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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1963
Page
9
Iowa Governor-elect Harold Hughes, back in northwest Iowa, said he will make mistakes but will not halt progress toward campaign promises. He admitted past pay-as-you-go lessons, pledged enforcement of liquor laws, and urged strong state leadership while criticising does-nothing governance.
He pledges legalized liquor by the drink to improve enforcement and promises a full legislative program. He says his election victory came from a constructive stance on all major state issues.
In three downtown Des Moines raids, police seized gambling devices and obscene magazines. Abe Donald Clayman, 50, and Clarence F. Pizinger, 48, faced possession and pornography charges. Engram, Renter, and Pizinger were among those arrested for sale or possession of obscene literature.
Amos Zabri skie 70, a Stanley native, died Thursday in Independence hospital. He and his wife spent 30 years in Africa where he worked as a representative for International Harvester Co. They returned to Stanley three years ago. Married 48 years to Sylvia Kivell of Aurora, he is survived by his wife. The body lies at Hintz funeral home with services Monday at 2 p.m. in the Union Church at Stanley.
A three judge fact finding board blamed the AFL CIO International Typographical union for New Yorks five week newspaper blackout. The ITU strike halted nine major papers affecting about 20 000 workers and 50 million copies daily. Negotiations resumed Saturday after a fruitless week of talks and prior mediation.
An unattended truck rolled down a hill in Calmar Friday night, struck the new post office wall, crossed the street and crashed into the Bill Schoul brook residence. Brakes failed. parked at Wesselman’s meat market by Clifford Johnson of Dubuque. Post office damage $100, truck $250.
An offer for a non technical book explaining arthritis neuritis and rheumatism, defining symptoms and recommended actions. It claims to help regardless of prior attempts and urges sending a notice today before the edition sells out.
Congressional sources expect President Kennedy to propose a two stage income tax cut totaling about 10 billion dollars. The plan would start July 1 and be followed by a further reduction next year with offsets from repealing or trimming exemptions. The effort aims to boost deficits briefly while stimulating growth to increase revenue later.
A hearing in the English Valleys school case was set for Wednesday January 16 by District Judge James Gaffney after lawyers for the school board and the objectors agreed to challenge 87 ballots. The bond issue for a high school construction had passed in the North English South English district with 1170 to 723, a 60 percent threshold, though the petition alleged irregularities in absentee ballots. If all 87 ballots were rejected the bond still would meet the 60 percent requirement.
Iowa State University agricul tural economics professor William G. Murray told the Iowa Real Estate Assn. that urban spillover has raised farm land values in recent years. He cited Polk and Story counties where 1950 averages were 224 and 219 dollars per acre, rising to 351 and 372 dollars respectively by 1959.
Hedrick father Robert B Findley and his son Robert G Findley who ran the Square Deal truck stop in Hedrick pleaded innocent to a federal information charging dispensing drugs. Both released on bond. The father faces seven counts covering late 1961 to January 1962 and the son faces two counts for two drug sales to federal agents. Maximum penalties include a $1000 fine and a year in prison per count.
SIOUX CITY UPI A barmaid Georgiana Stevens 40 employed at the Gridiron club in the loop district was arrested on a liquor nuisance charge early Saturday and released on 500 bond pending a municipal court hearing. Police Chief James O Keefe said the crackdown on across the bar liquor sales will continue with more raids until illegal liquor sales are halted.
Davenport AP reports a tavern operator, speaking anonymously, says Scott county bar owners have reached a gentlemen's agreement to strictly comply with state liquor laws after Saturday.
Classified snippets show private investigators framing framing plus carpentry, tree trimming, snow removal, hauling, and storage services. Names like Kennedy WSS 701 3rd Ave SE, Rawson's Machine Quilting 15th Ave SW, Milo Wores EM 41930, and Harry's Transfer EM 2-9156 appear alongside general offerings and contact hints.
More than 400 Jehovahs witnesses from 19 congregations gathered in Cedar Rapids for a three day convention at the Coli seum. Speakers included H C Good and L K Hagensen, with baptisms at the YMCA and a Sunday closing lecture on the Bible's answer to survival. Public invited. no charge or collection.
Aloysius Gmeser Mosier, 19, of Hinsdale Illinois, pled guilty to grand larceny for stealing a television camera from the Iowa Field House during the state basketball tournament. He received a five year sentence with bench parole to Anamosa Reformatory, the judge ordering parole to his father. The camera, owned by WOI TV Ames, was hidden at the Quadrangle dormitory and later recovered. Mosier had been prosecuted earlier in federal court for thefts at the Army Reserve Center near the airport.
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