Weather notes and death notices from weekend listings
Local weather entries show Friday high around 59 and overnight 26 with no rainfall. A string of funeral notices from Anamosa to Clarence list services for Fireman, Norton, Reedy, Twachtmann, Brickner, Amidon, Groff, Meredith, Putz, Turner, Van Dorin, and more with dates and church locations.
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Tiptons
Ernest QO. Gual
First United Church of Christ
Sheets and Son
United Church of Christ
Anamosa
Neil Norton
Gocettsch’s Edrewood
Pearl Reedy
Methodist Church
Appleton
Chapman’s
Clarence
Toledo
Joseph Brickner
St. Patrick's Church
Tama
Mason's
Robert Amidon
Omaha
Woodlawn
Henderson's
Decorah
James D. Groff
Decorah Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Norway
Marie Meredith
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
George Brush
Petersburg
Mike Putz
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
McBride
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Independence
White's
Amana
Harold James van Dorin
Turner's
Moravia
Hoover-Valentine
Marengo
30 Days to McCollum on Shoplifting Count
Frank McCollum aged 49 of the Marley hotel was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail on a shoplifting charge. He was stopped as he tried to leave Mays drug store with a carton of cigarettes, and police linked his arrest to a second carton theft at Osco drug store earlier Friday.
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Frank McCollum
Marley Hotel
McCollum
Mays
Second Street SE
Osco Drug Store
Second Avenue SE
Eighth Street
James Henriksen
Henriksen
Clothes Stolen From Car in SE City
Ronald G Stechon reported theft of 107 dollars worth of clothes from his car parked in front of 526 Sixth Avenue SE between 8 p.m. Friday and 7 30 a.m. Saturday. Local notices advertise tax service and a tavern for sale. Mt Calvary cemetery to remove wreaths and artifacts starting March 4.
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Ronald G. Stechon
Thirty-fifth Street
Sixth Avenue SE
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Five Injured in Four Accidents On C R Streets
Five persons were injured Friday and Saturday in Cedar Rapids traffic crashes. Francis J. Boesl was charged after his car struck a tree on Fifth avenue SE. Neva Vincent and Dorothy Christensen sustained injuries, while Gregory Hinz and Judy Beckman were involved in separate rear end incidents. Authorities cited failure to have control for multiple drivers. no charges were filed in one case.
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Cedar Rapids
Francis J. Boesl
Fifth Avenue SE
Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Boes
Neva Vincent
First Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dorothy Christensen
Mt. Vernon Road
Ernest J. Hepker
Prairie Drive
Hepker
Frances
St. Luke's Hospital
Judy M. Beckman
Lisbon
Thomas I. Furnish
Florida Street
Beckman Auto
Waconia Avenue
J Street
To Cut Kennedy 50 Cent Output After June 30
The Kennedy half dollar production will be reduced to under one third of current levels after June 30. The decision was made Friday by the joint commission on coinage governing treasury policies.
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Washington
Joint Commission On Coinage
Treasury Department
Johnson vows patience in space and Vietnam policy
President Johnson defends space program funding and SAIGON support while acknowledging budget cuts. He warns those who seek to destroy the United States will not prevail and promises to advance space and Vietnam goals. A Brooks dinner note reveals concerns about corruption in Vietnam and cautions against pushing too hard.
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Johnson
Space Agency
Brooks
Vietnam
Saigon
Beaumont
Reagan and Romney test a potentially open GOP convention
The article reports on Ronald Reagan and George Romney weighing strategies for a possible open convention. Reagan questions the timing of a pursuit by governors and Romney hints at broader support beyond a single candidate, while California Governor Reagan cautions the party to wait for the convention decision. Romney later revises his stance, leaving open the possibility of other candidates.
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Rockefeller
G.O.P
California
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Reagan
Michigan
George Romney
Newsmen
Kommney
Pont
Five Cedar Rapids youths charged in motor theft ring
Hight young Cedar Rapids men were arrested after a Pazour Motor Sports break in where two motorcycles worth 1700 dollars were stolen. Five face breaking and entering charges and three additional youths are charged with interfering with an officer.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixteenth Avenue
James A. Henriksen
David L. Kreibich
Jack O. Peck
Michael P. Berns
Carl Schultz
Seventh Avenue
Kreibich
Peck
Craig R. Mueller
Glen A. Eglseder
Lester J. Engler
Linn County condemnat ion awards largely appealed in court
Most awards of damages from Linn county condemnation juries on January 30 and February 1 were appealed to Linn district court before the Friday deadline. The city of Cedar Rapids appealed all but two awards totaling property at Third avenue SE and Third street NE with multiple leaseholders and owners named, including Smulekoff Investment Co and Capitol Optical Co.
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Linn County
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff Investment Co
Third Avenue SE
Capitol Optical Co
Capitol
Smulekoff
Fourth Avenue SE
Nesper Sign Advertising, Inc
Social Security Checks Rise for Millions in 1966 Increase
Washington reports more than 20 million Americans will see fatter Social Security checks as of March 2 with a near 18 percent boost and higher for some. Congress added nearly 500,000 people to the rolls last year under new legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Philanthropist's Son Runs Ad for Rockefeller Campaign
Stewart Mott, 30, son of Charles Stewart Mott, placed a two page ad in the New York Times and eight Michigan papers offering $50,000 to Rockefeller’s presidential bid if he runs and clarifies Vietnam views by March 15. Mott aims to raise at least $100,000 from readers. he spent about $25,000 on the campaign, and says he may run as a Democrat for Michigan’s Seventh district against Donald Riegle.
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New York
Rockefeller
New York Times
Michigan
Stewart Mott
Charles Stewart Mott
Nelson Rockefeller
Mott
George Romney
Times
Rockefellers
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Donald Riegle
Paradox of Freedom and Security in Society
The speaker warns that freedom is endangered when it becomes freedom for some only and risks being traded for security. Without order freedom falters yet must remain unlicensed, guarded by morality and guided by love for fellow man.
Naval Wife Involved In Japanese Troop Crash
In Yokosuka Japan a car driven by the wife of a U S navy man Maralyn Roland 21 collided with a column of Japanese troops killing two and injuring 16 She was detained for questioning by police.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U.S. Navy
Maralyn Roland
Stop Accepting Applications for Linn County Work Program
The Linn county work experience and training program will stop accepting applications and phase out by July 1. Supervisor Mrs. Evan Parry cites federal funding cuts as the reason, despite the program's past success. The federal work incentive program was created to replace it by 1967 amendments to the social security act, with Iowa facing delays until the state legislature reconvenes.
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Linn County
Evan Parry
Iowa
Assault Charge Dropped Against Donald J Heiar
Judge William R Eads on Friday dismissed the assault charge against Donald J Heiar age 32 of 222 Thirty Fourth Street SE on county attorney motion Based on a February 23 affidavit from Mrs Heiar she said the assault consisted only in knocking her down three times and she did not wish to prosecute or testify The prior complaint alleged assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and that Heiar broke a bottle attacked her and damaged furniture and lamps
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William R. Eads
Donald J. Heiar
Thirty-fourth Street
Heiar
Shirley
Court of Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Powers
Dog Sled Race Canceled Due to Weather in Alaska
Kenai Alaska officials canceled the two day dog sled race from Kenai to Soldotna and back about 100 miles after fresh rain melted snow turning the trail to mush. The event was postponed due to lack of snow and heavy rain.
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Kenai
Alaska
Soldotna
Grass Fires Near Great Western Line Suppressed
Stanley firemen extinguished a grass fire along the Great Western railroad right of way about 8 p.m. Friday, one and a quarter miles east of here.
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Stanley
Great Western Railroad
Here
Hints Dropping on Rights Bill Cloture Vote Cornered
Senate brinkmanship over a civil rights bill intensifies as Majority Leader Mansfield warns the fight to end debate may be dropped if the fourth cloture vote fails. Senator Hart laments the stalled effort and questions the Senate’s action in front of Americans.
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Washington
Mansfield
Dmont
Senate
Hart
D-Mich
A C Workers Ratify Pact at Allis-Chalmers Cedar Rapids
About 250 members of UAW Local 1316 at the Allis Chalmers plant voted 88 percent Saturday to approve a three year contract. Workers on the job since Tuesday await ratification. voting was at the Holiday Inn with 400 of 650 eligible employees.
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UAW
Allis-Chalmers
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Barker
Gazette
Holiday Inn
Armed Robbers Take $100 From Palo Farmer Home
A rural Palo farmer, Tom Smith, was robbed of $100 Friday evening by two men about 25 years old. One wore a gun. they taped his eyes and arms, ransacked the house for about an hour, then left with the handcuffs after tying him and fleeing. He escaped and summoned help.
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Palo
Tom Smith
Linn
Smith
Commissioners Clash Over Riots Response in Debate
The commission urged nonviolent methods to curb riots and rejected arming police with mass destruction weapons. Critics from Michigan and Los Angeles voiced contrasting views, urging firm, impartial action against lawbreakers while questioning the commission's stance.
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Commission
Walter Tonbridge
Monroe County
Mich
Detroit
Peter Pitchess
Los Angeles County
Coralville Wins $11,500 Grant for Park Project
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved an $11,500 grant to Coralville to help develop a neighborhood park. Local officials say the funds will support playgrounds and green space improvements.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Coralville
Plan to Help Britain Could Boost Dollar Drain
In Brussels, a West German led plan to cut tariffs to aid Britain risks drawing more gold and dollars from the United States. The free trade area would ease continental access for British and European firms but maintain tariff walls against the U.S. and rest of world. Britain would buy more food on the continent, potentially loosening ties with the English speaking world, with Washington’s stance decisive under GATT.
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Brussels
Britain
U.S
West Germany
France
de Gaulle
Continent
Commonwealth Countries
Washington
Beery Fraternity Raid Leads to Arrests and Summonses
Linn county deputies raided a University of Iowa fraternity beer party at the Boatsman club in Western. Marvin Smith, 21, Iowa City, held on intoxication charge. others cited for possessing beer as minors. About 75 to 100 people attended. beer and liquor confiscated. Smith pled innocent in court. $100 bond set.
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Linn County
University of Iowa
Boatsman Club
Western
Marvin Smith
Iowa City
Linn
Swisher
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Driver Held on Suspended License Charge in City
Ronald D. Glaus, 20, of 795 Shaver Road NE, held in city jail on $500 bond for driving with a suspended license after Friday arrest at Eleventh Street and First Avenue NE. Michael L. Stafford, 22, owner of the car, posted $110 bond after being charged with permitting an unauthorized person to operate a motor vehicle.
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Ronald D. Glaus
Shaver Road
Eleventh Street
First Avenue NE
Michael L. Stafford
Sixteenth Street
Glaus
Mental Health Talks Planned for Pastors
A new program aimed at clergy will start March 7 in Mt. Pleasant. The Minister and Mental Health will be a series of pastoral conversations sponsored by Iowa Wesleyan College and Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute. Sessions run 3 to 4 30 p m on the first and third Thursdays monthly with Dr George E LaMore Jr and other faculty leading in the hospital library.
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MT. Pleasant
Town
Iowa Wesleyan College
George E. LaMore, Jr
Iowa Wesleyan Department of Religion and Philosophy
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Alice F. Thompson
James N. Faulkes
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Henrietta Wenkstern
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Elizabeth M. Swett Doetzel
Alfred B. Swett
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