House Remap Unit Stalls Over the Word Invidious
Des Moines committee debates reapportionment plans and the meaning of invidious before voting to invite Attorney General Hultman to discuss the case. Rep. Mowry and 14 Republicans back a 129 member house and 58 member senate plan. Rep. Graham proposes a 126 member house with county seats and population based extra seats. Senate stays mostly idle.
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John L. Mowry
Marshalltown
Robert Ray
House
Senate
Henry Nelson
Forest City
Federal District Court
J. W. Graham
Ida Grove
Graham
Howard Sokol
Ribley
Sokol
Stewart Pleads to Manslaughter After Springville Crash
Gary C. Stewart 22 of Springville was released from St Luke's Hospital and arraigned in Linn district court on manslaughter charges. He was given until March 5 to plead before Judge William Eads. His father accompanied him. Stewart was held on $2,500 bail. The Sunday crash near Springville killed Sara Soukup 15 and injured five others. County Attorney Jack Fulton said a blood test showed intoxication at the time of the crash.
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Gary C. Stewart
Springville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn District Court
Stewart
William Eads
Sara Soukup
Spring Ville
Linn County
Jack Fulton
Two Iowa Men Enlist in Navy Marine Corps
Eastern Iowa recruiters reported two enlistments on Friday. Gary E. Crabtree, 19, of Oxford Junction joined the navy and headed to Great Lakes. Carl W. Swenson, 18, of Iowa City joined the marine corps and went to the San Diego recruit depot. Ronald P. Cosgrove, Airman Apprentice, on 14 day leave from San Diego en route to Memphis aviation electronics technician school.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Gary E. Crabtree
Oxford Junction
Navy
Great Lakes
Carl W. Swenson
Iowa City
Marine Corps
San Diego
Ronald P. Cosgrove
Walter J. Cosgrove
Ninth Street
Aviation Electronics Technician
Memphis
Driver Charged After StrawBerry Point Crash
Robert West of Arlington, 46, charged with failure to yield half the road after a two car crash near Strawberry Point on Thursday.
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Strawberry Point
Robert West
Arlington
Motorist Ruse Lands Man Behind Bars in Deception
Donald Campbell 19 learned his license was suspended though he had not driven when offenses were logged. Police traced the crimes to Richard Wheeler 20 who admitted using Campbell’s name after finding the license. Wheeler forged Campbell’s appearance in Marion and Cedar Rapids courts to plead guilty for Campbell. Wheeler sentenced to two 30 day terms for unlawful use of a license and no valid license, to run concurrently. faces additional charges.
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Donald Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Campbell
McKinley Street
Wheeler
C Street
Miles N. Adams
Council Bluffs Man Is Linked To Auto Theft
A 24 year old Council Bluffs man Kenneth Thomas will be returned to Cedar Rapids to face larceny of a motor vehicle charges. He was caught stripping a 1964 model car from Grant Lee Ford Co Cedar Rapids on Feb 23. Police noted the engine number matched a Cedar Rapids agency car but Grant Williams officials were unaware of the theft. The car was parked among many others on an outside lot and the theft went unnoticed. Thomas has a police record in Council Bluffs but none in Cedar Rapids.
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Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
John Kuba
Kenneth Thomas
Thomas
Grant Lee Ford Co
Kuba
Grant Williams
Warning Issued On Grass Fires In Cedar Rapids
Fire Chief Jesse G. Hunter warned Cedar Rapids residents about grass fires amid one of the driest winters on record. He urged using the trash pickup service and not burning trash unless proper facilities exist. A barn fire in the 2100 block of Wilson Avenue SW began from a bonfire with dried Christmas trees, spreading to dry grass.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse G. Hunter
Hunter
Wilson Avenue
Boy Bitten by Bat in Oelwein Tests Sent to Iowa City
Gary Frazer, 13, son of Dell and Mrs Frazer, was bitten on the hand Thursday while handling a bat. The bat was killed and sent to Iowa City for tests.
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Oelwein
Gary Frazer
Dell Frazer
Iowa City
Johnson rallies unity as he tours Florida coast
President Johnson presses for anti intolerance legislation and civil rights while touring Florida. He greets crowds in Jacksonville Palatka Palm Beach and Miami Beach amid applause and safety concerns, praising constitutional rights for all religions races and regions. He defends a bold presidency and urges action.
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Johnson
Florida East Coast Railway
Miami Beach
Florida
Washington
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Palatka
Atlantic
Gulf
Palm Beach
Joseph Kennedy
Precinct Committeemen Named by Republicans
Four new precinct committeemen were named Thursday night at the Roosevelt hotel by the Linn county Republican central committee. They are William Bernau of 1912 Fifth avenue SE in the 10th precinct James C Nemmers of 632 Thirty-fifth street SE and Mrs L L Paddock of 629 Fortieth street SE both in the 31st precinct and Clinton H Moyer of 1920 Eighth avenue Marion in Marion second ward first precinct.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
William Bernau
Fifth Avenue
James C. Nemmers
Thirty-fifth Street
L. L. Paddock
Fortieth Street
Clinton H.moyer
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Linn county GOP caucus dates set for March May and April
Linn county Republican central committee chairman Tommy Tucker announced the presidential precinct caucus will be March 17 at 8 p.m. and the biennial county precinct caucus on May 4 at 8 p.m. About 400 delegates to the county convention on April 3 will be chosen from 62 precincts, with one delegate per 50 votes for Iowa secretary of state in the last election and a minimum of two delegates per precinct. The April 3 convention will name 164 delegates to the state presidential convention on April 22 in Des Moines, with further selection decisions made by county and state conventions.
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Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Tommy Tucker
Iowa
Iwo
Tucker
Des Moines
Iowa Republicans discuss caucus agenda and candidate support
At a central committee meeting held Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel Tucker outlined how Iowa will back a national presidential candidate. He proposed a suggested discussion agenda for each caucus to cover all major issues. Three women spoke on seeking the post of Republican national committeewoman from Iowa: Mrs. W. L. Robinson of Hampton, Mrs. Charles Laverty of Indianola, and Mrs. Elmer M. Smith of Des Moines.
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Iowa
Tucker
Central Committee
Roosevelt Hotel
Republican National
Senate Unit Approves Iowa City Native Nominee
Washington AP report says the Senate commerce committee approved Nicholas Johnson a 29 year old Iowan and UT Law graduate to be maritime administrator Johnson testified he does not own a boat and plans to take an active role in policy matters, outlining his background and intent.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
Iowa City
University of Texas
Rubin Carter vs Jimmy Ellis 10 round middleweight showdown
Channel 9 presents FIGHT OF THE WEEK Rubin Hurricane Carter meets Jimmy Ellis in a 10 round middleweight clash Friday night at nine. Carter seeks victory to stay active and boost standings while Ellis aims for a decisive breakthrough on television.
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Rubin
Hurricane
Carter
Jimmy Ellis
Channel 9
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