Fires, meetings mark Marion notices and events
Marion Gremen answered two calls Saturday about a gas water heater flare at 255 Ridge Drive with no damage. A fire at Longbranch Supper Club shed near 900 Twixt Town Road may have been started by passing children, affecting only the shed roof and paint. Kiwanis-Hiawatha Trails Kiwanis hosts a Ladies Night Tuesday at 6 30 pm at the Indian House with Robert Brown to speak. Regular breakfast Tuesday canceled. Hospitalized George Speake at St Luke's Hospital. Cedar Rapids Marion Rotary meets Tuesday noon at Longbranch with Harold Ewoldt discussing the business consumer bureau. 50th anniversary thanks to all who helped. Raymond and Kathryn Eckhart Adv.
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Marion Gremen
Gerald Geers
Ridge Drive
Longbranch Supper Club
Town Road
Kiwanis
Hiawatha Trails Kiwanis Club
St the Indian House
Robert Brown
Iowa Highway Patrol
Rotary
Marion-East Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
Long Branch
Harold Ewoldt
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Iowa City Board Candidate Linda Goeldner Seeks Seat
Linda M. Goeldner, 25, of Iowa City announces candidacy for the one year unexpired term on the Iowa City board of education. A former River Bend Community Schools teacher from Fulton Illinois, she holds a BA in speech and dramatic arts from the University of Iowa and has worked at the University of Iowa law library and the College of Dentistry. Married to John, mother of two, she cites her teaching background and tax dollar stewardship to push for high quality education.
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Iowa City
Linda M. Goeldner
John
Iowa City Institute of Public Affairs
Goeldner
Services Wednesday For Donald R Hawker
Donald R. Hawker 85 longtime Bath Packing Co. buyer and Central City resident died Sunday at a Cedar Rapids hospital Born January 4 1920 in Manchester he was married to Jennie Annis in 1939 He leaves wife two sons Donald Central City and Larry Alburnett four grandchildren his mother Marie Hawker Cedar Rapids three brothers LaVerne Duane and Robert and two sisters Theodora Buchanau and Audrey Knutson Visitation at Murdoch chapel Tuesday after 1 pm funeral Wednesday at 1 30 pm at the Central City United Church burial Mt Clark cemetery casket not to be opened after service
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Central City
Donald R. Hawker
Bath Packing Co
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Jennie Annis
United Church of Christ
Donald Hawker
Larry
Alburnett
Marie Hawker
LaVerne
Duane
Robert
Newtown
Theodore Buchanau
Audrey Knutson
Mt. Clark
Murdoch Chapel
Two Surfacing Projects Now Completed
Two major street resurfacing jobs on Eighth Avenue from Sixth to Eleventh and Tenth Street from Eighth to Indian Creek Road are finished and opened to traffic. Seal coating on other streets should finish early this week while a Portland cement paving project continues. Eighth Avenue segments from Thirteenth to Twenty-Second streets remain closed for water main work. Eighth from Eleventh to Thirteenth will reopen upon water line completion. YMCA Marion schedule and local house sale details follow.
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Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Indian Creek Road
Thirteenth
Second Refugee Family to Monona Welcomed
Monona welcomed its second Vietnamese refugee family this weekend. Hoang Thai Phuong, a carpenter and bricklayer, his wife and children, plus two grandchildren, are sponsored by St. Patrick's Catholic church which has rented and furnished a farmhouse for their residence. Dr Dang That Khiem, also from Vietnam, who arrived with his family two weeks earlier, attended as interpreter for the newcomers who speak little English.
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Monona
Hoang Thai Phuong
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Dang That Khiem
Vietnam
Thais Renounce Pacts with U.S. and Seek Troop Withdrawal
Thai Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj declared that all military agreements with the United States are null and void except those under SEATO. He urged U.S. troops to leave by March 20 as SEATO winds down and ASEAN takes prominence after his Philippines and Singapore trip.
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Hangkok
UPI
Thailand
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Kukrit Pramoj
Philippines
Singapore
SEATO
Assn
Three charged after Hawkeye area crash near T intersection
A Saturday night crash three miles west of Waucoma on a gravel road led to charges against David Lee Smith 15 of California for no license and loss of control, and Barbara Winter 45 of Hawkeye for allowing an unauthorized driver. Winter's daughter Carol 9 and Christie 10 were treated. Smith also treated. Car damage estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Hawkeye
Waucoma
David Lee Smith
California
Barbara Winter
Christie
Smith
Robbery at Casoria Hair Salon Targets 15 Women
Three masked gunmen robbed a Casoria hairdresser shop near Naples, taking jewels and money from fifteen women who were under dryers or wearing curlers. The incident occurred Monday, and authorities are searching for the attackers.
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Casoria
Italy
Naples
Credit Doctor With Life Saving Snake Bite Rescue
Des Moines doctors credited a Chariton physician with saving the life of Eldon man Jack Ray after a swamp rattlesnake bite on his left wrist. Dr James Wilson thanked Robert Elgin for identifying the snake and aiding treatment. Ray, a pipe layers, was ICU for observation before release. Elgin downplayed his role saying he only acted as a consultant.
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Des Moines
UPI
James Wilson
Robert Elgin
Wilson
Jack Ray
Eldon
Elgin
Sadat Sets Three Month Deadline for Sinai Peace Push
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat warned of a possible fifth Middle East war if progress toward a peace deal with Israel stalls. He spoke in Khartoum and said Egyptian troops are on 24 hour alert and fully mobilized while Washington seeks a final settlement before the UN peacekeeping mandate expires. Israeli sources noted the risk of renewed fighting and said Israel has offered a final disengagement proposal for Sinai, while stressing readiness to trade territory for peace and stressing the need for U N resolutions to guide Israel’s actions.
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Sadat
Israel
Middle East
Kartoum
Sudan
Egypt
U.N
U. N
United Nations
U.S
America
Jerusalem
Sinai
Public Outcry Urged To Save Bertrand Cargo
Iowa columnist Adrian Anderson urges U S preservation officials to stop Smithsonian plans to claim Bertrand cargo found in the De Soto Refuge near Missouri Valley. He argues the 1865 wreck cargo should stay intact, with Nebraska and Iowa sharing remaining parts.
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State Historical Preservation Officer
Lawa
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Anderson
National Park Service
Iowa
Nebraska
Bertrand
de Soto National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri Valley
Marvin Kivelt
Lincoln
Kivstt
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George Speake
Fourth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Raymond and
Kathryn Eckhart
Adv
Mrs. Goeldner
Cairo
YMCA
Marion Ymca
Richard P. English, Jr
Hillview Drive
Harvey Thompson, Jr
Blairs Ferry Road
English
Lindale Drive
Fred J. Gibson and Co. Realtors
Gugette
10Th Street
Ray
Melrose
Mercy Hospital
Zoo
Tel Aviv
Shimon Peres
Haaretz
Peres
United Seal International
Adrian Anderson
Brooke Hindle
National Museum of History and Technology
Ates
Irmane
Paris
Amara Sear
Ammann
Renairmen
Ada
Port exEy
Third Avenue
First Street
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