Weather and local notices from Davenport area daily records
Highs and lows given for Wednesday and Thursday with precipitation totals and station readings. Also reports births, deaths, service notices, and multiple town obituaries and funeral times across New Vienna, Manchester, Earlville, Anamosa, Fayette, Colesburg, Kalona, and surrounding areas.
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New Vienna
Judy Lynn Lansing
John F
Kramer's
Dyersville
Manchester
Walter ‘Arvidson
Shelly’s
Earlville
Jane Wheeler
Methodist Church
Clifton’s
Anamosa
Dick Merrill
McSwiggin
Uhlmann
van Horne
Herman C. Brehm
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Fellmer’s
Keystone
Belle Plaine
Raymond J. Flinn
St. Michael’s ‘Church
Rosary
Hrabak’s
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Chelsea
Kalona
Harvey A. Swartzendruber
Kalona United Methodist Church
Peterseim’s
Lindsay Prods Kosygin Rabbi Family to U.S Visit
New York AP report describes Brooklyn Rabbi Abraham Barenboim pressing Soviet Premier Kosygin for family asylum. Mayor Lindsay wrote Kosygin after articles sparked action. Barenboim brothers survived the Nazi era. Rabbi Shlomo Barenboim and family arrived from Moscow to reunite with Abraham and met the mayor at city hall presenting a vodka token.
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New York
Brooklyn
Abraham Barenboim
Kosygin
U.S
John Lindsay
Barenboim
Lindsay
Washington
Shlomo Barenboim
Moscow
Abraham Barenboin
Russia
City Hall
General Mills to Build Meat Analogue Plant in Cedar Rapids
Food firms explore soy based meat analogues using protein pulp spun into fibers to mimic textures and flavors. General Mills plans a Cedar Rapids plant on the far southwest side with spring construction and more product details to follow.
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General Mills
Foreclosure Petitions At Mt Vernon Bank Trust Co and Linman Construction
Courthouse filings list two foreclosure actions. Mt Vernon Bank and Trust Co. sues Anton J. Houser and Susan R. Houser over a $2,510 Chartel mortgage. Harold Wayne Linman dba Linman Construction Co. sues Ivy R. and Norma I. Ciemnoczelowski in a $9,299.62 mechanic's lien foreclosure.
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Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Co
Anton J. Houser
Susan R. Houser
Harold Wayne Linman
Linman Construction Co
Ivy R
Norma I. Ciemnoczelowski
Skipper Says He'd Avoid Korean Zone
Cmdr Charles Clark testifies at navy court of inquiry that lightly armed intelligence ships should avoid Red China or North Korea but would still fly the Banner on future intelligence missions. He recalls near misses with hostile vessels and urges faster, compartmented ships to improve safety.
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Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
Red China
North Korea
Cmdr
Charles Clark
Navy
Lloyd Bucher
Bucher
Pete Bucher
Clark
Frank Johnson
E. Miles Harvey
Pacific Missile Range
Point Mugu
Q. Adm
White
Japan
Iowa area schools push vocational focus per 1967 advice
Cedar Rapids B A Jensen told lawmakers that Iowa area schools have followed the 1967 legislative advice to stay out of the red and emphasize vocational-technical training. He noted 60 percent of Iowans now access posthigh school education, with 108 percent enrollment rise in vocational courses for 1967-68 versus arts and sciences up 8.6 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate Higher Education Committee
B. A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Council For Area School Boards
Jensen
William D. Cotton
Asbury Methodist Church
Flatt
Stuart Sears
Waterloo
Iowa Assn
Sears
Iowa Farm Bureau
Glenn Taylor
Bureau
House
Senate
Duane Anderson
University of Iowa
Office of
Community College Affairs
Dr. Anderson
North Central Accreditation Assn
Comprehensive Community College
Kenneth Lewis
Master Builders of Iowa
Lewis
International Carpenters Union
Nixon invites dissenting views from State Department
President Nixon told about 700 State Department officials there is room in his Forward Together administration for strong foreign policy dissent. He announced Gerard Smith as director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, upgrading the post with direct access to the secretary of state and the President.
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Washington
Nixon
State Department
Capitol Hill
Gerard Smith
Smith
Kennedy
Washington - Moscow
Dulles and CIA leadership through turbulent era
The article recounts Allen Dulles career from deputy director in 1951 to top CIA role, notes tensions after the U2 and Bay of Pigs episodes, mentions possible replacements including Taylor Kennedy Gavin and eventual successor John McCone, and cites the agency's concealed budget amid postwar secrecy.
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France
Belgium
Italy
Truman
CIA
Eisenhower
Dulles
Gary Francis Powers
Russia
Eisen
Hower
Khrushchev
Bay of Pigs
Kennedy
Maxwell Taylor
Taylor
Robert F. Kennedy
James Gavin
John McCone
Richard Helms
O Neill Wins Overwhelming Confidence Vote in Ulster Parliament
Prime Minister Terence O Neill gained a strong mandate from the Ulster parliament amid four months of religious and civil rights strife. Members rejected an opposition amendment by 31 to 3, while Paisley and Bunting faced separate jail terms and appeals.
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Belfast
Terence O'Neill
Iirm
O’neill
Ian Paisley
Paisley
Ronald Bunting
Obituary for Edson J. Nelson Builder Material co-founder
Edson J. Nelson 72 longtime Builders Material Co partner died Thursday in Ft Lauderdale after a sudden illness. Born Aug 21 1896 in Cedar Rapids he moved from South Dakota in 1924 to join the firm and retired in 1967. He was a World War I veteran and held multiple civic memberships. He is survived by his wife Alfhild Brandt two brothers two sisters and two grandchildren. Memorial services details announced. Also Mary Ellen Hinton 87 widow of John N. Hinton died Wednesday after brief illness. She leaves a daughter and a son, four grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Memorial services and interment planned with charitable contributions suggested.
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Edson J. Nelson
Builders Material Co
Ft. Lauderdale
Cedar Rapids
Blair House
Nelson
South Dakota
Builders Material
Alfhild Brandt
Elks Club
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Ellen Hinton
John N. Hinton
Cairo
Ike Shaw
Moberly
John C. Shaw
Chapel of Memories
Glenn McMichael
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Kirksville
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Burial notice for Carl M. Burge former Cedar Rapids resident
Carl M. Burge a resident of Cedar Rapids and Mt. Vernon before moving to Torrance California in 1928 died at Yountsville California Tuesday born January 21 1889 at Mt. Vernon surviving son George E. Burge San Francisco and a
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Carl M. Burge
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Torrence
Calif
Yountsville
George E. Burge
San Francisco
Funeral notices and burials list at local cemeteries
Services were held for Wilt James, John M Johnson, William Lee Crawford, Sanford T Seysler, Gilbert Godson, Wilbur Suhr, and others. Interments took place at Cedar Memorial Linwood Oak Hill and Bearle cemeteries with ministers from Bethel United Methodist and Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian churches officiating. Military rites were noted for John M Johnson.
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Joe Reiks
Bethel United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Johnson
John M
Rohn Funeral Home
John M. Jensen
Linwood
Crawford
William Lee
Turner Chapel
Douglas Baltz
Linwood Cemetery
Seysler
Sanford T
Turner
Mizpah Masonic Lodge
Godson
Gilbert
Fairfax forced to pause Atlantic crossing row
London reports John Fairfax transmitted word that a strained back muscle stopped his 22-foot boat the cross Atlantic voyage. He paused the row to recover while continuing the attempt.
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London
John Fairfax
Aides Clash Over Nixon Travel Outlook
Washington reports show conflicting signals from Herbert Klein and Ronald Ziegler on whether President Nixon will travel abroad. Klein hinted at possible overseas trips in coming months, while Ziegler stressed there are no plans. White House efforts to coordinate this explanation continued with briefings and clarifications.
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Washington
White House
Herbert Klein
Klein
Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
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Harold Thordsen
Davenport
Joseph Cassidy
Walcott
Appropriations Committee
Mercy
Donald P. Ward
Watkins
John G. Tegeler
Twelfth Avenue
Frank W. Egan
Ee Street
Safarik
Hiawatha
James E. Vanek
Woodland Drive
John P. Jones
Parkwood Drive
St. Luke's
Dennis Gelo
Route One
Marion
David Buchanan
Wheatland
Robert Zaiger
Sunrise Mobile Court
Furnace Register
Seventh Avenue
Memorial Drive
Sherman Street
Eighth Avenue
Australia
Skipper
By Frank Nye
Area Ten
Bowling Street
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Kuen East
State Dept
O'Neill
C.R
Florida
Harold Burge
Vernon
Oak Hill Cemetery
Allen
van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Turner Chapel East
John Hinton
ED Nelson
Walter Mears
meliCy Y
Louvers
Bay Prestidge
Vernon Village
Mt, Vernon RD
Christian Science Lecture
Christian Science Church
Second Ave
Turner’s
John K. Turner
Invita
National
Turner Mortuary
First Ave
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