NASA Honors Collins Workers For Apollo Project
Sixteen Collins Radio Co. employees received NASA Snoopy awards for outstanding work on the Apollo program as astronauts left the moon after a successful landing. Recipients include project engineers, engineers, supervisors, and production staff named in the ceremony led by Collins Cedar Rapids executives John Nyquist and Arthur Wulfsberg.
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Collins Radio Co
NASA
Snoopy
Dog
Jack W. Stewart
Gerry W. Hopkins
Lou E. Christiansen
Joe L. Stoos
John D. Zimmerman
Ruth Spurgeon
John Dutton
Byron Palmer
Vern A. Jones
Ralph W. Hepker
Harold W. Oates
Richard L. Odell
Joe C. Maerschalk
Richard D. Rowland
Dale Thran
Richard A. Eidemiller
John D. Nyquist
Collins
Cedar Rapids
Arthur H. Wulfsberg
Collins Spacecraft Systems Division
Gazette
Tom Merryman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John Nyquist
Harold Oates
Lou Christiansen
Ralph Hepker
Apollo Equipment Mechanical Design
Soviet Assails Anti Germ Bid In Disarmament Talk
In Geneva AP report the Soviet Union condemns a British draft to outlaw germ warfare and warns that focusing only on biological weapons could delay addressing chemical arms. Delegate Alexei Roschin argues a broader ban is needed to curb a growing chemical threats.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Alexei Roschin
Disarmament Committee
Fayette City Budget Approved by Council
The Fayette town council approved a 44 748 dollar city budget with no millage increase. A budget hearing is set for August 4. A three year outlying residential lighting plan was approved with Interstate Power Co. to manage the project following its downtown lighting completion.
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Fayette
Interstate Power Co
Municipal Court Judgments List Large Wallet of Debt
A compilation of civil judgments entered in the municipal court shows numerous creditors against defendants, with amounts ranging from 6.97 to 490.95, including Collins Employes Credit Union vs Fay I Ross for 1557.60 and St. Luke's Methodist Hospital vs Michael D Smallwood for 490.95. Other parties include Mercy hospital cases, General Tire Service Corp, and Carroll Distributing Co among many others.
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Martin J
Kay Hanzlik
Hary
Koch and
Strathman
Merle
Norma Holub
General Tire Service Corp
Earl
Elsie St. John
Roy Putman
Huey , Koch and
Larry Schatz
Consolidated Builders
Merle Herberger
Shada
John Hall
Lavona J. Colton
Genevieve V. Hepkar
Arnolds Fashion Center
Dennis
Pamela Bates
East End Pharmacy
Robert R
Alice Dyer
Gamble Stores
Justin Hook
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Michael D. Smallwood
Robert Sickles
W. L. Glessner
Cedar Rapids Loan Co
Donald L. Lehner
L. D. Clark
Donald L
Raeleen Strait
B. P. Mavis
Cedar Rapids Food Market
Larry
Martha Proffitt
Taylor Music Co
Leonard Messer
Bousley-Verhille Insurance, Inc
Glenn N. Marshall
Jacqueline A. Marshall
Carroll Distributing Co
Milan W. Freese
James L. Stanton
Milo
Cleanne Maeder
West American Insurance Co
Ivan R
Mary Jane Woods
J. Hughes
Eugene J
Norma Keifer
Gee Grading and Excavating, Inc
Whitters and Sons Contractors
Gee Grading
Want Ads Spark Simple, Fun Value for Readers
Classifieds headline reflects playful, economical appeal offering affordable listings and quick results. Readers find easy, entertaining shopping and services through concise notices, with local businesses and individuals posting time sensitive wants and offers.
Churches Urged To Ring Bells For Astronauts
The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Council of Churches urged churches to ring bells at 11 51 a m Thursday to celebrate the splashdown of America's moonwalking astronauts. Rev John Hardy, council president, said all churches should join in a ringing welcome and hopes nationwide will mark the epic space exploration.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
City Removes Five Diseased Elms From Loop Park
Cedar Rapids forestry crews began removing five elms from Greene Square park. City forester Bob Gardner said three trees were found diseased this year and two more were diseased last year. He expects this year’s toll to exceed 2350 on public property but cannot provide a close estimate until August. The city is undermaned and short of money and cannot keep up with Dutch elm disease.
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Cedar Rapids
Greene Square Park
Bob Gardner
Gardner
To Appear in Court On Assault Charge
Michael P. Shea, 33, of 5925 Sharon Jane NW, was arrested Monday on assault and battery. He posted $110 bond and was released. Shea was arrested on information from his wife Patsy sworn to before Justice Glenn Powers. She alleged he beat her Sunday at their home and she is scheduled to appear in Powers Court Friday.
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Michael P. Shea
Sharon Jane NW
Shea
Patsy
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Powers
Mayors urge action on public housing fund and lending
Washington mayors urged Congress to require banks to lend a portion of funds to government aided housing. Mayor Urban of Des Moines pressed a Senate subcommittee, proposing institutional lenders channel funds at controlled rates or have the Fed or Federal Home Loan Bank purchase housing obligations. He opposed Romney’s plan to rescind $500 million in special assistance, saying it would worsen funding for low income housing.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Thomas Urban
Des Moines
Senate Banking
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Urban
George Romney
Romney
Proxmire
Tractor accident kills rural Oskaloosa boy age 14
OSKALOOSA county authorities report 14 year old Claire Vander Wilt of rural Oskaloosa died when a tractor he was driving rolled onto its side into a ditch along a county road near his home. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Dick Vander Wilt.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Claire Vander Wilt
Dick Vander Wilt
Richard Proctor Named President of National Oats
Richard R. Proctor has been elected president and chief executive officer of National Oats Co. He succeeds James L. Cooper who will retire after 40 years. Proctor, executive vice-president since 1964, began with the firm in 1934 and rose through accounting, sales, and management.
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Richard R. Proctor
National Oats Co
James L. Cooper
Proctor
Naional Oats
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Chamber of Commerce and Grain Inspection Service
Cooper
Liggett & Myers Inc
East St. Louis
Illinois
Cabool
Missouri
Wall Lake
Iowa
Delaware
Ohio
Hagerstown
Maryland
McGregor Road Project Begins on Seven Mile Stretch
Work started Tuesday on a $1,203,000 road project from the junction of highways 18 and 52 into McGregor. A detour lengthens the route by about 20 miles and the road will be closed until December 1. At the 18 and 52 intersection a $6,730 lighting project is also underway.
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Mcgregor
Three Hurt in Car Crash on Route 9
DECORAH Three persons were injured in a two car crash on highway 9 one and a half miles north of Ridgeway at about 3 15 p m Monday Winneshiek county sheriff s officers said a car driven by Thomas Long 68 Cresco who was alone went through a stop sign on a county gravel road into the path of a car driven by Elmer Olson 51 Sheboygan Wis Long Olson and Olson s wife Betty 46 were hospitalized at Cresco Long suffered a scalp laceration and bruises Mrs Olson facial bruises and Olson whiplash in jury
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Decorah
Highway 9
Ridgeway
Winneshiek County
Thomas Long
Cresco
Elmer Olson
Sheboygan
Wis
Long
Olson
Betty
Mrs. Olson
Boost in Food Stamps Backed By Schwengel
Congressman Fred Schwengel endorsed President Nixon's food stamp plan to expand and improve the program. He urged priority on fighting hunger and malnutrition, noted current participation and costs, and supported broader coverage and a lower share of family income, aiming to free more stamps for the needy.
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Washington, D. C
Fred Schwengel
Nixon
Agriculture Committee of the
House of Representatives
Schwengel
Building Damage Charge Is Filed Against Townsend
George B Townsend, 44, held in city jail on charges of malicious injury to a building and intoxication. Accused of entering the Milwaukee groundhouse at about 9 p m Monday and breaking gauges on an acetylene torch.
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George B. Townsend
Townsend
Milwaukee Railroad
Officers Installed By Bowen KC
Edward J. Marek was installed as faithful navigator of Bowen General Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus by Master Ralph A. Kelley. Marek serves until June 1970. Also installed at All Saints Church were Jerry Stufflebeam faithful captain Joseph C. Otto faithful pilot John C. Montpas faithful admiral Edward R. Kuba faithful comptroller Dennis Hrabak faithful purser John F. Stohl Jr faithful scribe Arthur E. Haverly John A. Kuba faithful inner and outside sentinels Father Edmund J. Becker remains faithful friar.
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Edward J. Marek
Markert Boulevard
Bowen General Assembly
Knights of Columbus
Ralph A. Kelley
Early
All Saints Church
Jerry Stufflebeam
Joseph C. Otto
John C. Montpas
Edward R. Kuba
Dennis Hrabak
John F. Stohl, Jr
Arthur E. Haverly
John A. Kuba
Edmund J. Becker
Youth Reports He Was Hit in Face
Sidney Martin, 17, of Hiawatha, told police three youths approached him in a parking lot on First avenue SE and one, about 19 years old, five feet eight inches tall and 160 pounds, struck him in the face. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital for a fractured nose and a nose laceration before being released.
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Sidney Martin
Hiawatha
First Avenue SE
Martin
St. Luke's Hospital
Hughes Purchase of Air West Approved
President Nixon approved Howard Hughes' purchase of Air West, a merger of three smaller lines serving eight Western states, Canada and Mexico, for 90 million dollars. A CAB examiner backed the deal citing unified direction and improved management since the merger. Hughes previously held 75 percent of Trans World Airlines stock before selling it for 500 million.
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CAB Examiner
Hughes Tool Co
Air West
Canada
Mexico
The
Examiner
Hughes
Trans World Airlines
Unaddressed Jamboree Post Cards Pile Up at Park
At Farragut State Park Idaho AP reports about 150 unaddressed post cards found in mail boxes during the 7th National Boy Scout Jamboree. Messages reveal homesickness long hours and weekly letter duties. Postal officials say the cards will be held until claimed.
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Farragut State Park
Idaho
Mom
Joe
Bus Carrying Scouts Crashes With Truck Injures Three
A bus carrying Boy Scouts to Marble Rock collided with a pickup on routes 14 and 54. The pickup driver William Spicer 61 of Charles City was in serious but improving condition at Floyd County Memorial hospital. Bus driver Norman Kliedt 44 of Waterloo was moved to Allen hospital. Scout Kevin Moore 12 from Waterloo was treated and discharged after head injuries.
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Charles City
UPI
Waterloo
Marble Rock
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
William Spicer
Norman Kliedt
Allen Hospital
Kevin Moore
Charles City Hospital
West Union Paving Hearings Set for August Dates
West Union city council approved a $377,000 paving program covering 16 blocks with curb and gutter work. A paving hearing is scheduled for August 11 at 9 a.m. Curb and gutter hearings follow on August 12 at 9 a.m. The council will meet that evening at 7 to consider the proposal, financed by special assessment and obligation bonds.
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West Union
Manchester Budget Decrease Approved
Manchester council approved a $174,677 budget reflecting a 1.5 mill levy decrease. The move marks the third straight year of a smaller budget. Final approval also granted for dividing the city into three equal wards and awarding street repair to Mulgrew Blacktop Co. of Dubuque for $6,980.
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Manchester
Mulgrew Blacktop ,Co
Dubuque
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Center Point Road
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Quenom
Richard Proctor
National Oats
R. R. Proctor
Bowen
Edward Marek
Howard Hughes
Donald
Illinois Electric Company
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