Weather notes and a wave of notices across the region
The Daily Record reports Monday temperatures 73 high and 56 low, with 1.31 inches rainfall for September and winds NE at 14-20 mph. It lists several deaths and funeral notices from LaCrosse to Wellman, plus traffic fines and local incidents including car abnormalities and a hotel fire averted.
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Klinger Street
Eastern Avenue
Prairie Drive
Bever Avenue
Victoria Hotel
Third Avenue
Chicago murder case linked to green station wagon
Chief Daley said a cab driver saw a green station wagon leaving the Percy home about half an hour after the slaying. Coroner Toman reported 12 stab wounds and four head blows from an angular object as the immediate cause of death. Dr. Kelleher noted damage focused on the face and head, suggesting a personal attack.
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Percy
Loraine
Daley
Andrew Toman
Cook County
James Henry
Toman
Edward Kelleher
Municipal Court of Chicago
Kelleher
Valerie
Linn County Eyes First US Health Complex
The Health Unit will be funded next fiscal year with Linn County leading for this aid. The complex would be the first of its kind in the United States, with three Cedar Rapids area sites under review. A site might be chosen by December 16, though officials are unsure, and no agencies for the complex are yet announced.
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Linn
United States
Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
William Linstrom
Dudley Henderson
Cedar Rapids weighs tepee incinerator to fight Dutch elm disease
Cedar Rapids council weighs purchasing a Tepee refuse burner to dispose of dead elm wood from the Dutch elm disease battle. A salesman outlined the unit’s cement floor burning reducing waste to one tenth, with optional smoke eliminator. Local cities and Grand Rapids, Michigan, have similar installations. cost is about 23 215 dollars plus 7 500 for shipping and setup.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Storm Lake
Indianola
Eldora
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mayor presses for straight answers in bus strike talks
In Cedar Rapids, Mayor and union leader exchange heated remarks as councilors demand transparency on wage gaps. Officials plan around the clock mediation with federal mediator Bob McCann after a brief, then extended, negotiating session.
Drug Thefts Across Iowa and Neighboring States
The report details recent drug thefts from medical bags in Cedar Rapids and across Iowa towns including Maquoketa Estherville and Decorah. Two perpetrators, possibly a man and a woman, are suspected as more thefts spread to Minnesota and Wisconsin towns near Iowa. No arrests yet. narcotics agents coordinate with local authorities.
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Maquoketa
Estherville
Mapleton
McGregor
Cresco
Decorah
Waukon
Waverly
Dubuque
Marion
Minnesota
Crookston
Preston
Detroit Lakes
Wisconsin
Iowa
Surveyor 2 aims for moon landing shift and soil study
Surveyor legs and antennae extend as planners target a landing about 800 miles east of the Ocean of Storms. Officials consider jiggling Surveyor 2 a few inches after landing to photograph its footprints, aiding soil analysis for lunar operations. Surveyor 2 arrives at a steeper 23 degree angle compared with Surveyor 1’s vertical descent.
Four Palo Lots Bring $750 in County Auction
The county auctioned four Palo edge lots for 750 dollars after delinquent taxes led to a tax deed. Earl Dennis of Palo purchased the property, which had been off the tax rolls for years, with 784.56 dollars in taxes and penalties owed. Art Mallon notes the county often struggles to find buyers, but four parties showed interest this time. The Linn County board has raised about 80 thousand dollars over two years from tax certificate properties.
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Palo
Earl Dennis
Iowa
Art Mallon
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Mallon
Cooley Given Probation After 20 Year Reformatory Sentence
Judge Warren J. Rees sentenced Arthur W. Cooley, 21, of 1514 Third avenue SE, to 20 years at the Anamosa men’s reformatory and placed him on probation. Cooley had pled guilty to burglary and must seek psychiatric treatment as part of probation. He is tied to an Aug. 6 break in at 1520 Second avenue SE with stolen clothing involved.
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Warren J. Rees
Arthur W. Cooley
Third Avenue SE
Anamosa
Cooley
Second Avenue SE
Motorist Denies Drunk Driving Charge in Court
James W. Carpenter, 52, of Center Point, pled innocent to a drunk driving charge before Judge Harold D. Vietor. He was arrested Wednesday after traveling east in the 3800 block of Mt. Vernon road.
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James W. Carpenter
Center Point
Harold D. Vietor
Mt. Vernon Road
Freymuller Sues for 16428 in Car Crash
Max A. Freymuller of 48 Twenty-second Ave SW files a 16428 damage suit against Deanna Humphrey of 522 Third St SW claiming his car was rear ended on July 26 1966 while traveling east on First Ave at Second St West. He alleges negligence including loss of control and excessive speed.
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Max A. Freymuller
Twenty-second Avenue
Deanna Humphrey
Third Street
Freymuller
First Avenue
Second Street
Texas Man Receives Suspended Sentence for Forgery
Judge Warren J. Rees suspended a one year county jail term for Gus Mienke 26 of Bay City Texas after he pled guilty to forging a bad check as restitution was ordered. He was charged with passing a 150 dollar bad check to the Giant Store in Cedar Rapids.
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Warren J. Rees
Gus Mienke
Bay City
Texas
Mienke
Cedar Rapids
Sentencing Friday On Forgery Charge
Judge Harold D. Victor set the sentencing date for Renee M. Wazac, 19, of 828 Fifth Street SE, to 9 a.m. Friday after she pled guilty to forgery. She is accused of taking a $57.80 Square D Co payroll check on June 20 from the mailbox of Mary A. Scott, also of 828 Fifth Street SE.
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Harold D. Victor
Renee M. Wazac
Fifth Street
Mary A. Scott
Hennessey trial moves into second day on $255,790 claim
The M. J. Hennessey Construction Co. sues Burkhalter Insurance Co. and Bonds for $255,790 alleging breach of contract and failure to issue a required construction bond for a Clermont sewer project. Hennessey says the bond nonpayment caused loss of profit and blocked bids on other contracts. Jury and judge are named Cedar Rapids and surrounding area jurors. The judge doubts the trial will finish this week.
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M. J. Hennessey Construction Co
Louis D. Burkhalter
Burkhalter Insurance Co
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Hennessey
Burkhalter
Hennessey Company
Clermont
Wulf suit seeks damages over 1965 Cedar County crash
Francis and Susanne Wulf of 934 Twenty-first Street SE sue Cedar County man Chester W. Rouse for 18 591 75 dollars alleging severe and permanent knee injuries from a June 23 1965 side impact at the Eighth Avenue and Seventh Street intersection after Rouse allegedly ran a stop sign. Mrs Wulf seeks 17 920 38 for personal damages and her husband 671 37 for car repairs and a destroyed baby car seat.
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Francis C
Susanne G. Wulf
Twenty-first Street
Cedar County
Wulf
Obituaries for Milton Woite and others in Cedar Rapids
Milton William Woite of Cedar Rapids died in Fort Dodge after a short illness. Born 1907, he taught at several towns and worked for Link-Belt Speeder Corp. Surviving wife, two daughters, three grandchildren, and relatives. Service details and burial at Cedar Memorial.
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Milton William Woite
Staub Court
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Hermon Lodge
R. E. Prior
Columbus
Ohio
Molly Woito
Ella Woito
Harold Woito
Dale Kitley
Hardy
Turner Chapel
John P. Woods
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Westminster Church
Death of Verna Woods at 74 in Cedar Rapids
Verna E. Woods aged 74 of 614 Ninth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Monday at home while preparing to attend her son Richard's funeral. Born April 28 1892 near Paralta she moved from Marion to Cedar Rapids in 1938. she is survived by two sons Ivan Arnold Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Harold Conrad Cedar Rapids four brothers Merle Melvin Leo Campbell four sisters Mrs Cleve Bennett Mrs Minnie Richardson Mrs Aileen Blair Sacramento and Mrs Irene Mann.
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Walter S. Cole
First Avenue SE
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew’s Church
St. Joan of Are
van Nuys
Calif
M. Rosa Popp
Ida Pottgether
San Bernadino
Louis V. McDonough
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Father McDonough
Order of Forresters
Monahan-Stewart
Cancer Fund
Verna E. Woods
Ninth Avenue SE
Richard
Parralta
Marion
Ivan
Arnold
Harold Conrad
Merle Campbell
Wyoming
Melvin Campbell
Paralta
Leo Campbell
Cleve Bennett
Minnie Richardson
Aileen Blair
Sacramento
Irene Mann
Rev. Bruner 78, Indianapolis minister dies after heart attack
The Rev. B. H. Bruner, 78, died Monday night in Indianapolis following a heart attack two weeks earlier. He served interim pastorates at the First Christian church in 1954 and 1962. Survivors include a son, Robert H. Bruner, and a grandson in Marion. Services are Thursday at 1 30 p m at Dorsey Funeral Home in Indianapolis.
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B. H. Bruner
Indianapolis
First Christian Church
Robert H
Bob) Bruner
Marion
Dorsey Funeral Home
Memorial Services and Requiem Mass Notices
Memorial services for Perkins to be held at Lydia Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Wednesday conducted by Dr John P Woods Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Requiem high mass for Tate at Immaculate Conception church at 9 30 a m Wednesday offered by Rt Rev Msgr William A Roach Burial at Mt Calvary cemetery Friends may call at Teahen chapel.
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Marion
Murdoch Chapel
Clyde Scott
Springville Methodist Church
Paralta Cemetery
School Guideline Inquiry Approved by Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee approved a panel to investigate charges that the U S Office of Education desegregation guidelines exceed authority under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Washington
API
House Rules Committee
U.S. Office of Education
Man 47 Fined for Striking His Wife
Paul E. Countryman aged 47 of 214 Fourth Avenue SW was fined 100 dollars and costs on a charge of assault and battery. He failed to pay and was jailed in Linn County to begin a 30 day alternate sentence. Countryman appeared before Justice Glenn Powers in Bertram Township for allegedly striking his wife Elizabeth.
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Paul E. Countryman
Fourth Avenue
Linn County
Countryman
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Bertram Township
Elizabeth
Thailand Ready to Resume Ties With Cambodia
Bangkok reports the Thai government says it is prepared to restore diplomatic relations with Cambodia without preconditions, signaling a shift in regional diplomacy and a move toward formal engagement.
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Bangkok
Cambodia
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