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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
15
The Cedar Rapids mid winter duplicate bridge event shifts to February 9 to 11 at the Roosevelt hotel instead of this weekend. Also notes Riverside Round House dance tonight from 8 to 11 featuring The Agency.
M A Maceau personnel manager of Cherry Burrell Corp and Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce personnel chairman will deliver the employer keynote at the Employment of the Handicapped seminar at the Town House motel. The event gathers Eastern Iowa employers and agencies to discuss reducing welfare loads by expanding handicapped employment.
In Cedar Rapids federal court two Chapter 13 filings list debts of 5940 for Edward and Hettt Carpenter of Hiawatha and 87129 for Carl and Jean Massengale of 1803 Sixth Avenue Marion with 100 in assets. He works as a laborer.
President Johnson and AFL CIO leader George Meany unveiled a campaign film aimed at mobilizing labor support for the Democratic ticket. The film features praise for joint domestic and foreign policy aims, calls for education and health bills, and urges labor leaders to boost voter registration and campaign fundraising.
Ira G. O Neal aged 49 of 515 Sixth Avenue SE waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court on a charge of false uttering of a check. The case was bound over to the grand jury. He allegedly uttered a bad check for 125 dollars to Marlene Spicher of 1952 Fifth Avenue SE on January 26.
The Porter Wagoner Show airs Saturday at 5 30 PM in color on KCRG TV Channel 9. The program features country and western hits and performances by Porter Wagoner.
Page 6 features Tom Wicker Russell Baker Williams S White and Dr Mother ote Jacoby in column sections. Dear Abby Shulsky comments on investors with entertainment pages and Gus Schrader Walton bowling notes. Art Buchwald provides humor on the picture page.
Sen. Mondale argues manufacturers profit over 100 million from shoulder harness costs blamed for 25 dollar per car increases. Nader accuses a chrome curtain on safety costs and calls data secrecy harming consumers.
Landco Labs Inc of New York City purchased the promotional film The Day Love Died used for the United Good Neighbors fund drive. IRS agents seized the film from Eastman Associates of Marion for back taxes, with Landco the sole bidder at 6100 dollars. Eastman retained title rights.
The Cedar Rapids United Nations Assn U S A board voted January thirteen to ask Secretary General U Thant for an annual State of Mankind address each January. They plan to request the U S delegation at the UN press the matter via Dean Rusk and urge the State Department.
Ronald L. Sandler of 1500 Oakland Road NE was given until next Thursday to enter pleas on two assault and battery charges. Prosecutors say he struck his ex wife Madonna Sandler and Susan Quigley, both of 1202 Eleventh Street NW, early Wednesday.
Northwestern Bell will activate its new 1.35 million dollar telephone switching center on Blairs Ferry road NE early Sunday morning March 3. About 1500 customers in Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Toddville and Midway will receive new numbers and change cards with the move. Western Electric completes the equipment and connections will be made at 1 01 a.m. to put the center into service. The facility is built to meet rapid growth and by 1970 will handle 9000 lines.
Sylvia Svoboda of Cedar Rapids retires from Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. after 44 years. She started as an operator in 1924 and became group chief operator in 1958. A retirement luncheon honored her and her 21 years of perfect attendance. Her twin Irma Svoboda also began at Northwestern Bell the same day and retired earlier as chief service observer. Janice Just of Toddville succeeds her as group chief operator.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa State Education Association voted to press for a $7,000 minimum starting salary for Iowa teachers. The delegate assembly passed the resolution without discussion, seeking a $1,300 raise above current average starting salaries.
A second arrest was made Thursday in the theft of six cases of pop from a Coca Cola Bottling Co. truck. James J. Damon, 21, of 629 Fourth avenue SE, is free Friday on $110 bond. Harold Lindee, of the same address, was arrested Wednesday on the same charge. Will and Jeff try to help a saloon girl begin a new life on GUNS OF WILL SONNETT 8 30 PM Friday in COLOR on KCRG TV 9.
A federal court jury in Minnesota acquitted Paul Tharp of extortion and witness intimidation. The 45 year old man faced charges over a threatening call to his estranged wife seeking 7500 dollars or her death and an alleged July incident in Waterloo's John Deere parking lot.
Washington AP reports passenger ticket prices are now rounded to the nearest even dollar on most airlines. Short trips 750 miles or less round up to the next dollar, longer flights round down. Some fines began under the policy Thursday, others later this month.
Jerry K. Knight was appointed to a six year term on the Hiawatha water board filling a vacancy. The council also discussed plans for the Twelfth avenue storm sewer project at the meeting on Thursday.
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