Mayor attacks UCS Medicare Alert in Linn county funding dispute
Mayor Bob Johnson criticizes United Community Service board for the six county Operation Medicare Alert. He questions funding, noting only Linn county provides non federal support and urges social security office involvement. Officials warn LEAP may gain payoffs from multiple counties.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
United Community Service Board
Social Security Office
Linn Economic Action
UCS Board
Johnson
Veto Burial in Arlington for Communist Leader
Washington AP reports the defense department barred Robert Thompson, a convicted Communist Party leader and World War I veteran, from burial in Arlington National Cemetery. A legal opinion from the justice department is awaited amid protests from veterans groups and individuals.
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Washington
Defense Department
Robert Thompson
Arlington National Cemetery
Thompson
New Guinea
Jin Arlington
Pentagon
Justice Department
Ally
Katzenbach
Right Place Wrong Night Foss Misses Oelwein Dinner
AFL commissioner Joe Foss failed to attend an Oelwein Chamber of Commerce dinner after a calendar mix up. He believed he was to speak Thursday night, not Wednesday, leaving 250 attendees waiting until 9 30 p m. Foss later said he never missed a schedule before and the chamber has no plans to reschedule him.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Johnson
Cedar Valley Road
Wayne Cooper
Indianhill’ Road
Chamber
Civic Bureau
Charles Kriz
Twenty-second Avenue SW
Cecil Reed
Mt. Vernon Road
Des Moines
Joe Foss
American Football League
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Foss
Waukesha
Wis
Carl Watson
Waterloo
Oelwein
New York
Oelwein Chamber
Detroit
Mayor urges returning federal tax revenue to cities
Mayor Robert Johnson urged a share of federal income taxes be returned to municipalities. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce, he said the plan would fund capital improvements and reduce bond interest while avoiding red tape. He warned of rising property tax burdens and demanded more local services to meet growth.
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Robert. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Order Faulty Post Office Work Redone By Dale Kueter
About 1000 feet of wall inside the Cedar Rapids post office will be replaced due to inadequate workmanship. George Kroloff of the post office department confirmed the problem while noting the contractor will redo work and meet a June 15 completion. The department will lease the building for 162000 a year from the Columbia Co. and assume maintenance under the lease. Kroloff said officials are concerned that progress is not smooth.
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UCS
Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
George Kroloff
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
The
Gazette
Kroloff
Columbia Co
Columbus
Ohio
Arctic Winds Grip Iowa With Subzero Temperatures
Giddy with the cold Eastern Iowa records near or below zero as Cedar Rapids hits 1 degree at 2 pm while Oelwein falls to 10 below and Waukon, Elkader report 13 and 9 below. Forecasters warn of deeper lows tonight with fears of 20 below state wide and a slight warming trend by Saturday.
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Owa
Iowa
Cedary Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Waukon
Elkader
Weather Bureau
President Warns of Wage and Price Hikes in 1966
President Johnson outlined a plan to curb inflation with restraining wage increases and delayed tax cuts. He urged keeping wage hikes to 3.2 percent, warned against price rises, and emphasized sound, responsible decisions by labor and business to sustain the 1966 economic recovery.
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Johnson
Spoom
Congress
Vietnam
White House
Hhr
Council of Economic Advisers
Business
Labor
East Coast Snowstorm Binds Cities and Governors React
The Mid Atlantic states faced a heavy winter storm with roads blocked and schools closed. Officials warned of inflationary risks and potential tax increases to curb prices and wages while predicting unemployment to fall below four percent this year.
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Richmond
UPS
Middle Atlantic
Previ
Ous’ Council
Charitj
Cape
Taxes rise in Linn county districts amid levies and storms
Tax rates jump in Linn county with Linn Mar district at 100.190 mills and Cedar Rapids Marion district at 122.979 mills. Several districts see reductions, including Palo consolidated and Lisbon fire districts. Springville and Cedar Rapids areas face weather impacts as storms affect readings.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Linn Mar
Fairfax
Lisbon Consolidated Fire District No
Franklin Township
Lisbon
North Linn
Grant Township
Walker
Lisbon Consolidated
Linn Township
Lisbon Consolidated Fire District No. 1
Johnson seeks seven points to curb nuclear spread
President Johnson urged a 17 nation disarmament conference to adopt a seven point program to halt the arms race and reduce stockpiles. He called for extending the test ban to underground tests and a comprehensive nonproliferation treaty while preserving safeguards and strengthening UN security efforts.
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Geneva
UPI
Johnson
Paul VI
Semyon Tsarapkin
U.S
Vietnam
William Foster
U. N
Cedar Rapids and Marion tax millage increases outlined
The Cedar Rapids district raises 5.197 mills with school levy up 1.940, state and county 0.200, city government 3.057. Linn Mar residents see 90.032 mills up from 81.989, Cedar Rapids district 102.887 mills up from 91.493, Marion independent district 4.856 mills up from 2.? with 2.622 school levy and 2.052 city increases. Cedar Rapids real estate assessment rise to 200,718,113 aiding the higher millage.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn Mar
Marion Independent
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