Grain Spill Still Causing River Threat
Grain spilled from a May 28 derailment remains a pollution risk in a Cedar River backwater seven miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. Rock Island railroad aims to cover the fermenting grain with limestone roadrock in two to three weeks, after October rains delayed the effort. State officials and Cedar Rapids authorities urged careful, gradual covering to avoid drastic water displacement. high water reduces immediate fish kill risk but the heavy BOD load harms the river. Lavoy Haage, state sanitarian, reported Tuesday.
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Cedar River
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
State Water Pollution Central Commission
State Commission
George Milligan
Commission
Milligan
Lavoy Haage
State Sanitarian
Baptist Pastors Meet in Cedar Rapids Convention
The three day Iowa Missionary and Education meeting opens in Cedar Rapids with Rev F W Strickland of Des Moines as chairman and Rev T S Patton Jr of Davenport as dean. Keynote Rev 2 W Williams of Omaha speaks at evening services. George H Parrish of Des Moines presided at the opening session.
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Iowa
Tewali
Cedar Rapids
MI Zion
F W. Strickland
Des Moines
T.S. Patton, Jr
Davensport
W. Williams
New Era Convention
Morning Star Baptist Church
Omaha
Percy Burt
Waterloo
George H. Parrish
James Holloway 70 Dies Rites Thursday Center Point
James Lloyd Holloway 70 a retired Rock Island railroad employee who lived in Silvis Ill for 1d years died Sunday in a Ma fine TIL hospital He was born Aug 2 1900 at Urbana He had a second wife Irahj M Blum who died in 1967 Survived by a daughter Mrs Harold Little Kee Ohio six grandchildren four great grandchildren two sisters Mabel Gilchrist Colfax Sas katchewan Canada Alpha Fry Vinton Services 130 p m Thursday at First Christian Church Center Point Burial Urbana Cemetery Friends may call at Murdoch chapel Center Point after 3 p m Wednesday
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Center Point
James Lloyd Holloway
Rock Island Railroad
Silvis
Urbana
Neva Strait
Cedar Rapids
Irahj M. Blum
Harold Little
Kee Ohio
Mabel Gilchrist
Colfax
Saskatchewan
Canada
Alpha Fry
Vinton
Christian Church
Urbana Cemetery
Murdoch
Arrest of Boys Clears Series of Breakins in C R
Three youths ages 18 and 35 were arrested early Tuesday for breaking and entering Lumberland at 1001 Third Avenue SW. Authorities say they recovered an electric sander drill and a radio. Also cleared were a Sunday night Holly House burglary at 1724 Sixteenth Ave SW with cash cigars and liquor valued at 871 and an attempted breakin at Pirates Cave. Partial recovery was made of Holly House goods. The youths face charges as juvenile cases referred to the juvenile court.
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Lumberland
Third Avenue SW
Holly House
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Pirate’s Cave
Sixteenth Avenue
Youth Bureau
Iowa Parcel Service
Third Avenue
Youth Arrested on Bad Check Case
Edward S. Langhurst Jr. 18, of 2460 Twenty-fourth Avenue, Marion, was arrested Monday night on a charge of uttering a forged instrument. He was held pending arraignment on the charge after allegedly passing a 98.21 dollar check at Sun Mart near Center Point Road and Forty-second Street NE.
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Edward S. Langhurst Jr
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Marion
Langhurst
Sun Mart
Center Point Road
Forty-second Street
Globe Fixture Co
Jeff Moon
Isai
Road Elm Disease Fight and City Police Awards Highlight Ames News
In Ames, emergency action tabs a $3 million state highway payroll rescue, while Cedar Rapids marks 1969 marksmanship awards for ten police officers. Elm removal efforts surge, with hundreds of trees slated for city and private property cleanup. Police and city officials announce 1969 award ceremonies and planned bond sales for bridges, traffic control, and equipment.
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C.R
Forestry Divisioas
Ross
Cedar Rapids
Capt. Judd
Thetrolman Armand Fuller
James Kidwell
Dennis Kelleher
Dwayne
I. Christensen
Japanese Students Summit Unconquered Nepal Peak
Four Osaka University students reached the summit of an unconquered 22,572 foot peak in northwest Nepal, marking the fourth Japanese success of the Himalayan climbing season this fall.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Osaka University
Truck Driver Critical After Crash Near Cresco
Carl Rus, 46, of Black River Falls Wisconsin, in critical condition at a Decorah Minnesota hospital after his truck went off Highway 139 four miles northeast of Cresco Monday at 6 p.m. A load of used construction equipment shifted in his truck as he rounded a curve, sending the vehicle into a ditch and rolling onto its side. The load lay across the highway awaiting salvage by a Wisconsin construction company crew.
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Decorah
Carl Rus
Black River Falls
Wis
Hochester
Minn
Highway 139
Cresco
Wisconsin i Construction Company
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Bad Check County
AMES
State Highway Commission
Joseph Coupal
Cougal
Coupal
Bob Ross
Forestry Division
Drug Taul Washington
Customs Bureau
Cal Trousdale
Raymond Baker
Arthur, Je
Rosen’s Tailor Shop
4Th St
Magnoy Hotel
Bldg
China
Edaaucers
Miitbank
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Tua
Collen
Poonk
Zales
Undale Plaza
Thaller’s Srs
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Savings and Loan Association
Second Ave
Talaphone
Lows City
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