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The daily sheet lists high and low temperatures and rainfall for cities including Atlanta Miami New York Seattle and Washington with extended forecast showing showers and warmth ahead. It also notes several funeral services across towns such as Appleton Calmar Sigourney and Earlville with times and church details.
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Atlanta
Miami
Orleans
New York
Phoenix
Seattle
Usineeles
Washington
Death Notices and Local Citations from Coralville Area
Coralville Lake pool level Thursday 693.10. Birth notices for St Luke’s Aug 23 list many families and newborns in Cedar Rapids, Van Horne, Blairstown, Anamosa, and surrounding areas. 10:56 a.m. Wednesday reports burning near the Municipal airport. Traffic fines issued for speeding and violations to several residents across Marion, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Anamosa, and other cities. Iowa deaths noted for Edgewood and Ben Kruger, 66.
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Carol Powers
Tenth Street
George Schneider
Sixteenth Street SE
James Sullivan
Gateway Street
Glen Johnson
Fortieth Street
Shelby Northrup
Coldstream Avenue
Iowa
Edgewood
Ben Kruger
C R School Board Candidates Night Next Week
Cedar Rapids Community School Board candidates will speak and answer questions at 7:30 p.m. on August 31 in Kennedy high school auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees, League of Women Voters, the Cedar Rapids Parent- Teacher-Student Assn, and the Cedar Rapids Education Assn. Candidates will give brief talks and take audience questions. the League will host a voter registration table for the September 11 election.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
League of Women Voters
Employment shifts in July lift government jobs and manufacturing
Employment data show a 900 increase in government positions and a 400 rise in manufacturing from a year earlier, with gains also in service and self employed areas. Declines occurred in contract construction 300, retail 300, and agriculture 400, while July factory weekly earnings rose to 174.12 and hourly earnings stayed at 4.20.
French Lion Name Tells Dandelion's Origins
The term dandelion comes from a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning lion's tooth, reflecting the plant's jagged leaves and teethlike structure.
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Lion
Protest Surges as 2,000 Stand by 1,500 Demonstrators Clash
Police and protest groups battled through the night as 1,500 demonstrators clashed with officers while 2,000 pro protesters reportedly stood by. Tear gas grenades and riot sticks drove back the crowds. About 500 demonstrators later marched peacefully to a convention hotel while 200 regrouped at a campsite, authorities arresting several. Notable figures David Dellinger and Father James Groppi were jailed.
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National Guard
Carl Rush
Romulus
Mich
Dade County
Flamingo Park
Convention Hall
Doral Hotel
Committee For
David Dellinger
James Groppi
Milwaukee
Council Bluffs sewage plant grant boosted by state aid
Iowa water pollution control commission approves a 695970 increase, lifting the state grant to 2810970 to cover 25 percent of construction costs for Council Bluffs sewage plant expansion. Bid overruns 22.3 percent prompted the request. project deadline set for December 31, 1973. Cedar Rapids retains 86 priority points, Sioux City 64, with no change after review.
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Des Moines
Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission
Council Bluffs
Commission
Dan Brindley
Sioux City
Paul Berger
Cedar Rapids
Deaths Gilmer Dyrland 76 of Atkins
Gilmer Dyrland 76, a Benton county farmer retired from De Woody Co in Cedar Rapids, died after a long illness. Born Sept 15, 1895 near Norway, he married Getura Larson Feb 14, 1923. World War I veteran, Trinity Lutheran Church Norway member, charter American Legion Norway post. Survived by wife, two sons Eugene Cedar Rapids and Donald Lakewood Calif, daughter Mrs Robert Brownlie Van Horne, seven grandchildren, brother Reynold Dyrland Tama. Services at Trinity Lutheran Church Norway at 3 p.m. Saturday. burial Norway cemetery. Friends may call Turner chapel west until 9 p.m. Friday and at church Saturday 10 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. Casket not opened after service.
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Gilmer Dyrland
Atkins
Benton County
de Woody Co
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Getura Larson
Trinity Lutheran Church
American Legion Post
Eugene
Donald
Lakewood
Calif
Robert Brownlie
van Horne
Reynold Dyrland
Tama
Trinity Lutheran Church, Norway
Dean Hess
Norway Cemetery
Turner ‘Chapel West
Widow Mrs Harry Reynolds 88 Dies in Marion Nursing Home
Mrs Neva Reynolds 88 widow of Harry Reynolds and Cedar Rapids resident for years died at 11 55 a m Wednesday in a Marion nursing home. Born April 17 1884 at Jordans Grove she wed April 8 1914 in Cedar Rapids. A retired school teacher she taught in Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids and Marion. Survived by brother Embert Waterhouse Marion. Services 1030 a m Saturday at Murdoch chapel Marion by Rev Charles Moore. Burial Jordans Grove cemetery. Friends may call Murdoch chapel after 10 a m Friday.
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Harry Reynolds
Neva Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Jordans Grove
Council Bluffs
Embert Waterhouse
Murdoch Chapel
Charles Moore
Jordans Grove Cemetery
Memorial Services for Merle E Thuecks at Turner Chapel
Memorial services will be held at Turner Chapel East at noon Friday led by the Very Rev Canon D A Loferski. Burial will take place at Cedar Memorial.
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Thuecks
Merle E
Turner Chapel
D.A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial
Nixon Accepts Nomination At GOP Convention In Miami
The convention closed its first day with Nixon winning prime time TV exposure and Agnew securing the vice presidential nomination. The night featured a late schedule, brisk handshakes on a red carpet, and questions about a 1976 presidential bid. Mrs. Nixon voiced support for Agnew while he avoided pledges to campaign as a rhetoric tool and stressed issue focus.
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McGovern
Agnew
Oregon
Wayne W. Whitehead
NBC
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David Brinkley
CBS
Roger Mudd
Clay Myers
Odis Richmond
Pine Bluff
Ark
Florida
L. E. Thomas
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior
Miami Beach
Welfare Board Acts on One of Eight Contracts
Linn county board of social services finalized a purchase of service agreement with Linn County Day Care Center while seven other agency contracts were postponed. Contracts shift funding from local grants to per case payments with central intake and monitoring staff proposed. A special meeting will be held to review the agreements. Jim Powers questioned one section on annual evaluation authority. Chairman William Martin said changes need state and federal approval and would require extensive procedures. He pledged regular consultation with day care officials and to hold special meetings as needed.
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Linn County Board of Social Services
Jim Powers
Day Care Services Board of Directors
Social Service Board
William Martin
Martin
Dole Re-elected G.O.P. Chairman
In a closed Miami Beach meeting, Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas was re elected as national G O P chairman by acclamation. Anne Armstrong and Tom Evans were named co chairs with Armstrong expected to depart in January. Spiro Agnew urged vigilance about elections and Maurice Stans was named national finance committee chairman.
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UPI
Republican National Committee
Robert Dole
Kansas
G.O.P
Dole
Anne Armstrong
Tom Evans
California Poll Shows Nixon Lead in California
AP reports a California poll with Nixon leading McGovern by 49 to 41 percent in California, 45 electoral votes. The survey of 1,032 adults taken after Eagleton's resignation and before Shriver's selection found Nixon winning nearly 90 percent of GOP support and 25 percent of Democratic votes.
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San Francisco
California
Nixon
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Sargent Shriver
Elkader Hospital Sees Short Doctor Gap In Cooperation
Elkader residents faced a brief doctor shortage as Dr Powell vacationed. Curnow said patients were cared for through two local offices and the hospital with referrals from the college of medicine. The town was without a physician for only 1% days due to the cooperative effort.
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Powell
Curnow
Elkader Hospital
College of Medicine
Elkader
Republican convention seen as secretive by speaker
The speaker criticized the Republican convention as secretive and controlled by McGovern, noting armed guards monitored secretaries typing the platform. He contrasted it with the Democratic convention, which he said was open to the people.
IRS Checks Grocery Prices in Iowa
An IRS spokesman in Des Moines said prices at grocery stores and wholesalers in Iowa are being monitored to root out possible overpricing. Investigators have been assigned for several months, reviewing base prices against increases and examining tax returns filed by companies under scrutiny. Only general targets were named, with no specific businesses disclosed.
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Des Moines
Internal Revenue Service
Iowa
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Two in C R
Ronald Heidt 22 of 2507 Matthew Drive SW faced a failure to yield charge after a three vehicle crash at Williams Boulevard and Edgewood Road SW. His truck struck a car driven by Keith Livingston 24 of 3537 Center Point Road NE, pushing Livingston into a car driven by Allen Smith 4910 Kesler Road NW. Heidt to St Luke's Hospital with abrasions and possible head injuries. Livingston to Mercy Hospital with head face and spine injuries. Both treated and released.
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Ronald Heidt
Matthew Drive
Heidt
Williams Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Keith Livingston
Center Point Road
Livingston
Allen Smith
Kesler Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Delta Officials Retrieve Ransom From Algerian Contact
Delta Air Lines officials retrieved the million-dollar ransom from Algerian officials after a hijacking on August 1. The two Delta executives, staying overnight in Paris, were set to fly back to Washington. FBI involvement was corrected as inaccurate in initial reports.
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Delta Air Lines
Delta
Washington
FBI
Algiers
Foreign Cars to Be Included in Price Hearings
The Price Commission expands its September auto price hearing in Washington to include foreign cars. While foreign makers face no price controls, distributor and dealer markups are regulated. The hearing begins September 12.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
United States
Senate finance panel backs Ruml tax plan in vote
Thirty years ago the Senate Finance Committee approved the Ruml tax plan. The action sets the stage for potential legislative consideration and future fiscal adjustments.
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Senate Finance Committee
Consolidated Foods Reports 17th Consecutive Year Of Gains
Consolidated iFoods Corp reports higher sales earnings and per share for fiscal 1972 ending July 1. Sales reached 1.74 billion, up 9 percent. income before extraordinary charge 67.1 million, up 10 percent. earnings per share 2.43, up 9 percent. Q4 sales 472.7 million, up 4 percent. net income 20 million, up 16 percent. per share 0.74, up 16 percent. Extraordinary charge 13 cents per share from flood losses at a Pennsylvania facility after Hurricane Agnes.
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Chicago
Consolidated iFoods Corp
William A. Buzick, Jr
William Teets
Pennsylvania
Arrest Five Zippie Leaders in Miami Beach Rally
Undercover officers arrested five Zippie leaders during demonstrations at the Republican convention in Miami Beach. Dana Beal and four others face marijuana charges. one, Mark Gallagher of Key West, is charged with aggravated assault on an officer, resisting arrest, inciting to riot and flag desecration.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Flamingo Park
Dade County
Dana Beal
Mark Gallagher
Key West
Fla
False Arrest Suit Against Grant Dropped
A $5,000 lawsuit filed in 1969 by Robert M. Young charged Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant and Deputy Dennis Fiser with false arrest. The Linn district court dismissed the suit on Wednesday after Young, a Cedar Rapids resident, had been arrested for intoxication on February 1, 1969 at a Palo restaurant. Young pled guilty to the charge before Justice Jessie McCormack, the venue changed to municipal court, where the charge was dismissed, and the suit was settled out of court by agreement of counsel.
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Robert M. Young
Linn County
Walter Grant
Dennis Fiser
Linn District Court
Young
Lowly
Cedar Rapids
Palo
Justice of the Peace
Jessie McCormack
Arson Fire Destroys 40 Homes in Camden
A Wednesday night blaze in Camden New Jersey officials say was started by arsonists destroyed 40 houses and a vacant warehouse.
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Camden
N.J
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Sunrise Trailer Court
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