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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1963

Page

3

Custodial Crew Finishes Key Summer Upgrades in Marion Schools

Marion school district custodians finish summer work at the new high school and prep the junior high for fall. Sanding and finishing floors in the all purpose room and gym are done, lockers installed, bleachers placed, and equipment moved from the old building. Clock intercom work will start, grading nears completion, and a new division added a classroom in the junior high. Superintendent Heath notes office moves and a basement partition at Emerson elementary. Regular cleaning and maintenance continue.

Marion Joe Heath Heath John C. Fowler John H. Messerli Emerson

Albert's Sunshine Laundromat Opens in Marion

The Marion business notices list Albert's Sunshine Laundromat opening from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Marion Peppy Pals 4-H club at Linn County REC featured demonstrations chosen for the county fair including Senior entrants Closet Clues by Pem Seastrom and Delores Kray, junior entries Season Centers by Barbara Burns and Joan Pedersen, and a special Travel Light Pack Right by Ruth Ann Peterson and Linda.

Marion

Local residents buy new home and events fill Marion area

Burns and Grabau purchase the completed house at 2465 Brockman Avenue from Linn-Mar Construction Co with possession given. James Lang and family honor Mrs. Lang at a birthday dinner while marking the Marion high school class of 1953 anniversary. Dehumidifier sale ends August 2 and Linn-Mar high school schedules registration August 26 and 27. Community activities include a grooming skit by local girls and a 4-H Tip-Top club meeting at Noelridge park.

The Cedar Rapids Mon Burns Leonard Grabau Jack Fairley Morris Grabau Brockman Avenue Linn-Mar Construction Co Kensinger Realtors James Lang Muscatine Fred J. Lang Fred Lang James Langs Marion High School

Crash Kills 5 of Minn. Family

Five members of a Minnesota family died in a Sunday crash at an intersection near New York. Edward Duen 58 and his wife Laurene 51 were injured along with their 34 year old daughter and her two sons in the collision between a tractor trailer and an automobile.

New York Here Edward Duen St. Cloud Minn Laurene

State Employee Lists Ignites Debate In Iowa

Gov. Harold Hughes said state workers must stop listing the general public when it disrupts state business. The dispute arose over a request for a list of major Iowa sausage makers. A department letter offered to hire a secretary to compile a list for 15 dollars. The executive council did not set a policy on public lists.

DES Moines Harold Hughes Hughes State Executive Council W. L. Davis St. Paul Secretary of State Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Davis Dorothy Ersland Slater Department of Agriculture Iowa Development Commission Executive Council

Bridge Railing Pierces Auto In Cedar Rapids Wreck

Two 16yearold youths escaped serious injury when their car hit the Abbey creek bridge on Mt Vernon road twelve miles east of Cedar Rapids. A six foot railing pierced the vehicle, causing $850 bridge damage and a total car loss. Driver Donald Mastin faced a charge of failure to have his car under control.

Cedar Rapids Donovan Wright Donald Mastin Javenue Mt. Vernon Road Abbey Creek Mastin Don Proksa Thirty-ninth Street Wright

Defense in Ward Trial Rested Case

The defense in Dr. Stephen Ward's vice trial rested after calling the sixth witness. Attorney James Burge urged the Old Bailey jury to focus on five charges and not speculate on muckraking, noting Ward's career and reputation have suffered without proof of leading an immoral life.

London Stephen Ward James Burge Old Bailey Burge Ward

Notable names in 1963 British political scandal figures

Viscount Astor Douglas Fairbanks Jr former War Minister John Profumo Soviet Naval Captain Yevgeny Ivanov and real estate racketeer Peter Rachman appear in coverage of the Profumo affair's social and political fallout during the early 1960s London scene.

Viscount Astor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr John Profumo Yevgeny Ivanov Peter Rachman

New York Picket Arrests Grow at City Construction Sites

Police arrested 10 at an apartment site in Queens and 29 at a Brooklyn hospital site as protests by workers demanding more jobs for Negroes and Puerto Ricans continued. Among those jailed were two ministers. a minister, a seminarian and a social worker later received suspended sentences for disorderly conduct after blocking a cement truck at the Rutgers housing project.

New York Queens Brooklyn Rutgers Manhattan Lower East Side

Kennedy Set to Hold News Conference Thursday

President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. CST Thursday, the White House announced Monday.

Washington Kennedy White House Mr. Shepherd

Coolers Cows Cash or Cars Spotlighted in JWant Ads

Local JWant ads showcase a mix of items including coolers, cows, cash and cars. Listings highlight auction opportunities, sale dates and contact details for buyers and sellers.

Jwant

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