Sioux City editor and grain dealer die in Minnesota plane crash
The longtime farm editor Marc Cox of The Sioux City Journal and Dean Daniels, secretary treasurer of Mc Master Grain, were killed when their Piper Comanche crashed about two miles north of Granger, Minnesota. Witnesses heard the engine at full speed as the plane plunged 12 feet into soft ground amid overcast rain. Sheriff Carl Sann identified the victims from wreckage and belongings. Officials said the two were returning from Minnesota Governor Wendell Andersons spring fishing trip. FAA investigators assisted.
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Sioux City
UPI
Sioux City Journal
Minnesota
Marc Cox
McCook Lake
S. D
Journal
Dean Daniels
McMaster Grain
Daniels
Granger
Minn
Fillmore County
Carl Sann
Wendell Anderson
Federal Aviation Administration
Marion post office to join area mail processing program
Beginning Tuesday the Marion post office will become part of the area mail processing program with Cedar Rapids as the sectional center. Mail from Out of Town boxes destined for other cities will go to Cedar Rapids for processing and bear the postmark U S Postal Service Iowa 522. Local mail will be postmarked Marion Iowa 52302 and processed locally, with a new Marion 52302 POST MARK drop in the lobby for out of town mail requests to be processed in Marion.
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Marion
B. J. Mullaley
Cedar Rapids
Mullaley
U.S. Postal Service
Iowa
Towa
Marion Accident Leaves Two Hurt In City Intersection Crash
Two people injured late Saturday in a two car collision at Marion boulevard and Blairs Ferry road. Lois Rickles, 34, in good condition at St Luke's hospital, transferred from ICU. husband Lynn, 39, treated and released. Opposing driver John Prange, 55, not hurt. Ricklefs charged with failure to control vehicle. fined $50 and costs. Police estimate $1,300 in vehicle damage.
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Blairs Ferry Road
Lois Rickless
Eighteenth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
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John Prange
Sixteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Mental Health Board Reorganizes in Four-County Center
Clem Blocker Jr. was re elected president of the 21 member Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center board. Jim Campbell was named vice president, Mrs Otmar Bruns secretary, Walter Haynes treasurer. Directors drew three year terms including Quass Trzil Haakenson Reitz Beisker Thoma Amundson Bruns Gericke. Ron Sweeney was elected to a one year term. Committees formed and plans set for education and public relations for new members and communities.
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Clem Blocker
Iowa
Ron Sweeney
Waukon
Decorah Tops six-county Iowa Christmas sales by seat
Iowa Department of Revenue figures show Decorah leading among six northeast Iowa county seats in 1972 Christmas sales at 6 749 105 dollars, up 120 626 from 1971. Oelwein posts the region’s largest total sales for the six counties at 8 296 235 dollars, up 1 063 045, while Fayette County tops the counties with 16 371 578 dollars in the quarter, up 2 045 279. Other seats report varied gains and losses in business locations with Cresco West Union and Elkader among those changing numbers.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Des Moines
Oelwein
Fayette County
Fayette
New Hampton
Cresco
Waukon
West Union
Elkader
University Audit Shows Cost Up, Students Down
DES MOINES An audit shows 1971-72 average cost per student at the University of Iowa rose to 2372.50, while full time enrollment declined to 20,385 from 20,520. Total university receipts reached 213,288,235.14 with state funds 51,422,980 and federal sources 27,457,422.70. Tuition and fees were 15,023,514.73. sundry sales and income stood at 103,527,629.37. Teaching programs spent 48,363,488.48. Fixed assets total 250,280,543.74. Recommendations urged stamping notes paid, recording accounts receivable for restricted funds, and improving inventory control in General, Physical Plant and Hospital stores.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa
Lloyd Smith
Smith
Three Men Charged After Independence Tavern Disturbance
INDEPENDENCE Wayne Johnson 23 and Wayne Butters 22 both of Independence and Le Roy Stone 25 of Waterloo were charged early Sunday by Independence police with assault and battery after a disturbance at Junior's Spot downtown. Butters and Johnson jailed, Stone released. each fined 50 dollars plus costs in Justice Clara Murphy's court.
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Wayne Johnson
Wayne Butters
LeRoy Stone
Waterloo
Junior
Butters
Johnson
Buchanan County
Stone
Justice of the Peace
Clara Murphy
New President Hopes for More Elks Members
Fort Dodge AP New Iowa Elks Association president is Al Humphrey of Fort Madison who succeeds Leo D. Youngblut of Waterloo. Humphrey seeks a 5 percent statewide membership gain and stronger efforts in handicraft sales for homebound people and youth and Americanism programs. Also named were Larry Germann Storm Lake president elect David McGuire Cedar Rapids vice president northeast Lloyd Hicks Creston vice president southwest Darwin Hammer Fort Dodge vice president northwest Sanford Schmalz Muscatine secretary James Tatt Boone treasurer Doyle Huett Fort Madison sergeant at arms Hugh Hollander Fairfield tiler and Rev Paul Peters Waterloo chaplain.
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Fort Dodge
al Humphrey
Fort Madison
Iowa Elks Assn
Humphrey
Leo D. Youngblut
Waterloo
Elks
Larry E. Germann
Storm Lake
David McGuire
Cedar Rapids
Northeast
Lloyd Hicks
Creston
Southwest
Darwin E. Hammer
Northwest
Sanford Schmalz
Muscatine
James Tatt
Boone
Doyle Huett
Hugh Hollander
Fairfield
Tiler
Paul R. Peters
Century-Old Juror Excused From New York Jury Duty
New York juror Joseph Wallach, aged 100, was excused from jury duty due to his age. The long-serving resident was released from further service after being deemed unavailable for the courtroom due to his advanced years.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Wallach
Theme Listed for May Senior Citizen Observance
May observance theme is Older Americans in Action. Cedar Rapids Social Security District Manager James Wood notes Social Security pays about 18 million retirees over 22 billion dollars monthly and has risen over 50 percent since 1969. He cites automatic COLA for many beneficiaries and Medicare eligibility for nearly all 65 and older. For questions, call 366-2411 Ext. 431 or visit the local office at 122 Second Street SE.
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Social Security
Cedar Rapids
Wood
Social Security Office
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40 Pint Beer Feat Falls Short of World Record
Barrow in Furness sees Stan Heywood swallow 40 pints in 40 minutes to win a $25 bet, declaring he remains sober. His wife calls him an idiot as the bar charges him $15 for the beer and he notes he could not beat the 1971 world record of 65 pints in 59 minutes 31 seconds.
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England
UPI
Stan Heywood
Vietminh Withdrawal Signals Possible End to Invasion
Twenty years ago the French high command announced Vietminh forces were withdrawing northward through Laos, a sudden move that could indicate the invasion of Indo China is being abandoned.
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Laos
Indo-China
Two Seek North Winneshiek School Board Seats
North Winneshiek Community School District has only two candidates for five board seats as it shifts to an at large vote. Alvin Vine and Darrel Bruening lead in district voting, with incumbent members Jerome Kingsley and Earl Winter not filed. Filing ends Friday at noon. election set for May 31 with polls 12 to 8.
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North Winneshiek
Board of Education
Gordon Christianson
Alvin Vine
Burr Oak
Darrel Bruening
Bluffton
Jerome Kingsley
Earl Winter
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North
Winneshiek
McCray and Hanson Seek Grand National Bridge Slot
Cedar Rapids players McCray and Hanson head a district 14 champion team including Evans of Davenport and High of Bettendorf winning the Memorial Coliseum event to represent district 14 in the regional playoffs June 9 and 10 in DeKalb Illinois. Competition details list winners in Open pairs Open pairs consolation Team game novice and night events with players from Des Moines Ames Omaha and Chicago.
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Memorial Coliseum
DeKalb, Ill
Royce McCray
Keith Hanson
Robert Evans
Davenport
Charles High
Bettendorf
John Fisher
Dallas
Gunther Polak
Chicago
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St. Paul
Ron Kruse
Minneapolis
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Shirley Swanson
Harry Ross
Crewe Coeur
Chuck Cummins
Ames
John Oxley
St. Joseph
Valiere Anderson
Des Moines
James Hall
Jerry Matules
West Des Moines
Hal Everley
Ralston
Neb
Barbara Byrne
Omaha
Della Vedova
Ottumwa
H. Keith Erickson
Gregory Flager
Jet Collision Shuts Heathrow Ramp Injuries None
A Pan American jumbo jet and an Aer Lingus Boeing 737 collided on the ground at Heathrow Airport in London on Monday. No passengers were hurt. both aircraft reported damage according to the airlines.
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London
API
Heathrow
Eagle Rank to Decorah Scout Earns Eagle
Daniel Nelson son of Mrs Howard Nelson became Decorah's first Eagle Scout in seven years. He earned 21 merit badges and mapped all nature trails in Phelps Park. His brother Dean, a Lutheran Church worker in Oslo, Norway, attended after returning home for his father's death. Daniel is a Decorah High School sophomore and the twelfth Eagle in Decorah Lutheran troop 68.
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Gazette
Decorah
Daniel Nelson
Howard Nelson
Daniel
Dean Nelson
American Lutheran Church
Oslo
Norway
Decorah High School
Decorah Lutheran Troop
Phelps Park
Cardinal Larraona of Spain Dies at 85 in Rome
Vatican announced the death of Ar cadio Maria Cardinal Larraona at his Rome home. The Spanish prelate, aged 85, passed away Monday leaving a legacy in the church.
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Arcadio Maria Cardinal Larraona
Spain
Rome
Vatican
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