First Citywide Kids' Dog Show Set for Sunday
Cedar Rapids hosts its first citywide kids dog show Sunday starting at 11 with registration at the Humane Society on Mt Vernon Road SE. Ages 4 to 14 compete in seven categories for top prizes and Best of Show with trophies from Capt. Jack's Coins of Marion.
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The
Humane Society
Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids
National Recreation and Park Assn
Ken
Cedar Valley Collie and Shetland Sheepdog Club
Pat Ihns
Cedar Valley Club
Jack
Marion
Rick Sellers
Kcrg Radio
Shrine Clowns
Bullet-Ridden Car Staked Out Man Charged
McGregor Paquet 25 from Plano Illinois was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police and Clayton County deputies staked out a bullet ridden 1966 Oldsmobile with eight windshield holes and two hood holes. A search found marijuana and a hashish pipe. Paquet released on own recognizance pending trial date not set. He offered no explanation for the bullet holes.
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McGregor
Michael Paquet
Plano
Ill
Clayton County Sheriff's Deputies
Paquet
Postal Union Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Woes
New York UPI report says 53 APW locals representing 150000 workers voted for a nationwide job action by Aug 20 to dramatize postal service decline. Moe Biller of the New York Metro Area Postal Union says action will become a strike if conditions aren’t met and machines for bulk mail are halted.
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New York
UPI
Ford Administration
U.S. Postal Service
American Postal Workers Union
Las Vegas
Moe Biller
Mod-Comp Plans Expansion in Independence
Mod-Comp Homes Inc of Independence announced the purchase of 9.1 acres from Greenley Development Co to expand from current facilities. John Fuller, vice-president, noted rising modular unit production and employment as the firm grows. A postal service critique accompanies the item, predicting higher first class rates and private takeover risks under USPS policy.
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Independence
Mod-Comp Homes, Inc
Spahn and Rose Lumber Co
Dubuque
Greenley Development Co
Mod-Comp
John Fuller
Anamosa Child Injured by Cow at Farm
A child from Anamosa remained in serious condition in St. Luke’s hospital ICU after a cow stepped on her at a parental farm on Tuesday. Authorities said no investigation was made, and the cow reportedly stepped backward causing the incident, with the child transferred from an Anamosa hospital.
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Anamosa
Wendy Afferts
St. Luke's Hospital
Jones County
Anamosa Hospital
Preston Man Heads ECRL Trustee Group
John Manspeaker of Preston has been elected president of the East Central Regional Library board and will assume duty at the September 14 meeting. He succeeds Thomas Summy of Iowa City. Also elected were Kathleen Chapman Cedar Rapids vice chairman and Rosalie Schroeder Marengo secretary. Remaining board members are Mrs. Walter Kollmorgen Belle Plaine Thomas Powell Anamosa and William Harnish Cedar Rapids. ECRL serves more than 50 libraries across Linn Jones Benton Cedar Clinton Iowa Jackson Johnson Poweshiek and Tama counties.
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John Manspeaker
Preston
East Central Regional Library
Manspeaker
Thomas Summy
Iowa City
Kathleen Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Rosalie Schroeder
Marengo
Walter Kollmorgen
Belle Plaine
Thomas Powell
Anamosa
William Harnish
ECRL
Linn, Jones, Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Iowa
Jackson, Johnson, Poweshiek
Tama Counties
Professor proposes income plan from home equity for elderly
Wharton professor Jack Guttentag outlines two instruments split equity and non repayable loan to give elderly homeowners guaranteed lifetime occupancy and regular income from their property. He notes rising elderly population and poverty issues, with large potential market and billions in possible annuities.
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New York
Wharton School
Jack Guttentag
Wharton
Business and Finance School
University of Pennsylvania
Guttentag
New York University Graduate School of Business Administration
United States
Linn County chapter to aid St. Jude research support
Linn area supporters form a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital chapter to back the fight against childhood cancer. Joyce Hutchins of Marion notes no formal charter exists yet and hopes to renew volunteer fundraising efforts. Twenty families are already members as others are invited to join by calling Hutchins or Mrs. Eugene Pugh.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Linn County
Joyce Hutchins
Marion
St. Jude
University of Iowa
Hutchins
Eugene Pugh
Man Struck by Horse Trailer In Freak Accident
Independence resident Wilbur Maines 48 was hurt when a horse trailer came loose from a passing truck and struck his pickup on road V-62 314 miles north of Jesup. He was treated at Peoples Memorial hospital for cuts abrasions and a possible hip injury. no charges filed.
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Independence
Littleton
Wilbur Maines
Jesup
Buchanan County
Joe Holagate
Mains
Maines
Edwin Close
Robert A. Merkel
People’s Memorial Hospital
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Merchant’s National Bank
Bowman Woods
Ihns
Bev Johnson
Leopold I
Belgium
Holland
U.S
Biller
Preston Man
Ecrl Trustee Group
Sears
John Cunniff
Research Hospital
Linn
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Lindale Plaza
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