Weather, notices, and births in Cedar Rapids area
Weather data shows highs in the 60s to 80s with mixed precipitation and a cooler outlook for midweek. Local notices include fire calls, driving incidents, and a string of legal and personal notices. April births announced include daughters to Netolicky, Brown, Larimer, Lafler, and Spencer families.
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Robert Netolicky
Parkview Court SE
Harold L. Brown
Marion
Ralph Larimer
Shellsburg
Robert Lafler
Coggan
Waldo Spencer
K Avenue NE
Appeal Filed In Federal Court Damage Suit
An unsuccessful federal court damage suit against a Van Horne couple has been appealed to the Eight circuit court of appeals in St. Louis. The plaintiff, Thomas L. Jenkins of Ohio, sought $48,356.48 for an accident in 1960 on highway 30 near Cedar Rapids.
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van Horne
Eight Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Thomas L. Jenkins
Ohio
Melvin
Viola Bierschenk
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
John W. Delehant
Omaha
County Workers Face Higher Insurance Premiums
Linn County supervisors approved a Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan with increased coverage and higher monthly rates for county employees. Family plans rise to 16.10, singles to 5.45, and two-person plans to 15.50, with officials noting forthcoming rate hikes on older policies.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Art Emerson
Navy High Command
Poli
Cies
Pentagon
Navy Department
Naval
Prisoner Hurt in Courthouse Scuffle Over DUI Arrest
Loren D. Bliss, 38, suffered a head cut requiring six stitches after a struggle with Deputy Sheriff Al Remington when arrested for drunken driving Sunday at the Linn county courthouse. Four deputies witnessed the incident. Bliss was treated at St. Luke's hospital and remained jailed.
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Linn County
Sheriff's Deputies
Loren D. Bliss
Jim Smith
Bliss
al Remington
Smith
Remington
Lyle Shook
Jim Kuehl
Larry Condon
St. Luke's Hospital
Thresher Crew Echoed Silence Amid Turbulent Signals
Ramage said no signals matched human personnel aboard the submarine Thresher. He noted many underwater noise sources could mask or mimic life, leaving investigators without identifiable human presence in the recorded data.
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Ramage
Three Years to Third Offense Drunk Driver
Glenn B. Lacock 45 of 515 McKinley Street SE received a three year sentence at Ft. Madison state penitentiary and a bench parole after pleading guilty to third offense drunk driving. Police found him slumped over the steering wheel of a running car in the 300 block of Seventh avenue SE. His prior Linn County convictions occurred on Sept 21 1953 and Oct 29 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn B. Lacock
McKinley Street
Ft. Madison
Charles Penningroth
Lacock
Cedar Rapids
Lynn Faaborg
Seventh Avenue SE
Linn County
Man Fined $500 For Drunk Driving
Clement L Blood aged 39 of 3838 Old Marion Road NE was fined $500 and costs by Judge Charles Penningroth on a second offense drunk driving conviction. Blood was found guilty on Dec 4 by a district court jury and sentencing was delayed for his lawyer Tom Riley but Riley was absent at the Monday sentencing. Blood remained free on bond during this interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement L. Blood
Marion Road
Charles Penningroth
Blood
Tom Riley
Riley
Six Persons Seek $28,000 in Damages
A suit for $28,000 was filed Monday in district court seeking damages. The petition lists six plaintiffs, and names the defendant and the court as the venue. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Sturgis family sues over Center Point crash injuries
Edward R. Sturgis and his sons Jeffrey and Ronald join with Lester Davis John H. Sturgis and Harry H. Marr in a suit against Dale M. Maas of Cedar Rapids. They claim injuries from a July 8 1961 collision at Center Point road and First Avenue E. Damages seek 1000 9500 6500 9000 and 1000 each for bruises jaw neck shoulder concussion leg injuries and loss of hearing.
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Center Point Road
First Avenue E
Edward R. Sturgis
West Post Road
Jeffrey
Ronald
Lester Davis
John H. Sturgis
Harry H. Marr
Dale M. Maas
Cedar Rapids
Edward Sturgis
Davis
Marr
Ronald Sturgis
Iowa considers pari mutuel betting to boost state revenue
Meyer urges legalization of horse racing in Iowa arguing four to five tracks could yield between 5 and 10 million dollars annually in state revenue. He cites national bets totaling 3.6 billion with 288 million in state revenue across 25 racing states and notes potential track sites in Davenport Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Council Bluffs. He claims pari mutuel betting would be under strict state control with minimal risk of syndicate gambling and emphasizes better use of fairgrounds and tax dollars.
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Meyer
Iowa
Mahan
Johnson County
Ak- Sar-Ben
Omaha
Anderson l
Ringgold
Breitbach
Carnahan
Casey
Denman
Duffy
Dunton
Ely
Eveland
Hagedorn
Kibby
Loss
Maule
Miller
Des Moines
Murphy
Murray
Nielsen
Emmett
Paras
Reppert
Steffen
Swisher
Tabor
Republicar
Balloun
Iowa House Debates Tax Bill Amid Amendments and Votes
The Iowa House debated the tax bill with members Absent or not voting indicating party lines. Meyer planned to reintroduce his amendment when the bill returns after dissolving as a committee of the whole. Actions included a 63 to 36 vote against a $5 filing fee for income tax returns, a 64 to 35 approval of a 2 percent credit for merchants handling sales tax, and a 52 to 30 defeat of a $15 filing option for low income taxpayers. A motion to strike exemption for scarce goods from sales and use tax passed by voice vote, and Wayne Shaw introduced a bill taxing trading stamp companies at 10 percent net earnings or a $5,000 license minimum.
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Senate
House
Civil Defense Administration
Iowa
Rep. Meyer
Riley Dietz
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
Welfare appropriation plan discusses state funding levels
The committee recommends 1962 social welfare allocations including 400000 annually for child welfare, 250000 for disabled aid, and 50000 for emergency relief, with increases over prior budgets but cuts from department requests. An Indians settlement gets 15000 yearly, while the federal state medical aid for the aged program is not funded locally due to federal rules on prior OAA beneficiaries.
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Tama
Department
Senate
Rerouting Expressway Prompts Access Plan Change
City council heard Howard R. Green Co. outline a new expressway route linking U S 151 and Iowa 64 over the Cedar Valley to Fiftieth Road. Projections call 60,000 vehicles daily by 1990, requiring a six lane highway with outer blending lane and shifted access off First Avenue. The city seeks $423,000 in highway funds redirected to speed building and asks the commission to reroute highways 64 and 151 to the expressway once complete.
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U. S. 151
Iowa
Cedar Valley
Fiftieth Road
Loop
Highway Commission
First Avenue E
Thirtieth Street
The
First Avenue
Deaths Mary L. Phipps longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Mary L. Phipps widow of William L. Phipps died Monday. Born July 18, 1876 in Cedar Rapids, she lived here most of her life and was one of Westminster Presbyterian Church’s oldest members. Survived by two nieces, Helen Delzell of Dallas and Margaret Swiller of Burlington. predeceased by her parents Edwin K. and Mary E. Dunlap Larimer, her husband, and three brothers. Services at Turner chapel 12 noon Wednesday by Dr. John P. Woods. burial Oak Hill. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Mary L. Phipps
William L. Phipps
Woodland Drive
Hall Mar
Cedar Rapids
Helen Delzell
Dallas
Texas
Margaret Swiller
Burlington
Edwin K
Mary E. Dunlap Larimer
Edwin J
Joseph A
William Larimer
Krejci 79 of Cedar Rapids Dies After Brief Illness
Charles Krejci 79 of 1524 Fifteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a brief illness. Born July 21 1883 in Kavorov Czechoslovakia he came to Cedar Rapids in 1910. He was a retired employee of Wilson and Co married Aug. 16 1910 to Justina Lacina. He leaves four sons Joseph Charles John and Frank Krejci two daughters Mrs Ralph Hunt and Mrs Joseph Martinek ten grandchildren and two brothers in Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the Cadets of St George Branch 45 Catholic Workman St Wenceslaus church. Services Thursday 930am Kuba funeral home 10 in St Wenceslaus church burial St Johns. Friends may call after 7 Tuesday. Rosaries by Cadets of St George parish Daughters of Isabella 730pm Wednesday and Knights of Columbus 8pm
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Charles Krejci
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Kavorov
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Co
Justina Lacina
Joseph
Charles
John
Frank Krejci
Ralph Hunt
Joseph Martinek
Vincent Krejci
Krejci
St. George
The
Catholic
St. Wenceslaus Church
Kuba
Anthony W. Chihak
St. John's
Cadets of
Parish and Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
Memorial services and burials set for Cedar Memorial
Services Dieman and Mariam Louise Turner chapel services scheduled for 1 30 Wednesday led by Dr Joseph McCabe with burial at Cedar Memorial. Clements Marie Davis Turner chapel service at 3 Wednesday led by Rev D A Loferski with burial at Cedar Memorial.
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Dieman
Louise Turner
Jespeh McCabe
Cedar Memorial
Clements
Marie Davis
Turner
D. A. Loferski
Burjial
Steel prices rise amid cost pressures and competition
Steel firms report rising costs and some price declines despite better product quality. Firms say funds to boost plant efficiency depend on maintaining adequate profit margins to remain competitive in a tight market.
William Gallacher resigns as British Communist Party president
William Gallacher told the party congress he was stepping down from the presidency. A second item notes that want ads are the most used form of advertising.
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London
William Gallacher
British Communist Party Congress
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