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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1969
Page
8
An Urbana information session reviewed a proposed school addition to the Urbana Consolidated district. Cedar Rapids architects showed drawings for three classrooms and supporting spaces while bond election terms were explained by a Vinton lawyer.
An indictment charging Beth Aronoff twenty of Ames with the shooting death of a former Iowa State football star was set aside in Story county district court. Defense attorney Donald Smith filed a motion to dismiss the open murder charge.
An 18 year old Des Moines girl Mary Inhofe died when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Jay Johnson of Hector Minnesota four miles north of Hector The two Des Moines companions Laurie Johnson 19 and Deborah Sade 14 were taken to Sleepy Eye hospital in good condition Their trip was to a Bible camp at Taynesville Minnesota at the time of the accident.
Washington AP reports a House committee hearing on expanding interstate truck size and weight. Rep. Fred Schwengel challenged safety claims as C Austin Sutherland and Lester J Dorr testified that larger trucks could be justified by engineering and safety principles.
Television listings note guest John Culver appears on Friday program at 8 15 and 9 15 on TV 9 MORNING SHOW.
Lee R. Jackson 80, former Marengo city councilman and longtime resident, died Tuesday at Marengo Memorial hospital. He managed the Marengo elevator, ran a real estate agency, and served on the board of review. Funeral services are set for Friday at Hoover Valentine with Masonic rites Thursday evening. burial at Woodlawn cemetery in Toledo. Survivors include his wife Sylvia, daughter Maxia Tolete, two sisters, and two grandchildren.
Special agent Ruxlow traced daylight burglaries in Toledo linked to 17 year old Steven Hayes and 16 year old Mary Ann Neimi. Investigators recovered about $550 in silver coins, two pistols, watches and coins from a child’s bank. Hayes admitted over 60 burglaries and 30 Dyer act violations.
South Tama board plans to fix flood damaged Chelsea elementary rooms with emphasis on the south room now and drying out other areas for summer repair. The district negotiates for 10 acres from Kubik estate at 1830 per acre plus 100 per acre crop reimbursement. court approval pending due to guardianship. hearing set July 30.
Gov. Robert Ray backing a peer group approach to IA Medicaid fraud probes says medical societies must curb overcharges or the social services department will expand the investigation. He notes delays, limited funds, and the need for continuous spending oversight.
Nebraska inmate Darrell Parker asks the 8th Cir. Court in St Louis to release him on bond while Nebraska reviews his reversed 1955 first degree murder conviction for the strangulation death of his wife Nancy Parker. Parker's attorney notes 13 years as a model prisoner.
Professor Charles Cuttler of the University of Iowa will lecture at a Ghent seminar on European art from August 17 to 31. He was invited by Belgiums ministry of culture to discuss The Evolution of Landscape Painting in the Southern Netherlands During the 15th and 16th Centuries.
Waterloo police and firemen submitted requests to the city council for higher pay and shorter hours. The Police Protective Assn urged a 10 percent across the board rise effective in 1970 citing high turnover, while the firemen sought a substantial hike and a gradual move to a 40 or 42 hour week with more sick pay. Mayor Turner said increases are anticipated but would not discuss amounts.
In the early 1900s Finland used Finnish Swedish and Russian as official languages. Swedish was dropped in 1914 and reinstated in 1917 when Russian was dropped.
C Edwin Moore an Iowa supreme court justice was listed in good condition at Lutheran hospital Des Moines after collapsing in a Des Moines restaurant Wednesday night Moore 65 has served on the high court since 1962 and received emergency treatment from a doctor at a nearby table before being hospitalized
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publicizes its Sunday edition at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids. The notice lists carrier and mail subscription rates including 65 cents a week and 1.85 per month for local service, with yearly U.S. territories rate at 27 dollars. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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