Feasibility of Elkader Railway Line Aired
About 20 local residents met to hear outside expert Craig Burroughs outline a feasibility study to restart the 23 mile Elkader to Beulah Falls rail line after the Milwaukee Road abandoned it. He cited costs, potential funding, regulatory hurdles, and the tourism angle near Spook Cave while noting practical issues with an adjacent trunk line and the need for local ownership to preserve rural service.
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Osborne
Milwaukee Railroad
Elkader
Beulah Falls
McGregor
Craig Burroughs
Arkansas
Burroughs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Fair Attendance Dips at Iowa State Fair Heat
DES MOINES, IA. Attendance Sunday at the Iowa state fair fell by more than 23,000 from the year before. Official figures show 74,703 attendees versus 88,057 on the first Sunday in 1971. Publicity director Russell Trappe said hot, humid conditions drove people indoors where air conditioning is common.
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Russell Bales
Horis
Phyllis
Des Moines
UPI
Russell Trappe
Fairgoers Battle Heat as Fairgrounds Turn Into Slugfest
Sweltering heat and sultry winds push Jowans to seek shade rather than stroll the fairground. The brutal weather dampens crowds, with many visitors abandoning outdoor exhibits and rides to escape the blistering conditions.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Distribution Notes
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with monthly and yearly prices for various editions and regions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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East Towans
Central Iowa Railway Co
Rock Island
Hills
Montezuma
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Disabled veterans’ plane hijack joke prompts caution
In Des Moines two Vietnam veterans from Minneapolis were not charged after joking about hijacking a Ozark flight. Epilepsy and war injuries led U.S. Attorney to drop charges. the men faced intoxication counts and were barred from Ozark planes, then rode by bus to St Louis. A separate Muscatine case charged Tommy Kleindolph with concealing and receiving property from a Davenport Firestone store theft.
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Des Moines
UPI
James Summer
Roy Schenck
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Ozark
of the
U.S
Allen Danielson
Summer
Schenck
Danielson
Muscatine
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Davenport
Tommy Kleindolph
Assault Charge Filed Against Lone Tree Man
Iowa City police filed assault with intent to commit rape charges against Orville Randolph 31 of rural Lone Tree. He previously faced assault and battery and intoxication charges after a woman screamed near the police station. Capt. John Ruppert arrested Randolph following complaints from two women who said they were followed. One woman alleged Randolph attempted to molest her.
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Iowa City
Orville Randolph
Lone Tree
John Ruppert
Randolph
Oelwein Woman Seeks At Large Oelwein School Board Seat
Mrs. William Ziegler of Oelwein announced she is seeking the at large seat on the Oelwein school board presently held by President Robert Link. Link and George Rechkemmer of Stanley have indicated they are not candidates for re election. Deadline for filing nomination papers is Tuesday.
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Oelwein
William Ziegler
Robert Link
Link
George Rechkemmer
Stanley
Iowa Quakers Protests G.O.P. Vietnam Policy At Platform Session
The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends urged the Republican platform committee in Miami Beach to end U S participation in Indo China war. The 95th annual session drew nearly 200 attendees as it also backed aid for orphans and War tax objections enabling nonmilitary federal spending.
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Paullina
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
Republican Platform Committee
Miami Beach
Republican Platform
U. S
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Platform Committee
Religious Society of Friends
Indo-China
Iowa
Quakers
Ronald Dellums
Dcalif
Harry Grund Dies Former Des Moines Judge at 76
DES MOINES (UPI) Retired Des Moines municipal court judge Harry Grund died Sunday at a Des Moines nursing center at age 76 from a heart ailment. Grund, who served 29 years on the bench and retired last December 31, was known for reforms in judicial elections and for establishing night traffic court sessions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harry Grund
Grund
Want ad selling unused items call 308 8234
Classified note urges readers to call 308 8234 to inquire about unused items for sale. Includes no names or locations. Focus is a brief solicit item pickup and sale, with no further details.
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Don Menken
Clayton County Conservation Commission
East Brandon
Midwest
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Eagle Mills
Hawg Heaven
Ark
Bur
Roughs
Spook Cave
Small Business Administration
Rural Transportation Co-op
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Clayton County Tourism Council
The
Don Menken Clayton
Hiltbrunner
Second Street
Brenda Barrar
Gould
Federal Aviation Administration
Klinger’s
5Th Ave
M.P.O
Lone Tree Man
G.O.P. Plank
Vietnam
Iowa Quakers
D.M
Ferrari
Lincoln
Volkswagen
Audi
Gruber Porsche
Audi, Inc
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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