Stadium Use Approved for Kingston Stadium Musical Event
Cedar Rapids school board approves usage of Kingston stadium for a drum and bugle corps competition on August 4 1969. Debate centers on turf damage risk and prior field renovations costing about 7300 dollars. The request comes from the Chamber of Commerce for the American Legion bid for the 1969 state convention with votes by Barber Lipsky O Donnell Bjornson in favor. Trickey abstained. Berger absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Robert Barber
Otto Wiedersberg
Eastern Iowa
Trickey
Barber
Norman Lipsky
Barnes O’donnell
Mrs. Bjornson
Waldo Berger
Cedar Rapids approves Centrex installation for 39 schools
Cedar Rapids school board approved a Northwestern Bell Centrex telephone system contract. The plan adds direct dialing, reduces switchboards, and links 39 public schools with a centralized tape library and future access to the district computer. Estimated yearly cost is 62 600 with 2 800 installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Vasey
Harding
Special Question on Ballot for School Building Plan
Monday the school board approved a formal resolution to place a special question on the Sept 9 ballot asking to spend about 30000 in accumulated interest from the schoolhouse fund on an upcoming building program. A separate October election will seek a 5.9 million school bond. Norman Lipsky and Robert Barber face term expirations this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lipsky
Robert Barber
Linn County adopts electrical code with minor changes
The Linn county board of supervisors approved an electrical code 2 to 1 after a public hearing. Supervisor Henderson opposed licensing and favored registration instead, while Michel supported adoption. The board noted it could tighten rules later but not substantially change the resolution. Rural Electric Co op proposed five suggestions including adopting the national code with minor exceptions and mandatory inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Dudley Henderson
Henderson
George Michel
Anthony Scolaro
Rural Electrical Co-op
Proposed Electrical Code Reforms in New Construction
The plan outlines requiring a building permit for new construction, mandating registration for electricians, forbidding electrical service connections until inspectors approve, and imposing penalties for other flagrant code violations detected during inspections.
Board Rejects Recorder Envelopes Claim as Policy Issue
Supervisors on Tuesday refused to approve a $85.75 claim from Robert L. Lam of Whittier Print Shop for 10 000 No 9 envelopes with an address printed for boat registrations. They said the recorder authored the request via a deputy recorder’s husband owned company and urged central purchasing to handle such purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Recorder’s Office
Recorder
Anthony Scolaro
Central Purchasing Office
Robert L. Lam
Whittier Print Shop
Malicious Prosecution Suit Filed By Jerry Johnson
Cedar Rapids man Jerry M. Johnson sues Susan M. Collins for 31376 dollars in Linn district court alleging the charge of assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury was filed without probable cause to defame him. He seeks 16476 for legal costs earnings loss reputational harm and distress plus 15000 exemplary damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jerry M. Johnson
Linn
Susan M. Collins
Miss Collins
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Johnson
Meek Fined for Carrying Concealed Weapon in Linn District Court
William L. Meek aged 22 of 5635 Cornell Street SW was fined 100 for carrying a concealed weapon after pleading guilty in Linn district court Judge J Paul Naughton also imposed a suspended three month jail term He was arrested early Sunday at Powers Truck Port 455 Waconia Avenue SW after an employee reported a gun in his vehicle police found a .32 caliber revolver within reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Meek
Cornell Street
Linn
J. Paul Naughton
Meek
Powers Truck Port
Waconia Avenue
Seek Waivers Of Filing Fees For Bankruptcy
Two couples filed bankruptcy petitions in federal court seeking waivers of the $50 filing fee. Robert F. Bascom and Viola M. Bascom list $4,147 in debts with $650 exempt assets. he is a laborer and she a housewife. Lloyd C. and Frankie J. Stenerson show $6,351.86 in debts with $2,016 assets. $1,250 exempt. He is a store department manager and she a housewife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F
Viola M. Bascom
C Street
Lloyd C
Frankie J. Stenerson
Eighteenth Street
Marion
Stenerson
KCRG-TV Teases Color Headlines Tonight at 10
A preview announces tonight at 10 on KCRG-TV Channel 9 viewers will see tomorrow morning’s headline stories in color. The promotion highlights a vivid broadcast segment and strengthens the station’s news lead in color presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Cedar Rapids Plans Police and Fire Building Bond Vote
Cedar Rapids considers a 1.5 million bond to fund a combined police and fire department complex in the 100 block of First Avenue West. A federal grant of about 800 thousand dollars is sought to help cover costs, with the balance to be raised by selling three current properties. Construction could begin in 1969 and be ready by fall 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Police and Fire Department
John Oberthien
Oberthein
Oberthien
Second District
John C. Culver
Police Department
First Avenue
First
Second Streets
Second Street
Public Safety Department
Two Arrested For Breakin at Coca-Cola Co
James J. Damon 20 of 810 Fifth street SE and a 17 year old boy were held on three counts of breaking and entering and one larceny of motor vehicle. Burglars entered Coca Cola Co at 716 Fifth avenue SE through a skylight. They also tied to other weekend break ins at Johnnies Parkway Inn and Rapids Body and Fender Co. Stolen items include cigarettes beer valued 15.70 cash 32 and an 80 camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Damon
Fifth Street SE
Coca-Cola Co
Fifth Avenue SE
Damon
Johnnie’s
Ellis Boulevard NW
Rapids Body and Fender Co
F Avenue NE
Parkway Inn
Handler Motor Co
Second Avenue SE
J J Ford Free Pending Hearing On Rape Charge
Jesse J. Ford 21 of 1035 Tenth Street SE was released on his own recognizance after a 30 day Linn county jail sentence for intoxication. A preliminary hearing on the rape charge is set for August 14 with trial on the intoxication charge that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Ford
Tenth Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ford
John Reilly
Reilly
Atty
Haven Simmons
Simmons
Loren Hullinger
Burns Fatal for Fairfield Man at Iowa City Hospital
Roy Statler, 70, a retired farmer from Fairfield, died in University hospitals Iowa City from burns suffered when a stove exploded at his home on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Roy Statler
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Columnists and Entertainment Highlights by McNamee Era
A compact page lists Today's Columnists including Lou Harris and William W. White, with Roscoe Drummond and Drew Pearson. It highlights entertainment figures Rick Du Brow and Leonard Lyons, plus Abby Van Buren and Erma Bombeck. The page features a picture section with Gus Schrader, Al Miller on racing, and Rex Conn’s "What’s What" column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Harris (Poll
William W. White
Roscoe Drummond
Drew Pearson
Abby van Buren
Erma Bombeck
Gus Schrader
al Miller
Rex Conn
ICG Sets Hearings on Basic Railway Passenger Service
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold hearings on September 18 to set minimum standards for railway passenger service. An ICC official had ruled in April that railroads can be compelled to provide basic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
ICC
Tourists slain in California after gun stolen from store
Two New York tourists, August Marsala and Victor Cricco of Yonkers, were killed and a third injured when a man who stole a pistol from a sporting goods store opened fire on a main street in San Luis Obispo. William Duff, 38, of Havre de Grace, Md., was arrested and held in County General hospital. Duff surrendered after a foot chase, saying he did not mean to hurt anyone.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
New York
August Marsala
Victor Cricco
Yonkers
N.Y
Marsala
Evelyn
William Duff
Havre de Grace
Duff
County General Hospital
Donald Hunt
William Sperle
Gary Grant
Los Angeles
Grant
Sperle
Wyoming Mayor Elected to Third Term in Different Towns
Clyde Reynolds, a lumber dealer, was elected to a third term as mayor in three Wyoming towns. He led Glenrock in 1956, Shoshoni in 1964, and Lovell in the current year.
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Ernest Pence
Ben Trickey
Veterans Memorial Baseball Stadium
Veterans’ Organizations
Wiedersberg
By Bill Duffy
Hamilton Vasey
Coolidge
Harding and Taft
Kennedy
Centrex
Board
Recorder's Bill
Jerry Johnson
By Jerry Elsen
Culver
Second Avenue SW
Central Fire Station
First Street
E Avenue NW
Fire and Police Department
George Matias
Leo C. Peiffer and Associates
J. J. Ford
Iowa
3Rd Ave
L. John Hoyt
Merchants’ Delivery
6Th Avenue
Editorial
Rick du Brow
Leonard Lyons
ICG
Wyoming
Guaranty
Guaranty's
4Th Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
3Rd Avenue
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