Arson Probe in Iowa City Still Active
Iowa City police and state fire officials continue to investigate multiple arson cases from spring through summer, with five definite arsons and several possible arsons under review. Notable fires include the First Evangelical Lutheran church and the Jefferson hotel linen room, both blamed on arson, plus a fatal blaze at Cathout funeral home and a later incident at Bob's barber shop. One suspect remains free on bond as the case advances.
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Iowa City
First Evangelical English Lutheran
First Christian Church
Iowa Union
Jim Dickerson Motor Co
Cathout
Chester Louk
Boone
University Hospitals
South Clinton Street
Iowa
Sears Roebuck
Bob
Jefferson Hotel
Wilbur Johnson
South Riverside Drive
Johnson
Oathout Funeral
Oathout
Spurgeon Named Mayor of Dysart
Dysart appoints barber and long time council member Spurgeon as mayor after the death of Mayor Olin R. Smith. Eugene Elliott fills council seat, John Helm named mayor pro tem, and all city employees retain current salaries.
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Dysart
Orville Spurgeon
Olin R. Smith
Spurgeon
Eugene Elliott
Everett Callahan
John Helm
Call Additional Jurors For Schneider Trial
District Judge Clair Hamilton ordered drawing of 40 additional jurors to form a jury for the trial of Robert Schneider 18 rural Cosgrove on robbery charges. Trial set to begin January 21 for the Oct 6 North Liberty support club robbery. murder case involving Edward Kriz may be heard in February term.
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Iowa City
Clair Hamilton
Robert Schneider
Cosgrove
Schneider
North Liberty
Edward Kriz
One Killed Five Hurt In Interstate Crash
A two car collision on Interstate 80 near Dexter Indiana left Marilyn Brown aged 23 dead and five other people injured. The Blunt family from Davenport Iowa including Mr and Mrs Howard Blunt and daughter Patricia 14 were reportedly in fair condition at Iowa Methodist hospital Des Moines. The Blunts were traveling east when their car struck the divider and crashed into the Brown car.
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Dexter
UPI
Valparaiso
Ind
Here
Marilyn Brown
Joseph
Andrew
Davenport
Howard Blunt
Patricia
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Blunts
Dwight Jensen Named Top Aide to Gov Hughes
Des Moines AP reports Governor elect Harold Hughes named Dwight E Jensen 32 a Des Moines Register reporter as chief executive assistant. Jensen will be paid 12000 yearly. He heads a growing staff as Hughes plans to hire one more man and three more women plus a third man in the budget.
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Gov. Hughes
DES Moines
Harold Hughes
Dwight E. Jensen
Hughes
Jensen
The
Des Moines Register
Patricia Heerner
Madeline Cobb
Man Charged With Drunk Driving In Iowa City
Donald J. Ryan, 30, of Cedar Rapids, is free on $500 bond after being arrested early Saturday on charges of drunken driving and driving without a license.
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Morris Potter
George Griffin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Donald J. Ryan
Iowa enters a dry spell as liquor by the drink crackdown begins
Governor-elect Harold Hughes plans a voluntary compliance push to end liquor by the drink before taking office January 17. County attorneys and tavern operators across Iowa signal cooperation, with police and prosecutors pledging enforcement for known violators. An Associated Press survey notes wide voluntary restraint and petitions to the legislature to support the crackdown.
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Chad Skaggs
Associated Press
Harold Hughes
Lowa
Hughes
Davenport
Scott County
Martin D. Leir
Tamiel Bleyart
Dubuque
Louie Meyer
Robert Burns
Wapelo County
Sam Erhardt
Ottumwa
Curtis Henderson
Clinton
Two SUI Dentists To Work Aboard Hospital Ship
Two University of Iowa dentists Dr Merle Hale and Dr Wallace Johnson will serve two months aboard the hospital ship S S Hope for Project HOPE in Peru. They depart January 19 and return in late March to teach oral surgery and dental therapeutics and to lecture to Peruvian dental societies and students.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
S. S. Hope
HOPE
Merle Hale
University Hospital Dental Department
Wallace Johnson
College of Dentistry
Salaverry
Peru
Hale
Johnson
Bromwell Named to GOP Midwest Committee Chair Bid
Iowa Republican Rep. James E. Bromwell of Cedar Rapids was selected by the House Republicans to represent them on the GOP Midwest congressional committee and to be considered for its chairmanship.
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Bromwell
G.O. P. Committee
Washington
Iowa
House
Rep
James E. Bromwell
Cedar Rapids
G.O.P. Midwest
Youth from Massachusetts Denies Omaha Slaying
Robert Kenneth Hammond 18, of Middleboro pled innocent in a municipal court murder charge after being arraigned for the fatal shooting of taxi driver William R. Edwards 59 in Omaha. Hammond said he traveled west after leaving Ft Knox and was held without bond with a preliminary hearing set for Jan 17. Prosecutors say robbery was the motive.
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Council Bluffs
Massachusetts
Ft. Knox
Robert Kenneth Hammond
Middleboro
Mass
Omaha
William R. Edwards
Allan Ardell
Peter J. Peters
YMCA
Edwards
Hammond
Sigourney
Here
William Masterson
Iowa Chief Warrant Officer Dies In Korea Truck Crash
UPI reports Chief Warrant Officer Edward Fuller, 32, from Davenport Iowa, was killed when a truck skidded on an icy road near Seoul and overturned. The U.S. Army announced the death on Tuesday.
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Seoul, Korea
UPI
Edward Fuller
Davenport
Seoul
U.S. Army
City Council Trades In Police Car For New Vehicle
In WAUKON the city council traded in an old police car on a new one. The council paid $450 to Mark Maus Chevrolet dealer in addition to the old car.
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Waukon
Mark Maus
Chevrolet
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