No Cuts in Linn Poverty Budget Merely a Holdback
Federal officials say Linn Economic Action Project funds were not cut but held back for review. OEO spokesmen Lupkey and Wolff cited three budget items as deferred or scaled back, and outlined a plan to coordinate programs with local and industry partners for job training and placement services.
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Linn
Office of Economic Opportunity
Cedar Rapids
LEAP
Dean Lupkey
Kansas City
North Central Region
OEO
Harold Wolff
Washington
Lupkey
Wolff
Foster Home Finding Service
UCS
Marion Man Granted Second Plea Chance In Hit And Run Case
Ernest E. Robbins of 865 South Sixth Street Marion will plead not guilty after city council approved refunding a $100 fine and $3.75 court costs paid February 23 for leaving the scene of an accident without identifying himself. The case was reassigned to trial under Iowa code allowing minor damage cases to be handled with restitution.
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Ernest E. Robbins
S. Sixth Street
Marion
Robbins
Man Booked On Suspicion Of Drunk Driving
John B Pettit 38 of 938 M Street SW was booked by Cedar Rapids police early Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to report to the county attorney Monday morning. Pettit’s pickup struck the rear of Charles A Phillips 23 on Sixth Street Road SW near Square D Co entrance. Pettit fled the scene before Phillips stopped him. A passenger Verne S Schminkey with no address was arrested and charged with drunkenness.
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John B. Pettit
Cedar Rapids
Pettit
Charles A. Phillips
Mile
Sixth Street
Square D Co
Phillips
Verne S. Schminkey
Hershey urges keeping college deferments amid draft hearings
Draft Director Lewis Hershey warned at congressional hearings that ending college deferments would worsen a projected shortage of doctors and teachers. He opposed a lottery system, arguing it would pause training for many future physicians and other professionals and harm both the nation and individual careers. Representative Rivers urged lowering the peacetime draft age and questioned deferments for educated youths.
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Washington
UPI
Lewis Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Rivers
Armed Services
Hershey
Congress
Rivers
Policemen Killed by Venezuelan Terrorists Near Central University
Gunmen opened fire on a patrol car near Central University killing two policemen and wounding a third. Two youths fled toward the Technical Industrial School, both sanctuaries for leftist militants. Police cite retaliation for Fabricio Ojeda's death in a jail cell earlier Tuesday.
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Caracas
Central University
Technical Industrial
Fabricio Ojeda
Fritz Sorg Announces Candidacy for Linn County Legislature
Marion pharmacist Fritz Sorg 56 announced as a Republican candidate for one of six Linn county state representative nominations. He previously won a nomination in 1964 but lost in the Hughes Johnson landslide. Sorg coowns Sorg Pharmacy, has taught at the University of Iowa, and serves on multiple local boards and committees. He and his wife live in Marion with two married daughters.
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N. F
Fritz’ Sorg
Marion
Linn County
Sorg
Hughes-Johnson
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Fayette
State College of Iowa
University of Iowa
Washington Drive
City rescinds C R parking restrictions and lowers limits
The city council on Wednesday rescinded a series of parking restrictions including a 15 minute limit on First avenue north of Third Street, prohibited parking on A avenue NE between Tenth and Eleventh streets, a 25 foot zone east of Tenth street, and one hour limits in front of 319 Seventh avenue SE. A new loading zone is set on Second avenue SW near Sixth Street. Prohibited parking is now allowed on A avenue NE from the viaduct to Tenth Street and on both sides of Tenth avenue SW from L to Fourth streets.
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First Avenue
Fourth Streets
Eleventh Streets
Tenth Street
Twelfth Street
Seventh Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Four Arrested For Car Theft Curfew Violation In Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids juveniles aged 14 to 16 were turned over to probation officers after stealing two cars Monday night. They drove the vehicles for about two hours before running out of fuel and returning one car to an alley behind Second Street SE. A fourth youth faced a curfew-violation charge. officers later arrested him.
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Cedar Rapids
Masonic Temple
Frank Cargin
Mt. Vernon Road
Gene Luth
C Avenue NE
Second Street
First Avenue
Tenth Street E
Avert Bus Strike Urged by Cedar Rapids Mayor
Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson urged labor and management to avert a looming bus drivers strike against Cedar Rapids City Lines Inc. He contacted union president Robert Hart, company official Ray Bagley, and mediation service head Robert McCann as the June 27 strike threatened service. Hart said the union had authorized a strike to press for a living wage and better conditions. Bagley stated readiness to meet anytime to avert the walkout.
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Bob Johnson
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Johnson
West
Bus Drivers Union
Bus Company
Federal Mediation Service
Robert Hart
I Drivers Union
Ray Bagley
Bus Lines
Robert McCann
Mediation Service
Hart
Bagley
Break-in at Spreitzer Inc. on Highway 30 West
A Tuesday night break-in at Spreitzer Inc. on Highway 30 West caused the office to be ransacked but nothing was believed taken. Cedar Rapids detectives investigated after entry through a restroom window.
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Spreitzer, Inc
Highway 30 West
Cedar Rapids
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Philadelphia
State Employment Service
Sheltered Workshop
School System
Manpower Development Council
Labor Assembly
Dave Marner
C.R. Man
Janney Best
Scotts
Toys
Sondrol’s
Variety & Hardware
1St Ave
Fritz Sorg
Marion Water Department
Linn County Progress Committee
Red Cross Board
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Farmers State Bank of
Masonic Lodge
AM No. 6
C.R
Spreitzer
Maresh Sheet Metal Works
Helmsmen, Inc
29Th St. NE
Comfort Zone, Inc
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