Area 10 Tech Building Budget Approved by Board
Area 10 community college directors approved a 3.883 million preliminary budget for the first tech building south of Cedar Rapids. The 177,184 square foot facility will house vocational courses and 23 classrooms with office and lounge space. Expected completion is June 1, and 160 thousand dollars remain after obligations to invest in short-term certificates in two local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area 10 Community College Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
Ted Healey
Carl Bock
Brown, Healey and
Ken Kupka
Kupka
Farmers State Bank
Marion
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Anamosa
Duplicate Bridge Letters From Toronto Bidding Pattern Discussed
A Toronto letter notes that in a recent duplicate game most North-South pairs reached four spades. The writer describes a typical auction where West opens three diamonds and West's defense becomes straightforward after the opening lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
West
Toronto bridge players show sharp diamond reasoning
A Cedar Rapids Gazette bridge column notes Toronto players Eric Murray and Sammy Kebela as examples of top play. It explains East's distribution based raise and West's brilliant double aimed at a top score. The writer argues a five diamond run by North or South could defeat the four spades contract if certain honors are located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
All United
Toronto
Eric Murray
Sammy Kebela
East
West
New Parking Lot Lights At St. Luke's Hospital
St Luke s hospital has installed four 40 foot poles with four 1000 watt mercury lamps in the visitor and employee lots between Eighth and Tenth streets and A avenue NE. The bright lighting covers the entire area to reduce shadows and improve safety at night for staff and visitors.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Tenth Street
Unee
Bridge hand summary West North East South
East West vulnerable players bid two clubs pass sequence shows no final contract read from the hand diagram with suits and cards listed
New Jersey Politician Skirts Bailey Job Offer
State Democratic Chairman Robert Burkhardt confirmed he faced Washington sources about succeeding John M Bailey as national chairman but indicated he is unlikely to leave New Jersey. Marvin Watson and Vice President Humphrey raised the topic. Newark Evening News lists Burkhardt, O'Brien, and Richard Maguire as potential successors.
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Trenton
N. J
Robert Burkhardt
Washington
John M. Bailey
Burkhardt
New Jersey
Marvin Watson
Johnson
Humphrey
Newark Evening News
Bailey
O'Brien
Richard Maguire
Democratic National Committee
Three More Nabbed In School Dope Case
Three more pupils at a private school for gifted children in Ridgefield Conn were arrested Thursday on narcotics charges. The arrests followed earlier reports of drug activity at the same institution and involve unnamed students. Officials cautioned about ongoing investigations and preventive measures.
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Ridgefield, Conn
State Fair ticket audit slams Chicago firm
Iowa State Auditor Lorne Worthington released a critical annual audit of the State Fair Board citing inadequate controls for ticket sales and gate re entries. The Burns Detective Agency faced sharp criticism though Fair Board Secretary Kenneth Falk defended the firm noting higher revenue and banked funds.
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DES Moines
APS
Lorne Worthington
Chicago
Worthington
State Fair Board
Fair Board
Kenneth Falk
Burns Detective Agency
Falk
Burns
Traffic agency reports improved flow and finances at fair
Worthington noted total receipts from operations reached 1 092 965 39, up 160 297 92 from last year, while disbursements rose to 1 101 286 39, up 40 284 86, creating a deficit of 9 421 00. Operations received 152 156 02 in appropriations, yielding a net fund balance increase of 143 735 02 to 372 857 94 on Nov 30 1966.
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Worthington
Car Motorcycle Crash Injures 17 Year Old
Steven J. Erger, 17, of 20 eighteenth street NW, suffered a compound fracture in a car motorcycle collision on the 900 block of First Avenue W. He was listed in fairly good condition at Mercy Hospital. Edmund E. Weiss, 60, of Route One, Victor, drove left of center and was fined $16 and costs.
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Steven J. Erger
Eighteenth Street
First Avenue W
Mercy Hospital
Erger
Edmund E. Weiss
Route One
Victor
Weiss
Grand Jurors Named for Fayette County 1967
Twelve Fayette county residents were chosen to serve on the 1967 Fayette grand jury. Named: Arthur Amundson Clermont Hilder Gilbertson Elgin Tone Angie Goulder Oelwein Charles Green Lamont Doris Henniges Maynard John Meinert Shirley Rowland West Union Andrew McLeish Fayette Verna Tresemer Arlington Fred Ungerer Hawkeye Ewald Vagts Eldorado Louis Winter Waucoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
Herbert D. Klammer
Arthur Amundson
Clermont
Hilder Gilbertson
Elgin
Tone Angie Goulder
Oelwein
Charles Green
Lamont
Doris Henniges
Maynard
John ‘Meinert
Shirley Rowland
Andrew McLeish
Fayette
Verna Tresemer
Arlington
Fred Ungerer
Hawkeye
Ewald Vagts
Eldorado
Louis Winter
Waucoma
Social Worker Slain in Boston Lodgings
Elizabeth Orrill 23 a social worker from Ohio was found beaten to death in her Boston apartment shared with a roommate. Barbra Kish 22 also of Bedford Ohio had spent the evening at the Playboy club. Police named Douglas Hunt 25 of Brookline as a person who visited the apartment before Orrill was killed.
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Boston
Ohio
Elizabeth Orrill
Barbara Kish
Bedford
Miss Orrill
Kent State University
Kish
Reading
Boston University
Douglas Hunt
Brookline
Miss Orril
Huot
Stricken Lance Dies Clutching Gift Kitten
Five year old Lance Cummings died in his sleep in Chester County hospital of stomach cancer after a Christmas party at home. He clutching a green plush kitten given as one of his favorite gifts. The boy had attracted international attention for his illness and received gifts from across the United States and abroad. A Lance Cummings trust fund was established with five thousand eight dollars donated to the bank. Santa had visited the family during a special Christmas party.
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West Chester, Pa
Lance Cummings
Chester County Hospital
Walter Cummings
Downingtown
Santa Claus
Lance
Athens
Greece
Norway
Cummings
Houston
Cub Scouts Pack 33 Advancement Awards Winners
Cub Scouts Pack 33 held a Thursday ceremony at Cleveland School presenting advancement awards to Robert Walker Don Tomanka Peter Steele Kevin Schrim Tom Farland Eric Keen Dan Ackerman Barry Norden Scott Hess Dean Deaver Larry Dierks Gary Baumgartner Brad Smith David Haughenberry Ken Long and Brad Thompson. Pack 78 at Hoover School awarded advancement honors to Joey Kannenberg Robert Clive Kyle Sissle Tim Astor Paul Wims Bob Hoyt David Alberts Jed Brown Kirk Bendixson Joe Podzimek Steve Jones Jim MacGregor Russell Wieneke Randy Jones and Mike Milota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack
Cleveland School
Robert Walker
Don Tomanka
Peter Steele
Kevin Schrim
Tom Farland
Eric Keen
Dan Ackerman
Barry Norden
Scott Hess
Dean Deaver
Larry Dierks
Gary Baumgartner
Brad Smith
David Haughenberry
Ken Long
Brad Thompson
Hoover School
Joey Kannenberg
Robert Clive
Kyle Sissle
Tim Astor
Paul Wims
Bob Hoyt
David Alberts
Jed Brown
Kirk Bendixson
Joe Podzimek
Steve Jones
Jim MacGregor
Russell Wieneke
Randy Jones
Mike Milota
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St. Luke's
Trump
Lan
New
UPI
E. Linstrem
Agest
Commerce Exchange
Ave
Ray Kohl
Muirhead
Muirhead’s
H.Y. Comekar
Dias
Corer
Rere Ag
Cub
Hawkeye’s
Hamsters Canaries
Nylabone
Catnip
CAT Goodies
Fish Snax Kitty Litter
Coats
Naan
Wali
Pape Es
Ana
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