Bosh Tops Mayoral Balloting in Cedar Rapids Primary
Frank Bosh won a sweeping mayoral victory in Cedar Rapids in the primary. He secured 7,643 of 11,067 votes as he seeks a new term, with Judith Ahrens taking second place and Donn Lucken and Jess Martin trailing. In safety commissioner race John Oberthien led with 3,119 votes while Waldo Berger edged Vande Fellwock by 30. Judicial ballots saw incumbents Howard McLaughlin, John Reilly, and Loren Hullinger Jr. lead. Nick Lillies was disqualified after 2,127 votes. Ballots counted after canvass corrected totals with nine changes but no shift in mayoral margin.
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Frank Bosh
Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
Waldo Berger
Bosh
Judith Ahrens
Donn Lucken
Jess Martin
Waldo E. Berger
Vande Fellwock
Howard McLaughlin
John B. Reilly
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Eldon Colton
Jay Gross
August F. Hansell, Jr
Nick Lillies
Harold Schaefer
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Berger
Fellwock
Key Base Hit Again and Hanoi Bridge Bombed
U S warplanes attacked North Vietnam in followup strikes on Phuc Yen air base and the Doumer bridge in Hanoi. F-105s targeted the Phuc Yen runway and nearby facilities, marking a second raid on the Mig airfield and a second hit on the Doumer bridge carrying Red River traffic.
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Hanoi
Saigon
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North Vietnam
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Phuc Yen
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Doumer Bridge
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Red China
Thailand
Gia Lam
Air Force
Radio
Hanoi-Phuc Yen
Two Die in Pella Gun Battle as Deputy Sheriff Succumbs
In Pella Iowa a Marion County deputy sheriff Harold Gates 54 died from wounds after being shot by Lloyd Winkleman 59 who then shot himself. The attack followed a family dispute as officers arrived at Winkleman home to calm a volatile scene. Gates had served since 1960 and died at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines. Winkleman was found dead at the scene.
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UPI
Marion County
Harold Gates
Lloyd Winkleman
Gates
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Bob Houser
Lee Shives
Winkleman
Houser
Cedar Rapids Family of 4 Spends Over $9,000 a Year
A Cedar Rapids city family of four with above average income spends $9,191 annually for a moderate living standard, per the U.S. Labor Department. The study notes higher living costs, a 15 percent rise, and a shift toward more automobile use and refined consumer choices.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Labor Department
U.S
Arthur Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Ross
Consid
Brothers Find $20618 In Rabbit Trap In Macon
Two brothers, Robert Singleton 13 and Eugene 12, checked a rabbit trap on a rural Macon property and pulled up a paper bag containing $20,618. The FBI said the cash was part of about $66,000 stolen Oct 12 from a Macon bank.
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Robert Singleton
Eugene
Macon
FBI
King Mahendra to visit Washington on state trip
King Mahendra and Queen Rata departed Katmandu for Bombay en route to a two day state visit to Washington starting November 1.
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Nepal
Mahendra
Rata
Bombay
Washington
NE Iowa Sees Snow Flurries and Cold Start
Snow flurries were reported in northeast Iowa on Wednesday amid overcast skies and brisk northwesterly winds. Temperatures lingered in the 40s with no early rebound, following widespread rains measured across Cascade Williamsburg Marengo Elkader Independence Guttenberg Brooklyn Clutter.
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Cascade
Williamsburg
Marengo
Elkader
Independence
Guttenberg
Brooklyn
Clutter
Senate Ethics Clears Sen Edward Long in Hoffa Probe
The Senate ethics committee in Washington on Wednesday cleared Sen. Edward Long of Missouri of using a congressional investigation to aid Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Defense rests as Cedar Rapids counterfeit trial ends witnesses
The Cedar Rapids federal trial of W. J. Grant Jr and Lee J Gearhart wrapped defenses with Gearhart testifying he had no plan to pass counterfeit bills and only aided Grant for a news story. Gearhart said Larry Brown prompted the scheme and denied offering to sell counterfeit money.
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W. J
Lee) Grant, Jr
Lee J. Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Gearhart
Eighth Street SE
J. W. (Lee) Grant, Jr
Glassroad NE
Grant
U.S
Steve Turner
Turner
Larry Brown
Brown
Senate Rejects Budget Cut Attempts in Key Votes
Washington AP reports the Senate defeated two spending cut efforts led by a bloc pushing Johnson to trim federal outlays. A $5 billion current year reduction failed 48 to 39, and a $2 billion appropriations cut was rejected 46 to 43.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Killer Dies in Shootings Rampage Case
Leo Held aged 40 died in hospital from a pulmonary embolism after a Monday gun battle that left six dead and six wounded in Lock Haven. Authorities say the motive remains unknown as Held was not questioned due to his condition and rights concerns. He was a former Army sharpshooter described as mild by some and moody by others. Family and DA Allen Lugg stated Held was unconscious at death and muttered about family and work.
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Held
Supreme Court
Allen Lugg
Lugg
Suez oil refineries hit as Israel shells Egypt
In the Suez area massive fires engulf Egypt's main refineries after Israeli shelling tied to the Elath sinking. 400 firefighters fight blaze as Cairo warns of fuel shortages while authorities claim 80 percent of oil facilities knocked out. Arab infiltrators clash with Israeli troops near the Jordan line leaving two dead and one wounded.
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al Akhbar
Elath
Jordan River
Jordanian West Bank
Suez
Ismailia
Russia
Suez Canal
Hamid Mahmoud
Nasser
Suez Company
Mahmoud
U.A.R
Gideon Rafael
Security Council
Reagan Confirms Iowa Visit Tonight
Gov Ronald Reagan will speak at a Des Moines GOP fund raising dinner tonight after recovering from a cold. He is due to arrive at 2 30 and address about 2000 attendees paying 100 per plate in the Veterans auditorium.
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Ronald Reagan
G.O.P
Reagan
Iowa
Veterans Auditorium
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