Effects on Aging Loss Outlined by UCS Director Report
United Community Services presidents say no great concern over possible loss of aging services if the Council on Aging is eliminated. The council is under study as federal funding nears expiration, with 25 other agencies said to carry out many services. Directors approve Day Care Center shifts and budgets, including allocations for Day Care, Child Evaluation Clinic, and Foundation II, while accepting Rev. Walter Kellison's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council On Aging
United Community Services
Henry Madden
UCS
Madden
Bob Bettiga
Walter Kellison
Kellison
Jepsen Signals 1972 Iowa Governor Bid
Republican Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen says in a mailed letter that he will publicly announce his present intention to seek Iowa governor in 1972. He will not issue a formal announcement until late summer or fall, following widespread supporter urging and a Des Moines press conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Roger Jepsen
Jepsen
United Press International
Iowa
Jowans
Davenport
G.O.P
Workshops for County Officers Are Completed
The final session of six county officers workshops was held in Cedar Rapids. State officials spoke in the morning, including state auditor Lloyd R. Smith who warned that county government operates as a big business, noting that county treasurers collect $505,769,000 in property taxes, $187,000,000 in vehicle licenses, and $46,000,000 in use taxes across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Iowa
Road Link in Oelwein Vicinity Gets State Okay
Ames The highway commission approved a special road connection north of highway 3 five miles northwest of Oelwein to the Ralston Purina Co to serve a future industrial site. Modifications in Cedar county authorize a Cedar River bridge near Cedar Bluff on a relocated route with work planned for 1973. An agreement with Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative covers relocating lines around the US 518 218 connection south of Iowa City with reimbursement estimated at 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Highway Commission
Highway 3
Oelwein
Ralston Purina Co
Cedar County
Cedar River
Cedar Bluff
Eastern
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Iowa City
Canadian citizen Lorne Girletz fined for mail fraud
Lorne Girletz a Canadian citizen residing in Santa Monica California was fined 3500 by U S Judge Edward J McManus in Sioux City on federal counts. A Cedar Rapids jury found him guilty on five counts of mail fraud for schemes to obtain money by false pretenses from the Rocky Mountain Bank Lakewood Colorado and the Riceville State Bank Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Girletz
Santa Monica
Calif
U. S
Edward J. McManus
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Girletz
Rocky Mountain Bank
Lakewood
Colo
Riceville State Bank
Iowa
Start of Vets Job Fair Draws Solid Turnout in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids mayor's Jobs for Veterans fair opened with 65 area employers and 280 veteran job seekers pre-registered. By 11 a.m. 42 more veterans signed up and many waited in line. The event, first of its kind in Iowa, offers counseling, education benefits, and interview tips from VA, Kirkwood, and Iowa workforce services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Armed Services
Veterans Administration
Kirkwood Community College Veterans Club
Iowa State Employment Service
Mayor's
Jobs For Veterans Committee
Iowa
William C. Whalen
Indianaapolis
American Legion
National Jobs For Veterans Committee
Donald Canney
Insurance contract awarded for highway commission fleet
AMES Keith B. Merrill of Des Moines was awarded the state highway commission insurance contract covering the fleet. The annual premium is 93617 dollars. LaMair Mulock Condon Co. of Des Moines got the aircraft coverage contract with a bid of 2189 dollars and provides liability coverage of a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Keith B. Merrill
Des Moines
Highway Commission
LaMair-Mulock-Condon Co
Commission
One Car Crash Leaves Michael Gunder Hospitalized
Michael L. Gunder, 21, of 3920 F avenue NW, was in fair condition at Mercy hospital with eye, head and shoulder injuries after a 1:26 a.m. crash in the 1300 block of First avenue SW. He apparently swerved to avoid a street barricade, lost control, hit a curb, and the car tipped onto its top. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael L. Gunder
F Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
First Avenue
Gunder
Clive V. Phillips
Deborah Drive
Phillips
River Road
Bradley L. Shanahan
Eighth Avenue
Tom Balding
Ninth Avenue
Nadine Anderson
B Avenue
Bonnie Allan
B Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jesse Graham, Jr
Eighth Street SE
Graham
Vincent L. Amendola
Bever Avenue SE
Amendola
Third Avenue
Iowa Commended for Snow Removal Work
Iowa earns a certificate of appreciation from the American Public Works Assn for the highway commission snow removal and ice control program in urban areas. One of 178 government agencies in the United States and Canada honored for leadership in public works research and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
American Public Works Assn
The
Highway Commission
United States
Canada
Association For Leadership In
Three Arrested for Meter Tampering in Cedar Rapids
Three Cedar Rapids young men were arrested for tampering with a parking meter in the city parking lot at A Avenue and Third Street NE. John M. Long 18 had his municipal court case dismissed while Wallace F. Adams 19 and Michael S. Clemens 18 received 15 day suspended sentences after appearing in Judge Reilly's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
John M. Long
Second Avenue
Michael S. Clemens
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Wallace F. Adams
Mansfield Avenue
Long
Adams
Clemens
A Avenue
Third Street
Reilly
Marion youths face charges of possessing drugs
Two Marion men aged 18 and 19 were held in the city jail awaiting arraignment on marijuana possession charges. Bruce Gravatt and Scott Lanning were found near the railroad tracks behind 4000 First Avenue SE with two plastic bags containing suspected marijuana after a routine check by a detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Bruce R. Gravatt
Hillview Drive
Scott A. Lanning
Valleyview Drive
First Avenue SE
Two Iowans Die in Idaho Truck Crash
Lowell Idaho AP report names Dale Eugene Johnson 22 and Larry Eugene Holmes 31 both of Marcus Iowa killed when their livestock truck collided head on with a tanker on U S 12 near Lowell. Tanker driver James L Schuler Missoula Mont hospitalized traffic delayed about two hours as debris cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Idaho
Dale Eugene Johnson
Larry Eugene Holmes
Marcus
Iowa
Here
U. S. 12
James L. Schuler
Missoula
Mont
Yanks in Cambodia Carrying Ammo and Wounded
U S military attaches in Cambodia flown by U S Army pilots carried ammunition to besieged outposts in Suor marshes and evacuated wounded. They also aided moving Cambodian forces. The effort, authorized by Ambassador Emory Swank, centers on intelligence gathering and may raise questions under the Cooper Church amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
U.S
Cambodia
Suor
U. S
Harry Amos
Emory Swank
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American Cancer Society and
Muscular Dystrophy Assn
Cancer Society
St. Wenceslaus School
Asbury United Methodist Church
St. Wenceslaus Center
United State Bank
Your Family Bank
16Th Ave
FDC
Michael Gunder
Mens Shop
Roman Enterprises, Inc
Roman Men's Hair Stylists
Redken
Hiawatha, Iowa
Westinghouse
Smulekoff
Westinghouse Adjustable
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