Bi partisan Tax Plan Seeks Pump Price Gas Tax Change
Iowa leaders debate a pump price tax replacing the current per gallon levy to fund highways. The plan would set a 25 percent state tax on the federal tax, boosting total gas cost to about 54 cents a gallon and raising about $50 million annually starting 1976. Legislative backers push for new revenue while governors and Republicans weigh political feasibility and highway needs.
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Ray
Frank Zarb
ABC Network
Iowa
Pius
Permit Issued For 7 11 Store On Bever Avenue
Building Official Ed Winter announced late Friday that a permit has been issued for a 7 11 grocery store at Bev er Avenue and Memorial Drive SE. Residents oppose the plan citing traffic and the residential character. opponents may pursue further legal action despite the site being zoned for commercial use and safety officials saying the council lacks basis to block the permit. A Linn district court injunction suit looms, but Friday's action shifts leverage to supporters. A public hearing on a mining to residential use remains set for June 18.
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Bever Avenue
Memorial Drive
Ed Winter
Wearby
Bever Park
James Steinbeck
Linn District Court
Board of Appeals
Guilty Plea in Snow Mobile Theft Case
Gary L. Zimmerman pled guilty in Linn district court to stealing two snow mobiles and a trailer. The 30 year old from 226 Sixteenth Avenue SW will be sentenced July 7. The charges stem from items taken from Alfred C. Ebsen of 1049 Eighth Avenue, Marion, last December.
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Gary L. Zimmerman
Sixteenth Avenue
Zimmerman
Linn District Court
Alfred C. Ebsen
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Name Members To Sifting Unit In Des Moines
On this date in 1941 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a war meeting at Brenner pass in the Alps. Speaker Dele Cochran named a 13 member sifting committee including Rep. Janes Wells Keith Dunton William Hargrave Richard Dreke. Jerome Fitzgerald chairs. Floyd Millen named to the panel. Members include James Caffrey Gregory Cusack Elmer Den Herder William Griffee Lillian McElroy Ingwer Hansen and Charles Poncy. The panel screens bills as a sign of early adjournment. the senate may keep a steering committee.
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Des Moines
Dele Cochran
Eagle Grove
Janes Wells
Cedar Rapids
Keith Dunton
Thornburg
William Hargrave
Iown City
Richard Dreke
Muscatine
Cochran
Jerome Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Floyd Millen
Farmington
James
Senate
Fragmented Local Notice From Cedar Rapids Gazette
A damaged OCR fragment references Cedar Rapids postal rates and newspaper distribution details. It mentions third class postage, carrier rates, and multiple editions with varying weeks and prices. Details are unreadable, but indicates republication rights and AP dispatch usage.
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Bete Sk
Edge Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Jawa
Aternaan Editions
Ang
Giner Pales
Ferritories Sian
N Oreas
Ruling: Contract Mail Prohibition Unconstitutional
DES MOINES UP I A ruling by Iowa's attorney general states that a proposed Senate ban on sending form contracts through the mails would infringe on Congress's constitutional power to regulate the mails. The opinion cites that only Congress can determine what may be mailed and calls the bill unconstitutional.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lowa
Iowa
U.S
Congress
Attorney General
Asst. Atty
Julian Garrett
Set
James Gallagher
Garrett
Cascade Man Charged in Crash Near St Johns Cemetery
INDEPENDENCE Donald Mortis 28 Cascade was charged with failure to yield half the roadway after his car struck an oncoming vehicle driven by Carl Blair 62 of Cedar Rapids near St Johns cemetery on the northwest edge of the city. Both drivers escaped injury per the Buckanan county sheriff's office.
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Independence
Donald Mortis
Cascade
Carl Blair
Thirty-second Street
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s Cemetery
Morris
Blair
Buckanan County
Bridge Brilliance and Blunders Explains a Hand
Oswald and James Jacoby present a hand example from Dick Milter's collection for the National Observer. South faces a three spade risk after West leads a diamond and must decide whether to duck or not as the play unfolds.
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Oswald
Dick Milter
National Observer
Him
South
West
Expert plays spades and clubs in a bridge discussion
Oswald and Jim debate bidding and carding strategy in bridge. They analyze South’s potential spade lead and how dummy’s jack interacts with deuce of spades. The conversation centers on keeping diamond stoppers intact and countering West’s eventual diamond tricks.
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Oswald
South
Jim
West
Cedar Rapids Man Catches Gas Tank Thief Near Boat
A Cedar Rapids man woke to his dog and captured a person next to his boat early Monday. Charles BD McDonough 1801 E Avenue NE held the suspect until police arrived. Steven Ganske 27 of 1005 Fifth Avenue SE was arrested on larceny and drug charges, jailed in Linn County under $1,000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles
McDonough
E Avenue NE
Steven Ganske
Fifth Avenue SE
Ganske
Linn County
Music Missing and Property Theft Highlights Cedar Rapids Briefs
Cedar Rapids readers are alerted to multiple thefts and small crimes around town. Items stolen include a $45 tape deck, $100 in speakers, and 52 tapes from Kathy Staub’s car at Lancer Lanes. a $290 CB radio and two antennas from Tom A Frady’s vehicle. a $500 outboard motor from Richard Hartson’s boat. a $517 color TV from Steven Balvin. a $125 toolbox and $54 circular saw from Gary Masad’s garage. and a $237 roto-filler, $386 concrete saw, and $9 tire from Dennis Brannaman’s residence. Local notices also advertise sales, services, and community events.
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Kathy Staub
First Avenue
Lancer Lanes
Sixth Street
Dennis Brannaman
Sixteenth Avenue
Nine Suffer Minor Injuries In Cedar Rapids Accidents
Weekend traffic crashes across Cedar Rapids left nine people treated and released from hospitals. Among those hurt were Roberta Leech, 16, struck near her home. Richard Ledvina, 47, after a two car collision. Tempe, Arizona visitor David Danskin, 29, after losing control. and local residents Jeanne Van Buskirk, 9, and Stella Gruskey, 29, in separate two car crashes. Police report various causes and injuries, all non fatal.
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Cedar Rapids
Roberta Leech
B Avenue NE
Sylvia Mays
Windsor Drive
Miss Teech
Mercy Hospital
Richard Dee Ledvina
Route Three
Marion
Ledvina
David Danskin
Tempe
Ariz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mt. Vernon Road
Memorial Drive
Danskin
Memorial Drive SE
Cecil C. Randall, Jr
Meadowbrook Drive
Third Avenue
Eleventh Street
St. Luke’s
Jeanne van Buskirk
Stella Gruskey
Tenth Street
Sixth Street
Gregory Baird
Harold Drive
Christopher
Helen Dvorak
Twenty-sixth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
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James Jacoby
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Toman
Center Point Rd
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Collins Radio Group
Rockwell International
Cincinnati
Material Handling Institute
Tom A. Frady
Wine Avenue SE
Hawkeye Bowns
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Richard D. Hartson
Avenue NW
WRK TV
Steven Balvin
Fourth Avenue SE
Spillville
Fort Atkinson
Nashua
Waverly
Travel and Transport
William D. Pearson
Thirty-fourth Street
Gary Masad
Twentieth Street NW
Killian’s Department Store
University Hospitals
Iowa City Veterans Hospital
Paramount West
Johnson Ave
Nex Grieder
Steve Flint
Houston Street
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Twelfth Avenue
1St Ave
Color Buard
Color Guard
American Legion
Hanford Post No. 5
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Corncil On
Geneva Tower
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Ake
Ellis Park
Lisle Ramsey Studio
Philip A. King
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Winston
Martin Oil Company
Eighth Avenue SE
Jerome
le Tower
Lois Foley
Thirteenth Street
First Street
Baresh Rental
Adv
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Avenue NE
Eee
Susan Speelman
Mutual of Omaha
Collins Rd
Ees Ellis
First Avenue SE
Willie B. Jones
Seventh Avenue SE
Ne Health Services
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B.C
Inwa
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Sue Jane NW
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