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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1965
Page
2
Cedar Rapids city council approved rebating 56 173 in water main assessments to 248 property owners. Rebates apply to extensions dating back to Dec 5 1960 and run at ten percent per year plus interest for up to 15 years. An earlier ordinance had affected 254 owners and about 160 000 in rebates.
The Iowa Natural Resources council heard five witnesses for Towa Electric Light and Power Co seeking a low head dam on the Cedar River just south of Cedar Rapids to improve cooling water and river appearance. The decision could come by February. no objectors appeared, though Howell Construction Co. raised potential impacts to Prairie Creek area property owners.
The notice states The Gazette Co established in 1883 and publishing from 500 Third Ave Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists postage paid and subscription rates by carrier and mail for night and afternoon editions including prices per month and year and notes no mail subscriptions in towns with Gazette carrier service.
The city collected a 103764.32 payment from the Housing and Home Finance Agency for acquiring 12 parcels under the first open spaces park program begun in 1962. Parks Commissioner Don Gardner said the figure covers 30 percent of the total $346000 acquisition cost, with property purchases completed. The council also approved applying for about $80000 in federal aid for a second open spaces acquisition via HHFA.
Seven cherry bomb firecrackers planted around the Howard L. Struve family home at 217 LaSalle drive SW shattered the quiet before 3 AM. The blasts scorched the house and damaged foam mats. the vandals fled prior to investigation. Cedar Rapids firefighters reported no fire damage.
Detectives report a Tuesday night break in at Rapoport's Auto Parts on Sixteenth Avenue SW. About 200 boxes of spark plugs were stolen valued at $1000 and sockets tied to a $500 loss. entry was gained by breaking a rear window and exiting through a rear door padlock.
Mrs. Clarence Schulte aged 92 of 366 Woodland Drive SE suffered a serious head injury Tuesday evening when she slipped and fell in her kitchen. She remained in poor condition Wednesday in Mercy Hospital’s intensive care ward.
The Des Moines city council postpones bid opening for a new 1 million gallon water tower after the city newspaper failed to publish notices on schedule. Mayor Bob Johnson rejects waiving the rule and insists on proper publication. The Forty third Street and Mt Vernon Road SE tower will cost about 175000 and become the city's largest elevated storage tank.
London AP reports Parliament adjourned for Christmas recess lasting until January 25. Lawmakers pause key business as the session breaks for the holiday period.
The city council overruled objections to a sanitary sewer project along E avenue NW and Edgewood road NW and called for bids on January 12. Residents at a public hearing argued the line may not be worth the cost, while others supported it to replace malfunctioning septic systems.
Robert E Thompson 387 of 715 Danbury street NE was released from Mercy hospital Tuesday after treatment for head lacerations and injuries to an arm and leg from a Monday night crash on county road 71. His car slid into a ditch eight miles south of Mari. The hospital said he did not go to the hospital until Tuesday and the chaviest department was not cited.
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