Habeas Corpus Plea Denied For Reformatory Prisoner
Judge Edward J. McManus denied a habeas corpus petition by Stephen Wharff of Anamosa reformatory. Wharff, convicted in 1964 of escaping from the reformatory farm, claimed inadequate counsel and intoxication at trial. The Iowa Supreme Court had previously rejected his appeal. the judge found no proof of ineffective counsel.
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Edward J. McManus
Men’s, Reformatory
Anamosa
Stephen Wharff
Jones County
Reformatory Farm
Wharff
Iowa Supreme Court
McManus
Linn-Mar Must Provide Funds For Signal Unit
Linn-Mar school district must pay for a caution signal at the school driveway after County Engineer Bill Harrington noted the proposed site creates a safety hazard. He approved the entrance with reservations, stressing it is predominantly the district’s responsibility.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn-Mar
Bill Harrington
Marion
Tenth Street
Harrington
Cedar Rapids Conference Focuses on School Disaster Prep
School administrators and board members from Linn and six surrounding counties met in Cedar Rapids Tuesday for a disaster preparedness conference. The program, at the Linn County office building, covered roles of superintendents, boards and staff before during and after emergencies. It was presented by the Iowa Civil Defense Council the Department of Public Instruction and Iowa State University civil defense extension department.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Civil Defense Council
Department of Public Instruction
Iowa State University Civil Defense Extension Department
Iowa Declares Marijuana a Noxious Weed
Iowa Agriculture Secretary L. B. Liddy designated marijuana as a temporary noxious weed in Des Moines. County supervisors and weed commissioners will be notified and frost-damaged plants may be sprayed with pesticide until the next general assembly session decides permanence. The action followed a briefing with state botanist Dr. J. Frederick Smith and warns of toxic risks if smoked.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
L. B. Liddy
Sitch
Liddy
General Assembly
J. Frederick Smith
Mayor Plans Washington Trip Over Bus Grant Standstill
Cedar Rapids mayor Bob Johnson announced he will travel to Washington D C next week to argue that the city qualifies for a $500000 federal bus grant. He contends a signed agreement with the bus operator and Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 638 should not be a government requirement and will press this point with labor department officials and union representatives.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 638
Johnson
Washington
International Bus Drivers’ Union
Cee Te Ee Detion
Pai
Automotive
Iowa Auto Production
John C. Culver
Tyee
Fay Washington
Pola Chrysler
Ratcon
Checker Co
U.S
Automotive News
Chevrolet
Ford
Dodge
GMC
Jeep
King Mahendra and Queen Ratna To Visit U.S.A.
King Mahendra and Queen Ratna plan a state visit to the United States with departure set for October 25. The trip aims to strengthen Nepal’s ties with the United States and involves formal talks and cultural exchange.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
Rata
U.S
Senator urges repeal as tax bill deemed poorly written
Riley criticizes the tax commission likening it to an Irish train map song and calls the hastily drafted service tax bill unenforceable. He argues courts or a future legislature should act, with repeal possible at the 1969 session if the governor declines a special session.
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Riley
Tax Commission
Harrigan
Taxpayers Bewildered By New Service Tax Says Riley
State Senator Tom Riley told the Exchange Club at the Montrose hotel that taxpayers are bewildered by the new service tax as the three member tax commission keeps changing its stance on collection.
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Riley
Tax Commission
Tom Riley
Exchange Club
Montrose Hotel
New Virus Diagnosis Cuts Time to Hours
London AP: A British firm unveils Fluoroscan, a fluores cent antibody reagent that slashes diagnosis time from weeks to two or three hours and costs from over $100 to under $10. Dr David Wylie of Winthrop Biologicals and Bayer Products calls it accurate for virus and autoimmune diseases with potential U S market entry soon.
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David Wylie
Winthrop Biolgicals, Ltd
Bayer Products Co
Wylie
United States
Services Thursday for M F Bezdek in Fairfax
M F Bezdek 89 of rural Fairfax died early Tuesday. A retired farmer born near Ely on Sept 15 1878 he married Magdalena June 6 1905. Survived by wife two daughters a son and two grandchildren. Requiem high mass St Patrick church Fairfax Thursday 10 am burial St John cemetery Cedar Rapids. Rosary 8 pm Wednesday Teahen chapel Cedar Rapids.
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M. F. Bezdek
Fairfax Fairfax
Martin F. Bezdek
Fairfax
Ely
St. Patree Catholic
Fairax
Magdalena
Leonard Leeney
Oxford
Charles Berry
Cedar Rapids
William Bezdek
St. Patrick’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Citizens Swear In At Cedar Rapids Naturalization Ceremony
Twenty three people from diverse countries including Italy Albania Canada Cuba Ireland Germany Great Britain Korea Okinawa Czechoslovakia Japan Colombia and Indonesia became U S citizens in a naturalization ceremony led by Judge Edward J McManus. Local clergy member Rev D A Loferski spoke on the Constitution and citizen responsibilities as flags waved on the federal building’s third floor.
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Cedar
Rapids
Federal
United States
Edward J. McManus
Federal Building
Italy
Albania
Canada
Cuba
Ireland
Germany
Great Britain
Korea
Okinawa
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Colombia
Indonesia
Anne Marie Bottger
Neal B. Bottger
Toledo
Uka Shabani
Fifteenth Street
Miriam E. Marsceau
Central City
Maria V. Varela
J. Dubuque
Patricia Willis
Phyllis Willis
Farley
Maya Blau
Union
Betty Downs
Independence
Lynn E. Brown
Roy D. Brown
Hubbard
Christine V. Elsasser
Tipton
Kristi Kim
Brown
Local Families Named in Cedar Falls Area Obituary Notice
A list of individuals connected to Cedar Falls Waterloo Marion Fairbank Anamosa and other Iowa communities is named in a notice referencing relatives of several households including Johnson Lindley Maher Love Henkle Wilde Lindaman Wood and Leskin. The document mentions multiple first and last names with city affiliations.
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Glen E. Brown
Cedar Falls
Kee Lin
Kevin John Johnson
Francis W. Johnson
Cedar Fails
Nobuko K. Lindley
Marion
Martha F. Maher
Clarence
Myriel E. Love
Waterloo
Tomiko Henkle
Fairbank
Raymond K. Wilde
Walter L. Wilde
Jame Marine Lindaman
Vernon H. Lindaman
Karla A. Wood
Miles
Donald Leskin
Wynanada d’Ancona
Anamosa
Pilot Earns His Astronaut Wings
Maj. William Pete Knight earned astronaut wings by flying the X15 rocket plane to 277000 feet about 82 miles during a research program mission at Edwards AFB California. He becomes the fourth Air Force pilot to receive the wings for spaceflight related research.
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Dwards Afb
Calif
UPI
William
Pete) Knight
Air Force
Knight
Space
Web meno rates and carrier edition pricing
Night edition and Sunday rate 55 cents by mail. Night editor and Sunday 6 issues 1.60 a month and 16 a year. Other states and territories 26 for 3 years. No mail subscriptions in areas with garcite carrier service.
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Meno
Herigan
Garcite
Excluded AP News Rights Cited by Local Paper
A note in the newspaper asserts exclusive republication rights to local content and AP dispatches, restricting reuse by others. The statement underscores the paper’s control over its own and AP sourced material.
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Associated Press
Advan
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