Nixon nominates Rush for deputy defense secretary post
President Nixon named Kenneth Rush a former Duke law professor and ambassador to West Germany to be deputy secretary of defense, replacing David Packard who resigns to return to his California firm. Eberhard Rechtin of Maryland will be assistant secretary for telecom research. Rush has held key roles at Caltech and ARPA and served in Duke faculty when Nixon studied there.
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Washington
Nixon
Duke University
Kenneth Rush
Rush
Rye
N.Y
David Packard
Packard
California
Eberhard Rechtin
Rockville
Telecom
Mualcat
Walla Walla
Wasti
West Germany
Duke
Union Carbide
Orville Spurgeon dies at 81 in Cedar Rapids
Orville S Spurgeon 81 of 487 Toth Avenue died early Tuesday at Mercy Cedar hospital. Born 1891 in Betton Guen he was a welder and musician retired after years with Merbeal. Survived by wife, child, grandchildren and a brother. Services Wednesday 2 pm at St Paul's Church officiated by Rev John J Huber Jr. Burial Cedar Memorial. Baxter Memorial Chapel to host visitation until noon Wednesday and at church from 12:30 pm. Casket not opened after service. YMCA activities listed for Marion branch with swim schedules and various classes. Snow boot ad from The Shoe Horn.
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Orville
Fio
Orville Woof Dysart Wold Gilbert Do
Indianapolis
Homer
Vinton
St Paul's Church
John J. Huber, Jr
Cedar Memorial
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Linn-Mar committees announce three meetings this week
Linn-Mar board committees set three meetings this week. A salary negotiations session occurs today at 4 15 in the junior high science room with the Linn-Mar Education Assn. counterpart. Another salary meeting is planned for Thursday at 7 pm in the administration building with district administrators and non teaching staff. A planning committee meeting is scheduled Thursday at 7 30 pm in the administration building.
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Linn-Mar
Board of Education
Linn-Mar Education Assn
Patman Presses Wide Gap in Interest Charges to Borrowers
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns, House Banking Committee Chairman Patman contends a "fantastically wide" spread exists between prime borrowing costs and consumer loan rates. He cites prime at 4% and mortgage rates 7 to 8 percent, plus consumer rates of 36% and higher on small loans and 18% on revolving credit. He questions what steps Burns plans to take if lenders ignore savings passes under the Economic Stabilization Act.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Patman
Texas
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Culver Assistant To Meet With Officials
Marion city officials from the chamber and school district will attend a city hall meeting Wednesday at 9 45 am in the council chambers with a representative of Second District Congressman John C Culver. Dick Clark Culver's administrative assistant will be present to answer questions about federal assistance.
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Marion City
John C. Culver
Dick Clark
Culver
Fire destroys Earlville house in sub zero temperatures
Firefighters battled a two story dwelling of Mr and Mrs Reuben Carpenter in Earlville as they thawed pipes and the home burned around 10 am Tuesday. The elderly couple lost all possessions in the blaze amid sub zero temperatures.
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Earlville
Reuben Carpenter
Cadets Commissioned in Iowa U Ceremony
East Iowans joined a group of army ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants at the University of Iowa on January 21. Named are Cedar Rapids Walter Lohman, Steven Melsha. Central City Robert Opfer. Iowa City Michael Black, Douglas Imig, Dale Irvin, David Sullivan in infantry, transportation, signal corps, quartermaster, field artillery.
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Iowa City
Ft Atkinson Couple Injured in Auto Crash
Leo Vollmecke 69 and his wife Mary 59 of Ft Atkinson were hospitalized in fair condition after their car collided with a vehicle driven by Eugene Jacobsen 32 of West Union at an intersection Monday afternoon. Vollmecke pulled from a stop sign into the other car and was charged with a stop sign violation. Jacobsen was not hurt.
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Pea
Leo Vollmecke
Ft. Atkinson
Mary
Decorah
Eugene Jacobsen
West Union
Vollmecke
Jacobsen
Iowa Guard To Haul Food to Rosebud Reservation
Gov. Robert Ray authorizes the Iowa National Guard to transport another load of food and clothing to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The first load was delivered in December by guardsmen. Guardsmen depart Des Moines Thursday to pick up the semitrailer in Cedar Rapids and will deliver in Rosebud Sunday.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa National Guard
Rosebud Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Rosebud
Officers Elected by School Credit Union
Cedar Rapids Community school employes Credit Union held its annual meeting Monday night Directors elected were incumbents Paul Jones Charles Cooling and Mary Rick ey and new member Norris Dobbin for three-year terms Mrs Gail Hronik was elected to a one-year term Jones was elected president Helen McFarlane Vice president Frances Sehley secretary and Dorothy Bishop treasurer
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis The Menace Appears Daily In The Gazette
A daily Gazette classified item features Dennis the Menace as a recurring character in local notices. The playful listing appears amid ordinary ads, drawing attention with a familiar comic strip persona and lighthearted phrasing.
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Gazette
Air War Intensifies Over North Vietnam Front
American warplanes strike three more radar and antiaircraft sites in North Vietnam amid an uptick in the air war. The cross-border activity targets Laotian frontier installations and the Ho Chi Minh trail corridor as Hanoi concentrates defenses. Casualties in South Vietnam rise slowly while Cambodia reports a large clash near Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Navy
Ban Karai Pass
Demilitarized Zone
North
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Chong Serei
Two Juveniles Arrested Eight Breakins Cleared
Two 14 year old Cedar Rapids boys were arrested in connection with eight house break ins from the past two years. They were processed by the youth bureau and released to their parents. Cases referred to the probation office. A partial recovery of loot was reported including money jewelry radios and a bottle of brandy.
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Cedar Rapids
Youth Bureau
Mel H Endecott Dies At 60 In Central City
Mel H Endecott 60 of route 2 Central City died Monday after a sudden illness. Born May 10 1911 in Miami county Kansas he lived in the Central City area 20 years. He married Viola Ward Jan 6 1933 in Harrisonville Missouri and farmed 32 years. Survived by wife two daughters two sons six sisters two brothers and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services Thursday 1 pm at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon Wednesday and at the Chapel of Memories after 9 am Thursday.
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Central City
Mel H. Endecott
Route 2
Mt. Vernon
Miami County
Kan
Viola G. Ward
Harrisonville
Endecott
Church of God Seventh Day
Farm Bureau
Henry Asher
Cedar Rapids
Warren Carper
Glendora
Calif
Keith W. Endecott
Marion
Wayne Endecott
Frank Endecott
Riverside
Thomas Endecott
Drexel
Fred Dakin
Jess Sage
Princeton
Ill
Kirkwood Officials Visit Washington for Federal Talks
A Kirkwood Community College delegation led by Superintendent Selby Ballantyne Ira Larson and Mike Crawford travels to Washington D C this week to brief Iowa Senators Harold Hughes Jack Miller and Congressmen John Culver Neal Smith Fred Schwengel and John Kyl. They will discuss veterans affairs environmental health training programs and pending federal legislation affecting community colleges with EPA manpower division head John Ropes and Veterans Administration chief Donald Johnson.
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Kirkwood Community College
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Selby Ballantyne
Kirkwood
Ira Larson
Mike Crawford
Harold Hughes
Jack Miller
John Culver
Neal Smith
Fred Schwengel
John Kyl
John Ropes
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Donald Johnson
Veterans Administration
Flying Saucers Are Laundry Bags in Tampa
Police and pedestrians chased unidentified flying objects that proved to be plastic laundry bags heated by small sulphur burners. The bags floated from Davis Islands in Tampa Bay to Hyde Park, with observers itching from a coating on the bags.
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Tampa
Davis Islands
Tampa Bay
Hyde Park
Mt Rainier Snow May Break Record
The Paradise area on Mt. Rainier has received 670 inches of snow this winter with a current snow depth of 257 inches. Park Superintendent John Townsley warns more heavy snow could break the season record.
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Longmire
Wash
UPI
Road To Paradise
Paradise
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier National Park
John Townsley
Moslems To Observe Holiday Wednesday In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Moslem community will observe the holiday of sacrifice Al Ath Ha Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the new Mosque and Center at 2999 First Avenue SW. A break fast follows services and an evening program and banquet are planned for 6 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Abraham
Ishmael
Mecca
First Avenue SW
Sickle Cell Program Funding Contested in Kentucky
Kentucky allocates $41,000 to finance a preventive program for sickle cell anemia, a hereditary disease among Negroes. The notice also urges readers to solve buying, renting, selling or locating problems quickly with a want ad.
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Kentucky
Spinach linked to infant blood poisoning warning debate
A U N FAO dietary committee warns that breakdown products in spinach can cause methemoglobinemia in infants. U.S. delegation says canned spinach safe. The panel rejects labeling warnings and urges immediate cooking consumption and disposal of leftovers.
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Rome
UPS
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
U.S
Probate notices for Melvin Thola estate and foreign will
In Linn County district court the will of Melvin Thola dated November 15 1971 was admitted to probate January 20 1972 executor The Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids urged creditors to file claims within six months from the second publication and actions to challenge the will within one year from that date. Also probate of Florence Susannah Bickal foreign will admitted January 19 1972 executor John Edward Chapman appointed with similar notice to creditors and six month filing rule Cedar Rapids Iowa attorneys Nazette Hendrickson Marner And Humphreys Date of second publication February 1 1972.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Melvin Thola
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rabie
Esate
Merchants National Bank of
Ariar Danine
Burr Ae
Susannah Bickal
Florence Susannah Bickal
John Edward Chapman
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Nazette, Hendrickson, Marner and
District Court
Delmar D. Bailey
Desmond M Norris
Desmond N. Norris
Hiawatha
District Court OF
Harold D. Hathaway
Angelik
Hathaway
Angeliki Hathaway
Anneliki Hathaway
Cedar Rapids
Ruth F. Lee
Mary Francis Julian
Cornwall, Avery and Berg
Spencer
Bert T. McCready
Doris McCready
Shell
Joseph J Hronik
Joseph J. Hronik
Consolidated Report of Condition for Fidelity Trust Co Cedar Rapids
Consolidated report of condition for Fidelity Trust Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa and domestic subsidiaries shows assets of 486 297.05 with cash 170 660.46 securities 271 717.03 bank premises 1 433.24 and other assets. Liabilities total 446 297.05 with demand deposits 193 789.93 and capital accounts 252 507.12. Directors certify accuracy on January 19 1972 with notary seal.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Parnell E. Proctor
Harvey L. Clark
State Bank No
Fairfax State Savings Bank of Fairfax
Treasury Securities
United States
Probate and divorce notices from Linn County Iowa
Probate notices announce Delmar D. Bailey estate with executor Desmond Norris and dates in 1972 and 1977 while another notice informs Angeliki Hathaway of dissolution proceedings and required court appearance by March 6 1972. A Ruth F. Lee probate shows executor Mary Francis Julian with publication dates January 13 and 25 1972.
Hodgepodge Across Clues Mixed With Definitions
A compact crossword style list presents Across and Down clues with numbers and paired hints. The page compiles assorted word definitions including animals, objects, and actions, forming a dense puzzle grid entry common to late 19th or early 20th century newspapers.
WECO Engineered Sales Inc Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation under the Iowa Business Corporation Act for WECO Engineered Sales Inc dated January 21 1972. The company has perpetual existence unlimited corporate power 100000 authorized shares par value 1 and private stockholder liability exemption. Initial office 1240 First Street NW Cedar Rapids Iowa registered agent Everett L Weekley director Everett L Weekley 1240 First Street NW Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Weco Engineered Sales, Inc
Iowa Business Corporation Act
Iowa
Iowa Corporation
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Everett L. Weekley
Eugene J. Kopecky
Higley Pier
Notice of Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor
Probate in Linn County Iowa for Bert T McCready deceased dated August 31 1966 admitted to probate Doris McCready appointed executor. Creditors may present claims by due date as provided by law. Burt Io Schluter listed as attorney or party in interest.
Notice of Administrator Appointment in Wertz Estate
Probate notice announces James E Shipman and Ronald Ray Wertz as administrators of the Wertz estate in Rockford. Creditors must file authenticated claims within six months from the second publication. unpaid claims will be barred. Attorneys Simmons Perrine Albright and Eilwood represent the administrators.
Notice of Probate of Will and Executor Appointment
Probate No. 37659 records the will of Joseph J Hronik deceased admitted to probate on February 20 1970. Joseph J Hronik jr named executor to settle the estate and publish claims by January 25 1972 or be forever barred. Attorney Wm Crissman for the executor dated January 25 1972.
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Garether Tice
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Pentagon
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Cb. Ly Ws
Orville Spurgeon
YMCA
Marion Branch
Mons
Senor
Stickney
Adv
Thirteenth Street
Marion Christian Church
Eta Tata
Beta Sigma Phi
Clyde Kramer
First Avenue
Terry Welsh
Robert Mitchell
Sickney
Justice Department
William S. Beardsley
Idaho Russ
Idaho
Florida
al Sze
Nile
Earlville House
Iowa U
School Credit Union
Dennis the Menace
Air Force F105
Dong Hoi
Dmz
By Neg Cochran
Kennedy
Europe
Ford, Terpstra and Wilkinson
Consolidated Report of Conditionassachusetts Fidelity Trust Company
Gerald A. Hil
Ronald L. Jensen
Edward C. Strazishar
State of Iowa
County of Linn
Judy K. Never
Notary Public
Internal Revenue Service
J. L. Krall
Gordon K. Sorg
Ass.j
GORDON K_SORG
Johnson tAiller
Lioyd J. Lefebvre
Newnas Gates
Nellie R. Krueger
Richard D Holden
Said Executor
John J. Shea Shea
Athena
Crass
Otto L Schluter
Raymond Edward Wertz
James E. Shipman
Ronald Ray Wertz
Rockford
Simmons
Wm. W. Crissman
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