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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
37
An Associated Press survey shows Iowa voters approve school bonds by large margins in three of four districts and extend similar support to parks and other public projects. A minority reject frill-heavy proposals while backing essential needs.
State Sen. David Stanley outlined a two prong proposal during a Cornell College talk titled Challenge 68 Vietnam. He urged honest talks with no preconditions and free elections in South Vietnam run by an international body, plus a second aim to win Vietnamese support with economic aid and more allied troops. He criticized the Johnson administration for corruption and emphasized a UN led police role to prevent further Vietnamese conflicts.
Iowa City council formally endorses the planning staff report for the northern city sector with limited amendments. The council keeps the southern edge family zone in its established form and will not initiate rezonings to spur redevelopment of the undeveloped areas.
A masked man robbed the Vitosh Standard service station at 305 N Gilbert St in Iowa City shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday. He implied a .38 revolver and demanded cash. About 350 dollars in cash and 500 dollars in checks were taken. The robber fled north through backyards and is described as 20 to 21 years old, 5 feet 10 inches, 160 pounds.
Postville educators will get an average increase of 789 dollars in the new contracts. Raises span 402 to 1246 dollars, with the district budgeting about 47313 dollars in salary adjustments, equivalent to just over five mills.
POSTVILLE The Good Samaritan Society proceeds with plans to build a 48 bed nursing home at a cost of 350000. The community must provide a site and 1100 per bed and aims to raise 75000 locally with 52800 toward building costs and the rest for site work utilities.
Mid-Prairie Community school district awards construction contracts for additions to Kalona elementary and Mid-Prairie high school. Schoff Construction Co. wins general bid at 158 328 dollars. R. M. Boggs Co. 48 664 for mechanical. Glass Electric Co. 23 586 for electrical. Total 230 578, 19 560 below architects estimates. Bond sale of 1 175 million to Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Becker and Downie, Inc. with average interest 4.393 percent.
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