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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1961

Page

2

Cedar Rapids Tax Board Announces Staffing and Policy Changes

The Cedar Rapids Tax Board outlined reforms including valuing tax-exempt property by January 1 1963, and reclassifying several positions. Roger Schrodermier was named chief deputy at 5880 annual pay, Griff Johnson became field appr as pay cut to 5820, Orvin Frink promoted to full-time field assessor at 5640, Mrs. Leonard West to secretary at 4020, and a vacant clerk post budgeted at 3120. Ronald Wagner appointed to the examining board and Ben Holets reappointed to a six-year board of review term.

Holveck State Tax Commission Griff Johnson Orvin Frink Lisbon Leonard West Hiawatha Ronald Wagner Ben Holets Fairfax Board of Review

Courthouse Draws 90 Petit Jurors for January Term

Ninety petit jurors are drawn to serve in the January term of court. They report January 15 at 9 a.m. as the January term begins January 8 with Judge Sandoe Jordan presiding. The list includes residents from Cedar Rapids to Marion, Maplewood to Washington townships, with many named individuals and addresses.

Sandoe Jordan Cedar Rapids Carol Anderson Fifteenth St Florence D. Atkinson Seventh St. NE Kenneth F. Benz Twenty-seventh St. Dr Henry A. Beyers Wellington St William F. Biederman Second St Lael Biella Park Ave Alta E. Blood First Ave Louis M. Boddicker Fourth Ave Wilmer T. Bowen Kesler Rd Nina Bragg Ninth St Robert E. Brown Tenth Ave Lois Butler Sue Lane Virginia I. Byers Sixth Ave Arlene H. Cammack Charles R. Chase Seventh Ave Betsey Chehak Sixteenth St Barbara Cizek Nineteenth Ave Marjorie Daft Cleon F. Dolezal Eighth Ave Marie Ebert Woodside Dr Edwin D. Elyea Deborah Herschel D. Hartsell Nancy Henry Fifth St Asaph L. Hinton Charlotte J. Johnson B Ave Mary Jordan Schaeffer Henry Katz Nineteenth St Lucile Lindgren Forest Dr Cleo L. Ludlow John H. Nelson Memorial Dr Helen C. O'Connell Dave John H. O'Neill Center Point Rd Keith L. Pence Golfview Dr Edith Rhodes Eighth St Georgia Richardson Sylvia Roche Second Ave Gladys M Smith Andrew Sorenson Fourth St John M. Stearns Old Marion Rd Herschel Stripe Miami Dr Clair J. Way Lennox Ave Harold T. Webber G Ave Jack D. Welch Mabel C. Waite Bencke Rd Marion Chester Bullis Kenneth Clark Shirley Collins Howard Glass Arthur Hunt Burte Ruston Mr. Vernon Jay Fordyce Lisbon Fred Kruse Albert L. Reynolds Harold Riger Springville Kendall Gibson College Township James

Holveck gets $720 yearly raise in Linn County

Linn County Assessor Holveck received a $720 annual salary boost by the county conference board, raising his pay to $7,920 effective January 1, 1962. The board also adjusted salaries for other personnel and approved a total office budget of $36,000 with $3,600 for extra help.

Linn Forrest Holveck County Conference Board Holveck M. G. Linkletster Conference Board

Indonesia opens door to accord on West New Guinea

Foreign Minister Subandrio told parliament that Indonesia cannot be blamed for using force to seize West New Guinea but kept a path to a peaceful settlement. He said the settlement must grant Indonesia control of the western half of the island. President Sukarno meanwhile ordered total mobilization.

Jakarta Subandrio Indonesia West New Guinea Sukarno

FDA Bans Diethylstilbestrol for Capons in Chickens

Washington UPI reports the Food and Drug Administration banned use of diethylstilbestrol in caponizing chickens, classifying the chemical as cancer producing due to its tumor risks in laboratory animals.

Washington UPI Food and Drug Administration

Romania Jails 80,000 Farmers in Collectivization Drive

Vienna reports that over 80,000 farmers were arrested in Communist Romania’s collectivization from 1950 to 1952. Nicolai Ceausescu, at a party meeting denouncing Stalinism, said arrests were ordered by Anna Pauker, former foreign minister ousted in 1952 and died in 1960.

Vienna Romania Scinteia Nicolai Ceausescu Ceausescu Anna Pauker

Blood Plasma Flown to Brazil for Circus Fire Victims

The state department announced on Tuesday that the United States is sending blood plasma valued at $10,000 to Brazil to aid victims of the circus fire.

Washington UPI State Department U.S Brazil

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The Roger Schrodermier A. Akers Paul D. Fuller, Jr David G. Novak Lawrence Olson Maine Robert L. Falcon Roland Price Donald E. Starks Monroe James IB. Carlson Melvin McKay Philip Hand Joe Klima Clinton William Leonard Dorothy Metz Bertram H. H. Bass Mary A. Morris Grant George Henderson Jackson Ruth J. Hill Otter Creek Frank Schantz George Touro Paul Stratton Lorraine Hollywood Lindale Lindale Nations Depts Coiffure Dritz Sewing Cupid Pearl and Gold Chain I.c Satin Zmore Smoller Kastle Knits Kastle
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