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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1966

Page

4

Officials Caution Public on Using Toxic Chemical

Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Don Gardner warns the public against using the toxic chemical Vapam for Dutch elm disease. At a recent information meeting the spray was endorsed for trained personnel only. City leaders plan tree burning sites, bulldozers, and staffing, while health officials note a filling sanitary landfill. Eighty-one attendees statewide attended the briefing, amid concerns over public apathy.

Don Gardner Cedar Rapids Gardner Bob Johnson Planning and Zoning Commission Carl D. Smith Stewart Shank Shank

Three Charges for C R Man After Hit Run

Clarence D. Zieser, 86, of 421 Sixteenth Street NE, was arrested Tuesday evening after backing into a parked car near his home and leaving the scene. He faced charges of leaving the scene without identification, intoxication, and resisting an officer. police said he was intoxicated at the time and needed force to arrest. He posted a $330 bond and was released.

Clarence D. Zieser Sixteenth Street Zieser

Road Ratings Show Shifts In State Highway Quality

A transportation report notes 622 miles rated good down 18 miles, while excellent roads gain 173 miles. Paved federal and secondary roads rose by 645 miles year over year. The state lists 91,387 rural nonprimary miles with 776 not legally open to traffic, 73,579 gravel or stone surfaced, 1,329 bituminous, and 7,305 paved miles.

North Vietnam defends humane policy amid air war threats

The North Vietnamese charged af faire in Laos Nguyen Chan claims there are no American prisoners of war in North Vietnam only war criminals. Hanoi vows a humane policy while warning of propa ganda and possible brainwashed confessions if trials occur. Pentagon counts 62 Americans in enemy hands with 18 North Vietnamese soldiers released in the south as an appeal to Hanoi to ease tensions.

North Vietnam Laos Nguyen Chan Vientiane Hanoi Norman Thomas Nuremberg U. S Dirksen South Vietnam Navy U.S Pentagon South

Dusty Mileage Report Notes Dirt Road Condition

The document states 9.173 miles are dirt and 606 miles of dirt roads had not been graded or improved to some extent, highlighting maintenance deficiencies and road quality concerns.

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