Five day Iowa forecast shows cooler spell with modest rain
Temperatures in Iowa are expected to average 4 to 6 degrees below normal for Thursday through Monday with a warming trend late in the period. Normal highs reach the upper 70s to around 80, normals lows mid 50s to around 60. precipitation about one inch in the northwest to 1-2 inches in the southeast mostly in the first half. High Tuesday 78, overnight 66. shows daily readings and river levels for regional stations.
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Iowa
Birth notices and local incidents from St Luke's area
Births list a series of newborns including John peels son to Milton L Fort and others across Marion Cedar Rapids and Belvedere Ill with multiple families named. Also sentences list various marriages, divorces and custody-like notices, then a fire, alarm calls, and several traffic fines in a compact local news digest style.
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Milton L. Fort
Twentieth Street
John Peels
Larry Drive
John Rezabeck
Sue Lane
Larry Loukota
Center Point Road
Frank Miller
Mechanicsville
Deaths Hollis Peck longtime Iowa liquor official
Hollis Charles Peck 66 of 1500 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a short illness. Born May 31 1903 in Lafayette Wisconsin he married Eleanor Farrell July 15 1925 in Chicago. Survived by wife two daughters Jean Hasbrouck Guthrie Center Marjorie Dean Cedar Rapids a son Ronald Peck Montville NJ and 12 grandchildren. Services at St Matthews Church burial Mt Calvary cemetery, Turner Chapel East to receive friends after 1 p m Thursday. Memorials to heart fund suggested.
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Hollis Charles Peck
Oakland Road
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cedar Rapids
Lafayette
Wis
Eleanor Farrell
Chicago
St. Matthews Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Turner Chapel East
Heart Fund
Wellsburg Woman Dies in Heart Attack at Nursing Home
Minnie Olthoff 63 of Wellsburg died Tuesday from a heart attack suffered while visiting sister Mrs. Forrest Lahan at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's hospital. Born June 10, 1906, she is survived by another sister and her father. Services at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Wellsburg 1:30 p.m. Friday. Burial in St. Pauls Cemetery.
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Minnie Olthoff
Wellsburg
Forrest Lahan
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Olthoff
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Obituary notices for Bertha A Young B A Beatty
Services were held at Bearle chapel at 2 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev Mary A White of Bethany Congregational church. Interment followed in Linwood cemetery. Also Bessie Thompson services at Turner chapel west at 3 p m Wednesday by Rev Ralph Colton with burial in Shellsburg cemetery. Robert Richardson burial Cedar Memorial cemetery following service at Turner chapel east at 1 30 p m Thursday by Rev Aleck Ulmet.
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Elmer Johnson
Brosh’s
St. Bridget’s
Brosh’s. Wellman
Herman G. Swartzendruber
Mennonite Church
Powell's
Stacy Lewis
Columbus Junction
Fredonia
Conroy
Henry Plagman, Jr
First United Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg
Jones
Manchester
Mary A. Tierney
Des Moines
Shelly's
Shellsburg
John O. Zahn
Fry and Holland
Vinton
West Union
Lola Gell
Presbyterian Church
Wadena
Burnham and
Wood
Fairfax
Charles Clarence Gibson
Turner Chapel West
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial
HACAP Receives $51 376 Grant for Anti-Poverty Programs
The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program in Cedar Rapids was awarded a 51376 supplemental grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity to continue anti-poverty programs in Johnson Jones and Linn counties. Senator Jack Miller informed on Wednesday.
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Washington, D.C
Hawkeye
Hearings July 2 on Rezoning Petitions
The city council will hold a public hearing on July 2 for several rezoning petitions. Areas include R-4 to R-T at 1607 First Avenue SE R-1 to R-2 at Wiley Boulevard NW north of Highway 30 R-3 to R-11 at 1302 Ellis Boulevard NW R-1 to R-2 on First Avenue West west of LaSalle High School R-4 to R-2 at 4401 First Avenue SE R-1 to R-4 at 3610 Johnson Avenue NW and R-1 to R-2 at 2614 Twenty Fourth Avenue SE.
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First Avenue SE
Wiley Boulevard
Highway 30
Ellis Boulevard
First Avenue
LaSalle High School
Johnson Avenue NW
Twentyfourth Avenue SE
Ordinance on R T Zoning Approved by City Council
The city council approved the multi purpose R T zoning ordinance on all three readings and it only requires publication to become law. It replaces prior special uses permits challenged by an Iowa Supreme Court ruling and covers offices, low intensity commercial uses, and various institutions in older established areas to stabilize property values.
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Iowa
Judge Drops Charges Against 10 Draft Record Draftees
U S District Judge Myron Gordon dismissed counts against ten defendants tied to the burning of draft records. He cited adverse publicity affecting prospective jurors and ordered a pre sentence investigation. Two defendants pled guilty to interfering with the draft and conspiracy charges were dropped.
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Milwaukee
U.S
Myron Gordon
Gordon
Teamsters Propose Cityemployee Rule Changes at Cedar Council
A Teamsters representative delivered a seven page union proposal to Cedar council outlining changes to rules for municipal employees. The plan seeks broader union right to negotiate changes while the city states it does not wage negotiate with unions for municipal staff. The proposal covers appointments hours holidays sick and vacation leave voting time off and residence requirements among others.
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Linn County
West Central Iowa Drenched by Showers and Thunderstorms
Heavy rain hit west central Iowa with Rockwell City and Sac City reporting about 1.5 and 1.1 inches. Northwestern areas saw 0.5 to nearly 1 inch while south central and east central divisions had lesser totals. Southeast Iowa reported traces. Variable clouds with occasional showers as a cool front and developing low pressure move across the state.
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Iowa
Rockwell City
Sac City
July 2 Hearing on Housing Regulations
City council to hold a public hearing July 2 on proposed amendments to the municipal code on housing standards. The changes would create minimum housing standards and repeal parts of Chapter 29, covering sewer and water connections toilets sinks hot and cold water lines bathing facilities rubbish and egress.
Three Hurt in Cedar Rapids Traffic Accidents
Three people were injured in separate Cedar Rapids crashes on Tuesday. Mrs. Dennis Van Bogart received neck and back injuries in a Johnson avenue collision and faces a speeding charge against Terry Lee Eickstaedt. Teenager William Currell suffered minor injuries after a First avenue crash, with a separate report of a driver charged for not maintaining control. Francis Baldus was treated and released after a motorcycle fall in Ellis Park caused by a dog.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis van Bogart
Jacelyn Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Johnson Avenue NW
Terry Lee Eickstaedt
Third Avenue
Eickstaedt
van Bogart
William Currell
Miami Drive
First Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street SE
Shirley Jean Johnson
Tenth Street SE
Currell
Francis Baldus
K Avenue NW
Ellis Park
Baldus
Judge Dismisses Break-In Charge Against Richard Hathaway
Judge Harold Victor Wednesday dismissed a breaking and entering charge against Richard A. Hathaway 27 with no address. The county attorney cited mental condition and weak evidence. Hathaway was accused of entering Andrew Pohlena and Son Market 927 Second Street SE on January 20 and taking 2.39 dollars worth of food.
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Harold Victor
Richard A. Hathaway
Hathaway
Andrew Pohlena
Iowa High Court Upholds Vernon Village Rezoning
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously sustains Linn County Judge Vietor’s ruling on the Vernon Village shopping center rezoning from residential to neighborhood business. It rejects claims of arbitrary action and notes zoning’s adaptability to changes since 1955 master plan, citing the nearby 34th Street SE arterial and the adjacent commercial district. The decision affirms that convenient shopping centers near residences are permissible and not spot zoning, with no further appeals planned.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Vernon Village
Maurice Rawlings
Linn
Harold Vietor
Vietor
High Court
Thirty-fourth Street
Rawlings
Cedar Rapids
McQuillan
Municipal Corporations
No Hearing on Suspension Moots Case In Iowa
Linn District Judge William Eads ruled the case moot as the Iowa Liquor Control Commission’s bid to suspend the Starlite Room tavern license ended. The license expired March 15 and a new license issued March 18, nullifying the writ of certiorari and any judgment against the commission. The 20 day January suspension was stayed pending appeal.
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Linn
William Eads
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Starlite Room
Starlite
Hearing Deferred as Commission Signals No Resistance
The court set a Feb 28 deadline and the judge noted the proceedings. A hearing planned for Wednesday was not held because the commission filed a letter indicating it did not resist the motion.
City Officials Asked to Meet on Human Rights Proposals
Leo Owens of Jane Boyd Community House asked the city council and mayor's commission on human rights to meet to discuss items from last week. He plans to present proposals including a paid director and staff. Mayor Bush invited the meeting while noting time is needed for research. Richard Gaines alleged two and a half weeks since his housing complaint and said he has been contacted only once by the rights commission.
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Schorg
Bosh
Wilford
Bush
City
Mayor’s Commission On Human Rights
Leo Owens
Jane Boyd Community House
Owens
Human Rights Commission
Frank Bush
Is Commission
Richard Gaines
Avenue NE
The
Rights Commission
Laird Pushes Outside Review of Defense Acquisition
Secretary Laird announced a panel of outside experts to review defense weapon programs and the department's mission and organization. He said production will wait for major uncertainties to be resolved. Budget official Hughes described program based reviews, not case by case contract scrutiny, with hearings shifting largely to the Pentagon.
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Defense Department
Laird
Yarborough
Hughes
Budget Bureau
Pentagon
King Family Jazz Jam at TV 9 Tonight
The King Family hosts an old fashioned jam session at 7 30 PM Wednesday in color on TV 9. The lively program features family members and local musicians in a warm televised music hour.
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King Family
TV 9
Gunman fires at grain elevator. seven wounded in Rising City
A man opened fire with a rifle at the Farmers Co Op Grain Co elevator in Rising City Nebraska. Seven people were wounded including the elevator manager and his secretary. The gunman then shot himself. Conditions of victims were not learned.
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Rising City
Neb
Farmers Co- Op Grain Co
Soviet notes dispute Chinese border clash and provocation claims
Soviet foreign ministry spokesman Leonid Zamyatin said recent border incidents likely aim to hinder border talks. China accused Soviet forces of killing a woman herder and kidnaping another, alleging Chinese troops crossed into Kazakhstan. Moscow rejected the protest as a distortion and described a Chinese provocation at the border with armed units firing on Soviet guards.
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Leonid Zamyatin
Zamyatin
Peking
Sinkiang
China
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Kazakhstan
Court Directive Ends Probation of Peter Doss
Federal Judge Edward J. McManus revoked the probation of 29 year old Peter Doss of 1721 Fourteenth Avenue SE after a hearing in district court. Doss had been convicted of stealing from the mails in December 1968 and sentenced to six months on probation. In April he was again convicted, with violations cited as the reason for revocation. prosecutors and counsel urged commitment to a federal institution rather than county jail.
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Edward J. McManus
Peter Doss
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Federal District Court
Doss
U.S
Red Cross Flights Resume to Biafra After Pause
After a five day pause Red Cross flights to Biafra resumed Tuesday night at a sharply reduced level, as officials reported continued relief operations and limited airlift capacity.
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Geneva
Red Cross
Biafra
Burglary at Giblin Jewelry on First Avenue East
Thieves smashed a display window and stole jewelry worth about 300 dollars at the Giblin jewelry store located at 1446 First avenue east. A passerby alerted police shortly after 6 30 a m and officers recovered a man's watch three rings and a pin missing from the window.
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Giblin
First Avenue East
Admiral Crabb Reveals Night of Carrier Collision
Crabb testified he transferred command at 10 30 p m as the carrier hit the Evans. he awoke at 3 12 a m and directed rescue efforts. Seventy four Evans sailors died and 199 were saved. 38 Evans crewmen remain to testify, with more witnesses from Melbourne expected.
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Melbourne
Evans
Crabb
Crab
U.S. Navy
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Terrace Street
Marion
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Blairs Ferry Road
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Gerald Kelly
Fifth Avenue
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Maureen K. Hughes
Charles Slaughter
Darlene M. Burgett
John D. McIntosh
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Rita S. Samaitis
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Sally Davis
Wayne Lee Davis
Andrea Jean Felter
William Emerson Felter
Darlene M. Light
Edgar E. Light
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E Avenue NW
Arthur R. Hollingsworth
E Avenue
Thomas F. Smith
Sharyl G. Achilles
Janice L. Platz
Lake Avenue
Freddie E. Wink
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Central City
John P. Jackson
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Adeline A. Regan
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Janice L. Slater
First Street
HACAP
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R-T
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Teamsters Union
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Teamsters
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Richard Hathaway
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