Hughes vows veto on Sunday liquor sales bill
Gov. Harold Hughes said he would veto any liquor by the drink on Sunday bill and oppose extending Sunday closing to 2 am. He urged six days a week for liquor sales and rejected local option, while backing a civil service merit system and studying daylight saving time actions.
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Hughes
Des Moines
Daylight Saving Time
Civil Service and
Merit Systems
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Dwight Jensen
Urbana School Keeps Wife of Robbery Suspect on Staff
Urbana kindergarten teacher Carol Jones, wife of James Jones a bank robbery suspect, is retained by the school board after a Monday meeting. Dan Durnam reports on the discussion as Warren Richart presides. The board decides she will resume duties after a day off, with over 60 attendees present.
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Carol Jones
Urbana
Dan Durnam
Mason City
James Jones
Waterloo
Urbana Savings Bank
Bonnie Richart
Urbana School Board
Gazette Co Publishing Details and Subscription Rates
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Night edition and afternoon editions priced by the month or year with carrier and mail options. Subscription terms note no mail subs in towns with Gazette carrier service and AP news rights are retained locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette Co
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U. S. Territories
Culver Named to House Un American Activities Panel
Rep. John C. Culver of Iowa is named a member of the House Un American Activities committee, a move by House leaders to balance the panel. Culver, a northern liberal in his second term, remains on the Foreign Affairs committee.
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Washington
John C. Culver
Iowa
House Un-American Activities Committee
Culver
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Jaycee Award Winners Listed at Columbus Junction Banquet
The Columbus Junction Jaycee awards banquet honored Clyde Crawford with distinguished service, Olin Jennings as outstanding young farmer, Tom Paulding as outstanding Jaycee, Moe Smith as key man, and Don Orr as chairman of the year at the Saturday event.
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Columbus Junction
Clyde Crawford
Olin Jennings
Tom Paulding
Moe Smith
Don Orr
ISU Grants Honor Status To East Iowans
Iowa State University informs 148 outstanding high school students from East Iowa that they have been admitted to next fall's freshman class with recognition. Listed are students from Cedar Rapids, Independence, Marion, Sigourney, and other towns, enrolling in diverse fields such as zoology, engineering, mathematics, English and speech, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State
Independence
John J. Lee
Karona Susan Hartzler
Marion
Brenda Brockman
Mary Stamy
Sigourney
James Richman
Randy Wiley
Strawberry Point
William Elliot
Tipton
Margo Wilder
Toledo
Beverly Groth
Traer
Dale Christensen
Vinton Cynthia Reisser
Waukon
Dean W Sherman
Lee Straate
West Union
Patricia A. Colvin
Williamsburg
Barbara Johnson
Winthrop
Susan Frimml
Wyoming
Joel Zamastil
Broken Wire Blamed In Bed Fire at Tama
Tama firemen answered a blaze at Florence Kelly’s home at 7 45 a m. A mattress and box springs burned after a bed light wire sparked and ignited the bedding. Mrs Kelly pushed the bed against a wall before smoke was detected. Firemen carried out the mattress and springs. No injuries. some smoke damage reported.
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Tama
Florence Kelly
Tama Man Back in Jail on New Charge
Tama Paul OConnor of Tama finished a 30 day sentence Friday for a false check offense and was jailed again Sunday for another 30 days the checks were ten dollars each and the last was drawn on Tama State Bank for Clifton Super Market Tama Randy Tesdahl of Vinton appeared before Mayor Carnal over a twenty six dollar seven cent false check dated June 24 1966 to Low s DX Toledo no fine was imposed and he paid eight dollars in costs and agreed to make the check good
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TAMA
Paul O’connor
Tama County
Tama State Bank
Clifton Super Market
E. C. Carnal
Randy Tesdahl
Vinton
Carnal
Low
Toledo
State Bank of
Tesdahl
Allamakee board votes to move junior high to new Waukon building
The Allamakee Community school board will relocate all seventh and eighth grade students to the new Waukon building next fall. Waterville junior high staff will relocate to the Waukon center. The district also hired Mrs Alvin Brudos to teach kindergarten and planned landscaping at Dorchester school.
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Waukon
Allamakee Community
Waterville
Waukon Center
Alvin Brudos
DeSoto
Wis
Dorchester School
West Liberty Rites For Paul DeForrest
Grave side services will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at Oak Ridge cemetery West Liberty for Paul DeForrest 63 Leavenworth Kansas a former resident of Cedar Rapids A native of Columbus Junction he was a World War II veteran Survivors include three sons and two daughters Patricia Gould of Cedar Rapids included Friends may call Friday morning at the Barker funeral home
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West Branch
Oak Ridge Cemetery
West Liberty
Paul DeForrest
Leavenworth
Kan
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction
Patricia Gould
Barker Funeral Home
Buy Equipment In E. Buchanan
East Buchanan school board approves purchases for the new gymnasium bleachers science room and library furniture with bids from J S Latta Pigott Supply Co Central Chevrolet and Burkhart. Funds include National Defense Education Act monies. Lois Eisner hired to teach junior and senior high vocal music replacing Richard Cameron who has enlisted.
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Winthrop
East Buchanan
J. S. Latta
Cedar Falls
Pigott Supply Co
Des Moines
Central Chevrolet
Burkhart
Lois Eisner
Richard Cameron
Lightning Knocks Out Power in Coralville Iowa City
Iowa City area utility reports 1400 customers affected by a lightning strike that hit a pole-top switch near Whiting Avenue and Kimball Road. The outage began about 8 20 a m and lasted 15 minutes for most, with 300 to 400 customers in the Highway 1 area remaining without service longer.
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Iowa City
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Donald Findlay
Whiting Avenue
Kimball Road
Coralville
Want Ads Help You Dial 369 1234
Short classified line invites readers to use the want ads service and provides a contact phone number 369 1234 for assistance.
West Branch Youth Injured in One-Vehicle Crash
Dennis A Barnhart sixteen son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Barnhart route one West Branch sustained multiple facial fractures in a Sunday evening single vehicle crash two miles north and one mile east of Tipton. He remains in serious condition at Mercy hospital Iowa City. The crash occurred about 6 pm and was reported Monday. A passing motorist found a 1954 Ford pickup in a ditch at a T intersection. The other West Branch youth escaped injury.
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Tipton
Dennis A. Barnhart
Ivan Barnhart
West Branch
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Harvey Cook
Barnhart
Post Office Bids Set for Oxford Junction Project
Congressman John Culver announced bids for a new Oxford Junction post office to be posted February 1. The site lies on Broadway between Third and Fourth Avenues, with 1,500 square feet of interior space, a 100 square foot platform, and a 4,505 square foot parking area. Bids open March 16 at 11 a.m. in St. Louis. lease term is five years with three five year renewal options. Real estate officer F A Buchmeier handles the project.
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Broadway
Third
Fourth Avenues
Culver
St. Louis
F. A. Buchmeier
Drawer T
Plaza Station
Increase In Homeowners Insurance Rate In Iowa
A new rating schedule filed by the Iowa Inspection Bureau and the Multi line Insurance Rating Bureau increases homeowners insurance premiums in Iowa by under 15 percent on average. Most policyholders see $5 to $10 more yearly. tenants and all risk forms are not raised. The change becomes effective February 1 and applies to policies renewing after that date. The Insurance Information Institute notes homeowners policies cover fire, storms, liability, theft, and related risks and claims have outpaced premiums in recent years. A factor cited is a string of Iowa storms.
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Chicago
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Inspection Bureau
Multi-line Insurance Rating Bureau
Iowa Department of Insurance
Insurance Information Institute of Chicago
Institute
Marengo Woman Injured in Monday Accident
Lela Mae Wen sel, 21, of Cedar Rapids, is in fair condition at Marengo hospital with back and shoulder injuries from a Monday accident. Her address is 1257 Third Avenue SE.
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Marengo
Lela Mae Wensel
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Marengo Hospital
Urbana School Board backs Mrs. Jones as teacher
Durland mayor? No, Durland as superintendent praised Mrs. Jones as a fine teacher and difficult to replace. Attendees largely supported her continuing on the teaching staff at Urbana schools.
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Birney Durland
Urbana
Jones
Tipton School Awards Contracts for New Northeast Addition
The Tipton Community School Board awarded the second phase of a building program adding a northeast wing to the high school. Low bids total 244 142 dollars with Schaff Construction of Lisbon as general contractor at 169 943. Boyd and Rummelhart of Iowa City won the mechanical bid at 58 353 and Cedar Rapids Electric the electrical bid at 15 846. Work starts soon with occupancy planned for fall. The addition includes a 300‑seat lunchroom a kitchen a lobby storage basement and locker rooms plus gymentrance remodeling and ventilation upgrades.
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Tipton
Rev Louis Sagert Named Waterloo District Supervisor
INDEPENDENCE Iowa Rev Louis A Sagert pastor of Immanuel Lutheran church since August 1955 has been named Waterloo district supervisor for the community services unit of the state board of control He will begin mid February and move with his family to Waterloo Eleven counties are in the Waterloo district.
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Independence
Louis A. Sagert
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Emilie Schroeder celebrates 85th birthday honor
Mrs. Emilie Schroeder was honored at an open house Sunday marking her 85th birthday observed Wednesday. The celebration took place at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Erhard Kroemer.
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Lowden
Emilie Schroeder
Erhard Kroemer
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