Interchange Shift for Highway 30 Approved
The Linn County Regional Planning Commission approved shifting the Highway 30 interchange from Ely Road to C Street SW citing better service for traffic demand and fewer residential displacements. The plan aligns with a broader national transport study and the commission’s forecast for Linn County. The body also endorsed a 17 mile street development proposal to unlock up to 200000 in federal funds and approved hiring consultants for an airport authority feasibility study.
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Ely Road
C Street
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Department of Transportation
Congress
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Regional Planning Commission
Landrum and Brown
Cincinnati
Airport Authority
City seeks six houses razed at owners' cost
The City of Cedar Rapids filed suits in Linn district court to declare six abandoned properties public nuisances and order their demolition with destruction costs charged to property values. The addresses are 519 Tenth Ave SE, 819 Eighth St SE, 2356 Sixteenth St NW, 1111 Ninth St SE, 611 Tenth Ave SE, and 821 Eighth St SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Tenth Avenue
Eighth Street
Sixteenth Street
Ninth Street
Missing Boy Found By Off Duty Officer After All Night Search
A Cedar Rapids missing boy was found by off duty officer Christian Cornish near his Cedar Hills home. The group had been searching fields for hours, with neighbors and radio teams aiding. The child, recovered half a mile from home near highway 30, was checked at a local hospital and released. Police praised the community effort as a welcome sign for new residents.
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Vanous
Christian Cornish
Cedar Hills
Cornish
Highway 30
George J. Matias
Cedar Rapids
Pope Paul VI Arrives at Castel Gandolfo for Vacation
Pope Paul VI reached Castel Gandolfo for a summer stay and said the vacation would be more nominal than real. The pontiff prepared to relax at the papal residence while maintaining duties and public engagements.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Six Arrested in Des Moines Drug Raids
Des Moines drug raids by about 30 agents led to six arrests and seizures including heroin and other drugs, $20,000 to $25,000 in cash, several thousand dollars in suspected stolen property, 12 handguns and a sawed off shotgun. The operation began about 10 p.m. Thursday, ending Friday, and capped a six month investigation.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Department
Division of Narcotic and Drug Enforcement
Des Moines Police Vice Squad
Bidler
Center Junction Man Hurt in Accident
Hans Hinrichsen, 63, of Center Junction, was listed in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after a fall from a basement ladder Thursday around 3 15 p m. He sustained a skull fracture and multiple broken ribs, was taken first to Anamosa hospital then transferred to Cedar Rapids IC unit.
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Center Junction
Hans Hinrichsen
Rural
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Hinrichsen
Anamosa Hospital
C R Woman Pleads Innocent to Charges at Bank Tavern
Sidney Beyerlein a 27 year old from Palo pleaded innocent in municipal court to three charges indecent exposure intoxication and resisting an officer stemming from an incident at the Bank tavern 3969 Center Point road NE Thursday night She was released on her own recognizance and trials were scheduled for 3 p m July 30.
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Sidney Beyerlein
Palo
Bank Tavern
Center Point Road
Lamont Man Knocked Down Robbed of $300
Thorwald Hansen of Lamont, 39, said he was assaulted and robbed of 300 dollars early Friday near Fourth Street and Twelfth Avenue SE. He and two friends left a tavern when five men jumped them. two suspects knocked him down and stole his wallet. The friends did not report any loss.
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Lamont
Thorwald Hansen
Fourth Street
Twelfth Avenue SE
Hansen
City Briefs and Notices of Thefts and Honors
A string of brief notices reports several thefts including $50 from Rose McMurray at 327 Fourteenth Street SE and a $55 TV from Jimmie Dawson at 608 Ninth Avenue SE. Additional entries note clothing thefts, a portable TV, and a color set. honors include academic dean’s lists at Saint Teresa College and Edgewood College, plus scholarships and a workshop invite.
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Rose McMurray
Fourteenth Street SE
Jimmie Dawson
Ninth Avenue SE
Susan Pape
Sue Lane
Debra Pech
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
College of Saint Teresa
Winona
Minn
Services Monday for Louis Becicka 58
Louis Becicka 58 of route 3 Oxford died Thursday evening after a long illness. Born April 14 1913 at Swisher he married Stella Pospishil January 1 1936 in Cedar Rapids. He farmed in Oxford most of his life. Survived by wife two sons Jim and Leo one daughter Marlene two grandchildren sister Maynard Johnson brothers Frank Bohumil. Services Monday at Brush chapel at 10 a.m. by Rev A T Washington. Burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Sunday.
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Solon
Louis Becicka
Route 3
Oxford
Swisher
Stella Pospishil
Cedar Rapids
Becicka
CSA Lodge Prokop Velky
Jim
Leo
Marlene
Maynard Johnson
West Liberty
Frank
Central City
Bohumil
Marion
Brush Chapel
A. T. Washington
Czech National Cemetery
Toledo Veterinarian Calvin G. Moore 83
Services for Dr. Calvin G. Moore 83 retired Toledo veterinarian who died Thursday in Tama will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Harrison funeral home Tama. Burial at Woodlawn cemetery Toledo. Born April 27 1888 at Dysart he studied in Toledo and Iowa State College Ames earning his veterinary degree in 1912. He practiced 44 years retiring 1956. Survived by wife two sons Calvin B. Toledo Perry O. Marshalltown two daughters Mrs. James Corell Cedar Rapids Mrs. J A Gibbs Lake Havasu City Ariz a foster son Dr M L Spear Ames 22 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren.
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Toledo
Calvin G. Moore
Tama
Harrison
Woodlawn
Dysart
Western College Academy
Iowa State College
Ames
Bernice Berger
Masonic Lodge
American Veterinary Medical Assn
Calvin B
Perry O
Marshalltown
James Corell
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Gibbs
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
M. L. Spear
Eyewitness News Friday Night Color Preview
Join Bob Harper, Wayne Winston and Bob Brooks on TV 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Friday night in color to explore whether all remains well or if something unsettles the evening.
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Bob Harper
Wayne Winston
Bob Brooks
TV 9 Eyewitness News
Spencer Man Wins Defamation Suit Against Holiday Inn
A federal court jury in Spencer awarded D. J. Mays 22,500 dollars in a defamation of character suit against Dillon Hotel Co. operating Holiday Inn at Lake Okoboji. Mays received 15,000 dollars in actual damages and 7,500 in punitive damages for claims tied to false uttering of a check and coercive wage actions.
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Spencer Man
Dillon Hotel Co
Omaha
Lake Okoboji
D. J. Mays
Mays
Holiday Inn
Spirit Lake
Justice of the Peace
Services Saturday for Lois Worden in Marion
Lois M Worden 65 of 485 Sixth Avenue Marion died Thursday after a long illness. Born October 10 1905 in Anamosa she worked 39 years for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co retired 1970. Survived by three sisters Leatha Griffiths Marion Mrs Ralph Fillenworth Marion and Mrs Robert Harman Cedar Rapids and one brother Lester Worden Cedar Rapids. Memorial 3:30 p.m. Saturday Cedar Memorial chapel Rev Elgin E Howard officiating Burial Cedar Memorial. Visitation Cedar Memorial funeral home after 5 p.m. Friday and Chapel of Memories after 2 p.m. Saturday casket closed 3:25 p.m. Saturday. Donations to American Cancer Society.
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Lois M. Worden
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Miss Worden
Fairview
The
American Cancer Society
It Must Be Summer The Rain Is Warmer
A Tacoma UP I report notes an unusually wet Pacific Northwest year inspiring a local sign reading It Must Be Summer The Rain Is Warmer. The quip reflects regional weather mood as residents cope with persistent rain and mild temperatures.
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Tacoma, Wash
Upi
Pacific Northwest
Spain’s Prince Juan Carlos to be regent under Franco rule
Madrid reports a decree published Friday grants Prince Juan Carlos the right to rule in cases of absence or illness by General Franco the chief of state. The move signals a formal arrangement for succession and stability during Franco era uncertainties.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco
Enlistees and Honors Mark Local Armed Forces Service
Sixteen area residents enlist or enter programs across the armed forces. Russell A. Wallace 18 of Hiawatha sails to Lackland AFB Texas. Navy sends Craig Pike 20 Raymond Williams 18 Forrest Wine gardner 18 Rickey Voparil Rickard Inskeep 18 Thomas Hamilton 17 Steven Chapman 20 to San Diego. two to Great Lakes Edmund Toczylowski 17 and Richard Skeesick 18. Delayed Navy entries Roger Rathjen 23 Gary Semsch 18 Richard Murphy 18 Ronald Hopker 18. Navy enlistee Deborah Blakeley 18 to Bainbridge MD. Army awards Bronze Star to Randolph Herber for Vietnam meritorious service. Army commendation medals to Stephan Brinkman Norman Ratliff and Jackson Bennett. Promotions include John Yates to petty officer 2c on USS Glennon and James Middlekauff to petty officer 3c on USS Bonefish. Iowa National Guard commissioned second lieutenants Allen Weaver William Angell and Ronald Rohlena. Navy Utilitiesman Ken Caldbeck on 19 days leave.
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Armed Forces
Russell A. Wallace
Hiawatha
Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Force
Nedrick M. Johnson
Balsam Drive
San Diego
Navy
Craig A. Pike
Gateway Street
Raymond D. Williams
A Avenue
Marion
Forrest J. Winegardner
Glass Road
Rick
Great Lakes, Ill
Edmund J. Toczylowski
Twelfth Street
Richard E. Skeesick
Bertram
Roger L. Rathjen
C Avenue NE
Gary A. Semsch
Durant
Richard D. Murphy
Oxford
Ronald L. Hopker
Center Point
Deborah Sue Blakeley
G. K. Goodwin Posts Bond on Beer Charge
Greg K. Goodwin aged 18 of route one Marion posted a $30 bond after arrest with a 16 year old for possession of beer by minors in the 5300 block of J street SW. The juvenile was processed by the youth bureau and released to parents. Goodwin released on bond.
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Greg K. Goodwin
Route One
Marion
J Street
Goodwin
Youth Bureau
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Troy Mills
Jackson R. Bennett
Wilma M. Miller
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Lani Yates
Richmond Road
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Golfview Drive
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James L. Middlekauff
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Bonefish
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