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There's No Peace For Once Rowdy Big Muddy; As Engineers Stab And Slap River
The Merriwether Lewis dredges silt from the Missouri River channel south of Council Bluffs while three young shoreline "superintendents" scrutinize the operation. They are Debby, Ricky and Mark Orent, ages 6, 8 and 10, whose home is near the…
Sailor, Hitchhiker Killed As Car Plunges In Creek; One Man Escapes With Scratch
Death In The Snow...Under a Highway 6 bridge 6-1/2 miles east of Council Bluffs, the body of Larry Jessen, Wiota, lies alongside LIttle Mosquito Creek. W.F. Coules with Jessen also was killed. A Highway patrolman and Chief Deputy Sheriff Roy…
Sailor, Hitchhiker Killed As Car Plunges In Creek; One Man Escapes With Scratch
At Crash Scene...an ambulance crew removes the body of Larry Jessen, far right, while traffic officers view the spot where the car he drove broke through the ice. Arrow points to the body of W.F. Coules, pinned under the car. [second photograh of…
Combining Operations
Combining Operations...along nineteenth St., a rescuer rescues a rescuer. It all started when Nick Cavallaro, 1902 Avenue G, called a wrecker to pull him out of a drift. The wrecker got stuck.
Doggone This Flu
Judging from the expression on Dachsie's face, the treatment is worse than the flu bug. But, like a lot of two-legged specimens these days, the 7-year-old dachshund has to sniffle and bear it. Her owner, Nonpareil photographer Jack Kennedy, 225…
Patterns In Pups
Five-year-old Billy Lueth ponders the big and small of dogdom as he comes face to face with two patients being treated by his grandfather, Dr. J.A. Lueth, a Council Bluffs veterinarian. "George," a 100-pound St. Bernard pup, is owned by Clarence…
"Arrow" Wounds
Like an Indian fighter of old, John Gilmore, 46, 427 E. Washington Ave., lies wounded with two "arrows". The splinters of hardwood board--one of them two feet long--were driven through the back and palm of his left hand when they kicked out of a…
Flood Threats Ease In S.W. Iowa; Warmer Weather To Help The Bluffs; While Other Parts Of State Have Problems
Remnants Of A Bridge...dangle in the swollen waters of Walnut Creek in Waveland Township. It was one of a half dozen bridges washed out or damaged by ice and running water Tuesday.
Water Resistant
Frank Schultz calmly watches the Missouri River lap at his doorstep below the east end of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge. Schultz, on familiar terms with the river since 1930, said this spring's water level is the highest he's seen in eight years. But Schultz…
Jonquils In Spring
Jonquils In Spring...are admired by two girls in raincoats, Leslie and Debbie McPartland. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James McPartland, 1815 S. 7th St. The early blooms decorate the yard of Mrs. Harold David, 1803 S. 7th.
More Showers
Hiding From Rain...that began falling while they played in Bayliss Park are Dianne, 7; Brant, 6-1/2, and Nancy, 9, all children of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Noziska, 125 Third St. Their dog, Hedy, squeezed in under the park bench, too.
They're Off
Out of the starting gate come two-hard-running ostriches, "drive" by Don Greever of Hancock and Ernest Wede of Minden. The race was one of the features at the Thursday night show at the Pottawattamie County Fair at Avoca. Also in the first heat was…
Gosh, Lookie There
Wide-eyed over tall cowboys and their mounts at the Sidney Rodeo is Michael Ladd, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ladd of Hamburg. The young admirer was among about 5,000 persons attending the first night of the rodeo.
Mother And Son Killed In Car-Truck Smashup; Two Children Injured On Highway 92
Scattered wreckage...of car-truck crash which claimed two lives is examined by Iowa Highway Patrolman Larry Torrey, left, and Deputy Sheriff Ed Christensen, far right. The two vehicles came together at the dark spots at right hand corner of picture.
Willy Helms Sheds Three Other Names As He Becomes A Citizen; Korean Orphan Among 17 Naturlized
Waving 50 Star Flag...are Christine and Connie Almquist, citizen and citizen-to-be.
City Is Waging Annual Battle Against Leaves; 'State Of Emergency'
Pool Of Rainwater...makes a pretty mirror for St. John's Lutheran Church at Willow Avenue and Seventh Street. The underlying cause was a leaf-choked culvert.
Two Tots Kick Up Heels After Fall And Too Much Loving Care; At Mercy Hospital
Fractured Right Legs...put Eugene Adkins and Brian Jacobsen in this predicament.
Summer In October
When October becomes summer-warm, a walk outdoors brings an autumn bonus. Judy Juel, a Harlan High School junior, cuddles the feathery fall blooms of Pampas grass by a farm pond. The weather has been ideal for enjoying the fall colors.
Winter Wonderland
This rust, New England winter scene is actually neither rustic nor New England. Freshly fallen snow has transformed the drainage ditch which runs through Mount Loretto school grounds in Council Bluffs into a winter brook complete with foot bridge.