State Seeks $50,000 from Gunder Cheese Factory
Iowa seeks 50000 dollars from Gunder Cooperative Cheese factory of Gunder for alleged pollution of Roberts Creek spilling organic wastes into the Big Spring hatchery near Elkader on Dec. 24-25 1963. The suit claims loss of 121922 trout and 251000 trout fry valued at 40654 dollars plus other expenses totaling 50000.
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Gunder Cheese Factory
Des Moines
Iowa
Big Spring
Elkader
Iowa Conservation Commission
Attorney General's Office
Gunder Cooperative Cheese Factory
Gunder
Arthur Jacobs
Conservation Commission
Roberts Creek
Earth Mover Leaves Road Kills Iowa Man
Fort Dodge, AP A 47 year old man, Drew Sopavich of near Fort Dodge, died when a front end loader he drove ran off a road on a hill southeast of the city. Truck driver Dean Henderson of Fort Dodge reported brake failure as the loader tipped into a ditch and rolled, trapping Sopavich. He died en route to a hospital.
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Fort Dodge
Andrew Sopavich
Here
Sopavich
Dean Henderson
Henderson
Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 notice
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established in 1883 by The Gazette Co, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions include carrier 50 cents weekly and mail rates with night and afternoon editions. U S territories priced at 23.40 yearly. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U. S. Territories
Proposed Delaware County Jail in Manchester Approval May Be Decided
This architect sketch shows an $80,000 Delaware county jail to be built in Manchester on the old jail site. A bond issue vote is set for Jan. 25. Keith E. Lorenzen of Blooming Prairie, Minn., designed the jail. The 80-year-old building has been unused due to its condition and the sheriff would remain in his current quarters attached to the new jail.
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Delaware County
Manchester
Keith E. Lorenzen
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Hughes named AP’s top Iowa newsmaker for second year
Gov. Harold Hughes, central to Democrats’ 1965 Iowa gains, is cited by AP papers as the top newsmaker of the year. He predicts Republicans will gain seats in 1967 but says Democrats may not match this year’s 34-25 Senate and 101-23 House margins.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Associated Press
Hughes
Senate
House
G.O.P
Statehouse
Veterans Law May Apply to State Retirement
Iowa state officials discuss applying veteran preference to state jobs under a mandatory 65 year retirement policy effective Jan 1 1960. Attorney general says qualified veterans cannot be removed without cause after notice and hearing, affecting personnel at the children's home and other state agencies. Board works to strengthen administration and staff amid budget limits.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Iowa
Lawrence Scalise
Lloyd Jackson
Executive Council
Wilson
Elizabeth Palmer
James Holmes
Budget Blame Cited For Annie Wittenmyer Home Issues
Davenport AP reports State Board of Control Chairman Russell Wilson says Annie Wittenmyer home problems stem from budget limitations as a probe into complaints by about a dozen residents proceeds.
Three High Schoolers Set 900 Game Rummy Marathon Record
In Varina AP report three high school boys Colin Walsh Thomas Luchter and Barry Bitner completed more than 900 games and 104 hours of 500 rummy over four days starting Monday claiming a new record. They surpassed a 103 hour mark held by Buena Vista college students at Storm Lake using two worn decks of cards.
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Varina
Colin Walsh
Thomas Luchter
Barry Bitner
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Safety Chief Urges Seat Belt Use in Holidays
Iowa Safety Commissioner William Sueppel urged careful driving over Christmas with seat belt use emphasized. He warned that a crash could be fatal or cause serious injury, noting 42 Iowa deaths in the last ten days of 1964 and calling for doubled vigilance, courtesy, and sober driving through 1965.
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DES Moines
Iowa
William Sueppel
Sueppel
Peters Twins Celebrate Christmas and Birthday
Double celebration marks Christmas day and birthdays for Mitchell Peters age 9 on Saturday and Mark Peters age 4, sons of Mr and Mrs Duane J Peters of Fort Dodge. The note questions which gifts are for Christmas and which are for birthdays.
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Mark
Mitchell Peters
Duane J. Peters
Fort Dodge
Mitchell
Bravelowa Boy Hears From LBJ
Seven year old Jimmy Matheson of Clinton saved his family from a blaze by waking them. President Johnson sent a Christmas picture and a letter from Jack Moyers praising his courage. The fire damaged the pizza house, home, and an auto firm next door. The White House letter noted a Young American Medal for Bravery consideration.
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Clinton
Jimmy Matheson
Johnson
White House
Jack Moyers
Jimmy
Moyer
Department of Justice
Northern Natural Seeks 55 Million CF Daily Capacity Increase
Northern Natural Gas Co filed with the Federal Power Commission for about 55 million cubic feet per day more capacity. Of this, 41.7 million CF would serve increased demand from current customers starting with the 1966 67 heating season, while 13.3 million CF would meet firm needs of a new ore processing plant near Mountain Iron Minnesota for U S Steel Corp. The move would raise total authorized daily capacity to about 2.2 billion CF if approved.
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DES Moines
UPI
Northern Natural Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Mountain Iron
Mountain Iron, Minn., By U.S. Steel Corp
FPC
Keokuk and Remsen Men Die in Crashes
Two Iowa men died in Christmas holiday crashes with eight others hospitalized. Gerald Arnold thirty five five? 25 of Keokuk died after his car ran a stop sign and collided with Robert Howell, 33, of Keokuk who was treated for chest injuries. Bernard Mensen eighty of rural Remsen died after his car collided with Dale Nation's car east of LeMars.
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Iowa
Gerald Arnold
Keokuk
Bernard Mensen
Remsen
Arnold
Robert Howell
Mensen
Dale Nation
Cherokee
LeMars
Uncle Fenster Trapped in Chimney Prompts TV Notice
The Addams Family airs Friday at 7:30 p.m. on KCRG TV Channel 9. Uncle Fenster is reported stuck in a chimney in the episode teaser.
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Uncle Fenster
the Addams Family
Kcrgtv
Retired Iowa Lawmen Seek Higher Pensions Suit Filed in Muscatine Court
Three retired officers Bernard Flake Fred Kopp and Richard Hohl filed suit in Muscatine county district court arguing they are owed higher pensions dating from July 1 under a 1965 law. They name the Muscatine police pension fund board and state pension fund administrators as defendants. The case centers on the law mandating pension recalculation annually July 1 based on active officer pay rates and the effect of the act’s July 4 1965 effective date.
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Muscatine (Ap
Muscatine
Bernard Flake
Fred Kopp
Richard Hohl
West Liberty
Muscatine Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees
Iowa Highway Patrol
Two Sioux City boys drown after bike plunge on thawing ice
In Sioux City, Iowa, 14 year old Jorgenson and 12 year old Whitesell died after attempting to ride a bicycle across a thawed Big Sioux River. Their bodies were recovered near the western city outskirts after they had been missing since Tuesday while checking muskrat traps.
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Mark E. Jorgenson
Mary Lou Shearer
Danny Eugene Whitesell
Danny
Shirley Black
Delaware Board Rejects Area Vocational School Plan
Delaware county education board rejects a proposed area vocational school district that would include multiple counties and districts. They argue Jackson county districts would create a marginal district in value terms and cost, favoring the Cedar Rapids area vocational district for Delaware county residents.
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Manchester
Delaware County Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
Delaware
Dubuque
Guttenburg
North Buena Vista
Clayton County
Jackson County
Sabula
Miles
County
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids Area
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