Weather and local notices from March reports
Rural daily record notes mild temperatures with a low of 30 and high of 51 on Sunday, plus a 2.96 total for March and a 92.0 percent of normal year to date. Also lists storm totals, barometer trend, humidity, moon phases, wind, sunrise and rainfall. follows with local government actions on SF1232 solid waste, license renewals, and a long list of birth announcements and court fines from area towns with service details for a dozen communities.
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Gazette
Speeding Records Highlight Cedar Rapids Area Addresses
Citizens listed include Nichola Dubois Allison hotel Thomas Bell and others. The document notes multiple route three locations and residential addresses across Cedar Rapids plus nearby blocks and avenues. It reads as a compiled speeding and traffic record with names and street details.
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Nichola Dubois
Allison Hotel
Thomas Bell
Route Three
Cedar Rapids
Orval Faulkner, Jr
Seely Avenue
William Donahue
Carolina Drive
Leonard Sturn
Twelfth Avenue
Anne Bright
Twelfth Street
Betty Box
Sixth Street
Fred Carpstein
James Drive
Marion
Loren Cope
Fruitland Boulevard
John Darrow
Thirtieth Street
Snow flurries Monday night across valleys and lakes
Forecast calls for light snow flurries from the Ohio valley through the lower Great Lakes into the northern Atlantic states Monday night. Elsewhere expect clear to partly cloudy skies as conditions improve.
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Ohio Valley
Lower Lakes
Atlantic States
Postal Strike Action Contingency Or Military Role
Lawmakers warned against forcing postal workers back to work with the threat of military intervention. Officials cited insufficient trained troops to staff all facilities and questioned the practicality and efficiency of a military takeover, expressing doubt about on the job performance and the overall effect on strikers and nonstrikers.
Meetings Set In C R Mail Volume Down
Cedar Rapids postal workers including the Clerks and Letter Carriers plan Tuesday meetings to discuss strike actions. Wages, benefits, and retirement were raised as key issues while officials noted a small overall 3 percent drop in local mail volume with most mail generated within 200 miles.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
IRS
Des Moines
Iowa
Seda
City Briefs Smooth Meeting and Nuclear Hearing
Agriculture Bureau announces a regular meeting Wednesday at 12 30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. The Atomic Energy Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed nuclear power plant at Palo Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Linn County courthouse.
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Agriculture Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Palo
Linn County
Obituary of L. M. Downing pediatrician at 91
Dr Leroy M Downing a Cedar Rapids pediatrician for 36 years died at home after brief illness He was 91 and had lived in Cedar Rapids 53 years Born February 21 1879 in Daytonville he studied at Iowa Medical School 1903 Harvard 1916 and started Cedar Rapids pediatrics in 1917 Retired 1953 He married Ethel Lyon in 1951 Surviving wife son daughter and four grandchildren He founded Cedar Rapids Well Baby Clinic and was active in multiple medical and Masonic organizations Memorial services set at Turner Chapel East with Crescent lodge attendance requested
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Leroy M. Downing
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Daytonville
Downing
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Wellman
Harvard Medical School
Ethel W. Lyon
John S. Downing
John L. Gilmore
Orinda
Calif
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
American Board of Pediatrics
Linn County Medical Society
Iowa State Medical Society
Pediatrics Society
St. Luke’s
Mercy Hospitals
Crescent Lodge Af&am
RAM
Apollo Commandery
Death of George W. Chamberlain 92 in Cedar Rapids
George W. Chamberlain aged 92 died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a lingering illness. Born September 30 1878 in Steuben Wisconsin he had lived in Cedar Rapids since March 1 Surviving Ray Chamberlain Cedar Rapids George M Chamberlain Madison Wisconsin two brothers James Chamberlain Boscobel Wisconsin Sam Chamberlain Jefferson Wisconsin nine The body moved from Stewart funeral home to Thorn Kendall funeral home Boscobel for burial.
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George W. Chamberlain
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Steuben
Wis
Ray Chamberlain
George M. Chamberlain
Madison
James Chamberlain
Boscobel
Sam Chamberlain
Jefferson
Stewart
Thorn-Kendall
Memorial services and burials listed for several individuals
Memorial services are scheduled Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Cedar Memorial Chapel for Heath with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Richard Henry Meister will be entombed in the Chapel of Memories after a 1:30 p.m. service at Turner Chapel East. Henry North Inmaculate Conception Church service is at 10:30 a.m. officiated by Rev. Roger E. O'Brien followed by military graveside rites by Amvets. Rosary at Turner East Monday at 7:30 p.m. for Lauretta Marie Beatty Bearle Chapel. Interment at Czech National Cemetery for Nemec. The casket will remain closed after 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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Heath
Stewart R
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial
Meister
Richard Henry
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
Mizpah Lodge
Fielder
Henry North
Immaculate Conception
Roger E. O’brien
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
The
Amvets
Turner East
Father O’brien
Lauretta Marie Beatty-Bearle Chapel
James K. L. McClane
Knox United Presbyterian Church
Czech National Cemetery
100 year old woman gives up license before death
Baldwinsville New York AP story reports Miss Lesley Voorhees a 100 year old woman who voluntarily surrendered her driver's license to the state on Thursday and died at home Sunday from natural causes She said she had not used the license in about a year.
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Baldwinsville
N.Y
Lesley Voorhees
Tina Sinatra and Wally Cox guest on It Takes a Thief
Al Mundy faces a clever criminal aboard a plane as Tina Sinatra and Wally Cox guest on It Takes a Thief at 6 30 P M Monday on TV 9.
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Tina Sinatra
Wally Cox
al Mundy
TV 9
Amil N Farah 81 Cedar Rapids grocery operator dies
Amil N Farah age 81 of 1125 Twenty-eighth Street SE Cedar Rapids died after a short illness. Former Sioux City resident, he was married to Naffee Farah in 1917. Survived by three daughters Eli Abodeely and Nassif Bazor in Los Angeles and Walton Bazor, a son George Farah, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Memorial services set for Wednesday at Cedar Memorial and St John Eastern Orthodox church. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Trisagion at Chapel of Memories. memorial fund urged.
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Amil N. Farah
Twenty-eighth Street
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Jibjaneen
Lebanon
Naffee Farah
St. John’s Eastern Orthodox Church
Eli L. Abodeely
Floyd A. Nassif
Walton A. Bazor
Los Angeles
George Eli Farah
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Msgr
Alexander ‘George
Oak Hill Cemetery
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Amil N. Farah Memorial Fund
Straka 85 Dies After Long Illness At Cedar Rapids
Louis H Straka 85 formerly of 2316 Ridgeway SE Cedar Rapids died in a nursing home after a long illness Born in Czechoslovakia Jan 3 1885 he came to the United States in 1903 and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1906 He owned Straka Travel Agency for 35 years retired 1961 He was active in IOOF Karel IV ZCBJ Mt Hermon AF AM and Sokol Society Survived by granddaughter Anne Straka Funeral at Janeba Kuba with burial Czech National Friends may call after 7 PM Monday casket to remain open until 1 PM Wednesday and not opened after service
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Louis H. Straka
Ridgeway Drive
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cedar Rapids
Straka Travel Agency
Jan Hus Lodge
IOOF
Karel IV Lodge
ZCBJ
Mt. Hermon Lodge
AF and
Sokol Society
Anne Straka
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Jan Huslodge
William Bellville Civilian Veteran Found Dead in Cedar Rapids Home
William H Bellville 46 of 1900 Washington Ave SE Cedar Rapids was found dead at home Sunday. A World War II veteran and Collins Radio Co engineer he was born Sept 16 1923 in St Louis. He is survived by sister Catherine B Cull Ferguson Mo. Body moved to White Mullen mortuary Ferguson for funeral and burial in Hiram Cemetery Creve Coeur Mo.
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William Harold Bellville
Washington Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Co
St. Louis
Catherine B. Cull
Ferguson
Beatty-Bearle’s
White- Mullen Mortuary
Hiram Cemetery
Court hearings on welfare benefits due process concerns
The main point of the evidentiary hearing is whether welfare authorities justify withholding benefits to protect the recipient. The opinion stresses due process requires timely notice and opportunity to defend by confronting witnesses and presenting evidence, with dissenters condemning the ruling as precipitous.
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Brennan
Warren Burger
Hugo Black
Potter Stewart
Burger
Texas Snakes Offer Wide Variety with Dozen Poisonous Types
Over 100 snake varieties inhabit Texas, with 16 classified as poisonous. The report outlines the diverse species present across the state and highlights the risk posed by venomous snakes.
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Texas
Iowa school standards face flexible enforcement amid cost concerns
Fickel of Red Oak urges realistic minimum standards for districts while acknowledging varied costs. The board of public instruction may waive, revise, or redact standards for districts lacking personnel or tax bases, with reevaluation planned for next year to avoid hardship and ensure quality education.
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Fickel
Red Oak
Iowa
Board of Public Instruction
Network Data Processing seeks five year injunction over name
Courthouse News reports Network Data Processing Corp seeks to bar Stanley Zegel and his firm from using National Data Processing Corp or similar names nationwide. A Linn district court granted a temporary injunction as a hearing is set for Tuesday to dissolve it. The suit cites past advertising of the name since 1956, state and DC reach, and mail misrouting to the plaintiff to show confusion and unfair competition.
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Oakbrook, Inc
National Data Processing Corp
Stanley R. Zegel
Thirty-second Street
Network Data Processing Corp
Linn District Court
United States
Network
National Data Processing, Corp
District of Columbia
Property Tax Rise Seen in Iowa Schools Funding
Dr. Jack Fickel state board president says property taxes likely rise despite efforts to cut school spending. no relief unless state or federal support grows. J Merrill Anderson Farm Bureau president notes bills to limit property tax and raise income tax revenue. luncheon draws 350 leaders and about 50 legislators.
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Des Moines
Jack Fickel
State Board of Public Instruction
Fickel
Iowa
J. Merrill Anderson
State Farm Bureau
Anderson
Farm Bureau
Rep Dale Crosier Ends Bid for Iowa House Seat
State Rep. Dale Crosier announced he will not seek reelection to the Iowa house. Crosier, 67 in April, had earlier suggested a nonrun and helped sponsor a proposed 64 plus ban on legislators. His exit leaves only Radl and Sen. Ernest Kosek as Linn county figures with 1970 plans, with filing due by Sunday midnight.
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Des Moines
Dale Crosier
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Crosier
Linn County
Joan Lipsky
Richard Rad
Lisbon
Ernest Kosek
Court Awards An Injunction in Huelsman Case
W. J. Huelsman doing business as Interstate Advertising Co. of Cedar Rapids must pay 592 to several companies for alleged consumer fraud under the state act. Linn district Judge Harold Vietor also opened refunds for claimants who attest via affidavit that funds were obtained through similar practices. The permanent injunction bars deceptive ads, false sales claims, taking money without intent to furnish, and misrepresenting school book cover arrangements. The ruling was issued by default after Huelsman failed to answer. a prior motion to dismiss was denied.
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W. J. Huelsman
Interstate Advertising Co
Cedar Rapids
Harold Vietor
Linn District Court
Richard Turner
Vietor
Huelsman
Armistice Signed to End Korean War in 1953
The armistice that ended the Korean War was signed on July 27, 1953, marking a ceasefire after years of conflict. The agreement established the Korean Armistice Agreement and set the stage for later diplomatic efforts.
Studded Tire Legalization Sweep Across States
Forty seven states have legalized studded tires signaling broad adoption of winter traction measures. The move reflects varying regulatory approaches and aligns with evolving vehicle safety standards.
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C. R. Weather
Coralville Lake
Senate
Darrell Killhan
Brockman Avenue
Robert Flecksing
Toddville
Gary Grimm
David May
Crestview Drive
Robert Foust
West Post Road
St. Luke's
Steven Stone
Mt. Vernon Road
Joseph Ellis
First Avenue
Ronald Powers
Fifth Avenue
Timothy Costigan
J Street
John Stejskal
Thirty-eighth Street
Brenda Haynes
David Kaplan
Nancy Parker
John Hugh
Margery Bauer
James Warren
Phyllis Litts
John Farinsky
Nancy Tigan
Robert Waite
Anamosa
Judith Hanner
Lauren Stevens
Akron
Ohio
Arlene R. Strait
Marshall R. Strait
Sharon J. Woosley
Merrill B. Woosley
Dorothy M
Ehlinger
Richard J. Ehlinger
Janet Olson
Stanley Olson
Nannie R. Magee
Oddis R. Magee, Jr
Edward A. Donahugh
Estelle C. Donahugh
Ruth Ann Williams
Vaundon W. Williams
Jean A. Land
Franklin C. Land
Janet Ruth Gaddis
Robert Cecil Gaddis
Lelia E. Harris
Charles D. Harris
Mary Kay Christopher
Mary Kay Jacque
Henry John Christopher
Sixteenth Avenue
Fifth Street
F Avenue
N Street
Center Point Road
Gene L. Bruhn
Toledo
Apoliner Diaz
Terrace Hill Drive
Steven Herb
C Street
Barth Lillie
Dorothy Ozburn
Fourth Avenue
Joseph Spreitzer
Country Club Parkway
Jse
Jeffery Waters
Michael Menefee
Fourth Avenue SE
Larry Wheeler
Eighth Avenue
Harold Swick
Tipton
Charles Frederick
Iowa City
Ronnie Sojka
Memorial Drive
Larry Beltz
Raymond Warnke
Maynard
Russell Schutte
Belle Plaine
James Gatewood
Bowling Street
John Morgan
Ninth Street
Daniel Goetsch
Tenth Street
Kris Meyer
Everette Shore
Jeffrey Finger
Second Avenue
Roy Link
Indian Hill Road
Russell Seip
Keith Nebendahl
Kenneth Rothmeyer
Kalona
Robert B. Swartzendruber
Kalona United Methodist Church
Peterseim's
Milo H. Stover
North English Christian Church
Best's
Millersburg
Artie Bohn
Clarence — Arthur Ibsen
St. John’s United Church
Marquette
Charles Mason
Thornburg's
Waukon
Clarence Feverhelf
Lansing Methodist Church
May’s Prairie
Martin’s
Strawberry Point
Carl Hoyer
Feeney's
Monticello
George C. Schoon
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s. Keota
Sarah
Hilda) Coffman
Powell's
Manchester
Walter T. Moroney
St. Mary’s Church
Rosary
Shelly's. Oelwein
Lena Nichols
Immaculate Conception Church
Sumner
Emerson Mills
Washington
Ase
aNamet
Bill Milne
Ray Wittenmeyer
Wittenmeyer
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
Detroit
L. M. Downing
George Chamberlain
Amil Farah
William Bellville
Nebraska
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Johnston
Courthouse News
Zegel
Dial
P. Pamile
Roland Wilbert
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