Remap Sub Districting Plea Studied by Judge
DES MOINES AP A suit challenging temporary reapportionment of the Iowa legislature for not allowing sub districting of counties was before Polk county District Judge Harry Perkins on jurisdiction. Filed May 10 by David W Belin Des Moines on behalf of Iowa residents seeks court order for a change by Oct 1 through a special session as the 1965 regular session just ended. Arguments questioned whether state court should hear Belin suit while reappointment matters await action before a federal three judge panel.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Polk
Harry Perkins
David W. Belin
Perkins
Belin
Crash Near Cherokee Claims Two Lives
Two people died in a two car crash Wednesday night at the junction of highways 39 and 41 eight miles south of Cherokee. Gus Damrau of Quimby, 62, was the driver of one vehicle and Janice Fuhrman, 17, of Cherokee, died Thursday night. Paul Goettsch, 17, of Galva, also in the Goettsch car, and Anthony Ehrig, 16, of Holstein, were treated and in good condition at a Sioux City hospital.
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Here
Gus Damrau
Quimby
Janice Fuhrman
Miss Fuhrman
Paul Goettsch
Galva
Goettsch
Anthony Ehrig
Holstein
Sioux City
Georgia Youth Held on Decorah Check Count
Royce Riley, 18, of Columbus Georgia, is being held on $1000 bond in Decorah on a charge of passing a bad check. He allegedly passed a worthless 32 dollar check at the Neuhring service station while working with a magazine sales crew in the area.
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Sree
Gazette Decorah
Royce Riley
Columbus
Riley
Neuhring
Harold McCormick Elected President of Lions Club
Harold McCormick has been elected president of the Lions club. The Manchester chapter announced the new leadership and club officers for the coming year.
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Manchester
Harold McCormick
The
Lions Club
Phone Company Plans New Dial Switching Centers
The Cedar Rapids and Marion phone company will add long distance dial switching and related equipment to meet rising demand. In ten years the city telephones grew from 37 000 to 73 000 and the firm expects continued growth. The new system will allow residents to dial station long distance calls to over 90 million phones in the US and Canada with mostly automatic operation for faster calls.
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L. W. Ward
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cedar Rapids
Marion
J. P. Slaperud
Elmwood Drive
C. B. Gradeville
Vine Avenue
Trent Winegar
Devonshire Drive
Winegar
Telephones Company
United States
Canada
Iowa County Awards Culvert Contract for $50,807
The county board awarded the reinforced concrete culvert contract for roads south of Highway 6 to Interstate 80 to B J Construction Co. of Muscatine. The $50,807 bid covers the culvert boxes. Jo Anne Possehl was appointed clerk in the town county sheriff's office for June and July during the regular clerk Milford Engelbert's leave.
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B-J Construction Co
Muscatine
Iowa
Highway
County Board of Supervisors
Joanne Possehl
Milford Engelbert
Mine Explosion Kills Two U S Servicemen in Yonchon Area
Two US servicemen were killed when an old land mine on a disposal truck exploded in Yonchon about 35 miles north of here. The incident involved a UPI report from SEGAL.
New Resident Engineer Named for Manchester Area
William J. Crawford takes over as resident construction engineer for the state highway commission in Manchester after twelve years with the agency. He comes from Marengo and is a Mason City native, succeeding E. M. Bennett who retires after 39 years with the commission. Bennett began in 1939 as an instrument man and served in multiple counties including Delaware and Clayton.
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Manchester
State Highway Commission
William J. Crawford
Highway Commission
Isix
Crawford
Marengo
Mason City
Crawfords
E. M. Bennett
Bennett
Independence
Oelwein
Waverly
Waterloo
Bellevue
McGregor
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids and Marion School District State Aid Total
Warrants totaling 395000 plus have been received by Cedar Rapids and Marion districts as their second payment of 1963-64 state general school aid. Cedar Rapids Community school district received 314292.98, Marion Independent 33809.96, Linn-Mar Community 19025.13, and College Community 28333.85.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Community
Marion Independent
Linn-Mar Community
College Community
Heart Attack Fatal to Camper in Allamakee
Camper Everett Crow 33 Ottumwa, and Bernard Jones Ottumwa suffered a fatal heart attack while camping in the Yellow River forest area Allamakee county during a district fishing trip. The incident occurred as districts in Linn county near their camp site received state aid payments totaling 480 215 for the year. General aid was provided to the districts and reported by Bob Henry for KCRG TV 9.
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Waukon
Everett Crow
Otturrwa
Yellow River
Allamakee
Bernard
Jones
Ottumwa
Crow
Linn County
Bob Henry
Kcrg-Tv
Associates Honor Reid and Winter at Retirement Party
About 100 attendees gathered at the Board of Education building as Hale C. Reid retires after 19 years as director of elementary education and Fred Winter ends 40 years with Cedar Rapids schools as physical welfare consultant. They received wooden lathes as gifts.
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Board of Education
Hale C. Reid
Fred Winter
Reid
Winter
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Summer Festival Showcases Jazz Folk Bands
The fourth annual Cedar Rapids Summer Festival opens in Greene Square with jazz jam sessions by the Joe Abodeely Trio and a Tuesday big band concert by the Stardusters. Folk sets include Paul Kelso and a Cedar Rapids based lineup, with free admission hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Rapids
Greene Square
Joe Abodeely
Stardusters
Kelso
Father Grumble
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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William Whiesle
Lee Winterberg
Howard Bburlson
Lee Wilts
Edjerly Watts
Kenneth Klug
Richard Russell
Whipple
Winterberg
Burleson & Wills
Ave
Iswa Theater
KCRG
RSEAS
Associates
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NIT Royal
Casa
Warnier
12Th St
Paul Kelso
University of Iowa
Gary Allen
Detroit
Cal Bezemer
Webster City
S. R. Montrose
Bill Stusak
Estroy Drive
Pat Bre
Glenmore
Volkswagen
Empire Motors, Inc
Center Point Road
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Federal Home Loan Bank System
Second Avenue
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