Bond Interest Takes Big Chunk Of City Tax Hike
Cedar Rapids faces a steep 1971 budget with 833,264 in bond interest next year. 3.2 mills of the 45.55-mill levy cover interest as officials plan to retire new sewer debt in six years and reduce long term costs. Shank and Heins seek up to 3 million in interest savings while some projects still require bond financing. A public hearing on the 19,611,264 budget is set for August 12.
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Cedar Rapids
Stewart Shank
Shank
Edgewood Road
William Heins
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Cab Drivers sue Cedar Rapids airport commission over taxi rules
Two Cedar Rapids taxi drivers contend the airport commission lacks authority to regulate taxis and discriminate against cabs. They argue the city council controls street taxis, not the airport panel, which they say can only manage airport operations. Limousines face different terms, with testimony showing taxis charging higher rates per passenger.
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Cedar Rapids Airport
Martin
Commission
Cedar Rapids
New Exodus from Red China Seen
Hong Kong police report 28 recent escapees from Communist China say the 1962 exodus could repeat if conditions do not improve. About 20 000 fled to Hong Kong in 1962 after widespread food shortages while over 60 000 were intercepted and sent back. Refugees claim despite claims of harvest gains, peasants lack food and essentials and living conditions have worsened.
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Hong Kong
China
Woman Accused of Assault on Child
Beverly Bengford 38 of 1840 Forty third street NE was arrested on a warrant charging assault and battery She posted 110 bond and was released The informant Carol Boyd 202 Fifth avenue Hiawatha alleged Bengford threw Boyd s baby girl to the floor The assault allegedly occurred June 29.
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Beverly Bengford
Forty-third Street
Carol Boyd
Fifth Avenue
Hiawatha
Miss Bengford
Mrs Boyd
More Permits Less Value for Building in C R
Cedar Rapids led the state in issuing permits for new one and two family dwellings in June but trailed in total valuation. Des Moines issued 45 new dwelling permits with a $947 100 valuation while Cedar Rapids had 54 permits valued at $602 968. Iowa City issued 30 permits totaling $618 950. remodeling permits: Cedar Rapids 226, Waterloo 85, Des Moines 58. Cedar Rapids total for remodels $148 467. Des Moines $153 566 and Waterloo $136 486. Data from the Iowa Department of Health environmental engineering service housing report.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa City
Waterloo
Environmental Engineering Service
Iowa Department of Health
Senator Scott Urges Action on Porn Material Controls
Washington AP Senator Scott of Pennsylvania urges Senate action on measures to curb distribution and mailing of pornographic materials. The move targets misuse of mail and online channels to spread explicit content.
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Washington
Scott
R - Pa
Senate
Home freezers sell quickly with a low cost ad
A low cost fast acting want ad drives quick sales as buyers seek bargains on home freezers. Local sellers report brisk activity with rapid offers and quick closings.
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Dial
Wilson Denies Charges In Municipal Court
Ruby L. Wilson 1114 Fifth Street NW pleaded innocent in municipal court to intoxication and assault and battery. Trials are set for Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. She is charged with intoxication on July 30 in the 400 block of K Avenue NW and with assault and battery linked to an incident on July 12, per information by Mildred Slaymaker 423 K Avenue NW.
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Ruby L. Wilson
Fifth Street NW
K Avenue NW
Mildred Slaymaker
Robert Meyer Denies Assault Charge in Municipal Court
Robert Meyer age 21 of 2 Ely road SW pled innocent in municipal court on a charge of assault and battery. His trial is set for October 9 at 2 p m. The information cites Regina Doolin saying he attacked her on June 21.
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Robert Meyer
Ely Road
Regina Doolin
City Briefs Highlight Local Events and Incidents
Marguerite Ashlock speaks on Baha i at Embassy club Friday noon. Various notices include political talks, coin guides, speakers from The Cedar Rapids Gazette, and community events at Bishops downtown. Incidents report thefts at Rub A Dub laundromat and Highway 30 DX station, plus a car recovered after being stripped.
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High Twelve Club
Marguerite Ashlock
Embassy Club
Civitan Club
Bud Widmer
Penick and
Ford
Linn County
Bishops Downtown
Brothers Demand Preliminary Hearings In Larceny Case
Two brothers Thomas Freno and Steven Freno appeared in municipal court and requested preliminary hearings on larceny charges. Hearings are set for October 8 at 2 p.m. The men, both free on $500 bond, are accused of taking a 1961 stock car owned by Cliff Grother on July 15.
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Thomas Freno
B Street
Steven Freno
Fourth Avenue
Cliff Grother
Hearing Demanded On Damage Count In Malicious Injury Case
Gary L. Junge 20 of 1212 Sixteenth Street SW appeared in municipal court and demanded a preliminary hearing on a charge of malicious injury to a building. The hearing is set for Oct 8 at 2 p.m. The charge stems from an allegation that Junge shot out a living room window with a BB gun, as stated in an information by Malcolm Kimball of 1032 Ellis Boulevard NW.
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Gary L. Junge
Sixteenth Street
Junge
Malcolm Kimball
Ellis Boulevard
Waukon Man Seeks Hearing on Charge
Roger A. Smith, of Waukon, faces a charge of injuring or terrorizing inhabitants of a dwelling from an incident on July 16 at 505 Fifth Avenue SE. A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 9. He is free on a $500 surety bond.
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Waukon
Roger A. Smith
Fifth Avenue SE
FAA Technician in Cedar Rapids Cited at Retirement Banquet
Russell Kothenbeutel, an FAA electronic technician in Cedar Rapids, honored Wednesday night at a retirement banquet at the Municipal airport. He will retire Friday after 36 years in government service, 17 of them in Cedar Rapids, as officials presented a plaque recognizing his long service.
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Russell Kothenbeutel
First Avenue
Federal Aviation Agency
Cedar Rapids
Kothenbeutel
FAA
Burglary Report Details Cash and Beer Stolen
A robbery description notes a Wednesday theft of 250 dollars in cash from a shirt pocket along with two cans of beer and two silver dollars. No suspects or locations are provided in the fragment.
Guerillas Smash Nasser Portrait in Beirut Shop
Palestinian guerrillas tore down and smashed a framed portrait of President Nasser from a Beirut shop provoking a near clash with pro Nasser Lebanese supporters.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Nasser
Egypt
Clarence Hoke 78 Dies Rites Saturday
Clarence W. Hoke 78 of Mt. Vernon died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born in Garrison on September 29, 1891, he married Anna Marie Kurz in Vinton on April 22, 1912. He farmed in Garrison Lisbon and Mt. Vernon and belonged to St. Pauls Lutheran Marion. Survived by four sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren, five great grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Services Saturday at 10 am at St Pauls Lutheran Marion. burial Mt Vernon Cemetery. Friends may call Baxter Chapel Mt Vernon after 2 pm Friday.
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MT. Vernon
Clarence W.hoke
Cedar Rapids
Garrison
Anna Marie Kurz
Vinton
Lisbon
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Marion
Russell
Coral Gables
Fla
Richard
Rolland
Robert
Mildred Werderman
Ole
van Horne
George
Wava Wilson
Zella McFarland
Duneden
Baxter Chapel
Mt.Vernon
Bridge Washout Cuts Access in Johnson County Iowa
Johnson County engineer Harvey Luther said heavy rains washed out a 36 foot bridge about 142 miles northeast of Solon. The road to Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir is also washed out and impassable.
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Iowa City
Harvey Luther
Johnson County
Solon
Coralville Reservoir
Second Viet War forum tackles ends and ethics
At First Lutheran church panelists weigh Senate Amendment 609 to cut Vietnam funding by 1971 while debating whether the U S should remain involved. Iowa Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen faults Hughes and warns against abrupt pullout. Father John Kissling urges nonviolent options. Bob Harper warns withdrawal could spark new communist conflicts.
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First Lutheran Church
1000
Third Avenue SE
Vietnam
United States
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Harold Hughes
Jepsen
Hughes
Perdanelles
Texas
Johnson
77th Session Of Peace Talks Ends In Short Lull
Paris AP reports the 77th weekly Vietnam peace talks concluded after about two hours the shortest session in 19 months. U S negotiator Philip Habib in his final meeting accused North Vietnam and Viet Cong of demanding preconditions blocking real discussion. North Vietnam said talks stay deadlocked while Nixon pursues a military victory.
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Paris
U. S
Philip Habib
North Vietnam
Nixon
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