Judge Hamilton to Retire and Seek Successor in Iowa City
Iowa City District Court Judge Clair Hamilton faces mandatory retirement on November 5. The Eighth Judicial District nominating committee, led by Judge B. J. Maxwell, will name two candidates for governor to appoint one. The panel, with five bar members and five lay members, met for the first time and plans to contact all county lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Hamilton
Iowa City
Eighth Judicial District
B. J. Maxwell
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson, Jones
Linn
Johnson County
Ralph Harman
F. James Bradley
Richard Nazette
David
Richard T. Fedderson
Russell Mann
T. J McAleer
Monticello
Laurence Elwood
Williamsburg
Lawrence McGrath
Cedar Rapids
Two Men Arrested In Melody Inn Breakin Case
David K. Bilsland 25 and Harold V. Schneider Jr. 27 were arrested after a break in at the Melody Inn. Bilsland pled innocent to a county attorney's information and is held without bond as a parole violator. a $2,500 bond was set. Schneider appeared in Cedar Rapids court and faces a preliminary hearing with a $2,500 bond. Police said Bilsland was seen with a safe at the rear of the inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melody Inn
David K. Bilsland
Cheyenne Road
Linn
Anamosa
Harold V. Schneider, Jr
Schaeffer Drive
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Bilsland
Twelfth Avenue SE
Schneider
Dismissal of Fugitive Charge In Gryder Case
A fugitive charge against Tresa Uptegrove Gryder of Springville was dismissed in Linn district court on motion by the county attorney. Missouri authorities claimed she took two Uptegrove girls from Independence last December. Gryder cited a custody basis per a Missouri divorce decree in a habeas corpus petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresa Uptegrove Gryder
Springville
Missouri
Linn District Court
William R. Eads
Harold Hughes
Gryder
Jackson County
Linn Jurors Directed to Report on Sept 23
Linn district court petit jury panel need not report Monday but must appear the following Monday Sept 23 on the third floor of the courthouse. Case Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn of Cedar Rapids vs Carol Ann and Ray C Roberton involves 11304.36 in mortgage foreclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Linn District Court
Petit Jury
Kenneth Perry
The
Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn. of
Cedar Rapids
Carol Ann
Ray C. Roberton
Removal of Division from C R Business in Cedar Rapids
Robinson Wholesale Co. of Cedar Rapids seeks to eject Volume of Cedar Rapids Inc from the Robinson store claiming failure to meet lease terms. Suit filed in Linn district court notes $400 000 annual gross sales minimum and rent requirements. Defendant received cancellation notice June 1 and did not vacate within 60 days. a three day quit notice was served on local manager Don Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
Volume of Cedar Rapids, Inc
Don Jones
Roger O'Brien Arrested on Assault Charge
Roger A. O'Brien, 2922 Woodland Drive SW, was freed on a 110 bond after an arrest Thursday on a warrant for assault and battery. The warrant, issued by Glenn Powers, Bertram township justice of the peace, followed information from Ronald O'Brien, 1501 Fifth Avenue SE. The complainant said the defendant shoved him against a garage at 416 F Avenue NW Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger A. O’brien
Woodland Drive
Glenn Powers
Bertram Township
Ronald O’brien
Fifth Avenue SE
F Avenue NW
Petition Denied To Cut Terms In Prostitution Case
Federal Judge Edward J. McManus refused appeals by Jimmie Hunt Betty Hunt and Jackie West Willingham to reduce their sentences for operating a prostitution ring. Hunt 49 faced 12000 fine and three years in prison on eight counts. Betty Hunt 20 was given an indeterminate sentence up to four years. Willingham 31 of Bay City Mich got two years. Judge also denied William E Rider of La Mesa Calif on related transport charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Edward J. McManus
Jimmie Hunt
Betty
Jackie West Willingham
iBay City
Mich
Hunt
McManus
William E. Rider
la Mesa
Calif
California
Reno trumpeter hit high C injures neck
John Glenn Little, 28, of Sparks Nevada, attempting a high C with the Reno Municipal Band, suffered neck pain. Doctors found two disks out of place and he remained in traction at a Reno hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
John Glenn
Little
Sparks
Nev
Entered-The Matteson Health Products robbed. 45 cents missing
Store at 116 Fifteenth Street NE reported broken into on Thursday. Entry gained by throwing a concrete block through the front plate glass. No other details or suspects listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson Health Products
Fifteenth Street
Iowa City Man Dies From Heart Attack Behind Wheel
Robert P. Ballard aged 54 of Iowa City died after suffering a heart attack while driving. His car struck three parked vehicles on East College Street. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Donohue Mortuary in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Robert P. Ballard
Mercy Hospital
East College Street
Donohue Mortuary
One Freed Two To Grand Jury On Drug Counts
Municipal Court actions released Danny Lee Heller 23 of 509 Fifteenth Street SE for insufficient evidence. Benjamin Britton 18 of 1725 Tenth Street Marion and Robert D Dotson 19 of 3015 Second Avenue SE had cases continued and bound over to Linn county grand jury for an alleged July 18 marijuana incident at Heller residence. Britton and Dotson free on $1000 bond. A juvenile in the case was charged with intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Danny Lee Heller
Fifteenth Street SE
Benjamin Britton
Tenth Street
Marion
Robert D. Dotson
Second Avenue SE
Heller
Britton
Dotson
Worke Bound Over for Grand Jury on Desertion Charge
Richard H. Worke, 28, charged with desertion and abandonment of his two minor children, had his case bound over to the Linn county grand jury. Arrested August 28 in Blooming Prairie Minnesota and returned to Cedar Rapids, he remains free on a five hundred dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Worke
Linn County Grand Jury
Worke
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha Man Denies Contributing Charge
Gary J. Robinson of Hiawatha pleads innocent to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr. sets trial for Oct. 3 after his Aug. 26 arrest on failing to support his minor child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary J. Robinson
Hiawatha
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Robinson
Combat casualties rise after Tay Ninh fighting spillover
South Vietnamese militiamen report 57 enemy dead around the camp perimeter and 47 attackers killed at dawn. In Tay Ninh the main invader force escaped with light losses, while 37 South Vietnamese Marines and militiamen were killed or wounded clearing the city. Eight civilians died and six were wounded. U S troops say two convoys from the 25th Division were ambushed with three Americans killed and 15 wounded. U S planes flew 107 missions over the North’s southern panhandle and the loss of an F 105 Thunderchief and pilot over the DMZ was confirmed, the 891st American warplane downed in combat in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay Ninh
U.S
25Th Division
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
North
Pickwick Sues Government Over Interest on Tax Refund
Pickwick Co. of Cedar Rapids sues the U S government in federal court for 6712 in interest it claims on an excise tax refund. The case covers refunds filed Sept 16 1965 denied for lack of written consents and amended in June 1967 with consents. A partial rebate of 19469 occurred Feb 1968. no interest was paid. Taxes at issue were collected 1960 to 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickwick Co
Cedar Rapids
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Pickwick
Pickwick i
Children Injured In Auto Mishaps
Two Cedar Rapids children sustained injuries in separate Thursday and Friday traffic incidents. Wayne Woodford age 6 suffered a fractured upper right leg and concussion after entering a car path near 2050 Glass road NE. Robert Dion Jr. age 3 received a minor leg injury when he darted from between parked cars into a car at Fifth avenue SE and Sixth street SE. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Woodford
Glass Road NE
Mercy Hospital
Young Woodford
Susan Sefren
Red Bud Road
Glass Road
Robert Dion, Jr
Fifth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Young Dion
Steven DeWalle
Fourth Avenue
Playing Indians Start Hay Blaze
A six year old boy playing Indians with friends set flaming arrows to liven up target shooting. Forty four tons of hay on the farm burned before Rome firemen arrived to subdue the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Columnists and humor pieces showcased by Rex Conn and peers
Today's columnists include James Reston Evans and Novak, with Rex Conn's What's What. The page features humor and a picture page by Art Buchwald, offering political commentary and light entertainment in a compact layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reston Evans
and Novak
Buchwald
Judgment Filed In Federal Court Against Railroad
A consent judgment of 400 dollars was filed in Cedar Rapids federal court against the Tinois Central railroad in a government suit alleging the firm permitted two employees to work 16 consecutive hours in July 1967 on the Waterloo to Dubuque run, lacking the required eight hours off. Attorneys admitted to practice in the northern Iowa district include Minor Barnes and Donald C. Meyer of Cedar Rapids, Dennis M. Gray of Iowa City, John A. McClintock and Ronald A. Riley of Des Moines, Lew Bells of Dubuque, and Ross Randall of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tinois Central Railroad
Waterloo
Dubuque
Iowa
30 000 Czechs Emigrate After Soviet Occupation
Geneva based intergovernmental committee for European migration reports over 30,000 Czechs have left the country. About 15,000 to 20,000 seek refuge in Austria, 5,000 in Switzerland, 4,000 to 5,000 in West Germany, 1,500 in Italy, with 4,000 more in the United States on tourist visas. Over 2,000 in Western Europe have applied to go overseas, mainly to the United States and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
UPI
Austria
Switzerland
West Germany
Italy
Intergovernmental Committee For European Migration
U.S
Europe
Australia
Denver Ghetto Turmoil Spars Police With Fire Bombs
A Denver ghetto ordeal saw groups of youths throw bricks bottles and Molotov cocktails sparking eight hours of unrest. Police made over 40 arrests including Paul Hamilton and Loren Watson. three officers and a newsman were injured by flying objects. cookie Gilchrist urged peace amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
UPI
Paul Hamilton
Loren Watson
Stoessel Presents Credentials as U.S. Ambassador to Poland
Walter Stoessel Jr. presented his credentials Thursday to Polish President Marshal Spychalski marking his new role as the United States ambassador to Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
UPI
Walter Stoessel, Jr
U.S
Poland
Marshal Spychalski
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Elderkin
Philip Leff
David Bilsland
Tresa U. Gryder
C.R
Robinson Wholesale Co
Roger O'Brien
Bob Shaffer
29Th St
2Nd St. SE
Linden Terrace
Shiloh
Center Point Road
Kay
Montrose
Cedar ‘Rapids
Ellis Ymca
VFW
Giftree
7Th St. SE
Adv
Tropic Lanes
Dick and John
Paramount Barber Shop
Johannes Lilje
Hanover
Germany
World Council of Churches
Coe College
Gage Memorial Union
Cition
R. H. Worke
Grand Jury
Hiawatha Man
World Vision
Geantry
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Indians
Hay Blaze
Editorial
Rex Conn
Sylvia Porter Pane
Abby van Buren Eee
Mother Eras Ee
the Jacobys
Rick DuBrow
Leonard Lyons
Gus Schrader
Don Walton
Northwestern Bell
Lal
Negro Manuel
Denver Bronco
Cookie Gilchrist
Gilchrist
ACORN
Jufets
Ushop
First Ave
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