Marion High Scholarship Winners Highlight Local Students
Marion High School announces John P. Mentzer scholarships with first-year recipients Christine L. Boots Denise Hunt Kevin F. Kendall and others. Mentzer fund trustee Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids notes the awards as part of the gold anniversary observance. Also included are building department permits listing recipients and amounts for several projects and a local jewelry ad promoting items for graduation.
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Marion High School
John P. Mentzer
Christine L. Boots
Denise Hunt
Kevin F. Kendall
Donna Novey
Frank York
Michael W. Nash
Pat Kratoska
Patrick L. Ryal
Todd Ewing
Julie Taylor
Gary Hoag
Steve Potter
Ronald B. Wood
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids
Cars Damaged In Marion Fires
Marion firefighters answered five car fire calls within 25 minutes at two city locations Wednesday. At 5:40 p.m. a car owned by Blair Thorbloom of Cedar Rapids burned at Spahn and Rose Lumber Co. Damage was limited to the engine. a wire on the intake manifold sparked the blaze. At 6:05 p.m. another car on Blairs Ferry Road ignited in the engine area and right front fender. off‑duty firefighter Dave Eberhart helped extinguish it with his sweatshirt. The second fire started from a backfire through the carburetor. Owner is Dan Farrimond of Sell Lot, with Floyd G. Booth selling land nearby to John R. Wilson and wife from Wichita. Realtors Mandel Long Luce Sullivan handled sale. Memorial Day bank closures announced. Marion YMCA activity schedule listed for Friday with various classes and times.
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Spahn and Rose Lumber Co
Seventh Avenue
Blair Thorbloom
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Dave Eberhart
Dan Farrimond
Mitchell Drive
Floyd G. Booth
Alburnett
Route 1
Marion
John R. Wilson
Wichita
Ken
Wilsons
Mandel, Long, Luce and Sullivan, Realtors
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Realtors
High Court Appeal Stays Club Suspension
CORALVILLE Iowa Supreme Court appeal stays the 30 day liquor license suspension of the Sportsman's Lounge tight club. State tax agents reported employees failed to break empty liquor bottles as required by Iowa law delaying further action.
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Coralville
Iowa
Decorah Commencement Set With FFA Leader As Speaker
Decorah Community schools set 1975 commencement for Sunday with Dwight Seegmiller 22 of Decorah as speaker. He led Future Farmers of America as national president 1972 73 and logged 150000 miles to 43 states and two foreign countries. He later served on the National Voluntary Service Advisory Council and acted as a Peace Corps evaluator with trips to ten Latin American countries. The ceremony time was moved to 3 15 due to Luther College commencement conflicts.
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Decorah
Farmers of America
FFA
Iowa State University
United States
National Voluntary Service Advisory Council
Peace Corps
Washington
Luther College
Federal urged tighter control of food salvage firms
GAO reports 26 of 30 inspected salvage outlets sold insect infested or damaged foods. Foods deemed potentially dangerous were sold in low income areas and to nurseries, schools, hospitals, and restaurants. FDA and USDA authority over interstate shipments. GAO calls for a nationwide salvage code and empowered FDA regulation where states fail.
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GAO
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
FDA
Airman Darrell Hamlin dies in Thailand crash linked to Mayaguez incident
Iowa City. The death of Air Force Sgt. Darrell Lee Hamlin 19 is indirectly tied to the Mayaguez rescue effort. A letter to his mother says he was moved bases after an American ship was captured. Hamlin and 22 others perished May 13 in a helicopter crash near the Thai Laotian border. His body to be flown home from the Philippines. services planned in Iowa City early next week.
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Air Force
Darrell Lee Hamlin
U.S
Mayaguez
Hamlin
Thailand
Larry Favourite
United States
Philippines
Independence Man Injured in Collision
Independence James E. Kortenkarmp, 21, sustained leg injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Marian Scott, 28, at Eighth Street and Park Avenue NE. Scott was charged with making an improper left turn and the injured rider was taken to People's Memorial Hospital then transferred to Scholtz Hospital in Waterloo.
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Ken Selzer
Ninth Street
Building Department
Gerald Henderson
Douglas Court
William B. Bursonsky
West Eighth Avenue
Alpha Crushed Stone, Inc
Third Avenue
Mike Dooley
Twentysixth Avenue
Frank Keller
Parkview Drive
C. L. Windsor
Fifth Avenue
Independence
James E. Kortenkarmp
Marian Scott
Scott
Eighth Street
Park Avenue
Kortenkamp
People’s Memorial Hospital
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Swigger Wins Marie Jessa Award for Instruction Modules
Kathleen Swigger of Iowa City received the Marie Jessa award for outstanding achievement in developing two computer assisted instruction modules. She is a doctoral candidate in social studies education and earned a 1,000 prize.
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Owa City
Kathleen Swigger
Iowa City
Marie Jessa
Swhegger
Three Sentenced In Linn Court On Guilty Pleas
In Linn district court Robert Louis Cuhel 19 of Cedar Rapids received four months suspended in jail for larceny after allegedly stealing an 80 purse from a Cedar Rapids woman Jan. Harry James Fuller 20 of Central City got six months in jail with all but 30 days suspended for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent after taking a Newhall man’s car in November Marietta Burggraf 25 of Colorado Springs drew seven years in reform school and two years probation for false uttering of a $65.62 bad check at a Cedar Rapids department store Oct 17 1973.
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Linn
Robert Louis Cuhel
Cedar Rapids
Jan.a
Harry James. Fuller
Central City
Newhall
Novay
Marietta
Burggraf
Reformatory
Colorado Springs
Cycle Train Crash Fatal to Iowa City Man
Iowa City. Steve Powers of 1105 Keokuk Street died minutes before his 24th birthday from injuries in a motorcycle train crash late Wednesday night. Authorities say he did not see the oncoming train or slid into its path on wet pavement at Lafayette and Gilbert streets. He died early Thursday at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Iowa City
Steve Powers
Keokuk Street
Powers
Lafayette
Gilbert Streets
AP News Chief Warns Against Over-Simplifying Reports
DES MOINES IOWA AP News chief Bob Johnson cautions that simplifying news stories risks misinforming readers and eroding credibility. He argues complex events like Watergate and Saigon require precise wording and context to preserve accuracy and trust.
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AP News
Predict Meat Price Rise in Coming Weeks
Washington AP reports consumer meat prices likely to rise as wholesale and live cattle prices jump this week. Cattle sold at their highest level in 20 months with Monday prices up as much as 2 dollars per hundredweight.
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Washington
Larry Duewer
U.S. Agriculture Department
Duewer
Forms Available For Home Road Oiling In Iowa City
Iowa City residents may obtain oiling forms at the courthouse for rural fronting dust alleviation under the county program. Gode, Johnson county engineer, notes 40 per 150 feet fees. Also mentions beef market trends and a Czech army note from 30 years ago.
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Iowa City
C. J. Gode
Johnson County
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