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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1966
Page
6
The north side of First Avenue E in front of Coe College is restricted all week to facilitate loading and unloading for the Jaycee Jamboree production How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Traffic engineers note signs will stay in place around the clock through Sunday due to removal costs.
Tickets remain for Sunday evening performance of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at 8 p.m. in the Coe College Auditorium. The five day run ends this weekend. Jaycee chairman Larry Aspegren says tickets may be bought at the auditorium box office or Armstrong store service desk. A small number will be sold at the box office Friday evening.
Two Cedar Rapids residents receive 1966-67 Woodrow Wilson fellowships enabling graduate study at selected colleges. Phillip R. Shaver will pursue social psychology. Mrs. Phil Damon plans a doctoral program in literary criticism at the University of Iowa starting September.
A Linn County jury took 30 minutes to rule for defendant Harmon Webb in a 34900 vehicle accident case. Edna Williams and her son Johnny Jackson of Cedar Rapids sought damages for Johnny’s injuries from a crash at Dalewood Avenue and 35th Street SE on October 24, 1964. Judge William R. Eads presided.
Linn district court jury found Dennis Ray McElhaney 21 of 818 First Avenue NW guilty of rape after deliberating over eight hours Judge Harold D Vietor set April 8 for a motion for new trial McElhaney was accused of raping a 20 year old Cedar Rapids girl on September 20 last year.
Linn County Clerk of Court Kenneth Perry said jurors summoned for the week of March 14 will not report that week. Jurors must report again the week beginning March 21 unless they are notified otherwise.
The Hiawatha city council cut two blocks from a six block 1966 paving plan and set April 7 for public hearing and contract awards. Clark Street portion removed. Emmons Street assessments cut 20 percent for south side parcels not benefiting from paving. Remaining paving includes Emmons Street First Avenue Blairs Ferry Road and Fisher Street.
Soviet Ambassador Dimitri Chuvakhin called for a nuclear free zone in the Middle East to halt the arms race, signaling a push for regional disarmament during a visit to Tel Aviv.
Seven Linn county professionals were chosen by Cedar Rapids Marion and Linn county officials to form an advisory committee. They will study creating a joint city county health department with a preliminary report due by May 1 and a final report before the 1967 budget cycle.
The Czech Federated Group of Cedar Rapids sponsors Masaryk Day honoring Thomas G Masaryk founder of the Czechoslovak Republic A public meeting will be held Sunday at 2 p m in the Sokol club rooms 415 Third street SE T B Hlubucek former Cedar Rapids editor of Czech News will speak A Czech film will be shown by George Naxera Admission is free
The Cedar Rapids men's club presented a $200 check to Bill Matus, director of the Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, for buying flagstaffs for the group.
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