Iowa and national notes with weather and city court rounds
July 2 entries include daily weather data for Denver Minneapolis New Orleans New York Omaha and others with highs lows and barometer readings. Legislative actions sent to the governor include tax changes license fees and public meeting requirements while a list of court fines and local service notices follows.
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Iowa
House
Police, Fire and Public Safety
Iowa Conservation Commission
Bond Issue Passes Unites Cedar Rapids High Schools
Cedar Rapids voters approved the bond issue allowing construction of a new high school serving both sides of the river and relieving concerns about accreditation at Washington and Jefferson. Superintendent Dr Arnold Salisbury praised broad support and candid outreach, while school board president Ernest Pence noted the aim to provide Cedar Rapids students with continued quality education.
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Washington and
Jefferson
Arnold Salisbury
Ernest Pence
Cedar Rapids
Washington and Jefferson
Precinct Voters to decide bond issue for new high school
The school board aims to preserve education quality even with higher property taxes and seeks federal funds to reduce bond costs. Architects anticipate ground breaking this fall with bids ready by winter and an opening target around fall 1968, despite a possible earlier 1967 opening.
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William Hukill
Kohlmann-Eckman-Hukill
Northeast Side
Hukill
Cedar Rapids man dies after sudden illness at 68
Jerry J. Savel 68 of 1130 Maplewood Dr NE Cedar Rapids dies after a sudden illness. He was born July 8, 1896 in Cedar Rapids and married Ruth Modracek April 21, 1920. A World War I veteran, he worked as an inspector for Iowa Manufacturing Co. Survived by wife Ruth, son Kenneth of Dalton, II, and three grandchildren. Memorial service Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Turner chapel with Rev. J. Richard Wagner. burial at Czech National cemetery. Friends may call until 10 a.m. Saturday. casket will not be opened after service.
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Columbus Junction
Lyle Lathan Lee
Columbus City
Stacy’s
Decorah
Albert Johnson
First Lutheran Church
Stevie’s
Garnaville
Harry Mueller
Zion Lutheran Church
Clayton Center
Friends
Witt’s
Elkader
Maynard
Frank Gilmer
Delsing-Wright
Iowa City
Dyer W. Williams
Beckman’s
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Nira E. Boggs
Evergreen Cemetery
Fry and Holland’s. Traer
Paul C. Fleming
Methodist Church
Buckingham Cemetery
Erickson
Methodist
Buckingham
Erickson’s. McGregor
Lou Beckwith
Thornburg’s
Chelsea
Brian James Kasal
Edwin Kasal
Mason’s
Tama
Haven Cemetery
Fairfax
Wesley Cerveny
Route One
Brush Chapel
Marengo
A. R
Chink” ‘Brown
Presbyterian Church
Harrison’s
Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
Tipton
Frank Clifford Smith
Sheets and Son
Whittier
Adna Hoge
Murdoch’s
Springville
Gladys Lenz
Jones
Jerry J. Savel
Maplewood Drive
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Ruth Modracek
Karal VII Lodge 13
ZCBJ
Hanford Post
American Legion
I. A
M. Machinists Union
Seven Die in Sardinia Construction Electrocution
Seven workers were killed when a construction crane touched a high tension line in Cagliari Sardinia. The accident occurred Thursday as the crane contacted the live electrical line causing a mass electrocution.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Legislature To Adjourn Tonight In Iowa
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers planned final adjournment Thursday night after a long 143 day session. House Speaker Vince Steffen said adjournment would not require clock stopping and that two conference bills would not delay the target.
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Des Moines
UPI
Vince Steffen
Iowa
Steffen
House Senate
Death of Sarah Ellen Connor at 88 in Cedar Rapids
Sarah Ellen Connor 88 of 1255 Twenty-ninth Street NE widow of Patrick Connor died Wednesday. Born November 4, 1876 in Holbrook she married in 1908 at Williamsburg and lived there before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1945. Survived by two sons Vincent J. Connor Marengo and Robert J. Connor Cedar Rapids and eight grandchildren. Services at St Matthew's church Friday at 10 a.m. with Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. D. Kearn. Burial Mt. Calvary cemetery. Parish rosary at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Brady mortuary friends may call.
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Sarah Ellen Connor
Twenty-ninth Street
Patrick Connor
Holbrook
Williamsburg
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew’s Church
Vincent J. Connor
Marengo
Robert J. Connor
Cedar Rapids Woman Clara Lucas Dies After Short Illness
Clara Lucas a Cedar Rapids resident for 25 years died Wednesday after a short illness. Born July 31 1876 near Iowa City she is survived by nephew Leo Lucas and niece Genevieve Mackay. Services at St Jude s church 10 am Saturday with parish rosary at 8 pm Friday at Brady mortuary. Burial in St Joseph s cemetery Iowa City.
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Clara Lucas
Highway 149
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Leo Lucas
Genevieve Mackay
Los Angeles
St. Jude’s Church
Richard Krapfl
Brady Mortuary
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Mary Maruna 84 Widow of John Maruna Dies After Illness
Mary Maruna 84 of Cedar Rapids widow of John Maruna died Wednesday after a long illness. She was born June 3 1880 in Baldwin. Survived by sister Bes sie Strnley Independence Mo and brothers John Kubert Baldwin and Frank Kubert Rapid City SD. A member of the Reorganized Church services at Turner chapel date to be announced burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday.
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Mary Maruna
John Maruna
Cedar Rapids
Baldwin
Bessie Strnley
Independence
John Kubert
Frank Kubert
Rapid City
S.D
Martina
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs Frank M Kent dies after long Cedar Rapids life
Mrs Frank M Kent 72 a longtime Cedar Rapids resident before moving to Homestead Florida died after a period of illness in Florida. She is survived by her husband and other relatives. Funeral services are pending in Florida and Iowa.
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Frank M. Kent
Cedar Rapids
Homestead, Fla
Widow of local furniture founder dies. services set
A Cedar Rapids widow, wife of the founder of People's Furniture, died Wednesday afternoon. Surviving are her husband, two brothers Frank Little of Homestead and Clark Little of Cedar Rapids, a granddaughter and four great grandchildren. Services are Friday at Branum funeral home in Homestead with burial in a Miami cemetery.
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People’s Furniture Store
Cedar Rapids
Frank Little
Homestead
Clark Little
Branum Funeral Home
Miami Cemetery
Elizabeth Ann Sewell Beatty Bearle funeral service
Elizabeth Ann Sewell Beatty Bearle is to be laid to rest at Linwood after a service at 1 30 p m Friday conducted by Rev E W Koberg of Trinity Lutheran church Burial details list Linwood as the final resting place
Iowa recommends $42 million for state school aid
The joint appropriations committee proposed a bill granting $42.2 million annually for public school state aid in Iowa. Combined with $4 million for school transportation, total state aid would be $46.2 million per year, about $16.2 million more than the present biennium. Governor Hughes had advised $45.4 million. The plan allocates $33.5 million general aid, $4 million supplemental, $2.5 million special, and $2.2 million for vocational education.
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Senate
Iowa
Des Moines
Joint Appropriations Committee
Harold Hughes
Appropriations Committee
Food on Flight Not Sterile But Clean Says NASA Chef
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports that space meals for astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White are not sterile but free of organisms. Dr Paul LaChance, who developed the space menu, says sterilizing reduces acceptability and that the food is very clean. He notes future menus might include ice cream tablets with flavor choices.
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Cape Kennedy
James McDivitt
Edward White
Paul LaChance
LaChance
Prayers Answered LBJ Reacts to Gemini Launch
President Johnson watched the Gemini launch on television and said Our prayers have been answered in reference to the mission. The AP report notes his comment came as the astronauts lifted off.
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LBJ
Gemini
Washington
Johnson
Gemini 4 mission outlines long duration and rendezvous focus
The Gemini 4 mission aims to study effects of a 97 hour space endurance flight with 62 orbits to test medical and psychological impacts on astronauts. Grissom and Young demonstrated rendezvous but no near satellite practice. McDivitt and White report systems ready after a launch delay due to a tower fault.
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Grissom
John Young
America
Globe
McDivitt
White
Mine Toll 237 in Tokyo Disaster
Tokyo police said on Thursday that the mine disaster deaths on Tuesday totaled 237. Officials confirmed the final toll as rescue efforts continued and investigators reviewed the incident details.
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Tokyo
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