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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1969
Page
10
Iowa budget review committee warns school taxes may rise sharply next year if state aid does not match Gov. Ray's plan. About 127 districts could lose nearly 2 million in aid for overspending, with Iowa City facing the largest cut at 1,079,315 dollars.
DES MOINES AP A bill to eliminate sales tax credits against state income tax for low income families in two steps heads to Gov. Robert Ray. The measure passed the House 83 37 and Senate earlier amid partisan debate. It would limit credits this year to incomes of 3000 or less and repeal them entirely next year.
Leslie K. Hull quits as executive secretary of the Waukon Chamber of Commerce after five years in the post. He has also been recently elected a justice of the peace.
Mayor Ray Parsons coordinates sandbag and flood-prevention steps for Anamosa to shield the sewage treatment plant, well No 1, and the electric plant. He consults the army corps of engineers and health officials. March explanations will outline decisions. Buffalo creek overflow and Wapsipinicon backups drive flood concerns.
Elkader town clerk Kenneth Newbern says the Turkey river should pose few flood problems this spring but has bought extra sandbags for Riverside Park on Main Street. He warns of possible sewer backups in the south town. A 1965 Southeast Elkader flood occurred near the recreation park. Newbern notes last week’s snow sample measured 9 inches with 4 inches moisture.
Waukon junior high presents a music concert Friday at 8 p.m. in the junior high auditorium featuring the band and jazz lab band.
DES MOINES AP Iowa lawmakers introduced a bill to bar athletic scholarships at area community colleges and vocational schools. The measure cites past issues at Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville and would require a uniform policy across all area schools. Sponsors include Reps. Pelton Shaw and Waley. Pelton argues state law did not intend broad athletic program growth.
Central City voters approved a 660000 bond issue to fund a high school addition, passing 444 yes and 184 no by a 71 percent majority. On April 2 residents will be asked to authorize no levy up to 15 mills for the schoolhouse fund. The project adds 15 high school rooms a multi purpose room and a library instructional space.
Des Moines Iowa United Press International eight state representatives introduced a bill to require all children aged six to eighteen to attend regular school unless they have graduated or achieved equivalent education. The measure covers handicapped children and imposes a district obligation to provide suitable programs.
DES MOINES AP A bill in the Iowa house would require trading stamp firms to obtain a state permit for 50 dollars yearly and pay a 10 percent tax on stamp costs. The tax would be remitted quarterly to the Iowa Department of Revenue, sponsored by Rep. Norman Rodgers of Adel.
Justice of the Peace Edwin Lincoln dismissed indecent exposure charges against Sarah Hamann after a witness testified she disrobed in public on February 5 during a campus nude protest over Playboy. Three others were bound over to district court. additional students faced earlier charges. A lawyer argued stripping in protest is not obscene, likening it to art centers.
Waterloo Police Chief Robert Wright opposed a Human Rights Commission plan to create a citizens review board with authority over police complaints. He said the board should be advisory and voluntary, with disciplinary actions needing mayor approval and civil service review. Mayor Turner supported Wright, and some officers threatened resignation if the board formed.
George F. Riggle, 96, Shellsburg's oldest resident, died at home where he was born. Survived only by wife Sara Ann, married Nov. 30, 1898. He was a retired farmer and carpenter. Services set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Grace Trinity church. Calling hours at Fry and Holland funeral home in Vinton.
Iowa City special to t he Garett reports University of Iowa sophomore Kenneth Stults of Knoxville will challenge the rule requiring single students under 21 to live in university approved housing. He received a two week deadline to find approved housing and was placed on personal probation. Stults says he will seek legal counsel and the case will go to the university committee on student conduct.
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