New Jersey Girl Dies in Iowa Crash
Lavinia Johanne Chiechi 23 of West Orange died when two cars collided on highway 20 near Fort Dodge during heavy rain. Daunte Paramska 23 of Washington DC was hospitalized in good condition. Others injured include Thomas Groves 15 and George Wientzel 17 of Rochelle IL and Marie Madsen 53 of Glenwood PA.
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Fort Dodge
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West Orange
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Thomas Eugene Groves
George Wientzel
Rochelle
Ll. Groves
Multiple Fatal Car Crashes Reported Across Iowa and Wisconsin
A string of deadly accidents claimed several lives this week. Ingvald Madsen and Madonna Rae Barten died in separate crashes near Atlantic and Sabula, Iowa, while Herman Harmon and Larry Stern perished in collisions on highways 67 and 218. Edward Ansel died in Grant County Wisconsin when his car left the road at the 151 61 intersection.
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Camanche
Madonna Rae Barten
Spragueville
Sabula
Larry Stern
Iowa City
Vinton
Grant County
Wisconsin
Edward Ansel
Dubuque
Three Drownings In Iowa Sunday
Three youths died in separate incidents in Iowa on Sunday. Omahan Robert Mahr aged 17 drowned at Lake Manawa while swimming. 22 year old Tom Strong and 26 year old Norman Reed, both of Council Bluffs, attempted rescues. Long Grove teen David Allan Burmeister 17 drowned in the Wapsipinicon River near a bridge under construction north of Donahue after stepping into a mid channel hole. Clinton boy David Burkett 9 drowned in Willow Lake near Camanche while in an inner tube.
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Robert Mahr
Omaha
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Mahr
Norman Reed
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Reed
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Iris
David Allan Burmeister
Long Grove
Wapsipinicon
Scott County
Donahue
Burmeister
David Burkett
Ray Burkett
Clinton
Willow Lake
Camanche
Chris Bolte
Wind Damage Hurts Dyersville Plant Addition and Area
Storms tore through eastern Iowa causing damage from Monticello to Des Moines. Houses, barns, and a cement wall at Erdell’s Manufacturing were ruined while power outages affected Marengo and Wellman. Tornado-like winds felled trees, blocked highways, and damaged airports and churches.
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Creston
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Donald Johnston
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Melody
Shannon City
Jane Powell Weds Publicist Jim Fitzgerald in Australia
Sydney report says actress Jane Powell 36 married Hollywood publicity man Jim Fitzgerald 34 in Kings Cross on Sunday. Powell's eldest daughter Mona 18 served as maid of honor. other children Cary 13 Suzanne 11 Lindsey attended. Fitzgerald is on his second marriage.
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Oxford Man 39 Charged with Larceny
IOWA CITY A Oxford resident Duke Rairden 39 was charged with larceny in the nighttime by Johnson county sheriff officers. The carpet he allegedly possessed belonged to Ken Albrecht Construction Co. and was found at his home and truck. His bond was set at 5000 at arraignment before Judge Roger Ivey.
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Duke Rairden
Johnson County
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Ken Albrecht Construction Co
Roger Ivey
Wreck Kills 5 Driver Survives Near Stoystown
Five people died in a two car crash on U S 30 just west of Stoystown Pennsylvania. James Kimmel 63 of Hooversville survived and was in serious condition Monday from injuries suffered in the Sunday morning wreck.
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Stern
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Milo Ealy
Belle Plaine
University of Iowa
Parrot and Wood Funeral Home
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Hooversville
Pennsylvania
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea War Alert
Seaview and United States brace for a naval alert as military tensions rise during a planned voyage at sea. The broadcast signals a guarded stance and heightened readiness on a night scheduled program.
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Seaview
United States
California Man Escapes Serious Injury After Highway Crash
Howard Richardson, 47, of California, suffered scalp lacerations when his car rolled over at the junction of highways 218 and 101 in Vinton. He received treatment at Vinton hospital and was released.
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Maureen O'Sullivan Guest Stars on Ben Casey
Actress Maureen O'Sullivan guest stars on Ben Casey airing Monday night at 9 00 on KCRG TV 9. The episode features her as a key guest in the medical drama.
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Ben Casey
Kcrg-Tv
Fair Housing Law Sought by Iowa Citizens
A new Iowa group the Iowa Conference for Equality of Opportunity in Housing urged a state wide push to curb housing discrimination. They proposed a permanent freedom of residence committee and urged passage of a state fair housing law. About 90 people from 25 communities attended the Waterloo conference.
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UPI
Iowa
Iowa Conference For Equality of
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Civil Rights Commission
Couple Held on Check Forgery Charges at Independence
Donald E. Ervin 22 and Sheryl Hudson 17 of Columbus Ind were arrested Saturday in Independence and held in Buchanan County Jail on $5,000 bond each for false uttering of checks. Authorities say the investigation continues.
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Buchanan County
Donald E. Ervin
Sheryl Hudson
Columbus
Ind
Manchester Boy Seriously Burned In Garage Blast
Timmy Morehouse six years old suffered severe burns when a gasoline can exploded in the Manchester garage Sunday. Authorities say a lit match ignited the empty can, clothes caught fire, and relatives rolled him to the ground to extinguish the flames before he was taken to Manchester hospital then Cedar Rapids.
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Manchester
Timmy Morehouse
Thomas Morehouse
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Les Morehouse
Richard Bowers
Greeley
Fairfield Man Heads Iowa Manufacturers
John E. Hunt of Fairfield, president of the Fairfield Glove Co., was elected president of the Iowa Manufacturers Association at its annual meeting. Other officers named include Harold S. Bown of Armstrong Rubber Co., Bruce Van Draff of Thomas D. Murphy Co., and Lloyd Winger of the Winger Co. Directors elected included L. Morgan Craft of Cedar.
Littleport Woman Drowns in Cistern
Services for Mrs. Cecil Hankins 47 of Littleport will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Congregational church. She apparently drowned Saturday after falling into a cistern while drawing water for washing. her husband found her body hours later. Survivors include her husband two sons Larry of Elkader Gary of Lamont and three grandchildren. Body at Appleton Funeral Home.
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Cecil Hankins
Littleport
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