Damage Suits Filed by Both Parties in Crash
An East Amana man and his son and a Cedar Rapids couple sue and counter-sue in Iowa county court over a New Year’s Eve 1971 crash on highway 220 between Amana and East Amana. Riley seeks 7081 dollars. the Schuerers seek 25000 for injuries to their son.
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Gazette
Marengo
East Amana
Cedar Rapids
Iowa County
James C
Helen L. Riley
George Schuerer, Jr
Harold Schuerer
Amana
George, Jr
Rileys
Young Schuerer
Riley
Schuerer
Schaerer
Harnischfeger Corp
Schaerers
Overpayments Noted For Social Security in Iowa
DES MOINES AP Many of 15022 supplemental security income checks sent to lowans were for higher amounts due to a computer error. Howard Sladek, district manager, said overpayments ranged from a few dollars to 18 dollars and pending guidance from the commissioner’s office. Checks were processed in Chicago last week.
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DES Moines
Social Security Administration
Howard Sladek
Social Security Office
Chicago
Sladek
Fruehauf Buys Iowa Engineering Assets in Detroit Deal
Thirty years ago Fruehauf Trailer Co of Detroit acquired the properties of the Iowa Engineering Company in a notable business transaction. The deal expanded Fruehauf’s asset base and signaled consolidation in the regional engineering and trailer sectors.
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Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Iowa Engineering Company
Trailer House Fire Destroys Winthrop Unit
A trailer house in Winthrop burned early Wednesday destroying the structure. Miss Nita Havens had left for work at the Mental Health Institute in Independence when a neighbor spotted the blaze. Firefighters arrived around 5 a.m. and fought the fire for about two hours. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Nita Havens
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Winthrop
Drug Abuse Authority Receives $370000 Grant
DES MOINES AP The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded a 370000 dollar continuation grant to the Iowa Drug Abuse Authority. Director Fred Brinkley Jr said most funds will be subgranted to the Quad Cities Drug Abuse Council in Davenport for 182190 and to Total Awareness Inc in Council Bluffs for 166798.
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Des Moines
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
Fred Brinkley, Jr
Iowa Group
Quint Cities Drug Abuse Council
Davenport
Total Awareness Inc
Council Bluffs
Oberlin College Choir To Perform Jan 17 at First Lutheran
The Oberlin College choir directed by Daniel Moe will present sacred and secular works from the 16th to 20th centuries on January 17 at 8 p.m. at First Lutheran church. The program includes Mozart Vesperae solennes de confessore Brahms Schaffe in Mir Gott Ein Rein Berz Paynter Exaltet Coelum Laudibus Hodie Christus Natus Est Sweelinck Make Haste O God Fritschel, Bernstein The Lark French choruses, and American spirituals.
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Oberlin, Ohio
First Lutheran Church
Daniel Moe
Mozart
Brahms
Schaffe
Mir
John Paynter
Sweelinck
James Fritschel
Leonard Bernstein
Energy Crisis Tied to Fewer Iowa Traffic Fatalities
Iowa ended 1973 with 804 traffic deaths the lowest since 1969 due to reduced travel and lower speeds. Deputy Commissioner Robert Holetz noted the December 1973 toll dropped sharply from 1972 and attributed the decline to energy conservation measures and voluntary safety behavior by motorists since mid October.
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Des Moines
UPI
Holetz
West Iowa Two Deaths Probed by State Agencies
State authorities in western Iowa investigate the deaths of Mark Murrill, 16, in Audubon and John Castle, 21, in Shenandoah. Murrill’s partially frozen body was found near his Audubon home after he disappeared Monday night. Castle’s body was found in an abandoned building. foul play not yet determined. Autopsy results for Murrill pending, with exposure blamed as likely cause.
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State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Mark Allen Murrill
Audubon
Shenandoah
Page County
John Castle
J. C. Irvin
Audubon County
Murrill
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
BCI
Craig Beck
Beck
Castle
Clark urges tougher federal campaign finance laws
Iowa Senator Dick Clark says Congress will pass stronger disclosure and public financing laws to curb private campaign money. He cites Watergate as motivation and highlights work on agriculture matters, rural development oversight, energy policy, elder care, and defense budget scrutiny.
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Washington
Iowa
U.S
Dick Clark
Marion Democrat
Congress
Clark
The
Gazette
Hawkeye
Agriculture Committee
Senate Public Works Committee
William Albrecht
University of Iowa
Khrushchev proposes global pact to renounce force
Ten years ago Premier Nikita Khrushchev urged nations to sign an international agreement banning the use of force in settling territorial and frontier disputes. He called for a comprehensive framework to replace threat and aggression with diplomacy and legal obligations.
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Khrushchev
Independence youths become Eagle Scouts
Haven Haven 15 and Mike Robu 17 earned Eagle Scout honors at a Court of Honor held Thursday at First United Presbyterian Church Independence. Haven, son of Burnell and wife, drew trails and historical markers for Heritage Trail as his project and has 27 merit badges. Robu, son of James Robu, cleaned riverbanks on the Wapsipinicon as his project and is a Independence High senior. They belong to Boy Scout Troop No. 47 Independence with Scoutmaster Ed Harberts and both hold Order of the Arrow membership.
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Independence
Philmont
New Mexico
James Robu
Young Robu
Wapsipinicon River
Independence High School
Order of the Arrow
Ed Harberts
Rites Thursday for Clyde R. Maring 72
Clyde R. Maring 72 owner of Maring Real Estate Marengo died Monday night in Marengo hospital He was born January 6 1901 in Putnam county Missouri He married Constance Larsen August 11 1945 She died November 1971 He managed the Marengo office of the Federal Land Bank 1946 to 1966 He belonged to Elks Rotary Marengo Country Club and American Legion Survivors include brother Moses of Bird City Kansas and five sisters Lettie Pugh Marshalltown May Cassidy Unionville Elsie Beard Ogden Alma Conger Katherine Waggoner Centerville Services 1 p m Thursday United Methodist church Hoover Valentine funeral home until 11 am Thursday Graveside services Friday 11 Oakland cemetery Centerville
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Marengo
Clyde R. Maring
Maring Real Estate
Marengo Hospital
Putnam County
Constance Larsen
Federal Land Bank
Elks, Rotary Club
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W. Iowa
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Sioux Center
Maquoketa
Senate Democratic Organization
Pentagon
Senate Democrats
Senate
Senate Control
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Don the Gardner
Dennis Suchan
Earl May Garden Center
Lindale Plaza
Dennis
Earl May
Family Shoe Store
Third Ave
Ross
Smulekolt
Eagle Scouts
Jeff
Haven
Mike Robu
Michael Dooley
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United Methodist Church
Hoover- Valentine Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Centerville
Werner
Iliestia
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Yan ” Force
Dee Ey
Via
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Wooldwoorthy
Bermuda
TSS
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