Group Aims to Improve Skilled Worker Image in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids manufacturers and Linn County counselors formed a committee to boost the image of blue collar workers. They plan industrial tours, expanded counseling information, and better use of vocational facilities to attract youth to skilled trades amid a growing labor shortage.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Marengo
Sutherland Cook
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Damages Fourth Street Cafe in Early Morning Blaze
Fire causes rear wall and window frame damage at Fourth Street Cafe, 213 Fourth Street SE. A discarded cigarette in a trash barrel started the blaze, shattering merchandise and food, with smoke damaging the interior. Owners say repairs will take several days.
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Fourth Street
Fourth Street SE
Jesse Hunter
Alex Nofal
Chamber of Commerce forms steering group for school tours
John Johnson, chair of the personnel managers' committee, was instructed to assemble members for a new committee. He said employers and school officials have met informally and the group may act as a steering committee to launch the new work.
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John Johnson
The
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Girl Hurt In-Car Crash Near Mt Vernon Road
Shirley Schnieders 19 of 316 Twelfth Street SE was treated at Mercy hospital in good condition for facial lacerations and cuts after a one car crash north of Mt Vernon road. The car skidded 340 feet and rolled into a ditch then struck a fence. Gary Hoyt 20 of Manchester was fined 50 dollars for reckless driving. Keith Rambo 20 of 1509 Bever Avenue SE was released after forehead injuries.
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Shirley Schnieders
Twelfth Street
Mercy Hospital
Mt. Vernon Road
Indian Creek Bridge
Russ Pratt
Gary Hoyt
Manchester
L. M. Hullinger
Keith Rambo
Bever Avenue SE
Linn County Men Inducted Into Army at Fort Des Moines
Eleven Linn County men including one listed as a delinquent were inducted at Fort Des Moines. Stephen C. Cronbaugh, 121 Seventeenth St SW, was drafted as a delinquent for altering his birth date. The group includes William L. Ellis, James W. Morey, Robert W. Vanous Jr., Michael E. Dennis, Robert E. Mittan, Terry C. Moore, Marvin E. Horak, Larry W. Kolsto, Donald C. Schirm, and Edward C. Saathoff. Schirm volunteered. All were sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for processing. A nurse training program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center will allow enlistees to obtain nursing degrees through the University of Maryland. Also, Donavan K. Saville and Bruce E. Phillips were reported on leave from Camp Pendleton en route to Hawaii and awaiting assignments.
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Linn County
Fort Des Moines
Stephen C. Cronbaugh
Seventeenth Street
William L. Ellis
James W. Morey
Quaker Oats, unions sign new Cedar Rapids pact
Quaker Oats Co and three unions representing Cedar Rapids plant crafts workers signed a two year contract retroactive to April 8 1964 and expiring April 7 1966. Wages rise five cents an hour at start plus one cent inequity and seven cents on April 8 next year. Hospital plan costs shifted to employees. major medical available at employee expense. Sick leave extends to 26 weeks and weekly benefits rise to 62 4 percent of base pay. Four weeks vacation after 20 years, instead of 25. About 110 IA Machinists Local 831 Carpenters Local 1039 and Sheet Metal Local 263 employees covered. Production workers also had a two year deal in February.
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Carroll Luckey
Link-Belt Speeder Co
Cedar Rapids
Luckey
Quaker Oats Co
Cedar’ ,Rapids
The
International Assn. of Machinists
Carpenters Union
Sheet Metal Workers Union
Iowa Artists Invited for Northwestern Bell Calendar 1965
Northwestern Bell seeks paintings for a 12 monthly calendar to be distributed in 1965 with full color reproductions. At least three works must be by Iowa artists. Cedar Rapids manager R A Schreder says both professional and amateur artists in the service area are notified.
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Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Company plans annual 250000 copy calendar in five states
Copies are available at company business offices. The calendar will distribute 250000 copies annually across the five state area.
Ohio Educator to Speak at Phi Delta Theta Founders Day Banquet
Dr. Eldon Smith, president of Ohio Wesleyan College, will address a Phi Delta Theta Founders day banquet at 6 30 p m April 22 at the Holiday Inn. Alumni from Eastern Iowa and University of Iowa members will attend with reservations via John Ballard Cedar Rapids EM 47947. He will also visit Des Moines and Ames for Founders day events.
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Eldon Smith
Ohio Wesleyan College
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Holiday Inn
Iowa
University of Iowa
John Ballard
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Des Moines
Ames
Youth Admits Thefts At SW Side Homes
A 15-year-old Cedar Rapids boy confessed to burglaries at three southwest side homes over three weeks. He admitted taking $10 from the Wesley Ames residence, two pocket knives from Raymond Allee, and a transistor radio from Gilbert Jones, with arrests following juvenile bureau evidence.
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Cedar Rapids
Lester Woodward
Juvenile Bureau
Wesley Ames
Sixteenth Avenue
Raymond Allee
Gilbert Jones
Fifth Avenue
Juvenile Released to Parents After Amos Residence Incident
Patrolmen responded to the Amos residence with a juvenile cited and released to his parents custody pending action by juvenile authorities. The brief report notes no further details and no injuries.
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Amos
Exciting Channel 9 Sports with Bob Brooks at 10 25 Each Night
TV sports roundup led by Bob Brooks on Channel 9 airs at 10 25 each weekday night. The brief segments preview scores highlights and standings across local teams and national games.
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Channel 9
Bob Brooks
Memorial To Go Saigon War Memorial Remove Fragments
The government announced it will direct the French embassy to remove a war memorial in Saigon. It is described as a vestige of French colonialism and slated for removal.
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Saigon
UPI
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Don Saville
Fourteenth Street
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Marine Corps
Bruce E. Phillips
William L. Phillips
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Smulekoff
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1St St. SE
Lsed
Smulekoff's
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