Five Day Forecast And Local Notices In City Ledger
Five day forecast shows average temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal across northeast Iowa with little precipitation. The report lists highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s to upper 50s, plus daily noon readings and rainfall totals. Local court actions include traffic fines and service notices for various towns such as Marion, Elgin, Oelwein, Independence, Anamosa, and Tama, with multiple name notices and funeral services listed for several communities.
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Iowa
Man plans to hijack Canadian plane gives up
A passenger on an Air Canada Viscount seized the aircraft near Montreal with a revolver forcing a refuel stop before walking off with two crewmen at gunpoint. The gunman, identified as Mr. Garvey, was escorted by RCMP and the Cuban consul general to immigration headquarters. The flight from Moncton to Toronto diverted to Montreal for fuel. 17 passengers and two stewardesses left the plane. The gunman remained aboard briefly before surrendering control.
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Montreal
Air Canada
Cuba
Garvey
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Toronto
Moncton
St. John
N.B
Havana
Wallace Appeals to Legionnaires in New Orleans
George Wallace told cheering American Legion members in New Orleans that if Paris peace talks fail the nation should rely on military strength. He urged that if Joint Chiefs of Staff believe victory is possible, the war should be won with conventional weapons and U.S. troops brought home. He is hopeful an honorable peace can be negotiated.
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New Orleans
George Wallace
American
Alabama
National Convention
The
American Legion
Fifty-five? Management Forum Draws 85 Registrants
Eighty five persons have registered for the management forum to be held Thursday at the Town House. The session is sponsored by the personnel managers committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The forum will be presented by Batten Batten Hudson and Swab Inc of Des Moines. Additional registrations will be taken at the door beginning at 8 am Thursday.
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Town House
Chamber of Commerce
Batten, Batten, Hudson and Swab, Inc
Des Moines
Speer Engaged To Market C R Sewer Bonds
Cedar Rapids city council contracted with Paul D. Speer and Associates of Chicago to market and deliver 7 million dollars in sewer and water revenue bonds. Four million funds water department improvements and 3 million funds sewage treatment. Speer will be paid 19 500 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul D. Speer and Associates
Chicago
Water Department
Stewart Shank
George S. Lee
Lee
Czechoslovaks urged to stay as travel rights loom
The government warned Czechs not to flee and said strict laws ending the right to travel to the West may be passed soon. Parliament could start debate before Friday as the Soviet Union pushes swift reforms after Oldrich Cernik's Moscow trip signaled urgency.
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Soviet Union
Communist Party Presidium
Zdenek Mlynar
Austria
West Germany
Oldrich Cernik
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
West
Humphrey Urges Nonpartisan Moratorium on Law and Order Talks
Vice President Hubert Humphrey called for a national, unified campaign against crime and urged a moratorium on partisan law and order rhetoric. Speaking to the American Legion in New Orleans, he pressed for federal support to local police and addressed Vietnam withdrawal prospects and Connally’s absence from campaign events in Texas.
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Houston
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
American Legion
New Orleans
Harry Truman
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Defense
Clifford
Legion
Teachers Walkout Ends After Arbitration Board Decision
Mayor John Lindsay criticized the strike as unnecessary while the UFT and the city settled after a three member arbitration board. About 200 teachers who walked out may return as the fall term opened with Ocean Hill Brownsville and Harlem districts continuing operation despite the dispute.
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John Lindsay
Shanker
UFT
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Harlem
Want ads help you find lost items quickly
Classified want ads offer rapid leads for locating misplaced belongings. Readers can place notices describing missing items with identifying details and rewards to attract responses from the community.
Viet Cong push toward Tay Ninh amid light city resistance
Reports describe a major, though not yet decisive, battle in Tay Ninh as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces enter the city of 200000. Paratroopers arrive, church refuges hold, and a heavy mortar barrage precedes limited street fighting while militia offer light resistance and civilians aid retreating troops.
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Wheeler
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Thanh An
U.S
Philippine Civic Action Group
Charles Gray
Morriston
Ark
V.C
Lowden Father and Son Injured in Highway Crash
A Lowden father Victor Mensing 48 and his son Mark 18 were injured when their car was rear ended by a straight truck driven by Allan Willett of West Liberty two miles east of Clarence on old highway 30. Mark had possible head injuries and Victor a leg injury. both were taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids. Willett charged with failure to stop for a stop sign.
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the Gazette
CLARENCE — A _ Lowden
Here
Mark Mensing
Victor
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mark
Cedar County
Mensing
Allan Willett
West Liberty
Willett
Sheriff’s Office
Highway Patrol
Peace and Freedom party submits Johnson County slate
Iowa City Peace and Freedom party filed its three candidate slate with the county auditor. Michael Lally is nominated for county sheriff Jerrold Lies for the board of supervisors term starting 1969 and Miss Dale McCormick for the supervisor term starting 1970.
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Iowa City
Peace and Freedom Party
Johnson County
Michael Lally
Jerrold
Board of Supervisor
Dale McCormick
U.S. Ambassadors Dispute Saigon Shelling Restraint
Talks described a communist lull in Saigon as not restraint. Harriman said the end of shelling after the March 31 speech was an escalation, not restraint. Educators say Hanoi claimed Harriman proposed a halt to rocketing Saigon could trigger a bombing halt, which the U.S. ambassador denied.
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Saigon
Harriman
Hanoi
U.S
Deaths Elva H Beck longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Elva H Beck 1702 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born August 14 1875 in Jones County she belonged to Jehovah's Witnesses. Survived by two sons Edward Beck Cedar Rapids and Bernard Beck Tulsa Oklahoma a daughter Mrs Vernon King Cedar Rapids five grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Memorial services 10 30 a m Friday at Turner Chapel East officiated by Richard Tector Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel until 10 a m Friday casket not opened after the service.
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Postville
Florence Roberts
Community Presbyterian Church
Schutte
S. Elgin
L.L. Kiple
Methodist Church
Muelenthaler
Max Hunsberger
S. Oelwein
Edward Nalley
Sacred Heart
Brant’s. Independence
William T. Dehning
McCleery-Howe
Ben A. Schemmel
St. Francis Xavier Basilica
Kramer’s. Legion
Grave
Sigourney
Jessie Mateer
Holm’s
Pleasant Grove
Traer
Wallace D. Gaston
Erickson’s
Iowa City
Urban Griffin
St. Wenceslaus Church
Donohue’s
Elva H. Beck
Oakland ‘Road
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Edward
Beck
Bernard C. Beck
Tulsa
Okla
Vernon King
Turner Chapel
Richard Tector
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Rapids Man Lorin Twogood Dies After Brief Illness
Lorin Jones Twogood a 48 year Cedar Rapids resident and retired lumber dealer died Wednesday after a short illness. Born January 10 1889 in Grand Mound he wed Edith Dayton in 1912 at Keota. He leaves a wife a daughter Mrs. Edward Miquelon of Bartlett Illinois and three grandsons. Graveside service in Keota cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday with burial at Keota cemetery.
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Lorin Jones Twogood
Wellington Street
Cedar Rapids
Grand Mound
Edith Dayton
Keota
Arnold Herbst
Memorial Services for Vane Wendl Ralph and Other Obituaries
Memorial services and funeral arrangements announced for Vane Ralph Turner at Turner Chapel West with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Elsie M Damman to be honored at Muehlig Funeral Home in Ann Arbor with burial at Washtenong Memorial Cemetery. Bina E Clapp to be laid to rest at St Andrew Lutheran Church with entombment in Chapel of Memories. Turner Chapel West and Turner Chapel East handling arrangements.
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Vane, Wendl
Ralph
Turner Chapel
Arnold Herbst
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Damman
Elsie M
Muehlig
Ann Arbor
Mich
Washtenong Memorial Cemetery
Turner Chapel West
Clapp
Bina E
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
James Lesher
Chapel of Memories
Turner Chapel East
Board to hear Dr Mayner case in Des Moines
Dr Maynershe was questioned as a nurse described a quick event with a needle and fear of rupture. Saf said Mayner signed a document asserting Peck's blood. Mayner's staff privileges at People's Memorial hospital are suspended. a formal hearing is set for October 9 in Des Moines.
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Saf
Dr. Mayner
Peck’s
Mayner
People’s Memorial Hospital
George H. Scanlon
Iowa City
Des Moines
Board of Medical Examiners
KCRG-TV 9 Color News Basks In Growing Viewership
More viewers rely on the 10 O clock News in color weeknights on KCRG TV 9 as the station reports rising audience engagement and expanded coverage across its broadcast schedule.
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Kcrg-Tv
Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery in Iowa City
John L. Schaepperkoetter, 24, pled guilty to robbery with aggravation and drew 25 years at Ft. Madison, to run concurrently with prior sentences. He attempted to hold up Clark Service Station on Sixth Street SW Aug 29, as police arrived during the incident.
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John L. Schaepperkoetter
State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Schaepperkoetter
Clark Service Station
Sixth Street
Faches
Accident suits against Bentlys are dismissed
Two auto accident suits totaling 27620 dollars against Roger L. Bently Joseph G. Bently and Betty Bently were dismissed in Linn district court on Wednesday. Neil B. Carver filed for himself and his minor son Duane after a Feb 17 1967 collision on Highway 150 north of Hiawatha when a car driven by Roger Bently pulled from a side road and hit the Carver vehicle. The dismissals do not permit refiling.
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Roger L. Bently
Joseph G. Bently
Betty Bently
Linn
Neil B. Carver
Duane
Neil Carver
Hiawatha
Roger Bently
Carver
Corydon Judge Assigned to Eighth District
Justice Thomas S. Bown of Corydon in the third judicial district is assigned by the supreme court to aid the eighth district as needed while continuing duties in his home district. He has begun work in Linn district court.
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Thomas S. Bown
Corydon
Third
Supreme Court
Judge Bown
Linn District Court
Lisbon Woman Given Suspended Sentence in Check Charge
Ruth Ann Lill, 26, of Lisbon pled guilty in Linn district court to false uttering of a check and received a suspended one year sentence in county jail. The offense involved a $20 check passed at Wilson's grocery in Lisbon on July 20, with Judge Thomas S. Bown presiding.
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Ruth Ann Lill
Lisbon
Linn District Court
Wilson's
Thomas S. Bown
Health Officials Battle Over Naming VD Patients in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports a clash between the state board of health and health department leaders over reporting names of venereal disease patients. Dr. Krigsten argues stigma will deter doctors from reporting. Dr. Reeve urges immediate naming to prevent spread. discussions include updating VD statutes and physician duties to public health.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Health Department
William M. Kiigsten
Sioux City
Arnold Reeve
Krigsten
Reeve
Dr. Kingston
Health Board
James F. Speers
Alaska
Italy
G. A. Whetstine
Wilton Junction
Hew Suggests Approval of Rat War No Funds
Cedar Rapids faces a rat control plan approved by HEW but lacks actual funding. If funded, the city would receive about 67 000 dollars annually for two years, to support education cleanup demolition of rodent harborage and improved garbage storage. A project coordinator would oversee a four member staff.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Carl Smith
Linn County
Health Department
Italian Ship Unions Begin Four Day Strike
Maritime unions in Rome started a four day staggered strike affecting Italian liners in four ports and internationally in Spain South Africa and the United States. About 12 000 workers seek a contract guaranteeing promotions and better working conditions aboard ships.
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Rome
Spain
South Africa
U.S
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