Hapgood seeks second term as Marion mayor in election push
Mayor Gregory C Hapgood announced his intention to seek re election and indicated he believes all six councilmen plan to run. Candidates have two weeks to file papers for the fall city election, with Hapgood currently the only one to signify his intent. He outlined city progress and future programs including inner city roads, storm drainage, and economy revival efforts.
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Gregory C. Hapgood
Hapgood
Marion
McGowan Boulevard
Twentyninth Avenue
Alburnett Road
Iowa man barred from unemployment for starting own business
The Iowa employment security commission ruled Wendell Arndt of New Hampton cannot qualify for unemployment benefits while planning to open a poultry business. He had been discharged from the Army in 1970 and collected 20 weeks of benefits after applying in January 1971. The panel said his plans were public knowledge and his availability to work was restricted, making him unlikely to be hired between June and August.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Wendell Arndt
New Hampton
Arndt
City tests two sites for sanitary landfill under option
Mayor Gregory Hapgood said test borings are being taken at two sites the Floyd Emmons property three miles north of town and land near Marion airport half a mile east of city limits under option for a sanitary landfill. The city works with the state health department to meet regulations and ensure compliance with state code. The current site has about six to ten months of capacity left. Open evenings and Saturdays. Wilson Beauty Salon Adv.
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Gregory Hapgood
State Department of Health
Hapgood
Floyd Emmons
Marion
Hensel Sues Grimm Over Ambulance Crash In Iowa City
Samuel D. Hensel files a 120000 damage suit in district court naming Daniel L. and Dale Grimm. He alleges an ambulance with siren and lights passed a car turning left, veered off the highway, struck a light pole, and caused injuries to him and damages to his late wife’s estate. He seeks 45000 for himself and 75000 for the wife’s estate.
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Iowa City
Samuel D. Hensel
Daniel L
Dale Grimm
Hensel
Daniel Grimm
Safe District Instructions on Remap Reported
Des Moines report on legislative reapportionment hearing where Phil Burks testified that Republican leadership instructed him to avoid unnecessarily placing incumbents in the same district. The testimony referenced prior Supreme Court directives and the 1971 remap plan reacting to census figures.
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Des Moines
UPI
Legislative Service Bureau
Phil Burks
Sioux City
House
Andrew Varley
Stuart
Burks
Supreme Court
State Democratic Central Committee
High Court
Third District
Thomas Bown
Corydon
Bown
Iowa Federation of Labor
Iowa Supreme Court
Barber Hood Brings Privilege and Gossip at Chu Lai
Glenn Hood, a 21 year old medic turned barber at Chu Lai, trims generals and staff while hosting showgirls in his room. He says officers tip about a dollar per haircut and confides that as a barber he is treated as an equal, revealing the camp’s social quirks and tensions.
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Chu Lai
Vietnam
Glenn Hood
Earl Zeiner
Hood
Samson Complex
Zeiner’s
Coulterville, Il
Belleville Barber College
Lifelong Coggon Resident Dies at 88 in Monticello Hospital
Jennie Montgomery 88, a lifelong Coggon resident, died in a Monticello hospital. Born January 11, 1883, near Coggon she married Robert Montgomery March 4, 1904 at Coggon. Surviving daughter Mrs. George Hasler. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Presbyterian Church. Friends may call Murdoch chapel. casket will not be opened after the service.
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Coggon
Jennie Montgomery
Monticello
Robert Montgomery
Murdoch Chapel
Pixley Discusses Agricultural Skills on KCRG Radio
Frank L. Pixley, chief of the Agricultural Skills Branch at the Peace Corps, is the interview guest on TALK OF THE TOWN. The program airs Tuesday at 12 40 PM on KCRG RADIO-1600.
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Frank L. Pixley
Office of Volunteer Placement
Peace Corps
Talk OF the Town
Kcrgradio
Two Westgate Firms Targeted by Break-Ins
Special to The Gazette reports two Westgate businesses were burglarized early Saturday. Geske Hardware had a back door broken but burglars fled upstairs without stealing. Westgate Tavern suffered a window entry with only cigarettes stolen. authorities describe the getaway car.
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Westgate
Geske Hardware
Westgate Tavern
Shocking Experience Describes Sudden Health Crisis
A terse account notes a general low mood of body functions marked by labored breathing loss of fluids erratic heart beat falling blood pressure and reduced oxygen in the bloodstream.
Wisconsin Tax Profile Drawn In A Local Study
The Washington department of finance study compares state, real estate and sales levies for a Milwaukee man with $20,000 income to other cities. It estimates Milwaukee taxes would total $3,040, while Baltimore and Boston run closer to $2,500 and New York about $2,150.
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Nixon
Wisconsin
Internal Revenue Service
Milwaukee
Washington Department of Finance
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
German Trade Federation reports West Germany union membership
The German Trade Federation states that 6.7 million people in West Germany are union members, reflecting a sizable portion of the labor force.
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The
German Trade Federation
West Germany
Adelaide Peterson Services at Walker
Adelaide F Peterson, 68, former Cedar Rapids Iowa City resident and Walker community member, died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born February 3 1903 in Iowa City she married Elmer C Peterson February 27 1943 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. She owned Adelaide's beauty salon in Iowa City and belonged to Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Surviving: husband a sister Mrs James Sieg of Longwood Florida and brother John F Walsh of Cicero Illinois. Rosary 8 p.m. Tuesday at Murdoch Funeral Home with calling hours for friends.
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St. Lee
Xi Gamma Sigma
Beta Sigma Phi
Robert Murray
Fourteenth Street
Debi Snyder
AFS
Australia
Massimo Revilli
Italy
Marion High School
Ron Wheeler
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Wilson Beauty Salon
YMCA
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10Th Street
11Th Street
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J. G. Craven
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
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Walker
Mandrake the Magician
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