Final Camille search ends as debris cleared along coast
Soldiers and Seabees bulldozed wreckage from a 20 mile coast line as rescue crews intensified effort to find more Camille victims. Gov Williams said at least 230 dead on the Mississippi coast with 4,717 homes destroyed and 9,718 heavily damaged in Mississippi and Plaquemines parish.
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Gulfport
Miss
Camille
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Navy
James Hill
Hill
Army
Fort Benning
Williams
Gulfport Municipal Airport
Red Cross
Louisiana
Plaquemine Parish
Mississippi River
New Orleans
City Briefs and Local Advertisements Collage
Community notices list yearbook pickup for Jefferson high students next week at the school from 12 to 4 30 Monday through Friday. An array of ads detail venues and services including The Christian Science Monitor at Cedar Rapids locations, knitting classes, a closing sale on 1969 Dodge Chrysler and Imperial trucks, a rummage sale on Old Marion Road, a new Fabrics and Fashions store in Vernon Village, sewing help, live entertainment at the Green Lace, a furniture and antique garage sale, and a bowling practice session with shoe and bag sale deadline at Mays City Lanes.
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Jefferson High
Federal Court Suit Is Settled
A $25 000 damage suit filed last June in federal district court against Cedar Rapids man James A. Melsha was settled out of court. Marshall B. Nelson Jr of Omaha claimed injuries from an May 31 1968 rear collision at First Avenue and Sixteenth Street E. Nelson said his car stopped at an intersection when Melsha’s station wagon struck from behind.
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Federal District Court
Cedar Rapids
Marshall B. Nelson, Jr
Omaha
James A. Melsha
First Street
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Nelson
Melsha
Ninety Czechs Seek Asylum in Vienna Anniversary
Ninety Czechoslovaks asked for political asylum in Vienna on the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion. The interior ministry released the count on Friday.
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Vienna
Interior Ministry
Scolaro Improves but Remains Critical in Portland
Anthony Scolaro 45, Linn County Supervisor, remains in critical condition after septicemia followed by anemia. Doctors at Woodland Park hospital in Portland report his temperature normal for 24 hours, with blood pressure and pulse nearing normal, after multiple surgeries and aggressive treatment including cortisone, antibiotics, and blood cross-matching challenges. He is recovering from infection tied to a prior gastric surgery and was hospitalized during the National Association of County Officers meeting in Portland.
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Linn
Anthony Scolaro
Scolaro
Woodland Park Hospital
Portland
Ore
the Gazette
Daniel Reed
Reed
National Assn. of County Officers
Meyn earns BA at Colorado State summer commencement
Graduate William R. Meyn son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Meyn of 448 Twenty first Street NW received a bachelor of arts degree at the summer commencement at Colorado State College in Greeley Colorado.
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William R. Meyn
Ernest Meyn
Twenty-first Street
Colorado State College
Greeley
Colo
Courthouse Insurance Firms Sued Over 75000 Claim
Richard Ciemnoczolowsky filed in Linn district court against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co and Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for injuries from a November 8 1968 accident in Alexandria Louisiana. He alleges medical expenses past and future, loss of income, and ongoing pain totaling 75000.
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Richard Ciemnoczolowsky
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
The
Farm, Fire and Casualty Co
Alexandria
Ciemnoczolowsky
Carl E. Holden
Glen. R. Miller
Man Given Sept 4 To Plead In Assault Case
Rudy Papakee of 1443 Third Street SE was arraigned in Municipal Court before Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr and given until Sept 4 to move or plead on an assault and battery charge. He is held in Linn County jail on a $110 bond after allegedly striking James A. Armstrong at a 1323 Sixth Street location.
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Rudy Papakee
Third Street SE
Papakee
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Linn County
James A. Armstrong
Street assault sighted with beer bottle incident
A street confrontation occurred on August 17 when an assailant struck a man with a beer bottle, knocking him out. The incident details remain limited.
Assault That Wasn't Results In $10 Fine
Cedar Rapids man John C. Morey pleaded guilty to assaulting Howard Rapp at Area Ten campus on Bowling street SW August 15. Judge John B. Reilly called the incident a vocal quarrel between two workers and said Morey’s elbow hit was accidental, labeling it not really an assault.
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Cedar Rapids
John C. Morey
Rockford Road
Howard Rapp
Lodi
Wis
Area Ten
Bowling Street
John B. Reilly
Morey
Rapp
Reilly
Briggs Named Deputy Director of Iowa Revenue Unit
DES MOINES Iowa Donald G Briggs was named deputy director of the Iowa department of revenue by Director William H Forst effective Sept 1 Briggs will oversee functions formerly handled by Leo Gordon who resigned under pressure from Republican legislators and Lt Gov Roger Jepsen Briggs currently serves on the staff of State Comptroller Marvin R Selden Jr
Interstate orders SP to keep City of San Francisco in service
Washington AP report states the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Southern Pacific Railroad to maintain daily service on the City of San Francisco passenger train at least through January while an investigation continues. The railroad had proposed cutting service to three days a week.
Cargill Workers Strike After Settlement Talks Fail
Workers at Cargill west side soybean plant walked off at 11 a.m. Friday after contract settlement talks failed. Grain Millers Local 9 president Kenneth Rottman confirmed the strike. About 40 employees work at the plant. east side starch operations were not involved. The old contract expired last June 30 with extensions delaying a walkout until now.
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Cargill
West Side
Kenneth Rottman
Grain Millers Local 9
Rottman
East Side
George L Gibson Dies at Iowa City
George L. Gibson aged 81 longtime Iowa City blacksmith died Thursday in a local nursing home after several months illness. He worked in the family blacksmith shop at 26 East College Street since boyhood with his father. Lifelong resident. Services set for Saturday at 2 30 p.m. at Donohue mortuary with visitation Friday after 7 p.m.
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Iowa City
George L. Gibson
Gibson
E. College Street
Donohue Mortuary
Fort Bragg Consultant Says Post Not Racially Tense
A special consultant reported after two days of investigation at Fort Bragg that the Army post is not racially tense. The findings were released Thursday, addressing concerns raised by service members about race relations on base.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
Linn Red Cross Reaches $882 of Hurricane Camille Goal
Linn county chapter of the American Red Cross has raised 882 of its 6192 quota in the nationwide six million hurricane relief drive for Camille victims. Contributions may be sent to the Cedar Rapids office at 327 Granby Building or left at the local bureau.
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Linn County
American Red Cross
Granby
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Judge Shaeffer Seeks Re election for Cedar Rapids Court
Judge Clinton Shaeffer announced his candidacy to retain the Cedar Rapids Municipal Court seat in the November 4 election. He was appointed by Gov. Harold Hughes on December 7, 1967 to fill a vacancy and is 60 years old. He lives at 663 Memorial Drive SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton Shaeffer
Shaeffer
Memorial Drive SE
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Christian Science Reading Room
First Avenue SE
Airport
Dodge
Chrysler
Imperial
Handler Motors
2Nd Ave
Th St
Marion Rd
Vernon Village
Agnes Lindsey
Green Lace
Stable Lounge
Magnus Hotel
Mays City Lanes
Linn District Court
Illinois
Nets
Nt House
Perpetual
Second Ave. S.E
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Iowa
Washington
Linn Red Cross
Judge Shaeffer
Lake Country
Taylor
New York State
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Whi Unger
the Taylor Wine Company, Inc
Hammondsport, N.Y
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Sinclair Avenue
Grant School
Gene Todd
Jack Haldeman
Wally Gall
Bob Grill
Bob Leedom
Alicia Jackson
Ronald L. Friest
Bernie Friedl
Frank Sill
Dwayne R. Kelly
Hubert S. Malone
Gene Knepper
Hank Gintonio
Lester Powell
Tommy Tucker
Life
My Fucker Realty Company
Realtors
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