Unseasonably Cold Iowa Outlook and City Weather Readings
The Iowa forecast calls for unseasonably cold conditions from Saturday through Monday with a risk of rain or snow. Lows range from 5 to 10 degrees in the northwest to upper teens to lower 20s in the southeast. highs from the 20s in the northeast to the 30s in the southwest. Readings include specific city data such as Atlanta and Chicago temperatures, barometer, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times, and daily normals.
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Bismarck
Minapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
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Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L. Angeles
Washington
Iowa
Legislature Adopts Bills Amid Debates and Local Notices
The Senate convened at 9 20 a m received four bills and recessed for caucuses then reconvened to refuse concurrence with house amendments on a property tax freeze bill and to debate a motor vehicle fee rise. A second session approved transfers from the highway fund, adopted a statewide building code, and adjourned until Friday. Obituaries note services for Frederick Thornton and Glen Heeren, with local notices of births and family announcements interleaved.
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Highway Commission Administration
Ames
Iowa State University
Obituaries and funeral notices from Iowa towns
Multiple death notices and funeral services listed for Monticello Williamsburg Wellman Oelwein Sigourney and other Iowa communities. Names include Vogt Herrmann Kitz man Grieser Mease Lantz Reynolds Longwell McMahon Kerr Ross Smith Bru and more with service times and churches noted. Memorial donations to Heart fund requested in one entry.
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Oelwein
Mary Hope
Waterloo
Brant’s. Oelwein
Louella Grieser
Zion Lutheran Church
Brant’s. Vinton
John Burl Mease
Cedar Falls
White’s. Coralville
Dean M. Lantz
Donohue’s. Visitation
Rosary
Sigourney
Clayton Wiley Reynolds
Des Moines
Reynolds
Halferty Cemetery
Ollie
Margaret Barlow
Wellman
Samuel Ludwig Longwell
Methodist Church
Powell’s
Manchester
W. J
Bill) McMahon
Bohnenkamp
West Liberty
Leni V. Kerr
Sni
Egypt passes milestone with Soviet air support
Soviet ships delivered MI-8 transport helicopters to Egypt in the last month, boosting raiding party capabilities behind Israeli lines. Egypt now owns about 133 Russian helicopters, nearly double last fall, and has expanded MiG and SU-7 jet fleets this year. Egypt's air force leads Israel 4 to 3 in combat planes, according to U S sources.
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Egypt
Israel
U.S
Bray controversy over White House security details sparks questions
Culver cites a rumor source about Rep Bray action and asks for guidance to White House advance men on respecting citizens rights and handling vague rumors. Bray denies plans to embarrass Nixon and says he was questioned by GOP leaders about officers around him during a joint session. Scherle commends preserving presidential dignity per NYT report.
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Michael Duvall
Rep. Bray
Service ad appeal to 200000 readers
A wartime era newspaper notice invites servicemen to advertise their services to a large readership of over 200,000 want ad readers. The brief promotes quick response and broad exposure for employment or assistance needs.
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Mr. Serviceman
Judge Dismisses Shank Suit Over Car Sale Claims
Linn County District Judge Robert Osmundson dismissed Thomas G. Shank of Cedar Rapids suit against Steitzer Lincoln-Mercury Inc for contract cancellation and $850 refund plus $1,000 exemplary damages. The opinion found Shank purchased a 1969 model advertised as new, with demonstrator mileage and prior accident, while the dealer contends Shank knew or should have known the car was used and damaged its reputation seeking $50,000 in damages.
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Linn
Robert Osmundson
Thomas G. Shank
Cedar Rapids
Steitzer Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Shank
Obituary of Rev Floyd H Weed Retired Cedar Rapids Minister
The Rev. Floyd H. Weed aged 83 of Meth-Wick Manor Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born October 14 1887 in Linn County he married Lillie Moss in 1914. He served as Methodist minister at St James Cedar Rapids and churches in Mason City Rockford Cresco Independence Vinton Decorah New Hampton retiring in 1954. Survived by wife two daughters two sons two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial services set for 1 30 p m Saturday Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial Mausoleum.
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Floyd H. Weed
Meth-Wick Manor
Thirteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lillie D. Moss
Smith County
Kaw
Weed
St. James United Methodist Church
Mason City
Rockford
Cresco
Independence
Vinton
Decorah
New Hampton
North Iowa Methodist Conference
Eleanor Jerman
East Brunswick
N. J
Mildred Kline
Elk Grove Village
Ill
Harold V. Weed
Duluth
Minn
Wendell E. Weed
Bloomington
Jessie Vanderlinden
Holton
Kan
Millie Kahler
Death of Cedar Rapids Man William M Daywitt Jr
William M Daywitt Jr aged 59 of 411 Sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness Born November 22 1911 in Cedar Rapids he was a retired machinist Survived by daughter Mrs Richard Allsup Center Point a brother Orville Daywitt and two grandchildren Body taken to University of Iowa College of Medicine for services and burial arrangements unknown
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William M. Daywitt, Jr
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Richard Allsup
Center Point
Orville Daywitt
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Communist negotiators boycott Paris peace talks
In Paris the Communist chief negotiators boycotted the 105th session to protest alleged U S threats against North Vietnam. American delegate David Bruce denounced the move as a publicity stunt while Hanoi’s Xuan Thuy and Viet Cong’s Nguyen Thi Binh were absent. Bruce charged that the side wastes time with propaganda and ignores the issue of North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. The delegation warned that military moves could hinder talks, but the Communists pledged to return next Thursday.
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UPS
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U.S
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Thi Binh
David Bruce
Indo- China
Bruce
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Nguyen Minh Vy
Viet Cong
Nixon orders emergency board to avert railroad strike
President Nixon used the Railway Labor Act to create an emergency board, delaying a nationwide strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen for 60 days as talks over streamlined work rules and job protections continued. The UTU dispute remains separate from the signalmen talks.
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Nixon
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Railway Labor Act
UTU
Youth Is Charged in Tossing Bowling Ball
An 18 year old, Michael Edwin Wildfong, faced first degree murder charges in Bay City after a bowling ball dropped from an Interstate 75 overpass near Bay City shattered the windshield of a car, killing 49 year old Marion Goetsch. Witnesses said the act was deliberate. Goetsch’s 21 year old son was driving.
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Bay City
Mich
UPI
Detroit
Michael Edwin Wildfong
Bay County
Eugene Penzien
Penzien
Wildfong
Interstate 75
Here
Marion Goetsch
The Fabulous Sixties 1967 Highlights on KCRG TV 9
A look back at 1967 features cultural shifts and events including films like Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate, late sixties riots in Detroit, and the Middle East war. The program airs in color at 8 30 PM Thursday on KCRG TV 9.
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Detroit
Middle East
Kcrg-Tv
Obituary of Alford Cahill Cedar Rapids resident 59
Alford Wayne Cahill 59 of 111 Sixth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Monday after a long illness Born January 2 1912 in Walker he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1940 He was a retired employee of P M Lattner Co Survived by son Gary Cahill and a grandson both of Cedar Rapids two sisters Mrs Harold Kelso Walker and Mrs Harlan Cook Troy Mills Graveside services conducted Thursday at 130 pm in Linwood Cemetery by Rev George W Carlson of First Lutheran Church Kuban Funeral Home East in charge
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Alford Wayne Cahill
Sixth Avenue
Walker
Cedar Rapids
Cahill
P. M. Lattner Co
Gary Cahill
Harold Kelso
Harlan Cook
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids Woman Tena Mayne Dies After Long Illness
Tena Mayne of 3016 Twelfth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a long illness. Born August 24 1875 in Des Moines she lived there until 1938. A Lutheran church member she is survived by niece Alberta Michel who resided with her. Services at Turner Chapel East at 10 30 a.m. Saturday burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner East.
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Tena Mayne
Twelfth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Miss Mayne
Lutheran Church
Alberta Michel
Turner Chapel East
Linwood Cemetery
Turner East
Obituary notices list funeral details across several families
Sedlacek Louis J and other names listed with service times locations chapels ministers and burial sites including Brush chapel St Jude church St John's Cedar Memorial Oak Hill and Janeba Kuba funeral home Cedar Memorial interments noted many by named clergy with Friday and Saturday times. Corrections clarify two sisters Meta Hansen and Margaret Kemme.
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Sedlacek
Louis J
Brush Chapel
St. Jude Church
John M. Gregory
St. John’s Cemetery
Sebrecht
Albert M
Turner Chapel
Justin Silvius
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Meta Hansen
Marion
Margaret Kemme
Cedar Rapids
Lilly
Ruth Magdeline
Arnold Herbst
First Hemophiliac Survived Heart Surgery Dies
In Chicago Warren C. Jurdh aged 50 died Tuesday from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was the first known hemophiliac to survive open heart surgery last December. Doctors said the stroke was unrelated to his hemophilia or the operation and called the procedure a success.
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Chicago
Warren C. Jurdh
Indochina Tensions Prompt Vietnam Bombing Hint
Ky comments on Vietnam conflict say bombing North Vietnam is necessary but offer few troop deployment details. He notes not hearing Thieu’s invasion remark and refuses to confirm Saigon’s Laos troop plans, warning that the enemy has ears around officials.
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North Vietnam
Saigon
Laos
Enemy Firing New Missile Seen in Laos
A Pentagon spokesman said North Vietnamese may be using a new anti aircraft missile in Laos against U S aircraft aiding South Vietnam. He noted large SAM fire from Sepone area and that pilots could not ID the weapon as SA2s. He suggested a smaller tactical mobile missile is possible but uncertain.
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Washington
Pentagon
Laos
U. S
Jerry Friedheim
Sepone
North Vietnam
Friedheim
North
Hartke Calls for Immediate Withdrawal From Vietnam War
Senator Hartke proposes a Senate resolution urging President Nixon to withdraw all U.S. forces from South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos at once, contingent on prisoners’ release. He argues a full withdrawal could save lives, estimating 2000 deaths and 10000 wounded if delayed, and frames the move as ending the war now.
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Sen. Hartke
D-Ind
Nixon
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
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Indo-China
Hartke
Senate
America
Golfer Agnew Seeks Resilience Amid Golf Controversy
Vice president Agnew defended his golf despite critics and several incidents in which his shots endangered players and spectators. He urged risk taking as the American way, recalled jokes about his play, and noted a shift to tennis during a Hawaii visit, where he avoided on-course danger and once hit a partner with a serve.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Agnew
Doug Sanders
National Association of Counties
Vietnam War legality challenge sent to New Mexico Senate
A public affairs committee in Santa Fe on Wednesday sent a bill to the New Mexico Senate without recommendation. The measure seeks to challenge the legality of the Vietnam War.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Senate
FTC Sues Procter Gamble and Longines Over Sweepstakes
Federal Trade Commission charges Procter and Gamble and Longines Wittnauer with deceptive sweepstakes promoting prizes that were rarely awarded. The agency says ads promised broad prize lists but only prizes with qualifying coupons or interviews were given, while odds were shown as minute. Both firms may settle without admitting guilt.
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Federal Trade Commission
Procter and Gamble Co
Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co
Reader’s Digest
McDonald’s Hamburger
Coca-Cola Co
Procter and Gamble and Longines - Wittnauer
Gerald Thain
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Procter and Gamble
Longines-Wittnauer
Longines Symphonette Society
Flood forecasts show crests based on snowmelt and precipitation
Weather service forecasts spring flood crests for the Wapsipinicon Maquoketa Cedar and Iowa rivers using snowpack data and a computer model. Predictions assume a normal thaw with possible precipitation. slower melt lowers crests while rapid melt or rain raises them. ice jams and later breakups may alter outcomes.
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Wapsipinicon River
Anamosa
Maquoketa River
Maquoketa
The
Weather Service
Four Pumps Brought To McGregor To Combat Floods
McGregor mayor John Corlett said four water pumps were brought in from Winona on Tuesday to help with Mississippi flooding threats expected to rival or exceed the 1969 record. The pumps, loaned by the U.S. Army Engineers, include two four inch units, one eight inch, and one twelve inch, placed behind a local dike.
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Mcgregor
Mississippi
National Weather Service
John Corlett
U.S. Army Engineers
Winona
Minn
Corlett
Calley and Medina debate My Lai after operation ends
Calhoun testifies that after the My Lai operation, Medina was ordered to return to verify civilian casualties but Medina declined due to nightfall and danger. The 11th Light Infantry Brigade under Col. Henderson ordered no return at that time, as Gen. Koster listened to the discussion.
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Medina
My Lai
Senate bill to classify nicotine as dangerous drug
Salem Oregon AP report states Sen Ed Fadeley introduced a bill on Wednesday to designate nicotine and nicotine tar as dangerous drugs, potentially tightening controls and penalties. News brief notes sponsor and intent but lacks broader context or outcomes.
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Salem
Ore
Ed Fadeley
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