Woman Killed in Ely Road Crash Involving Truck
A 57 year old Ely woman, Mrs Volesky, died after pulling into Ely road and colliding with a westbound gravel truck driven by William C Morrow of Fairfax. The impact hurled the Volesky car 150 feet into a field. ambulance staff said she was ejected and died an hour later at a Cedar Rapids hospital. Morrow was unhurt. John Wesley Williams Jr, 17, appeared in Winnebago county sheriff's office to face charges in the execution style slayings of Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendere, both 14.
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Volesky
Cedar Rapids
Morrow
John Wesley Williams, Jr
Winnebago County
Ill
Williams
Ronald Lee Johnson
Wayne Mullendere
Groundhog with tusklike teeth near Cobden Ill
A groundhog near Cobden Illinois shows curved tusklike teeth forcing questions about their formation and how the animal chews. The report notes continuing cold conditions forecast for Eastern Iowa through Tuesday night.
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Cobden, Ill
Iowa
Courthouse News Action Tabled On Quarry Request
Linn county supervisors tabled Dewees Potthoff Stone Co. bid for an 80 acre quarry near Central City amid a dispute between two Democrats and a Republican. The motion died for lack of second then was tabled to avoid impacting a current quarry in litigation. Residents fear blasting damage near homes and the board denied a 12 000 to 18 000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tank in Troy Mills citing residential hazards.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Dewees Potthoff Stone Co
Central City
William Linstrom
Scolaro
Dudley Henderson
Linstrom
Henderson
George Lowe
Lowe
Marion Skelgas Co
Troy Mills
Man Fined 300 for Drunk Driving in Monticello
William L. Huster, 32, of rural Monticello, pled guilty to drunk driving after a Sunday arrest in the 3800 block First avenue SE. Judge Warren J. Rees fined him 300 and costs following a two car collision.
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William L. Huster
Monticello
Warren J. Rees
First Avenue SE
Mt Vernon youth given plea date in Lisbon break in
Edward H. Dye 18 of Mt. Vernon was given until March 14 to plead to a charge of breaking and entering after being accused of breaking into a Lisbon community school Saturday.
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Edward H. Dye
Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Oscar Scheetz Trial Date Set for March 27
County Attorney Jack Fulton announced Oscar Scheetz Jr. 20 of Cedar Rapids will face a jury March 27 on charges of criminal sexual psychopathy. Scheetz was briefly in Anamosa security hospital for psychiatric evaluation and rejected a bond reduction of 19 000 by Judge William R. Eads.
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Jack Fulton
Oscar Scheetz, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Scheetz
Men’s ‘Reformatory
Anamosa
William R. Eads
Eads
Zimmerman Appeals Breakin Charge After Guilty Plea
Gary L. Zimmerman 22 filed notice of appeal to the Iowa supreme court from a breaking and entering charge in which he had pleaded guilty January 13 He is serving a ten year sentence at the Anamosa men s reformatory for the Dec 20 break in at King's Concrete Co 300 Avenue NW formerly of 371 Eighth Avenue SW
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Gary L. Zimmerman
Iowa Supreme Court
Zimmerman
Eighth Avenue SW
Anamosa
King’s Concrete Co
300 Avenue NW
Death Certificate Filed for Susan J Shore
A death certificate for 18 year old Susan J Shore of Sterling Illinois, who died at the Holiday Inn motel on February 10, states no anatomical cause of death. FBI organ exams pending, with organs sent to FBI on February 17. Leo Wagenknecht, a Sterling businessman, admits being with Shore when she died and left after calling an ambulance. No charges filed.
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Susan J. Shore
Sterling Ill
Holiday Inn
FBI
Miss Shore
Cedar Rapids
James Shannon
Sterling, Ill
Leo Wagenknecht
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Ely
Eleanor A. Volesky
Ely Road
Hoffa
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Bata
U.S. Weather Bureau
Thi Oa
RTA
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Chattanooga
Thomas Parks
Ewing King
Texarkana
Texas
U.S
Chester A. Smith
Courthouse News
Mr. Henderson
Linn County
Oscar Scheetz
Wagenknecht
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