SUI Student Killed, 3 Hurt In Collision
Four college students were injured, one fatally, in a two car head-on crash west of Marengo on highway 6. Larry Brown, 23, Des Moines died after four hours at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Erickson, 19, Des Moines, in serious condition at Marengo hospital. Merle Ward, 19, and Mary Lundquist, 18, Cedar Rapids, treated and released. Brown and Erickson were returning to Iowa. Ward and Lundquist to Grinnell College after Thanksgiving. Erickson reportedly tried to pass another car, causing the collision with Ward’s car. Brown transferred to Cedar Rapids hospital after initial treatment.
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Marengo
Larry Lee Brown
Des Moines
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Dick Erickson
Marengo Hospital
Merle Ward
Mary Lundquist
Brown
Erickson
University of Iowa
Ward
Miss Lundquist
Grinnell College
Ray Hummel
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Shirley Flaig
Princeton
Ill
George Shephard
Bettendorf
Gustav Kollman
Nashua
Miss Flaig
Sandra Allen
Wheatland
Remsen Woman, Sioux City Pair Die in Car Train Crash
Remsen victim killed Friday is identified along with Caroline Finch about 80 of Sioux City killed Friday. Roland Lee Long 24 and Suzanne Ketchen 19 both of Vinton die in a car train collision Wednesday night.
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Remsen
Caroline Finch
Sioux City
Roland Lee Long
Suzanne Ketchen
Vinton
Two Iowans Rescued From Truck in Lake
Webster City men Leonard Carlson and Ronald Van Fleet backed a truck toward the lake to load a boat when brakes failed. The truck rolled about 70 feet into Lake Cornelia. Carlson and Van Fleet climbed onto the cab and were rescued by 15 year old Ronald McFall who rowed out to them. The truck was later recovered by a wrecker.
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Clarion
UPI
Webster City
Lake Cornelia
Leonard Carlson
Ronald van Fleet
van Fleet
Ronald McFall
Des Moines
Fatal Ditch Cave-in Claims Cresco Man
Cresco, AP. Anthony Slifka, 55, died after being trapped in a ditch cave-in Saturday while he and his son dug a sewer line trench. Authorities reported the accident occurred at the Cresco site and the search for other injured was ongoing.
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Cresco
Anthony Slifka
Subscription rates and service note from Gazette
A fragmented notice outlines subscription details: weekly delivery at six issues for $1.00 and monthly for $1.20 after October. It mentions price changes, a phone contact, and gas service towns, with unclear dates and locations due to OCR errors.
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Havine
Employment drop seen by January
Iowa faces a 1 percent drop in employment by mid January with construction hit hardest. Regions including Atlantic, Boone, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, and Sioux City show the biggest declines as sectors such as trade, finance, and services slow. Gov. Norman Erbe plans a tour of 16 state institutions under the regents, after completing visits to 14 board of control schools.
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Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Atlantic
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Service Indus
Norman Erbe
State Board of Regents
Board of Control
Erbe
Iowa Extends Interstate System With 204 Miles Completed
Chief Engineer L M Clauson notes Iowa has 204 miles of the interstate system finished and claims a 29 percent completion rate, giving the state a solid batting average compared to others. The report highlights progress and regional impact.
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Iowa
L. M. Clauson
Iowa Uses More Interstate Funds Than National Average
Clauson reports Iowa has obligated 40 percent of its interstate funds for 1962, higher than the national average of 25 percent. The national average includes toll roads within the interstate network.
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Clauson
Iowa
Two Drivers Injured In Waukon Head-On Crash
Two men were injured Sunday afternoon in a two car head-on collision on Rossville road in south Waukon. James Baxter, 77, a Waukon stock buyer, and Henry C. Snitkey, 45, of West Union a local meat cutter, were hospitalized with cuts and bruises. Baxter remained under observation Monday for a possible brain concussion while Snitkey was released after treatment.
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Rossville Road
South Wau
James Baxter
Waukon
Henry C.snitkey
West Union
Baxter
Snitkey
Plans Approved for Solon Highway Link to Lake Macbride
The Solon town council approved Iowa Highway Commission plans to build a four lane highway connecting Highway 261 with Lake Macbride State Park. The project aims to improve regional access and tourism flow for the area.
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Solon
Iowa Highway Commission
Lake Macbride State Park
Fairfield salesman wounded after roadblock incident
Fairfield police say Wayne Brereton 23 drove through a roadblock en route to Fort Madison and shot at officers after his wife warned of a threat to policemen. Brereton was wounded by a .38 caliber pistol after leaping from his car and pointing a shotgun at arriving officers. Authorities say jealousy over his wife’s friendship with Fort Madison officers led to the confrontation.
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Fort Madison
Fairfield
Wayne Brereton
Brereton
Hotep
Breretons
Hunter Found Dead In His Wrecked Car
Leonard A. Walz of Muscatine, 53, was found dead in his car wreckage four miles west of Durant after a hunting trip. Police believe a fatal heart attack caused him to lose control as his vehicle left the county road and crashed into a ditch.
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Durant
UPI
Leonard A. Walz
Muscatine
Here
Walz
Bond drive formed for Stump defense funds
A Stump defense committee organized in Des Moines aims to raise about 50 000 dollars for bail or further defense for Ronald M Stump 22 Keokuk a Phi Beta Kappa graduate found guilty of second degree murder in Polk County. Funds from rummage and bake sales and private gifts have begun. a new trial request and possible supreme court appeal are planned.
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Des Moines
UPS
Phi Beta Kappa
Ronald M. Stump
Keokuk
Polk County
Michael Daly
Daly
Stump
Leanna Jean Skultery
Ron
Mike
Charles Wade
Cochairman
Defense Committee
University of Iowa
J. Riley McManus
Supreme Court
Wade
Nebraska Sewage Unit In Iowa Is Ruled Out
Des Moines ruling holds that the Nebraska City project cannot be approved by Iowa authorities. The Iowa health department cannot grant permission to build and operate a sewage treatment plant in Iowa for use by an out of state city. The request came from T A Filipi of Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Des Moines
State Health Department
Attorney General's Office
T. A. Filipi
Missouri River
Nebraska City
Neb
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