Fillmore PTA Requests Council to Restore Street
The Fillmore school PTA executive board asked the Cedar Rapids city council to resurface Eleventh Street NW between C and E avenues. They cited drainage issues and difficulty moving students between the old and new school buildings. Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney noted no formal petition from the board yet and said he is aware of the problem and has consulted with school officials.
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Fillmore
Cedar Rapids
Eleventh Street
E Avenues
Donald Canney
Atlantic City Sets Records for Convention Business 1967
Atlantic City set new records for convention business in 1967. The Convention Bureau reports 576 conventions, up from 526 in 1966, with attendance rising to 469,568 from 396,360.
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Atlantic City
Convention Bureau
Gross complains of air force used as porters for Vice President
Rep. H. R. Gross charged the Air Force flew a jet from Scranton to Washington and back to retrieve Humphrey’s tuxedo and belongings. He cited a $704 bill paid by Scranton supporters and said aides blamed the Air Force for the mishap. The Air Force noted costs and said Humphrey was not informed of the return flight.
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Washington
Air Force
Scranton
Humphrey
H. R. Gross
Iowa
House
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Gross
Florence Hodges Injured in Truck Fall
Florence Hodges, 41, suffered elbow and knee abrasions after falling from a moving truck driven by her husband Willie on McCarthy road SE. Treated at Mercy hospital and released, authorities estimated the truck traveled 30 miles per hour.
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Florence Hodges
Fifteenth Street
Willie
Vandals Break into Concordia Lutheran Church
Vandals entered Concordia Lutheran Church at 4210 Johnson Avenue NW between Sunday and Monday noon. Detectives reported the break in on Wednesday evening. nothing was taken, but a fire extinguisher was emptied on the bathroom floor after forcing a rear Sunday school door.
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Concordia Lutheran Church
Johnson Avenue NW
Neil's
Neil’s Tavern
Cedar Memorial Trial Ends with Linge's Contract Explanations
David Linge, president of Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Co, testified to contracts with complainants in a trial that began March 11. Closing briefs are due March 28 as Judge Naughton notes the need for concise arguments and the difficulty of one side prevailing.
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David Linge
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Co
J. Paul Naughton
Wadsworth
Cedar Memorial
Charles City College to Close After Current Trimester
Charles City college will close at the end of the current trimester May 25, the board of trustees announced. Board chairman Dr John G Salsbury cited small enrollment and insufficient funds. The school's admissions program was discontinued as of Thursday.
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Charles City
Charles City College
John G. Salsbury
Waterloo Editor Von Lackum Dies at 68 in Waterloo
Karl C. von Lackum 68 president of W. H. Hartman Co and publisher of the Waterloo Daily Courier and Cedar Falls Daily Record died of a heart seizure at his home. He had worked 52 years in the paper and is survived by a daughter and grandson in Denver and two sisters in Waterloo. Private services set at Fairview cemetery followed by a public memorial at First Congregational Church.
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Waterloo
Karl C. von Lackum
W. H. Hartman Co
Waterloo Daily Courier
Cedar Falls Daily Record
Elizabeth Nelson
Fairview Cemetery
First Congregational Church
von Lackum
William H. Hartman
The
Courier
City News Reporter
John P. von Lackum
Richard G. Barrows
Denver
Colo
Lester W. Miller
Genevieve von Lackum
Catholics Send Food Aid to Hue
Catholic Relief Services announced it will ship 1.5 million pounds of U.S. government donated relief food to Hue to feed more than 100,000 South Vietnamese in need. The CRS is the overseas aid arm of U.S. Roman Catholics.
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Saigon
Catholic Relief Services
U.S
Hue
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Old Armory
Shrine Temple
Calder van and Storage Co
Calder
Armory
Fillmore Pta
Convention City
Elgin
Izale's Jewels
Lindale Plaza
Sportswear
2Nd St. S.E
Linge
Harry Wilmarth
James Carter
Embalmers Assn
David Elderkin
Edwin Wadsworth
August DeKeyser
Twenty-third Street
DeKeyser
Merchants National Bank
Elderkin
Bank Trust
Gertrude Cook
110
Tenth Street
Marion
Maurice E. Korsmo
Thompson Street
Cedar ‘Memorial
Carter
Funeral Directors Association
On Lackum
Scotland
Scottish Imports CO
N.Y
Aeen
12Th Avenue SE
A.M
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