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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1967
Page
2
A flood of letters to Iowa officials shows citizens venting about taxes daylight saving and governance. Tax liens trigger irate notes challenging authority while others mock daylight bills and political accountability. Atty Gen Scalise recalls a claimed unjust arrest amid scattered home and family concerns.
The excerpt portrays officials facing extreme heat as they describe walking from air conditioned offices to the street. A speaker quips about Democrats heating up summer while mocking Republicans lack of air conditioning in cars and homes. The piece notes voters often receive polite replies to letters, though some express blunt indifference, as one taxpayer wrote not interested.
Iowa's teacher shortage is somewhat alleviated this year as districts seek staff for the upcoming term. Salary boosts by boards appear to attract teachers from neighboring states, though shortages persist in English, library, math, science, special education, and elementary teaching, with gaps in music, coaches, and several districts lacking superintendents and county vacancies.
Murray Davidson Jr. 18 of Waterloo, nephew of the Sullivan brothers famed for World War II, will join the Navy in a ceremony Tuesday night. Their uncles Albert, George, Francis, Joseph and Madison Sullivan were killed when the USS Juneau sank after a Japanese attack on November 13, 1942.
Eagle Grove Rotary heard R G Hileman executive secretary of the Iowa Good Roads Assn say Iowa must raise at least 75 million dollars annually beyond current funds to fix primary highways county roads and municipal streets. He cited studies for the state highway commission noting 4250 miles with deficiencies and warned that freeway construction may need 660 million over 20 years with rising construction and maintenance costs. He urged higher road user taxes to prevent falling behind in road construction.
Zachary Scott stars in Wings Of Danger airing Wednesday at 4 PM on KCRG TV Channel 9. The feature highlights Scott’s lead performance in the thriller set to captivate local viewers.
About 340 candidates for degrees at the University of Northern Iowa are set to participate in summer commencement at 7 30 p m Friday in O R Latham stadium. Dr J W Maucker UNI president will preside and deliver the charge. If rain threatens, ceremonies move to the men's gymnasium.
Mrs. James OGehling of Tama resigns as recording clerk in Don Cronan's district court office to become secretary to Donald Goodwin, Tama Elementary School principal. Mrs. Ludwig Dostal of Toledo will replace her in Cronan's office.
Iowa City students may still buy tickets for the University of Iowa production of Die Fledermaus. The three act comic operetta runs at 8 p m on Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday in Macbride auditorium during the 29th annual Fine Arts festival. Tickets are 2 50 and available at the Iowa Memorial Union box office.
Scientists and engineers from 11 Midwest universities led by John F. Kennedy of the University of Iowa plan a regional effort to identify research needs for solving water resource problems in the Great Lakes region. The CIC cooperative council funds a $27,100 Office of Water Resources Research grant to coordinate economic growth and policy.
Scholars from 11 CIC universities plan a summer study on developing a mathematical model of the Great Lakes region. The model will describe interrelated factors including climate, economics, ecology, and other regional dynamics.
Five University of Northern Iowa seniors majoring in elementary education with emphasis on educating retarded children receive $1600 traineeships plus basic registration fees for the 1967-68 academic year. The group is led by Shirley Ferreter of Independence.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa will pay 4.6 percent on state funds deposited in bank certificates of deposit for August, up from 4.2 percent in July. A rate setting committee including State Treasurer Chrystal and Banking Supt. Worthington meets monthly to set the public funds rate, with limits tying local deposits to the state rate and capping at 4.6 percent.
Frank Richard, 42, of Buffalo, died Monday evening when his car collided with a truck on Highway 22 near Seat County. Sheriff's officials are investigating the fatal wreck.
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