Rinas Dahn and Jordan Seek Iowa Legislative Seats
Three Linn county candidates filed by the deadline for Iowa legislative posts. Joe Rinas 25 of Marion seeks state representative from the 29th district Democratic ticket. Gay Dahn 43 of Cedar Rapids seeks state senator from the 14th district Republican ticket. Jordan 51 of Marion seeks state representative from the 30th district Democratic ticket.
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Rinas
Dahn
Jordan
Iowa
Linn County
Joe Rinas
Twentyninth Street
Marion
29Th
Gay Dahn
Thirtyfirst Street
James Jordan
Marion High
University of Iowa
Southeast Asia
Air Force Intelligence
Cedar Rapids
Marion Township
Newton
Jefferson
Kirkwood
Donna Meade
Oxford Junction
Cloyd Robinson
D-C.r
Benton County
Walford
Fayette, Clinton
Fairfax Townships
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Esther Strother
Mt. Vernon
Carl Newell
Cedar Raids
Jackson
Boulder
Washington
Otter Creek
Maine
Buffalo
Monroe
Brown and Linn
Richard Radl
Lisbon
City Reviews Possible Change In Building Code
City officials began examining whether the building code should allow plastic pipe in residential plumbing. Ed Burrell, waterworks manager, will meet with Building Official Ed Winter as demands grow from Skogman- Midwest Master Plumbers Assn and firms. Burrell notes plastic pipe costs less and is common in many Iowa cities, but the plumbers union opposes altering the code.
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Ed Burrell
Ed Winter
Burrell
Skogman- Midwest
Master Plumbers Assn
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Plumbers Union
City Briefs Highlight Local Thefts And Notices
A series of briefs reports break ins with $105 stolen from Lena Aldridge at 1724 First Avenue NE and a $35 organ taken from Floyd Barcus at 232 Spruce Avenue SE. Also thefts from Jack Myers at 1834 Wilson Avenue SW and other items stolen from Ramona Sirlona. Clarence on local meetings, graduations, and a church event are noted along with a Dean’s List listing for Ottumwa Heights College.
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Lena Aldridge
First Avenue NE
Floyd Barcus
Spruce Avenue SE
Jack E. Myers
Wilson Avenue
Ramona
Sirlona
Eleventh Avenue SE
Mary Louise Smith Seeks Re-election as Iowa Committeewoman
DES MOINES A veteran Republican party worker Tuesday announced she will seek re election as Iowa's national committeewoman a post she has held for eight years Smith first won the seat in 1964 and said she will seek the nomination at the G O P state presidential convention in Des Moines in July The formal election occurs at the Republican national convention in Miami Beach August 21.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mary Louise Smith
G.O.P
Miami Beach
Noted slayer hunted down by farmer near Unionville
Ten years ago, 24 year old Gayne G Smith allegedly killed five members of the Andrew McBeth family. A farmer tracked him for over four miles through rugged country near Unionville before his capture.
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Gayne G. Smith
Andrew McBeth
Unionville
Rice Elected Chairman of Insurance Unit
J. C. Rice of 2124 Grande Avenue SE was elected chairman of the National Association of Automotive Mutual Insurance Companies at AMIA's 50th anniversary convention in San Francisco. Rice is president of Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co., Cedar Rapids. Robb B. Kelley of Employers Mutual Casualty Co., Des Moines, was elected to a two year term on the AMIA board.
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J. C. Rice
Grande Avenue
National Assn. of Automotive
American Mutual Insurance Alliance
AMIA
San Francisco
Rice
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
Cedar Rapids
Robb B. Kelley
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
Des Moines
Want Ads Offer Fast Buy of Lifetime Deals
A brief classified note promises quick access to the buy of a lifetime through want ads, suggesting swift deals and easy transactions for interested readers.
Williamsburg Man Killed in Crash
Vonnie L. Garringer, 19, of Williamsburg died in a two car crash on Interstate 80 near Seneca Illinois. Troy J. Pierce 19 of Hallsboro NC and Lewis F. Rowe 18 with injuries were in Pierce car. Bowler 29 of Chico California facing drunk driving and improper lane charges. Garringer was a navy serviceman at Great Lakes. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Seneca
Vonnie L. Garringer
Williamsburg
Ill
Illinois State Police
Joliet
Garringer
Troy J. Pierce
Hallsboro
N.C
Pierce
Lewis F. Rowe
Morris
Raymond C. Bowler
Chico
Calif
Rowe
Bowler
Morris Hospital
Ralph Garringer
Great Lakes
Russians offer to restore Berlin phone lines rejected
Twenty years ago the Soviet sector proposed restoring telephone service to West Berlin on limited lines controlled by the communists, but West German authorities rejected the plan.
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West Berlin
Bid Opening on Sewer Project Scheduled for June 21
The city council approved demolishing a 48 inch brick storm sewer beneath Fourth Avenue SW as part of a street program. Public Works Director Dick Jensen says the old line will be replaced by a new outfall sewer funded in part by the federal urban renewal program. The project total is $37,000 with $14,000 covered by HUD. Bid opening is set for June 21.
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Fourth Avenue
Dick Jensen
Iowa Highway Commission
Jensen
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Five Die in London Roller Coaster Crash
A roller coaster derailment in London on Tuesday killed five people and injured 22, many of them children. An ambulance spokesman said a car derailed and struck the ride’s framework at high speed.
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London
Bicycle Crash Breaks Window at Craemer's Store
Samuel Caldwell, 14, of 440 Norwich road SW, was treated at Mercy hospital for lacerations after riding a bicycle without using his hands in the 200 block of Second avenue SE. The bike crashed through a plate glass window at Craemer's, 208 Second avenue SE.
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Samuel Caldwell
Norwich Road
Mercy Hospital
Second Avenue SE
Craemer’s
Ottumwa Heights graduates seven earn AA degrees at ceremony
Graduates Linda Scolaro, Deanna Shetler, and Kathleen Steinbach received associate of arts degrees during Sunday commencement at Ottumwa Heights College in Ottumwa. Frank J. Lippert earned a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. David Kesler earned a Bachelor of Science from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
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Linda Scolaro
Twenty First Street
Deanna Shetler
Dennis Drive
Kathleen Steinbach
Lauren Drive
Ottumwa Heights College
Ottumwa
Frank J. Lippert
1825
Eden Theological Seminary
St. Louis
David Kesler
Linden Drive
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Henry Parrish Accused in Two Robberies
Henry Parrish age 20 of 1219 Rose Street SE held on two counts of robbery and a parole violation. He is linked to alleged robberies of Douglas G Thompson and James Meisel near the YMCA where a knife point demand occurred early Sunday.
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Henry Parrish
Rose Street
Parrish
Douglas G. Thompson
James Meisel
YMCA
Thompson
Meisel
Memorial Day Weekend Hits 585 Traffic Deaths Nationwide
Final tally shows 585 people died in automobile crashes during the three day Memorial Day weekend across the United States. The National Safety Council had projected 530 to 630 fatalities.
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New York
UPI
National Safety Council
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