Rezoning Proposal Passes Then Fails in City Council
City council approved a B-1 zoning change for a Center Point location to allow a restaurant lounge, 3 to 2, with Frank Bush Don Canney and Mayor Bob Johnson in favor and Don Gardner Stewart Shank opposed. Opponents including a nearby church warned it would extend commercial zoning and reduce property values.
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Line Kalell
Frank Bush
Don Canney
Bob Johnson
Don Gardner
Stewart Shank
Center Point Road
Williams- Rezoning Fight and Taxation of Campaign Funds
The discussion covers a rezoning dispute with 50 percent opposition and a ruling requiring four affirmative votes. It notes a mayoral meeting, restrictions tied to the rezoning, and references to political campaign fund taxes including IRS bullets from 1954 and a 1961 Dirksen citation. It mentions Lyndon Johnson as a speaker and fundraising events for a senator.
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Bob Johnson
Planning Department
Kalell
Andlliams
Lyndon Johnson
Williams
IRS
Sen
Dirksen
R-Ill
Bike Riders Injured In SE Street Accident At Rails
Police report two bicycle riders injured near the Twelfth Avenue SE railroad tracks. One rider suffered facial and head injuries when his bike hit a lowering gate at about 3 50 p m while turning to look at children behind him. Mayor Johnson noted a rezoning request had been given more time than it merited and Mercy Hospital listed the boy in good condition.
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Twelfth Avenue SE
Johnson
Houti
Mercy
Twelfth , Avenue SE
Makawi
ICC
Blairs Ferry
New Haven
Knolls Addition
George Haines
New York
Mass Vision
Sachusetts
Boston
Springfield
Mass
John C. Lepper
First Avenue
Warren Lce
J. Rees
Lepper
James
L. McDonald
Bave Railroad
John R
Cedar Rapids Courtcase Involves April Incident
Courthouse News reports a Cedar Rapids case dated April 24 with a suspect driving a car and three alleged accomplices pled innocent.
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Cedar Rapid
Linn Board Denies Zoning Pleas Approves Welfare Unit
Linn County supervisors denied three zoning requests on April 18 amid recommendations from the county zoning commission. A greenhouse, aircraft hangars, and a class G to class H zoning change were rejected. The board approved two preliminary plats and two final plats. a bicycle accident near Cedar Rapids injured Tony Steward, 8, with hospital treatment after a bike collision with a parked car.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
County Zoning! ‘Commission
Iday
Tony
Steward
Cedar Rapids
Roman Steward
Highway 149
John B
Tenth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Aresi
Seventh Street
Mt. Vernon Road
Edgar L. King
Dismissed For Missouri Woman
County Attorney Jack Fulton Tuesday dismissed a case involving a Missouri woman. The brief report notes the action without detailing charges or proceedings.
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Missouri
Visier Permits Mrs Reitzel at Mercy Hospital
Mrs Jost or sister Walter Reitzel, 1233 Tenth Street, is a patient at Mercy Hospital. She was located at a southeast side NW tavern Monday night or Tuesday.
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Visiers
Jost
Sisten ‘Ik
Walter Reitzel
Tenth Street
Mercy Hos Tavern
Missionary talk on Pakistan by Alfred Neff at Roosevelt Hotel
The Rev Alfred Neff will speak at noon Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel about his missionary experiences in Pakistan. The event is announced amid a string of local notices and upcoming community activities.
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Alfred’ ‘Neff
Roosevelt Hotel
Pakistan
Joseph Bevan
Armar
Enzler's
Sykora’s Bakery
Kuba
Janeba-Kuba
Rail mergers and papal audience mix with local notes
The piece surveys railroad consolidation, noting the ICC stance on Penn Central and New Haven, plus a Vatican reception for Gromyko and minor Cedar Rapids notices. It includes local items: coin club auction, ads, a wayward billfold case, and obliquely named residents and events.
Acheson Calls for a United Western Coalition
The memo argues that a durable military balance depends on a strong Western alliance. It warns that if Western Europe fractures into small weak states the result would be a less cooperative Russia and a weaker overall stance against aggression.
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Euope
Russia
Dirinjchad
U S Officials Press Nordic Peace Plan Amid Vietnam Strikes
North Vietnam's MiGs based in Hanoi Haiphong and possible North Vietnam bases are discussed as U S air raids near these cities are debated Acheson Hoffman and Pentagon officials weigh France NATO unity and the risk of provoking an allied response while aiming to disrupt material flows from North Vietnam to the south
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France
Diat
Washington
Fred Hofflenge
NATO
Associated Press
Vietnam
Hanoi-Hai
Northphony
U. S
America
Tien
Free World
James Wil
North Vietnam
Hoffman
North
Hanoi
Haiphong
Pentagon
County Plans Sale of Lots for Viaduct Widening
Linn county supervisors voted to sell county owned parcels near Linn addition and Cedar Crest Woods Third Addition for a viaduct widening project. The action includes property east of Troy Mills and near Bertram, plus preliminary plats and a fertilizer tank permit. The board accepted the resignation of clerk-typist Naomi Cress, effective May 2.
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Linn Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Highway Commission
Powell
Linn
Harry
Roma Tan G
Oma D. Powell
Troy Mills
Marth
Richard Marth
Newkirk
Ed Newkirk
Fairfax Iity
Cedar Crest Woods
Robert and
Dorothy Wislsel
Bertram
Highway 30
Alburnett
John D. Kouba
Reilly
Richard A. Reilly
Fourth Street
J. Marion
Naomi Cress
Hher
Special Request Feature in May Reader's Digest
A May feature asserts readers should not sell themselves short and explains the surprising effect on others. It offers practical reasons to avoid self abuse and shows how to act with greater mental force. Now on sale.
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May Reader’s Digest
Accusation of Breaking and Possibly April 4 Incident
A report notes an accusation of breaking and or involvement around April 4. The fragments mention individuals named Sean and Steam in connection with the event.
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Sean
Jaycees Plan Work Project in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Jaycees announce a community help project at the Children’s Home. Director David Pfoff said crews will repair the drainage system of the swimming pool and wash windows on the three story building. The Spoke club will lead, aided by Tucker Manufacturing Co which donates telescoping window washers.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress Threatens $3 Billion Budget Increase
President Johnson said Congress shows intent to add $3 billion to the $113 billion budget, promising a clash over fiscal plans in Washington.
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Johnson
Washington
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Montrose
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Semyon Kozyrez
Italy
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Adzhubei
Izvestia
Wilson’s
U.S
Fourth Avenue SE
Hladky’s
Cohn & Sons
Ece
Pierce School
Pack
Mickey Bertelli
Mark Butcher
Jeff Davidson
Dennis Douda
Corky Ek
Scott Gauer
Craig LeClerc
Carl Lerigo
Kelly Perkins
Dale Peterson
Dick Truxan
Commercial Club
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Compton
UL Lowel
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Red China
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