Weather and notices from a midweek Daily Record page
The Daily Record weather forecast shows highs around the 60s to 80s across cities including Atlanta Miami Chicago and New York with overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. An extended forecast predicts mostly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday with possible rain in the west spreading across the state by Saturday and Sunday. There are births marriages and local notices including dam reports, lake pool levels, and traffic infractions noted for Davenport and surrounding areas.
Traffic Offense Docket Changes In Marion Area
Individuals named in Marion faces fines or bonds for offenses including improper passing, soliciting rides and disobeying traffic signals. Forfeited bonds amount to 30 dollars each for Manchester and Lester Stroschein, while others like Edwin Polk Jr, Gary Fleck, Donald Novak and Joseph Stephans incur fines of 10 dollars and costs. Joe Gluba Jr and Billy Baum are fined 15 and 10 dollars respectively, with Betsy Bouska also fined 10 dollars and costs for right of way violations.
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Edwin Polk, Jr
G_ avenue
Marion
Gary Fleck
Seventh Street
Donald Novak
Eleventh Street NW
Joseph Stephans
Iowa Avenue SE
Joe Gluba, Jr
Reynolds Avenue
Billy Baum
Harnett Avenue NW
Betsy Bouska
Tama
County board debates bridge replacement study and road alignments
At Amana the board split on a bridge replacement vote with Garst and Busker opposing. They urged a staff study of alternative routes north of highway 6 before any decision, while Rigler Reed and Gray supported the motion.
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Garst
Busker
Coupal
Rigler
Reed
Gray
Woman Held in TV Theft at Gladbrook
A 22 year old Waterloo woman, Elizabeth Klemz, jailed in Marshalltown on $1000 bond after allegedly stealing a television from a trailer two miles northeast of Gladbrook. She faced larceny charges and was later linked to the vehicle by license number. The TV was found in a Marshalltown roadside ditch.
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Gladbrook
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Elizabeth Klemz
Tama County
Ray Lands Amana Action On Highway Plans
DES MOINES AP Gov Robert Ray praised the Iowa highway commission for dropping plans for the Amana freeway linking I 80 and Cedar Rapids. He cited conservation, environment and the nearby I 380 project as reasons and noted other highway needs ahead.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Highway Commission
Action Tuesday
Amana
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Conviction of James Melka Reversed by Iowa Supreme Court
The 1969 conviction of James Frank Melka of Independence, Iowa, was overturned by the Iowa Supreme Court. The Buchanan county case is remanded for retrial after his parole revocation and imprisonment history at Anamosa Reformatory are noted.
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Des Moines
James Frank Melka
Independence
Iowa Supreme Court
District Court
Buchanan County
Melka
Gates Motor Supply
Anamosa
Charles Haugh
Man Found Dead In Car In Linn County
Gary Warner, 27, of 923 Eighteenth Avenue SW, was found dead in his car Wednesday morning on Twelfth Street between Wilson and Twenty seventh Avenues SW. The death was ruled a death by own action due to carbon monoxide poisoning by the Linn County medical examiner.
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Gary Warner
Eighteenth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Wilson and
Twentyseventh Avenues
Linn ‘County
Grain crop forecaste leads to record wheat rise
U S crop production this year is projected at 112 percent of the 1967 base with corn and other grains driving growth. Livestock feed grain output could reach 202 million tons, up 27 percent from last year, while soybeans reach about 1.18 billion bushels and wheat tops 1.62 billion bushels.
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U. S
Crop Reporting Board
Be Witched Roma Episode Sparks Citywide Troubles
Endora revives Venus in Rome causing chaos for Samantha Darrin and locals. The dramatic scene unfolds at 7 00 PM Wednesday on TV 9 as Be WitchEd airs.
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Endora
Venus
Samantha
Darrin
Rome
TV 9
Bewitched
Memorial Services for Edna Louise Turner
Memorial service for Edna Louise Turner at Turner East Chapel at 10 30 a m Thursday conducted by Dr Arnold Herbst with burial at Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Turner East until 10 a m Thursday casket not to be opened after service McDermott KR Emmett Thursday 10 30 a m at St Matthew s Church Rev Louis V McDonough burial Mt Calvary Stewart Funeral Home in charge
Courthouse Extra Registration Hours Scheduled
Linn county auditor office in the courthouse will be open for additional hours next week to help residents outside Cedar Rapids and Marion register for municipal elections. Extra times include Saturday Oct 16 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Oct 18 and Thursday Oct 21 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. General elections for cities and towns are on Nov 2. no primary in the county outside Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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Linn County Auditor’s
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hughes Defends Campaign Role in Democratic Rift
Senator Hughes rejects Barkin's portrayal as a liberal nut and insists he aims to rebuild the party. He vows to continue regardless of win or loss. The credentials post will name examiners to probe reforms and fact finding on nominating procedures. The acting chair will serve until June before a permanent chair is chosen.
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Barkin
Democratic Party
Hughes
Viet Cong Sappers Attack Near Di An And Alpha Base
A veteran communique describes a Viet Cong sapper assault 85 miles northwest of the DMZ near Di An, with two sappers seen fleeing. The border clash near Alpha, south of the Cambodian base, saw South Vietnamese forces aided by U S helicopter gunships claim 29 North Vietnamese killed while suffering three wounded amid monsoon delays.
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di An
Saigon
Lai Khe
Demilitarized Zone
Alpha
Reconcile City and Economic Needs Speeches Tonight
Cedar Rapids candidate Ruth Martwig, running for finance commissioner, urged considering national and international conditions in local planning. She argued the city council must balance city needs with the economy and use tax dollars wisely.
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Corrine Shover
Ruth Martwig
Cedar Rapids
Acheson’s Cold War Vision Shapes US Policy
The article surveys Dean Acheson’s tenure as secretary of state under Truman, noting his push for alliances to deter the Soviet threat, the Marshall Plan, and a flexible policy toward Yugoslavia and West Germany. It discusses his stance on China, McCarthyism, and Vietnam, plus later roles and personal traits.
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Truman
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Europe
China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Vietnam
Johnson
Indo-China
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Gazette Writer Among 4 ISEA Award Winners
The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Education Writer Dennis Bates won one of four School Bell awards from the Iowa State Education Association for 1971. Two daily and two weekly newspapers earned honors from a nine member judging panel, including Martha Allen of the Mason City Globe-Gazette and Steve Herron of the Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Dennis Bates
Iowa State Education Assn
The
Mason City Globe- Gazette
Martha Allen
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Steve Herron
Bloomfield Democrat
Davis ‘County
Gary Spurgeon
Independence council hears wind storm recovery and park funding
The council received two 150 dollar checks to aid Fourth Ward park development from local business funds. Verle Meggers outlined plans to rebuild a shop hangar at the city airport damaged in July winds. Airport manager Jim Connell will lease space for snowmobiles and recreation gear. A Nov 9 public hearing was set on rezoning Bulls addition lots 6 7 8 9 from F industrial to residential per zoning commission.
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Jack Rowan
Fourth Ward
Washington-Emerson
Independence Chamber of Commerce
The
Assn. of Independent Insurance Agents
Verle Meggers
Airport Commission
Council
Jim Connell
Bulls Addition
Independence
Independence Produce
F Industrial
Bresidential
Zoning Commission
Bids for Civilian Rule of Pakistan
Rawalpindi AP Gen Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan Pakistan's military president since March 1969 announced steps Tuesday night to restore civilian rule possibly by April 1.
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Rawalpindi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Pakistan
Hopp Conviction in Cedar Rapids Upheld
DES MOINES Iowa Supreme Court upheld the Cedar Rapids municipal court jury conviction of Ronald Hopp for failure to support a child. He was found guilty February 17 1970 and appealed on April 6 1970.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Hopp
City Candidates Focus on Stability and Tax Policy
Finance Commissioner candidate Ken Quinn told supporters at a Boland home coffee that the city must stabilize finances without raising property tax. He urged avoiding agency duplication and pushing ahead with federal revenue sharing grants to fund city needs.
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Ken Quinn
Charles Boland
J Street
Diversity Seen as Key to Service
At 2007 Harber court NW candidate for finance commissioner Robert D. Keene spoke of diverse applicants. He noted 12 pursuing the post and argued voters will weigh clerical experience accounting skill and political service along with broader leadership qualities to manage a city budget over 20 million.
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B. C. Baggarly
Harbercourt NW
Robert D. Keene
Moratorium on Renewal Urged by Mayor Candidate
Walter L. McNamara, a mayoral candidate, urged a moratorium on Cedar Rapids urban renewal projects after citing lost property tax revenue. He told LaSalle high school students the program has removed commercial businesses from the tax rolls without replacement plans and called for placing vacant land back to productive use.
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Walter L. McNamara
LaSalle
Cedar Rapids
Bergen Urges Calendar Parking for Safety and Traffic Ease
Floyd Bergen, candidate for safety commissioner, speaks at the Robert Dale residence urging calendar parking in residential areas. He says it improves sight lines for drivers, protects children, aids street maintenance, and eases traffic flow, while criticizing hodge podge parking as dangerous.
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Robert Dale
Second Avenue
Floyd Bergen
Traffic plan eyed to improve congestion with moving lanes
City official Bergen proposes a program to concentrate tear and snow removal and street cleaning to free two moving lanes for traffic, an improvement drivers would welcome. The plan aims to enhance efficiency during storms and routine maintenance.
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Bergen
Smith outlines elder support by Cedar Rapids candidate
Cedar Rapids finance commissioner candidate Lee Smith spoke at Mrs. Pearl Schluntz home on Second Street SW promising to use senior citizens' experience to guide policy. He backs aging programs and federal funds to expand elderly services and would review city hiring rules to ensure seniors' rights are protected.
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Lee Smith
Cedar Rapids
Pearl Schluntz
Second Street
Smith
Gardner Opens Door for Communication as Public Safety Commissioner
Thomas Gardner, a Cedar Rapids candidate for public safety commissioner, spoke at Ivan Gardner’s home coffee event about open doors between city departments and employees. He urged better relations and stated his mind would be open to employees’ suggestions.
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Ivan Gardner
C Street
Thomas Gardner
Cedar Rapids
Cites Advantage Of Experience For Cedar Campaign
R H Ellison spoke at a Spring House Optimist breakfast praising 21 years in city leadership. He argued that teamwork and harmony drive city government success, noting his 16 years as director of the fire prevention bureau after a 1942 fire department appointment.
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Optimist Club
Spring House
R. H. Ellison
Cedar Rapids
Ellison
Phillips: Provide Economic Vision
Ronald J. Phillips, candidate for city finance commissioner, spoke at a coffee hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burd. He cited education and experience as the basis for an intelligent economic vision to tackle city problems and adjust priorities toward basic human needs amid drainage, urban renewal, and pollution concerns.
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Ronald J. Phillips
Thomas Burd
Thirty-third Street
Selassie Leaves China After Week in Beijing
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie departed Beijing for Iran, ending a weeklong visit to Communist China, according to the New China News Agency.
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