Cycle Crash Is Fatal for Rowley Man
Bruce A. Hopkins aged 24 of Rowley died at Independence hospital from motorcycle crash injuries after his bike missed a curve one mile south of town and struck an embankment. Earlier near Quasqueton, Steven A. Schmitt, 19 of Independence was injured when his car rolled down a steep embankment, with passenger James C. Anderson, 15, also hurt with a broken ankle. Hopkins was Vietnam veteran, Iowa Manufacturing employee, Rowley volunteer fireman. services set for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Rowley Methodist Church. He survived by five brothers and two sisters.
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Bruce A. Hopkins
Rowley
Independence Hospital
Here
Hopkins
B. G. Hopkins
Marshal Chesmore Farm
Quasqueton
Steven A. Schmitt
Independence
James C. Anderson
Cedar Rapids woman charged with knife attack on husband
JoAnn Darlene Burns 33 of 1059 Rockford road SW was charged with assault with intent to commit murder after allegedly stabbing her husband Earl in the upper back during a 1:30 a.m. argument. Police said she fled the home but was found in nearby weeds and jailed with bond set at $5,000. The incident prompted a Mercy hospital transport.
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Cedar Rapids
JoAnn Darlene Burns
Rockford Road
Earl
Burns
Mercy Hospital
Candidate Night Open to Public
A candidates night will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Washington high school auditorium and is open to the public. Seven candidates for the board of education have accepted invites. Each will give five minute presentations followed by audience questions. Co hosts include CREA Cedar Rapids Education Assn Council of PTA and League of Women Voters.
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Washington High School
Dorothy Gilmore
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
Board of Education
CREA
Cedar Rapids Council of
PTA
League of Women Voters
Three-Car Crash on Thirtieth Street Causes $2400 Damage
Sunday evening three-car collision at Thirtieth street and Dalewood avenue SE caused an estimated 2400 dollars in damage and three injuries. Teen driver Robert F. Wilson Jr leaned to pick up a soda bottle, hitting a parked car owned by Gordon Leckington, pushing it into a second parked car owned by Esther Hawkins. Wilson suffered mouth cuts and was treated at Mercy. Police noted damages: Wilson car 1200, Leckington 500, Hawkins 700. No charges filed. In a separate Sunday crash at Eighth avenue and Fifth street SE, Ethel Ford, 35, was admitted to St Luke’s Hospital with head and rib injuries. Driver Tony Lee, 63, was charged with failure to yield. Williams and Swift and passengers Flowers and Gibson treated for minor injuries then released.
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Thirtieth Street
Dalewood Avenue
Robert F. Wilson, Jr
Gordon Leckington
Esther Hawkins
Wells, Minn
Wilson
Terry Drive
Mercy Hospital
Leckington Auto
Hawkins
Ethel Ford
Thirteenth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street
Tony Lee
Sixth Street
Harry Williams
H Street
Charles Swift
Route Two
Lee
Ford
Lee Auto
Williams
Luh Flowers
Frances Gibson
Rites Wednesday for Viet War Casualty
Iowa City honors Second Lt. Thomas J. Dostal who died Aug. 25 from wounds in Vietnam. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wenceslaus Church, with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Donahue funeral home. Dostal, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dostal, was wounded Aug. 24 near the Cambodian border while serving with the Green Berets. he had been in combat since last April. He arrived from Cedar Rapids airport Monday. Surviving are his parents and three brothers, Robert of Rock Island, William of Utica, N.Y., and John J. in the Navy at San Diego.
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Iowa City
Thomas J. Dostal
Iowa
Citian
Vietnam
St. Wenceslaus
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Donahue Funeral Home
George Dostal
Dostal
Green Berets
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Rock Island
William
Utica
N.Y
John J
Navy
San Diego
Laborers Local 43 Office Break-In Reported
Overnight break-in at Laborers' Local 43 offices on 105 B Avenue NE. Loss listed as $647.52 with $330.48 in checks stolen. Break-in estimated between noon Saturday and noon Sunday. a roof door was forced, a dial knocked, and a safe lock punched per union secretary-treasurer Wilmer Blair.
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B Avenue NE
Wilmer Blair
Shaw University Partners with Peace Corps on Africa Training Program
Shaw university in Raleigh NC has contracted with the Peace Corps to run a black oriented training program. The program aims to attract Negro Americans to work in African nations.
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Raleigh, N.C
Shaw University
The
Peace Corps
Nixon backs over Johnson highway bill anti-billboard section
Washington AP reports Nixon aides review the highway beautification act, finding the anti billboard ban unclear and ineffective. House subcommittee expects overhaul recommendations by October as small tourism businesses fear bankruptcy while junkyard screening and roadside beautification face questions.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Federal Highway Administration
House
Volpe
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Stratton
F. C. Turner
John Kluczynski
D-Ill
Northern Ireland riots prompt U S reflections on violence
London AP reports The Economist notes Americans may assess U S race riots against Northern Ireland unrest while police tactics and urban fatigue shape responses. Observers cite Sharon Tate murder fallout and British theologians compare religious life, church attendance, and public commitment in Britain and the United States.
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London
Northern Ireland
The
Economist
Eight Die in Fire in Brussels Boarding House
AP reports a deadly blaze in Brussels on Monday. At least eight people died and six were badly hurt in the boarding house fire.
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Brussels
Man Dies After Being Hit by Falling Tree in Iowa City
URBANA Jack D Kisling 35 lost his life Sunday at Veterans hospital Iowa City after a tree fell on him. Kisling a Rock Island railroad employee born Aug 18 1934 in Urbana married Janyce Sadderis March 16 1956 at Shellsburg served two years in Korea. Survived by wife a daughter Shelly Kay and two sons Randy and Richard at home, parents two sisters Mrs James Brown Mrs Louis Novak two brothers Robert and Howard. Services 130 Wednesday First Christian Church Urbana Rev Richard A Laslo. Burial Urbana Cemetery. Friends may call Murdoch chapel Center Point after 1 Tuesday.
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Urbana
Jack D. Kisling
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Kisling
Rock Island Railroad
William and
Pearl Edmonds Kisling
Janyce Sadderis
Shellsburg
Korea
Shelly Kay
Randy
Richard
James Brown
Vinton
Louis Novak
Ft. Pierce
M.D
Robert
Gobbs
Nev
Howard
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
Richard A. Laslo
Murdoch Chapel
Center Point
Boys Nabbed for School Damage
Police youth bureau officers arrested two teenage boys for malicious damage to Buchanan school at 2000 Mt. Vernon road SE. The 13 and 15 year olds damaged a basketball goal, broke at least ten windows, and wrote obscenities on the building in recent days. They were released to parents and referred to juvenile officers.
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Police Youth Bureau
Buchanan
Mt. Vernon Road
Czech Teachers Face Soviet Doctrine Ultimatum
In Prague about 2.5 million Czechoslovak children returned to school as teachers risk dismissal unless they reapply the Soviet method of communist indoctrination. The education minister was replaced by a pro Soviet appointee, and the ministry called for stronger Marxist Leninist education. Teachers were warned they would be fired for violating the Socialist order or teaching against Socialist principles.
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Prague
Vilibad Bedicek
Jaromir Hrbek
Fishermen Die When Boat Strikes Iceberg Near Juneau
Three crew members were killed when a fishing boat hit an iceberg near Sumdum glacier, about 40 miles south of Juneau, Alaska. Two others were found aboard a liferaft as coast guard units investigated the incident.
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Juneau
Alaska
Sumdam Glacier
Coast Guard
Fire destroys corn crib on John Dixon farm northeast of city
A fire of undetermined origin Sunday morning destroyed a corn crib and 1600 bushels of corn on the John Dixon farm northeast of the city. Marion township fire equipment responded after neighbor Lloyd Neal alerted firemen about 9 a.m. Kenneth Dixon was the only family member home, saying he last saw no flames at 8:30 a.m. The crib held no machinery. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon were in Chicago when the blaze occurred.
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John Dixon
Marion Township
Dixons
Lloyd Neal
Kenneth
Mrs. Dixon
Chicago
Death of Marion man Richard Hertel at 65
Richard G. Hertel 65, owner of Hertel Pattern Service and a Marion resident for six years, died Saturday evening in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born June 11, 1904 in Burlington, he married Lucille Brown in 1955. Survived by wife, son Robert of Wheaton Illinois, six grandchildren, and brother Frank of New York City. Body removed to Prugh funeral home in Burlington. services pending.
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Richard G
Dick”’ Hertel
Hertel Pattern Service
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Lucille Brown
Robert
Wheaton
Frank
New York City
Murdoch Chapel
Prugh Funeral Home
Tokyo unruly scenes as fall term opens at universities
AP reports scattered rioting in Tokyo as the university season begins, with campuses rattled by student unrest that has troubled higher education. Police logged disturbances across multiple campuses during the first weekday of the term.
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Tokyo
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