Patman Charges Malfeasance in Fed Over Home Loans
Rep Patman accused Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin of malfeasance and nonfeasance, saying the 1966 law to expand home mortgage money via agency paper purchases has been ignored. Martin dismissed the charge, while Sen Symington praised Martin's fiscal stance.
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Washington
Patman
D-Texas
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Martin
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Stuart Symington
DMO
Senate-House
Johnson
Federal Reserve System
U.S
Federal National ‘Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Congress
Assault Charge Dropped Against Freddie B. Green
Freddie B. Green 34 of 640 Seventh street SE had an assault with intent to commit murder charge dropped in municipal court after a preliminary hearing. He was accused of shooting Hezekiah Washington throat at the Cougar Lounge early Jan 14 in a bet dispute, with Washington 28 of 1113 Third street SE.
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Freddie B. Green
Seventh Street SE
Clinton E. Shaeffer
Green
Hezekiah Washington
Cougar
Tenth Street SE
Washington
Third Street SE
Chicago
Secret Service Praises Cedar Rapids Police Chiefs For Counterfeiting Case
The Cedar Rapids police department and Chief George Matias earned praise from the U S secret service for their role in investigating the Grant Gearhart counterfeit case from Sept 1. In a letter Secret Service head Richard A Roth thanked Safety Commissioner John Oberthien and noted the investigation led to convictions and imprisonment of J W Grant Jr and Lee Joseph Gearhart.
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Cedar Rapids
George Matias
U.S. Secret Service
Grant-Gearhart
John Oberthien
Richard A. Roth
Treasury Department
Secret Service
Omaha
Roth
J. W. ‘Lee’ Grant, Jr
Lee Joseph Gearhart
Settlement Reached In Teply Boedy Auto Crash Suit
Settlement out of court announced Tuesday afternoon after opening arguments in Linn district court. Wilma Teply sued Elmer Boedy for 45000 dollars claiming medical expenses and lost wages from a September 12 1966 crash on Twenty ninth street NE as Boedy backed from a driveway and struck Teply’s westbound car.
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Wilma Teply
Elmer Boedy
Boedy
Teply
Twenty-ninth Street
Linn
Mt Mercy honors assembly to host Kent State professor
Professor Lawrence S. Kaplan, director of graduate students at Kent State University, will speak at Mt. Mercy College’s honors convocation Friday at 11 a.m. on "A European Legacy." Thirty four students named to the first semester dean's list will be honored, including Joyce Brennan, Ellen Feldhaus, Kathleen Kregel, Kathleen Lyzotta, Dorothy Risdal, and many others.
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Lawrence S. Kaplan
Kent State University
Mt. Mercy College
Joyce Brennan
Ellen Feldhaus
Kathleen Kregel
Kathleen Lyzotta
Dorothy Risdal
Joyce Saldana
Rhonda Simoons
Mary Wilson
Mary Laura Anderson
Joseph Mary Baldus
Mary Thomas Nicolay
Kathryn Mary Ferguson
Mary Stephanie Wright
Mary Eugenie Dean
Elisabeth Lane
Anne-Marie Lane
Margaret Wyrick
Mary Lynn Fedler
Barbara Muehl
Janet Nelson
Patricia Randall
Margaret Kuennen
Theresa Kula
Elaine Blake
Kay Buell
Carole Deeny
Joyce Nehl
Mary Lou Studt
Deborah Callahan
Charlene Charipar
Janet Hirtz
Bette Huntington
Rita Klein
Suzanne Lipinski
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Structure Near Cascade
Fire swept the Henry Kramer Jr farm two miles north of Cascade along highway 136 destroying a barn cattle shed silo and 10000 bales of hay. Seven cattle were saved as Cascade firefighters fought the blaze discovered as the Kramers prepared to visit their daughter Liza injured in a fall.
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The
Gazette
Cascade
Henry Kramer, Jr
Highway 136
Kramers
Monticello
Liza
Complaint About Large Buses
Cedar Rapids city council received a letter from Beverly C. Fitz of 20 Thirtieth street NE complaining about the large buses. She urges replacing them with mini-buses during peak hours 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Beverly C. Fitz
City seeks 355000 federal aid for parkland plan
The council authorized parks to apply for a 355000 HUD open spaces grant to buy 375 acres in Prairie creek valley 475 acres in Indian and Dry creek flood plains and ten acres in Worthington acres. Project cost estimated at 710000 with relocation funds for seven houses. Land forms green belt along Indian and Prairie creeks from Marion to Fairfax.
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Cedar Rapids
Parks Department
Indian Creek
Prairie Creek
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donald Gardner
Indian and Dry Creek
Worthington Acres
Gardner
Marion
Cedar River
Cedar
Indian
Prairie Creeks
Fairfax
Major General Miller to Inspect New Guard Facilities
Maj. Gen. Junior Miller Iowa adjutant general and Fifth army officials visit to inspect the guard training site at 5425 Sixth street SW. Guard units Co. B and C of the 234th signal battalion total 320 members. The Masonic building on A avenue is to be razed for urban renewal. Program starts 11 a.m. with Lt. Lumir E. Dostal and Capt. Albain E. Wall leading the units. Louis Burkhalter will join in dedication of the road facility. The site is owned by William E. Schamberger of Cedar Rapids.
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Junior Miller
Adjutant General of
Iowa
National Guard
Fifth Army
Sixth Street
234Th Signal Battalion
Albain E. Wall
Lumir E. Dostal
Louis Burkhalter
Sixth Street Road
William E. Schamberger
Cedar Rapids
Street Program Planned in Oelwein Budget
Oelwein council outlines a $52 700 street program paid from road use taxes. Major work covers asphaltic concrete resurfacing on West Charles from Frederick to Seventh Avenue W. An attorney for ex firefighter Robert Russell seeks $1 600 in owed hours at 1 50 each, with the city to review. A meeting with the Chamber of Commerce to discuss annexation to Highway 190 area is set for next Monday evening.
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Oelwein
West Charles
Frederick
Seventh Avenue
Robert Russell
Russell
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 190
Meadow Mist
Anamosa Proposes Changes to Dog Ordinance
Anamosa city council continues debate on a proposed dog ordinance. Current rules require dogs to be tied from May 1 to Oct 1. outside that period dogs may run free amid ongoing complaints of property damage. Kenneth Sickles named a policeman effective March 1, leaving Sickels Roofing.
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Anamosa
Kenneth Sickles
Sickels Roofing
Thrifty want ads promise value with low cost
A brief classified pitch urges readers to place inexpensive want ads by calling 369 1234, promising effective results for buyers and sellers.
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Dial
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C.R. Police
Mt. Mercy
Honors Assembly
L. S. Kaplan
Council
Miller
Csood
Famous Label
Suzie Wong
Suede Coats
Golden Girl
Armstrong Domestics
Armstrong
3Rd Street
4Th Avenue
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