Iowa Couple Robbed Slain Found in Missouri Woods
The bodies of Ronnie Quick Swanson and Robert Conrad Swanson, both 19, were found in southeast Missouri near Oak Ridge. Authorities say they were robbed killed and dragged to the site after disappearing en route to New Orleans in late March. A wedding ring and sapphire were recovered. autopsy planned in St. Louis.
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Jackson
UPI
Iowa
Missouri
James Kinder
Ronnie Quick Swanson
Merritt Quick
Des Moines County
Burlington
Robert Conrad Swanson
Swanson
Donald Swanson
New London
Kinder
Swansons
New Orleans
Iawa
Oak Ridge
St. Louis
Robert C. Swanson
Marciano Crash Probe May Take Two Months
Federal investigators examined the single engine Cessna 172 wreck near Newton after the Rocky Marciano crash killing him and two Des Moines men. FAA Inspector K A Egge declined to name a witness sighted long-distance, citing stature and possible lawsuits. Belz, 37, piloted the aircraft carrying Marciano and Farrell, 23, from Chicago to Des Moines. all died instantly when the plane struck a tree and crashed in a pasture. Marciano’s body was flown to Brockton, Massachusetts as onlookers crowded the crash site and deputies warned against disturbing the wreckage.
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Newton
UPI
Rocky Marciano
Federal Aviation Administration
Marciano
Frank Farrell
Glenn Belz
Des Moines
Jasper County
John Maughan
Belz
Brockton
Mass
Champion
Henry Eilander
Escapee Rice Returns After Gospel Mission Escape
Ronald Lee Rice, 22, Marshalltown, was sent to the Anamosa reformatories for five and ten years to run concurrently for carrying a concealed weapon and breaking and entering. Arrested May 17 on Highway 8 near Traer, Rice lacked a taillight and license, fined 50 dollars, jailed 15 days, and found with a .38 pistol and a stolen portable radio from Traer Meat Market. He escaped June 15 by digging a hole in Tama county jail, then surrendered in Spokane, Washington, after a Gospel Mission visit, returning to Tama jail via the sheriff and deputy.
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Toledo
Ronald Lee Rice
Marshalltown
Anamosa
Tama County
M. C. Farber
Rice
Reformatory
Traer
Wayne Martin
Martin
Court of Justice of the Peace
Dean Zimple
Merle and
Marie Stoakes
Spokane
Wash
Milo Quigley
Sam Schafer
Dubuque Man New ARC Head
Dominic Goodman of Dubuque has been elected president of the board of Area Residential Care Inc. He succeeds Benny Leonard who resigned as president after moving from Maquoketa to Iowa City to study at the University of Iowa. Leonard led ARC since its 1968 inception, overseeing programs for mentally retarded youths in Delaware, Dubuque and Jackson counties.
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Dubuque
Dominic Goodman
Area Residential Care, Inc
Goodman
Benny Leonard
Maquoketa
Leonard
Iowa City
University of Iowa
ARC
Delaware
Jackson Counties
Clear Lake Man Killed in Car Crash Near Greene
GREENE AP Harry Neumann 25 of Clear Lake died at the junction of highway 14 and a country road near here Tuesday. He was a passenger in a car driven by 49 year old Ivan Schutnecht of Greene who was charged with failure to yield at any intersection. Another passenger was injured.
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Greene
Harry Neumann
Clear Lake
Here
Butler County
Ivan Schutnecht
Schutnecht
Useful items sell quickly with a low cost want ad
A short classified notice promotes quick sales of useful items at low cost and provides a contact phone number 369 1234 for buyers to reach the seller.
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Dial
Rail traffic resumes through Tama after fatal derailment
Tama North Western trains move slowly through Tama on a temporary siding after a derailment on Sunday ripped up two blocks of double track. Truck driver Frank C. Wharton age 34 and 16 year old Mark Plowman died. Eighteen cars derailed scattering 108 new autos in the business district. Hundreds of sightseers visited the wreckage causing traffic jams. Funeral services for Wharton and Plowman set for Wednesday at Mason Hand funeral home. Plowman survived by a sister and paternal grandparents.
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Tama
North Western
Frank C. Wharton
Mark Plowman
Highway 63
Wharton
Mason Hand
Plowman
Mason Hand Funeral Home
David Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Rites Wednesday for Clermont Man Killed in Crash
Services for Howard Johnson 39 of Clermont will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in West Clermont Lutheran Church following a two car crash near Red Desert Wyoming on Sunday while he vacationed. His wife sustained only minor injuries.
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Clermont Man
Clermont
Howard Johnson
Red Desert
Wyo
West Clermont
Three Now Held In Check Scheme In Iowa City
Two federal fugitives and a third suspect are jailed in Johnson county after a check writing scam broken by Iowa City bankers and police. Walter Ames now says his real name is Donald Rhodes. Rhodes Moore and Bennie DuPont face gross fraud by common law charges as authorities probe interstate bad checks.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Walter Ames
Donald Rhodes
Joseph Moore
Des Moines
Bennie DuPont
Rhodes
Moore
Iowa City Bank
Frazer Recaptured as Pair Remains at Large
Frazer, 19, recaptured about 3 30 p m Monday after escaping from the dairy work farm at the Anamosa Iowa men’s reformatory with two others. John Martin, also 19, of Sioux City and Robert Eugene Scott, 36, of Estherville, fled yesterday morning and are still at large. Frazer was serving 10 years for larceny of a motor vehicle and Martin five years for...
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Anamosa
Gary Frazer
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Frazer
John Martin
Sioux City
Robert Eugene Scott
Estherville
Martin
Scott
Detective Stabbed In Des Moines Night Club Incident
A Des Moines detective was stabbed during an off duty incident at Sasto's nightclub. Walter T. Martin, 34, underwent emergency surgery for wounds to the scalp and abdomen and was listed in fair condition in intensive care at Broadlawns Hospital. An APB sought a 24 to 25 year old suspect described as likely Italian with black hair and dark eyes.
Decorah Father Son Hart in Race Mishap
A wheel from a stock car flew over a 16 foot fence at Winneshiek county fairground striking Dennis Sivisind and his father Gene Sivisind as they watched from the bleachers. Dennis was in critical condition at Methodist hospital Rochester while Gene remained in serious condition with a broken leg and other injuries.
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Winneshiek County Fairground
Tom Ericson
Sivisinds
Dennis
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Two Prisoners Missing From Iowa State Penitentiary Dormitory
Fort Madison AP reports two inmates, James D. Johnson aged 31 with a five year term for concealed weapon and David R. Baker aged 29 serving ten years for forgery, were unaccounted for from the prison dormitory Tuesday morning.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
James D. Johnson
Black Hawk County
David R. Baker
Keokuk County
Iowa City's Hearing on Renewal Set for September Night
Iowa City's urban renewal project R-14 faces a public hearing tentatively set for Tuesday night September 23 at City High auditorium. The council planned to act on the announcement, with resolutions revalidating the $16,000,000 federal project and updating legal proceedings after a prior delay tied to a conflict of interest cited by the Iowa supreme court. City Atty. Jay Honohan said new resolutions are legalized by recent Iowa legislature actions.
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Iowa City
City High
Loren Hickerson
Iowa Supreme Court
Jay Honohan
Iowa
Cyclists Roam Eastern Iowa in Weekend Gathering
About 40 cyclists camped overnight at the French Town conservation area north of Guttenberg with another 40 stopping in Independence to refuel. Similar groups, around 30 cyclists each, were seen at Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point and Bixby State Park near Edgewood. They were returning home from a Wisconsin gathering. no incidents were reported though some campers moved away from French Town fearing trouble.
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Iowa
French Town
Guttenberg
Independence
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
Bixby State Park
Edgewood
Wisconsin
Permission for Smut Says Rep Schwengel
Rep Fred Schwengel introduced legislation requiring a smut peddler to obtain customer permission before sending pornographic advertisements. He argued the bill protects free speech while mandating a form letter with no pictures or lurid language. Currently individuals must notify the postmaster to refuse mail from the offender.
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Keokuk
UPI
Fred Schwengel
A-Iowa
Schwengel
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