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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1958
Page
23
A survey of 19 Iowa cities shows on street meters in most downtown areas with Perry unique in avoiding meters. Off street parking buildings rise slowly as traffic officials push for more spaces and flexible fines with quick pay options to ease congestion.
Des Moines report outlines Republican drive to farm counties in Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Montana North and South Dakota led by regional agri cultural head Donald C Brown. He promises to expand farm councils modeled after Iowa and press farmer support for administration gains. Brown notes a history of increased farm exports and cites ongoing political activity by Murray family figures and state officials.
May 1957 receipts push the 11 month total to 35 693 000. The Research Bureau is compiling data on Iowa motor fuel tax. Legislators want a comparison of old and new law, reasons for changes, revenue impact, and how Iowa’s exempt gas for non highway use stacks up against other states.
Army engineers will receive sealed bids on June 23 for leasing government land near the Coralville dam for agricultural use. The hay seed or pasture land is in Newport Fenn Big Grove Jefferson Madison and Oxford townships in Johnson County.
Dr. James Van Allen, UI physicist, was presented a 1277 dollar check for the James Van Allen Scholarship Fund at the SUI alumni convocation. An additional 210 dollars was given to the alumni office. Funds will support physics students selected by Van Allen and be added to the Old Gold Development Fund.
John W. Ilavek 17 of Iowa City and Robert L. Hansen 16 of Davenport were chosen to represent Iowa at Boys Nation in Washington D C July 18 25 Hansen was elected state officer and Ilavek was a 1950 Hawkeye state delegate who earlier lost a bid for Boys State governor to Larry Hoffman of West Grove.
William Tock of Maynard resigns after six years as superintendent of the West Central school district to take a similar post in Red Oak. The school board will meet this week to accept his resignation.
IOWA CITY professor of journalism Harry Duncan will have The Witch an opera based on Chekhov story at a Spoleto Italy festival June 20. Menotti and Thomas Schippers head the production with Duncan collaborating on libretto alongside Lee Holby. Duncan earlier wrote La Grand Brefeche and The Last Puppet is planned with composer Strilkoe. He teaches typography at the university since 1956 and has produced books for major libraries.
Sioux City AP report says Towa department of the Disabled American Veterans elected Joe Terrones of Waterloo as commander. Other officers include Leonard Meyer of Dubuque as vice commander and Ivor Willihy, also of Dubuque, as junior vice commander, with Huber Des Moines adjutant and Detrick Cedar Rapids treasurer. The group urged a new hospital at Town Soldiers Home Marshalltown and a campaign to hire disabled veterans for parking meter work.
The 20th annual US Atomic Energy Commission colloquium at the University of Iowa features Anhur E. Ruark and other speakers on topics like radioactive fallout effects and high school science teaching. Included are scheduled lectures Friday to Saturday, with related events and a public auction in Buchanan county.
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