Weather Summary for Major Cities and Five-Day Forecast
Daily records show high and low temperatures and precipitation for multiple cities including Bismarck Miami Chicago Minneapolis Denver New Orleans Duluth New York Phoenix Los Angeles Seattle and more. Five day outlook calls for 8 to 12 degrees above normal with warm start and cooler weekend with half to three quarters of an inch of rain possible.
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Bismarck
Miami
Chicaso
Mineapolis
Denver
N. Orleans
Duluth
New York
Phoenix
City
L. Angeles
Seattle
Iowa Legislature Passes HF718 and Bonds Plan
The Iowa Legislature approved HF718 by 53 to 3 to borrow 400000 dollars from the federal government to purchase the Valley Bank and Trust Co building in Des Moines with 5000 dollars for closing costs, and sent it back to the house for senate amendments. The body also backed SF532 authorizing revenue bonds for University Hospitals facilities in Iowa City. A separate item lists numerous local obituaries and traffic fines announced in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, with service details for the deceased and penalties for violations.
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Valley Bank & Trust Co
Des Moines
House
Iowa University bond bill aims to fund new facilities
The Legislature debated SF532 allowing the University of Iowa to raise fees from non indigent patients to pay for bonds for new hospital facilities. An amended plan would require hospital service corporations to reimburse at same rates, while excluding indigent care costs. House action added legislative review of building plans, while Senate previously failed to pass a similar amendment. A companion SF531 seeks regents authority to use tuition and other income to retire bonds for campus improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Iowa City Hospital
Medicare
Fischer-Maloney
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
House
Ray Bailey
Dclarion
Senate
Chicago
Memorial Union
Regents
Iowa State
State College of Iowa
Speeding Fines For Multiple Offenders Named In District
Paul C Langen dorfer of 2506 Mt. Vernon road SE Imarie Patton of 1225 West Eighth avenue Marion both fined 15 dollars and costs. Richard W Luse of 2105 Hillview drive Marion and Barbara A Machan of 135 Crestridge drive NW Willave each fined 15 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Jensen
Valleyview Drive
Marion
Caroline M. Perez
Second Street
Willard E. More, Jr
Seventeeth Avenue
James L. Routhe
Executive Plaza
Cora M. Lee
Twelfth Avenue
Lyle D. Miller
Westview Drive
Emil D. Landuyt
Marion Trailer Court
Edward M. P. Houlihan
Coe College
Orville A. Feaker
Ellis Boulevard
Erma J. Meskimen
Louise A. Hasbrouck
Scott R. Ouenrud
Sherbrook Drive
Marcus H. Carr
Cherry Hill Road
Donald E. Larson
Fairview Drive
Lawrence J. Heese
West View Avenue
Vernon S. Zook
Iowa City
Leavitt Hansen
Toddville
Luther Dixon
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Sheila K. Wayson
Center Point
Raymond C. Knight
Fourth Avenue SW
Paul C. Langendorfer
Mt. Vernon Road
Imarie Patton
West Eighth Avenue
Richard W. Luse
Hillview Drive
Barbara A. Machan
Crestridge Drive
Willave
Bombers Press Near Saigon as Truce Ends
U S air power resumed bombing in South Vietnam with three raids, including one 12 miles from Saigon in marshlands west of the city. The blasts rattled windows across Saigon as civilians were killed in two incidents, while a mortar shell from U S forces hit Dau Tieng killing three children and wounding three women. A road accident in Tay Ninh killed one civilian and injured three as a truck carrying artillery barrels rolled over.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
4Th Division
Dau Tieng
Tay Ninh
25Th Division
Grand Jury Concludes Study in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids federal grand jury concluded study of several criminal matters on Wednesday afternoon and planned to present its findings to Judge Edward J. McManus. The panel, convened Monday, was the first called here in more than a year.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward J. McManus
Grand Jury
Opposition grows to East Post rezoning plan
Cedar Rapids city council received two more protest letters about the proposal to rezone from R-1 to a community unit plan east of East Post road SE. Bjornsen Investment Corp. faces a hearing next Wednesday. Thomas K. Janik argues the 14 acre buffer will still place apartments across from single family homes. He urges a no vote along with Ottilie Feith and Eileen Dellevar who say it impedes property owners. Prior protestors include Leo Peiffer and Howard H. Cherry Jr. The planning commission recommended the change on May 2.
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East Post Road
Cedar Rapids
Bjornsen Investment Corp
Thomas K. Janik
Parkland Drive
Janik
Otillie Feith
Eileen Dellevar
Bjornsen
Leo Peiffer
Howard H. Cherry, Jr
Deaths Thomas Keller 81 Bis marck N D dies at home
Thomas Keller 81 of Bis marck North Dakota died unexpectedly Tuesday at his daughter's home 1634 Grande avenue SE where he had been visiting. Born February 14 1886 in Ain Arab Lebanon he married Nellie Abraham in 1922 in Rugby North Dakota. A retired grocer he lived in Bis marck ten years. Survived by three daughters Delano Huston Bis marck Shaheen Cedar Rapids and Donald David Spencer Neb a son Arnold Keller Cedar Rapids six grandchildren and a sister Mrs Thomas Jacobs El Paso Texas. Body taken to Boester funeral home for burial.
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Thomas Kellel
Bismarck
N.D
DeLane Shaheen
Grande Avenue SE
Ain Arab
Lebanon
Nellie Abraham
Rugby
Delano Huston
Shaheen
Cedar Rapids
Donald David
Spencer, Neb
Arnold Keller
Thomas Jacobs
el Paso
Texas
Louvar Rites Set for Cedar Rapids Area Man
George Louvar 78 of Cedar Rapids Route 2 died Tuesday after a long illness. A retired farmer born near Shueyville January 29, 1889 he lived in the area all his life. Surviving are his wife Della Novotny Louvar married March 26, 1913 a daughter Mrs. John Zalesky Cedar Rapids four sons Arthur Park Forest Illinois Harold Otto and Guy ten grandchildren two sisters Mrs. Francis Beranek Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Joe Krivanek Route 2 Cedar Rapids and one brother Joseph Louvar Shueyville. Services at Brush Chapel 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Clifford Carter burial in Shueyville Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Louvar
Cedar Rapids
Rt. 2
Shueyville
Della Novotny Louvar
John Zalesky
Arthur
Park Forrest
Harold
Otto
North Liberty
Guy
Iowa City
Francis Beranek
Joe Krivanek
Joseph Louvar
Brush Chapel
Clifford Carter
Obituary: Herbert F. Greenwood 1897 1970 Cedar Rapids resident
Herbert F. Greenwood aged 70 of 4006 avenue NW died Wednesday after a long illness. Born January 12, 1897 in Shellsburg he married Alice Windolf on September 4 1926 in Cedar Falls. Survived by wife two daughters Mrs. Donald Daehler Waterloo and Mrs. Harold Kellner Nashua two sons Carl C. Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and Edward R. Fort Harrison Indiana 15 grandchildren and brother Abe Shellsburg. Member of St. Patrick's church. Memorial services in Waterloo with Rosary at Hesser Memorial chapel at 8 p.m. and chapel visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Herbert F. Greenwood
Avenue NW
Shellsburg
Alice Windolf
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Donald Daehler
Waterloo
Harold Kellner
Nashua
Carl C
Ft. Leonard Wood
Edward R
Memorial Services and Burials for Local Clergy and Citizens
McCracken Peter C dies in Westminster service at 2 30 p m Thursday led by Dr John P Woods Crescent Masonic lodge with Knights Templar escort Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call Beatty Bearle funeral home until 1 p m Thursday All Master Masons to meet Crescent lodge at Masonic hall at 1 30 p m Meanwhile John P Marsh of St Michael s Church Norway to be buried Czech National cemetery Rosary led by Father Krocheski at 7 30 p m Wednesday Russell Sylvester laid to rest at Mt Clark Cemetery Central City after service at Turner chapel east at 1 30 p m Thursday.
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Wellman
Clarissa Evie Zillmer
Asbury Methodist Church
Champion Hill
Powell's
Willis F. Miller
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Stanwood
Anabel Wetherell
Chapman's
Clarence
North Liberty
Barbara Sherlock
St. Wenceslaus
Iowa City
McGovern
Graduates Thompson and Barta Receive Degrees at Two Colleges
Jo Ellen Thompson of 449 Twenty fourth Street NW will earn a BA in physical education at Colorado State College in Greeley on May 28. Anita Marie Barta of route two Cedar Rapids receives a BS in education this Friday from North East Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville.
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Jo Ellen Thompson
Twenty-fourth Street
Colorado State College
Greeley
Anita Marie Barta
Route Two
Cedar Rapids
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Charge Motorist As Drunk Driver
Albert R. Hill, 42, of 211 Twenty seventh street NW, was released on his own recogniz ance Wednesday after being charged with drunk driving, second offense. Hill was arrested at C street and First street SW Tuesday morning. He waived prelim inary hearing in municipal court.
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Albert R. Hill
Twenty-seventh Street
Hill
C Street
First Street
Woman Arrested On Check Count
Jeannie L Stewart, 23, of 323 Sixth avenue SW, was arrested on a warrant charging false uttering of a check. She allegedly passed a faulty $2 check on Oct 17 of last year at a service station. She posted bond and was released from city jail.
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Jeannie L. Stewart
Sixth Avenue
Miss Stewart
Judge McLaughlin Improves After Heart Attack
Cedar Rapids municipal judge Howard McLaughlin, age 53, moved from intensive care at St Luke's after a heart attack on May 16. His condition improved from fair to fairly good. He serves as a Linn County juvenile judge and one of two municipal court judges, with no return date given.
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Cedar Rapids
Howard McLaughlin
St. Luke’s Hospital
McLaughlin
Linn County
Special Permit Granted for Nursing Home in Cedar Boards
Cedar Boards city council gave a third reading to an ordinance granting a special permit for construction of a nursing home at First Avenue and Twelfth Street SW. Titan Developers, Inc. is the applicant. The first reading occurred June 29, 1966 and the second on July 6, with further consideration postponed until all agreements are met.
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Cedar Boaids
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
Titan Developers, Inc
U N debate highlights NATO nations’ Middle East role
Fedorenko criticizes the Urgent Security Council session as a biased move by two distant NATO powers not directly involved in the Near East. He repeats Moscow’s claim that Nationalist China seats the council instead of Communist China as the People’s Republic.
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U.N
Middle East
Fedorenko
NATO
Near East
Security Council
China
Middle East Crisis Deepens as UN Force Withdraws
The United States and Soviet Union push for action in the Middle East as Thant withdraws the 3400 member UN Emergency Force from the Egyptian Israeli border and the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel vows to defend freedom of shipping through its waters amid blockades and Arab states mobilize forces. King Faisal signals alliance with other Arabs, while Jordan and Iraq respond to regional tensions and Syria faces internal pacts strained by a border clash.
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U.S
Israel
Moscow
George Brown
Andrei Gromyko
Alexei Kosygin
Brown
Security Council
U.N
Middle East
Nasser
Thant
Gulf of Aqaba
Johnson
Syria
Egypt
Cairo
Sinai Desert
al Ahram
Washington
Riad
Nolte
Bagdad Radio
Jordan
Hussein
Amman
Assaad el Ouswani
Damascus
City to Start Soon on Repair of Courthouse
Mayor Robert Johnson and city officials told the Linn county board of supervisors the city will repair damage to the courthouse front caused by 1966 work on the Third avenue bridge. Cleanup cost is estimated under 5,000 dollars while quotes are sought. The project aims to restore the lawn sidewalks and railing, with space for a municipal court to be addressed by the Memorial commission.
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Robert Johnson
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Third Avenue
Don Canney
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Commission
City Hall
Linn County to buy Burroughs system for property data
The Linn county board of supervisors approved a Burroughs Electric Computing Accounting system at 34489.92 to coordinate treasurer, auditor, and assessor work. Chairman Dudley Henderson abstained, citing a need to study other options. The board also authorized an agreement with Leo C Peiffer Architect and Associates for the The County Home long range plan and Progress Committee findings, while rejecting a costly courthouse project due to price.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Dudley Henderson
Anthony Scolaro
Leo C. Peiffer
Architect and Associates
Cedar Rapids
A. T. Kearney and Co., Inc
Scolaro
Peiffer
Board Members Consider Exterior Courthouse Renovation
Supervisors William Linstrom and Anthony Scolaro Wednesday showed interest in a complete exterior courthouse renovation. The proposed project would focus on updating the building’s facade and surrounding external features.
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William Linstrom
Anthony Scolaro
Floater Ordered To Leave Linn County
Bertram Township Justice Glenn Powers ordered Ignatius McKenna of Joliet to leave Linn County after a conviction for intoxication. McKenna received a 30 day suspended jail sentence on condition he depart and not return, being labeled a floater. When he wished to return to Cedar Rapids for a freight, Powers denied the request and had a deputy sheriff escort him to the county line.
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Bertram Township
Glenn Powers
Ignatius McKenna
Joliet
Ill
Linn County
McKenna
Power
Powers
Cedar Rapids
Scheetz Dismissal Motion Overruled
Judge William R. Eads overruled a motion to dismiss a lewdness charge against Oscar W. Scheetz Jr 21. The request was by Scheetz court appointed attorney Fred Dumbaugh. Scheetz once of Cedar Rapids was declared a criminal sexual psychopath April 14 by a Linn district court jury and is in treatment at Independence Mental Health Institute.
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William R. Eads
Oscar W. Scheetz, Jr
Scheetz
Fred Dumbaugh
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Fnt Independence
Suspended Sentence to Jan M Crusha in Forgery Case
Jan M. Crusha, 29, of 627 Avenue NW, received a six month suspended jail term after pleading guilty to forging a $30.89 check and cashing it on Sept. 17 at Me Too Food Store. She faced Judge B. J. Maxwell and the case was continued on appeal of a reckless driving conviction to June 9 for trial.
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Jan M. Crusha
Avenue NW
B. J. Maxwell
Me Too
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Justice of the Peace Court
Leoral A. Kruse
Hennessey Low Bidder on City Storm Sewer Contract
M. J. Hennessey Construction Co was the low bidder for a storm sewer project west of Fourteenth Avenue and Sixth Street SW. The bid came in at 7912 dollars, below the engineer’s estimate of 9553.50. Bidders included Hennessy Bros. Construction Co at 9218 and Dave Schmitt Construction Co at 8098.16. The council will decide further actions next week on the project extending from the existing 24 inch sewer to Ninth Street and north along Ninth Street and Fourteenth Avenue SW.
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M. J. Hennessey Construction Co
Fourteenth Avenue
Sixth Street
Hennessey Bros. Construction Co
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Ninth Street
Directors Named by Gazette Stockholders
Stockholders of The Gazette Co. held their annual meeting Wednesday and re elected J. F. Hladky jr William C Crawford M M Thompson jr Richard F Millen and Mrs J F Hladky jr to the board of directors The directors then met and re elected Mr Hladkey president and treasurer of the company Mr Crawford vice president Mr Thompson secretary and Mr Millen assistant treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette Co
J. F. Hladky, Jr
William C. Crawford
M. M. Thompson, Jr
Richard F. Millen
Mr. Hladkey
Crawford
Thompson
Millen
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Gazette
Tolir
Mississippi
LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
N.C. Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
C.R
Fall
Kenneth D. Swanson
Thirty-fifth Street
Ronald J. Kula
Seely Avenue
David L. Young
Donald E. Rehak
Cad Lane
St. Luke's
Jerry W. Reames
Atkins
Milo M. Spina
Alburnett
Dwayne Reynolds
Warner C. Ruggles
Glass Road
Jerald R. Rooney
Zelda Drive
Robert C. Tvrdik, Jr
Tvrdik
Kenneth Benz
Fortieth Street
Robert Ree
Franklin Avenue
Danny R. Jensen
Jeanette M. Sweeney
Bernard L. Vokolek
Nancy I. Vorel
Charles B. Liston
Linda R. Haughenbury
Coggan
Roger Ervin Hammond
Isabel Irene Hammond
Frederick R. Wills
Mary Lou Wills
Ruth E. Olson
Russell G. Olson
Clara Mae Harnden
Ernest Ray Harnden
Bonnie J. Davis
Virgil E. Davis
John E. Veronda
Yvonne M. Veronda
Barbara Levy
Robert Levy
Dorothy L. Hockenberger
August Martin Hockenberger
Peggy Lea Chapman
Leonard LeRoy Chapman
Patricia J. Flanagan
Robert F. Flanagan
Mary Louise Waterbury
Danny R. Waterbury
Wilson Avenue Crossing
David Bolt
Sixteenth Avenue
Colbert Betts
Pamela R. Becker
Dwight J. Belknap
Gordon Avenue
Lavon G. Smith
Mechanicsville
K. A. Betts
Bowling Street
Larry M. Hansen
Eleventh Street
Newell L. Lowe
Avenue NE
Donald C. Jacobson
Thirteenth Street
Gladys R. Main
Rowley
Iowa
Hopkinton
N. A. Gearhart
Goettsch's
Delta — Watson
Doc” Utterback
Reynolds
Sigourney
Fayette
Lyle Everett
Bellas-Wright
Dyersville
Veronica Danz
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
McBride
Chapman and Cutler
Vietnam
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
East Post
Hesser Memorial
Boester Funeral Home
Herbert Greenwood
Third Street
Mid-East
U.N. Force
Gulf
Red Sea
Lloyds of London
Elath
Levi Eshkol
East Africa
Far East
Canney
Council
Stewart Shank
Frank Bush
Public Works
Dick Jensen
Rohn Funeral Home
Courthouse News
Linn
Green Engineering Co
M. J. Hennessey
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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