Weekend Traffic Accidents In Iowa Claim Eight Lives
Eight people died in Iowa over the weekend in crashes including three car train incidents. Burlinton resident Louis Bannier and Nelile Johnson died when a Burlington Northern freight struck their car in Danville. Wilma Allison died after a Norfolk and Western freight collision in Udell following a motorcycle crash west of Oakville. Leo Christener and Kenney also perished in separate highway crashes on snowy roads. Rudolph Mania, Myra Bonnema, and Sharob Charbonneaux were killed in various two vehicle and car truck crashes near Cedar Rapids Sheldon and Wapello.
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Burlingon
Nelile Johnson
Danville
Burlington Northen
Wilma Allison
Unionville
Norfolk and Western
Udell
Oakville
Louisa ‘County
Charbonneaux
Mt. Pleasant
Leo Christener
Donnels
Christener
Kenney
Des Moines
Prairie City
Rudolph Mania
Cedar Rapids
Myra Bonnema
Hawarden
Sheldon
Sharob del Charbonneaux
Wapello
Burlington Hospital
Waukon names Mary Ellingson director of welfare
Allamakee County welfare board formally appoints Mary C. Ellingson of Waukon as director effective July 1. Ellingson, on leave since January 1971 to attend the University of Minnesota, earned a BS in social welfare and public health and has worked with developmentally disabled children in area programs.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Relief Office
Irene Brainard
Gloria Wede
Marjorie Dehning
Linda Hansmeier
Donna Schulte
Stone
Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation Near North Liberty
A fear of a major ammonia leak at the F Service Co. in North Liberty prompted the evacuation of several nearby homes at 9:10 p.m. Sunday. Coralville and North Liberty fire departments responded. the leak was quickly fixed and no further precautions were needed. Residents were allowed to return home.
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North Liberty
F§ Service Co
Coralville
Free Will Fee Bible Camp Flourishes Near Millersburg
Millersburg area hosts an eight week Bible conference on a four acre tract four miles west of town. Royce Newton reports growing attendance and volunteer support stabilize finances. The camp uses a free will offering with a two dollar weekly family rate and draws volunteers, locals, and students who help with construction, cooking, and staffing.
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Millersburg
East Town
Bible Conference
Royce Newton
Walker
Newton
Employment Rises in Iowa for Third Straight Month
Iowa jobless numbers fell for the third consecutive month. May unemployment totaled 25,500, 3,400 below April and 2,800 under May 1971, dropping the rate to 3.5 percent. Nonfarm payrolls rose, with total employment at 911,300 and construction down 2,300 due to labor disputes.
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Des Moines
James T. Klein
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa
May
Two 14 Year Olds Held for Breakin
Two 14 year old boys were arrested Sunday night at 8 38 in North Liberty while trying to break into Wickes Lumber Co. The alarm triggered at the sheriff's department and the youths are being held in Johnson county jail. They are also questioned about a spate of recent burglaries in the Washington area.
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North Liberty
Johnson County
Wickes Lumber Co
Sheriff's Department
Washington
Anti-Trust Laws Outdated Says Iawa Senator Miller
Waterloo Iowa Senator Jack Miller told Jawa Amvets that outdated anti-trust and tax laws cripple US economic power. He warned that inflation, lagging productivity, and obsolete plant equipment widen the deficit trade balance as nations modernize. He urged greater cooperation among government business and labor to compete.
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Waterloo
United States
Jack Miller
Iowa
Miller
Jawa Amvets
Iowa Republican
Juveniles Nabbed in Break-in at Johnny's Drive-In
Oelwein police on Monday held four juveniles connected to a break-in at Johnny's Drive-In in town.
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Oelwein
Fire damages storage frame house on farm north of Brandon
A 20 by 20 foot storage frame house on the Ray Wellman farm north of Brandon was damaged by fire about 4:30 am on Monday. A rotary hoe blower feed and grass seed were also damaged in the blaze.
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Brandon
Ray Wellman
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