Two kidney transplants save Iowa boy from illness
Gordon Gillesby, 11, received both donor kidneys from his mother and father in Denver after a first transplant failed. Postoperative recovery led to a near normal life with weekly doctors visits and plans for ongoing care, as the family and Washington community rallied with support totaling $6,464.94 through YMCA and church fundraisers.
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Gordon
Gordon Gillesby
Robert Gillesbys
Denver
Stewart School
U. S
Iowa
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Gillesbys
Clarence Dehne
First Presbyterian
Joy
Penny
Cathy
Ymca Board
First Presbyterian Church
Gillesby
Lela Garton
Robert Gillesby
Gordon, II
Iowa City Teachers Stand Firm in Salary Talks
Iowa City teachers refuse to back down from a $6200 base salary and full fringe benefits, challenging the board of education. The district offered $5850 and part of fringe benefits, estimating the cost near half a million dollars, prompting a private session and no immediate settlement.
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Iowa City
Board of
Educa
Harry Kirkman
Educators Association
Ansel Chapman
East Iowans Attend Conference on Safety
Mrs. Marvin Reece of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. F. E. Stinson of Marion joined attendees at the 1963 Iowa Women's Traffic Safety conference in Des Moines. Topics included highway safety standards traffic courts and defensive driving with panels on vehicle checks motorcycle safety alcohol and driving and immediate care to the injured. Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton said the meeting aimed to acquaint women from various organizations with traffic safety problems.
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Des Moines
Marvin Reece
Cedar Rapids
F. E. Stinson
Marion
Iowa
Reece
Jack Fulton
Two Women Inmates Escape During Fort Dodge Classes
Two inmates from Rockwell City fled during lunch break while attending Fort Dodge Community College classes. Sharon Hildebrandt 23 Clinton MP 25 years for murder and Bonnie Lester 22 Adel MP seven years on bad checks. Both commuted 24 miles daily to the school. Authorities said escape was a surprise and they had been in work release since winter.
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Fort Dodge
State Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Freedom
Fort Dodge Community College
Sharon Hildebrandt
Clinton
Walter Adams
Davenport
Bonnie Lester
Adel
Supt
Roger Knuth
Reformatory
Iowa City Sets 25 000 Lighting Limit for Mercer Park D iamonds
The Iowa City council will guide the park and recreation commission to plan lighting for three ball diamonds in Mercer park within a 25 000 limit. An estimate topped 54 000 and bids are slated for March 28 with council review April 2. A March 7 informal session will review Barry Lundberg’s northside study.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Park and Recreation Commission
Mercer Park
West Side Fire Station
Barry Lundberg
Northside
Planning and Zoning Commission
East Iowans Named To Honorary at ISU
East Iowans named to Tomahawk honorary at Iowa State University. The national independent-student honor recognizes 34 students for leadership, scholarship, and campus contributions. New members include Janet Junge, Patricia Vedder, Sheryl Cronbaugh, and Ron Leath.
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Ames
Tomahawk
Iowa State
Belle Plaine
Janet Junge
Cedar Rapids
Patricia Vedder
Ladora
Sheryl Cronbaugh
Postville
Ron Leath
Behrens Elected President of Saddle Club
Special to The Gazette Kenneth Behrens has been elected president of the Saddle club.
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The
Gazette
Kenneth Behrens
Saddle Club
Monument to a Dream and Reaching for the Stars films at Effigy Mounds
At Effigy Mounds Film Festival in Marquette two features screen this week. Monument to a Dream profiles the Gateway Arch in St Louis, a 630 foot stainless steel arc. Reaching for the Stars recounts how glass and telescopes broaden humanitys knowledge of space. Showtimes begin Saturday with 1:30 2:30 and 3:30 p m sessions, Sunday 11 a m to 4 p m hourly, and Monday Tuesday 1:30 p m. The venue is on highway 13 three miles north of Marquette.
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Marquette
Gateway Arch
St. Louis
Space
Effigy Mounds
Highway 13
East Iowans To Tour With Dubuque Choir
The University of Dubuque Concert Choir with 50 singers and 12 Chamber Singers members will tour the eastern coast on March 17 for eight concerts. Singers include Pat Loring of Cedar Rapids Nancy Simpson of Iowa City Marcia Eichhorn of Wyoming and Dennis Smith of Cedar Rapids.
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Dubuque
University of
10 O Clock News Sports and Weather Preview
The program lineup for the week features Dave Carter and Bob Brooks on Channel 9. The weekday segments cover sports weather and local updates with team analysis and forecasts.
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Dave Carter
Bob Brooks
Honors to Two Air ROTC Units at U of I
The University of Iowa Angel Flight and Arnold Air Society won top regional awards on campus. Arnold Air Society repeated as outstanding squadron and Angel Flight as outstanding unit for the second year, among eight area schools. Commander is Michael L. Hogan, Angel Flight commander Mary Sue McGimpsey.
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University of Iowa Angel Flight
Arnold Air Society
U. of I
U. of I. Arnold Air Society
Arnold Air
U. of 1. Angel Flight
Drake University
Iowa State
University of Omaha
University of Wisconsin
University of Nebraska
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lawrence University
VU. of L
Michael L. Hogan
Lansing
Mary Sue. McGimpsey
Davenport
Angel
University of Iowa Debaters Finish Second in Tourney
The University of Iowa debate team earned a second-place sweepstakes award at the Husky debate tournament hosted by Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Cedar Rapids freshmen Richard Beals and Dennis Johnson tied for high individual speaking scores, each going 3-3. The team next competes at the Northwest debate tournament in St Paul.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Iowa
Richard Beals
Dennis Johnson
Cedar Rapids
U. of I
College of Saint Thomas
St. Paul
North Linn Goes Broadway Comedy Musical in Coggon
North Linn high school presents the comedy musical North Linn Goes Broadway on Friday in the Coggon gym. The show at 7 p.m. features song and dance by the mixed chorus glee clubs soloists and the band with admission 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Coggon
North Linn High School
North Linn
Thefts at Prison and Party Revelations Linked to Escape
In Lansing Kansas authorities report vast quantities of prison property vanished since January tied to an escape. Farmer Charles E Tucker 44 faces charges of aiding the escape as inquiry shows inmates frequented his home drank beer and played with his five children. Two escapees Wallace Blair 31 and Jack Martin King 36 were later captured in Perry Town and Des Moines.
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Lansing
Kan
Penal Institutions
Tucker
Wallace Blair
Jack Martin King
Honor Farm
Perry
Town
Des Moines
Leavenworth
Two Iowa Marines Die in Vietnam Action
The Defense Department reported two Iowa Marines killed in action in Vietnam. They were Lance Cpl. Howard M. Cox, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth D Cox of rural Bedford, and Sgt. Ronald J. Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Johnson of rural Quimby.
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UPI
Defense Department
Iowa
Vietnam
Lance Cpl
Howard M. Cox
Kenneth D. Cox
Bedford
Ronald J. Johnson
Arthur Johnson
Quimby
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