Camping Trip Ends in Tragedy on I 80 Near Williamsburg
A fishing trip voyage ended Friday evening when a van towing a travel trailer slid off Interstate 80 a mile east of Williamsburg. Mae Schnittgrund aged 56 of LeClaire was killed and her husband Harold was seriously injured after the vehicle plunged 40 feet down a bank following a pass by a semi. The couple, westbound, had begun a camping trip. the trucker who passed them witnessed the plunge. Mr. Schnittgrund was taken to University hospitals. It marked the eighth single axle trailer upset on Route 80 between Victor and Oxford this year.
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Interstate 80
Williamsburg
Mae Schnittgrund
LeClaire
Harold
Schnittgrunds
Schnittgrund
Victor
Oxford
Floods drive coralville dam outflow and eastern iowa deluge
A record Salt Creek flood west of Elberon forces Coralville dam gates open as of 10 am 13000 cfs spillway flow up 1000 cfs from recent days. Reservoir sits at 711.54, near spilltop, while rains flood Winthrop Lamont Manchester Palo Toddville Delhi Hopkinton areas. Dozens of bridges blocked, livestock moved, and widespread water damage reported across Buchanan and surrounding townships.
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Salt Creek
Elberon
Coralville
Winthrop-Lamont
Manchester
Palo
Toddville
Delhi
Hopkinton
Buchanan County
Winthrop
Marvin Hayward
Independence
Buchanan County Highway Department
Fremont
Madison Townships
Cone Township
Newton Township
Country Club
Boy Drowns Near Newhall During Flooded Creek Collapse
Nine year old David Erger drowned when a bridge approach near the Alphonse Erger farm collapsed as five inches of rain flooded a creek. His uncle escaped. searchers found the body about 600 feet downstream in ten feet of water. Services set for Monday at St. Pauls Newhall.
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Newhall
David Erger
Alphonse Erger
Donald Erger
Huntington Beach
Calif
Alphonse Ergers
Harold Reardons
Erger
Benton County
St. Paul’s Church
California
Fellmer Funeral Home
Keystone
Queen Elizabeth Sold to American Firm for Florida Hotel Plans
Cunard announced the sale of the Queen Elizabeth to The Queen Ltd for 8.6 million dollars. Edward Moldt, VP of Utilities Leasing Corp, said the plan is to convert the liner into theaters restaurants and hotel and convention facilities, plus developing 209 acres in Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Florida with marinas and sporting facilities.
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London
Cunard Shipping Co
Britain
Florida
the Queen, Ltd
Utilities Leasing Corp
Haverford
Cunard
North America
South America
Far East
Australia
South Africa
Edward Moldt
Utilities Leasing
Queen, Ltd
Moldt
U.S
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
Papyrus Boat Abandoned By Heyerdahl Crew
Christiansted V I AP Thor Heyerdahl and six crew members abandoned the battered papyrus boat 600 miles from their destination after a crewman was chased by sharks while trying to secure broken ropes. They boarded the escorting fishing craft Shenandoah and sailed for Barbados, expected Sunday or Monday.
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Christiansted
V.I
Thor Heyerdahl
Heyerdahl
Barbados
Penn Central Drops Two Trains St Louis to New York
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves Penn Central Railroad plan to discontinue two passenger trains running between St. Louis and New York. The move affects service on the eastern and central routes as part of network adjustments.
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Washington
UPI
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central Railroad
St. Louis
New York
Midwest Powers East as Heat Bites Nation
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. supplies 15,000 kilowatts to an overloaded east grid as MAPP provides 500,000 kilowatts. Appeals for reduced electricity use reach Boston to Washington, cutting lighting, elevators, and air conditioning. A federal official says no major blackout, despite a 1,069 megawatt plant failure and heat driven demand.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
MAPP
Midwest
Boston
New York
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Brunner Island
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Chuckle Man Claims Credit for World’s Ups and Downs
Reflects on a comical figure who asserts sole credit for positive events while labeling disasters and acts of God. Tries to frame global happenings as his doing, provoking skepticism about self praise.
Flood-Connected Accident Claims Cedar Rapids Man
Cedar Rapids resident Elmer Vernon Dochterman, 45, died Friday evening in the flooded basement of 122 L avenue NW. He was reportedly electrocuted while using an electric water pump to remove flood water and was found face down in about a foot of water after 6 p.m. He had assisted others earlier in the northwest Cedar Rapids flood.
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Moldt
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Co
Hayden-Stone, Inc
Philip Morris Co
Milwaukee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Achievement of Greater Cedar Rapids, Inc
Mt. Mercy College
Jaycee
Elmer Vernon Dochterman
L Avenue NW
Tom J. Hill
Dochterman
Boys greet from space as Apollo 11 sends Scout hello
Two Texas brothers Lloyd and Mike Reeder promise a space greeting to Farragut State Park Boy Scouts and get a live message from Commander Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 telecast. Armstrong, an Eagle Scout, messages 35 000 Scouts and Scouters at the jamboree. The boys await Apollo 11’s Moon flag moment.
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Farragut State Park
Idaho
Space
Lloyd Reeder
Mike
Friendswood
Texas
Lloyd
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Neil
Irving Feist
Newark
Boy Scouts of America
Manned Spacecraft Center
Boy Scouts
Farragut
Mike Reeder
Apollo 11 Paves Way to Landing
Apollo 11 orbited the moon delaying ascent to the surface as Armstrong Aldrin and Collins conducted prelanding maneuvers. They reported good engine performance and prepared for a Sunday landing with a Monday moonwalk.
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Armstrong
Aldrin
Kennedy in Crash Off Martha's Vineyard Leaves One Dead
Senator Edward Kennedy escaped injury when his car plunged into water near Chappaquiddick bridging Martha's Vineyard. Passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, about 29, of Washington, drowned as the vehicle went into the water. Kennedy remained at Edgartown police HQ and later to Hyannis Port.
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Edgartown
Mass
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Dominic Arena
Martha’s Vineyard
Chappaquiddick
Arena
Mary Jo Kopechne
Washington
Hyannis Port
Luna 15 Alters Moon Orbit
Jodrell Bank director Sir Bernard Lovell reported Luna 15 lengthened its orbit around the moon by three to six minutes on its 27th pass. The Soviet probe, normally completing a two hour 30 second cycle, showed low radio power while hidden beyond the lunar limb. Lovell offered no explanation but did not rule out signals to a surface capsule.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Bernard Lovell
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Lovell
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