Protests Grow Over Marion Adult Movie Fare
Marion officials face mounting protests against the operating adult theater showing X rated films. City Manager Robert M. L. Johnson notes many calls and letters opposing the films and urges city action. A Friday meeting at city hall will include officials, business, school and church leaders. Johnson issued 10 picket permits recently and denied one. most permits target children and young people for picketing. The county building department requires repairs before licensing, with 30 days to comply.
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Marion
Robert M. L. Johnson
Johnson
Weather Delays City Parks and Cemetery Maintenance
Weather delays maintenance at the city parks and cemetery with Director Charles A. Kremenak announcing that Alva Fortner will oversee both operations and Carl Brogan remains cemetery sexton. Larger cemetery areas will be tended by parks staff through the summer. work at the cemetery will start April 5 and all temporary decorations must be removed by April 4.
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Charles A. Kremenak
Kremenak
Alva Fortner
Carl Brogan
Parks Department
Gals Invited to Gridiron Fest Prompts Debate in Iowa
Nine Iowa female legislators received invitations to the Des Moines Advertising Club's Gridiron dinner on April 13. The invitation includes a reservations clause that could bar women, prompting talk of a group response from the lawmakers led by Sen. Minnette Doderer. The event mocks officials with risque scenes. sales may hinge on publicity if women attend or resist.
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Gazette Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Advertising Club
Sen
Minnette Doderer
Lown City
Three Charged With Passing Stolen Checks
Three men held in Cedar Rapids on forgery and uttering a forged instrument charges after attempting to cash a forged $81.38 check at Hy Vee. Checks stolen in Independence from Brandon Farm Products elevator, 125 checks, a check protector, and a book of checks were reported missing. Consecutive passings totaled $123.54 at Kmart and $96.18 at Sun Mart. Authorities recovered 33 checks. others and the protector remain missing. Merchants urged to report cashed Brandon checks.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence
Leroy J. Stewart
Bertram
Jackie L. Merrill
Donald J. Eugene
Johnson Avenue NW
Brandon Farm Products, Inc
Stewart
Eugene
Merrill
Westside
Kmart
Sun Mart
Center Point Road
Detective Bureau
Hearing on Rail Hike Ordered in Iowa
Iowa commerce commission orders investigation into an 8 percent freight rate hike requested by Western Truck Line committee for railroads operating in Iowa. Hearing to determine the facts is set with no date yet announced. rates would become effective this Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Western Truck Line Committee
Lowal
Commission
A.W.O.L. Soldier Nabbed in Toledo
Toledo police arrested and held Sgt. Reggie McCaw who had deserted from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He was wounded in Vietnam and captured in Toledo after several weeks on the lam and turned over to military authorities at Marshall County jail.
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A.W.O.L
Toledo
Reggie McCaw
Vietnam
Fort Leonard Wood
Marshall County
Former Ossian Man Killed in Auto Crash
Ossian native Thomas O Shaugh nessy 25 was killed when his car hit a bridge about 40 miles from his Grand Haven Michigan home early Thursday. He had just secured a new job at Calmar and was returning to move his wife Barbara and children William and Kelly Linn to Ossian. Survived by parents Delbert and wife, plus a brother Patrick in Vietnam. funeral plans pending.
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Ossian
Thomas O’shaughnessy
Grand Haven
Mich
Delbert O’shaughnessy
Calmar
Barbara
William
Kelly Linn
Patrick
Vietnam
Schmitz
Last Snowmobiler Is Heard in Tama Court
TAMA Cyr il Stalzer of Laurel pled guilty in Mayor Jim Sorensen's court to riding a snowmobile on Montour streets March 5. Fined $10 and $5 costs. Of 13 men charged by Dale Bush, 10 pled guilty, two innocent. Also Prentis Wolf of Tama pled guilty to disturbing the peace. sentenced to 30 days in Marshall County jail or until $105 paid.
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TAMA
Cyril Stalzer
Laurel
Montour
Jim Sorensen
Daniel Johnson
Marshalltown
Dale Bush
Sorensen
Prentis Wolf
Horace Poweshiek
Donna
Marshall County
State Music Contest Scheduled at Amana
East Iowa vocalists and instrumentalists from Alburnett Amana Clear Creek Center Point the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton Lisbon Norway Shellsburg Solon Springville and Independence St Johns will compete in the class C state music contest at Amana High School. Judges will be area music teachers and each performer may win a medal or pin as activities conclude Saturday.
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Amana
East Iowa
Alburnett
Clear Creek
Center Point
Vinton
Lisbon
Norway
Shellsburg
Solon
Springville
Independence St. John’s
Top 20 Exhibits Named for Eastern Iowa Science Fair
The 12th annual Eastern Iowa science fair opens Friday at Coe College Moray Eby Fieldhouse and runs 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday with top 20 blue ribbon marks. Final rankings and awards will be announced Sunday at 4 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium. Lt. Comdr. Barry Fahlstedt will judge entries Saturday and present Sunday prizes.
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Coe’s Moray Eby Fieldhouse
Eastern Iowa
Jared Hills
Coe
Sinclair Auditorium
Barry Fahlstedt
Naval Reserve Training Center
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Investment Guide For Young Couple’s Small Savings
A reader asks how to grow a $1,000 nest egg with a baby on the way. The adviser says keep the funds in safe 5 percent bank-like earning and ready for emergencies, and resist stock market bets until savings reach three to four times larger. When investing, prefer growth of 10 to 15 percent annually over high dividend yield, and consult a broker only after building a multifold balance.
Felix and Oscar Arrested in Odd Couple Incident
Felix and Oscar, the Odd Couple, were arrested after an alleged indecent exposure incident and an assault on an elderly woman, along with breaking a store window. The events occurred at 8 30 PM Friday and were broadcast in color on Channel 9.
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Felix
Oscar
Channel 9
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