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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1966
Page
12
Cedar Rapids officials warn public apathy hampers Dutch elm disease efforts. Mike Collins notes loss of one quarter of elms still leaves trees worth saving, urges removal and burning of dead wood and careful debarking of firewood. City crews log long shifts removing large trees as cases near 730.
About $1,000 in personal checks and $100 to $150 in twenty dollar bills were stolen from the First Avenue NE Farm Market July 2. A 16-year-old found a sack of checks near Anamosa and turned them over to the Jones County sheriff's office. Cedar Rapids detectives to identify them.
Governor Harold Hughes rejected Republican accusations that politics dictates judge selections. He noted he uses layman and attorney nominating committees and cited eight GOP and one Democrat on the state supreme court when he took office. Beck claimed the reform amendment aims to depoliticize the courts.
Linn county Republicans plan an 8 p.m. Friday fundraiser at the Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids raising funds for the Young Republican units. Governor Romney will speak by closed circuit speakerphone while former President Eisenhower delivers a pre recorded message. Jim Albert president has visited Romney and Eisenhower recently. Mrs Pat Hutar of Chicago former RNC vice chairman will appear in person.
Des Moines AP Iowa has been awarded 25000 by the federal government to study the arts in the state and to develop a state arts plan. Gov Harold Hughes announced the appointment of a 15 member state arts council to coordinate the work and a statewide survey to inventory Iowa art resources. The council was named by the governor last March and will sponsor a conference to boost public awareness of an arts program.
A hearing on the proposed Oelwein city budget of 287406 dollars will be held August 8. The plan is only 55 dollars higher than the current budget with a modest increase expected.
Mayor Bob Johnson told the city council he hopes parking will not be allowed on the Third Avenue Bridge after construction. Safety Commissioner Frank Bush says the 72 foot bridge can handle parking and recommends meters. He notes criticism may follow if parking is withheld, while First Avenue allows parking and Second Avenue does not.
Jim Hunt ington endured decades of hardship and Alaska's harsh climate. In 1962 he faced poverty with seven children and no money. He describes how courage from his Indian mother enabled him to rebuild his livelihood and dignity.
Mercy hospital will graduate 18 students from the school of nursing and two from the school of radiologic technology during ceremonies Friday at 7 30 p m at Immaculate Conception church Auxiliary bishop Loras J Watters will conduct the exercises and Right Rev Msgr George Stemm will give the graduation address Invoca tion by Rev Irwin J Malt Mercy hospital chaplain Graduates from the nursing program include Dianne Bockenstedt Ossian Eugenia Buchheit Karen Cole Rosalyn Wittgen Margaret Cahey Fredericksburg Janice Devine Nancy Kelley Kathleen Kies Mary Klingaman Kaye Trump Barbara Glass Vinton Mary Hogan Carol Seibold Winthrop Elva London Cedar Rapids Mary Matus Springville Sharon Porter Jane Schumberg Lohrville Carolyn Steffen Manchester The two radiologic technology graduates are Joanne Bockenstedt Strawberry Point and Marcia Ward Boone.
City council discussed an amendment to permit burning of waste during demolition in the Cedar Lake renewal area. Approval from the fire department would be required and a fireman with a hose line must supervise. Piles limited to 15 square feet and 10 feet high with wind restrictions. Ashes wetted and hauled to disposal site.
Lois Halvorson of Sioux Falls sued Ernest Jeffries and Triad Construction Co. of Charles City over injuries from a crane incident on a catwalk. The suit was dismissed with prejudice after an earlier Cedar Rapids jury awarded Halvorson’s husband $73 000 in damages. Case referenced an outside agreement details not disclosed.
Hiram V Schutzman 18 of 1227 Thirty third Street NE was fined 10 dollars and costs for obstructing the driver's view. Police reported he drove with three passengers in the front seat in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue SE on Saturday at 3 30 p m. Municipal Judge Loren Hul linger Jr imposed the fine.
Donald Neher 43 of Greeley suffered lacera tions when his right foot was caught in a home combine Monday evening. He was admitted to Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids in good condition Tuesday.
Three meters were stolen in Cedar Rapids on Monday night or Tuesday morning. Walter Sweet, meter superintendent, said one meter from the underground May's Island parking plaza was worth 65 dollars and two meters on a single post in the 300 block of Seventh Street SE were worth 131 dollars. The underground meter had little money. the Seventh Street meters held unknown coin.
A 1 month old boy, Delbert Tholen Jr., died en route to University Hospitals in Iowa City after a crash on Highway 51 two miles southwest of Cascade. His mother, Delbert Thelen, was injured and transfer was planned to a Cedar Rapids hospital. A 7 year old companion escaped with minor injuries. The collision occurred when a left rear tire blew out, causing the car to leave the road and roll, with a small fire spreading to nearby weeds.
Linn county Democrats will honor Gov. Harold Hughes at a 7 p.m. fund raising dinner at the Montrose hotel on Wednesday. A 6 p.m. news conference will precede the event, with tickets priced at 10 dollars or 25 dollars for three dinners this spring.
The Prairie high school band will perform a concert Thursday from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Prairie high school. The Music Parents club will serve refreshments from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Two Cedar Rapids youths received court summonses after a minor truck pedestrian collision at First avenue and Nineteenth street NE. William Byers aged 15 and Tim McAleer aged 15 walked from a stopped car against a red light into the path of a truck driven by Steven Criger 17. Byers sustained a bruise and was treated at St Luke's hospital. McAleer was uninjured.
The Senate appropriations committee ordered architect J George Stewart not to spend any money on the West Front extension. A five member commission including Stewart Vice President Humphrey and Speaker McCormack approved the project, estimated at 34 million dollars, while an independent study evaluates shoring up the current structure without changing its appearance. Senator Monroney led hearings on a 213 million appropriation bill and tacked on the extension block to require unanimous approval.
Over the weekend vandals caused 120 damage to a Gee Grading and Excavating Co tractor parked at a site on Weing road and Coldstream avenue NE. Employees told police that engine parts and wiring were removed and dumped into a nearby ditch.
Frank Bush was elected as an affiliate member of the Missouri Valley section of the Institute of Traffic Engineers after endorsement by several engineers. The group facilitates information exchange and traffic planning. Harry Green of Cedar Rapids is also a member.
Homer L. Dyer Jr., 46, of Cedar Rapids was charged with obstructing a railroad track after a Rock Island train allegedly blocked First Avenue E and Fourth Street tracks for nine minutes between 9:47 and 9:56 p.m. Patrolman Jaeger said traffic was blocked. The court summons required Dyer to appear in municipal court within three days, but he did not appear.
Two Cedar Rapids men are among the more than 1.6 entrants in the national model airplane championships at Glenview naval air station Illinois this week. Deny E. Stainbrook 27 of 1700 Hillview drive Marion and Larry H. Conover 40 of 1623 First avenue NW Marion compete in events from free flight gas to radio control control line speed jet and team racing.
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