Father Dies in Costa Rica Prompt Funeral in Vail
Howard Rockwell died Sunday in Monteverda Costa Rica at 85. Services were held there. A memorial service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sharon United Methodist Church led by Rev. A. T. Washington. Correction included Target Force '76 meeting rescheduled to February 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building. Several local ads and notices follow detailing services, salon openings, and community events.
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David Hamer
Avenue NW
Howard Rockwell
Monteverda
Costa Rica
Sharon United Methodist Church
A. T. Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Kral
I Street
Vail
Edward Kral
St. Ann’s Church
Wisconsin primary ballots show Kennedy and rivals
Kennedy plans to withdraw his Wisconsin primary name while 13 Democrats and three Republicans remain on the ballot. Other candidates listed include Muskie Humphrey Wallace Lindsay McGovern Jackson Hartke McCarthy Yorty Chisholm Mills Mink. Campaign stops feature Jackson calling for a taxpayers revolt, Muskie praising teen rehab progress, and Humphrey criticizing a value added tax.
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Humphrey
Minn
Sen. Kennedy
Mass
Gov. Wallace
Alabama
Lindsay
New York
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Florida
Muskie
Wallace
McGovern
South Dakota
Jackson
Washington
Hartke
Indiana
Sen
McCarthy
Minnesota
Yorty
Los Angeles
Shirley Chisholm
Mills
Arkansas
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Nixon
McCloskey
California
Ashbrook
Ohio
G.O.P
Tiger Bay Political Club
Miami
Democratic Party
Maine
Fort Lauderdale
Tampa
Charles
Mississippi delegates push for pro Lindsay at Democratic convention
Evers of Fayette Mississippi launches campaign to send pro Lindsay delegates to the Democratic national convention in July. Lindsay's New York campaigning office announced. YORTY The conservative mayor pushed through New Hampshire saying taxes should fund local programs not deficit spending. HARTKE The senator called Nixon peace proposal the same as LBJ's and warned of a possible Dunkirk style troop withdrawal. McCLOSKEY The liberal Republican wraps a five day New Hampshire tour in Hanover arguing Nixon plan fails to guarantee opposition safety. ASHBROOK The conservative challenger plans a five day Florida campaign with a Tallahassee news conference Tuesday.
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Evers
Fayette, Miss
Lindsay
Mississippi
New York
Yorty
New Hampshire
Hartke
Nixon
LBJ
Milford
McCloskey
Hanover
Ashbrook
Washington
Florida
Tallahassee
Man Fined 300 For Drunk Driving In Municipal Court
Noel P. James of 1101 Twenty second avenue SW pled guilty to drunk driving in municipal court. He was fined 300 and his license suspended for 120 days after arrest on December 12 for erratic driving between Tenth and Eighteenth streets on Sixteenth avenue SW.
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Noel P. James
Tenth Street
Eighteenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Man Bound Over on Receiving Stolen Property Charge
Jerome Weida aged 27 of 2115 O Avenue NW waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of receiving stolen property. He allegedly had tires belonging to Rapids Chevrolet Co. at 600 First Avenue SE on September 21.
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Jerome Weida
O Avenue NW
Rapids Chevrolet Co
First Avenue SE
Independence Man Bound Over to Grand Jury
Arthur Smith of Independence waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of failure to return a rented vehicle. The information was signed by Harold Hall on February 4, 1970.
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Arthur Smith
Independence
Harold Hall
Charge Against C R Man Dropped
A charge of injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle against Robert C. English of 226 Twenty-seventh Street SW was dismissed Tuesday in municipal court. He was charged on August 19, 1970.
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C.R. Man
Robert C. English
Twenty-seventh Street
Purse Stolen Near Hy-Vee Store
Michele Carter reports her purse containing a blank check and 99 cents stolen near the Hy-Vee entrance at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police described the suspect as a bearded man in his early 20s with an Afro hairstyle, seen around 1556 A Avenue NE.
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Michele Carter
Avenue NE
Hy-Vee
First Avenue NE
Movement on Ho Chi Minh Trail Drives U S Air War
U S reports intensified bombing of the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos with key entry points under fire. Command notes heavy enemy antiaircraft defenses and protective strikes across North Vietnam. Daily truck losses run 50 destroyed or damaged, with 600 to 900 moves detected. The aim remains to delay, not halt, the northward flow toward the central highlands.
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Karai
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Tri-Border
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigon
Highlands
South Viet‘nam
Khe Rong
A Shau
Want ads offer buys and trades in daily classifieds
Daily notice promotes buy sell rent or trade options with the contact phone 369 1234. It emphasizes convenient classifieds for readers seeking deals and notices across the community.
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Dial
Bjornsen Wins Cedar Lake Water Main Bid
Bjornsen Investment Corp. was low bidder on a Cedar Lake urban renewal water main project with a bid of 19,791, just 1,624 above estimates. The project includes a main tied to the Seventh Street NE 1380 interchange structure. Other bidders were Dave Schmitt Construction Co. at 19,837 and Hennessey Bros., Inc. at 27,496.
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Bjornsen Investment Corp
Cedar Lake
Seventh Street
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Hennessey Bros., Inc
Snowmobile Accident Injures Ronald Nezerka
Ronald Nezerka, 31, of 62 Thirty-third Avenue SW, was treated at Mercy hospital Wednesday morning after a snowmobile crash Tuesday night at the west Ellis boat ramp. Police say his foot was caught in the machine belt near the rear sprocket and the vehicle struck a fixed object. He was released after treatment.
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Ronald Nezerka
Thirty-third Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Nezerka
Iwest Ellis Boat Ramp
Armed Forces Enlistments and Promotions Highlight Local Ten
Ten local residents enlist in the armed forces with postings to San Diego Lackland Texas and a Navy delayed program. Catherine Polashek is commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force and assigned to Sheppard AFB Texas. Promotions include William Schwarz to sergeant at Fort Benning James Murphy to specialist 5 c in Germany and Steven Streeper to specialist 4 c at Fort Hood Texas.
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Armed Forces
San Diego
Marine Corps
Steven M. Edgar
Sixteenth
Donald L. Mattison
Lisbon
Air Force
Lackland
Texas
Ronald L. Hansen
Marion
Thomas G. Engler
Regent Street
Michael W. Coppess
B Avenue
Navy
Michael F. Snodgrass
Rural
Anamosa
Bobbie N. Nichols
Shellsburg
Ronald J. Hansen
Rural Vinton
Rodney P. Deibler
Bever Avenue
Laurie M. McCord
Twenty Eighth Street
Catherine M. Polashek
Gerald E. Polashek
Twin Pine Drive
Miss Polashek
Alverno College School of Nursing
Milwaukee
Bossier City
Air Force Hospital
Sheppard Air Force Base
William R. Schwarz
Frank Schwarz
Eighteenth Avenue
Fort Benning
James W. Murphy
Robert Murphy
Oxford
Germany
Steven P. Streeper
Elmer L. Streeper
Rural Center Junction
Fort Hoon
Harper's Weekly and Nast Shaped Santa Claus Image
Harper's Weekly and a 1863 Christmas verse book introduced Santa Claus as a plump jolly man. Thomas Nast, then 23, crafted the fat red suited figure with a white beard and belt that define the character today.
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Santa Claus
Harper’s Weekly
Thomas Nast
Santa
Ina De Bliss 83 Central City resident dies
Ina De Bliss aged 83 lifelong Central City resident died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born February 2 1888 at Waubeek she was a member of Jordan's Grove Baptist church. Surviving are two nieces and five nephews services Saturday 2 30 p m at Jordan's Grove church rural Central City burial Jordan's Grove cemetery memorials to church fund Murdoch funeral home Marion in charge
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Ina de Bliss
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Waubeek
Jordan‘s Grove
Jordan’s Grove
Jordan’s Grove Church
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Want ads Sell It All With Quick Dial 369-1234
A terse classified line invites readers to place want ads to sell a wide range of items. The note provides a single contact number 369-1234 and emphasizes quick sale via the classified section.
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Dial
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City Briefs
Ely Encore
Paula Main
Adv
UCS
Evelyn Pecinovsky
Third Avenue SE
Gary Smart
Twenty-second Avenue
Fox Meadow Drive
East Post Road
Town & Country Shopping Center
Richard Schultz
The
Elks Club
Dalewood Ave
Kirkwood Community College
Town and Country
Happiness
C.L.E.A.N
First Ave
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Jerome
Kenwood
Nelson’s
Linn County Assn. For Mental Health Board of Directors
St. Luke’s Hospital
Paul Atherton
Harold F.ewold
Cedar _ Rapids-Marion area
Bishops Downtown
Toro
Hardi Gardens
James Barnes
Spring House
Iowa
Mackin Paint
5Th Ave
St. SE
Man
Grand Jury
Vietnam
Cortmer
Selby’s
Craemer’s Shoe Room
Lindale
Bjornsen
Teer
Shreveport
People’s Furniture Company
People's
Harper’s
Pierson’s
Pierson’s ‘Yu
Ellis Blvd
Marion and
Hiawatha
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