Historian accuses withhold of FDR papers at archives
Rice University history associate professor Dr. Francis Loewenheim claims important Franklin D. Roosevelt papers were secretly diverted to Harvard Press. He urged Congress member Eckhardt to probe. officials cite ongoing General Services Administration inquiry and deny withholding any documents.
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Francis Loewenheim
Rice
National Archives and Records Service
U.S. Rep
Loewenheim
Harvard University Press
Rep. Eckhardt
General Services Administration
National Archives System
Harvard
National Archives
Washington
Mark Carroll
Herbert Angel
The
Hyde Park
Roosevelt-Dodds
Angel
February Report Of Waterworks Placed on File
Cedar Rapids water department pumped 412,080,000 gallons in February under Superintendent George S. Lee. Daily average 14,717,000 gallons and 501,844 kilowatt hours used at the waterworks, about 1,218 kWh per million gallons. Well water hardness averaged 17.8 grains per gallon and treated water 58 grains per gallon.
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Cedar Rapids
City Briefs highlights from Cedar Rapids area listings
Local items report vandalism and theft incidents including a go cart motor stolen from a shop rear to B A Jensen on Linden Drive SE and a billfold stolen from Russo's tavern. Also notes upcoming tours, auctions, open houses, theatre programs, and a funeral service for C Wayne Newell in Moline with other community notices.
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B. A. Jensen
Linden Drive
Council Passes Vehicle Hauling Bids Ordinance
Cedar Rapids city council approved second and third readings for an ordinance to receive bids for hauling abandoned vehicles from streets. The police department previously relied on rotating wrecking services, and the new plan establishes a standard fee for all hauling and impounding jobs.
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Cedar Rapids
Burglars Open Safe At Ollie Bank
Ollie bank employees discovered a break in at the Hayesville bank branch after a torch was used to gain entry. Deputy Sheriff Keith Bryant and state investigators arrived to probe the heist and determine the amount stolen.
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Ollie
Keokuk County
Keith Bryant
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ollie Bank
Hayesville Bank
Construction Firms Seek Bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids District
D B Construction Co of Cedar Rapids and president Robert M Heidt face bankruptcy in federal court. Heidt reports 46785 in debts for the firm and 40100 in assets mostly open accounts, with personal debts of 67162 and assets of 450. Linn county deputy sheriff Herbert R Wilkins lists 1664 in debts and 445 in assets with 145 exempt. Orville D Sweeting reports 5410 in debts and 50 in assets as a laborer. Bernice I Fuller shows 10324 in debts and 1375 in assets as insurance saleswoman. Thomas L Green, an Oelwein clothing salesman, lists 5945 in debts and 250 in assets with 200 exempt.
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D & B Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Robert M. Heidt
Thirtieth Street Drive
Heidt
Linn County
Herbert R. Wilkins
Third Avenue
Orville D. Sweeting
Marion
Bernice I. Fuller
D Street
Thomas L. Green
Oelwein
Flood Aid Planned for Marquette McGregor Areas
The Army Corps of Engineers will fund flood prevention projects in Marquette McGregor Clayton and Guttenberg on the Mississippi River. A dike will run through downtown and Twin Bluffs easing access to Monona. Final approval from the St Paul office is expected soon with weather notes indicating rising river levels nearby.
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McGregor
Army Corps of Engineeers
Marquette, McGregor, Clayton and
Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Marquette
William Dickey
Twin Bluffs
Dickey
Monona
Corps of Engineers
St. Paul
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Turkey
Maquoketa
Garber
Clayton County
Coralville Dam
Towa
Marshalltown
West Union Man Ron Soppe Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
West Union resident Ronald Soppe receives the Distinguished Service Cross from Gen. Creighton W. Abrams for extraordinary heroism as a medic during a Sept. 11 attack at Ben Cui rubber plantation in Vietnam. He aided wounded soldiers amid rocket and machine gun fire, extinguished a burning armored carrier, and stayed to evacuate the wounded despite injuries and continued danger.
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Ronald Soppe
West Union
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Soppe
Ben Cui
Culver says Iowa aid problems solved for police plan
Culver informed Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bush that he has conferred with the U S department of justice on Iowa qualifications for the law enforcement assistance program. He telegramed that difficulties will be resolved and funds will be forthcoming. Bush says a planning grant of 12000 will aid police planning for a new building, a records system or computerization. Last year Iowa received a 145000 burglar alarm network grant, but it was not processed through state offices.
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John Culver
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Frank Bush
U. S. Department of Justice
Culver
Bush
Oil Well in Gulf Sealed by Mobil Oil
Mobil Oil Co said its leaking offshore well 18 miles off Louisiana had been capped after a Wednesday operation. No injuries were reported and the company said containment steps would continue as a precaution.
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Gulf
New Orleans
UPI
Mobil Oil Co
Louisiana
Iowa Park User Fees Move Through House Vote
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers approved a bill to charge a 3 annual vehicle fee for main tenance at 80 state parks plus a 1 three day privilege fee per car. The measure passed 63 to 57 and moves to the Senate with funds restricted to maintenance.
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Iowa
Iowa House
Senate
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Squirrels in Odd Places in January
Cedar Rapids Animal Warden Charles Lockhart reports squirrels ranked high among January pests. A squirrel was removed from a chimney at 357 Park Terrace SE and another from a piano at 503 Knollwood Drive SE. The month recorded 13 dog bites, eight cat bites, one hamster bite, 163 dogs impounded, 48 cats impounded, 330 calls, 48 night calls, 16 Sunday calls, and one dog ordinance violation filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Lockhart
Lockhart
Park Terrace SE
Knollwood Drive
Spa Irades Found Teounchl Bad Ios
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear persons places organizations or events. The readable bits do not provide a coherent incident, date, or outcome to summarize into a factual newspaper card.
Drug Charges Dismissed For Three In Iowa City Case
Four people were arrested on the river bank behind the Iowa Memorial Union. Three, Margaret Ann LaMar 20, Lawrence W. Schmidt 22, Frank E. McLain 19, and Charles Vinton 25, faced narcotics possession charges that were dismissed in Johnson County court. Vinton remains jailed on a $1,000 bond after police found three cigarets and five bags of a marijuana-like substance. A off duty officer saw them and alerted police leading to the arrests.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Margaret Ann LaMar
Lawrence W. Schmidt
Frank E. McLain
Charles Vinton
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Margaret LaMar
Fontana
Wis
Frank McLain
Nevada
Miss LaMar
Schmidt
McLain
Vinton
Union
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Texas
PDS
Jerome’s
Fire Prevention Bureau
Armstrong
Kenwood
First Avenue SE
Nelson's
New Nelson’s West
Advea
Area Ten — Board of Directors
Hawkeye Plaza
Sixth Street Road
Marasue Bowlus Hanson
Commonwealth Beauty Salon
Dial
Hiawatha
Tom Roach
Prairie Creek
Pagoda Room
Arrowhead
Blairs Ferry Rd
C Ave
Robins Betterment League
Marilyn Paulson
Second Avenue SE
Russo’s
Ellis Boulevard
Weather- Tite Mobilerama
Jack Dempsey
Weather-Tite Company
Fifth St
Earl W. Murphy
Sixth Street
Arthur Butterfield
Twenty - Sixth Street
C. Wayne Newell
Moline
Esterdahl
Marquette, McGregor
Corps of Engineers and
Civil Defense
Armed
San Diego
Marine Corps
Terry L. Rexroat
Thirty-second Street
John A. Larsson
Navajo Drive
John D. Remington
Center Street
Thomas L. Morrison
Navy
Duaine L. Brink
Central City
Gregory D. Clymer
Anamosa
Timothy A
Joe A. Schwab
Elberon
Marine L. Cpl
William J. Shileny
George Schmidkonz
Blakely Boulevard
Francis C. Konec
Oshkosh
B’gosh
Rugged
Gazette
Des Moines
Dale Tieden
Relkader
House Conservation Recreation Committee
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
State Conservation Commission
Spairades Foun
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Ozark
Kansas Gity
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