Life Investors hits 300 million in life insurance
Life Investors Insurance Co of America reported 300 million dollars in force at the end of six years in business. Based in Cedar Rapids, the firm said it ranks in the top 15 percent of legal reserve life insurers in the United States. Iowa sales in 1963 and 1964 led the state, with 1965 results anticipated to mirror that success.
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Life Investors Insurance Co. of America
Cedar Rapids
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
United States
Life Investors
Iowa
Orebaugh
Life Investors of
James Bramwell
C. H. Stark
Louis Fellman
Forrest Evashevski
Iowa City
Driver Faces Four Charges After Crash
E. Anderson, 38, of 1103 Seventh street SE, faces four charges after his car rammed a stopped vehicle at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street SE, then left the scene. Police say they found three half gallons of wine, one partially empty, in the car. Anderson’s two passengers also arrested. Donahue and Jayne received 30 day suspended sentences for drunkenness. Anderson awaits municipal court appearance on leaving the scene and driving with license suspended, with bond set at $500.
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E. Anderson
Seventh Street SE
Anderson
Jerome P. Donahue
K Street
Leroy Jayne
Sixth Street
Wallace Johnson
John Reed
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Fifth Street
Eighth Avenue
Shirley Kay Julich
A Avenue NW
Donahue
Jayne
School Unit Calls for 14 New Sidewalks Around Schools
Citizens' Advisory Committee for Public Schools on Wednesday submitted a list of 14 locations in the city needing sidewalk improvements to serve schools better. The group urged action in the 1966 summer program and stressed accident prevention in its letter signed by Ralph J. Meyer.
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Citizens’ Advisory Committee For the Public Schools
Public Improvements
Donald Canney
Memorial Drive
Mt Vernon Road
McCarthy Road
Forest Drive
Blake Boulevard
Cottage Grove Avenue
C Avenue
Thirty Sixth Street
Fourtieth Street
Old Marion Road
Golfview Drive
Golf Street
Noelridge Park
F Avenue
E Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Oakland Road
J Avenue
Thirty-second Street
O Avenue
Center Point Road
Twenty-ninth Street
Nineteenth Street
Twentieth Street
K Avenue
Elmhurst
Prairie Drive
Ralph J. Meyer
Beaverdam Youths Forfeit Bonds Over Beer Possession
Three youths forfeited $30 bonds each in Cedar Rapids municipal court on charges of possessing beer as minors. Ronald W. Martins 19 and Richard L. Fordyce 18 of Mt. Vernon were cited Dec 29 after police found opened beer cans in their car. James W. Jackson 18 of 1837 B avenue NE was charged Dec 31 after officers said beer was in his car in a southeast parking lot.
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Cedar Rapids
Ronald W. Martins
Richard L. Fordyce
Mt. Vernon
James W. Jackson
B Avenue NE
Planning Group Denies Three Zoning Requests
The city planning commission on Tuesday denied three of six rezoning petitions for properties in 1966. Denied were the curves for Erwin Caspe and R W Erikknecht parking in R-2 at 1916 Second Avenue SE. Bernice Groepper with Gustaf and Nora McSkimming R-2 to R-4 at First Avenue and Twenty seventh Street NE. and Ruth Stolba R-2 to R-4 on Center Point Road NE south of O Avenue for spot zoning. Approved were Kenneth Harstad R-1 to R-2 and R-3 at Hillside and Woodside NW. Frank Wislsel R-2 to R-3 at 2100 K Street SW. and Keith Wild R-1 to R-2 at 2926 Schaeffer Drive SW. The revised Koach's addition plat, and final plats for Cedarcrest Heights sixth and seventh, Edleman's fifth, Nunn's first and Russell's first additions were approved. An alley 240 feet long between Sidney Street and Emerald Drive SE was vacated and an easement vacation approved in Edleman's addition. New members Tom Chukas, John B. Walters and John Zachar Jr were introduced to the commission.
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City Planning Commission
Erwin Caspe
R. W. Rinderknecht
Second Avenue
Bernice Groepper
Gustaf
Nora McSkimming
First Avenue
Twentyseventh Street
Ruth A. Stolba
Center Point Road
O Avenue
Planning Commission
Kenneth R. Harstad
Hillside
Woodside
Frank E. Wislsel
K Street
Keith Wild
Schaeffer Drive
Koach
Cedarcrest Heights
Edleman
Nunn
Russell
Sidney Street
Emerald Drive
Tom Chukas
John B. Walters
John Zachar, Jr
Two Elderly Koreans Granted North Korea Tour Visa
TOKYO AP reports two elderly Korean residents of Japan have received government permission to undertake a two month tour to visit relatives in North Korea.
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Tokyo
Japan
North Koea
Who Is Going To Run for What in Iowa Politics
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes has not revealed whether he will seek a third term as governor or run for the U S Senate seat held by Jack Miller. The decision affects many potential candidates across parties, with Bromwell withdrawing from 1966 races and others weighing bids for governor or senate depending on Hughes's choice.
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Gov. Hughes
Iowa
Harold Hughes
United States Senate
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Miller
Senate
Hughes
Ilona
Bromwell
William Murray l
Ames
Jack L. Peters
Roy E. Longstaff
Des Moines
U. S. Senate
Gary Cameron
Secretary of Agriculture
Kenneth Owen
Atty
Lawrence Scalise
Lex Hawkins
Johnson
New York Times
Atty. Gen. Scalise
Youth 17 Arrested After Alley Assault in Cedar Rapids
A 17 year old youth was arrested Tuesday evening for allegedly attacking a 46 year old woman in a downtown alley between Third and Fourth avenues SE and First and Second streets. He admitted grabbing her and was released to his parents after questioning. Police investigate seven similar cases in the downtown area dating from last December 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Third
Fourth Avenue
First
Second Street
Robbery Suspect Granted a Delay in Cedar Rapids
Estel B. Braden, accused of robbing Armstrong's of 1400 last Sept. 4, was granted a delay in municipal court. Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr. gave Braden until 2 p.m. next Tuesday to move demand or waive preliminary hearing. He remains in the county jail on a 5000 dollar bond. Braden, an itinerant from Texas, had been brought back from Chicago to face a robbery with aggravation charge.
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Estel B. Braden
Armstrong’s
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Braden
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
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Oliver Bennett
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Life Investors of Town
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Nevada
Merchants National Bank
Ace D. Loomis
Ronald L. Jensen
Life Investors Management Corp
Theron F. Thomsen
Credit Life Division
Ernest R. Zimpfer
S. E. Orebaugh
R. L. Jensen
J Street
Wilson Avenue
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
Frank Nye
Gazette
James Bromwell
Bramwell
G.O.P
Robert Ray
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Donald Johnson
West Branch
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Tom Riley
David Shaff
Clinton
Robert Johnson
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