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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1967
Page
15
Senator Dodd defended his finances as costs of public service mount he cited personal meals with constituents and a Medal of Honor family at lunch. He said he faced years of financial strain but never profited from public duties and his conscience is clear. Senator Stennis announced the hearings would move to report writing.
Western diplomats report a stalled Bonn diplomacy as Poland and Bulgaria plan a treaty of friendship and mutual aid in late April. The moves strengthen bloc unity and challenge West Germany's claim to represent all Germans, with Bulgaria hinting at closer ties and potential pacts with Hungary and Romania feared by Bonn.
Senator Stennis questions Senator Dodd about fifty four thousand dollars in loans and a revolving system of debt. Dodd blames Connecticut Democratic organization for his woes and says most spending, even funeral flowers and food, served political purposes. He recalls loans from 1957 to 1958 and cites personal living matters as political.
National Democratic Chairman John Bailey stated that Senator Dodd received the same campaign assistance from Connecticut's party organization as other candidates. Dodd had told the Senate ethics committee that CT Democrats did not assist his campaigns. Bailey cited a 20 year old formula governing aid in Dodd's 1952 and 1954 congressional bids.
Cedar Rapids recruiters report twenty enlistments including youths sent to Fort Campbell Kentucky and San Diego California Mary Wellink enters the Women's Army Corps at Fort McClellan Alabama. Re-enlistments and delayed program enrollments span the Army Navy and Marine branches with several Marion and Iowa City residents among enlistees. An officer will visit Cedar Rapids for WAC selection with appointments via 363 0185. Donnie Slaton promoted to specialist 4c in Vietnam.
Cub Pack awards were presented Thursday at Erskine school to Mark Gins berg Chris Widmer Kent Mc Intyre Ricky Ruchotzke Kenny Lindsey Clayton Crowter Don nie Barriger Danny Lynch Steve Melsha Rex Onler and Dick Garley. Pack 9% Awards were presented Tuesday at Grant school to Steve Ebsen Tom Mackey Kevin Christensen Ron Carney David Boyle Oliver Hollings worth Rodney Zitek Jeff Weber Doug Parrish and Ricky Samek. A wanted ad will find that unusual item.
A reader notice lists telephone numbers 369-1121 for news and sports and 369-1234 369-1222 369-1333 369-1250 for classified display and advertising. It mentions Marion Office for department hopefuls and references a rectory.
In Fort Lauderdale a patrolman was struck by a rock while breaking up a crowd of mainly vacationing college students on the beach. A police cruiser was stoned and a cottage wall wrecked as 8,000 Easter visitors arrived. No arrests were made, and the scene was contained with 30,000+ expected beachgoers noted for the holiday.
Cedar Rapids public improvements commissioner Don ald Canney flew along the Cedar River toward Waterloo on a routine flood scan. He said no immediate danger was evident, but a clear indication may not appear until March 30. An ice jam below Brad's eye began breaking up this week. The Cedar basin has little or no snow. The plane was piloted by James Gerlich.
Five women died and 30 were seriously injured when a boiler exploded in a Turkish bath in Urfa. The blast caused a stampede as panic-stricken women fled through the doorway. Passers by lent jackets and aided the injured to the hospital.
Thieves took about $40 from Myrtle L. Doty’s apartment at 1601 First Avenue SE on Thursday. Her billfold with $10 was taken from her purse, and David J. Fernandez of Palo Alto reported $29.50 in rolled coins stolen from a suitcase left at the Doty residence.
A taxes proposal would boost state aid to about 150 million dollars funded mainly by a one cent sales tax hike totaling roughly 50 million and a higher state income tax adding about 45 million.
DES MOINES UPI The Senate Ways and Means committee approved a three point plan for local tax reform aimed at reducing property tax burden with no bill yet drafted. The points include broadening the tax base to possibly include intangibles and setting a ceiling on property tax reliance by local budgets. Ex Congressman Dies in Washington A L Miller 74 Republican congressman from Nebraska died Thursday after serving in the U S House and later state tax posts.
Senate Democratic Leader Andrew Frommelt explained an add-on tax mechanism where local governments set a percentage on top of state income taxes. Taxpayers would pay the total to the state tax commission, which would then remit the added amount to local units. Each general assembly could set a ceiling, varying between proposals to fund local government costs.
The Area 10 board hired Maude Cummings as librarian for next school year, with a $9,928 salary, transferring from Wesleyan College library. The board set April 11 as the bid date for site grading for a new $3.9 million vocational-technical building and approved related contracts.
Wanda Lightfoot, a bookkeeper, saw her monthly pay rise from 350 to 395 dollars after completing a probationary period. The excerpt notes desks secretarial units tables chairs and storage units in the context of the workplace.
Burglars broke into Whitney Pump Service at 1714 5 Avenue NE on a Thursday night. They busted a ground floor window, forced open an office door, and punched the safe dial off to empty the safe. Documents were scattered. investigators labeled the attempt needless since the safe was unlocked.
Final results from Surinam show Prime Minister Pengel must form a coalition government. The AP notes the coalition regime and indicates potential partners amid the post election landscape.
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