Former Klan Leader James Cole Dies In Crash
Greensboro police report James Catfish Cole 44 once led the North Carolina Ku Klux Klan and was convicted in 1958 of inciting a riot. He and driver Paul LeClair 40 died when their car hit an embankment and overturned on a highway. Speed cited as cause. Cole had recently resurfaced in Klan activity and faced cross burning arrest before his death.
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Greensboro
N.C
James “Catfish” Cole
North Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
Paul LeClair
Highway Patrol
Cole
Frank Williams
Tomove
United Klans of America, Inc
J. Robert Jones
United Klans
Iklavern
Jones
McGowan and Strachen obituaries mark Marion deaths
Obituaries note Margaret V. McGowan of Marion dies at a local nursing home with services at St. Joseph's church and burial at Oak Shade Cemetery. Survivors include sons Leo, D W, R T. brother Leo Dempsey. sister Florence Hansen. Separate notice: Donald D. Strachen, 34, Marion native, dies in Webster City with services at Trinity Lutheran Church. Additional community notes cover local 4-H fair results and various ads.
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Margaret V. McGowan
St. Joseph's Church
William H. Blessington
Oak Shade
Marion
D. W
R. T
Vinton
Leo Dempsey
Oelwein
Florence Hansen
Council Bluffs
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Donald D. Strachen
Webster City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Shirley Ann Jackson
Webster
Why Looters Not Nabbed Protection of Life First
A cross city report shows police defer looting arrests to protect life. Officials cite overwhelmed resources and the risk of confronting crowds, with some seeking evidence beyond photographs. Guardsmen report active looting prevention while reacting to mobs and fire threats. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew accepted a U.S. visit in October to meet President Johnson.
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Brendan Byrne
Essex County
Newark
Robert Reese
Detroit
Ronald Tews
Singapore
UPI
Lee Kuan Yew
U.S
Johnson
FAA Forced To Work Shorthanded Says Union Leader
Washington AP The National Association of Government Employees charged that the Federal Aviation Administration is forcing air traffic controllers to work shorthanded with outdated unreliable equipment. Stanley Lyman said modernization is urgent and urged President Johnson to replace FAA Administrator William McKee with an expert in all phases of the air traffic control system.
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Washington
National Assn
Federal Aviation Administration
Stanley Lyman
Association
FAA
Lyman
Johnson
William McKee
Elgin Voters Approve Fire Station Bond Issue
Elgin voters approve a $16,000 bond to fund a new fire station replacing the one destroyed by fire last spring. The Thursday vote was 138 yes and 41 no and construction is planned to begin soon with no rate set yet.
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Elgin
Bleachers Collapse in Vail Injures Four at Auction
A livestock auction crowd of about 50 watched bleachers collapse in Vail Crawford County injuring four seriously enough for hospital care. Doctors said none critical though two men were X-rayed for back injuries. Heavy rains likely softened ground under the wooden structure.
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VAIL
Crawford County
Entourage commander from JFK era wounded in Vietnam
Army Captain Samuel Bird, who led President Kennedy's casket entourage in 1963, is hospitalized in Memphis after a January sniper attack in Vietnam left him with severe brain damage and paralysis. His father calls the rehabilitation center in Memphis the best in the country. Bird keeps a copy of The Death of a President as a memento.
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Memphis
Samuel Bird
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Bird
Kennedy Veterans Administration Hospital
Wichita
Kan
Vietnam
Sam
Richard Bird
Kansas
San Antonio
William Manchester
John Kennedy
Sam Bird
Iowa Rules on Sales Tax for Athletic Event Tickets
The Iowa tax commission ruled that residents paying for athletic event tickets outside Iowa avoid the sales tax while out of state attendees entering Iowa venues must pay the tax. A 3 percent rate applies to tickets and many goods and services starting Oct. 1. An example cites Minnesota residents now paying Iowa tax on a five dollar football ticket.
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DES Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
Commission
Earl Burrows
University of Minnesota
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa Stadium
Three Oelwein Boys Arrested In Stanley Break-In
Three juvenile boys from Oelwein were returned to Independence after being picked up in Maquoketa on charges tied to a break-in at Kaufman Feed and Supply in Stanley. The theft included candy bars, one case of pop, and $30. They admitted involvement and were released to their parents pending juvenile court appearance.
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Independence
Oelwein
Maquoketa
Kaufman
Stanley
Tony Wengert
Wengert
Central Chevrolet
Iowa City Library To Ready 3 Budgets
The Iowa City council and library board meet to prepare three proposed budgets for council review. The council cut $25,000 from the library request, and the board seeks city funds to support the library within the total city budget. The adopted library budget is $130,338.
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Iowa City Library
Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Library Board
William Tucker
Rosemaling Winners Named at Decorah Nordic Fest
Decorah hosts the first Nordic Fest with 88 entries in a rosemaling contest. Winners were Mrs. Marcelaine Winner and Mrs. Ethel Kvalheim of Madison Seattle for best pieces. Sigmund Aarseth of Oslo assisted as judge. More than 4,000 attended opening day.
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Marion
R.E.C
Eleon Herriot
Carroll Pflughaupt
Cheryl Fernow
Vicki Larson
Rebecca Grant
Debbie Stenerson
Mary Petrak
Susie Gehring
Gayle Knepper
Nancy Veatch
Debbie ‘Bunn
Ellis Hoskins
Eldon Wohileben
Charity Freese
Robert ‘Hampton
Decorah
Marcelaine
Ethel
Kvalheim
Madison
Seattle
Wash
Sigmund Aarseth
Oslo
Norway
Martelle Boy Injured In Bike Car Mishap
Jeffrey Frink six suffered a broken leg Thursday afternoon after riding his bicycle into a car in Martelle. The car was driven by John William Gill seventy one of rural Marion. An assortment of legal notices follow including administrator appointments probate wills and a sheriff sale in Linn County Iowa.
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Martelle
Anamosa
Jeffrey Frink
Paul Frink
Jeff Ley
John William Gill
Marion
Probate notices and sidewalk hearing in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Probate notices announce the estates of Anna Holes and Roy D. Minehart with executors named and creditors urged to file claims within six months. A later notice sets a hearing on proposed plans for sidewalk construction at 11th Street Southeast Cedar Rapids with a cost estimate of 1797.60 and opportunity for objections.
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District Court of
State of
Iowa
Linn County
John G. Livensperger
Marcus Stilwell
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Ednar L. King
District Court
Jovia
Linn
Alice
Arnott
Alice J. Arnott
Robert B. Burdois
Robert G. Gurdoin
George
Andrew
George J. Andrew
Deceas
Esther My .Andrew
Jestaie
Esther M.” Andrew
Alburnett
Varsent
Frances Hartkemeyer
Authen
Elmer Hartkemeyer
Ninth Avenue
Sayet
Lowal Bordewick
Fischer & Fischer
Tio East Ath Street
Vinton
Nthe
Lanna Holets
Anna Holels
Anna Holes
Frank J. Stastny
Ichard DO. Halden
District Court of the State of Iowan
Q. D. Minehart
Roy D. Minehart
Gerald L. Minehart
Gerald L. Mminehart
Lowe
Francis J. Pruss
Said
Ceder Rapids
Dale
Notice of Resolution of Necessity for Sidewalk Construction
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa proposes a sidewalk construction resolution for certain streets. Hearing set for August 16 1967 at 9:00 AM in the council room owners may appear to object to the improvement cost and assessment.
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Iowa
City OF
Worth
Dalewood Avenue
Clark
District Court
10Wa
Linn County
First Federal Savings & Loan
Jaintiff
Tharles L
Batey
Velma
Charles L
Faye
Code of
Charles L. Batey
Velma J. Batey
Velmal
J. Batey
Charles
L. Batey
Harold G. Schaefer
Linn Aunty
Recorder’s Office
Geneva Batey
Rrepair
Geneva Batley
Ralph W. Gearhart
Jordan Building Corporation
Citizen’s Loan Core
Court of
Nazette & Bromwell
Carl Hendrickson, Jr
First Avenue W
Davenport Leader Resigns Over Ultraconservative Climate
C Mack Hall the Negro director of the war and poverty program in Davenport quits claiming ultraconservatism and racial integration needs. He will leave his post as executive director of the Seath County Economic Opportunity Council August 31 to teach at the University of California Berkeley graduate school of social welfare.
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C. Mack Hail
Ele
Hall
Seath County Economic Opportunity Council
Graduate School of Social Welfare
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