Trent to represent Cedar Rapids NAACP at national convention
Trent Luther from 1125 Ninth Street SE was chosen to represent Cedar Rapids NAACP at the national convention in Washington DC from June 30 to July 4. He is the local branch president and was selected at a Sunday meeting at Jane Boyd Community Center.
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Trent
Luther Trent
Ninth Street SE
Cedar Rapids
NAACP
Washington, D.C
Jane Boyd Community Center
Traffic Change Made On C Avenue NE
The City Council rescinded a four way stop at the Fortieth Street intersection on C Avenue NE. Fortieth Street traffic will stop while C Avenue NE no longer requires drivers on Fortieth to stop. Officials had ordered a temporary four way stop after traffic counts showed the need to slow Fortieth drivers and ease C Avenue traffic.
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C Avenue
Fortieth Street
Fortieth
Traer Stairs Return From Historic Wreck
Traer’s unique 85 year old winding stairs, damaged by a snow remover in March, will be returned to the Star Clipper building this week after repairs totaling 4 000 dollars. About 2 200 dollars has been raised through public donations and city insurance.
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TRAER
Coroner Wecht Says Rockefeller Commission Lied on JFK View
Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht, a foe of the Warren Commission, says the Rockefeller Commission misrepresented his JFK assassination views. He maintains two gunmen were involved and one fired from the right side, disputing the panel’s single rear-attack theory and accusing the commission of misquoting his five hour interview. He plans a Washington news conference to highlight discrepancies between his testimony and the report.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
Cyril Wecht
Warren Commission
Rockefeller Commission
John Kennedy
Rockefeller
Wecht
White House
Commission
Washington
Cedar Rapids Council Reworks Federal Revenue Sharing Plan
City council revises next year’s $1.84 million federal revenue sharing allocation to fund airport hangar upgrades sanitation riverfront work and recreation center resurfacing while transferring 100000 from leased housing to an emergency fund and require all spend pass through the council.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Commission
Ambroz Recreation Center
Bids Come In Below Estimates for Cedar Rapids Projects
Cedar Rapids city council reports favorable bids for three major projects. Howell Construction Co. submitted a $39,910 bid for arm bases and traffic signal improvements, 22 percent below the $51,175 estimate. Bjornsen Investment Corp. led two Prairie Valley water main contracts at $157,545.20 (vs $200,162) and $86,184 (vs $126,828.50), both under estimates. Other bidders included Dave Schmitt Construction Co. and Nelson Constructors Inc.
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Cedar Rapids
Howell Construction Co
Bjornsen Investment Corp
Prairie Valley
Dave Schmitt Construction Co
Leach Named to U.S. Commission
Anto wan is among four nominees to the nine member advisory commission on international education and cultural affairs. James A S Leach of Bettendorf, a former Republican candidate for the First district seat, will serve a three year term on the commission.
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Bettendorf — Antowan
Gerald Ford
U.S
Licklider urges restraint on promoting Iowa tourism
Leslie Licklider of Cherokee on the state conservation commission says Iowans enjoy a wholesome life and should not over promote tourism. He argues there are already too many out of staters using Iowa parks and harvests and warns against prostituting the state for tourist dollars.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Leslie Licklider
Cherokee
Licklider
Lowa
Helicopter Aids Police in Stolen Truck Battery Find
A police helicopter helped locate a stolen truck containing about 155 batteries valued at 6000 dollars. The vehicle was found near a farm field four and a half miles west of Edgewood road off Blairs Ferry road NE shortly before 12 30 p m. The truck was reported stolen from Paul Just residence at 5207 Pine Grove drive NE around 7 a m. About 25 batteries were missing when recovered.
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Dennis Dunahugh
Pine Grove Drive
Edgewood Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Paul Just
Just
Two Men Appear in Magistrate Court
Rodney George Joslin of the Wendy Oaks trailer court SE was sentenced to 60 days in jail for drunk driving. The sentence was suspended until June 9, 1976, with Joslin placed on probation to his attorney. Albert Bailey of 824 Fourteenth Street SE pled innocent to a drunk driving charge and his trial was set for June 30.
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Rodney George Joslin
Wendy Oaks Trailer Court
Joslin
Albert Bailey
Fourteenth Street SE
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