Willis family reunion marks four cousins gathering after 40 years
The Willis family reunion at Indian Creek elementary drew 41 descendants including Mrs. James Jordan and Mrs. Walter Laclare. Attendees spanned Des Moines to Los Angeles with cousins Miles Willis, Clarence Willis, Mildred Cole, and Vern Hutchins among those present.
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Marion
Walter Laclare
Olin
Miles Willis
Des Moines
Clarence Willis
Venice Fla
Mildred Cole
Laurel, Fla
Vern
Charles
Los Angeles
Indian Creek
Four Are Hurt in Crash Near Waukon
Four hurt in a two car collision two miles south of Waukon on Highway 769 Sunday. Gerald Gramlich 23 of Waukon left turn was struck by Robert Kiesau 28 of Los Angeles formerly of Waukon. Kiesau and three passengers David Pladsen 25 Dick Loven 28 both of Waukon and Joyce Ahearn 22 of Waterloo were hospitalized. Gramlich and Wayne Kirkeby to Waukon were unhurt. A third car struck Kiesau car. Richard Juve 30 Decorah suffered a broken wrist.
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Robert Kiesau
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Dick Loven
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Damaged Des Moines Plant Fire Causes Large Loss
A Des Moines fire at Nu-Ball Manufacturing Co caused an estimated one hundred thousand dollars in damage when an explosion lit lacquer fumes. The plant was unoccupied. roof and walls suffered heavy damage, and an adjacent building also sustained smoke and water damage. West and East Germany clash over UN membership status at Berlin.
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Marion Independent
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Commerce City
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Community Notes From Marion Area
Returns home Mrs Harold Vand 1185 Fourth Street after a surgical stay at Joes Mercy Hospital. Marion Lions Evening Club meets tonight at 6 15 at the Suburban. Judy Jordan of Chicago visits her parents Mr and Mrs James Jordan Route 3. Connell Marion council to meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at city hall.
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South Twelfth Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Harold
Joyce Anne Kolda Hutchins
Cedar Rapids
Btarry School
First Presbyterian Church
Bradley Georep
Jeane Anne
Jane Marie
George J. Kolda
Marion
Louis. Hutchins
Central City
Elizabeth Kolda
Waubeek
Murdoch Chapel
Jean P. Hauser
Rupert Lapthorn
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Harold Vand
Fourth Street
Sunda Joes Mercy Hospital
Lions
Marion Lions Evening Club
Judy ‘Jordan
Chicago
James Jordan
Connell
Des Moines Move Development Unit Names Public Relations Chief
Van L. Kuffel, 35, former Council Bluffs ad agency executive, was named public relations director for the Move development commission. The selection followed interviews with 23 applicants after the death of Martin Miller. Kuffel, who left Town Crier agency in August, studied at Creighton University, UCLA, and the University of Nebraska Omaha.
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Move Development
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Kuffel
Martin Miller
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Creightonniversity
Omaha
University of Californi Angeles
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Nixon hints at draft reform action to cut uncertainty
President Nixon told the National Governors Conference on Monday night he plans to act swiftly to implement draft reform proposals and reduce the long period of uncertainty affecting millions of young people. He said directives will be issued soon to achieve results.
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National Governors Conference
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Chelsea Headstart Underway Monday
Chelsea Headstart begins next Monday at St. Joseph's school in Chelsea for about 69 four year olds. It is the second year for the BIPT Community Action program serving Benton Iowa Poweshiek and Tama counties with Wilma McCune directing. Staff includes Gene Organ Mickey Kremanek Alice Breamer Mary Ann Kalinay Marky Story Ruth Yoder and Dorothy Bohaunek. Orientation and home visits were set for Sept. 2 and 5. Mrs Jan Moseby named acting CAP director with George Pettengill resigning Sept. 1 after three years.
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Benton
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Wilma McCune
Benton County
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Mickey Kremanek
Alice Bremer
Mary Ann Kalinay
Marky Story
Ruth Yoder
Dorothy
Bohaunek
Jan Moseby
George Pettengill
Rumors of Chinese Nuclear Plant Moves Surface in Hong Kong
Hong Kong travelers report rumors that Peking is relocating nuclear weapon plants from Lop Nor near the Soviet border to eastern mountains in Kansu and Shensi. They cite communist officials and Maoist publications claiming Moscow shifted provocations north to power a Chinese plant destruction plan.
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Red China
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Communist Party
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Shensi
China
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Sinkiang Province
Ice Bonanza for Penguins at St Louis Zoo
Penguins at the St Louis Zoo enjoyed a weekend ice display after a power outage melted ice in the aquatic house. Three tons of ice were placed as an emergency cooling measure, with penguins sitting on, pecking, and snuggling to the ice.
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St. Louis Zoo
Old Country
Antarctic
William Hoff
Governors face deluge of gifts at national meeting
COLORADO SPRINGS AP Governors at the first National Governors Conference report a flood of gifts from dozens of firms including oil companies banks and insurers. Some governors worry over handling and value while Colorado offered a portable TV to each host. Debate grows over accepting gifts at GOP events.
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Albert Daniels
Frank Lloyd Wright Hotel To Be Stored
INUYAMA CITY Japan AP An organization preserving Wright landmarks says it will store the remains of part of Frank Lloyd Wright s Imperial Hotel because rebuilding will take years. Museum Meiji Village official Kiyoshi Okubo cites estimated cost about 1 million dollars and government aid of 27777. The three story building opened August 31 1925 and survived the Tokyo quake the next day before demolition in 1968 for a 17 story hotel. Wright s widow led a campaign to raise 4 million dollars but the effort fell short.
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Imperial Hotel
Kiyoshi Okubo
Meiji Village
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Tokyo
Business Gain In Iowa Noted
Des Moines report from the US commerce department shows a 1.1 billion rise in gross business in Iowa over four years. Iowa’s 31,000 retail establishments in 1967 totaled just over 6 billion dollars with food stores at 932.1 million and automotive dealers at 816 million. General merchandise stores reached 526.5 million. The census also notes a 29.1 percent increase from 1963 to 1967.
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US Commerce Department
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