Marion council approves north interceptor sewer extension
Marion Iowa council reached an agreement with Linn-Mar school district to extend the north interceptor sanitary sewer for district facilities. Linn-Mar will pay a 5500 annual rental for six years plus sewer charges. The council also revised sewer rates outside the city to 50 percent, matching city residents.
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Marion
Linn-Mar
Ralph W. Potter
Merwen L. Taylor
Ray Bertelli and Sons, Inc
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co
First Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
School Street
No Trace of Ship Found After Typhoon Sinking Fate
Manila AP dispatch reports 262 aboard the Philippine inter island steamer Pioneer Cebu missing after a rescue vessel failed to locate her. The Pioneer Tacloban found no sign of the Cebu and identified a distant ship sighting as a different abandoned coastal steamer rather than the Cebu.
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Manila
Pioneer Cebu
Malapascua
Tepilon Islands
Pioneer Tacloban
Tepilon
Pioneer
Cebu
Powell Cleared in Libel Payment Case by Grand Jury
A New York grand jury cleared Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of illegal avoidance of a libel award payment to Esther James. The probe reviewed a $900 transfer to Powell’s wife amid a $46,500 judgment. Powell has paid about $20,000 and faces a separate $575,000 judgment over Puerto Rican property transfers.
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NEW York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Yvette
New York Democrat
Esther James
Asst. Dist Atty
Joseph Foley
Supreme Court
Jose Ferrer Stars in The Great Man on Channel 9 Movie
Jose Ferrer headlines The Great Man airing on Channel 9 Tuesday at 10 25 pm. The feature presents a suspenseful crime drama with Ferrer in a lead role and the network scheduling it for prime time.
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Jose Ferrer
Channel 9
Poodle Chews Up Man's Dentures
Bakersfield California man faces denture damage when his poodle chews the teeth. A new product PLATE WELD repaired the break and replaced a tooth on the spot, reportedly holding like new. The company says PLATE WELD is available at all drug stores.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
Services Wednesday For James Downing
James B. Downing age 72 longtime Cedar Rapids Marion resident died at home. Born June 29 1893 near Vinton he married Mayme Race in 1918. Survived by wife two daughters five grandchildren two step grandchildren one great grandchild a brother and two sisters. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. Murdoch chapel burial Oak Shade. Funeral notes and ads follow.
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Vinton
Mayme Race
Downings
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford
Marion
Downing
Marion Christian Church
American Federation of Grain Millers
Harold Noe
Garrison
Albert Luck
Lloyd Downing
Will Young
Mechanicsville
Earl] Harrison
Murdoch
Historic designation for Toolesboro mounds in Louisa County
The Toolesboro mound group in Louisa County Iowa was designated a registered national historical landmark. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall informed Rep. John Schmidhauser of the designation this week. Schmidhauser praised the State Historical Society of Iowa and Louisa County residents for their years of efforts. The interior secretary had inspected the mounds last year at the invitation of Schmidhauser.
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Washington, D.C
Toolesboro
Louisia County
Dyersville Council Approves Three Subdivision Plats
The city council on Monday night approved three subdivision plats. Two plats create residential areas in the southeast part of town while the third, in the northwest, is being developed by the Industrial Development Corp.
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Dyersville
The
Industrial Development Corp
Demo Platform Committee Hearings Open in Des Moines
Four East Central and Northeast Iowa men named to the 18 member Democratic state platform committee, which opens hearings at the Savery hotel Wednesday. More than 65 agencies and groups seek to present views as the panel drafts a platform for the June 11 state convention in Des Moines.
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East Central
Iowa
Democratic State Platform Committee
Savery Hotel
Harold Hughes
Iowa House
Senate
Robert F. O’malley
Fort Madison
Gerald Feeney
Bernard
Robert Ross
Cedar Falls
Thomas Thorson
Newton
Evelyn Hood
Fort Dodge
M. Joseph Bradley
Algona
Emil Povich
Council Bluffs
William Sueppel
Iowa City
Ray Short
Dubuque
Paul Franzenburg
Conrad
al Meacham
Grinnell
Carl Hamilton
Ames
James McNally
Sioux City
John Crystal
Coon Rapids
Robert Fulton
Waterloo
Vincent S. Steffen
New Hampton
Andrew Ge
Frommelt
Elroy Maule
Onawa
Iowa U Approves House Purchase for Campus Expansion
The Iowa executive council approved buying a one story frame house at 515 South Madison in Iowa City for campus expansion. The building will be razed and sits beside a site planned for a dormitory, purchased from Jef frey and Genevieve Westfall for 11600 dollars.
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DES Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Madison Street
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jeffrey
Genevieve Westfall
Lamont to tax levy for village library drive
Madison township trustees and the La mont town council voted a small levy to fund a new library by next year. The community club leads the fundraising drive. The note closes with an unrelated TV listing from Channel 9.
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Lamont
Madison Township
G O P Platform Proposals Stress Taxes Surplus
Republicans opened platform hearings in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids focusing on tax policy and surplus funds. Stanley Redeker urged first claim on surplus for state institutions and long range planning. Ray Edwards supported sales tax to ease property taxes, but not income tax. Dale Nelson urged property tax relief and constitutional amendment to distribute seats.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Iowa Board of Regents
Redeker
Iowa State
University of Iowa
State College of Iowa
Ray Edwards
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Dale Nelson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Nelson
U.S
One House of State Legislatures on Factors in Addition to Population
A brief note discusses how one house of state legislatures considers factors beyond population when apportioning seats. It outlines potential criteria like geography, communities of interest, and political balance.
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House of State Legislatures
Fayette Student Art Exhibit Showcasing K through 12 Work
An art exhibit by students from first through twelfth grade will be held at Upper Iowa University on Saturday. James Mills, art instructor, says the event marks the semester’s end with sessions from am to noon in the old gymnasium art room.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
James Mills
Air Force Grants To Eastern Iowa Cadets
Eight University of Iowa ROTC cadets win national scholarships covering full tuition lab costs and textbooks. Recipients also receive $50 monthly stipends starting this fall upon meeting requirements. Cedar Rapids Richard Louvar Columbus Junction Larry Duncan Mt Auburn Kenneth Miller named among East Iowa winners.
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Iowa City
University of
Decorah Hi-Life tavern robbed over weekend
Decorah police report the Hi Life tavern broken into by forcing the rear door. About $113 in cash stolen. The owner is Bernadine Sampson.
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Decorah
Bernadine Sampson
Fairfax Mayor Rebukes Sheriff Over Marshal Remarks
Fairfax Mayor Zenisek denounces Linn County Sheriff Grant for statements about small town marshals. In a letter to Grant, Zenisek defends Fairfax marshal William Serbousek, listing training at Cedar Rapids police school and fire department first aid, FBI training, six years as a cop, and county officer cooperation.
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Fairfax
Richard J. Zenisek
Linn County
Walter Grant
Grant
Zenisek
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Lamont Student To Display Art Works At UIU Exhibit
Dennis M. Dake of Lamont will show drawings prints oil paintings watercolors sculpture ceramics and design works in the senior art exhibit at Upper Iowa University May 28 29. The art major is minor in history and holds an art department assistantship. The public show runs 1 to 5 p.m. May 28 and noon to 3 p.m. May 29 in the old gymnasium art room on the USU campus. He will receive a bachelor of arts degree May 239.
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Fayette
Dennis M. Dake
Myron Dake
Lamont
Upper Iowa University
Dake
USU
Wind Whips Bus into Ditch Near Dunlap
A strong wind hurled a Greyhound bus on highway 30 near Dunlap into a ditch upright. The driver and two female passengers of 11 aboard were injured and taken to a Denison hospital. Initial reports said injuries were not serious as the bus traveled northbound about a quarter mile south of Dunlap.
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Denison
Greyhound
Dunlap
Knights of Columbus Name Eastern Iowans
Paul E. Smith of Oelwein was elected state deputy of the Iowa Knights of Columbus at their 65th annual convention in Marshalltown. Richard Tallman of Cedar Rapids was named warden, and William J. McGowan of Dyersville was reelected secretary.
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Marshalltown
Paul E. Smith
Oelwein
Iowa Knights of Columbus
Richard Tallman
Cedar Rapids
William J. McGowan
Dyersville
Delta Family Honors McNabbs at Dinner Before Pentagon Duty
Captain and Mrs. Robert L. McNabb and their six children were honored at a family dinner Sunday. McNabb has served in England for four years and will report for duty at the Pentagon in Washington D C in early June.
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DELTA
Robert L. McNabb
McNabb
England
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
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