Cedar Rapids School Vote Totals Hit 1968 Low
In Cedar Rapids the public measure for treasurer was defeated 1961 to 1536. Precincts near city hall Covington and Palo showed strongest opposition while Grant Wood elementary saw the highest turnout at 300 and Bertram the lowest with 21. Rainy weather and a low key campaign blamed for the drop from 8,163 voters last year to this year’s decline. Otto Wiedersberg notes it was a close race for two candidates. The overall 1970 turnout was even higher with a Kirkwood bond issue.
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Richard Clymer
Avenue
City Hall
Covington and
Palo
Grant Wood Elementary School
Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Community College
Grissel and Rounny win seats in college district vote
Incumbent Elmer Grissel Ely wins a new three year term on the College Community board defeating Richard Harger Cedar Rapids route two 178 to 153 in director district No 3. Robert Koutny Fairfax defeats Leonard Stolba Cedar Rapids route two 228 to 103 in district No 4. David Neuhaus Fairfax unopposed for treasurer with 312 votes. No public measures. Turnout described as very light with about 335 total votes.
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Elmer Grissel
Ely
College Community Board
Richard Harger
Cedar Rapids
Grissel
Harger
Robert Koutny
Fairfax
Leonard Stolba
Lloyd Williams
Koutny
Stolba
David Neuhaus
College
Glenn Selzer
Selzer
Walford Woman Lucille Jensen Dies at 85
Walford Mrs Lucille A Jensen 85 a Cedar Rapids native died suddenly at home She was born December 21 1886 and lived in Cedar Rapids Most survived by four daughters two sons a sister and a brother Services Thursday at 130 pm at Janeba Kuba funeral home west with Rev Neville Clayton Cedar Christian church Cremation to follow Friends may call after 1 Wednesday at the funeral home west enduring details list of survivors included given names and cities
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Walford
Lucille A. Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Christian Church
John McCammant
Des Moines
Maxfield Gantz
Shirley Clark
Jerome Huber
Richard B. Jensen
B. A. Jensen
Frances Shepard
Marshalltown
Richard E. Armstrong
Albuquerque
N. M
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Neville Clayton
Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home
Teamsters Picket Farmland Industries Over Contract Dispute
Members of Teamsters Local 238 picketed Farmland Industries at 3721 J Street SW on Tuesday over contract renewal. Officials from the union Farmland Industries and the federal mediation service declined further comment. Pickets have been staged since Friday.
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Teamsters Union Local 238
Farmland Industries
J Street
Union
Federal Mediation Service
Iowa Highway Commission Moves Against Town Over Highway 202 Closure
The Iowa highway commission orders its legal staff to act against Moulton for plans to close Highway 202 for the town festival. Moulton intends a Wednesday closure with a gravel detour, defying policy. Officials may seek a temporary injunction, but a permanent one seems unlikely to be secured in time.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa
Commission
Moulton
Camera stolen in rural Palo break in
Leona Rankin reported to Linn sheriff's office that her route 1 Palo residence was broken into during the day and a $75 camera was stolen.
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Palo
Leona Rankin
Linn
Man Jailed on Four Charges Against Williams in Linn County
Russell Alan Williams, 24, of 1110 Fifteenth Street Southwest, is held for 95 days in Linn County jail after arrest Saturday night on four mittimuses for intoxication, larceny in the nighttime, permitting an unauthorized person to drive, and resisting an officer. The intoxication and larceny mittimuses were issued in January by Judge Anthony Scolaro. the permit to drive and resisting an officer mittimuses were signed by Judge John Reilly in December 1971.
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Russell Alan Williams
Fifteenth Street
Linn County
Anthony Scolaro
John Reilly
Gustafson 54 Dies. Center Point Resident Served 17 Years
Roland Gus Gustafson 54 died Monday in Cedar Rapids after a career as a machinist at Iowa Manufacturing Co for 17 years. He formerly farmed near Vinton and was married to Vanita Mae Meier since 1941. Survived by wife, two daughters, three grandchildren, and his parents, services set for Thursday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton. Body at White's Funeral Home.
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Roland “Gus” Gustafson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Vinton
Vanita Mae Meier
Independence
Harmony Lodge
Gary Whitmore
Marion
Debra
Frank Gustafson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
White’s
Mt Vernon Services For Howard B Neal
Mt Vernon remembers Howard B Neal 63 a lifelong Mt Vernon farmer and elder at First Presbyterian Church born March 28 1909. He married Esther Spawn May 27 1932 and leaves son James Des Moines mother Mrs Ben Neal sisters Mrs Quentin Post Cedar Rapids and Mrs Clyde Wilson Oak Park Ill brother Denny and six grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with viewing Tuesday at Baxter chapel. Memorials to the church are requested.
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MT. Vernon
Howard B. Neal
First Presbyterian Church
Church
Esther Spawn
DeWitt
James
Des Moines
Ben Neal
Quentin Post
Cedar Rapids
Charges Dropped in Woman Assault Case
Two women Esther Zach and Minnie Gandy had assault and battery charges dismissed in municipal court in the interest of justice. The alleged incident involved Violet Aarhus on June 24 at addresses in the city.
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Esther Zach
Blakely Boulevard
Minnie Gandy
E Avenue NW
Violet Aarhus
Comedian Bob Newhart to Wed Virginia Quinn in Announcement
Ten years ago Bob Newhart and Virginia Quinn announced their upcoming marriage. Virginia is the daughter of William Quinn. The couple shared plans for a ceremony and life together after the announcement.
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Bob Newhart
Virginia Quinn
William Quinn
Survivors Stay Above Ground After Mine Disaster
Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson, the two sole survivors of the Sun shine Silver Mine collapse near Kellogg Idaho, have left mining. Flory said he might visit Kellogg but cannot return underground. Wilkinson completed a construction program after living days in gas-filled tunnels, and both men pursued new careers.
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Weiser
Idaho
UPI
Sunshine
Kellogg
Ron Flory
Flory
Tom Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Burglars Enter Hopkinton Service Stations
Two Hopkinton service stations were robbed Monday night. George Dircks LP gas station lost about 10 dollars from an unlocked safe, and the Hamptonington Standard service station saw 18 to 20 dollars taken. Entry was gained by prying doors in both cases.
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Hopkinton
George Dircks LP
Herington
Max Fleischer Dies at 89 Creator of Out of the Inkwell
Max Fleischer aged 89 died Monday in Los Angeles. The cartoon pioneer created the Out of the Inkwell series and invented more than twenty motion picture production devices.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Max Fleischer
Incumbents At Kirkwood Are Uncontested
Three incumbents were elected to three year terms on the Kirkwood Community College board. B A Jensen James Sauter and Max Lewis were unopposed with Sauter 2057 votes Lewis 1933 and Jensen 1279. All are charter members serving since 1966. Jensen represents district nine Sauter district four and Lewis district six.
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Kirkwood Community College
B. A. Jensen
Linden Drive
James Sauter
North English
Max Lewis
Wellman
Sauter
Lewis
Jensen
Kirkwood
Director
Cedar Rapids
Amana, College Community
Deep River-Millersburg
English Valley
Hartwick-Ladora-Victor
Iowa Valley
Norway
Williamsburg
Iowa City
Clear Creek
Highland
Lone Tree
Mid- Prairie
Washington
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Otto Wiedersberg
Rounny
Elmer
C.R
Ely Avenue
3Rd Street
6Th Street
Johnson Ave
1St Avenue
16Th Street
Mt. Vernon Rd
7Th Avenue
Williams
1St Street
Man
Vinton Services Set For
Center Pt. Man
Peoples’ Family Partners
Chuck Cebuhar and
Vern Gericke
Peoples
Peoples Trust
Peoples’ Trust
Peoples Bank
Many Bank
Peoples Downtown
Peoples West
Mays City
Newhall
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