Parents Proud as Medal of Honor Awarded Posthumously
Walter Hibbs of Cedar Falls recalls the moment President signed the order awarding the Medal of Honor to his son Second Lt. Robert J. Hibbs killed in action in Vietnam in March. Hibbs and his wife say they were informed in March that he had been recommended for the medal.
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Walter Hibbs
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Robert J. Hibbs
Vietnam
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Bob
Tokyo
Europe
Kremlin
Russia
State College of Iowa
Nebraska
Iowa
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Fort Benning
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Plan to Do Own Printing Faces State Opposition
Iowa officials push to have the state handle much of its printing, claiming potential savings for the 1967 legislative year. Printing Industry of Iowa disputes the figures and warns of job losses for 500 workers.
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DES Moines
Iowa
John M. McNerney
Printing Industry of Iowa, Inc
Lorne R. Worthington
Gary Cameron
State Printing Board
McNerney
Wisconsin
North Liberty Gets New Telephone Office Building
The South Slope Cooperative Telecom awards a 34662 dollar contract to B A Westbrook Construction of Marion to build the North Liberty central office across from the present site. The merged cooperative serves Fairfax Newhall Norway Watkins and Walford with about 200 square miles of rural area.
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South Slope Cooperative Telephone Co
B. A. Westbrook Construction Co
Marion
North Liberty Telephone Exchange
North Liberty Mutual Telephone Co
South Slope Cooperative
Fairfax
Newhall
Norway
Watkins
Walford
Lloyd Myers
William Peffer
North Liberty Exchange
Memorial awards honor fallen and heroism recipients
Posthumous recognition goes to Sp. 4 Daniel Fernandez of Los Lunas New Mexico who was killed in action February 18. Also honored are Sp. 5 Lawrence Joel of Fayetteville North Carolina with the 82nd airborne at Fort Bragg and Second Lt. Walter J. Marin Jr. of Washington Pennsylvania from the infantry school at Fort Benning Georgia. Lt. Hibbs father resides at 316 West Eighteenth Street Cedar Falls.
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Los Lunas
N. M
Lawrence Joel
Fayetteville
N.C
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
Walter J. Marin, Jr
Washington, Pa
Infantry
Fort Benning
Hibbs
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Falls
Capital Stock Of West Union Bank Increases
West Union shareholders approved raising capital from 500 shares at 50 000 to 2 500 shares by a stock dividend. 472 of 500 shares represented. The move, explained by President C W Grimes, shifts 100 000 from undivided profits and 100 000 from surplus to increase book capital and lower per share price without changing lending limits.
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West Union
First National Bank of West Union
C. W. Grimes
Grimes
Joint Medical Meeting Slated at U. of Iowa
A three day medical post graduate meeting at the University of Iowa will cover pediatrics radiology and urology. Topics include bladder cancer kidney tumor treatment intracranial tumors in children and pediatric heart disease diagnosis. Dr Otto L Lilien of Syracuse will speak at a Saturday banquet as eighteen department members join the conference.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Otto L. Lilien
Upper New York State College of Medicine
Syracuse
Iowa Machinists To Meet At University Of Iowa
About 40 members of the State Council of Machinists attend the seventh annual institute at the University of Iowa Friday through Sunday. Lectures cover pensions insurance and fringe benefits. Don R. Sheriff Tony Sinicropi and Lynn Maxson help open the event in cooperation with the university institute of labor and management.
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Iowa City
State Council of Machinists
University of Iowa
U. of I.’s Institute of Labor and Management
Don R. Sheriff
Tony Sinicropi
Lynn Maxson
Iowa State Council of Machinists
Pantomime Show At University Of Iowa Sunday
Iowa City eight member Salomon Yakim Pantomine theater will present Silent Stage at 8 p.m. Sunday in the University of Iowa Memorial Union ballroom. Led by Salomon Yakim and Mina, the troupe uses mime to depict life with facial expression and minimal lighting. Tickets cost 2.50 and 3.50 and are on sale at the university box office.
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Iowa City
Salomon Yakim ‘Pantomine Theater
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Salomon Yakim
Mina
University
Union
Sound of Music staged by West Liberty students
The music and drama departments present The Sound of Music on Saturday and Monday at 8 p.m. in the West Liberty high school auditorium.
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Gazette West Liberty
Sound of Music
Schwengel Calls History Suit Tempest in a Teapot
Congressman elect Fred Schwengel called the American Historical Association suit against the American Historical Society a small tempest in a teapot. He arrived in Washington and was served with the complaint seeking to bar use of the name. He said the Society has no members funds bank account or projects and speculated the action may be an attempt to embarrass him politically. He planned to resign as president of the United States Capitol Historical Society before taking office in January.
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Fred Schwengel
American Historical Assn
American Historical Society
Washington
Schwengel
Congress
Paul Ward
Ward
United States Capitol Historical Society
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Negro Columnist to Speak at University of Iowa
George Schuyler, Negro columnist and North American Newspaper Alliance writer, will speak at 8 p.m. Saturday in the New Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. His talk titled The Negro in a Soviet America is sponsored by the Herbert Hoover chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. Schuyler, a Pittsburgh Courier staff editor since 1924, is noted as a conservative leader against civil rights tactics.
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Iowa City
George Schuyler
Alliance
Iowa Memorial Union
Schuyler
Herbert Hoover
Young Americans For Freedom
University of Iowa
YAF
Pittsburgh Courier
Concert Sunday In Independence
The Concert Chorale of Independence presents a sacred choral program at 2 p.m. Sunday in St John The Evangelist Catholic Church Independence. Vivaldi Gloria and Britten Festival Te Deum headline the concert conducted by Eugene McKinley with soloists Eleanor Ward Lauretta Graetz Sandra Tiesen Joann Sloan and Diane Brimmer. Admission is free.
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Independence
Concert Chorale of Independence
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Antonio Vivaldi
Benjamin Britten
Eugene McKinley
O. M. Rowland
Eleanor Ward
Lauretta Graetz
Sandra Tieszen
Joann Sloan
Diane Brimmer
Two Crash Victims In Serious Condition
Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Loomis of Waterloo were listed in serious condition at University Hospitals after a two car collision on highway 218 near North Liberty Saturday evening. Jimmy Hurtt and Susan Lehr of Cedar Rapids remained hospitalized in fair condition.
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Iowa City
Frederic Loomis
Waterloo
University Hospitals
North Liberty
Jimmy Hurtt
Susan Lehr
Cedar Rapids
Loomis
Hurtt
Gazette Want Ad Line Moves to New Number
Dial direct to order your Gazette Want Ad. The new number is 369 1234.
Winter Schedule Expands Jobless Pay Claims Centers in Iowa
Iowa workers can file unemployment claims from Dec 1 to March 31 at 19 additional towns, with daily service in 11 cities and weekly service year round at multiple offices. The plan increases access as winter unemployment rises, detailing locations and days for Iowa City Marengo Elkader Oelwein and others.
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Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa State Employment Service
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
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Iowa State
Ames
Atlantic
Boone
Carroll
Centerville
Charles City
Clinton
Creston
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Keokuk
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Newton
Oelwein
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Perry
Shenandoah
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Storm Lake
Webster City
Marengo
Vinton
Elkader
Des Moines Chamber Backs UP Rock Island Merger
Directors of the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce urged approval of a Union Pacific and Rock Island merger. They argued the Des Moines and Iowa economy would gain from preserved rail competition and better service at reasonable rates amid seven months of ICC proceedings.
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D.M. Chamber
DES Moines
Greater
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