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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
2
A 1958 case in Janesville involves Richard Leonard Kimpon seeking an injunction and a temporary restraining order against the Bremer County Selective Service Board to halt his induction. The court denied the temporary order and noted Kimpon’s status as a conscientious objector after failing to complete required forms.
Armed Forces commendation and discharge notices list Airman Douglas Trachta son of Mr and Mrs Restet fractita along with other service members on leave or home from duty. Entries include ranks, units, home addresses, and upcoming reassignment or stationing details across Vietnam and Germany.
Free federal tax assistance will be available to taxpayers at the Cedar Rapids Internal Revenue Service office on April 15 1969. The outreach aims to help filers with forms and inquiries during the tax deadline period.
The Cedar Rapids IRS office in Room 218 Williamsburg building will open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 45 p.m. Regular hours apply on non holiday weekdays. Residents may call the local office at Woodland Drive SE for tax assistance and information on commencements and degree programs.
In a special Monday meeting the City Council authorized temporary and permanent fund transfers totaling 3.045 million among 14 transactions. The largest move moves 1.2 million from airport construction to the sewage disposal fund with several other transfers between health, liquor, water, and road construction funds.
Judge Vietor ruled the Robins council actions regarding a proposed mobile home court are not shown illegal. The ruling leaves the council’s actions valid while development permitting remains unresolved and appeal not blocking proceeding.
Cedar Rapids headed the state in new single family dwellings for November with 49 structures valued at 73,878 dollars. Davenport followed with 43 new houses worth 812,002 dollars and four multi family dwellings plus remodeling. Marion issued permits for 11 single family homes totaling 23,000 dollars while Vallejo had 15 remodeling projects at 9,451 dollars.
Des Moines man Sammy Peters pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of petty larceny and received five three day suspended sentences from Municipal Court Judge Clinton E. Shaffer. He was arrested Saturday for short changing at the Hair Maid and Town and Country shopping center.
A scrambled OCR snippet lists various columnists and sports names including Tom Wicker Evans Nivak Russell Baker and Sylvia Porter plus sports figures Gus Schraden Don Wellen and Art sedan, with scattered initials and garbled punctuation creating a fragmented page item.
Special Rapids Attorney David Elderkin has been named to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation in recognition of significant contributions to law and justice. The Foundation is a leading legal resource with limited state fellowship slots and 826 national members.
Detectives report Noah's Xenwood Bakery at 3221 First Avenue SE was entered by a southeast side window during a night break in. About $240 in cash and $5 in checks were taken.
UPI reports Wayne Morse will not challenge his defeat by 3 445 votes to packwood in Oregon senate race. Morse, 2 term Republican and vocal critic of the Vietnam War, conceded after recounts and indicated a possible televised debate. Packwood, 31 year old Oregon state representative, wins native Oregonian.
Commissioner Donanney urged public cooperation to aid snow removal in the city. Crews will continue plowing and clearing existing snow on streets unless new accumulations require additional measures. Residents were asked to park off streets where possible.
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