Council Bluffs Pottawatomie County Republican Born June 19, 1920, in Council Bluffs, son of Rudolph and Frieda Walter. Attended Council Bluffs Schools. Graduated Abraham Lincoln High School 1938. Attended Omaha University. Recipient of honorary citation from Dana College. Wife's name is Rena. Married April, 1942, in Council Bluffs. Children: Gretchen, 25; Kathy, 20; and Sonia, 17. Member of the Lutheran Church, Lions, Bookfellows, National Theater and Academy, Joslyn Art Museum. Impresario and retail music dealer. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. 1941-1945 (Omaha) Hospe Piano Co., vice-president 1946-1956 (Omaha); Walter Music Co. 1956 (Council Bluffs, Iowa); owner Dick Walter Attractions, 1947, (Omaha, Nebraska). Serving first term.