City Briefs NAREE Chapter 133 meets Thursday
Local notices list events from haircuts to radio club elections. Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club to elect officers Thursday at 7 PM. Kievele Association Hawkeye Bicycle meet Friday at 4 PM for officer elections. Marion library hosts Story Hour Wednesday at 10:30 AM. travel agency moves offices to Lindale Plaza.
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McGrath Bid on Cedar Lake Urban Renewal Land Rejected
Cedar Rapids city council rejected McGrath Pontiac's Jan 1 bid of 40000 for two Cedar Lake urban renewal parcels at Fourth Street and C Avenue NE. Appraisals set a higher minimum. the lone bid was about 87000 below it. Land will be rebid and a new potential buyer has emerged. Parcels total about 156000 square feet.
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Chrysler Upping Car Prices 0.5 Percent on Average
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp raised sticker prices on some passenger cars by an average of 0.5 percent, about $20, to cover costs of a new seat belt warning system required by law on all cars built since January 1. The increase was approved by the Price Commission last Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Agree Pave Blairs Ferry Boundary
Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha agreed to include the east side of Blairs Ferry road NE in Cedar Rapids 1972 paving plans. The stretch runs from Fifth Avenue to the Cedar Rapids city line and will widen to four lanes where the two cities meet. Estimated total cost is 57,600 with Cedar Rapids share 26,000 and the rest assessed.
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Man Accused of Attack on Girl in Cedar Rapids
Leroy Kelchen, 27, of 525 Fifth Avenue SE, arrested Monday on a rape warrant. He allegedly raped a 17 year old girl on December 30 in southeast Cedar Rapids. Kelchen appeared in municipal court and was ordered to decide on a preliminary hearing by Friday. He is held at Linn County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
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Linn County
Man Hospitalized After Auto Collision on Second Avenue
Glen Woodward, 67, of Magnus hotel, was injured Monday when struck by Bonnie J. Halverson’s car in the 300 block of Second Avenue SE. He is in Fair condition at St Luke’s Hospital with fractured arms and a knee. no charges were filed. Woodward crossed midblock where no crosswalk existed.
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Magnus Hotel
St. Luke's Hospital
Woodward
Second Avenue SE
Bonnie J. Halverson
Fifth Avenue SE
Two Charges Against Derek Turner Dropped
Derek I. Turner, 18, of 1501 Sixth Avenue SE, had two municipal court charges dismissed. A breaking and entering charge was dropped on state motion and a forged instrument claim was dismissed when transferred to district court. The alleged breakin occurred at Marilyn Wright’s home, 1636 First Avenue NE, on Sept. 9, and a $19 check written to Jackie Gibson on Martha Turner’s account was dated June 27.
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Sixth Avenue SE
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Marilyn Wright
First Avenue NE
Jackie Gibson
Martha Turner
Assault Case Against Jon White Dismissed in Municipal Court
A charge of assault and battery against Jon A. White, 27, of 1707 Tenth Street SW, was dismissed on payment of costs in municipal court. He was charged by George David, 2440 Tenth Avenue SW, with assaulting his son, George David Jr., on July 25.
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Tenth Avenue
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Viet Cong teen leader confesses in Qui Nhon grenade attack
Four young Viet Cong guerillas turned in their 16 year old chief Nguyen Van Chuc after a grenade attack on a youth rally in Qui Nhon. The Jan. 8 blast killed 15 and wounded 212 as about 3000 panicked. Chuc said he was part of a unit aiming to kill the province chief.
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Kennedy requests $92.5 billion budget for 1961
President Kennedy proposes a 92.535 billion dollar federal budget for 1961, marking an 11.5 billion dollar increase over any prior peacetime budget submitted to Congress. The plan signals large federal spending aims for growth and new programs.
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Correction on ad price for women's Smoothie Panty Girdle 5762
The Sunday Gazette ad dated January 16 listed a pantal girdle price as 1.99 in error. The correct price is 11.99. We regret the mistake and any inconvenience caused.
Kennedy Drops Name From Florida Presidential Ballot
Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts removed his entry from Florida’s March 14 primary ballot. He stated he is not a candidate and enclosed an affidavit declaring he has no current intention to seek the presidency at the nominating convention.
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