City Allocations in New U S Road Program
Iowa communities over 5 000 population will share in four million dollars in federal funds under the Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety. The program is a reimbursement venture with 50 percent funding after approved improvements, detailing specific community allocations including Cedar Rapids 298 960 and Davenport 276 600 for the two year biennium.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Towa Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
T.O.P
Carl Schach
Iowa Highway Commission
Towa
Dubuque
Towa City
Clinton
Muscatine
Bettendorf
Davenport
Marton
Oelwelh
Grinnell
Decorah
Maquoketa
Independence
Iowa City
Marion
Bettendort
Farley man given time to waive on morals count
Charles F E Widener, 21, of 1601 Second Avenue SE, was granted until June 19 to waive or demand an preliminary hearing on a morals count. The case action appears in a fragmentary police or court docket entry.
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Charles FE. Widener
Second Avenue SE
Rex Conn To Be Honored By Farm Groups In July
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Rex Conn will retire July 2 after decades of service. Farm groups prepare honor events on July 17 to celebrate Conn's impact and leadership in the agricultural community.
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Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Conn
City Briefs and Dinners Highlight Local Events
City briefs note a Saturday hear in the council room for preschool to third grade, while Rex Conn Night Dinner honors the veteran editor in Cedar Rapids with a $5 ticket at county Farm Bureau offices. Class reunion plans, beauty salon notes, and various local ads fill out the notices.
Bank Robbers Grab 33479 Dollars in Cedar Rapids Case
Yeadon Pa AP report: John B Reilly jailed on $33 478 bond after a Thursday band robbery and escape. Widener linked to a separate case, held on $5 000 bond for failing to appear. Investigation followed a June 1 report by a Lone Tree resident alleging rape after threats. Entry into an Cedar Rapids apartment described.
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Pierson’s. Florist
Widener
Frida Yeadon
John B. Reilly
Linn County
Iter
Lone Tree
Cedar Rapids
Marion Neely
Loomis Gets General Mills Plant Contract
Loomis Brothers Inc of Cedar Rapids wins the building contract for a General Mills food processing plant on Cedar Rapids southwest side. Construction starts next week with site prep nearly complete and an enclosure planned by fall. The plant, employing about 100, will process Rontrac soy protein meat analogues for chicken ham bacon hamburgers and more, aiding protein supply in a bread soybean region.
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Dolla General Mills
Cedar Rapids
Loomis Brothers Inc
General Mills
City Teen Telephone Numbers Change Over Weekend
City hall administrative offices will switch to a new number 398-5012 over the weekend. Fire and police headquarters are among changed numbers. fire and police alarm numbers stay the same. Calls to the former number 364-8121 will be redirected. Centrex service introduces individual numbers for about 275 phones across municipal offices.
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City Hall
Centrex
Syria Extends Recognition to Viet Cong Provisional Government
Damascus reports Syria extends diplomatic recognition to the Viet Cong provisional revolutionary government of South Vietnam, marking a shift in foreign policy. The move follows ongoing Cold War tensions as regional actors recalibrate ties with competing Vietnamese authorities.
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Damascus
Syria
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Want ads promise quick buy of lifetime deal
Classifieds claim a rapid path to a life changing purchase. Readers are urged to act now to secure the bargain before it disappears. The notice emphasizes speed and personal impact, typical of local classified promotions.
Twin Drive In Delays Opening In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Twin Drive In postpones its planned Friday opening to next week blaming rain. Manager John Nargang says the theater hopes to open next Wednesday night if possible.
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Cedar Rapids Twin
Correction notice on ad pricing at The Giant Store
An error in the Thursday June 12 Giant Store advertisement mispriced Fruit of the Loom Dacron polyester underwear for men at 3 for 2.95. The correct price is 3 for 3.99. The ad will be amended in the next publication.
ICR Youth 23 Found Innocent Of Dope Charge
Hutchinson Kansas UPI reports Donald Nassif 23 of Cedar Rapids Iowa was acquitted on ten counts of possessing marijuana by Reno County district court. He was the first of three Wichita State University students to be tried for the charges. The trio were arrested August 23. Prosecutor Ray Berkley will decide this weekend whether to continue with the remaining defendants Ernest Scagnelli 21 Dodge City and William Rolley Jr 23 Wichita. A TV highlight unrelated to the case notes golf and Lee Trevino at 3:30 PM.
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Keno County District Court Uy
Donald Nassif
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Nassif
Wichita State University
Reno
Ray Berkley
Ernest Scagnelli
Dodge City
Kan
William Rolley, Jr
Wichita
Cedar Rapids Teens Rescued From High Indian Creek Scene
Two 18 year old Cedar Rapids boys Doug Walkup and David Parks were stranded on a tree 200 feet north of the Cottage Grove avenue bridge after their rubber raft struck a submerged limb. Firemen rescued them in a rescue boat as flood waters hid the current.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek
Doug Walkup
Twenty Third Street Drive
David Parks
Blake Boulevard
Cottage Grove Avenue Bridge
Graham Tour Blends Times Square Stunt With New York Crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham walked Times Square amid marquees for racy films to promote his 10 day crusade at Madison Square Garden. Police kept crowds from following him into a Times Square bookstore as he urged a spiritual awakening for New York and outlined hopes to draw 20 000 nightly attendees and millions on television.
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Graham
Times Square
New York
UPI
Billy Graham
Florida
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Judge May Have Made Mistake in ’68 Sentences
SMITHFIELD NC AP A superior court judge said he may have made a bad judgment when he sentenced five young Negroes to 12 years in prison for setting five to a Ku Klux Klan headquarters. The incident occurred in Benson in April 1968 after Klansmen rode through the Negro section. The judge said the sentences were severe and may have been wrong but he plans no action to alter them. The five pled guilty and include Percy Valle Barfield 17 Fred Lockamy 18 Leo Stewart 19 Debois Gathers 20 Jesse Jones 21. Their attorneys seek clemency discussions with Gov. Scott. The fire caused $10 damage and the case has drawn a biracial committee aid.
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Smithfield
N.C
Benson
North Carolina
Marstin Luther King
Atlanta
Superior Court
William Birkett
Bob Scott
Clem Jency
Charlotte
Committee For Equal Justice
Bickett
Carolina Court of Appeals
Percy Valle Barfield
Fred
Crick Lockamy
Leo Stewart
Debois Gathers
Jesse Jones
Assas
Dr. King
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Cedar View Country Club
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Loomis
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North Western Railroad
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Jerome’s. Adv
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U.S.G.A
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Channel 9
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