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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Passing Council Bluffs, the USS Hazard made its way up the Missouri River Friday afternoon, headed for its berth at NP Dodge Memorial Park North of Omaha. The Hazard was in the tow of Sioux City and New Orleans tugs to Omaha, escorted by several…

Converted Church . . . sports an apartment sign where Griswold Catholics once entered to worship.

Visiting Her Parents . . . Dr. and Mrs. LC Nielson is Mrs. Harvey L Goth and daughters, Lori, 5, and Dana, 2, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif. Mr. Goth joined his family in Council Bluffs for a weekend and they all visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.…

Earl Williams . . . director of Walnut Hill Cemetery, looks at one of two boulders in the cemetery for safekeeping. They are historical monuments looking for a home.

Arranging pews...in the auditorium of their new South View Baptist Chapel are Mr. and Mrs. Bill Waters. They are one of three couples from Valley View Baptist Church who have been given the outreach responsibility for another gospel preaching church…

The vandalism of the St. Albert School sign with the letters "TJ" painted on it is being investigated by police as an initiation rite for members of the Yellowjacket football team. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.

Broken and Displaced Tombstones . . . were the result of vandalism at Fairview Cemetery, 308 Lafayette Ave. The city, which is responsible to repair the damage, will begin working on the project late this week with special equipment.

Scenic Overlook . . . The "backbone" which give Backbone State Park its name provides a high vantage point where visitors may survey the rugged beauty of the area. Lake (center) was created by a high dam on the Maquoketa River.

Activity Buzzes...on Broadway Viaduct as carpenters and steel workers prepare for concrete work on west end of the span.,

Scheduled To Close . . . is the Victor Iowa Pack pork plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. Company officials say operations will cease next week. The photo shows the back of the plant where trucks unload hogs.

The Festive Table . . . of the Dodge House dining room is loaded with fancy glassware and the silver tea service that was used by the Dodge family. The table arrangement and oversize centerpiece were done by Mrs. William Utley, a member of the Dodge…

The Festive Table...of the Dodge House Dining room is loaded with fancy glassware and the silver tea service that was used by the Dodge family. The table arrangement and oversize centerpiece were done by Mrs. William Utley, a member of the Dodge…

An applauding crowd.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign to a huge crowd assembled at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum on Oct. 29, 1970. He was in Nebraska to campaign for GOP hopefuls. He later returned to Nebraska Jan. 14, 1971, to honor the University…

Viewing Programs . . . taped for in-service instruction at Jennie Edmundson Hospital are Charles Mitzenius, patient counselor, and Ray Swift, director of education at the hospital's School of Nursing.

Watching The Operation . . . of a panel flow glueing machine are Bin Chinh Dang; Bill Kishpaugh; operator John Hansen and Thang Xuan Nguyen. The Vietnamese are new men on the job.
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