Community programs and events in Marion area
A Wednesday noon program at First United Methodist Church targets adults over six with a health and diet Q and A by Dr William Bennell of Marion. Rev J M Steffenson leads community singing and presents color films Wheat Happened in Norway and All One Difference. A potluck precedes the program with organizers Carroll Roberts and Mev and Mrs Waller Rech in charge.
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First United Methodist Church
William Bennell
Marion
J.M. Steffenson
Norway
Carroll Roberts
Mev
Waller Rech
Governor's Wife Undergoes Surgery
Towns first lady Mrs Ray aged 44 is hospitalized after abdominal surgery at Town Memorial Hospital in Des Moines. Governor's press secretary Richard Gilbert says she is feeling fine in recovery and the operation, planned since early summer, was not an emergency. She entered Sunday night and should be released by midweek. The secretary did not specify the surgery type.
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JK Moins
Biltlhe Bay
Town Melenoligt Hospital
Des Moines
Richard Gilbert
Ray
Gilbert
Wuh
William Parker, Waterloo Judge, Dies at 91
William Parker, longtime municipal court judge and first Black judge in Waterloo, died at his Columbia Maryland home after midnight Saturday. Parker served on the Iowa state parole board, later chaired Waterloo’s municipal court, and was VA director of contract compliance in Washington. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Waterloo
UPI
William Parker
Columbia
Parker
Walerloo
Iowa State Parole Board
Floods and Landslides Kill 15 in Northern Italy
Severe weekend rainstorms lashed northern Italy causing mudslides along the riviera and killing at least 15 people, authorities said. Rescue teams scrambled to reach affected towns as flooding forced evacuations.
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Italy
Milan
Italian Riviera
Johnson Crash Leaves Two Injured Near Riverside
Riverside report says a one car crash about a mile southwest of Riverside at 1 04 pm Sunday left driver Steven Millenger of Kalona with lateral injuries and two passengers Michael Dunn of Riverside and David Murphy of rural Washington in critical condition with multiple internal injuries.
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Riverside
Scen Ty
Steven Millenger
Kalona
Millenger
Michael Dunn
David Murphy
Cural Washington
House Fire Blamed on Children Playing With Matches
Iowa City fire units battled an abandoned condemned house at 933 North Dodge Street. Three units responded to a Sunday blaze that caused extensive interior damage.
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Iowa City
North
Dodge Street
Rebels surrender after 12 hour Virginia prison uprising
About 400 inmates rioted at the Virginia State Prison Farm 30 miles west of Richmond. Police cleared two blocks with dogs and gas while the third block held out until peaceable surrender at 10 am CDT. Two officers injured and one inmate head wound reported. No clear demands given.
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Powhatan, Viv
UPI
a_ state no 1
Virginia State Prison
Richmond
CDT
Wayne Facrar
Virginia Department of Welfare and Institutions
Farrar
Varrac
Winthrop Plastics Expansion Plans Announced
Triangle Plastics of Winthrop led by executive vice president James L. Blin unveiled a major expansion to 7500 square feet of new manufacturing space and 195 total employees. The project follows a string of growth since 1965 and includes shelving and 75 new workers.
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Winthrop
James L. Blin
Triangle Plastics
Finali |Patrineants
Snyder
Castalia
Winneshiek County
Cedar Rapids
Vomlicemen
Pany
30000 Lbs of Dynamite Blast Kills Two Teens in Missouri
In Grienwood Missouri a massive dynamite blast at a soybean field killed two teenagers. Investigators described 4000 to 8000 pounds of dynamite stored in sheds and says a single stick could have triggered the wall of steel blast crater. Police noted the victims were target shooting with a shotgun and rifle. The blast uprooted trees and shattered glass within a half mile. a cloud rose to 1000 feet as 30 000 pounds of dynamite exploded.
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Grienwood
Strapshooters Association
Wis
Sid Monday
Gary Short
Robin Wycoff
Lees Siam
Mit
Grouns
Wycoff
Halfemile
Raymore Rock
Wycott
Trial Postponed in Winneshiek County
In Winneshiek County a trial was postponed amid chaotic reports from Europe. The fragmented text mentions the Russian army and an explosion, with individuals named Gary Carl Zeiss and David Stower tied to a separate incident in Germany. The garbled content references Raytown residents and a shredded card.
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Gary Carl Zeiss Optical
Jena
Henke
David Stower
Germany
Raytown
Ajshoot
Tom & Kalen
Opening of Cedar Mapids Truck Center Draws Officials
Gov. Robert Ray planned to officiate opening ceremonies for the Cedar Mapids Truck Center on Monday afternoon. The 10,000 square foot facility on Highway 218 houses 24 service stalls, a body repair and paint shop, and a self-service parts department. It will sell and service GMC trucks and Diamond Reo tractors, Hobbs semis, and Ward school bus bodies.
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Ite
New Gales
Serview
GMC
Highway 218
Aly Park Road
Hosd
Tospan
Robert Ray
Hearst
United States
Diamond Reo
Hobbs Semmi
Ward
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Marion Water Board of Trustees
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Elkader
Selmatl
She. Johnson Gas Co
Marion Christian Church
Marion Masonic Lodge
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Phillip E. Ewaldsen
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Earl Fick
Linda Rogan
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Kathy Hogan
Cedar Falls
Ed Hogan
Mary Jean
Tee Voorhies
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