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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1969

Page

12

Eight Thousand Apply for Cedar Rapids Tax Credits

About 8,000 of 24,000 Cedar Rapids property owners have applied for homestead tax credits at the city assessor's office. Another 3,700 of 10,000 eligible for the military service exemption have also applied. Applications must be filed by July 1. For 65 plus and low income addional credits, the same deadline applies. Field assessors will not visit homes this year. use the fifth floor city hall office. Call 364 8121 with questions.

Cedar. Rapids Dale Piersall Piersall City Hall May’s Island General Assembly

Vandals Damage Four Parked Cars on Seventh Street

Four cars in the 900 block of Seventh Street SW were damaged Saturday night by vandals using spray paint. Owners named include Darryle Lampe of 509 Sixteenth Avenue SE Harry Hyde at 902 Seventh Street SW Adeline McLaud of 908 Seventh Street SW and Gerald Stender at 918 Seventh Street SW.

Seventh Street Darryle Lampe Sixteenth Avenue Harry Hyde Adeline McLaud Gerald Stender

Oliver Leads With Eleven Oscar Nominations

Hollywood reports Oliver! led the 141st Academy Awards race with 11 nominations. Barbra Streisand Funny Girl is among the best actress contenders alongside Hepburn Neal Woodward Redgrave. The Lion in Winter tops acting contenders with seven nominations. The ceremony is set for April 14 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Hollywood UPI Oliver Academy Barbra Streisand Katharine Hepburn Patricia Neal Joanne Woodward Rachel Vanessa Redgrave Isadora Alan Arkin Alan Bates Ron Moody Peter O'Toole Cliff Robertson Lynn Carlin Faces Ruth Gordon Sondra Locke Kay Medford Estelle Parsons Miss Parsons Jack Wild Jack Albertson Seymour Cassel Daniel Massey Star Gene Wilder The Producers Gillo Pontecorvo Franco Zeffirelli Anthony Harvey Stanley Kubrick Miss Hepburn Morning Glory New England Bette Davis Dorothy Chandler Los Angeles Music Center

Sparks cause smoke damage in fireplace clean-out pit

Sparks ignited litter in a fireplace clean-out pit Monday morning in Iowa City, causing smoke damage to a new house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson at 11 Durham Court. Flames stayed within the pit and did not spread to the home.

Iowa City Richard Carlson Durham Court

If you've never used a want ad you've been missing a sure performer

A concise classified note invites readers to try a want ad with a phone contact 369-1234, framing it as a reliable performer for outreach.

Dial

Burglary and theft hits Hatt’s Rent A Car and local sites

Break in at Hatt's Rent A Car on 323 Second Street SE reported $25 in records stolen from a cash box and a safe. Entry gained by prying front door window. police found intruders. Also a break in at The Keg tavern and Kwiki Kar Wash coin boxes with $30 taken.

Hatt’s Second Street SE Fifth Street Kwiki Kar Lindale Plaza

Court actions touch on religious groups and merger plan

The court continued its proceedings noting ages 15 13 and 16 for three youths active in Quaker and Unitarian circles. In other actions the court agreed to examine the proposed merger of the Northern Lines spanning multiple areas.

Was Mary Beth Christopher

Vandals with BB Guns Damage Homes in Cedar Rapids

Vandals armed with BB guns damaged several Cedar Rapids homes and a motor vehicle on Saturday and Sunday. Entries include shots at the Stanley Davis residence on Johnson avenue NW and the Jack Marshall residence on Ninth street SE, plus damage to a car window and a door. In two Sunday cases the shots were likely fired from a passing car. a woman reported walking nearby at the time.

Cedar Rapids Stanley Davis Johnson Avenue Jack Marshall Ninth Street John Pavek Outlook’ Drive

Woman shot in leg by BB gun on Ninth Ave SE

A woman reporting a BB gun shot to her leg on Ninth Avenue and Ninth Street SE could not identify the shooter or location of fire. She sustained no injuries.

Ninth Avenue Ninth Street SE

Court Upholds 1967 Bankruptcy Ruling in Grain Receipts Case

Federal court preserves Referee William Thinnes ruling disallowing a bulk grain warehouseReceipt transfer by rural Palo man to his mother a month before filing for bankruptcy. Judge Edward J. McManus rejects Ruth Hagan of Shellsburg creditor appeal. December 1966 transfer to Mrs. Hagan cited as partial debt payment. January 1967 bankruptcy filed. Thinnes deemed transfer a preferential creditor action, indicating insolvent state at transfer time. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

William Thinnes Palo Thinnes Edward J. McManus Ruth Hagan Shellsburg John Hagan Hagan

Flecksing Infant Rites Wednesday

James Norman Flecksing infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert D Flecksing of route one Todd ville died suddenly Sunday born Sept 26 1968 in Cedar Survivors include his parents three sisters Ann Teresa Katherine Lura five brothers Dale David Bryan Stephen Kurt grandparents James V Brashier Long Beach Calif Mrs R A Gilchrist San Diego and Leta Flecksing Cedar Rapids great grandmother Mrs Domingo Cancio Bakersfield Calif Services Wednesday at 2 30 St Pius X Cedar Rapids burial Dunkard cemetery friends may call Kuba's east Cedar Rapids after 1 p m Tuesday casket will not be open at any time

Toddville James Norman Flecksing Robert D. Flecksing Route One Cedar Rapids Ann Teresa Katherine Lura Dale David Bryan Stephen Kurt James V. Brashier Long Beach Calif R. A. Gilchrist San Diego Leta Flecksing Domingo Cancio Bakersfield St. Pius X Church Dunkard Kuba’s East

Alexander Lorack Dies at Iowa City

Alexander C. Lorack, 75, longtime Iowa City superintendent of mails until his 1963 retirement, died Saturday at Mercy hospital. Survived by wife, one son, two grandsons and one sister. Services Tuesday at 2 at Donohue's.

Iowa City Alexander C. Lorack Mercy Hospital Donohue

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