, boosting local food output while highlighting partisan praise over worker credit.
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Tokyo
UPI
Henan
China
NCNA
Mao Tse-tung
Lin
Mao
Hungchi
Linhsien
Changho
Shansi
Linhsien County
Duke City Nickname Reflects Spanish Duke Heritage
Albuquerque, New Mexico earned the nickname Duke City due to its original naming in honor of a Spanish duke. The moniker remains a local identifier and historic cue about the city’s early naming.
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Albuquerque, N.M
President honors Apollo 11 astronauts at nationwide celebration
In a Century Plaza gala Nixon awarded the Medal of Freedom to Armstrong Aldrin and Collins after a cross country welcome in New York Chicago and Los Angeles. The event, amid peaceful antiwar protests, praised the moon mission and reflected on national unity and sacrifice.
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Agnew
Nixon
Armstrong
Aldrin
Eagle
Columbia
Neil
New York City
Broadway
United Nations
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Loop
Civic Center
Richard Daley
Illinois
Richard Ogilvie
Los Angeles
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Pat White
Betty Grissom
Chaffee
William Canlfield
Houston
Steve Bales
Moon
Finns Favor English Over German in Language Study
In Finland English is becoming the dominant foreign language among students. In 1968 seventy one percent chose English, up from sixty five percent in 1964-65, while only twenty eight percent studied German. Before World War II German was the main first language in the country.
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Helsinki
UPI
Want Ads Sell Anything Big or Small
A concise classified note invites readers to place want ads to sell items of all sizes with a provided contact number 369-1234, reflecting a newspaper section promo.
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Dial
Obituary notices for Elson and Douglas residents of Cedar Rapids
Paul V. Elson age 46 years with Quaker Oats long time Cedar Rapids resident died after a brief illness born February 11 1900 near Toddville married Lavina Galligher May 10 1930 in Rock Island survived by wife daughter and son two brothers three sisters one grandchild two step grandchildren and one step great grandchild services at Turner chapel east and Motley Minnesota burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Sarah L Douglas widow of Fred L Douglas Cedar Rapids resident for 49 years died after a long illness born September 9 1883 in Worcester New York married 1907 in Sioux Falls South Dakota survived by son a sister and grandchildren services Beatty Bearle chapel and burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery followed by chapel viewing details given.
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Paul V. Elson
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Co
Toddville
Lavina Galligher
Rock Island
Norman Dunlap
Gerald Elson
Russell
Floyd Elson
Marion
Leta Flecksing
Flora O’brine
Lucille Elson
Cedar Raplds
Turner Chapel
James Pittman
Motley
Minn
Sarah L. Douglas
Maplewood Drive
Fred L. Douglas
Worcester
N. Y
Sioux Falls
S. D
William F. Douglas
Chester A. Hoag
New York
Douglas
Ladies Auxiliary
ORC and B
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Beatty Bearle Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs Donald Debler obituary from Cedar Rapids area
Mrs Donald Debler in Cedar Rapids area died Thursday after a long illness. Born September 1 1921 near Cedar Rapids she worked at Square D. Survived by husband married June 27 1942 daughters Linda and Mrs James Armstrong son Richard her mother Regina Meskimen four sisters and four brothers. Memorial services set Brush chapel 8 30 am Saturday and 9 am at St Wenceslaus church. Burial at St John’s cemetery. Rosary Friday 8 pm in chapel with visiting after 1 pm Friday.
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Donald Debler
Ninteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Square D
Linda
Iowa City
James Armstrong
Richard
Regina Meskimen
Marvin Dos
Death of Frank Drahos 69 Retired Milwaukee Railroad Worker
Frank Drahos 69 of 1301 First street SE died early Thursday after a short illness. Born in Kutrin Czechoslovakia on June 22 1900 he came to the United States in 1909. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Jerry Prasil and Mrs Blanche Lowe and three brothers Joseph Charles and George Drakos all of Cedar Rapids. Memorial services are Saturday at 10 am at Kuba funeral home east by Rev Raymond V Garvey. Burial is Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 7 Thursday at the chapel.
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Frank Drahos
First Street
Milwaukee Railroad
Kutrin
Czechoslovakia
United States
Prokop Vesky Lodge
CSA
The
Brotherhood of Railway Employees
Jan Hus Lodge
IOOF
Jerry Prasil
Blanche Lowe
Joseph
Charles
George Drakos
Frances Conn Dies. Memorial in Des Moines
Frances Conn widow of Allen Conn of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday at age 72. Born May 9 1921 in Des Moines, she leaves two sons Bill Strausbaugh and Jon Conn of Cedar Rapids, her father Wright B Day of Cedar Rapids, sister Arlene Pretz also of Cedar Rapids, and one grandchild. A Christian Church member, memorial services are at 10 30 a m Saturday at Hamilton funeral home Des Moines, with burial at Sunset Memorial Garden Des Moines. The body was taken from Turner chapel east.
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Frances Conn
Allen Conn
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Bill Strausbaugh
Jon Conn
Wright B. Day
Arlene Pretz
Sunset Memorial Garden
Turner Chapel East
Memorial services and burials listed for several individuals
A sequence of funeral notices details turner chapel East services for Garland Howard Lamb at 10 30 a m Thursday conducted by Dr Glenn W Mc Michael with burial at Linwood Cemetery Clarksville George John Knaus scheduled at 1 30 p m Friday conducted by Rev J Richard Wagner with burial at Chapel of Memories Blanche Brush Luther to be held at 10 a m Friday conducted by Rev John M Jensen with burial at Dupont Cemetery near Swisher
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Lamb
Garland Howard
Turner
Glenn W. McMichael
Linwood
Clarksville
Knaus
George John
J. Richard Wagner
Chapel of Memories
Luther, Blanche
Brush
John M. Jensen
Dupont Cemetery
Swisher
Dytrt Files for Bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids
Joseph F Dytrt a Cedar Rapids restaurant owner filed for bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids federal court listing 76297 in debts and 45261 in assets with 25700 exempt. He operates Dytrt Foods with outlets at Montrose hotel and 3939 First avenue SE and opened Cock A Doodle Doo June 3 the Montrose unit closed and another manager runs the rest. Alta Joan Rothmeyer also filed for bankruptcy listing 7897 in debts and 350 in assets with 100 exempt.
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Joseph F. Dytrt
Cedar Rapids
Dytrt
Iowa Avenue SE
Dytrt Foods
Montrose Hotel
First Avenue SE
Montrose
First Avenue E
Third Street SE
Dutrt
Alta Joan Rothmeyer
Eighth Street NW
Abandon Abidance of Oil Import Quotas Urged by McLaren
The Nixon administration antitrust chief urged abandoning import quotas on foreign crude oil. Richard McLaren said the current control system hurts the economy and consumers, is anticompetitive, and unnecessary for national security. If restraint is needed, a low protective tariff is preferable.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Richard McLaren
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
McLaren
Paper Parade Returns 300 Tons of Ticker Tape
NEW YORK AP Some 300 tons of ticker tape confetti and shredded paper showered the Apollo 11 astronauts during a Wednesday parade. The sanitation department estimated the fallout by cleaning up hours later and warned of further paper scattering in lower Manhattan for days as winds push debris to building setbacks and ledges. A force of 500 sanitation workers was deployed along the Battery to City Hall for cleanup.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
the Battery
City Hall
Cedar Rapids Plans Hire as City Data Processing Moves Forward
City council informal vote favors hiring an accountant to assist the finance commissioner and oversee data processing changes. Officials debate cost, with estimates from $15,000 yearly to $150,000 in annual innovations, while noting the city operates like a $16 million business and may need a technical right hand.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Stewart Shank
Frank Bush
Bosh
McGladrey
Shank
Donald Canney
Work To Start Monday on First Avenue Crossing
Railroad crossing reconstruction at First avenue E and Fourth street begins next Monday. Over three days, crews repair tracks in the two north lanes while the two south lanes stay open. later in the week the south half is repaired and the north lanes stay open. First avenue E will be closed at Fourth street for one full day during the week of Aug 25, date to be set based on progress.
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First Avenue E
Fourth Street
City Public Safety Department
Cedar Rapids Woman Charged With Firearm Discharge
Mrs. Alfred Randolph, 18, of 224 Twenty-seventh Street NW, Cedar Rapids, was charged Wednesday with discharging a firearm within city limits after allegedly firing blank ammunition into the air during an argument outside her home with a 16 year old youth. The incident occurred shortly after noon.
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Cedar Rapids
Alfred Randolph
Twenty-seventh Street
New Orleans Ranked Nation's Second Leading Port
New Orleans is identified as the nation’s second leading port in a contemporary assessment highlighting its high activity and strategic role in maritime trade and commerce. The report emphasizes the port's significance to regional and national economies with strong cargo throughput.
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New Orleans
Ruling Settles Robins Town Council Seats Dispute
Judge Ansel Chapman in Linn district court declares three specific individuals rightful holdovers on the Robins town council as of April 7 in a dispute over which group held three contested seats. The decision clarifies mayoral terms, seating, and vacancy rules amidst long local turmoil.
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Ansel Chapman
Linn
Robins Town Council
William Crary
the Gazette
County Atty
William Faches
Crary
Manuel Dye
E. C. Clifford
Thomas Dye
Donald Hayes
Derwood Iverson
Richard Taylor
Man Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
Clarence R. Woodard, 48, of 422 Sixth Street SE, pled guilty in Linn district court on a drunk driving charge. Judge Ansel Chapman fined him $300 and revoked his license for 60 days after an arrest early Wednesday on Walker Street following erratic driving reported by a highway patrolman.
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Clarence R. Woodard
Sixth Street
Linn District Court
Ansel Chapman
Woodard
Walker
Juvenile Court Will Take Olmstead Case
The burglary case against Stephen J. Olmstead twenty of 300 Foote Street SW was moved from Linn district court to juvenile court by Judge J. Paul Naughton on county attorney motion. The move seeks to preserve Olmstead’s clean record for enlistment, noting under‑21s may be treated as juveniles though locals usually charge those over 17 as adults. The March 21 Belmont grocery burglary on Mt Vernon Road SE is cited, with items later found in Olmstead’s garage.
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Stephen J. Olmstead
Foote Street
Linn District Court
J. Paul Naughton
Olmstead
Belmont
Mt. Vernon Road
Kenneys File Suit on Property in Linn County Claim
James H. Kenney and Vivann K. Kenney sue Linn County in Linn district court over a sheriff's condemnation verdict of 827 dollars for 0.15 acres taken for the Edgewood road extension. They seek 10,000 dollars arguing the remainder's value is reduced by limiting subdividing to two lots and restricting eastern boundary access.
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James H. Kenney
Vivann K. Kenney
Linn District Court
Linn County
Edgewood Road
Kenneys
Petitions Filed in Several Civil Actions
James E. Hanson sues Richard A. Peyton for $10,000. Traffic accident claim noted. Altorfer Machinery Co. files against J. M. Construction Co. for $4,462.38 on account. Local docket records indicate active civil litigation and monetary claims.
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James E. Hanson
Richard A. Peyton
Altorfer Machinery Co
J. M. Construction Co
Signals Installed At Center Point and Collins Roads
Cedar Rapids safety commissioner John Oberthien announced traffic signals were activated this week at the Center Point road and Collins road NE intersection. The signals are part of a larger project to interconnect signals between First Avenue and Center Point Road to manage about 31,000 vehicles daily and assign right of way.
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Center Point Road
Collins Road
Highway 150
Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
First Avenue
Oberthien
Prague Protests Grow as Invasion Anniversary Nears
Czech students and workers oppose the occupation in a campaign to downplay the first anniversary of the invasion. Pro-Soviet officials discuss nationwide boycotts of transport and shops while CKD Works workers denounce pro-Soviet policies and the continued Russian troop presence. A delegation failed to meet party leaders at the Park of Culture as Gustav Husak spoke to workers gathered there.
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Koes
Prague
Park of Culture
Communist Party
Gustav Husak
Husak
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Donna M. Hunt
Gary G. Hunt
Linda Schorr
Gary R. Schorr
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Martha Lou Conkling
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Robert M. Williams
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Stacy Lewis
Tama
Justin F
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Thornburg’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
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Manueal Cox
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Harold McMillens, Jr
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
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C.R
St. Luke's
Joyce Pauline Curry
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Rose M
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Liu Shao-chi
Liu
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Century Plaza Hotel
Vietnam
Avenue of the Stars
America
Collins
President
Kuss East
Janesa-Kuea West
St. S.W
Fred Douglas
Mrs. Donald Debler
Mrs. Allen Conn
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Courthouse News
Faches Suit
Clinton Moyer
Moyer
Taylor
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Hayes
Iowa Supreme Court
Nebraska
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Missouri
Joan B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue East
First Avenue West
Center Point
Collins Roads
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