Route 549 Hearing Draws 350 People with Few Objections
A Middle Amana public hearing on the Route 549 four-lane proposal drew about 350 attendees with little organized opposition. Officials outlined a 22.5 mile route from east of the 149–I 9 junction to the Lily pond area near Middle Amana, with interchanges planned at Walford and Fairfax and property acquisitions slated to begin in 1970.
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Middle Amana
Cedar Rapids
Lakeside School
State Highway Commission
Commission
van Snyder
Raymond Kassel
Ames
Walford
Fairfax
House To Go
Lily Pond
Ray Gerst
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted On Speeding Charge
David Schulte 21 formerly of Ryan was found guilty in district court of driving more than 50 mph on appeal from a justice court. Judge John Co Oberhausen scheduled sentencing for October 11. Schulte had been sentenced to 30 days in county jail in the justice court.
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C.R
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Justice of the Peace
David Schulte
Ryan
John Co. Oberhausen
Schulte
Sentencing Set for Crow in Child Lewd Acts Case
Gerald Homer Crow, 41, of Jesup, will be sentenced October 3 on a charge of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. Crow pled guilty Thursday in district court after arrest on July 22. bond reduced to $1,000.
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Gerald Homer Crow
Jesup
Crow
Six Iowa traffic fatalities raise toll to six
A roundup reports six Iowa traffic deaths including Steve Straka four of Dubuque who died after an auto crash earlier in the week. Additional fatalities include Lee Otis Warner seventy of Ira and Benita G Maher sixty five of Colfax in a freight train collision near Ottosen and Patricia Ann Crandall thirty two of Pleasantville in a single car wreck. Michael Holland eleven of rural Leland died from injuries in a two car crash near Mason City. Mrs George Maily thirty two of Cedar Rapids died from crash injuries after hitting a utility pole on Sept eight.
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Iowa
Steve Straka
James L. Straka
Dubuque
University Hospital
Iowa City
Oxford Junction
Tommy
Louis J. Straka
Cedar Rapids
Harold Fisher
Wheatland
Elmer Kelting
Ottosen
Lee Otis Warner
Ira
Benita G. Maher
Colfax
Michael Holland
Standly Holland
Leland
Mason City
George Maily
Put-down Master Delivers Live Laughter on The Don Rickles Show
The Don Rickles Show premieres on KCRG TV 9 in color at 8:00 PM Friday. Rickles’ sharp wit and audience interaction promise a bold, edgy comedy debut.
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Don Rickles
KCRG
TV 9
Counterfeit Bills Passed in Manchester Report
Three counterfeit twenty dollar bills circulated in Manchester bearing serial L27619052A. Two were passed at a liquor store with unknown passer, and another at First State Bank possibly in night deposits from a store.
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Manchester
First State Bank
Waterloo young specialist killed in action near Tam Ky
Army Specialist 4 Mark Ellsworth, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ellsworth of Waterloo, was killed in action Wednesday near Tam Ky, Vietnam, the Defense Department said Friday.
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Waterloo
Mark Ellsworth
Lloyd Ellsworth
Tam Ky
Vietnam
Defense Department
Iowa U Music Building Bids Total 8 935 381
Low bids for 12 contracts to build the University of Iown music building and a 2 500 seat auditorium total 8 935 381. Newman Brothers of Des Moines submitted the low general construction bid 6 439 859. Other low bids include Iowa Sheet Metal Co Universal Climate Control Brown Brothers AAA: Mechanical Clancy Brothers and others. Final action by the board of regents will follow at the next meeting.
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Iowa City
University of Iown
University Theater
Board of Regents
Newman Brothers of
Des Moines
Iowa Sheet Metal Co
Brown Brothers
Mechanical Contractors
Minneapolis
Honeywell
Kimball Brothers
Council Bluffs
Clancy Brothers
Syracuse
N.Y
Sound System and Lighting Purchases for Omaha and Iowa City
A summary list notes purchases including Woodburn Sound Service in Iowa City for sound reinforcement at $124,786 U S dollars, Campbell Brothers in Omaha for an orchestra lift at $67,500, and Metropolitan Lighting Co in Omaha for stage lighting at $145,072.
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Woodburn Sound Service
Iowa City
Campbell Brothers
Omaha
Metropolitan Lighting Co
Burglars Take $110 From Michel's Tavern
Iowa City detectives report a breakin at Michel's tavern 232 South Dubuque Street early Friday. About $110 was taken from a cash register after entry by a broken window between closing time and 4 a.m.
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Iowa City
Michel
South Dubuque Street
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Mike Conklin
Kit
Snyder
Warren Ackley
Dom Cammey
Larry Owens
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Harry Geiger
Amana Society Board of Directors
Carl Hoel
Amana Society
Robert Fulton
Shell Oil Co
Associated Press
State
Iowa U. Music
Midwest
House Beautiful Magazine
Kitultloian
Kay Cooper
Maria Gertsman
Dorothy Houts
Jim Hurt
Dick Pinney
John Sirotiak
Phil Scolaro
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