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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1968

Page

2

Linn County Tax Deadlines Loom For Payments And Exemptions

The courthouse deadlines affect Linn county residents with property taxes. First half 1967 Linn county taxes must be paid before Monday to avoid penalties, with postmarked payments accepted if mailed before midnight Sunday. Payments may be made in person at the treasurer’s office or at most local banks. office hours are 8 to 5, Monday through Friday.

Linn County Wendl Kulish Kulish

Cedar Rapids weighs buying Causeway Road link

Cedar Rapids officials explore acquiring the so called Causeway Road connecting Shaver Road NE to a Fourth Street NE extension by the Rock Island freight house. Mayor Frank Bush says city is contacting railroads and owners about transferring ownership while the city would accept dedication if offered. The private roadway runs along a levee between Cedar Lake and the slough feeding the Iowa Electric plant on Fifth Street NE.

Cedar Rapids Shaver Road Fourth Street Rock Island Railroad Frank Bush Illinois Central, Rock Island and Milwaukee Ted Fedder Don Canney Rock Island Canney Cedar Lake Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Fifth Street

Psychiatric Test Requested for Cedar Rapids Youth

The court-appointed attorney for 18 year old Quincy Tobin seeks a psychiatric examination before his plea. Tobin faces charges of assault with intent to kill and attempted breaking and entering after a June 18 incident at Shaheen's Tavern in Cedar Rapids. He is jailed on $20,000 bond for attempted murder and $5,000 on the other charge.

Cedar Rapids Quincy Tobin Eighth Street SE Shaheen Fifth Avenue Tavern Fifth Avenue SE Robert Matias Tobin James Sliger Linn County

Indiana Man Guilty Of Forgery In Linn County Case

Louis E. Ferguson 29 of Gary Indiana was sentenced to ten years in Fort Madison after a Linn district court jury convicted him of uttering a forged instrument for passing a 234 62 check at the Hiawatha Me Too store on April 5. Judge J Paul Naughton imposed the sentence after about a half hour of deliberation following the Monday start of the trial. Two other Indiana men were charged in the same incident with one convicted earlier this month and the other awaiting trial.

Louis E. Ferguson Gary Ind Fort Madison Linn District Court Ferguson Hiawatha Me Too Indiana J. Paul Naughton

Accident Suit Seeks 12382 From Insurance Co

A Cedar Rapids couple and their son filed in Linn district court alleging Western Mutual Insurance Co owes them 12382.48 from a June 26 1966 crash on Highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids. Stephen Cram was driving the car forced off the road by an unknown driver, sustaining permanent injuries.

Cedar Rapids Linn District Court Des Moines Insurance Company Willard Cram Stephen Cram Western Mutual Insurance Co Highway 218 Cram

Radl seeks third term in Iowa House Subdistrict 2

Lisbon Democrat Richard Radl announced re election plans for a third term and submitted nomination papers to the Secretary of State. He will seek the party nomination in Linn county Subdistrict 2, which includes multiple townships around Cedar Rapids. He is a business owner and local community leader active in engineering and scouting groups. Judith Ann Schappert also announced candidacy from rural Cedar Rapids.

Lisbon Richard Radl Melvin Synhorst Statehouse Radl Linn County Boulder Buffalo Brown Linn Franklin Bertram Putnam College Fairfax Clinton Monroe Iowa Development Commission Illini Molded Plastics Co Chicago Cedar Rapids American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers University of Illinois Judith Ann Schappert

Rusk Denounces East German Pressure on West Berlin

Secretary of State Rusk condemned East German actions restricting access to West Berlin as an anachronism and a threat to Berlin’s economy. He spoke after four hours of talks in Bonn with Chancellor Kiesinger and other leaders to show U S support for West Germany on the issue.

Bonn Rusk West Berlin Kiesinger Washington West Germany

Forrest Primrose of Fairfax Dies at 78

Forrest Eugene Primrose 78, retired Cedar Rapids area farmer, died at his rural Fairfax home after a brief illness. Born December 13, 1889 in Atkins, he belonged to Presbyterian churches in Shellsburg and Atkins. He married Catherine Ann Benesh Beatty February 25, 1959 at the Little Brown Church Nashua. Surviving: wife. three daughters Anna Lees Wilmington California, Georgena Coy Shellsburg, Rose Taylor Central City. one son Eugene Primrose Cedar Rapids. step-daughter Kathleen Koehn Atkins. three brothers Elmer Primrose Vinton, Clarence Primrose Atkins, Ira Primrose Cedar Rapids. one sister Irene Rimrodt Cedar Rapids. 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Preceded by two former wives Olive Crawford 1931 and Mary Rose Lockhart 1949. Memorial services 1:30 p.m. Friday Turner Chapel West. burial Sisley Grove cemetery. Friends may call chapel until 1 p.m. Friday.

Fairfax Forrest Eugene Primrose Cedar Rapids Atkins Shellsburg Catherine Ann Benesh Beatty Little Brown Nashua Anna Dorine Lees Wilmington Calif Georgena Catherine Coy Rose Marie Taylor Central City Eugene Edward Primrose Kathleen Beatty Koehn Elmer Primrose Vinton Clarence Primrose Ira Primrose Irene Rimrodt Olive Crawford Mary Rose Lockhart Turner Chapel West John E. Wheatley Christ United Presbyterian Church Sisley Grove Cemetery

Last Call for Tax Credits Deadline Nears in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids property owners have until 5 p.m. Monday to file for tax credits including homestead and military exemptions. The city assessor’s office hours extend this week with Saturday morning availability on the fifth floor of City Hall. Applications for homestead credits require occupancy and six months residency, with additional credits for those over 65 or low income.

Linn County Forrest Holveck Holveck Cedar Rapids County Recorder Piersall Dale Piersall City Hall Iowa 62Nd General

Code Change Restricts Helicopters in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids officials consider an ordinance to confine public and private heliports, airports, or landing strips to B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2, and industrial park zones. The measure would ban helicopter landings in all residential areas and B-1 neighborhoods pending final approval after a council hearing.

Cedar Rapids

Wiedersberg and Comptroller Meet in Privacy

Cedar Rapids school business director Otto Wiedersberg met with state comptroller Marvin Selden in Des Moines to discuss a long standing accounting problem across Iowa districts. The closed meeting focused on deficit conditions caused by mismatched fiscal calendars between July to July budgets and January to January tax incomes. No conclusions were reached.

Cedar Rapids Des Moines Otto Wiedersberg Marvin Selden Wiedersberg Iowa Sayde Selden

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Linn County Recorder’s Office Causeway Road Reader’s Digest C.R Richard Neothie Pantie Lindale Craemer’s Editorial J. A. Livingston Russell Baker Pai de Evans and Novak Entertainment Cynthia Lowry Leonard Lyons Florabel Muir Abby van Buren Pdr Suzy Knickerbocker Polly Cramer Mother Jacobus Financial Sylvia Porter Sam Shulsky John Cunniff Bob Considine Hal Boyle Chuck Flynn Inez Robb Farm Rex Conn Gus Schrader Art Buchwald Forrest Primrose Illinois Smartaire Life Strides Arnel & Jersey Arnel Craemer
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