Richard Pundt Elected Linn County GOP Chairman
Cedar Rapids attorney Richard Pundt won the Linn county Republican chairmanship replacing Frances Palmer who resigned December 1. Pundt, a former FBI agent and Drake University alum, was chosen from a 17 member nominating committee with Lloyd Humphreys as the other candidate. Palmer remains a Bertram township committee woman and plans continued local involvement. Horace Greeley born on this date in 1811.
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Cedar Rapids
Richard Pundt
Linn County
GOP
Frances Palmer
Palmer
Central Committee
Lloyd Humphreys
Pundt
Polk County
Drake University
FBI
Silliman, Gray and Stapleton
Knievel Says He Knew There Would Be Accident Before Crash
Evel Knievel told reporters from his hospital bed that he anticipated danger from the 90 foot tank of sharks and unsafe ramps. He suffered a broken left collarbone and right forearm in the crash at the International Amphitheater and planned a hospital stay for surgery. Elizabeth Taylor, 24, wed Mike Todd, 45, in Acapulco twenty years ago.
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Chicago
Evel Knievel
International Amphitheater
Knievel
Michael Reese Hospital
Elizabeth Taylor
Mike Todd
Acapulco
Court Action in Linn District Court
Ricky Lyons received a 90 day sentence in the community corrections center in Cedar Rapids and a suspended six month jail term. The action occurred in Linn district court.
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Linn District Court
Ricky Lyons
Cedar Rapids
Craig Gardner
Sterling Holloway Released After Heart Attack
Actor Sterling Holloway 72 released from hospital after full recovery from heart attack last month. Known as Winnie the Pooh voice for Disney and Waldo on Life of Riley in the 1950s.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
UPI
Sterling Holloway
Winnie the Pooh
Walt Disney
Waldo
Life of Riley
Science Fair Entry Blanks Available for Iowa Event
Entry blanks are available for junior and senior high students to enter the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering fair. Fair director Joseph Beach notes two major school systems plan to participate. Deadline is March 1 with the fair set for March 26-27 at Cedar Rapids Washington High School.
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Joseph Beach
James Gibbs
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tries
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
Beach
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Dave Long
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Y Youth Department
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Micrin Plus
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Budweiser
James Shanklin
Jared Hills
Rawhide
Town & Country
Piwera
Lee
Bill Reed
1St Avenue S.E
Hoover
First Avenue S.E
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