Deep River Orangeman Days Set
Deep River hosts Orangeman Days on Friday and Saturday with events at Memorial hall and the Legion Home. A talent contest, a band concert, an award program for charter Legion members, a reception, and a midway in the south park will mark the celebration tied to the Battle of the Boyne with a century of local observance.
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Deep River
Orangeman
Memorial Hall
Deep River - Millersburg
American Legion Post
Legion
South Park
Northern Ireland
Ireland
France
James
Boyne
River Boyne
The
Tom Jones Show Guests Sonny and Cher at TV 9
Tom Jones hosts a Friday night program featuring guests Sonny and Cher Henry Gibson and Herman's Hermits at eight o clock on TV 9 the color edition.
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Tom Jones
Sonny and Cher
Henry Gibson
Herman's Hermits
TV 9
Longer Truck Hearings Hit By Schwengel
Washington hearings on highway size limits debated larger trucks and buses on federal interstates. Rep. Schwengel opposed measures to widen to 102 inches and lengthen to 70 feet while weights rise. he cited driver concerns over safety and handling and questioned bus operators claims.
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Washington
UPI
House Highway Subcommittee
Fred Schwengel
Rrowa
Senate
House
John Kluczynski
D-Ill
Robert Denney
R-Neb
Schwengel
Capitol Plaza
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established In 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by The Gazette Co and is published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail, with various editions and prices, and no mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Auto Hits Stump Kills Three Iowans near Polk City
Three people died when their car left Route 415 near Polk City and crashed into a tree stump. Victims were Dawn Mills 24 of Madrid Ronald Lloyd Dickerson 25 of Kelley and his wife Nancy Sue 23.
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Polk City
UPI
Des Moines
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Dawn Mills
Madrid
Ronald Lloyd Dickerson
Kelley
Nancy Sue
Roberts Establishing Gulf Coast Technical Institute
Dr. Millard Roberts former Parsons College president in Fairfield says he is establishing a new vocational technical school in Pascagoula Mississippi. The Gulf Coast Technical Institute is planned to open next fall with Roberts working part time and maintaining a New York home where his wife teaches at City College of New York.
Trail Ride Set Near Toddville by Cedar Valley Riders
The Cedar Valley Trail Riders club will host a Sunday trail ride at the Gerald Moser farm in Toddville. Attendees should bring a covered dish and their own table service for a noon potluck dinner. The farm lies 3 miles north of Midway on highway 150 and then 1% miles west.
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Toddville
Cedar Valley Trail Riders Club
Gerald Moser
Midway
Highway 150
Pool Employees Threaten Quit At Dyersville
Dyersville may be left without pool staff after Sunday as workers petition the town council demanding higher wages. The council voted to involve the mayor and recreation leaders to explain the 1969 budget limits and consider the request in 1970, with replacements possible if workers do not report to work Monday.
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Dyersville
Vincent Clemen
Ted Deacon
Charges Against Two In Buchanan County Crashes
Two drivers face charges after crashes in Buchanan County. Norman Strief 38 rural Winthrop and Merle Bush 25 Waterloo collided at a rural intersection two miles east of Quasqueton at 4 15 p m Bush charged with failure to yield to vehicle on the right Mrs Bush treated for head and knee bumps by a doctor Ralph Miller 21 Cedar Rapids charged with failure to have control of his vehicle on a curve His car left highway 20 one mile west of Winthrop at 7 35 p m He lost control on a curve and the vehicle rolled over once He credited his seat belt with saving him from injury.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Norman Strief
Winthrop
Merle Bush
Waterloo
Quasqueton
Bush
Ralph Miller
Cedar Rapids
Highway 20
Anna Mellick Dies at 100 in Waukon Iowa
Anna Mellick of Waukon died Thursday morning a week after turning 100. Born July 3, 1869 in Galena Illinois she lived much of her life in Allamakee county farming with her husband until his 1927 death. Survivors include five children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services are being arranged at Bakke Hanson funeral home.
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Waukon
Henry
Anna) Mellick
Mellick
Robert Reas
Galena
Ill
Allamakee County
Rea
Walton
Urban
John Kilpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Milton
Caledonia
Minn
Bakke-Hanson Funeral Home
Migrant Camps in Iowa Show Minor Defects in Inspections
Iowa health officials report minor defects found in migrant labor camps inspected so far with cooperative operators. About 30 of 75 camps filed permit applications under a new law. 12 have been inspected, revealing mainly inadequate toilet facilities and light needs for compliance.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Health Department
Paul Houser
Environmental Engineering Division
Iowa
Houser
Board of Health
Clothing Pick Up Set At Decorah Church
The Rev. David E. Streyffeler says a Church World Service truck will collect clothing at the First United Methodist Church on Monday.
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Decorah
David E. Streyffeler
Church World Service
First United Methodist Church
Fire Marshals Struggle With Arson Surge
State Fire Marshal Wilbur Johnson says eight deputies cannot adequately probe suspected arson fires. Last year they investigated 459 fires while over 1,000 rural and nearly 3,000 town blazes were reported. Johnson sought four more deputies but funding was denied.
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Wilbur Johnson
Johnson
State Orders Upgrading Of Pre 1957 Nursing Homes
DES MOINES AP The state board of health ruled that operators purchasing nursing homes built before 1957 must meet the same safety and sanitation standards as newer facilities before licensing. The decision could affect about 300 old homes with roughly 8,250 beds and follows a fatal Marshalltown fire in April.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Marshalltown
Four Decorah Boys Admit Setting Fire
Four boys ages 8 to 14 told Decorah police they started a blaze that destroyed a vacant garage on West Broadway. The garage, owned by Conrad Simonson, led investigators to report findings to the Winneshiek county attorney for action.
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Decorah
West Broadway
Conrad Simonson
Winneshiek County
Burlington Blaze Definitely Arson Officials Say
Oskaloosa deputy state fire marshal Joe Beal announced the Fullerton Lumber Co. fire in Burlington was arson after on scene work and police findings. The Sunday blaze caused about 250000 dollars in damage and investigators will pursue suspects. Police had earlier suspected the fire aimed to hide a theft, noting a small cash amount taken and an attempted safe opening.
Iowa Legislative Council Approves 34 Studies
The Iowa Legislative Council approved 34 studies including reviews of the state revenue and transportation issues, sex offense and potential wiretap legislation, and the effectiveness of the commerce commission. It also named eight interim committees while deferring social services and state government studies. Senators debated committee chairmen controlling study topics.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Development Commission
General Assembly
Iowa Legislative Council
Commerce Commission
Iowa
Senate
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Frommell
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Iowa River
Marguerite Davis
Zales Jewelers
Buchanan
Anna Mellick
Anna
Dairydale Court
S.E
Louie W. Scroggins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
First
Harrison
Webertown Daily Press Assn
Burlington
Ernest Hidder
Luce & Sullivan
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