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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
4
AP reports a large U S supply center near Da Nang was struck by a volley of 122 mm rockets. Casualties were initially light and no immediate damage assessment given amid ongoing Viet Cong and North Vietnamese incursions.
Cedar Rapids city council filed plans for atmospheric odor control at the water pollution control plant. The project includes an ozone air treatment system and dome enclosures over 30 clarifiers and other odor sources, plus demolition of unused chimney and incinerator equipment. Howard R. Green Engineering estimates 2.1 million dollars for domes and ozone system with 30 percent federal funding sought. a public hearing and bid receipt set for August 14.
The Dave Schmitt Construction Co. was the low bidder for extending storm and sanitary sewers in Deepwood Court SE from Fox Meadow Drive to Sun Valley first addition north line. The bid of 11011.25 was 5.75 percent below the engineers estimate of 11683.75, with Hennessey Brothers bidding 12018.50 as the runner up.
Wednesday approved final plans and specifications for the Edgewood road bridge. The action aligns with Linn County Board of Supervisors approval of the plans. Bids on contracts open August 14. The bridge aims for completion in 1969 as part of a Cedar Rapids to Blairs Ferry road link outside city limits.
The Mohawk river valley in New York serves as the only low level passage through the Appalachian mountains into the nation's heartland, guiding historic and strategic travel routes.
Oklahoma water program expands with nine completed reservoirs and 16 more planned or under construction. Key lakes include Oologah Fort Gibson Tenkiller Hulah Keystone Wister Heyburn Texhoma and Eufaula totaling vast shoreline and drawing millions for recreation. The Army Corps of Engineers aims to push Arkansas River navigation toward Tulsa with a barge channel locks and dams while Tulsa builds a waterfront port district near Catoosa. Western Oklahoma hosts Fort Supply and Great Salt Plains reservoirs for flood control water supply and wildlife. corps plans more western reservoirs and navigation.
The council passed a resolution of necessity for Cedarcrest Court NW sewer work overruling Thomas Kelly protest at 1214 Wiley NW. It deleted Burdell Staab property 1130 Wiley NW from the assessment and set a $4 per foot hookup charge when connection becomes necessary. Bid date announced.
An unattended city street department end-loader rolled down a grade and overturned at the old Concrete Materials Co rock quarry on A Street SW. No injuries were reported. Firefighters responded after gasoline began to run.
A machine tipped but did not ignite a fire. A wrecker pulled the end-loader upright and officials reported no major damage.
Iowa City city manager Frank Smiley ordered a temporary halt on architectural work for the proposed parking ramp. The hold followed an estimate showing costs per space far above prior expectations, with total ramp costs projected around 1 million to 1.2 million for 220 to 320 spaces.
Dr. Joseph Valenti of Pittsford asks a federal court to rule New York must hold a November election to fill the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy seat. He contends the U S Constitution requires a statewide election and seeks to bar Gov. Rockefeller from naming a permanent successor, arguing a temporary appointee can serve only until year end. The judge ordered the governor and secretary of state to show cause by Monday.
The city council gave the third and final reading to an ordinance regulating ambulance operation. It requires permits for drivers and attendants, sets equipment and sanitation standards, mandates six month inspections by the police chief, and requires at least three manned ambulances stationed in Cedar Rapids around the clock.
Doris Marie Strait, 30, of 1616 Fifteenth Avenue SE, was arrested on a warrant for false uttering of a check. She allegedly passed a faulty $10 check at a supermarket on May 28, posted $110 bond, and was released from the city jail.
Michael Verdecchi 23 used a flash camera to blind an intruder in his garage apartment. He then struck the man, who was arrested by police and taken to a hospital.
UPI reports Rep. Leonard Farbstein of New York called for revoking Poland's most favored nation trading status with the United States accusing Warsaw of official anti-Semitism.
A 1968 reference outlines Calver’s involvement with proof blended whiskey containing 65 percent grain neutral spirits, noting the brand or product name as Wave.
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