Judge Denies Retrial Over College Campus Disrobings
Judge Eads denied a new trial for DeWitt H. Smith amid questions about possible charges from alleged Mt. Vernon Cornell campus disrobings. Iowa County Attorney Faches said no complaints were filed and noted incidents involved male students and possible campus regulation changes. Sentencing for Smith is set for April 10 with possible grand jury action on the Cornell matter.
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DeWitt H. Smith
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Eads
William Faches
Faches
Smith
Marion
Central City
Cornell
State Bar Association
Iowa
Larceny Charge Dropped Against Mark Fairbanks
Mark J. Fairbanks, 19, of 1416 Oakland Road NE, had a larceny charge dismissed in Linn District Court after the complainant Lumir J. Zitek Jr. said he did not want the case prosecuted. The incident involved $60 taken from a Skelly station cash register on February 11 while Fairbanks’ car was serviced at the pumps.
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Mark J. Fairbanks
Linn District Court
Fairbanks
Oakland Road NE
Lumir J. Zitek, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Zitek’s
Skelly Station
Third Street SE
Courthouse To Close For Kulish Funeral
Linn county courthouse will be open Friday only from 1 to 5 p.m due to the funeral of the late County Treasurer Wendl Kulish. The treasurer office including the auto license department will be closed all day Friday. Deputy Treasurer Lloyd Curtis said the midnight Friday deadline for displaying 1969 plates has been changed in Linn county to midnight Monday night.
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Linn County
Wendl Kulish
Lloyd Curtis
Former Mt. Vernon auto dealer dies at 81
Rae A. Travis aged 81 died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born October 10, 1887 in Center Point he married Karen Knudsen on October 11, 1917 in Cedar Rapids. He served as an electrical mechanic in the Philadelphia Navy Yard during World War I. Postwar he moved to Mt. Vernon and ran Ford Studebaker and Chevrolet dealerships from 1919 to 1948, later operating a power lawn mower business. Survivors include his wife two daughters nine grandchildren and one brother. Services Friday at 3 at the Presbyterian church with visitation at Baxter chapel until noon. Memorials may go to the Presbyterian church fund. Washington UPI indicates the Nixon administration is establishing an education center at the University of New Mexico for Mexican Americans and Indians.
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MT. Vernon
Rae A. Travis
Cedar Rapids
Presbyterian Church
A. Douglas Anderson
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Field
Rochester
Minn
Oren W. Travis
Baxter Chapel
Sorg Urges Closer Links Between Linn County and Cedar Rapids Marion
Rep N F Sorg proposes city councils in Cedar Rapids and Marion appoint liaison reps to keep Linn county legislators informed. The idea follows Sen Donald Weimer and Sen Ernest Kosek noting they were not cued in on a bond issue bill for a Cedar Rapids fire police station. Linn county reps report inconsistent receipt of council bill lists.
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Des Moines
Linn County
Cedar Rapids-Marion
N. F. Sorg
Marion
Donald Weimer
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Ernest Kosek
Ralph Potter
Apollo 9 completes first Earth revolution splashdown noted
Apollo 9 astronauts separate the Command Module from the Service Module after their first orbit and dip into the atmosphere at 400 000 feet. A fiery re entry leads to a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Earth
Atlantic
Linn County delegation to coordinate on county bills
Legislators say the Linn county delegation should be cited on all bills of interest to Marion Cedar Rapids and other city councils. Chambers of Commerce in Marion and Cedar Rapids report close contact with lawmakers about bills that affect them.
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Linn County
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Chambers of Commerce
Marion and
Business Capital Dissolved by U S Court Order
Judge Edward J. McManus approved the final report on the receivership of Business Capital of Iowa and dissolved the Cedar Rapids firm after troubles with the Small Business Administration. Richard Boldrick, SBA official, served as receiver in the case.
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Edward J. McManus
Business Capital of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Small Business Administration
SBA
Richard Boldrick
Receivership ends as SBA seeks $41000 repayment
The SBA orders repayment of 41000 from Business Capital tied to Stone Creek Lodge and other assets. It credits 30000 to notes owed, while 70000 in loans on Arkansas projects prompted 1967 suit and receivership. Memphis court proceedings and asset liquidation mark closure of the matter.
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SBA
Stone Creek Lodge, Inc
Arkansas
Business Capital
Stone Creek Lodge
First brewery built in United States in 1612
Researchers at Rheingold Breweries report the first commercial brewery in the United States was erected in 1612 in New York, marking an early milestone in American brewing history.
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United States
New York
Rheingold Breweries
IBSS Student Medical Exams Reported In Iowa
A 31 member team from the state services for crippled children examined 163 students at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving school in Vinton. Dr. Robert Hardin noted results align with expectations revealing many with multiple handicaps, influencing teaching plans. A coordinating committee will discuss centralizing materials for blind students and an information exchange among Vinton, the commission for the blind, and the state department of public instruction at a March 27 meeting.
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Ames
State Services For Crippled Children
Iowa Braille and
Vinton
Robert Hardin
University of Iowa
U. of I
State Board of Regents
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Iowa Assn. For the Blind
State Department of Public Instruction
Vinton School
The
Commission
Governor Ray criticized for using state plane to Drake game
DES MOINES UPI Gov Robert Ray faced Democratic critique in the Iowa senate over using a state owned airplane to attend a Drake basketball game in Wichita Kansas. Republican supporters argued for discretionary use while noting efficiency gains and promoting Iowa.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Drake
Wichita
Kan
Iowa Senate
Eugene Hill
Newton
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Senate
Hill
David Stanley
Muscatine
Dallas Youth Given Indeterminate Term in Federal Court
Larry W. Gruner aged 19 from Dallas was sentenced in Cedar Rapids federal court to an indeterminate term under the youth corrections act after pleading guilty to transporting a forged $50 check. He admitted forging the name of Edward J. Zuk on a check drawn on the Indiana National Bank at Indianapolis and cashing it at a Mason City motel. He has been jailed in Linn County on a $1,000 bond.
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Dallas
Cedar Rapids
Larry W. Gruner
Indiana
Mason City
Linn County
Gruner
Edward J. Zuk
Indiana National Bank
Indianapolis
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