Bessie F. Simon Dies in Troy Mills at 78
Bessie F. Simon, 78, lifelong Troy Mills resident and former teacher, died Friday at her home. Born December 12, 1894, she married John Simon in 1927. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Mrs. Donald Chapman Marion, a son Walter of Walker, a sister and four brothers. Services Monday at Troy Mills United Methodist Church. burial in Troy Mills cemetery. Memorials to Troy Mills Methodist Church memorial fund.
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Troy Mills
Bessie F. Simon
Andrew J
Alicia Fisher Baty
John Simon
Iowa State Teachers College
Cornell College
Troy Mills Methodist Church
Highland Garden Club
Donald Chapman
Marion
Walter
Walker
Thomas Kelly
Cambria
Calif
Dale
Walters Baty
Mamie
Sarah
Willard
Mark
Troy Mills United Methodist Church
Danny Lemons
Charles Moore
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Pact Near in Detroit Teacher Strike
Negotiators near agreement on a new contract could end the Detroit school strike and reopen classrooms for 270 000 students next week. Most issues settled except teacher accountability a method for evaluating performance. Schools may open Monday or Tuesday as over 10 500 teachers have defied court orders, with $11 000 in fines. Detroit Public Schools, the fourth largest in the nation, began the strike on September 4.
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Detroit
UPS
Wayne County
Meat Cutters Endorse Tresnak for Cedar Rapids Mayor
Local 3 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America endorsed George Tresnak for Cedar Rapids mayor. The union voted to contribute $500 to Tresnak's campaign. Tresnak is a local member and works as a laborer at Wilson and Co.
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P-3
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
George Tresnak
Cedar Rapids
Tresnak
Cam- Tresnak
Wilson and Co
Queen Elizabeth 2 sails for Newfoundland oil refinery dedication
The liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs New York with about 1,200 passengers bound for Come by Chance Newfoundland. The voyage aims to hear Churchill's grandson dedicate a newly built large oil refinery there.
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New York
UPS
Come By Chance
Newfoundland
Winston Churchill
Cedar Rapids meeting notices and local events
Northwestern Bell supervisor Harry J. Holmes will speak on Motivation Through Job Enrichment at the Administrative Management Society meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Several club meetings follow including Sertoma Optimists Rotary Eastside Kiwanis and Downtown Kiwanis with speakers and agendas. An antique show and various sales, rentals, and community activities fill the week, including a terrarium plant sale at Peck’s Flower Shop and a library board meeting at Cedar Rapids Public Library.
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Harry J. Holmes
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Administrative Management Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Allies Seek Compromise On Summit
London based diplomats report a European plan to bypass a Nixon European summit by staging NATO talks in Brussels with Heath Brandt and Messmer, followed by EU ministers in Brussels, then bilateral visits to London Bonn Rome and Paris with Pompidou. France objects to an allied summit.
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London
APS
Nixon
Europe
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Brussels
Heath
Brandt
Pierre Messmer
Pompidou
European Community
Bonn
Rome
Hague
Paris
Newsmen Shield Legislation Gaining Momentum Amid Agnew Subpoenas
AP reports renewed push to shield reporters sources as Agnew’s lawyers demand notes from eight journalists. Sen. Proxmire and Rep. Waldie urge swift action, while Kastenmeier’s bill seeks absolute protection from grand jury disclosure with limited courtroom exceptions.
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Washington
Vicepresident Agnew
House
Senate
Agnew
Baltimore
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Jerome Waldie
Dcalif
Congress
House Judiciary
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Dwis
Kastenmeier
Judiciary Committee
Nixon trip to Key Largo confirmed by White House
The White House admitted President Nixon and friend C. G. Rebozo took an unaffordable trip by boat to Key Largo, dined at Rebozo’s home, and returned to Key Biscayne after initial denial. A Warren aide had previously denied the voyage.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Key Largo
White House
Gerald Warren
C. G. Rebozo
Florida Keys
Rebozo
Warren
UAW Expands Strikes At Chrysler Plants In Detroit Area
The United Auto Workers Union authorized strikes at four Chrysler installations in the Detroit area over unresolved grievances. About 1,000 office and clerical workers in Amplex Auto Sales Detroit Tank and Mopar divisions may strike on October 11 if local contracts remain unsettled.
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Detroit
UPS
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Amplex
Auto Sales
Detroit Tank
Mopar
UAW
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Ver
Gazette
Duane Crock
Bob Tow
Dalewood Avenue
Red Cross First Aid
Cindy Tietge
Ronald Tietge
Grande Avenue
Merchants National Bank
Chamber of Commerce Fire Prevention Committee
Cedar Rapids Accident Prevention Assn
Meat Cutters
Liner Sails
Bethany Congregational Church
6Th St
Fur
Berger Furrier
Adv
Sertoma Club
The
Elks Club
Optimist
the Roosevelt
Rotary Club
Montrose
Jerry Ward
Memorial Coliseum
Exchange Club
Jim Steinbeck
Hiawatha Opti
Charlie’s Restaurant
Peck's
Center Point Road
Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Linn Hall
Birth Right
First Avenue SE
Madeline
Town House
Charlie Blank
Chicago
Minneapolis
Travel and Transport
Iowa
Springville Presbyterian Church
Narvre — National Assn. of
Linwood Cemetery
Library System
East- Central Regional Library System Board of Trustees
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Charles Blank
Long Branch
Oren Smith
Twelfth Avenue
Smith
Carlton Lake
Lamplite Lane SE
King Koi Laundrette
Mount Vernon Road
Kiwanis
Jim Try
Evans
Steinbeck
Roosevelt
St. Dr
Pierson’s Florists
Manufacturing Engineers
Eastern Iowa
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
John Deere
Dubuque
Keith Nanke
Kolaches
St. Wenceslaus
St. SE
Consumer Credit
C. R. Consumer Credit Assn
John Chapman, Jr
Coe College
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
INC
Newsmen’s Shield
Proxmire
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Novak
Paul Novak
All Makes & Models
16Th Avenue
W. R Rapids
Bohemian Savings and Loan
Third Street
S.E
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Savinert
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