Weekend Weather and Obituaries Across Iowa Cities
The Daily Record lists weekend temperatures for major cities from Atlanta to Winthrop with highs in the 50s to 80s and rainfall notes, followed by May notices and funeral services for residents across Anamosa Calmar Dyersville Monona Ryan Stanwood Strawberry Point Urbana Vinton Waukon and Winthrop. The report includes city weather figures, barometer readings, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times, plus May birth announcements and numerous service schedules across multiple communities.
Harris Lambs Honored at Coe College Alumni Banquet
Coe College honors retiring Harris Lamb and his wife Edna at the alumni banquet. Harris named alumni director emeritus and a Harris Lamb Alumni Scholarship created. Funds boost Marvin Lamb Scholarship to upgrade to a $10,000 goal. C Club presents gold watches, an outboard motor, a trout fishing trip, and cash for summer fishing plans.
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Coe College
Harris Lamb
Edna
Coe
Harris
Coe Board of Trustees
Marvin Lamb
C Club
Wisconsin
Miss Pa Is Miss U.S.A.
Wil lowy Michele McDonald 18 of Pennsylvania captured the Miss U.S.A title at the 20th annual pageant in Miami Beach watched by millions. First runnerup Brenda Box Texas drama student at UT Austin. second Susanne Pottenger Arizona. third Nancy Rich Missouri. finalist Patricia Barnstable Kentucky.
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Miami Beach
Willowy
Michele McDonald
Pennsylvania
America
U.S.A
Butler
Miss McDonald
Brenda Box
Texas
University of Texas At Austin
Arizona
Susanne Pottenger
Nancy Rich
Missouri
Kentucky
Patricia Barnstable
American aid envoy delivers surgical gear to Hanoi hospital
In an IC C plane bound for Hanoi, Read delivered 25000 dollars worth of open heart surgical equipment to a North Vietnamese hospital, the third such shipment by the committee. He also carried mail for American prisoners and retrieved some mail. Access to prison camps remains restricted as security tightens after the failed Sontay rescue attempt. no foreigners may visit since.
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International Control Commission
Hanoi
Committee
Read
Sontay
Geneva Mission by 173 Wives Kin of PWs
A plane load of 173 wives and relatives of U S servicemen held prisoner or missing in Indo China arrived in Geneva to press Red Cross aid and force adherence to Geneva accords. They come from 32 states to urge access to camps, prisoner counts, mail flow, and release of the sick and wounded.
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Geneva
UPI
U.S
Indo-China
International Red Cross
Red Cross
North Vietnam
Paris
National League of Families of American
Southeast Asia
Joan Vinson
League
Chou En-lai Holds Talks With Italian Delegation in Peking
Chinese premier Chou En-lai met with members of an Italian government economic delegation and its diplomatic mission in Peking on Friday, according to New China News Agency reports.
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Tokyo
UPI
Chou En-lai
Peking
New China News Agency
Police Say Boy Kidnapped By Mother In Red Oak
A Council Bluffs woman Colleen McIntire and Marion Johnson were charged with kidnapping 11 year old Earl McIntire Jr from his foster home in Red Oak. The boy was taken after entering the Laird home where he had stayed five weeks. Authorities issued an all points bulletin for the pair.
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RED Oak
Council Bluffs
Marion Johnson
All Points
Johnson
Colleen McIintire
Bernard Anderson
Earl McIntire, Jr
Leland Laird
Anderson
Gary Chute
NSF Grants Extend University of Iowa Biology Plan
The University of Iowa receives a supplemental 1.6 million NSF grant for years five and six of its biology development program. The project, started with a 5.1 million NSF award in 1967, funds endocrinology genetics and neurobiology programs and strengthens multiple departments. It also covers a Zoology building addition and a Basic Science building upgrade, with over half the funds for personnel and the rest for equipment supplies and renovations.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
National Science Foundation
Fred Schwengel
U. of I
NSF
Theft Reported in City Briefs Case
Mary Kolarik of 5533 J Street SW reported a burglary Friday evening in which $50 was stolen from her purse after an entry to her home. Local police are investigating the theft as a residential burglary and reviewing neighborhood security footage.
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Mary Kolarik
J Street
Obituary for Effie Ollie King 1892 196? Linn county resident
Effie Ollie King 78 wife of William Oliver King lifelong Linn county resident died Saturday after a long illness Born in Linn Junction December 1 1892 married in Cedar Rapids in 1914 Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Walter Fuchs Columbus Ohio Mrs Gordon Mollman Cedar Rapids five sons William Frank Jr Custis Francis Edward all of Cedar Rapids fifteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren A Golden Age Society member Services at Beatty Beurle chapel 1 30 p m Tuesday Rev A F Frankhauser Interment Cedar Memorial Memorial donations invited to Bethany Congregational church Friends may call Beatty Beurle's after 2 p m Sunday
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Effie Ollie King
William Oliver King
Ninth Street
Linn County
Linn Junction
Cedar Rapids
Walter Fuchs
Columbus
Ohio
Gordon Mollman
William
Frank, Jr
Custis
Francis
Edward King
King
The
Golden Age Society
Beatty - Beurle Chapel
A. F. Frankhauser
Salem United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Widow Anna Paidar Dies in California After Illness
Anna Paidar a former Cedar Rapids resident and widow of Joseph Paidar died Thursday in North Hollywood California after a brief illness. Born March 3 1880 in Czechoslovakia she lived in Cedar Rapids over 40 years and belonged to several Czech lodges. Surviving are daughter Rose Stackhouse North Hollywood son Joseph Paidar Mechanicsville two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at Brush Chapel 2 pm Monday by Rev A T Washington burial Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call the chapel after 1 pm Sunday.
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Anna Paidar
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Paidar
North Hollywood
Calif
Czechoslovakia
Rose Stackhouse
Mechanicsville
Brush Chapel
A. T. Washington
Czech National Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Widow Freda Rocharek Dies at 63
Freda Rocharek 63 widow of William Rocharek of Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly Saturday. Born December 18 1907 in Lincoln Nebraska she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1929 and worked forty years for LeFebvre Corp. She was a member of First Congregational Church and its church guild. Surviving are her mother Mrs Marie Ostwald Cedar Rapids.
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Freda Rocharek
William Rocharek
Oakland Road
Lincoln
Neb
Cedar Rapids
LeFebvre Corp
First Congregational Church
Church Guild
Marie Ostwald
Cedar
43 Die As Wedding Party Truck Plunges Into River
A Bombay police report says a truck carrying a wedding party plunged into the Girna river before dawn. Forty three people perished with 30 dying before help could arrive and 13 dying en route to hospital.
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Bombay
India
Girna
Funeral Rites for William Baker Held at Chapel
William Francis Turner Baker was laid to rest after a 1:30 p.m. service Monday conducted by Rev. David Stout at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. Ruth Gurren’s service followed at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev. William Leonard officiating. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Rosaries were held by St Elizabeth's circle, Daughters of Isabella, and National Society of Foresters at Brady Mortuary, with viewing from 2 to 9 p.m. Friends may call.
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Baker
William Francis Turner
David Stout
First United Methodist Church
Iowa City
Gurren
Ruth
Immaculate Conception Church
William Leonard
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
St. Eliabeth’s Circle
Daughters of Isabella
National Society of Foresters
Brady Mortuary
Cyclist Faces Four Charges After Accident
Larry R. Lamb, 23, of 928 N street SW, faces four charges after a car motorcycle collision at Tenth street and B avenue NW. Police say Lamb ran a stop sign, struck Harold Sheets, 62, of 716 Tenth street NW, and was charged with intoxication license restrictions failing to stop and failing to transfer title. He was taken to St Luke's hospital for possible left side injuries.
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Larry R. Lamb
N Street
Tenth Street
B Avenue NW
Lamb
Harold Sheets
Tenth Street NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Libya receives four Mirage-E jet interceptors
Tel Aviv reports Libya took delivery of four French Mirage E interceptors last week, signaling continued regional arms movements amid tensions in the Middle East. The UPI dispatch notes the shipment and its potential impact on defense balances in the area.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Libya
Jackson weighs 1972 bid amid fringe worries
Senator Henry Jackson of Washington said he will decide this fall whether to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He noted a California primary June 6 if he runs and warned that an absolute radical left fringe could seize the party. He urged leaders to rely on rational dialogue rather than loud voices.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Henry Jackson
Democratic Party
Jackson
California
George McGovern
D-S.d
Bonn Talks Set Between Brandt and Pompidou in July
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and French President Georges Pompidou will meet in Bonn on July 5 and 6 for routine biennial consultations, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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Bonn
UPI
Willy Brandt
Georges Pompidou
Beret Claims Role in 67 Anti Sihanouk Mission
Green Beret Capt John McCarthy says he took part in Operation Cherry in 1967 to oust Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk, directed from South Vietnam by the CIA and involving Khmer Serai. Pentagon denies knowledge. McCarthy, now at Fort Huachuca, plans to resign after serving two years in a federal prison for murder.
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Beret
Norfolk, Va
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
John McCarthy
South Vietnam
Central Intelligence Agency
McCarthy
Khmer Serai
Sihanouk
Pentagon
Military Court of Appeals
Arizona
Ft. Huachuca, Ariz
Inadequate gun controls linked to police deaths
Edward Kiernan, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, said there is open season on cops nationwide due to weak gun laws. He spoke after two Harlem patrolmen were killed and following a spate of armed attacks, urging proper weapon registration and stronger enforcement.
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New York
UPI
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
PBA
Edward Kiernan
Harlem
Police Course For Yosemite Park Rangers
Yosemite National Park officials announce a new police oriented training for rangers to address rising crime. The program covers riot batons firearms chemical sprays and crowd control gear while preserving core ranger duties. Rangers may carry sidearms when deemed necessary as crime totals rise from 1960 to 1961 and property losses increase.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Yosemite
Color TV Kit Scams Reported by Canadian Buyer
The Consumer Protection Bureau cites a Canadian who answered a U S magazine ad for color TV conversion kits. He paid 15 dollars and received a can of paint and a brush instead of a kit.
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Toronto
Consumer Protection Bureau
U. S
Soviet submarine visit to Cuba planned for May end
Miami reports Havana Radio says a Soviet submarine and submarine tender will dock in Cuba at the end of May. The announcement highlights renewed naval activity amid Cold War tensions and may affect regional security considerations.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
Cuba
Nixon outlines a bounty for pollution patrols and gear
Nixon discussed acquiring equipment to patrol waterways and sample quickly in pollution clusters. He noted a mid sized houseboat with a small boat, and said the Rivers and Harbors act bans dumping into navigable waters without an Army Corps permit, which Pittsburgh district had not issued.
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Nixon
Army Corps of Engineers
Army Engineers
Pittsburgh
Nixon Mistake Surprises Johnson Library Dedication
At the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library dedication in Austin Texas President Nixon veered from his prepared text and joked that Johnson was “throwing me through the library” before correcting to “showing me through the library.” The moment drew laughter from the crowd and approval. Nixon and Johnson shared a light moment and resumed the event.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Nixon
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Johnson
LBJ
Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Circulation Info
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail including nightly and Sunday editions and regional pricing. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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