Weather Report and Mississippi River Stages Update
Weather notes and river stage readings for LaCrosse LaCrosse 12 fall .1 Lansing 18 fall .1 Dam 9 18 15.6 no change McGregor 18 fall .1 Guttenberg 15 rise .1 Dubuque 17 9.4 no change Davenport 15 6.6 rise .1 Keokuk 16 4.5 rise 1. Dam 9 and Keokuk show small upward moves while LaCrosse and Dubuque hold steady.
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Mississippi River
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Births and licenses in Cedar Rapids area
The Daily Record notes Dec 10 births at Mercy and St. Luke's with several families. marriage licenses issued for multiple Cedar Rapids area couples. Magistrate Court lists speeding fines, traffic violations, and intoxication cases. various residents cited for fines ranging from 10 to 100 dollars.
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Gary Willey
Twenty-fifth Street
Marion
Sheldon Stevenson
Fifteenth Street
Roland Gager
Crestridge Drive
Stanley Heald
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Landers
Second Street
Robbery at Hawkeye State Bank in Iowa City
An armed man robbed the Hawkeye State Motor Bank in southwest Iowa City on Wednesday, escaping on foot after forcing two women tellers to fill a container with cash. FBI agent Stan Chapman reports no leads and six witnesses are being interviewed. The white male suspect, five foot ten, 20 to 25, wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with hood up. no vehicle seen. Police and state troopers cordoned an empty Victor Metal Products site about an hour later. search deemed unrelated.
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Iowa City
Sman
Hawkeye State Motor Bank
FBI
Stan Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Chapman
Iawa
Sunit
Victor Metal Products Manufacturing
Eastern Iowa Deaths From Local Notices
Obituaries and death notices for Sigourney Amanda Sheive 86 Reynolds Onslow Leland Haring 62 and Ida Van Slooten 84 list funeral and viewing details. Services at Onslow Presbyterian Mason City St Marys Catholic church Powells South English with calling hours and Rosary observances.
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Sigourney
Amanda Sheive
Reynolds
Onslow
Leland Haring
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Hayden's
Wyoming
Hazleton
Sheila Lynn Foley
Brant Kern
Qelwein
Marengo
Jerry F. Moyninan
St Mary's Catholic Church
Williamsburg
Uhlmann
Keswick
Ida van Slooten
Powall's
South English
Obituary notes for James Lind former CLA trooper
Lt. James Lind a 18 year veteran of the Iowa Highway Patrol died of a heart condition in Fort Dodge hospital. He served in Cedar Rapids from 1968 to 1974 and led post 7 at Fort Dodge as commander after promotion in 1974. He is survived by his wife Rosemary and children, with services to be held at First Presbyterian Fort Dodge. Other obituaries note Myrtle Graff Gorman, Sister Mary Elaine Shanley, Patricia A. Fitzpatrick, Ermon W. Stripling and others with services in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
James Lind
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Lind
Highway Patrol
Mason City
Des Moines
Drake University
Rosemary Brynie
North Central Iowa Peace Officers Assn
el Kahie Shrine
Masonic Lodge
Iowa State Policeman's Assn
First Presbyterian Church of
James, Jr
Steven
Janice
Connie
Gunner K. Lind
John Moore
Melrose Park
First Presbyterian Church
Gene Siekmann
North Lawn Cemetery
Bruce Funeral Home
Myrtle Graff Gorman
Reno
Nev
Ruth E. Robertson
Dianne Ruth Zimmer
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Turner East
Mary Elaine Shanley
Queen of Angels
Sacred Heart Convent
Lourdes
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy
Mary Elaine
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Anamosa Community Hospital
Anamosa
Kali
Convent Chapel
Stewart Funeral Home
Patricia A. Fitzpatrick
Second Street
Kopecky & Shaeffer
St. Ludimila's Catholic Church
U.S. Air Force
Frances Fitzpatrick
Richard P. Miller
St. Ludmila's Catholic Church
Robert W. Cizek
St. John’ Catholic Cemetery
Rosary
Jangba-Kuba Funeral Home
Ermon W. Stripling
Formarly
Arkansas
Beebranch
Ark
Iva May Beliz
Clinton
Wilson & Co
Stripling
Church of Christ and Amalgamated Meat Cullers & Butcher Workmen of North America
P-3
Samuel Stripling
James Walton
Apopka
Fla
Eva Mae Heldrant
Cecil Stripling
Devall Bluff
Leona Bradley
Searcy
Iva Brock
Gina Jennings
Center Ridge
Janet French
Chapel of Memories
Penny F. Nichols
Church of Christ
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Stevens Approved By Senate Panel
The senate judiciary committee unanimously approved President Ford's nomination of Judge John Paul Stevens of Chicago to the Supreme Court. Chairman James Eastland said he would report the nomination favorably and bring it up for a Monday vote to ensure action before Congress adjourns and Stevens can join the court before the new session. The vacancy was created by Justice William O. Douglas's retirement last month.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ford
John Paul Stevens
Chicago
Supreme Court
James Eastland
Senate
Congress
Stevens
William O. Douglas
Boy Charged With Two Assaults At Elementary Scene
A 16 year old boy was charged with assault with intent to commit rape and assault after two incidents involving young girls. He allegedly tried to rape a six year old girl and assaulted a nine year old girl with a knife near an elementary school. He was released to probation authorities pending court action.
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Tuesday Nova
Hoffa Probe Trails Include Pension Funds Scam
The article notes Provenzano’s $25 000 bond after a federal indictment over a 2.3 million Teamsters pension fund loan kickback. Hoffa related leads emerge from Detroit FBI probes while Newark officials question a possible witness in Hoffa’s disappearance. Richard Gregorie, attorney for the U S Organized Crime Strike Force, declined to identify the witness.
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Provenzano
Teamsters Pension Fund
Hoffa
Andretta
Guy
Newark
Richard Gregorie
U.S
Organized Crime Strike Fore
Teamsters Seek 35 Percent Pay Hike For Truck Drivers
Washington AP report: Teamsters and trackers open nationwide contract talks with a 35 percent wage demand for 450000 drivers, plus fringe benefits and a cost of living formula. Current pay around 7.1 dollars an hour, with a 2.50 dollar per hour three year raise proposed. Potential FBI and congressional scrutiny loom over union ties.
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Washington
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Charles Morin
Atty
Edward Levi
Morley
U.S. Department of Justice
Labor and Justice Departments
Central States Pension Turd
Congress
Stn
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
McClellan
Iowa Farm Bureau Elects Bob Joslin Vice-President
Bob Joslin, 82, of Clarence, won the Iowa Farm Bureau vice-presidency amid a five-candidate race. He succeeds Dean Klechner, who became president. Delegates also backed policy changes on property taxes, land use, grain standards, and estate tax exemptions.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Bob Joslin
White County
Faro Bureau
Alton
Wellington Cleared In LSD Mushroom Drug Delivery Trial
Rodney Wellington former University of Town football player was found innocent in Johnson County district court on a LSD mushroom delivery charge after about seven hours of deliberation. Jurors cited doubt that Wellington would have sold the mushrooms without persistent urging by the state's main witness. The defense argued the drugs belonged to others who used Wellington as gatekeeper. Prosecutors maintained Wellington knew what he was doing and that no one forced his hand.
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Y Owa
Rodney Wellington
University of Town
Johnson
Wellington
Kenneth Ware
May Lé
Jack Dun
Wedelstedt Testifies In His Own Defense
Edward Wedelstedt testifies in his own defense after a fire at the Salty Cox tavern on October 4, 1974. Prosecutors wrapped up their case as the defense prepared to close, with final arguments possible late Thursday or early Friday per County Attorney Eugene Kapecky.
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Edward Wedelstedt
Salty Cox
Wedelstedt
Eugene Kapecky
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