1967 Cedar Rapids building permits total $20.29 million
The Cedar Rapids building safety department issued 1 248 new building permits in 1967 valued at $20 291 990 65 including 588 single family dwellings worth 8 137 139 06 and 2 170 remodeling permits totaling 6 252 651 92. Total permits reached 3 748 with a combined valuation of 26 726 826.00 and the year saw growth in new permits and remodels while valuations declined from 1966.
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Cedar Rapids
Building Safety Department
Winter
Pharmacy Board Denies Renewal for Pilicer License
Des Moines IA A state board refused to renew Abraham Pilicer’s license as a drug manufacturer distributor. Pilicer, 69, may appeal within 30 days after a federal conviction in 1966 for distributing dangerous drugs without prescription. The board cited the seriousness of the federal violation and an inadvertent 1967 license.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Abraham Pilicer
Ridgeway Drive
Cedar Rapids
State Pharmacy Board
Paul H. Crews
Pharmacy Board
Pilicer
Crews
Pilcer
Attorney General’s Office
Joseph J. Benko of Shellsburg Dies After Illness
Joseph J. Benko, a Shellsburg farmer for 32 years, died at home after a long illness. Born August 16 1910 near Ely he married Hazel McCormick June 26 1935 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Survived by wife two Cedar Rapids sisters and Ely area sister. brother Louis Benko of Cedar Rapids. Services at Turner chapel east at 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rev Elmer West. Burial Oakwood cemetery Shellsburg.
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Shellsburg
Joseph J. Benko
Ely
Hazel McCormick
Little Brown
Nashua
Louis Benko
Cedar Rapids
John Hartle
Mervin Lucas
Charles Kenecny
Rogers Grove Church
Moose and Eagles Lodges
Turner ‘Chapel
Elmer West
Turner Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Paul E Tharp Pleads Innocent To Two Federal Counts
Paul E Tharp 45 of St Paul pleaded innocent in Cedar Rapids federal court to two counts extortion and witness intimidation. He surrendered last July after detaining his estranged wife Kathryn in a Waterloo John Deere lot and menacing police with a gun. He faces a threatening call in May seeking 7500 and the July parking lot incident. He posted 10 percent of a 5000 bond and trial set for January 29.
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Paul E.tharp
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Tharp
Waterloo
Kathryn
John Deere
Black Hawk District Court
Edward J. McManus
Arkansas Democrat editor dies after 52 years
K A Engel 78 longtime editor and publisher of the Arkansas Democrat died Monday in Little Rock after a 52 year career leading the newspaper local obituary notes his long service and role in state journalism.
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Little Rock
UPI
K. A. Engel
The
Arkansas Democrat
Judge Denies Fisher Randall Block Condemnation Stay
Judge Harold D. Vietor refused a temporary injunction by John D. Randall to halt condemnation of his leased property at 10 First Avenue NE for the Civic Center urban renewal project. Randall claimed the same jury could not fairly appraise owner and lessee damages. Vietor allowed the jury to proceed. The site, leased by Randall and owned by Hetherington Letter Co., houses offices and the former Jack's store.
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Harold D. Vietor
John D. Randall
First Avenue NE
Randall
Vietor
iCivic Center
Hetherington Letter
20 Day Sentence For Randy W Fite On Suspended License
Randy W. Fite, 19, of route three, pled guilty in Linn district court to driving with a suspended license. He received 20 days in county jail with credit for 20 days already served for the arrest on November 18 in Linn County.
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Randy W. Fite
Route Three
Linn
O Linn
Today's Columnists Editorial Panel and Pages
A listing of columnists and page features includes Louis Harris poll coverage James Reston David Lawrence and Art Buchwald with a picture page and editorial notes.
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Louis Harris (Poll
James Reston
David Lawrence
Art Buchwald
Vatican council reforms push through church governance changes
In the 1962 65 Vatican Ecumenical Council advocates of change won many victories. They ended the index of forbidden books and won open trial procedures for clerics cited for unorthodox writings. They also changed the name of the Holy Office while Cardinal Ottaviani resisted changes behind the scenes.
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Holy Office
Marion girl faces five charges after high speed car chase
Linda M. Maginnis, 18, of Marion, was arrested after a pursuit along First avenue East in a stolen blue 1960 Plymouth. Police said the vehicle was reported stolen from Theodore W. Wingfield and linked to a hit and run near the Cedar cafe. She appeared in municipal court on three charges and was held for two more.
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Marion
First Avenue East
Linda M. Maginnis
Central Avenue
Iowa
Cedar Cafe
Highway 30
First Avenue
Miss Maginnis
Theodore W. Wingfield
K Avenue NW
Clinton ‘Schaeffer
Mental Retardation Class Offered By Area Ten College
Cedar Rapids area sponsors a new winter course on mental retardation for laymen in Cedar Rapids at Washington High School. Ed Hanton, director of the Linn County Assn for Retarded Children, will instruct a ten week Tuesday evening course on concepts of exceptional children. Registration costs ten dollars and more adult classes are being added under the Cedar Rapids Area Ten general program.
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Area Ten Community College
Linn County Assn
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Area Ten
Ed Hanton
Hanton
Manton
Hanlon
College Community
Linn- Mar
Kennedy reaffirms backing Johnson over McCarthy
New York AP Kennedy says he cannot advance peace by backing McCarthy and will continue to support President Johnson for re election. He sees no inconsistency in opposing McCarthy while criticizing Johnson's Vietnam policy.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Kennedy
Johnson
McCarthy
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Paul E. Tharp
Victor
ORC
Ford
GRANT
Fordtown
Ford Sales
Editorial
Pagel
Cardinal Ottaviani
Wirst
Bobby
Dale Carnegie
Joey
K. L. Burger
Texas Ave
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Westminster
Ridgeway
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