Riley Resigns from Iowa Senate to Avoid Special Election
State Senator Tom Riley announced his resignation from the Iowa legislature to spare taxpayers the cost of a potential special election if he is elected to Congress. Riley, unopposed for the Republican nomination, said the move aims for broader voter turnout at the general election and left a vacancy to party committees for selection.
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Tom Riley
U.S. Congress
Riley
Senate
Congress
State Senate
Party Central Committee
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Iowa
John Culver
Washington
G.O.P
Jack Walters
Walters
Ken Moore
Democratic
Moore
Clark Road
C R Leads Iowa Cities for June Building Permits
Cedar Rapids led Iowa cities in June for new single and two family dwelling permits with 45 issued and valued at 602 515. Des Moines topped valuation at 990 900 but had fewer permits. Cedar Rapids headed remodeling permits with 168, while Des Moines had higher valuation in remodeling.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Environmental Engineering Service
Iowa Department of Health
Des Moines
Bettendorf
Davenport
Waterloo
Theft of checks and cash at F. W. Means Co.
A breakin at F. W. Means Co. 819 Fifth Street SE led to $5,748.57 stolen including $150 in cash, $443 in payroll checks, and 24 billspayable checks totaling $5,055.57. Entry was gained by breaking the west service door glass during the weekend.
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F. W. Means Co
Fifth Street
Two Couples File Bankruptcy Petitions In Cedar Rapids
Two couples filed for bankruptcy in Cedar Rapids federal court. Dale and Barbara Gosse of Grundy Center report $5,928 in debts and $425 in assets, all exempt, with Gosse employed as a fire and service mechanic. Raymond and Mona Shelton Jr. of Central City show $6,064 in debts and $969 in assets, $375 exempt, with Shelton a laborer.
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Cedar Rapids
Dale
Barbara Gosse
Grundy Center
Raymond
Mona Shelton, Jr
Central City
Czechs Seek West German Ties Amid Soviet Pressure
Prague eyes hard currency credits to modernize industry while Moscow and its bloc impose limits. Ulbricht risks a break with Bonn as talks hinge on eight demanded concessions including tighter trade and cultural restrictions with West Germany. Soviet led war games near Czechoslovakia continue.
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West Germany
Bonn
Prague
Czechoslovak
Tass
Soviet Union
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
London
The
Guardian
Lord Bethel
Bethel
Rockefeller holiday at Harriman estate opens Maine visit
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his wife begin a vacation at their waterfront estate in Maine on Monday. They will spend time at the SeAL Harbar property as part of their seaside retreat.
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Rocky
Harbar
Maine
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Republicans OK Riley value analysis plan in Iowa
Iowa executive council, with three Republicans present, approved Sen. Tom Riley's value analysis proposal to study state government with the Society of American Value Engineers. The plan calls for an ad hoc committee and SAVE to provide sessions and experts at no cost, with findings to the next general assembly. Gov. Hughes and Treasurer Franzenburg were absent.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Executive Council
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Congress
Iowa
The
Society of American Value Engineers
SAVE
Melvin Synhorst
Harold E. Hughes
Synhorst
Hughes
Paul Franzenburgh
L. B. Liddy
Lloyd Smith
Franzenburg
State of Iowa
General Assembly
Denver Man Held On Rape Charge
A Denver man, Stephan A. Martin, 24, was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bond on a rape charge. He was arraigned in municipal court, demanded a preliminary hearing, set for Thursday at 3 p.m., related to a Sunday rape of a 20 year old Cedar Rapids woman.
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Denver
Colo
Stephan A. Martin
Martin
Cedar Rapids
Walter Green Charged With Assault After Bond Posted
Walter Green age 41 of 713 Fifth Street SE posted 110 bond and was released after arrest on Saturday. A warrant based on Wanda Burns statement alleges Green grabbed her in front of 716 Seventh Avenue SE and tried to pull her into a car on August 2.
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Walter Green
Fifth Street SE
Wanda Burns
Green
Seventh Avenue SE
C R Man Charged After Car Damaged
Sammy Turner 24 of 630 Seventh street SE was arrested Saturday evening on a charge of causing malicious injury to a motor vehicle. He is accused of striking a car owned by Michael Finley 725 Blairs Ferry road NE with a can of beer. Turner posted a 110 bond and was released.
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Sammy Turner
Seventh Street
Michael Finley
Blairs Ferry Road
Turner
Today's Columnists Today's Columnists
Column roundup features Robert Musel TV critic Leonard Lyons and Rex Conn's What's What offering brief observations on media and entertainment. Short notes preview column topics and reader interest cues from the era.
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Robert Musel
Leonard Lyons
Cedar Rapids 15 Year Old Held for Larceny of Cars
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids boy was held on three counts of larceny of a motor vehicle plus breaking and entering and no license. Police chased after him after a report of a stolen car from the Chicago North Western yards. He wrecked cars at multiple locations and fled on foot before being captured.
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Cedar Rapids
Jan Mary
Williams Boulevard
Chicago North Western Railroad
Cedar Lake Road
Maly
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
E Avenue
Sixteenth Street
A Avenue NE
Ed Naughton
Mayor Questions Value of Weather Reporting Service
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bosh questioned the advisability of re subscribing to an out of state weather reporting firm. He urged the city council to check if local meteorologists can supply se weather information. The contract with Murray and Trettel costs $1 000 per year.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bosh
Bosh
Donald Canney
Weather Service
Murray and Trettel
Michael Wieneke Arrested on Narcotics and Delinquency Charges
Michael J. Wieneke, 18, of 509 Fifteenth Street SE, was arrested Sunday on a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge. Police found marijuana, leading to a narcotics act violation. He was arraigned Monday and held on $110, awaiting narcotics arraignment, with a warrant for the earlier delinquency charge tied to a Cedar Rapids girl alleged to have immoral conduct on August 3.
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Michael J. Wieneke
Fifteenth Street SE
Wieneke
Cedar Rapids
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