Marion fire department funds Operation Edith reminder
Marion fire department plans Operation Edith for Oct 9 at 6 30 p m in cooperation with the Iowa fire marshal s office and Linn County Firemen s Association Fire Chief James Reynolds explains Edith means Exit Drill in the Home urging every family to have an escape plan and to leave porch lights on for 90 minutes after 6 30 p m to help counting by volunteers and police auxiliary members.
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Iowa
Linn County Firemen
Assa
James Reynolds
Reynolds
Jedges
Auxiliary Branch of Communications
Police Department
Private Viet Citizens Mapping Peace Feelers
A group of high standing South Vietnamese private citizens seek discreet talks with Viet Cong leaders to pursue peace. Backing comes from South Vietnamese officials and U.S. authorities though no government role is admitted. They favor direct VC engagement and voter‑led governance while opposing a coalition with Hanoi. An eventual face to face talk timeline remains uncertain. In a separate note, Oskaloosa resident Narl D. Walker, 82, died after accidentally shooting himself while hunting.
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Washington
Nea
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Reg Tee
South Vietnam
Communist Organization
Oskaloosa
Narl D. Walker
Marion school addition lag slows opening plans
Marion Independent officials report slow progress on the Washington elementary school addition adding eight classrooms. Supt. Richard M. Sorensen notes roof work finished but two classrooms are not ready for the Aug. 26 opening. all eight may open together by Nov. 1. Two rooms host classes in the multi purpose room meanwhile.
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Marion Independent
Washington
Richard M. Sorensen
Sorensen
Morehead, Construction Co
Punishment Delayed as Cardinal Meets Washington Priests
Cardinal Patrick O Boyle postponed further discipline of 44 Washington area priests who refused to retract their statement opposing the papal encyclical on birth control. He summoned senior pastors to a Wednesday meeting for guidance and said decisions would come within a week, after consulting advisers.
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Patrick Cardinal
O’boyle
Washington Area
Washington
Public Defender Plan Proposed for Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County District Court Judge Blair Wood recommended creating a public defender system in Black Hawk County. He told the supervisors the new system could cost less than the current court-appointed attorney method and said he would study costs before reporting back. The board deferred action.
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API
Black Hawk County
Blair Wood
Board of Supervisors
Wood
Stanley Cites U S Waste By Slicing 20 Inch Cake
State Sen. David Stanley uses a 20 inch circular coffee cake in Cedar Rapids to illustrate how he says the federal government wastes about 20 billion dollars. He proposes a tax sharing plan with no strings attached but civil rights enforcement. He cites potential cuts across defense Vietnam aid postal labor local costs and other budgets totaling several billions. He also outlines positions on Fortas Wallace reapportionment and prayer amendments.
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David Stanley
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Roosevelt Hotel
Sen
John Williams
Delaware
Stanley
Congressional Quarterly
U. S
Abe Fortas
U. S. Supreme Court
Fortas
Johnson
Linn County Highway Projects Discussed By Republicans
The Linn county Republican candidates met Tuesday with Van Snyder of the Iowa highway commission to review highway plans in Linn county. They discussed Coggan bridge contract, 4 lane line to Interstate 80, Highway 30 south of Cedar Rapids design due March 1969, Highway 150 four lane contracts next month, Cedar Valley Expressway acquisitions on schedule, and Highway 13 four lane with right of way appraisal starting December 1969.
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Linn County
van Snyder
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Coggan
Cedar Rapids
Jane
Police Stakeout Foils Bank Heist in Providence
Providence officials report a bank holdup at the University Heights branch of Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co ended with two robbers killed and a wounded accomplice after police stationed inside foiled the attempt. A fourth suspect was arrested. No customers were present.
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Providence
R.I
University Heights
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Driver Escapes Injury In Lumber Truck Rollover
Curtis Haskins 28 of Sherwood North Carolina escaped injury when his lumber laden semi rolled over on highway 20 four miles west of town about 7 30 am Tuesday. Damage was estimated at 22000 dollars.
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Curtis Haskins
Sherwood
N.C
Highway 20
Here
Pharmacy Honors To East Iowans
East Iowans among University of Iowa pharmacy students receiving scholarships at the fall open house. Recipients include Gary Metelak Cedar Rapids Elko Charitable Trust and Foundation scholar ship Richard Petersen Coralville Iowa Pharmaceutical Assn Scholarship Loren Leistikow Decorah Iowa Pharmacy Foundation scholarship Linda Cherveny Dysart Iowa Pharmacy Foundation scholarship Kenneth Hunziker Independence Osco Drug scholarship Karl Hunter Lone Tree Elko Charitable Trust and Foundation scholarship Mary Hanken Monticello Hartig Drug Co Scholarship Kevin Clark Olin Schlegel Drug Co scholarship Kathryn Cranston Williamsburg Rho Chi prize and Sherling prize.
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East
Mary Hanken
Monticello
Hartig Drug Co
Kevin Clark
Olin
Schlegel Drug Co
Kathryn Cranston
Williamsburg
Rho Chi
Sherling
Miller Demands Hearing On False Check Charge
Lynn F. Miller 41 of 5420 Gordon Avenue NW demanded a preliminary hearing on a false uttering of a check charge. The hearing was set for 2 p.m. October 4. Miller was released on his own recognizance by Judge John Reilly. He is accused of uttering a false check for 33.95 at Me Too store 903 First Avenue SW on March 26.
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Lynn F. Miller
Gordon Avenue
Miller
John Reilly
First Avenue
Airborne dental clinic backs front line troops in Vietnam
The U.S. Army sends a 4.5 ton airborne dental clinic by HH-54 Flying Crane to isolated fire bases in Vietnam's central highlands. It treats soldiers on site, claiming 225 patients in nine days and saving 450 man days versus rearward trips.
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Pleiku
Vietnam
Army
Harold Larson
San Antonio
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Norma J Gates Released on Bond
Norma J Gates 19 of 1012 Fifteenth Street SE was freed on $110 bond after a Monday arrest on an assault charge. An information signed by Sandra Johnson of 516 Eighth Street NW alleges Gates pulled a knife on Johnson at her residence on September 16.
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Norma J. Gates
Fifteenth Street
Sandra’ Johnson
Eighth Street
Miss Gates
Johnson
U.N. Assembly Opens First General Assembly in London
The first General Assembly of the United Nations opened in London on January 10, 1946, marking a key postwar diplomacy milestone.
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General Assembly of the United Nations
London
Wide ranging health and history notes spark reader reflection
A collage of trivia from health risks and exercise to famed figures like Gen George Patton and Frank Lloyd Wright. It blends nutrition advice, safety data on pilots, civic notes on voting rights, and nostalgic quotes, all in brisk, readable snippets.
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Harvard
Frank Lloyd Wright
Anne Baxter
National Institute of Mental Health
Senator Miller Pushes U S Withdrawal From Grain Pact
Senator Jack Miller argues the United States should withdraw from the International Grains Agreement to protect taxpayers and farmers. He notes the pact, ratified June 13 over his opposition, fails as France and Australia undercut prices, hurting U S export markets and wheat prices.
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Washington
Jack Miller
A-Iowa
Senate
United States
Miller
France
Australia
U.S
City Council Weighs Fire Station Site Objections
Dr. R. L. Tappen objected Monday night to building a new fire station on the south parking lot, arguing the space is needed for parking. The council will continue to search for an alternative site.
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Eleader
R. L. Tappen
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