Five Day Iowa Forecast Notes Cooler East and Warmer Midweek
The five day forecast calls for Iowa temperatures three to five degrees below normal in the east to near normal in the west with highs around the mid 20s to low 30s and lows in the teens. Occasional rain or snow late in the week and a warming trend midweek are expected, followed by colder conditions by week end. The report includes daily high and low readings and precipitation totals through Sunday with a several city observations and barometer readings.
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Nee
Bismarck
Mineapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
New York
Iowa
Air Force Plane Crash Near Saigon Kills Pilot
A single seat air force plane crashed five miles north of Saigon as a helicopter lifted out the pilot. gun belt failure contributed to his death. Ground fire caused two explosions that damaged a C 130 carrying 11,000 pounds of ammunition en route to Pleiku, killing five aboard. Bombing raids on the North continued into the 18th day, with Crimp tunnels dating to French Indo China fighting. Allied forces neared the Saigon river but did not cross to sweep the iron triangle.
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Saigon
Pleiku
U.S
Iron Triangle
Fire damages vacant house on Circle Drive NE
A vacant one and a half story frame house at 3117 Circle Drive NE suffered extensive damage from a fire caused by a faulty space heater and a defective smoke pipe. Firemen were alerted at 11 56 a.m. and the blaze spread through the ceiling to the second floor and roof.
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Circle Drive
Clyde Satterly
Seventeenth Street
Herman Frueh
Jeff Hunter Stars in Sergeant Rutledge On Channel 9
Jeff Hunter headlines Monday night’s 10:15 film on KCRG TV Channel 9 as Sergeant Rutledge. The Western war drama airs at 10 15 PM with Stuart Whitman co starring and Rex Reason in supporting role.
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Jeff Hunter
Sergeant Rutledge
Channel 9
Kcrg-Tv
Power Out Hour Strikes Cedar Rapids West Side
About 100 blocks on Cedar Rapids west side lost power for 59 minutes Sunday night due to a 10 46 p m cable fault in an underground west industrial feeder line carrying 13 800 volts. Police and Walnut substations affected. Service restored at 11 45 p m via alternate feeders. Cable fault repair will take days. The fault was at a manhole.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Sixth Street
G Avenue
Fifteenth Avenue
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Police
Walnut
Bandit’s string of holdups linked by timing and tactics
Police link a recent series of holdups to a single bandit using hostages and calm, practiced raids. In Clark station the thief took $63 after forcing attendant Jim Murphy to back to his corner and later fled in a blue 1960 Ford. Officers note similar hostage methods in New Year’s Eve robberies at Superior 400 station and Troy branch, with the suspect described as in his 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches, with black hair and a .45 caliber pistol.
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Parmely
Stitzel Chiropractic Clinic
Marion
APCO
Clark Station
Jim Murphy
Thirty-fourth Street
Murphy
Clark
Scriven
Earl Zeller
Zeller
Escaped prisoners commit robberies in Iowa region
Five inmates fled the Anamosa state institution and robbed two rural homes in Dubuque and nearby counties. They hijacked a car, stole cash and weapons, and may have traveled on railroad tracks or in a stolen pickup. Authorities labeled it the largest escape at Anamosa since 1959.
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Stone City
Richard Tapken
Anamosa
Tapken
McNamara Plumbing and Heating
Bernard
Dubuque County
Fort Madison
Mason
Reformatory
Cut Meals Bans Monday Dinners Across Hotels
New Delhi AP reports hotels halted evening meals on Mondays following Prime Minister Shastri's appeal to Indians to produce more, eat less and waste nothing. The move aims to curb waste and boost efficiency in food service nationwide.
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New Delhi
Shastri
Obituaries of Raymond Stuff Lottie McDonald and Eugene Daubenmier
Raymond H Stuff 56 of Wheaton Ill former Cedar Rapids resident died after a heart attack. He was president of John G Carlson Co a Chicago paint maker. survived by Florence his wife two sons David R Milwaukee Robert R Wheaton a stepdaughter Linda Baldwin seven grandchildren and his mother Mrs Bert R Stuff of Milwaukee. Funeral in Wheaton burial Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids. donations to American Heart Fund. Lottie McDonald 93 Cedar Rapids widow of Clarence died after long illness born Ellsworth Kan survived by two sons Charles and Ray Brown Cedar Rapids two grandchildren one great grandchild one brother Seth Meckling Salinas Kan member Bethel AME Church memorial at Turner Chapel. burial Oak Hill cemetery. Funeral home in charge. Eugene E Daubenmier 49 Atkins formerly Cedar Rapids died after brief illness born Marion Nov 9 1917 married Anna L Dvorak Jan 7 1956 at Aledo Ill WWII veteran survived by wife two daughters and one son all Cedar Rapids parents Marion. brother Robert Cedar Rapids five grandchildren. Former Allis Chalmers employee UAW member Hanford American Legion Pony Pulling Assn. Chapel service for Kenwood Methodist Church burial Cedar Memorial with Hanford Post American Legion military rites. Friends may call.
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Raymond H. Stuff
Wheaton, Ill
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Stuff
John G. Carlson Co
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wheaton
The
Home Coal Co
Washington
Iowa
Florence
David R
Robert R
Linda Baldwin
St. Louis
Bert R. Stuff
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Donald T. Caspers
C. Kampp & Son Funeral Home
American Heart Fund
Lottie McDonald
Seventh Street
Clarence McDonald
Ellsworth
Kan
Charles
Ray Brown
Seth Meckling
Salinas
John I. Thomas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marion
Anna L. Dvorak
Aledo
Ill
Daubenmier
Harold Hansen
Larry Sharp
Richard
Earl E. Daubenmier
Robert Daubenmier
Allis Chalmers
UAW
Hanford American Legion
Pony Pulling Assn
Turner Chapel
Paul W. Sommerville
Kenwood
Herschel L. Beach
Tenth Avenue SW
Clarence
Ethel Blooer
Alice Holmes
Mr. Beach
New Process Laundry
Mizpah Lodge
Scottish Rite
el Kahir Shrine
Bugle Corps
D. A. Loferski
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Death of Charles J. Trachta in Cedar Rapids
Charles J. Trachta 78 of 8 Thirty-third avenue SW died Saturday night after a long illness. Born January 29, 1887 in Cedar Rapids he spent most of his life in the area. Survived by wife Tillie Sedlacek Trachta a daughter five sons 14 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a sister. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brush chapel conducted by Jerry Drahovzal.
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Charles J. Trachta
Thirty-third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Order of Eagles
Tillie Sedlacek Trachta
Paul Blessing
Clarence
Lester
Donald
Elmer
Leonard
Marion
Milroy Neptash
Clearwater, Fla
Brush Chapel
Jerry Drahovzal
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Long Illness
Zefie Ann Nathan 56 of 1406 First Street NW Cedar Rapids wife of Fred Nathan died Monday after a long illness Born December 30 1909 she wed here July 29 1939 Surviving husband one daughter Mrs Frank Carbee of Cleveland Ohio two grandchildren two sisters Carrie Koblasse and Mrs C D Waterbury and a brother Wendl Koblasse all of Cedar Rapids member of St James Methodist Church
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Zefie Ann Nathan
First Street
Fred Nathan
Cedar Rapids
Frank Carbee
Cleveland
Ohio
Carrie Koblasse
C. D. Waterbury
Wendl Koblasse
Nathan
St. James Methodist Church
Turner
Negro Store and Home Burned in Mississippi Ambush
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a Negro leader Vernon Dahmer 58 and his family were burned in a fire at their home and store believed to be arson. Dahmer and daughter Betty 10 were treated for non serious burns while his wife Ellie 41 was released. The incident near Kelly settlement five miles north of Hattiesburg drew FBI scrutiny and NAACP official Charles Evers criticized the attack as a racially motivated act. The Dahmer home and store were located about 200 feet apart and gunfire was reported targeting a pickup truck.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Vernon Dahmer
Betty
Harold
Dennis
Kelly Settlement
Here
Lauraine Heidelberg
Dahmer
T. A. Woodward
FBI
Charles Evers
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Forrest County
NAACP
William L. Gutherie Dies at 81 in Cedar Rapids
William L. Gutherie 81 of Fourteenth Street NE Cedar Rapids died early Sunday after a brief illness. Born April 29 1884 in Ryan he was a retired laborer and Westminster Presbyterian church member. Survived by two sisters Mrs Luella Taylor and Elizabeth Chapman who lived with him. Funeral chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday by Dr John P Wood. Burial Golden Prairie Cemetery near Ryan. Friends may call at the
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William L. Gutherie
Fourteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Ryan
Gutherie
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Luella Taylor
Elizabeth Chapman
Turner Chapel
John P. Wood
Golden Praiie
Mail Collection Boxes Removed On First Street
Mail collection boxes on First street in front of the Parkade building have been removed due to increased traffic flow. Postmaster E R Petro said the boxes were removed Sunday when the Third avenue bridge closed and traffic rerouted over the Second avenue bridge and First street. He added the post office has not yet decided where to relocate them and will work with the city traffic bureau to determine new placement.
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First Street
E. R. Petro
Third Avenue
Second Avenue Bridge
Petro
Traffic Bureau
Memorial services announced for Clark and Norris Ward Turner
Memorial services are planned with details for Clark and Norris Ward Turner. Dr. Glenn McMichael will lead the service at 1 30 p m Tuesday in the chapel. The casket will not be opened after the service. Burial and rosary details are listed for Mary Erlacher.
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Clark
Norris Ward
Turner Chapel
Glenn McMichael
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Erlacher
Mary
St. Patrick’s Church
J. Robert McDonald
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
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Gazette
Thomas Gaffney
First Avenue
Robert Cruise
H Avenue NW
James Callahan
Hiawatha Avenue
Darrell Wever
St. Luke's
Wallace M. Emmons
Linden Terrace SE
Dennis L. Burcham
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Ronald C. Hanck
Tower Trailer Terrace
Robert Mangas
Lynette Neal
Floyd C. Martin
Vina L. Blin
Vernon E. Slaton
Dorothy M. Loze
Steven Gilmore
Lisbon
Linda K. Billman
Mt. Vernon
Mary Anita Cobble
James Richard Cobble
Judith D. Cooling
Dale R. Cooling
Marilyn J. Iliff
Walter R. Iliff
Jo-Ann Jeanette Vick
LeRoy Norman Vick
C Street
Chandler Street
Sharon Lane
B Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Bowling Street
Sixth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Lumber Co
Second Street
Thirty-sixth Avenue
Bert Coleman
C Avenue NW
City Sanitation Eac
Sixteenth Avenue
Frank H. Greenwood
San Antonio
Texas
Marilyn J. Martens
Twenty-second Street
Jill Snodgrass
Richmond Road
Theodore J. Beutler
Walker
Luther E. Stepp
Route Three
Vinton
William J. Loop
Fifth Avenue SE
LaVerne P. Grauer
Holtz
LaVerne P. Grauerholtz
John E. Pierce
A Avenue NE
Roland C. Pardon
C Avenue NE
Claudett A. Shares
Third Avenue SE
Bill H. Bramblett
Wilbur L. Matlingly
Toledo
Norval Simmons
Chariton Church
Harrison’s. West Liberty
Evan Buckman
Presbyterian Church
Snier’s
West Liberty
Minnie Wright
Snider’s. Harper
Albert Striegel
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Reynolds
Sigourney
Decorah
Henry Running
First Lutheran Church
Olson- Fjelstul
Clayton Center
George Mishler
Witt’s
Elkader
Oelwein
Mary Smith
Brant’s
Martelle
William Frantz
Methodist Church
Goettsch’s
Independence
Elmer Eagen
Howe Funeral Home
Waubeek
Delbert R. LaBarge
Waubeek Methodist Church
Passmore-Murdoch
Center Point
Mabel E. Healy
Mt. Auburn Church of Christ
Murdoch’s. Garrison
Joseph Flechner
Church of the Brethren
Campbell’s
Peter Meyer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Graveside
Strawberry Point
Campbell’s. Lamont
James Lowell Carr
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Pierson’s “'Stor
FTD
Ellis Blvd
Vietnam
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
West Side
Mely
Madison County
Chester Gott
Morning Sun
Johnson County
Ronald S. Hermanson
Creston
Carroll County
John R. Shawhan
Des Moines
Polk County
William C. Baughman
Abington
Lee County
Robert Owen Young
Linn County
Gary L. Dipple
Greene County
Pearl LaBarge
LaBarge
Frank Ronek
John Meyers
Ronek
Dubuque
John W. Walton
Walton
Waltons
Tom Merryman
Anamosa Men's Reformatory
Escapees
Shawhan
Hermanson
Baughman
Gott
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Mrs
L. George Pimlott
Linwood Cemetery
Eugene Daubenmier
Eugene E. Daubenmier
Atkins
Thirtieth Street
Ellie
Turner’s
Turner Service
John B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue S.E
John B. Turner
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