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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1967

Page

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Eastern Iowans To Get ISU Degrees This Week

ISU will award 600 summer graduation diplomas and certificates Friday starting at 9 30 a m in the armory. The list covers 220 master and PhD degrees and 360 bachelor of science degrees along with 20 two year program certificates. East Iowans named include Jane Heiserman and Gerald Bergert among many others across Anamosa Belle Plaine Cedar Rapids Center Point and more as degrees span psychology engineering agriculture and education.

J. Boyd Page Graduate College Technical Institute East

Two Clayton Welfare Workers Fired from County Board

ELKADER Two Clayton county welfare workers were fired by the county board of social welfare. Darrell E. Blobaum Elkader hired May 1 and Robert Lohman McGregor hired Sept 6 1965 were released effective Sept 1 for Lohman and Friday for Blobaum. Reasons included failure to provide dictated welfare case reports and other factors praised by director Elva Edwards. Blobaum suggested he was terminated after sending a letter Aug 16 seeking improved training and supervision.

Elkader Clayton County Clayton County Board of Social Welfare Darrell E. Blobaum Robert Lohman McGregor Blobaum Lohman Elva Edwards Edwards Jerry M. Stence Social Welfare Board the Gazette Peo Welfare Department Brobaum Waterloo

Area One Equipment Bids Are Approved

CALMAR The Area One community school board approved equipment bids totaling 5 675 for auto mechanics 7 669 for auto body shop and 8 136 for farm mechanics. The board announced current enrollment is 170 with 180 expected by classes begin Sept 5.

Calmar Area One Community School Board

Seek Ways To Lure Candidates For Legislature

Gov. Harold Hughes urged a study of incentives to attract candidates to serve in the Iowa legislature. He discussed making full time paid service possible with a salary of ten thousand dollars or more, aiming to reduce assembly size and time, while considering new rules on fees for legislative leaders.

Des Moines Harold Hughes Ture Hughes General Assembly Judiciary

No Foul Play in Death of Transient

The body of 73 year old Lorenzo Torres was found in a pool of blood inside a railroad boxcar in Dubuque. Medical examiner Dr. Donald McFarlane ruled death from a skull fracture and bleeding, with police noting the likely accident as the boxcar was moved onto a siding.

Dubuque UPI Donald McFarlane Lorenzo Torres Torres

Cedar Falls arrests tied to chase of two gunmen

Waterloo police continued the search for two dangerous fugitives after a car chase Tuesday night ended in gunfire with a Waterloo officer. Cedar Falls police arrested 31 year old Kenneth Mullin in a motel on illegal drug and narcotics charges, holding him on a ten thousand dollar bond. Authorities linked Mullin to two suspected gunmen, Duane Wilfong and Gerald Petersen, who were seen near the motel but evaded capture as lawmen expanded a wide search.

Waterloo UPI Cedar Falls Kenneth Mullin Kansas City William Parker Mullin Quinton Parker Duane Wilfong Gerald Petersen Wilfong Petersen Parker New Hartford St. Clair Elevator Co Parkersburg Robert Shaeffer Shaeffer

The Fugitive TV Special On Channel 9 Color

A special scheduling of The Fugitive will air Thursday night at 9 o'clock on Channel 9 in color. The program promotes the dramatic tension and visual variety offered by the color telecast.

Channel 9

Foxey the playful pet fox charms Manchester farm

In Manchester eight miles southeast of town, Foxey a six month old fox owned by Frank Mead and family on a county farm plays with chickens and dogs. The fox roams freely at times visits hides, eats gophers birds and pigeons, but never chases chickens. Foxey was vaccinated for rabies and remains a bright daily presence on the farm.

Manchester Foxey Delaware County Frank Mead Meads Susie

Three Youths Face Auto Theft Counts

Three escapees from the Eldora boys training school appeared in justice court in Oelwein on auto theft charges. David Dole 18 Popejoy Donald Darby 17 Altoona and Gary Frazer 17 Oelwein were bound over to district court and held at Eldora awaiting further proceedings after an auto chase Tuesday night. They are charged with taking a car at Hawkeye and driving it to Oelwein.

Oelwein Eldora Justice Court David Dole Popejoy Donald Darby Altoona Gary Frazer Hawkeye

Webster City Officer Rescues Three From Fire

Webster City police Night Captain Vick Kennedy saved three elderly residents from a three story apartment building gutted by fire on Webster City main street. The blaze started in the Johnson furniture store with flames spreading to upper floors and the front wall collapsing around 3 a.m. No injuries reported. damage estimated at 500000. Fire departments from seven communities assisted. cause under investigation.

Webster City UPI Vick Kennedy Johnson Furniture Glen Welden Insurance Agency Fort Dodge Jewell Stratford Stanhope Williams Blairsburg

New Officers Elected at Beatty McAllister Family Reunion

Shellsburg reports the 47th Beatty McAllister family reunion elected Donald Beatty as president and Ronald Beatty as vice president confirming new leadership for the clan.

Shellsburg Donald Beatty Ronald Beatty

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