Mehaffey Bridge May Stand Amid Rising Coralville Pool
Johnson county supervisors oppose bridge removal on county roads linking Solon and North Liberty. Mehaffey bridge would be submerged as Coralville reservoir fills July 1, with left approach to be usable at low water but largely under water at high levels. Rescue efforts and new bridge avoided as federal action considered. Archaeological work nearby uncovers 5 sites and over 3,000 specimens as projects proceed.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Solon
North Liberty
George Roehr
Coralville Dam
The
Gazette
Coralville
Roehr
Oren Alt
Johnson Board
Ray Justin
Mehaffey
Judges in Driver's Seat Fail To Awe Iowa Brown
Des Moines reports State Safety Commissioner Russell Brown rejects the Pennsylvania supreme court ruling on backseat driving as a joke and defends a wife’s advisory role at the wheel. He notes a wife’s tongue can be a defense against driving mistakes while admitting he is a self proclaimed expert witness on backseat driving. He is married.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Russell Brown
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Brown
Pennsylvania
Chester County
Harry S. Cole
Cole
Supreme Court
Spurrier Named To Sheriff Job In Marengo Iowa
William Bill Spurrier longtime deputy sheriff in Iowa county was appointed sheriff by the board of supervisors to fill the unexpired term of the late Guy Schroll. The term ends Jan 1 Spurrier plans to run in the June primaries. He is a Marengo high school graduate and WWII veteran.
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Marengo
William
Bill” Spurrier
Iowa County
Board of Supervisors
Guy Schroll
Spurrier
Schroll
Marengo High School
Advanced Peace Officers Association
University of Iowa
Decorah Youth Named Foreign Exchange Pupil
Decorah high school student Charles Jennisch 16 will be the town’s foreign exchange pupil for summer and fall. The American Field Service International Scholarships of New York announced the selection, with Jennisch departing later this summer and returning at Christmas. The destination country remains unannounced. The Lions club has funded Jennisch’s trip, continuing support after sponsoring John Stoddart from New Zealand last year.
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Decorah
Charles Jennisch
Henry Jennisch
Decorah High School
American Field Service International Scholarships
New York
Jennisch
Col Fry Named Head of Rock Island District
Col Edmund M. Fry from the U S engineer command in Germany will succeed Col John L. Wilson Jr. as district engineer of the Rock Island district. The appointment is effective Sept. 1.
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Col. Fry
Rock Island
INS
Edmund M. Fry
U.S. Engineer Command
Germany
John L. Wilson, Jr
Hazleton Man Suffers Possible Skull Fracture
Special to The Gazette. George Ramsey, 26, of Hazleton, in an Oelwein hospital with a possible skull fracture after a Tuesday 2 a.m. accident three miles west of Independence on highway 20. Ramsey said he fell asleep at the wheel and drove into a ditch.
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the Gazette
Hazleton
George Ramsey
Oelwein
Independence
Ramsey
Married SUI Students Face Rent Increase Protests
In Iowa City 225 plus married students oppose a $10 monthly rent rise for barracks style housing at the University of Iowa to finance 192 permanent units. A meeting with university officials is set as students vow to withhold leases and keep current rents of $52.50 while remaining in their present rooms.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
David Jones
T. M. Rehder
SUL
SUI Student Council
Iowa State College
Accused Slayer Out on Bond at Time of Shooting
Leonard D. Kemp, former Sioux City barber, released on appeal bond from an insanity commitment, faced murder charges for shooting his divorced wife Helen Kemp and daughter in Perry, Iowa. Sandra Kemp, 22, was also wounded at the trailer. a jury trial on sanity was set for March 17.
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Sioux City
INS
Adel
Leonard D. Kemp
Yankton
S.C
Dallas County
Helen
Sandra Kemp
Perry
Kemp
L. B. Forsling
Paul Clark Named Fundraising Chairman in Winneshiek ACS
The Rev. Paul Clark pastor of Grace Episcopal Church in Decorah will lead fundraising for the Winneshiek bounty chapter of the American Cancer Society this year.
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Decorah
Paul Clark
Episcopal Grace Church
Winneshiek Bounty Chapter
American Cancer Society
Mississippi Still Below Normal Level
Rock Island Illinois reports the Mississippi River remains below normal in the district as ice blocks backwaters above Clinton. The upper Mississippi remains navigable to Minneapolis with the W. S. Rhea first towboat reaching St Paul on March 20 with 14 barges, followed by Tom Sawyer and Fern. Only twice before, in 1947 and 1954, did a boat reach St Paul earlier.
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Rock Island
Ill
U.S. Army Engineer
Upper
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Clinton
St. Paul
Tom Sawyer
Coast Guard
Fern
Year of decision for Bettendorf plant closure
J I Case Betendorf plant faces shutdown if no profit this year said by vice president Marc B Rottman. He blamed workers attitude for an 18 million dollar loss over 11 years at the Bettendorf plant.
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Bettendorf
INS
J. I. Case
Marc B. Rottman
Outlook Good for Sale of Korean Bonus Bonds
Iowa plans a 24.7 million dollar Korean bonus bond issue going on sale Thursday as market optimism rises after New York state sold its 49.5 million dollar issue at 2.41 percent. Bond buyers say New York’s sale signals favorable demand, though Iowa bonds carry a 4.2 percent cap and the risk of early redemption.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank Warden
Central National Bank
New York State
New York
Warden
Chicago
Quit Your Kidding Prompts Bond Sale Chance at Iowa Bonds
A fragment mentions an event titled Quit Your Kidding and a chance to buy Iowa bonds at a school gymnasium. The note notes senior students and an 8 p.m. Thursday time, with vague reference to agricultural base and VIOLA.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Independence Residents Form Safety Council
Seven Independence residents form a safety council for Independence and Buchanan counties. Maurice Stoneman named temporary chairman and Robert Garrison secretary. They discuss a voluntary safety lane during National Safety Week in May, possibly May 23 and 24, sponsored by Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts with checks on headlights taillights horns turn signals wipers and other car parts by Scouts and mechanics at no charge.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Maurice Stoneman
Robert Garrison
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Five Compete for 2 Winneshiek Posts
In Winneshiek county two Republicans seek the coroner post with Darrell Olson facing Orrie Iverson, while three vie for county supervisor in the fifth district: Ernest Ask and Edgar O Haugen for that district and Nanfred Sand for the first district. Olson works at Steine’s funeral home and Iverson manages Winneshiek Funeral Chapel. Iverson is a former coroner who served eight years.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Darrell Olson
Orrie Ivers
Ernest Ask
Edgar O. Haugen
Nanfred Sand
Olson
Steine
Iverson
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Surf Builder
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Loungee
Armstrong Lingerie
Clifford Mullholland
Lansing
Mullhollands
Nancy
Harry Keniston
Paul Neubauer
Don Rundele
Lee Minton
Hank Stiles
Slayer
Bond
Ed Heins
Standard and Poor
Bond Investment Company
Safety Council
Plymouth
Vyman Ata Sisien
Betty White
Lawrence Welk
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