Samuels Urges Extension of Tax Surcharge
Undersecretary of Commerce Howard Samuels urged extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge beyond June 30 to fund social programs and poverty relief. Speaking at an American Advertising Federation meeting, he urged business leaders to back retaining the surcharge.
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Portland
Ore
Howard Samuels
Samuels
Johnson
American Advertising Federation
John Williams
Delaware
Senate Finance Committee
Surcharge Retained For War as Revenue Plan Expands
The tax package including the surcharge and other changes would raise more than $15 billion in new revenue this fiscal year. The surcharge is retroactive to April 1 for individuals and January 1 for corporations and would expire June 30, 1969, unless extended.
Station Manager Reports Theft of 1400 From Car
Cedar Rapids police were told by Robert Porazil that a money bag containing about 1400 dollars was stolen from the glove compartment of his car Tuesday night. Porazil reported the car was parked outside his home between 9 and 10:30 p.m. on Twenty-fifth Avenue SW. The loot included several $1 $10 and $20 bills.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Porazil
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Porazil
Boat, trailer, and car launched at Sault Ste Marie dock
Jack O Connor forgot to set the handbrake and launched his boat trailer and car. The incident occurred in Sault Sainte Marie Michigan as the vessels moved away together. No injuries reported and authorities are reviewing the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Sainte Marie, Mich
Jack O’connor
Bids Open For Linn County Humane Society Headquarters
Architects Brown Healey and Bock received bids Wednesday for a Mt Vernon road site project east of Highway 150. General contractor bids range from 28 802 to 31 984 with Zobac Con struction Co as low. Mechanical electrical bids also led by Simanek Zazza and Cedar Rapids Electric respectively. The board will decide after the directors meeting.
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Brown, Healey and Bock
Linn County Humane Society
Mt. Vernon Road
Highway 150
Zobac Construction Co
Kinderknecht Construction Co
van Note Construction Co
Simanek-Za
C Avenue
Quantere
Central budget rises thirteen percent for 1968 69
The West Central board adopted a general fund budget of 532 039 and 34 659 for the school house fund up about 13 percent from 1967 68. No observers attended the hearing. Humphrey Dairy won the milk bids at 77 cents per gallon for bulk and 95 cents for half pints. Farm Service Co won the gasoline bid at 20.4 cents per gallon less 1 percent discount. Standard Oil Westgate was awarded fuel oil at 11.95 cents per gallon. Colonial Baking Co received bread at 20 cents a loaf. Guetzko Construction Co of Manchester was contracted to install heating in the new bus garage damaged by the tornado. Next meeting set for Aug 12.
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Maynard
West Central Board
Humphrey Dairy
Farm Service Co. of
Standard Oil
Westgate
Colonial Baking Co
Guetzko Construction Co
Manchester
Antelope Defense Relies on Speed and Keen Vision
Speed and sharp eyesight are the antelope's main defenses against predators. The swift quarry uses rapid bursts and vigilant scanning to detect threats and flee before danger closes in.
Juveniles Accused of Possessing Beer
Three youths were arrested early Wednesday and charged with possession of beer as minors. Richard Havens and Charles Comreid, both 19, posted $30 bond and were released from the city jail. A third boy, 17, was released to his parents and referred to juvenile authorities.
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Richard Havens
Twentieth Street
Charles Comreid
Jacelyn Drive
Campus Blackbirds Roar Over UW Bridge Nest
At the University of Wisconsin a pair of red winged blackbirds guards a nest near a campus bridge. Dozens of students and staff were pecked or struck by the birds over two weeks as they defended their territory. Prof. Joseph Hickey notes the unusual aggression should subside once the young leave.
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Madison
UPI
University of Wisconsin
Joseph Hickey
UW Wildlife Ecology Department
Hickey
Sisters Arrested For Drunkenness In Cedar Rapids
Police youth bureau officers arrested two Cedar Rapids sisters aged 14 and 16 on Tuesday night for drunkenness. The girls were referred to juvenile probation officers and released to their parents.
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Police Youth Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Fayette School remodeling urged for aging campus
Fayette Community board approves a 1968 69 budget totaling 453 809 with 408 794 general fund and 45 015 schoolhouse fund. A 25 000 surplus in the schoolhouse fund will be voted on in September to support major high school improvements. The building dates from 1898 and 1915 with rot and ventilation issues and no air in three basement rooms. The board also accepted bids for school supplies including fuel oil from Standard Oil, milk from Sanitary Farm Dairy, bread from Colonial Baking, and a Wilbur Ford Co. donated truck.
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Fayette
Standard Oil Co
Sanitary Farm Dairy
Colonial Baking Co
Wilbur Ford Co
West Union
Confiscate Rifle Man, 73, Used It To Scare Girls
Cedar Rapids police detained a 73-year-old man after he brandished a rifle at two 10-year-old girls in an incident on Seventh Street SE. The girls reported a man threw a firecracker before waving the weapon. officers confiscated the rifle and did not anticipate charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Seventh Street
Forty Iowa Delegates Visit Nixon
About 40 of Iowa's 48 Republican delegates and alternates fly to Chicago to meet former Vice President Richard Nixon. Nixon aims to win support for the Miami Beach convention while the trip costs are covered by the Nixon organization.
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Nixon Organization
Nixon
Jack Warren
Waterloo
Iowa
Chicago
Ellsworth
Rockefeller
Norris
Mme
Want ads promise buyers with one call
Classified note urges readers to place want ads to attract buyers and states a phone contact 369 1234 for service. The brief emphasizes quick results and a simple method to reach potential customers.
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Rick Greenawatt
Coe College
Salter House
Bonnie Leyland
Hinsdale
Ill
Barb Bathke
Rochester
Minn
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Humane Society
Inc. Central
Helen
Kek
Vernon Lichtenstein
Brian Butler
Syracuse
N.Y
Butler
Blackbird Power
Fayette School
Theodore Ellsworth
Dubuque
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Paul Norris
Marshalltown Times- Republican
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Second Avenue
8Th Street
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Donue Boys
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