Crisis Situation at Fort Madison Prison Warns of Staff Cuts
Warden Lou Brewer testified a crisis exists at the Fort Madison state prison with fewer guards and younger, more militant inmates. Budget cuts of $600,000 for the biennium reduce staff from 289 to 255 and curtail programs, risking day to day survival as inmate numbers drop from 1300 to 620.
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Fort Madison
UPS
State Penitentiary At
Lou Brewer
Legislature
Brewer
Beulah M Trumbull Dies At 65 In Coggon
Beulah M Trumbull 65 a resident of Coggon for 42 years died Monday at a Cedar Rapids hospital Born May 31 1906 near Marion she married Rollo J Trumbull in 1929 at Rock Island Ill She was a registered nurse at Willard General hospital and Delaware County Memorial hospital until retiring in 1970 Surviving a son R James Trumbull of Denver a sister Fern Brunen of Cedar Rapids and several nieces and nephews Services Thursday 130 pm at the First Christian church Coggon Burial in Coggon cemetery Friends may call Murdoch chapel after 1 pm Wednesday The casket will not be opened after the service Memorial contributions invited to a memorial fund.
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Coggon
Beulah M. Trumbull
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Rollo J. Trumbull
Rock Island, Ill
Mercy Hospital
R. James Trumbull
Denver
Colo
Thomas
Fern) Brunen
First Christian Church
Coggon Cemetery
Murdoch
Documents reveal atomic options debated in Vietnam era
The page cites a May 26 1954 memo from Admiral Radford to Secretary Wilson proposing atomic weapons when possible as part of studies on possible U S action in Indo China. It notes Dulles offered the bomb to France during Dien Bien Phu, debates by historian Bernard Fall, and a 1964 Johnson-era report calling for a quantum escalation. It also references a 1965 Navy telegram and a Rusk memo on avoiding a formal war declaration.
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Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles E. Wilson
U.S
Indo- China
Dien Bien Phu
Vietnam
John Foster Dulles
Bernard B. Fall
Dulles
George Bidault
Air Force
CIA
Lyndon Johnson
McNamara
National Review
Adm
U. S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
Moscow
Peking
Haiphong Harbor
Dean Rusk
Congress
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
NLF
Do It Yourself Burglar Alarm Signals Theft
Wayne J. Gallager aged 18 and a 17 year old boy were charged with larceny after an improvised burglar alarm trapped them at a residence. Robert Langhurst set a trap with water in a gas can beside his garage connected to a truck horn. the horn woke him at 1:25 a.m. and the youths fled. They surrendered at police headquarters. the juvenile was released to parents and referred to probation. Gallager remained held on $110 bond pending arraignment.
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Wayne J. Gallager
First Street
Robert Langhurst
J Street
Langhurst
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Gallager
Youth Bureau
Open Meetings Law Topic at Johnson County Board
Iowa City report on the Johnson County board of supervisors discussing the state open meetings law and public input during the 1972 budget session. Firebrand critic Sharon Township Constable Richard Bartel participates while Supervisor Burns asks county attorney to draft workable speaking rules. Prybil approves allowing all present to speak on the budget, as the meeting stretches late into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Sharon Township
Richard Bartel
Robert Burns
Ralph Prybil
Bartel
Burns
Appointment of Paul H Darling as UCS vice chair
Harold A. Wendorf announced the 1971 UCS campaign appointment of Paul H. Darling as vice-chairman. Darling will train to lead the 1972 campaign and oversee major divisions No 1 and No 5 handling over 80 percent of campaign activity. Darling is vice-president of Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co and has held several leadership roles in local organizations.
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Paul H. Darling
UCS
Harold A. Wendorf
Local figure Darling profile highlights career and family ties
Darling is a past president of the Cedar Rapids Executives Club and a chartered property and casualty underwriter. He has worked on several UCL campaigns and is a University of Iowa graduate. He attends Westminster Presbyterian Church, is married with two children, and lives at 610 Cottage Grove Avenue SE.
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Timist Club
Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Darling
UCL
University of Iowa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cottage Grove Avenue
Lawmakers plan trip to inspect Iowa guard at Camp Ripley
More than ten Gazette area legislators will visit Camp Ripley Minnesota on Friday to inspect Iowa National Guard troops during summer training. Participants include Senators Bass Van Gilst Ralph Potter Minnette Doderer Cloyd Robinson and Representatives Keith Dunton Ivor Stanley Richard Radl Clair Strand James Wells. Assisting travelers Dr Robert Hardin and Dave Elder are also listed. The group departs Cedar Rapids 8 50 a m Friday aboard a National Guard plane with Des Moines pickup and returns Saturday the same time.
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Camp Ripley
Minn
Iowa National Guard
Bass van Gilst
Oskaloosa
Ralph Potter
Marion
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Keith Dunton
Thornburg
Ivor Stanley
Richard Radl
Lisbon
Clair Strand
Grinnell
James Wells
Prepackaging Cited Quits Muskie Group
Iowa City AP campaign consultant for Senator Ed Muskie quits the campaign citing concerns over prepackaged messaging. University of Iowa journalism students heard the reasons from analyst Alex Edelstein of the University of Washington who warned Muskie against a Madison Avenue style campaign. Edelstein noted public opinion polling support and cautioned the risk of over marketing.
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Iowa City
Edmund Muskie
University of Iowa
Muskie
Alex Edelstein
School of Communication
University of Washington
Madison Avenue
Richard Nixon
Edelstein
President sets Moon Walk Day
President Nixon marked the second anniversary of man’s first lunar landing by proclaiming Tuesday as National Moon Walk Day.
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Washington
Nixon
Husband and wife charged with obscene language
Richard L. Schadle, 25, and Suzanne Schadle, 21, of 134 Norwich Road SW, were arrested Monday on warrants accusing them of obscene and blasphemous language. They pled innocent in Justice Glenn Powers' court, trial set for Aug. 2, and each was jailed in Linn County on $110 bond. The incidents date around July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Schadle
Suzanne
Norwich Road
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Linn
Mrs. Schadle
Donna Berkicht
Marilyn A. White
Schadle
Child Injured When Pinned Between Cars
Jason Fossen two year old son of Mr and Mrs William Fossen of 3101 Sixteenth Avenue SW was in fairly good condition at St Luke s Hospital Tuesday after being pinned between two parked cars. The accident happened Monday at 3 45 p m as the Fossen vehicle rolled backward pinning the boy between it and a car owned by Leo Koutny, also at 3101 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Children in the Fossen car accidentally knocked it out of gear while playing.
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Jason Fossen
Wiliam Fossen
Sixteenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fossens
Leo Koutny
Foreign Student Picnic Slated in Cedar Rapids
A Wednesday evening picnic at Bever Park honors 12 German and Luxembourgian students visiting Cedar Rapids for three weeks under the Experiment in International Living inbound program. Hosted by the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce, the event includes host families and the local EIL committee. The group arrived Monday from New York and will stay until August 16 after an orientation session Tuesday.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Luxembourg
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Want Ads Offer Easy Fun In Expensive Results
Classifieds promise simple, enjoyable shopping with clear prices and quick outcomes. Readers browse listings for bargains, services, and opportunities, hoping to connect with sellers and finalize transactions efficiently.
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Nolan Ellandson
Bureau of Adult Corrections
Iowa
Tonkin Gulf
Ilten & Taege
Zenith
Aege Inc
Iiten & Taege, Inc
Second Avenue
Second Avenue Bridge
UCS Drive
Peoples’ Auto LoanMakers
Earl Caywood
Steve Allison
Peoples
Peoples Financing
Peoples Downtown
Peoples West
Mays City
Newhall
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