Weather notes and obituaries from Daily Record
The Daily Record reports high and low temperatures for Friday and Saturday with rainfall and normals, plus dawn and dusk times and a noon humidity reading. It notes adoptions in Fremont California and lists local obituaries and funeral notices across Edgewood Randalia Belles Monticello Kalona Center Point Anamosa What Cheer Goettsch Peterseim Murdoch Hadly services in Visalia and Harden's funeral home notices.
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Edgewood
Joseph Korner
Appleton
Children Used by Cong for Blast Near Officers’ Quarters
Viet Cong used children to trigger an explosion near a U S officers billet in Saigon. A guard ordered the youths away from a cart before it detonated, shattering windows and injuring a South Vietnamese child playing nearby.
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Saigon
U. S
U.S
Whisky theft at Four Oaks Country Club breaks Thursday night
The Elkader sheriff reports a break in at the Four Oaks Country Club on Thursday night during which five fifths of whisky were stolen. Local authorities are investigating the incident and reviewing security footage for leads.
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Elkader
Four Oaks
Sheriff's Office
Young C R Man Pinned Beneath Overturned Car
A rural Cedar Rapids youth was pinned under his overturned car for over three hours after it rolled into a ditch on Blairs Ferry road near Hiawatha. Michael Krantz, 18, suffered shoulder and arm injuries and was treated at St Luke's hospital after a passerby alerted authorities. He was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Blairs Ferry
Linn Sheriff's
Michael Krantz
Route Three
Krantz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Haynsworth Veto Sparks Southern Bias Charges
The Senate blocked Clement Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination triggering charges of Southern bias and political expediency. Southern governors and leaders accuse the vote of prejudice while civil rights groups celebrate the rejection, calling it a victory against bigotry and sectionalism.
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Haynsworth
Senate
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
South Carolina
Prisoner Escapes Iowa County Jail
Allen Stevens, 32, of Rockford Illinois, escaped from the Iowa county jail by tearing a water pipe and breaking a hole in the cell wall. Sheriff Spurrier said the facility was checked at 4 a.m. with no issues, and Stevens was missing by about 10 a.m. He was among four men arrested Nov. 4 near Collins in Story county for armed robbery of two motorists at a rest area on I 80 and in Poweshiek county.
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Iowa County
Allen Stevens
Rockford
William Spurrier
Stevens
Collins
Story County
Victor
Poweshiek County
Construction firm reports material theft at Norwich Drive site
Butter Construction Co. reported the theft of foundation forms valued at 1160 dollars from a site on Norwich Drive NW. Police said 30 forms at 20 dollars each and 14 forms at 40 dollars each were stolen.
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Butter Construction Co
Norwich Drive
Allen Honored by El Kahir in Cedar Rapids Ceremonial
Three nobles of Kahir Shrine received combined 104 years of Shrine service and 118 years in Masonry during a fall ceremony at El Kahir Temple in Cedar Rapids. Illustrious Potentate Myles Newcomb presented honors to Ed C. Rudin Fred Stanford and Bill Allen all Cedar Rapids Waterloo Central City Clarion Cedar Falls and many other Iowa communities listed among 82 initiated candidates.
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Kahir Shrine
Myles Newcomb
el Kahir Temple
Cedar Rapids
Ed C. Rudin
the Temple
Fred Stanford
101 Club
Bill Allen
Oriental Band of Waterloo
el Kahir
Karl L. Conant
Joseph V. DiNucci
Donald E. Durland
Walter A. Griener
Gary E.herman
Ramon R. Kohl
Wilmer L. Koss
Russell W.krejci
Robert C. Meskimen
Victor F. Naxera
John R. Orendac
Marion B. Parrish, Jr
Clifton W. Peeples
Gordon R. Reese
Lloyd E. Sorenson
Robert L. Wood
George P. Johnson
Arlo Z. Miller
Richard A. Polton
James O. Wartham
Jack W. Dempsey
Orville E. Caruthers, Jr
Robert D. Balko
Harvey K. Frye
Rudolph E. Hanisch
Rollin A. Hoffert
Duane A. Hunting
Gary E. Lovik
Cedar Falls
Donald L. Falcon
Central City
Earl A. Kiess
Charles City
Alvin L. Benson
Bennie G. Brownlewee
Ralph E. Cox
Clifford M. Flarer
Oscar G. Rice
Leland M. Wilson
Ray E. Wilson
Clarion
Dale C. Pattschull
Leo E. Seger
Clear Lake
Henry A. Follett
Clermont
Glenn D. Shoemaker
Coralville
Cyril W. Barnes
Dubuque
Lester Wilson
Kenneth F. Cole
Eagle Grove
Harold R. Wilson
Forest City
Kenneth M. Whyte
Goldfield
Dennis L. Hanna
Guttenberg
Everett L. Oliphant
Merle W. Strahorn
Robert C. Zimmer
Hampton
James L. Juhl
Hudson
Leslie V. Downs
Ira Z. Garwood
Independence
Elmer L. Ackerman
Forest McClellan
Iowa Falls
Leslie H. Core
William R. DeVos
Henry L. Hansen
Dennis C. Thorson
Marion
Vernon E. Mott
James R. Ishman
Benjamin A. Levine
Cecil D. Lee
Steven C. McFarlane
Robert E. Pownell
Edward F. Penne
John C. Sullivan
Loyd E. Schovel
Curtis F. Ives
All of
Waterloo
Osmund Quandahl
Richard D. Schmidt
Waukon
Roger S. Seigel
Overland Park
Kan
Coat Stolen From Killian's Basement Men's Dept
A $50 coat was shoplifted Friday afternoon from the men's department in Killian's basement. A separate report notes Mrs. Jerome Sherman, 73 Twentieth avenue SW, lost three rings and a watch from her home in the last month, valued at $455. Open house Sunday at Paulette's House of Beauty, 1136 9th St. SE, with appointments taken. At 2184 Linden drive SE a breakin stole a $200 color TV and $20 cash after window entry from the garage to the kitchen. Burton Cheney, 98, died November 15 in Vancouver, Wash., with Cedar Rapids relatives Ruth Reid and Eva McDowell named in notices. Kluber's wreaths and mounds ready at 2600 Williams Blvd S W. House of Antiques at 221 23rd St. NE offers Sunday hours 1 to 9 for Christmas shopping. Jeromes advertising buys all silver coins.
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Jerome Sherman
Twentieth Avenue SW
T. M. Ingersoll
Linden Drive
Ruth Reid
Eva McDowell
Cedar Rapids
Burton Cheney
Vancouver
Wash
GIs Talk to Stars on Phone in Hollywood
Actress Joan Crawford interrupted The Virginian filming at Universal Studios to take a call from seven American GIs in Vietnam. Crawford praised the servicemen and urged them to write. They reported staying fine in the barracks and then spoke with James Drury on set before Crawford.
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Joan Crawford
Universal Studios
Miss Crawford
Hollywood
James Drury
Nixon to name another Supreme Court nominee after Haynsworth defeat
President Nixon vows to press for balance on the Supreme Court after the Senate rejected his nomination of Judge Clement Haynsworth by 55 to 45. He will wait until Congress opens its new session in January to submit another candidate and said any nomination this year would lapse at adjournment unless confirmed.
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Robert McNair
South Carolina
Haynsworth
Ray Harris
GOP
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
Senate
Alabama
Albert Brewer
America
Louisiana
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
Congress
Greenville
D.C
U.S. Fourth Court of Appeals
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Javits
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Hayns
Flames Damage Two Residences In Cedar Rapids
Fire damaged the Ronald Harwood residence at 919 Owen Street NW after a 3 year old child playing with matches started a bedroom fire. Extensive smoke filled the home and the bedroom contents were destroyed. A second blaze at 1324 D Avenue NE damaged the Kenneth Vibe residence, with basement fire damage and smoke damage to the two story structure. Investigation continues.
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Blairs Ferry Road
Council Street
Wilson Avenue
D Avenue
Prairie Creek
J Street
Thirty-second Street
Owen Street
Ronald Harwood
Kenneth Vibe
D Avenue NE
Oil Platform Near Protest Site Sparks Tense Standstill
Sun Oil Co. fished for a 15,000-ton drilling platform sunk near a fish-in protest off Santa Barbara shores. Divers checked the 230 by 150 foot steel skeleton for damage after it toppled while being moved. Protesters from Get Oil Out maintain tight anchorage around six offshore miles, warning of further blowouts.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Sun Oil Co
Pacific
Citizens’ Committee
al Weingand
Sun
Cedar Rapids Man Reports Assault and Robbery
Cyrus D. Wilson, 58, of 718 Fourth Avenue SE, was assaulted and robbed of 3 to 4 dollars by three men in the 300 block of Seventh Street SE around 1 30 a.m. Saturday. He was walking when he was jumped and knocked to the ground as one assailant took his wallet and the trio fled.
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Cedar Rapids
Seventh Street
Cyrus D. Wilson
Fourth Avenue SE
Des Moines girl, 6, dies after car accident
Des Moines AP reports Sherrie Bergan six daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Bergan died Friday night from injuries after being struck by a car earlier in the evening.
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Des Moines
Sherrie Bergan
Jerry Bergan
Coe hosts large combined Science Day and workshop
Over 500 Eastern Iowa students and teachers gathered at Coe College for a combined Science Day and science fair workshop. Demonstrations spanned biology chemistry physics and infrared spectroscopy with visitors typing their own blood and viewing a nuclear particle accelerator.
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Coe
Eastern Iowa
Peterson Science Hall
Hadley Nesbitt
Guns Stolen From Farm Near Oelwein
Authorities investigate theft at a farm house three miles southwest of Oelwein. Between 7 30 and 10 30 p m Friday a 12 gauge and a .410 shotgun two .22 rifles 400 rifle shells and shotgun shells were taken from the Mike Burke home while the Burkes were away and the house unlocked.
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Oelwein
Here
Mike Burke
Burkes
Nixon Urges Business Leaders to Back World Role at briefing
President Nixon told about 2,000 business leaders that the United States can and will provide world leadership despite domestic and international burdens. He framed inflation as solvable by cooling prices, urged unity, and warned against division across generations races and regions while stressing shared prosperity.
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Washington
Nixon
America
U.S
United States of America
Deaths James E Wait former Allis-Chalmers employee
James E Wait 405 Thirtieth street drive SE died Friday after a lingering illness. Born January 19 1898 in Prairie Farm Wisconsin he worked 29 years at Allis-Chalmers and was a World War II veteran. He married Marie Miner June 10 1944 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving: wife a Cedar Rapids stepdaughter three grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. Memorial services 1 30 p.m. Monday Turner chapel east Rev Lee Griffis Four Square Gospel church. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call Turner east until 1 p.m. Monday. Casket remains closed after services.
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James E. Wait
Allis-Chalmers Co
Prairie Farm
Wis
Marie Miner
Cedar Rapids
Hanford American Legion Post
Paul Reutzel
Lillian Young
James A. Snodgrass
Porterville
Calif
Thomas Wait
Marion
John Wait
Luzerne
Turner Chapel East
Lee Griffis
Four-square Gospel Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Clarence McPike Dies After Brief Illness in Cedar Rapids
Clarence Preston McPike died Saturday after a brief illness. A Cedar Rapids resident for 10 years, born May 31, 1884 in Buchanan county, he was a former Bath Packing Co. employee in Waterloo and a retired farmer. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Alvin Miller and Elaine Musolf, a son Louis C. McPike, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Memorial services pending at Turner East. friends may call.
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Clarence Preston McPike
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan County
McPike
Bath Packing Co
Waterloo
Alvin Miller
Elaine Musolf
St. Paul
Turner East
Pearl Usher Cole Dies Widow of Ernest Cole
Pearl Usher Cole died Saturday aged 85, widow of Ernest Cole. Born May 27, 1881, in Linn county, she lived in Cedar Rapids and Linn county her whole life. No immediate survivors. Services at Chapel West Sunday 3 p.m. by Rev. Lee Griffis of the Foursquare Gospel church. Burial at Oak Shade cemetery, Marion. Friends may call at Turner Chapel West.
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Pearl Usher Cole
Ernest Cole
F Avenue NW
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel West
Lee Griffis
The
Foursquare Gospel Church
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion
Fines From Pop Festival Hit Saugatuck Couple
In ALLEGAN Michigan AP reports that William Manford and his wife were fined 100 each plus 153 costs for zoning code violations by hosting temporary and group housing for a July 4 festival in Saugatuck. Earlier James Nicholas and his wife faced 100 fines and 50 costs for using their home as the festival site.
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Allegan, Mich
Lake Michigan
Saugatuck
William Manford
James Nicholas
Fire damages Anne Hathaway cottage in Stratford
Stratford England AP reports Anne Hathaway's cottage, the historic home linked to William Shakespeare's wife, suffered fire damage on Saturday. The blaze caused noticeable damage but no injuries were reported. Local firefighters contained the fire and shifted efforts to assessment and safety checks.
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Stratford
England
Anne Hathaway
William Shakespeare
Haynsworth Ninth Nomination Rejected by Senate
Washington AP report notes Clement Haynsworth becomes the tenth Supreme Court nominee rejected by the Senate. Six nominations were withdrawn and five died of inaction. The last rejection before Haynsworth occurred in 1930 with John J. Parker, with a list of earlier rejected, withdrawn, and inactive nominees spanning from 1793 to 1881.
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Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Senate
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John Rutledge
Alexander Wolcott
John Spencer
George Woodward
Jeremiah Black
Ebenezer Hoar
William Hornblower
Wheeler Peckham
William Paterson
Reuben Walworth
Edward King
George Williams
Caleb Cushing
Abe Fortas
Paterson
John Read
Edward Bradford
William Micou
Henry Stanbery
Stanley Matthews
JFK Jr. assists at Mass marking six years since Kennedy death
In Hyannis Mass John F Kennedy Jr wearing a black cassock and white surplice served his first Mass at memorial services for his father. He helped bring water and wine and light candles as Msgr William Thomson presided Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her daughter attended with family two days after the Kennedy funeral.
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Hyannis
Mass
UPI
John F. Kennedy, Jr
St. Francis Xavier Church
William Thomson
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Joseph P. Kennedy
Veterans Memorial Fund Boosted At Benefit Dance
About 300 people attended a Veterans Memorial benefit dance at the coliseum to promote a Vietnam War Memorial for Mays Island plaza. A defense film Why Vietnam and remarks by Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen accompanied the event as organizers push toward a $60,000 fund for two lighted fountains and a plaque. roughly $2,500 has been raised to date.
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Mays Island Plaza
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Defense Department
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
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