Man identified in Cedar Rapids forged check case. alibi clears
Michael Pomeroy, 22, of Rock Island, had charges dismissed after district judge ruled the alibi witness from Salvation Army in Wichita supported his attendance there during the July 21 incident. Police had shown he passed a $127.24 forged check at Eagle store in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Wichita
Kan
William Faches
William Eads
Michael F. Pomeroy
Rock Island
Pomeroy
Stanley Nielsen
Faches
Salvation Army
Eagle
First Avenue SE
Paradise Tavern
Nielsen
Morals Charges Filed Against Two Linn Men
Walter F. Valenta 29 and Marvin D. Joyce 40 were charged in Cedar Rapids municipal court with rape after two 16 year old Cedar Rapids girls were involved. Police arrested them in the 1800 block of Otis road SE and they posted $1500 bond each. They are due in court next Thursday.
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Walter F. Valenta
Center Point
Marvin D. Joyce
Walker
Cedar Rapids
Otis Road SE
Seering Sues for 16795 in Truck Crash Damages
Wilbert K. Seering filed a 16795 damage suit in Linn district court against Keith L. Blue and Acme Transport Co. The tractor trailer struck Seering's station wagon in Cedar Rapids on August 18, causing permanent spine and neck injuries. Damages seek pain loss of earnings earning capacity and medical expenses.
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Wilbert K. Seering
Linn
Keith L. Blue
Acme Transport Co
Oelwein
Blue
Seering
Cedar Rapids
Wrong Identity In Forgery Story
A Gazette correction clarifies that James W. Murray was not arrested for forgery. The forged name appeared on a Harley J. Kephart, 36, as part of the prior report.
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James W. Murray
Harley J. Kephart
Galloway Placed in Treatment Under Psychopath Law
Judge William R. Eads ruled Henry J. Galloway, 36, a criminal sexual psychopath under Iowa law, and ordered treatment at Independence Mental Health Institute. County suit for a hearing was filed June 13. Galloway faced sodomy charges in Cedar Rapids and underwent court-ordered examination at Anamosa.
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William R. Eads
Henry J. Galloway
Iowa
Independence
Galloway
Cedar Rapids
Hospital of the Men’s
Anamosa
Eads
Kathrine Kloubec Faces Embezzlement Charge
Kathrine Kloubec of rural Mt. Vernon was arrested on a warrant for embezzlement by bailee. She is accused of taking a $125 portable TV delivered by Sixteenth Avenue Home Appliance on November 13 and was released on a $500 bond.
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Kathrine Kloubec
Mt. Vernon
Sixteenth Avenue Home
Attempted Breakin at Texaco Station Fails
A $75 window glass was broken in an attempted breaking at the Texaco station at Johnson avenue and Jacelyn drive NW Thursday night. Sheriff Walter Grant said an unsuccessful attempt was made to trip a lock after breaking a glass on the east overhead door.
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Texaco
Johnson’ Avenue
Jacelyn Drive
Walter Grant
Legal Notices of Damages and Foreclosure Actions
Wilkin Elevator Co. versus Theodore Stinger for 2872 dollars 53 cents on promissory notes. D and B Construction Inc. versus Robert J. Snyder and Patricia M. Snyder for 6176 dollars 59 cents, mechanic lien foreclosure. Dismissals Rodger Grant versus Larry Voldingh for 3121 dollars 81 cents damages with prejudice. Robert W. Bunting versus Lawrence I Delancey for 6000 dollars damages with prejudice.
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Wilkin Elevator Co
Theodore Stinger
D and B Construction, Inc
Robert J. Snyder
Patricia M. Snyder
Mechanic’s Lion
Rodger Grant
Larry Voldingh
Robert W. Bunting
Lawrence I. Delancey
Reservist Banker Refuses to Wait for Call-Up
A man who called himself a reserve airman and a $22,000-a-year banker phoned the Pentagon asking about his call-up status. An air force major confirmed the unit was being called and ordered him to report by tomorrow midnight.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Woman found dead. cause under investigation in Waterloo
A 39 year old Waterloo woman Sharon Wright was found dead in the Me Too food store parking lot after a scheduled medical appointment in Cedar Rapids. Authorities say further tests have not determined the death cause and no foul play is suspected.
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Waterloo
Sharon Wright
Me-Too
Sixteenth Avenue
J Street
Radiation Cloud From Nevada Test Shrouds Sky
Nevada cloud rose nearly two thousand feet after a blast designed to test rock digging for sea level canal projects. The 2,500 ton TNT device released radiation, formed a crater, and prompted air surveillance with a two mile wind carrying dust northeast. The Atomic Energy Commission will monitor until dissipation.
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Willie Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Atomic Energy Commission
Columnists Today Editorial Art Buchwald
Columnists today feature Art Buchwald on the editorial page with the picture. The brief item notes his presence and contribution to the page.
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Art Buchwald
China Breaks Silence on Pueblo Affair
Peking says the USS Pueblo entry into North Korean waters violated the Korean armistice. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher admitted a spy mission. The ship offered armed resistance as North Korean boats surrounded it. several Americans were killed or wounded. Chinese observers reportedly avoid domestic coverage and speculate on Beijing's cautious stance amid crisis.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
U.S. S
Peking
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
North Korea
Dismissal Motion Denied in Federal Court Case
Judge Edward J. McManus denied a dismissal motion by an Omaha firm sued by Clinton Engines Corp of Maquoketa for 110 838 dollars alleged for engines delivered to General Appliance Manufacturing Co. The ruling hinges on amending the complaint to state Clinton Engines principal place of business. A separate suit by Champion Inc of Sandy Springs against Brandco Inc and Harvey Brandt of Cedar Falls seeks 18 234 dollars for farm machinery and parts.
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Edward J. McManus
Omaha, Neb
Clinton Engines Corp
Maquoketa
Clinton Engines
General Appliance ‘Manufacturing Co
Champion Inc
Sandy Springs
Colo
Brandco Inc
Harvey Brandt
Cedar Falls
Champion
Bus slides into ditch on icy highway east of King Tower
A loaded South Tama school bus slid into a ditch on Highway 30 about a half mile east of King Tower Friday morning. The mishap was blamed on a light ice cover on the roadway. no injuries were reported.
Arraignment Set for Three in Delaware Court
Three men face arraignment in Delaware district court Monday on criminal charges. Roy V. Ingles of Greeley charged with second offense drunk driving after a Nov. 9 arrest north of Thorpe by Edgewood patrolman David Zimmer. Frank Starr of Cedar Rapids charged with rape after grand jury indictment. Nelson L. Freeze of Manchester charged with drunk driving after arrest at highways 20 and 38 by patrolman Jerri Danerval.
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Manchester
Delaware District Court
Roy V. Ingles
Greeley
Thorpe
David Zimmer
Edgewood
Frank Starr
Cedar Rapids
Nelson L. Freeze
Jerri Danerval
Resignation by Pacification Head Thang Reported
Major General Nguyen Duc Thang, head of South Vietnam's pacification program and vice-chief of the joint general staff, submitted his resignation from the army. US officials note his departure could affect pacification efforts as anti American sentiment grows amid disillusionment over Saigon's countryside policy.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Duc Thang
Thang
Army
Joint General Staff
U.S
Reformatory Sentence To Iowa City Mon
Johnson county district court sentenced Donald Ray Yoder of Iowa City to up to five years in the Anamosa reformatory after he pled guilty to a September 29 larceny over $20 involving $350 stolen from the Dean Moel home near Solon. He received 12 days credit for time served in county jail.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Donald Ray Yoder
Dean Moel
Solon
Yoder
Anamosa
Emergency Test This Weekend by Radio Amateurs
Amateur radio operators in Linn county will participate in the annual simulated emergency test by the American Radio Relay League. The exercise, in cooperation with civil defense and the Red Cross, uses mobile and portable stations and a city hall control station to link local networks with the national system for state and area communications.
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Linn County
American Radio Relay League
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps
Civil Defense Organization
The
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Mayor fines own fine in Dysart court
Dysart mayor Wilfred Speiers appeared in Dysart mayor H L Zimmer's court charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. Zimmer told him I am going to let you write your own ticket and Speiers was fined 15 dollars.
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Dysart
Wilfred Speiers
Victor Buono Joins Laughs With Joey Bishop Friday
Victor Buono appears with Joey Bishop for a color TV comedy hour airing Friday at 10 30 PM on Channel 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Buono
Joey Bishop
Channel 9
C R Man Accused in Bad Check Count
Robert Balcom 28 of 182 Twentieth Avenue SW was arrested on a false uttering of a check warrant. He allegedly wrote a 7.20 bad check to J C Penney at 109 Second Street SE on December 15. Balcom posted 110 bond and was released. he faces municipal court February 1.
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Robert Balcom
Twentieth Avenue SW
Balcom
J. C. Penney Co
Second Street
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Park Towne Place
Marty Cain
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Mt. Vernon Rd
Jack Johnston
Davenport
Holiday Inn
Williams Boulevard
Jerome
Northwood
Richard Hovey
Conner’s
St. Patrick’s School
Pasadena
Calif
E. J. Wykle
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Coe College
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Fourth Avenue
Barbara Vanderpol
Thirtieth Street
Diane Weir
Twentyseventh Street
Bruce White
Maple Drive
House of Hair
1St
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Pearson-Anderson
Louis Cassels
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Shulsky
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OPEN
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Vietnam
Happy Homes
Second Avenue
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Free
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Wist Ave
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