Marion man dies after long illness in Iowa City
Hugh B Swisher 55 of 1117 Third avenue died Friday in Iowa City after a long illness He was born August 17 1913 in Cherokee and lived in Marion for a year A World War II veteran he belonged to Cherokee Methodist Church the American Legion and veterans of foreign wars He married Evelyn Holthous September 14 1957 in Ames Surviving are his wife four stepdaughters one stepson and 12 grandchildren Memorial services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion burial at Oak Shade Cemetery The public may call at the chapel
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Hugh B. Swisher
Third Avenue
Iowa City
Cherokee
Marion
Cherokee Methodist Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ames
Evelyn Holthous
L. C. Gates
Robert Moody
Richard Fratzke
Maynard
Gene Chalupsky
Denver
Colo
Jerry Wink
Baxter Memorial Chapel
Larry Fuggs
Oak Shade Cemetery
Land Sale Hearing Set by Marion Council Tuesday
The Marion council sets a Tuesday night hearing on selling 2.8 feet of land along the east side of Eleventh Street 120 feet south of Sixth Avenue. The land is needed because the post office building juts onto city property. vacation of the land was previously approved, with final plans and specifications to follow.
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Marion Council
Eleventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Newport News Riots End With Fires and Looting
In Newport News Virginia police and state troopers protected a 14 block area after a night of violence left one man dead and several large stores burned. A white officer was attacked while making an arrest and a 55 year old man took the officer’s pistol and fired at another officer. Police detained seven suspects with one held for looting as the city faced a potential civil disturbance.
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Newport News
Hampton
Garland Boswell
Boswell
Floyd David ‘Price
James Sims
Newport News Anti Poverty
Nigeria Reports Capture of Aba
Reports from Port Harcourt say Aba has fallen to federal troops, but Lagos officials could not confirm. A Biafran communique from Umuahia claims Biafran forces held positions in the Aba Imo Basin against a large Nigerian assault.
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Aba
3Rd Marine Commando Division
Lagos
Umuahia
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Aba-Imo
Afikpo
Awgu
Omok
Arlington Man and Son Hurt in County Road Crash
Lyle West age 30 of Arlington and his son Kevin nine were hospitalized after a single vehicle crash on a paved county road one mile north of Littleport. West failed to make a curve, drove through a ditch and 1 500 feet across a farm field before stopping. West sought help at a farm. The man had possible back injuries while the boy sustained head lacerations and a broken left arm. No charges were filed.
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Elkader
Lyle West
Arlington
Kevin
Littleport
Clayton County
Man Arrested As Drunk Driver
Molin R. Brown, 32, of 847 Fourth avenue SE, was arrested Sunday night on drunk driving charges following an investigation into a hit and run. He was released from custody on his own recognizance on verbal orders of Judge Loren Hullinger.
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Molin R. Brown
Fourth Avenue SE
Brown
Loren Hullinger
Lost Item Seekers: Want Ads Promise Quick Results
Classified wants help readers locate lost items and recover them swiftly through tailored notices. Advertisers claim rapid responses and targeted outreach, leveraging local networks to match clues with owners.
Gun Fight Arraigns 14 On Murder in Berea
Fourteen men allege murder in a Berea shootout after a rally by the National States Rights party. Victims include Elvie Rucker of Lexington and George Boggs of Berea. witnesses report up to 40 shots. An examining trial is planned. In Frankfort, Kentucky a $532000 medical clinic is being built inside Eddyville State Penitentiary grounds.
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Berea
National States’ Rights Party
Elvie Rucker
Lexington
George Boggs
Rucker
Frankfort
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State Penitentiary
Eddyville
Tiny Tag Could Save Your Life
In 1953 Linda Collins’ allergy to tetanus antitoxin inspired her father Dr. Marion Collins to found Medic Alert. The bracelet warns first responders of medical conditions, with numbers and a fireproof file of details. Today Medic Alert has grown to thousands of members and a large, staffed operation in Turlock California.
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Turlock
Calif
Nea
San Joaquin Valley
Linda Collins
Lindall Collins
Marion Collins
Linda
Medic-Alert Foundation
Medic-Alert
Highway Patrol
Montpelier
Los Angeles Police Department
Washington
D. C
London
England
Keota Resident Leo Anderson Dies at 49
Leo A. Anderson 49 lifelong Keota resident died Sunday in an Iowa City hospital after a stay since July 31. He was a farmer and Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co. agent. Survived by wife, son Ronald in Chicago, daughter Mrs Allan Perkins, and his parents in Oskaloosa, two sisters, with services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at United Presbyterian Church. Powell Funeral Home in charge.
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Keota
Leo A. Anderson
Iowa City
American Cancer Society
Powell Funeral Home
Anderson
Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co
Ronald
Chicago
Allan Perkins
Jacob Anderson
Oskaloosa
Raymond Hardlein
Sigourney
W. D. Schwitzer
Cedar Rapids
United Presbyterian Church
Decorah Man Injured After Car Hits Highway Barricade
Charles Osmundson, 24, of Decorah, listed in good condition at the hospital Monday after a car ran a highway 9 barricade and struck a crane Sunday night.
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Decorah
Charles Osmundson
Five Juveniles Arrested After Car Theft and Break-in
Five youths ages 13 to 17 were arrested Monday on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle and breaking and entering. Police said the suspects were stopped around 6 a.m. after stealing a car from Virginia Burges and later found loot from a break-in at Sun Mart on 1005 Third Avenue SW. Two girls were also held briefly for curfew violation before being released to parents.
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Virginia Burges
Sixteenth Street
Sun Mart
Third Avenue
Nixon Poised To Reel In Embittered Democrats
UPI reports Richard Nixon plans a campaign tone shift toward a statesmanlike image aimed at attracting disillusioned Democrats and independents. He will stress law and order, peaceful race relations, and a Vietnam policy that ends the war without demagogic attacks.
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New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
G.O.P
Chicago
Nixon
Harrisburg
Capitol
Eugene McCarthy
America
Vietnam
McCarthy
Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Risk Seen in Drug Used in Transplants
Pasadena report says azathioprine used to prevent transplant rejection can suppress red blood cell production. Keighley notes mice given transplant doses show red cells fall from 45 percent to 21 percent. higher doses may halt production. Kidney transplants may worsen anemia due to erythropoietin links. mechanism not fully known.
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Pasadena
Calif
Geoffrey Keighley
California Institute of Technology
Keighley
Mustache Champ Is Unkissable at Italian Contest
Giuseppe Carlucci won Montemesola's annual mustache contest with an ear to ear handlebar. Judges withheld the traditional kiss on the cheek because both his cheeks were fully hair covered.
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Montemesola
Italy
UPI
Giuseppe Carlucci
Telephone Greeting Changes at McCarthy HQ in Chicago
In Chicago at the Conrad Hilton, UPI reports callers to Sen. Eugene McCarthy's headquarters were greeted with a message noting McCarthy for President and watching Hubert Humphrey's victory party after Humphrey's nomination. The greeting reflects the late nomination developments and campaign positioning.
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UPI
Hubert
Sampson
Hubert Humphrey
Lake Waverly
Minn
Humphrey
Chicago
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Conrad Hilton
McCarthy
Dutch university enrollment rises 11 percent
The number of students in Dutch universities increased from 70 800 in April 1967 to 78 300 in April 1968 an 11 percent rise.
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the Hague
UPI
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