City Budget Near Halfway Point Shows 45.5 Percent Spent
Cedar Rapids 1968 expenditures through June total 6.47 million with 14.2 million budget and 7.73 million remaining. City hall and Regional Transit Authority funds overspent while transfers from contingency or liquor funds may cover gaps.
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Regional Transit Authority Fund
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Norman
City Hall
Regional Transi Authority
RTA
Stewart Shank
Chamber of Commerce
Shank
Norman
Riley Praises Iowa Role in Freedom Cause
Arm forces induction in Linn County lists ten men named with addresses and towns. Navy and army assignments follow with several included to Great Lakes Fort Polk Ft Bliss and Whidbey Island. State senator Tom Riley praised Iowa’s wartime role and urged continued dedication to freedom.
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Riley
Iowa
Freedom
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Arlington
Bellevue
Stone City
Olin
Iowa City Funds Alcoholism Program Through County Health Board
Iowa City council approves 5000 dollars from the 1969 budget to join a regional alcoholism program via the county board of health. The plan sits within a 43000 dollar health services allocation, with expected inspection fees of 8000 to 9000 dollars. The balance will decide Visiting Nurses Association funding, paid by the city.
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Iowa City
County Board of Health
VNA
Kiesinger Calls Market Summit for Expanded Trade
Chancellor Kiesinger urged a summit of the European Common Market on Friday to push expansion of the trading community and bolster the bloc's economic unity.
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BOM (Ap
Kiesinger
C R Man Fined $30 on Assault Charge
Lester Jones aged 38 of 925 N street SW was fined $30 and costs or seven days in jail by Justice Glenn Powers on assault and battery. He was arrested on a warrant for allegedly pushing his wife Marian down stairs Thursday and was held in Linn county jail in lieu of the fine.
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Lester Jones
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Jones
Marian
Linn
Today's Columnists Editorial Snapshot
Columnists David Lawrence and C. L. Sulzberger lead the page alongside Roscoe Drummond and Pearson Anderson in a roundup of commentary and analysis.
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David Lawrence
C. L. Sulzberger
Roscoe Drummond Pearson-Anderson
Burt Case to District Court over Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Police Court Judge Marion Neeley ruled there is sufficient evidence to send Gregory Ward Burt of West Des Moines to district court on two manslaughter counts and one drunk driving count related to a May 23 double fatality on North Dubuque Street. A closed preliminary hearing was held last month.
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Iowa City
Marion Neeley
Gregory Ward Burt
West Des Moines
Burt
North Dubuque Street
Neeley
Weight Officers Patrol Highways During Weekend
Iowa highway commission weight officers will patrol the interstate during the Fourth of July weekend to aid disabled motorists and direct traffic in emergencies. State Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton said patrol hours are adjusted to maximize deterrent enforcement and urged seat belt use and adherence to the 16 mile per hour speeding suspension policy.
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DES Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Jack Fulton
Fulton
Lightning blamed for Anamosa cafe fire at Rainbow Club
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Rainbow Club on old Highway 141 near Anamosa Thursday evening. Fire Chief Bob Miller said the kitchen fat fryer area started the fire, later reigniting in roof insulation. The cafe, closed at the time, sustained gutting of the kitchen and roof damage. owner Vic Schemmel was named.
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Anamosa
Rainbow Club
Highway 141
Bob Miller
Club
Vic Schemmel
Chicago Transit Trouble Lessons
Chicago Transit Authority reports a lighter passenger load and improved service after a wildcat strike by bus and elevated subway drivers and motormen. A spokesman called the turnout encouraging and said service levels were recovering.
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Chicago
Chicago! ‘Transit Authority
Jailbreak Foiled at Cook County Jail Wounding Inmate
In Chicago authorities wounded one inmate and captured four others after a predawn escape attempt at Cook County Jail. Five men led by John Holmes reportedly overpowered guards, wore uniforms, and tried to reach the yard walls before gunfire and quick recapture ended the plot. Parliament Moore criticized lax headcounts and cited varying prison sentences for Holmes, Dennis, Fortson, Gunn, and Ross.
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Chicago
Cook County
John Holmes
Charles Dennis
Osborn Fortson
Glyde Gunn
Frank Ross
Holmes
Dennis
William Smith
Smith
Fortson
Ross
Gunn
Moore
Turner Plans to Resign as Federal Attorney in Iowa
Steve Turner, 29, assistant U S attorney for the northern district of Iowa, plans to resign in August to join a Cleveland law firm. A Clarinda native, Turner joined the district attorney's office in November 1966 and served as acting U S attorney before Asher E Schroeder. He will be married soon.
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Steve Turner
U.S
Iowa
Cleveland
Turner
Clarinda
District ‘Attorney’ S Office
Asher E. Schroeder
Evening News Schedule On KCRG Channel 9
The Evening News is planned in color from 5 to 6 PM on weekdays. It airs Mondays through Fridays on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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Kcrg-Tv
Channel
Accordion Aces Begin 28 Day Bus Tour
The Cedar Rapids Accordion Aces depart by chartered bus Sunday for a four week tour covering eight states and Mexico. The group will perform in Lincoln Juarez Walker Air Force Base Knott’s Berry Farm Torrance and other venues while visiting major attractions and returning via Salt Lake City and Denver. Parents and teachers accompany the accordionists and one percussionist under director Mrs. Gerald Boddicker.
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Cedar Rapids
Accordion Aces
Mexico
Oklahoma City
el Paso
Standard Oil Refinery
Juarez
Phoenix
Grand Canyon National Park
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Marineland
Busch Gardens
Hollywood
San Francisco
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
Danny Thomas
Salt Lake City
Denver
Lincoln
Walker Air Force ‘Base
Ariz
Knotts Berry Farm
Torrence
Calif
Elko
Nev
Craig and Greeley
Colo
Gerald Boddicker
Professor Emeritus Roland Rooks Dies in Iowa City
Dr. Roland Rooks, 68, professor emeritus of the University of Iowa Hygiene and Environmental Health department, died Friday morning at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. He served the university for 30 years and his body lay at Beckman-Butherus funeral home.
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Iowa City
Roland Rooks
Coralville
Mercy Hospital
Department of Hygiene and Environmental Health
University of Iowa
University
Beckman- Butherus
Tougher Czech Position On Hard-Liners Urged
Prague AP reports Parliament President Josef Smrkovsky called for a tougher stance against hard-line communists whose actions threaten the reform regime. He labeled them a main danger and cited a split over a 2,000 word manifesto. Rude Pravo noted leaflets attacking liberal leaders and warned conservative forces have not surrendered and may use underground tactics.
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Prague
Josef Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
Rude iPravo
Rude Pravo
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Storm Lake
Ft. Bliss
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First Avenue SE
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Peter A. Rudish
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Robert C. Smith
Parkview Drive
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South Fifteenth Street
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