Family Escapes Burning Trailer Near Anamosa
Blaine Burkey, his wife, and their 4 year old daughter escaped a mobile trailer fire near Anamosa at 6 30 a m on Friday after a heater sparked smoke and flames. They lost all possessions as the trailer was a total loss. Joann Hynes of East Moline Illinois will receive services at Murdoch chapel Central City with burial at Mt Clark cemetery. The Central City Amvet post 37 will conduct military graveside services.
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Fairview
Blaine Burkey
Anamosa
Joann Hynes
East Moline
Til
Murdoch
Central City Man Kern Leser Dies at 59
Kern H Leser, 59, longtime Central City resident, died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born January 18, 1912 in Manchester, he married Mary Mason on December 3, 1966 in Anamosa. A former security guard at the Anamosa reformatory, he served 20 years in the armed forces. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Mrs Donald Mayer of Central City, son Marvin Leser of Cedar Rapids, four stepchildren, 14 grandchildren, sister Bernita Lewis of Anamosa, stepbrother Donald Parr of Grand Island, NL, and two stepsisters, Elizabeth Murphy of Lake View, Texas.
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Kern H. Leser
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Anamosa
Mary Mason
Leser
Anamosa Reformatory
Donald Mayer
Marvin Leser
Wil Dryman
Marion
Robert Church
Steven Mason
Romeoville
Ill
Bradford
Bernita Lewis
Donald Parr
Grand Island
Elizabeth Murphy
Lake View
Texas
Woman Charged After Accident at Wilson and J Streets
Odessa R. Davis 31 was charged with failure to yield after turning in front of Randy Darrow 17 at Wilson avenue and J street SW at 10 04 p m. Darrow and brother Gary 15 were treated for facial lacerations and released at Mercy hospital.
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Odessa R. Davis
Twentyninth Avenue
Randy R. Darrow
Avenue NW
Wilson Avenue
J Street
Darrow
Gary
Mercy Hospital
George Haddad
Glass Road NE
Haddad
Brown and Dyer Equipment Co
St. Luke’s Hospital
Michael Constantine Stars in The Odd Couple Friday TV Slot
Michael Constantine of Room 222 visits The Odd Couple at 8 30 PM Friday in color on KCRG TV Channel 9. Oscar jokes about Felix and a leaky head as they patch up a marriage while preserving ship shape comedy tone.
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Michael Constantine
Room 222
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Oscar
Felix
Laos Border Crisis Looms as Saigon Forces Push West
U.S. officials insist no ground troops will cross into Laos though Saigon forces push into Cambodia and Laos claims of invasion persist. Pentagon sources note Ho Chi Minh trail supplies and Sepone’s choke point status amid blocking positions and the looming 1972 troop withdrawal.
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Washington
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
Sepone
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Ambulance Dilemma Continues In Cedar Rapids Officials Ponder
Ambulances manned by police operated in Cedar Rapids as Safety Commissioner Oberthien says bids or negotiated service are possible. Hospital Council seeks meeting with city and county officials to solve funding and operations. Baxters Ambulance Service now handles welfare calls while city seeks licensed options.
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Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
Oberthien
Volves
B. T. Howell
Howell
Linn County
Baxter Ambulance Service
Marion
Veterans Public Safety
National Guard
Baxter’s
Only Upper Iowa Is In Wild Rivers Act
The Gazette corrects its March report noting only the Upper Iowa River is being considered for inclusion under the wild rivers act. No other Iowa rivers are currently under consideration for the act.
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Upper
Iowa
Decorah
The
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa River
All-Iowa Fair Adds TV Stars for July Show Run
All-Iowa fair lines up two solo acts and a new group after recent TV runs. George Kirby headlines July 10 11 closing weekend with the Ding a Ling Sisters on the bill. Lynn Anderson headlines July 3 grandstand with day and night performances as the fair runs July 2 to 11 with free grandstand shows.
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Louis E. Shepard
George Kirby
ABC TV
Kirby
Shepard
Ding A Ling Sisters
Bob Hope
Ding A Lings
Dean Martin
Lynn Anderson
Lawrence Welk
Kingston Port Serves 47 Shipping Lines Worldwide
Major Port Kingston in Jamaica handles 47 shipping lines and ranks as the seventh largest natural harbor. It can accommodate the world’s largest ocean going passenger and cargo ships.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Pair Dash To Rescue Apollo Mission
In Bethpage New York UPI reports at 1 30 a m emergency calls went to Grumman Apollo hardware simulation team. Bob Rowan and Roger Schaefer drove through icy rain to work on a patch with MIT to prevent abort of a moon landing. They verified the patch in 30 minutes ahead of flight.
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Bethpage
N.Y
UPI
Grumman Corporation
Apollo
Bob Rowan
Yonkers
Roger Schaefer
Centereach
Grumman
Rowan
Schaefer
Space Center
Houston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NASA
Hiawatha Council Promises Action On Loose Dog Problem
The Hiawatha city council pledged stricter action to curb a dog problem with dogs running loose. They will enforce the city ordinance, issue copies with dog registrations, and ask the Linn Humane Society for more frequent patrols. A public hearing on the Dry Creek Sewer project is set for February 23 at 7 p.m. with bids to be opened.
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Hiawatha
Linn Humane Society
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates
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U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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