Local Notices and Weather From Des Moines Area
Local items include church services in Hanover and Castilia with burial at St. Mary's Hanover followed by civic weather data. February readings show total precipitation and temperature highs and lows, plus wind and humidity at noon. Legislature reports present bills on police tenure and liquor by the drink, with session notes and adjournment times. Births, divorces, and municipal court fines are listed for residents, plus traffic violations and bail outcomes.
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Sheria Dai
Rosea
Dramees
Denver
Rena
Waukon
James Delaney
Houston Richmond
Branthes SR An
Patrick's Church
St. Mary's
Hanover
Sakie-Hausen
Gelwein
Hazel Heidt
Heart Church
Brant’s
Ossian Im Bass Pias Pitati
Zion
Nenemihevan
Castilia
Sohmin
Roninal
Shetterurg
Mary
Deaths Mrs Allan Himmel Himmel for Cedar Rapids Resident
Mrs Allan C Himmel 42 of 5200 Old Bly Road SW Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a short illness. She married Allan C Himmel in 1947 in Rochester Minnesota. Survived by husband two sons Larry Carl and Scott Himmel at home two daughters Teresa and Julie also at home mother Marjorie Whittle Cedar Rapids father Glenn Pugh Des Moines two brothers Verle Pugh Cedar Rapids and Kenneth Whittle Milpitas California and four sisters Betty Hofer Marion Anna Mie Friederich Strawberry Point Dorothy Cook and Barbara Whittle Cedar Rapids Memorial services at Turner Chapel West with time to be announced. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.
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Allan Himmel
Glennolla M. Himmel
Allan C. Himme
Bly Road
Cedar Rapids
Wenesday
Ness
Horn
Isteamberry Point
Rochester
Minn
Larry
A. Himmel
Carl ‘S
Scott Himmel
Teresa Is
Julie Mwemel
Marjorie Whittle
Glenn Pugh
Des Moines
Verle Pugh
Ceder Rapids
Kenneth Whittle
Milpitas
Calif
Betty Hofer
Marion
Anna Mie Friederich
Strawberry Point
Dorothy Cook
Barbara Whittle
DeRoma Infant Dies. Services Held at Mt Calvary
DeRoma infant Jay Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeRoma of 810 Stubcourt NE, died Monday. Survived by two sisters and more brothers, funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rev Louis McDonough of St Matthew's Catholic Church officiated. Beary Mortuary in charge.
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DeRoma
Jay Donald DeRoma
Anthony
Stubcourt
Mt Calvary Cemetery
Louis VI. McDonough
St. Matthew's Cathie Church
Beary Mortuary
Indicted Former Anti-Poverty Workers Over Check Scam
Three ex anti poverty employees face charges over a 529797 dollar check cashing swindle based on fake time cards for nonexistent workers. Coy Smith former chief fiscal officer of the Neighborhood Youth Corps Sid ney Hall and Karen Johnson also named. Police recovered 4076 in checks from a car during August arrests related to a theft exceeding a million dollars.
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New York
Coy Smith
Youth Corps
Sidney Hall
Karen Johnson
Wassan
Council Approves Condemnation of 4.25 Acres in Ely Avenue Area
Cedar Rapids city council authorized the legal department to initiate condemnation on 4.25 acres owned by Joseph Vondracek in the Ely avenue SW flood plain. The land, part of a flood plain parkland belt from Central City to Yajilax, has seen no negotiating progress per Parks Commissioner Donald Gardner.
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Cedar Rapids
Ely Avenue
Joseph Vondracek
Cedar River
Central City
Yajilax
Donald Gardner
Vondracek
Former U S Attorney Files Suits Against Government
Mortani Susman former U S attorney for Texas Southern district launched seven legal actions against the government after starting his private practice. He seeks tax refunds totaling about 40 000 with claims tied to his former employer and financial settlements.
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Houston
UPS
Mortani Susman
U.S
Texas
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Susman
Neptune
Cedar Rapids Airport Eyes Bids On Parking Lot Operation
Cedar Rapids airport commission moves to advertise bids for a paid parking lot with two options. A managerial system would bundle the lot and hire staff, while a concession model would have outside management taking a share of receipts. Two firms showed interest. others may be invited. May 1 target for paid parking to start. The panel also interviewed Landrum and Brown officials to draft a master plan and assess local and regional airport needs.
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Cedar Rapid Airport Commission
Ear
of Landrum and Brown
Cincinnati
Cedar Rapids
Airport Commission
Don Hines
Hines
Conflicting Testimony in Trial Over Position of Gun
The trial heard testimony on whether Coffee held the gun at his side when the fatal shot occurred. Witnesses, including Coffee’s daughter and his wife’s son, suggested an accident if he tripped or stumbled, while a key witness said the gun was aimed toward the victim. The judge barred pretrial statements and demonstrations as inadmissible, noting the Miranda standard as a heavy burden for admissibility.
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Coffee
Brenda
Commer Law
Richard Harkless
T Hey
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ears
Janine Warkiess
Testi
Lawson
Miss Coffee
Combat operations along Laos Ho Chi Minh supply route escalate
The report notes a lunar New Year cease fire halted allied strikes in South Vietnam while U S air forces dropped vast tonnages on the Ho Chi Minh supply trail through Laos. Authorities say 30 H 52 aircraft delivered over 900 tons of explosives and 300 to 400 additional fighters attacked Laos targets during the lull and after.
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Zus
da [Nang
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Irice
North Vietnam
Robbers Miss Half Of Casino's Funds
Gunmen aboard a vehicle robbed the San Rafael gambling casino in Punta del Lustre Uniguay taking about 160000 dollars in cash. Police said they overlooked a strongbox containing 100000. Authorities consider the attackers possibly Tupamaros a secret pro communist group.
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Punta del Lustre
Uniguay
Mer
San Rafael
Vagina
Cedar Rapids Considers Computerized Bookkeeping Plan
A city feasibility study estimates $235,000 for converting Cedar Rapids data processing to computerized systems. Yearly costs include $60,000 for equipment, $60,000 for staff salaries, and $25,000 for supplies, with a central proposal to create an administrative data processing department and seek funding.
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Cedar Rapids
McGladrey
Ilansen
Dunn
Certified Public Accountants
Finance Com
Missioner Aid
Stewart Shank
Mance Com
Missioner
Teperl
Feam
Cessing
McGladrey, Nansen, Dunn
Ambush on El Al Flight in Zurich Raises Tense Israel Swiss Stand
Arab guerrillas opened fire on an El Al Boeing 120 at Zurich Kloten airport injuring six of 27 aboard as Swiss police arrested three attackers. A passenger, trainee pilot Yoran Pees, survived critical injuries after emergency surgery. An Israeli security agent killed one assailant. The Swiss government ordered inquiries and possible extradition talks with Israel loom amid wider tensions.
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Israel
Rafael
Netherlands
Tel
Zurich
Kloten
Tel Aviv
Yoran Pees
Ager
Bern
Switzerland
Boeing
Sewer Contract Awarded To Schmitt Co
Schmitt Co won the storm sewer contract on Wiley Boulevard NW between Johnson Avenue and Midway Drive NW. The bid of 27150 undercut the engineers estimate of 29738.55 by 8.7 percent. Other bidders included Christensen Brothers 27459.50 Hennessey Brothers 262524 40 and Cretafald Co of Forest City 32882.50.
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Save Leimnitt Construction Co
Buider
Wiley Boulevard
Johnson Avenue
Kennedy assassination witness testimony on Shaw case
The transcript notes Shaw refusing to identify as the man who signed a book on December 14 1986 and facing conspiracy charges with Oswald and Ferrie in Kennedy’s 1963 death. An ex FBI agent and pathologist discuss Bertrand and a head wound analysis suggesting a shot from the front.
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Kennedy
Shaw
Oswald
David Ferrie
Warren
Cay Bertrand
New ‘Orleans
Dallas
FBI
Bertrand
University of Kansas Y Pathologist
Tm ‘Tlon
Sen_inedy
Poverty debate outlines Health and Welfare shifts
The article discusses President Nixon's proposals to expand health and development programs for children, including Headstart, with no immediate change in funding. Officials note assessing future poverty agency roles, while a defense attorney questions incubator effects and progress toward broader reform. The Alabama beef industry revenue is cited at $120 million in related testimony, with Mardi Gras timing affecting court schedules.
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Fife B
Department of Imgw
He Yue Aeme
Nixon
QMO
Dymond
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