City considers development contracts in Oak Hill area
City council weighs nearly quarter million dollars in contracts for engineering planning and demolition work in the Oak Hill Time Check Riverside areas as part of the urban renewal program. Don Salyer says approvals from housing and urban development required before action. bids planned for a 42 000 square foot Civic Center parcel on First Street between Second and Third avenues SE with an August 20 deadline.
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Tlon
County Abstract Co
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S.tengineering
DeWayne Guernsey
Donald L. Welivironmental Planning
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Riverside
Don Salyer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Civic Center Urban Renews
Black Am First Street
Second
Third Avenues
Wing Crack Reported in C 5A Transport Test
The Air Force disclosed the Lockheed Georgia Co built C 5A super transport wing cracked during ground static tests at Marietta, 22 percent below contract pressure. Program impact and cause are under study by Air Force and Lockheed engineers as tests continue amid congressional scrutiny of rising costs.
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Air Force
Marietta
Lockheed Georgia Co
Congress
Pentagon
Tade
Grand Jury Hears Morals Charge In Cedar Rapids Case
Charles E. Widener, 21, of 1601 forced the wings up in a Second Avenue SE incident during a June 1 case. Widener, charged by Municipal Judge John Reilly with rape of a 20 year old Tree girl who rents in Cedar Rapids, is free on $2,500 bond as hearings proceed.
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Grand Jury
John Reilly
Widener
Sone Tree
Cedar Rapids
Ite
Municipal Court Action Sets July 17 Hearing in Auto Theft
Helen E. Loits of Oelwein appeared in municipal court before Judge John Reilly and was given until July 17 at 9 30 to waive demand or move for a preliminary hearing on a larceny of a motor vehicle charge. Police arrested her after a car reported stolen from Leona Janesovsky of 1721 D street SW. Attorney John Shea was appointed. bond set at $1000.
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Helen E. Loits
Oelwein
John Reilly
Leona Janesovsky
D Street
John, Shea
Airframe tests target 159 percent load limit
The crack occurred under pressures totaling 126 percent of the design load, 738,000 rounds. The Air Force contract requires proving airframe withstands 159 percent of the load. The service says testing beyond 10 percent serves to verify additional safety margins.
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Air Force
Official Greets HHH in Moscow
Former Vice-president Hubert Humphrey arrived in Moscow and was welcomed at the airport by a Soviet foreign ministry official. He is touring the Soviet Union on a private vacation and did not rule out meetings with Soviet leaders.
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Moscow
Hubert Humphrey
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Humphrey
Soviet Union
Europeans Arrive Ahead of Apollo 11 Moon Shot Tour
Five planeloads of Europeans on a moon shot tour arrived in New York en route to Florida for the Apollo 11 blast off. The tour is arranged by Trans World Airlines with a French travel agency and five European newspapers. Passengers hail from Britain, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.
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Florida
M. &. Bendreham
Trans World Airlines
Britain
France
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Coralville Floods Prompt Levee Alerts and Highway Debate
Rivers overflow forces evacuations as Coralville area braces for crest. Police report riverfront streets closed. national guardsmen assist in Louisa county and University of Iowa campus remains on high ground. Iowa highway chief says many roads cannot support larger vehicles. calls for design upgrades and federal aid. Breakin probed at College Community schools as a 1956 Chevrolet with school plates stolen.
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Iowa Thy
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Louisa County
Iowa
Mississippi
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Oakville
College School
Linn County
Cedar Rapids News Briefs Roundup of Local Notes
Local briefs report a camera theft at Edith Clark home on Sixteenth Street NE and $86 missing from Michael Pot’s Westminster Presbyterian dressing room. Items include job ads, class schedules, and a canceled Valley Camp picnic due to weather. Names like Constantine Red raspberries and Paul G. Thomas appear in community notices.
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Cedar Rapids Hearing Society
Wleders Oan
Michael Pot
Staub Court
Westminster Presbyterian
Xillian's
Lindale Plaza
Mon
Joss Pleads Innocent to False Statement Gun Charge
Charles F. Joss of 1607 Sixth Avenue SB pleaded innocent on a federal felony charge of making a false statement to purchase a firearm. Arraigned by Judge Edward J. McManus, a jury trial was set for July 26 at 1 30 a.m. with bond $1000 and about 40 potential jurors to be summoned. The penalty could include up to a $5000 fine or five years in prison.
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Fellers
Joss
Edward J. McManus
Lows
McManus
City Tests Rapid Heated Lane Painting System
Safety Commissioner John Oberthien told the city council a new heated paint system could cut lane lining time. The device, heating paint to about 250 degrees, dries in seconds and may cover up to 46 miles per day in Wayne County usage versus Cedar Rapids' eight miles per day with cold application. A price list is expected by week’s end.
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John. Oberthien
Sity Council
Wayne County
Mich
Oberthien
Cedar Rapids
Becker Faces Charge of Unlawful Flight
Arlo J. Becker Jr of rural Atkins was arrested Monday on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Becker had been charged March 25 with fleeing persecution for forgery and burglary and was released on his own recognizance by K W Fueling, federal commissioner for the Northern District of Town.
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Arlo J. Becker, Jr
Atkins
Becker
K. W. ‘Fueling
Town
Radio group to hear Leagues chief slides on Malpato trip
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio club meets Thursday at 7 20 p m in the civil defense training room under the Second avenue bridge. Robert Dennnston, president of the American Radio Relay League and the International Amateur Radio Union, will present slides from his Malpato Island trip.
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Radio Relay League
Cedar Valley
Plane crash kills three in New York Airways shuttle
A New York Airways shuttle plane crashed on takeoff in New York, killing the pilot, co pilot, and a passenger while injuring the stewardess and ten other passengers. The craft served the three metropolitan area airports.
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NEW York
New York Airways
Today's Columnists Editorial Columnists Drew Pearson
A compact note lists columnists for the page including Drew Pearson and Anthony Lewis, signaling the editorial feature lineup for today.
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Page
Anthony Lewis Esi G
C R Barbers To Vote Tuesday On Price Increase
Cedar Rapids barbers will vote Tuesday night on a proposal to raise adult and children's haircut prices by 25 cents. If passed, adult cuts would be 2.75 and children's 2.50 plus tax. Paul Knapp, president of Cedar Rapids Local 97, noted the June proposal failed. Some barbers felt the increase was too small.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Knapp
Wymer Named To Iowa Development Commission Post
Development session led to a confrontation over the director’s job since the salary ceiling rose from $20,000 to $26,000 a year. Wymer, praised for his background and eagerness, will join full time Sept 1 after a part-time interim. Gov Ray also named Hayes as chairman, Van Horn as vice-chairman, and Tinley as secretary.
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Wymer
Commission
Langdale
Okla
Oklahoma State University
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
University of Colorado
Jackie
Joetle
Craig
Kevin
Ray
Ray Monday
TE. A. Hayes
Mt. Pleasant
Development Commission
Delmar van Horn
Jefferson
John P. Tinley
Shenandoah
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