Leaders Named for UCS Construction Division Drive
Marvin J. Nelson will chair the UCS construction division next fall. Robert C. Munson becomes vice-chairman. Nelson is EVPGM of Concrete Materials at Martin Marietta. Munson heads Munson Electric. Local group chairmen are Dow E. Prouty, Donald L. Harrelson, Robert C. Moorman, C. E. Doty of Cedar Rapids and Clair Lansing of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCS
Marvin J. Nelson
Robert C. Munson
United Community Service
Nelson
Martin Marietta Co
Munson
Munson Electric Inc
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Electrical Contractors Assn
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Dow E. Prouty
Donald L. Harrelson
Robert C. Moorman
C. E. Doty
Cedar Rapids
Clair Lansing
Marion
Swimmer struck by cabin cruiser on Coralville Lake
Flora Sorna, a 34 year old nurse from Cleveland Heights Ohio, was injured when a large white cabin cruiser hit her back and arm while she swam about 30 yards from shore at West Overlook on Coralville reservoir. She was taken to University Hospitals in good condition with a fractured arm and back lacerations. Leo Lenoch aided at Coral Marina before the ambulance arrived as deputies seek the boat operator.
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Iowa City
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Flora Sorna
Coralville Reservoir
Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Leo Lenoch
Lenoch
Coral Marina
Johnson County
Local Graduates Attend Area Institutions This June
Cynthia Sandy of 1950 Fourth Avenue SE earned a BA from Butler University Indianapolis. Corey Coquillette of 1900 Second Avenue SE graduated from St Marys Fall College Preparatory School Faribault Minn on June 8. David J Murray of 400 Fairway Terrace SE received a PhD from Colorado School of Mines Golden June 7. Linda D Dierks of 1907 Williams Boulevard SW graduated from Career Academy Milwaukee on June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Sandy
Fourth Avenue SE
Butler University
Indianapolis
Corey Coquillette
Second Avenue SE
St. Mary's
Britton Given 18 Days On Traffic Charges
Benjamin L. Britton of 1725 Tenth Street Marion was sentenced to 18 days in Linn county jail on five traffic charges from June 18 and 21. Three days were suspended for time served. Charges included attempting to elude police violation of equipment standards faulty equipment and two counts of no Iowa driver s license.
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Benjamin L. Britton
Tenth Street
Marion
Linn County
Britton
Iowa
You name it want ads will bring buyers
Local classified notice urges readers to call 369 1234 to place or inquire about want ads. It positions the service as a quick way to reach buyers for various items and services. The brief item mirrors typical advertising copy found in community newspapers.
Mayor Names To Liaison Unit In Oak Hill Area
A planning committee of 11 residents was named by Mayor Frank Bosh to work with Cedar Rapids neighborhood conservation in the Oak Hill Jackson area. The group will flag desirable city projects and relay council reactions to residents, with its first meeting set for Wednesday night. Members include Rev. Elias Zitan Shirley Gibson Henry Hennings Viola Gibson Rev. James Milota Mrs. John Amdal Jane Warner Rev. Raymond Garvey Louis Smith Robert Long and Geraldine Edwards.
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Frank Bosh
Oak Hill-Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd Community House
Henry Hennings
Bethel Ame Church
Viola Gibson
The
NAACP
James Milota
St. Wenceslaus Church
John Amdal
Over 60 Club
Jane Warner
Raymond Garvey
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Louis Smith
Robert Long
City Briefs Preview School Board Meeting Budget Talk
The school board schedules a regular meeting Tuesday at 8 30 p m in the intermediate building to discuss the 1968 69 budget. Local ads note arrangements of the week twelve Sweetheart roses at Piersons Florists, a wig theft report on 1011 Sixth Street SE, and various services and events including an Ambassador Lounge listing a film tonight at 7 30 at CSPS hall.
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College Community
South Side Civic
Lee Winterberg
South Side Civic Club
Major League Baseball
Csps Hall
Cedar Rapids Parks Tour Planned Wednesday
Cedar Rapids and Linn County agencies plan a six hour tour of 33 city parks starting at 10 a.m. with 40 participants from the Cedar Rapids planning commission county supervisors regional planning commission city council and news media. The trip will also showcase urban renewal projects and county and Marion parks with Marion parks superintendent Charles Kremanek speaking.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Don Gardner
Gardner
Ken Hastie
Cedar Valley Expressway
Edgewood Road
Marion
Charles Kremanek
George Hamilton
County conservation commission invites luncheon at Jones Park
The county conservation commission extends an invitation on behalf of the county. Participants will attend a Dutch treat luncheon at noon at Jones Park, Gardner reports.
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County Conservation Commission
Jones Park
Gardner
Mayor Seeks Update to Cedar Rapids Master Plan
Mayor Frank Bush asks Don Salyer to study Cedar Rapids core area between Tenth Street East and Thirteenth Street West and from Time Check area to the north to the sewage plant to assess changes since 1961. The study should cover streets utilities residences and industries and determine impact of reconstruction and urban renewal on original concepts.
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Frank Bush Monday
Salyer
Cedar Rapids
Bosh
Tenth Street
Thirteenth Street
Bush
Central City Telephone Co Suit Ends Soon
A federal court civil trial over overtime pay ends this Monday afternoon. Former employee Robert F. Cowell sues Central City Telephone for 1660 dollars plus liquidated damages, alleging 1400 hours of overtime from 1965 to 1967 while asserting he was a lineman and repairman under Fair Labor Standards Act. The company argues duties were executive and administrative per an oral agreement.
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Central City Telephone Co
Edward J. McManus
Robert F. Cowell
Central City
Cowell
Carol Handeland
Today's Columnists Editorial Art Buchwald .picture page
Columnists and commentary feature notes with Art Buchwald in today’s editorial page. Aimed to capture wit and reflective takes on current events within the newspaper’s opinion section.
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Art Buchwald
Joss Fined for 17 Traffic Counts in High Speed Chase
Charles F. Joss, 28, of 2623 Twenty-fourth Avenue SW, was fined 493.75 including costs on 17 charges from a Sunday morning chase. He faced 10 counts of failure to stop, two counts of disobeying signals, wrong way on a one way, speeding, reckless driving, attempting to elude police and resisting an officer. The pursuit began near Twelfth Avenue and Nineteenth Street SE as he sped to 85 mph. He allegedly abandoned his car at Mercy hospital parking lot and went to the hospital's fifth floor to avoid arrest. He remained jailed Monday in lieu of payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Joss
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Joss
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Former Van Horne Woman Dies at 47
Colette Driscoll 47 of Van Horne died in Russell Kaw. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kelly. Survived by husband R M Driscoll three sons Tim Jerry and Kelly and a sister Mrs Larrayn Kaeberle of Cedar Rapids.
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van Horne
Colette Driscoll
George Kelly
Driscoll
Russell
Kaw
R. M. Driscoll
Tim
Jerry
Kelly
Larrayn Kaeberle
Cedar Rapids
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Pierson’s Florists
Hoyt Thomas
Iowa Theater Bldg
Adv
Pam M. Sankey
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
H. SS. Dougherty
Ambassador Lounge
East Marion
Albert's Dry Cleaners
7Th Street SE
Miami
Northwestern
Bel
Chicago
Leibsohn
Tonite
Our
Interior Decorating Department
First Ave. S.E
C.R. Parks
Don Salyer
Ben O'Meara
Editorial
Lou Harris
Roscoe Drummond
J. A. Livingston
Suzy Knickerbocker
Dr. Molheree
the Jacobys
Rick DuBrow
Leonard Lyons
Florabel Muir
Gus Schrader
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