Mercy Nursing School Opens A Near Record Freshman Class
Mercy hospital's school of nursing in Cedar Rapids enrolls 47 freshmen, bringing total three year program to 10. Students hail from Cedar Rapids Marion Independence Nichols Fenton Tama Jesup Mason City Van Horne Hopkinton Manchester Nashua Cascade Clutter McIntire Cedar Falls Dyersville Ryan Clinton Belle Plaine Albany Ely Lost Nation Norwalk and other nearby towns.
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Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Sharon Casey
Ruth Hockaday
Louise Malloy
Charlotte Parazil
Nichelle Spangler
Michelle Orness
Cecilia Rule
Donna Spilker
Marion
Kathryn Behan
Independence
Teresa Bekker
Nichols
Patricia Binzen
Fenton
Rebecca Blazek
Tama
Barbara Demuth
Jesup
Mary Duff
Mason City
Sharon Dvorak
Elma
Nancy Ellis
van Horne
Theresa Foley
Bebe Plaine
Sharon Gadient
Hopkinton
Suzanne Goodken
Garnaville
Joyce Goottee
Manchester
Shirley Gritton
Winthrop
Jean Hannen
Center Point
Frances Headly
Washington, D.C
Kindergarten Bus Crash Kills Child in Sanford Florida
In Sanford Florida a church kindergarten bus collided with a car killing 4 year old Bradley Spence and injuring 17 others. Pastor Rev J Blair McGarvey, 32, was bus driver and among five injured. remaining children were treated and sent home. Car occupant unharmed. Later TV movie notice follows.
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Sanford, Fla
Bradley Spence
Seminole Memorial Hospital
J. Blair McGarvey
Sanford Alliance Church
Engineers Club Elects Cedar Rapids Officers
James C. Nemmers an associate at Simmons Perrine Albright and Ellwood was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Engineers club. Other officers include James W. Gerlich as vice president Byron W. Richardson secretary Robert D. Rose treasurer and John D. Ives Harold R. Bogart as directors.
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James C. Nemmers
Simmons, Perrine, Albright and Ellwood
Cedar Rapids
Engineers Club
Iowa State University
James W. Gerlich
Byron W. Richardson
Robert D. Rose
John D. Ives
Harold R. Bogart
Minuteman Leader Free as Charges Dismissed
Judge Harold Whitney in Kansas City dismissed carrying a concealed weapon charges against Robert Deough, head of the Minutemen, citing insufficient evidence. He had been arrested August 30 by federal agents on conspiracy to violate the National Firearms Act, with the state charging concealed weapons later.
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Kansas City
Harold Whitney
Robert Deough
Minutemen
Depugh
Cubans Escape In Tin Kayak
A coast guard cutter rescued a Cuban man and woman from an eight foot tin kayak powered by a lawn mower about 71 miles south of Miami. They were taken aboard the Cape Shoalwater and later joined by a 20 foot sailboat with eight men and three women bound for exile. both groups were landed at Key West for immigration processing.
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Wey West
Fla
Coast Guard
Cape Shoalwater
Miami
Key West
Cuba
Seabee Medal of Honor posthumously awarded
President Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to the widow of Marvin Glen Shields of Port Townsend Washington for extraordinary heroism in a 14 hour battle at Dong Xoai on June 10 1965. Shields fought despite two wounds supplying ammunition and returning fire to save fellow troops. He became the first seabee to receive the nation’s highest military honor.
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Washington
Johnson
Marvin Glen Shields
Port Townsend
Wash
Shields
Dong Xoai
Bids for Pinicon Ridge shelter house still unsatisfactory
Linn county conservation board rejects base bids for Pinn Icon Ridge shelter as high as 32 990 and plans special meeting to review with Linman Construction and Kopecky. County pursues contract mod options for park project and approves land and water and other bids.
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Central City
Linn County Conservation Commission
Pinicon Ridge Park
Linman Construction
Cedar Rapids
Schwers Construction
Anamosa
van Note Construction Co
Marion
Ciates
Center Point
Bounty
Linman Construction Co
Kopecky
Jay G. Sigmund
Pinicon Ridge
Squaw Creek
Veil Patton
Leo Klina
Dean Minnis
Myron Weber
Howard R. Briner
Registration Set For Fall Classes At Mt Mercy College
Fall class registration at Mt. Mercy College will be held in McAuley library. Freshmen and part time students register Friday from 8 30 a m to 5 p m while sophomores juniors seniors and special students register Saturday from 8 30 a m to 5 p m says registrar Sister M Georgine.
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Mt. Mercy College
McAuley Library
M. Georgine
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Waikema Park
J. C. Evens
Lewis Preserve
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Theodore C
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Roger
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