City Briefs and Local Notices Highlight Meetings and Losses
UAW retirees meet with potluck Thursday at the Ellis YMCA while Catholic Laymen host talk Friday at Bishops downtown with James Nisley. The College Barber Shop hours are 8 to 8 weekdays and 8 to 5 Saturday. Cash was stolen from Trax Oil pop machine and tools valued at $167.45 were taken from a garage on Richmond Road NE. Executive Plaza Office space for rent. Cedar Rapids Land O Lakes executive Farris Biggart speaks Thursday at 7:30 AM. Notre Dame named Michael Petzolka to the Dean’s List. William B. Galbraith named fellow of American College of Physicians. Ronald Primrose reports a tape player theft from his Washington Ave SE car. Special gospel meetings run tonight and Wednesday at the Church of The Foursquare Gospel. JoAnne Luce and Tamara Miller named to William Woods College achievement list. Veterinary Hospital opening announced at 1818 Blairs Ferry Rd NE. Linn County Council on Aging to meet Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
Garbage Strike Ends in Detroit
Detroit's 1,400 sanitation workers returned to work Tuesday, ending a five day strike that piled up over 22,000 tons of garbage in streets and alleys. The walkout followed a 10 week overtime boycott that had caused garbage buildup in some areas.
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Detroit
Gas Emissions Study Approved For Comparison Of Gas Types
Iowa highway commission expected to approve an Iowa State University led study comparing no lead and regular gas emissions and operating costs. Research aims to inform potential fleet cost decisions before next spring contract awards. The plan follows prior trials at Grundy Center and Sac City garages amid prior controversy over no lead fuels.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa State University
Grundy Center
Sac City
John H. Ford
Central Services
Robert Ray
Music Teacher Will Solo with Municipal Band
Byron Thompson, Linn-Mar high school music teacher, guest soloist with Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Noelridge Park, performing Climb Every Mountain, Sound of Music, and Impossible Dream. Thompson, UNI and UI alumnus, has directed church choirs, led civic cantata groups, and soloed with UNI orchestra and Linn-Mar band. Concerts directed by Frank Piersol feature a varied program. A second concert with Thompson is planned for Sunday in Bever Park at 8 p.m.
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Byron Thompson
Linn-Mar High School
Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Park
Thompson
Mitch Leigh
Iowa High School Music Assa
UNI Orchestra
Linn-Mar
Henry Fillmore
William Latham
Jesu
J. S. Bach
Trombone King
Karl King
Richard Rodgers
Gustav Holst
John Morrissey
Edwards
Louis Bellson
J. J. Richards
Bever Park
Driver Charged with Larceny of Automobile
Clark Witt, 17, of 1847 Wilson avenue SW, led highway patrols on a high speed chase from Marengo to Williamsburg Sunday night and was charged in juvenile court Tuesday with larceny of a motor vehicle. He was on weekend release from Eldora state training school for boys and was to be returned after the court appearance. Cedar Rapids police said 21 traffic charges will be dropped as Witt is in custody at Eldora. He was tracked to a car reported stolen around 10 p.m. Sunday by John Epperson, 2319 Lori drive SW.
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Clark Witt
Wilson Avenue
Marengo
Williamsburg
Witt
Eldora
Cedar Rapids
John Epperson
Lori Drive
Train collision in India kills 16 officials cite theft
In Calcutta area, 16 people died when two trains collided at Mograhat. Unofficial reports say 21 dead and 50 injured. Officials say theft of overhead electrical wires disrupted intercity communications.
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Calcutta
UPI
Mograhat
Ernest Fuhrmeister 81 Dies in Tiffin Rites Thursday
Ernest W. Fuhrmeister 81, longtime Solon area farmer and former Grand View Store owner at Sandy Beach, died after a long illness in Tiffin. He was born June 1, 1890, near Solon. His first wife Bessie Chehak died earlier.
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Tiffin
Ernest W. Fuhrmeister
Solon
Grand View
Sandy Beach
Bessie Chehak
Solon Man Dies. Services Set At Brosh Funeral Home
May 1931 marriage to Ethel Altman in 1933 noted. Survived by second wife, two daughters Alice Hamad of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Albert Miller of Tiffin, plus 5 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Services Thursday 10:30 a.m. at Brosh funeral home Solon. Burial Oakland Cemetery Solon. Visitation Wednesday. Memorials suggested to cancer fund.
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Ethel Altman
Alice Hamad
Cedar Rapids
Albert Miller
Tiffin
Brosh Funeral Home
Solon
Oakland Cemetery
Cancer Fund
Blindness Convention Opened by Jernigan
The National Federation for the Blind opened its world’s largest meeting in Houston with over 1,200 delegates for the annual convention. NFB President Kenneth Jernigan of Des Moines forecast attendance surpassing 1,500. Jernigan heads the 40,000 member group and directs Iowa’s Commission for the Blind. About 150 Iowans joined the delegation, one of the largest state contingents.
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Houston
UPI
National Federation For the Blind
NFB
Kenneth Jerinigan
Des Moines
Jernigan
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Bernice Shakespeare Dies in Central City Rites Planned
Bernice M Shakespeare 78 lifelong resident of Coggon Central City area died Sunday at a Cedar Rapids hospital born February 6 1893 in Coggon married Avon Shakespeare February 24 1916 She was a Zion Presbyterian member Past Matron Linn Chapter No 74 C E S and Women’s Literary and Musical club of Central City Survived by husband two sons Kent Sun Valley California Framers of Kingsburg California two daughters Mrs Dale Somers Central City and Mrs Robert Woodford Cedar Rapids ten grandchildren one great grandchild and sister Laurena Holcomb Marion Services Wednesday at 3 30 p m Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Park Burial Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call Murdoch chapel Central City after 4 p m Tuesday and may contribute to cancer fund as memorial
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Central City
Bernice M. Shakespeare
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Avon Shakespeare
Murdoch Chapel
The
Cancer Fund
Witness News at Five Thirty PM on TV Nine Eye
Local station teases its 6 o clock news with Bob Harper and Wayne Winston hosting a colorful, lively program. The feature invites viewers to tune in for practical, upbeat coverage and a run of weekday want ads.
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Bob Harper
Wayne Winston
Jim Stimson
Witness
Police decoys kill would be bandits in two Detroit incidents
Police disguised as civilians in a special unit STRESS Stop the Robberies Enjoy Safe Streets shot and killed two men who allegedly tried to rob them and wounded three others in two separate incidents.
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Detroit
Gunmen Kill Three In Bank Hold Up In Italy
Three masked gunmen attempted a bank robbery in Reggio Calabria Italy and killed three employees while wounding two others after a teller stalled. The trio fled the scene with no money taken.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
GOP Meeting Set for August Convention Dates
Washington AP reports 1972 Republican national convention slated for August 21 to 24, with Miami Beach or San Diego as possible sites, per party chairman Sen. Robert Dole.
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Washington
Miami Beach
San Diego
Robert Dole
Moon Bound Over On Breakin Charges In City Court
William A. Moon 21 of 847 Twelfth Street NE was bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in municipal court Friday on breaking and entering. He faces charges for breakins at the Steven Viers residence 1006 Twelfth Street NE and at 1411 Oakland Road NE both on June 13.
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William A. Moon
Twelfth Street
Steven Viers
Oakland Road
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UAW
Ellis Ymca
James Nisley
Linn County Social Services
Bishops
the College
Trax Oil Co
Third Street SE
David Rogers
Richmond Road
Executive Plaza
1St Ave. SE
Farris Biggart
Land O’ Lakes
Roosevelt
Jay McNamara
Jim Kimber
MacKenzie Company
Michael Petrzelka
Staudcourt
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
Ind
William B. Galbraith
Terrace Hill Drive
American College of Physicans
Ronald Primrose
Nineteenth Street SE
Washington Avenue SE
Charles Leaming
St. Petersburg
Florida
Church of the Foursquare Gospel
1St Ave
JoAnne Luce
B Avenue
Tamara Miller
Homestead
William Woods College
Fulton
Robert L. Bishop
Blairs Ferry Rd
Council On Aging
Linn
County Council On Aging Board
Third Avenue
By Dale Kueter
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
UNI
Frank Piersol
Hiltbrunner
Second Street
KODAK
GAF
FUJI
FCA
First Avenue
Ernest Fuhrmeister
Bernice Shakespeare
G.O.P
Center Point Road
Hamburner Supreme
Nmory Cheeseburger
You
Peoples’ Future Builders
Joan Erickson
Steve Menzner
Peoples
Peoples Bank
Newhall
Peoples Downtown
Peoples West
Mays City
FDIC
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