City Meter Theft and Community Notices
A parking meter valued at 70 dollars was stolen from Fifth Street NE near the YMCA over the weekend. Various local notices include a story hour at the Kenwood library, a weekend permanent wave special, a Cedar Book Club meeting with an Apollo 8 film, and a barber job ad. Academic honors list names appear for Klaus wood, Tina Greenberg, Douglas Kuby, Zachary Tranmer, and others. A lighting fixture injury occurred at Sip N Stir rest room and a minor collision was reported in the 3000 block of Sixth Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
YMCA
Douglas Kuby
Thirty-second Street
Riverside City College
Riverside
Calif
Zachary Tranmer
Fourth Avenue SE
St. John’s University
Collegeville
Minn
Ronald M. Cameron
Independence
Sixth Street
Tom E. McNamara
O Avenue NW
Hennessey Enters Low Bid on Hiawatha Sewer Extension
Hennessey Brothers Construction Co. won the bid to build a sanitary sewer extension from Town House Drive NE to Blairs Ferry Road NE in Hiawatha. The bid of 30,537 was 12.38 percent below the engineer's estimate of 34,851.50. Other bidders were Bjornsen Construction Co at 30,920 Dave Schmitt Construction Co at 31,696.25 and Christensen Brothers Inc at 31,999.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennessey Brothers Construction Co
Hiawatha
Town House Drive
Blairs Ferry Road
Bjornsen Construction Co
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Christensen Brothers, Inc
Bob Ridgeley Guests on TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES Tonight
Singer Bob Ridgeley is set as special guest on TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES at 6 00 PM Wednesday in color on KCRG TV Channel 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ridgeley
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Shank wavering on re election for Cedar Rapids post
Cedar Rapids Finance Commission member Stewart Shank remains undecided about running again after saying last month he would not seek another term. He has made no public statement. other city leaders including Mayor Frank Bush and Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney are also undecided. Public Safety Commissioner John Oberthien has not commented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Stewart Shank
Shank
Donald Gardner
Gardner
Frank Bush
Donald Canney
John Oberthien
Bids Schedules April 30 For Four Renewal Parcels
The Cedar Rapids city council set April 30 as the bid opening date for purchase and redevelopment of four parcels in the Civic Center urban renewal area. Parcels include former Bickel and Byers Realty office site at First Avenue E and Mirror Lounge, Cue and Cushion and Katz Jewelry at First Street SE, and properties at Third Avenue and Second Street SW. The First Avenue E and First Street SE parcels, both 40 feet frontage, were offered last November with no bids. the Third Avenue SW parcels, 140-foot and 70-foot frontages, have not been offered before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Civic Center
Bickel and Byers Realty
Mirror Lounge
First Avenue
Cue and Cushion and Katz Jewelry
First Street
Third Avenue
Second Street
Third Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids Firemen Promoted to Lieutenant
Two Cedar Rapids firefighters were promoted to lieutenant on February 1. James Hamilton, 42, of 703 Ninth Street SW, joined the department November 1, 1955. Harlan Shields, 39, of 1316 N Avenue NW, joined August 1, 1957. Promotions approved by the Safety Commissioner and city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
James Hamilton
Harlan Shields
Hamilton
Ninth Street
Fire Department
Shields
N Avenue NW
John Oberthien
Rezoning Petitions Get Third Readings
Cedar Rapids city council gave third readings to three rezoning ordinances. Petitions change R-1 to R-2 on Edgewood road north of O avenue NW and R-1 to R-3 north of O avenue and west of Elaine drive NW by Kenneth Harstad and Robert Gensicke. Another petition reclassifies R-1 to M-1 at Collins road north of Lindale Plaza by Terry Bjornsen and Lena Lazenby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Road
O Avenue NW
O Avenue
Elaine Drive
Kenneth Harstad
Robert Gensicke
Collins Road
Lindale Plaza
Terry Bjornsen
Lena Lazenby
Illinois Man Hurt in Fall At Work Site
Billie Allen 25 of Granite Illinois was in fair condition at Mercy hospital after a 2 foot fall from a crane chair while repairing a billboard for 3M National Advertising Edwardsville Illinois. He suffered possible back skull and chest injuries when the chair cable snapped while 25 feet above ground near Highway 149 south of Highway 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Allen
Granite
Mercy Hospital
Allen
National Advertising Co
Edwardsville
Ill
Hearing set Feb 10 in U S Court on contempt action
A Cedar Rapids federal court hearing is scheduled February 10 for a Waterloo man and his defendant company to show cause why they should not be cited for criminal contempt in a Shell Oil Co dispute. Shell sued Barakat Corp of Evansdale and president John Barakat in 1965 for DDVP insecticide infringement. Judge McManus ruled in 1966 the firm violated patents and enjoined further manufacture and use of DDVP as Vapona. Shell petitioned last November to prosecute Barakat for contempt for continuing to sell the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Barke Corp
Evansdale
John Barakat
Edward J. McManus
Barakat
McManus
Get into the want ad habit
A brief exhortation encouraging readers to use want ads to sell, buy, or rent quickly with dial in number 369-1234. The item promotes a simple call-to-action for classified advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial
Doolin Seeks Hearing On Murder Charge
LaQuesta Hortense Doolin 33 of 1532 Fifth Avenue SE asked for a preliminary hearing on an open murder charge. Judge John B. Reilly set March 7 at 1 30 p m. Doolin was arrested after the shooting death of her husband James 43 of 705 Fifth Avenue SE. A deputy sheriff and police matron will accompany her at funeral services for James at Bethel AME church Wednesday at 3 p m. She is jailed in Linn County on a 25000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaQuesta Hortense Doolin
Fifth Avenue SE
John B. Reilly
Two Bound to Grand Jury on Theft of Auto
Cedar Rapids men Kenneth F. Rothmeyer and Floyd E. Kepler aged 37 are bound over to the Linn county grand jury after larceny of a motor vehicle case. They were arrested January 19 near Springville with a stolen car registered to John Ely Jr. held on $2,500 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Grand Jury
John B. Reilly
Kenneth F. Rothmeyer
Floyd E. Kepler
Eighth Street SE
Linn
Springville
Sixth Street
John Ely, Jr
Twentythird Street
Rothmeyer and
Kepler
Linn County
Hijackers seize eastern and national jets heading to Havana
An Eastern Airlines jet with 105 passengers was forced toward Havana by three hijackers in their 20s and 30s wielding a gun. A National Airlines flight was also hijacked, with two gunmen uncovering dynamite sticks and attempting to reach Havana. The two groups, tied to a wave of hijackings, returned to Miami with authorities packing the crews and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Airlines
Havana
Miami
Robert Sullivan
Roberta Truppman
Miss Trappman
Bonnie Burnett
National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
California
Los Angeles
Byron Booth
Clinton Smith
California Institute For Men
Chino
Sky Pirates
United States
Mexico
South American
Cuba
Federal Aviation Administration
Sullivan
Fort Meyers
Philadelphia
National
New Orleans
Victoria Sikorski
James Brown
Brown
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Nelson's Meat Market
Kenwood
First Avenue SE
Armstrong
The
Cedar Book Club
Embassy Club
Barber
Barlow
4Th Ave
Zoological Society
Emil Planbeck
Parks and Recreation
Davenport
Peoples Bank
Young Beauty Clinic
Klaus Wood Court
Air Force Academy
Tina Greenberg
Wisconsin State University
Whitewater
Noelridge ‘Christian Church
Advertising Club
Montrose
Hennessey
Council
Dia
ABC
RCA
Best Buy
RCA Color
Prientor-Cesler Organiza
U.S.A
Ler
Iowa
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
S.E
Dr. Andelman
Jacobys
Abby van Buren
Suzy Knickerbocker
Dick Figs
Art Buchwald
Drummonds Russell Baker
General Mort Reed
Hal Boyle
Reseet
Eeersweee
Dick West
Sam Shulsky
John Cunniff
Rick DuBrow
Leonard Lyons
Don Walton
C.R
Ilinois
U.S
LaQuesta Doolin
Grand Jury
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