Iowa Motor Fuel Use Tops One Billion Gallons in 1967
Iowa highway users consumed a record 1 231 995 000 gallons of motor fuel in 1967, up 5.2 percent from 1966, according to the Iowa petroleum committee. Executive secretary Robert Phillips said tax receipts from the 7 cent per gallon levy will reach about 90 million for 1967, not counting the 4 cent federal tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Petroleum Committee
Robert ©. Phillips
Phillips
Medal of Honor to Native of Northwest Iowa
President Johnson awarded Major Merlyn H. Dethlefsen the Medal of Honor for facing heavy communist flak to clear a path for fellow planes and destroy a North Vietnamese steel mill complex. Dethlefsen, a Greenville Iowa native, lists Derby Kansas as his home.
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Iowa
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Merlyn H. Dethlefsen
Air Force
Dethlefsen
North Vietnam
Greenville
Derby
Kan
Conservation Boards To Meet in Elkader
Don Menken of the Clayton county conservation board says the county hosts a gathering of conservation boards from Winneshiek Howard Fayette Chickasaw Buchanan Delaware and Dubuque counties in Elkader Sunday to coordinate Northeast Iowa activities.
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Elkader
Don Menken
Clayton County Conservation Board
Winneshiek
Howard
Fayette
Chickasaw
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Iowa Development Commission hires urban planner Lind
The Iowa Development Commission announced on Friday that Dr. Marvin B. Lind has joined the commission as an urban planner with an annual salary of 10 800 dollars. Lind, 55, previously taught at Iowa State University and the University of Missouri.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Development Commission
Marvin B. Lind
Commission
Lind
Iowa State
University of Missouri
Fire Destroys Strand Building in Iowa City
A Thursday fire gutted the Strand theater building and damaged the adjacent second floor apartments and businesses in Iowa City. Firemen battled flames for hours, with injuries to Capt. Robert Keating and assistance from nearby towns. origin traced to a cardboard box under a window. The 116 year old structure at College and Dubuque faced heavy smoke and water damage.
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Ned Nevels
Iowa City
Strand Theater
Coralville
College and Dubuque
Strand Barbershop
Town City
Darel L. Forman
Sweeting Flower Store
Kirk Paint and Varnish Co
Sweeting
Johnson County
Dean Bebee
Oxford
Clem Burger
Driving Course for Inmates Near Release
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has begun a defensive driving program for inmates nearing release. Based on a National Safety Council course, the program aims to ease reintegration. Conducted at Riverview Release Center Newton, it serves inmates from Fort Madison and Anamosa facilities.
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Des Moines
UPI
Town Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Joseph Coughlin
Division of Corrections
Riverview
Newton
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Independent- Wayne Farmer Charged After Rear-End Collision
Wayne Farmer, 61, Van Horne, faces a charge of following too closely after his vehicle struck the rear of Emma Hack, 52, Winthrop, as she signaled to turn left off Highway 20 Thursday. No injuries reported.
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The
Gazette
Independence
Wayne Farmer
van Horne
Emma Hack
Winthrop
Services Sunday for Frank Watson 85 Whittier resident dies
Frank Watson 85 a long time Whittier resident died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born January 31 1883 in Lancashire England he married Jessie Burkett in 1906 and served with the British army in India. He moved to Linn county in 1909 where he farmed until retirement. Survived by wife six sons a daughter 20 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Springville Methodist church burial in Springville cemetery. Friends may call at Murdoch chapel Springville after 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Whittier
Frank Watson
Cedar Rapids
Lancashire
England
Jessie Burkett
Watson
India
Linn County
Alfred Watson
John Watson
Anamosa
Clare Watson
Mt. Vernon
Leslie Watson
Orville Watson
Melvin Watson
Central City
Mable Wright
Methodist Church of
Springville
Murdoch
Des Moines Woman and 7 Children Survive CO Poisoning
A city inspector found Agnes Barnes and her seven children semiconscious in their home. Rescue squads treated them after carbon monoxide exposure from a faulty furnace. all were reported in good condition at a hospital.
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Des Moines
Agnes Barnes
Commerce Chief Out of Hospital
Secretary of Commerce Alexander Trowbridge is released from Washington Hospital Center after chest pains and a diagnosis of coronary insufficiency. He will undergo several weeks of home recuperation following a prior heart attack about 18 months earlier.
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Washington (Ap
Secretary of Commerce
Alexander Trowbridge
Washington Hospital Center
Trowbridge
Order Exam for Youth Held on Arson Charge
An 11 year old Clinton youth is held for psychiatric evaluation after a delinquency by arson charge. He was ordered to take a lie detector test and sent to St Joseph's hospital for mental evaluation. The fire damaged Clinton high school and Milner Lafayette hotel.
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Clinton
David Halbach
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dubuque
Clinton High School
Harold Nelson
Milner- Lafayette
Norway School Board Mandamus Bid Over Library and Funding
A Benton county district court petition requests a writ of mandamus to force the Norway school board to meet state library and funding rules before spending 16 000 to light a baseball diamond. Opponents argue failure to sustain 1200 volumes and tax levy limits, with possible accreditation impact. The state appeals board recently allowed the 16 000 lighting expenditure.
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Vinton
Benton County
Norway
Walter McNamara
Cedar Rapids
Services Sunday for John L. Bullers in Williamsburg
John L. Bullers 75 died Friday after a heart attack. Born November 2 1892 in What Cheer he worked as a photographer with his father in Crawfordsville and Oskaloosa before moving to Williamsburg where he ran Bullers Studio and worked with the Iowa County Advertiser. Survived by wife Helen a daughter Mrs. Mervyn Jones a son John R six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services Sunday at 2 30 p m at St Pauls Methodist Church with Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Williamsburg
John L. Bullers
What Cheer
Crawfordsville
Oskaloosa
Helen McCord
Bullers
Iowa County Advertiser
Mervyn Jones
John R
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Jones Funneral Home
Deana Martin Joins Bob Silver on Joy Bishop Show
Deana Martin and Bob Silver are welcomed by Joy Bishop Friday night at 10 30 in color on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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Deana Martin
Bob Silver
Joy Bishop
Kcrg-Tv
New Iowa 3 Percent Service Tax Sparks Builder Debates
Des Moines reports detail William Forst Iowa revenue director clarifying 3 percent service tax on new construction. Questions range from who pays to how prime contractors track subcontractor work and whether labor or materials fall under the tax. A formula for large projects is debated while home builders face separate rules and speculation sales exclusions.
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Des Moines
William Forst
Iowa
Forst
Revenue Department
Coffin Shops Open As Saigon Crises Deepens
Saigon sustains a curfew while coffin shops stay open and brisk amid crisis. Vietnamese guards oversee busy artisans as hospitals report over 100 dead and hundreds wounded from fighting around Cho Ray and surrounding districts.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cho Ray
Cholon
Buena Vista Sheriff Fires Chief Deputy Stirring Since Rumors
STORM LAKE AP Buena Vista County Sheriff Don Barels has only one aide left his secretary Pauline Sorensen after firing Chief Deputy John Galbraith. Galbraith said he was fired for not confirming or denying a possible run against Barels next November. Barels is president of the Iowa Sheriffs Assn.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Don Barels
Pauline Sorensen
John Galbraith
Galbraith
Barels
Iowa Sheriffs Agsn
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