Expressway progress reported by Dale Kueter
Cedar Valley expressway central portion more than half the land acquired. Design plans for central and south legs to be completed within a year with south leg bid in a couple months. Public hearing May 4 on four laning of highway 30. Coupal cites $45.5 million in Cedar Rapids area projects and an $8.7 billion highway need over 20 years.
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Second Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Valley Expressway
van Snyder
District Highway Commission
Snyder
Chamber of Commerce and
Cedar Rapids Realtors
Montrose
Joseph .Coupal, Jr
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fiftieth Street
Collins Road
Center Point Road
First Avenue
Marion
Coupal
Highway Department
War Obsolete? Lenten Speaker Questions U S Vietnam War
Bishop William Crittenden of Erie challenged the idea of a just war during a Holy Week service. He questioned whether the Vietnam conflict meets the three criteria for just war and urged reflection on civilian casualties and the causes of war. He noted no pacifism but urged moral scrutiny of aims and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crittenden
Erie
First Presbyterian Church
Crittenden
Condi
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Rusk
Drowning and Hold Up Cases On Court Docket
A federal grand jury will convene in Sioux City next week for three days of deliberation. Cases include an alleged fake drowning scheme involving Cedar Falls woman Janice L Knoop McNelly and a robbery charge against James M Jones for the Urbana Savings Bank heist on January 19. George F Knoop and Janice L Knoop McNelly face conspiracy to defraud Social Security payments related to the Nevada drowning in 1964.
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Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Urbana Savings Bank
U. S
Donald O’brien
James M. Jones
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Urbana
Janice L. Knoop McNelly
George F. Knoop
Los Angeles
Knoop
Nevada
Sprinkler System Ordinance Receives Third Reading
Cedar Rapids city council gave the third reading to a new ordinance requiring automatic sprinkler systems in major new buildings. The measure targets large commercial and public-usage structures and becomes law after publication. Existing buildings are exempt unless remodeling exceeds half their value. Attorney O W Lawrence urged delay for wording clarity before final passage.
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Cedar Rapids
O. W. Lawrence
Awards Presented at St Patrick's School Gym
Friday ceremonies at St Patrick's school gymnasium honored ten local students led by Steve Angerer and Danny Nosbish with prizes awarded to Jerry Mottet Dave Hittenmiller Jeff Marks Mark Maloney Nathan Burns Jim Berndsen Jeff Kramer Ricky Kollsmith and Jeff Woodward for outstanding Cub News Pack achievements.
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Pack
St. Patrick’s School
Steve Angerer
Danny Nosbish
Jerry Mottet
Dave Hittenmiller
Jeff Marks
Mark Maloney
Nathan Burns
Jim Berndsen
Jeff Kramer
Ricky Kollsmith
Jeff Woodward
Agreement on British Cost for Rhine Army Coverage
London sources report a tripartite agreement among the United States Britain and West Germany to share most foreign exchange costs for Britain's Rhine army in the coming year The accord pending official approval covers new American military purchases and an expanded German buying program in Britain for the 12 months starting April The British demand for full coverage of estimated 230 million in Rhine army costs is not fully met and small troop withdrawals from Germany were noted after consultations with NATO allies
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London
Britain
Germany
NATO
Cedar Rapids Woman Charged With Disturbance At Tavern
Carey Terry 26 of 1245 Third Street NW was arrested at a Cedar Rapids tavern Tuesday evening and charged with drunkenness disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. Officers said she used loud and obscene language and refused to leave, necessitating removal to a police car. She remained jailed overnight and was released on her own recognizance by Municipal Judge Loren M Hullinger Jr.
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Carey Terry
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
A Avenue
Seventh Street
Miss Terry
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Cedar Rapids Council Approves $47 850 Open Space Grant
The Cedar Rapids city council Wednesday approved a federal grant application of 47850 dollars to acquire and develop three park parcels. The parcels include 86 acres along Prairie Creek between Edgewood Road and Highway 218 SW, 57 acres south of Van Vechten Park SE, and one third acre near Tyler School. Total project cost is estimated at 100,500 dollars with 2100 dollars allocated to relocate residents near Tyler School.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, D. C
Prairie Creek
Edgewood Road
Highway 218
van Vechten Park SE
Tyler School
Tire Thrown at Cedar Rapids Man's Car Shatters Light
A Cedar Rapids man reported damage to his car after a tire, apparently thrown from another vehicle, struck the front of his car on Mt. Vernon road SE. The tire shattered the head light but caused no injuries. The incident involved Thomas Wilbur of 1342 Thirty sixth street SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wilbur
Thirtysixth
Mt. Vernon Road
Wilbur
Navy dock and Israeli freighter collide in fog
In foggy conditions at Portsmouth Virginia a navy floating dock and an Israeli freighter bumped each other Tuesday night no injuries reported and both vessels continued on their routes.
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Portsmouth
Bomb blast disrupts small town. truck struck by rail
A bomb loading operation near a barber shop involved 15 to 20 people as demolition experts moved devices back toward Crane Indiana. The truck driver Earl Boyce reported hearing a whistle and not seeing a train before impact at a crossing with no signals. Dugger population 1062.
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Trical
Here
Indiana
Bangor
Wash
Earl Boyce
Joplin
Dugger
Cedar Rapids Council initiates eminent domain on six urban renewal parcels
The Cedar Rapids city council voted to start eminent domain actions on six properties in the Cedar Lake urban renewal area. The Linn county sheriff will appoint a condemnation jury as negotiations fail to reach sale prices. Parcels include 504 C avenue NE and nearby addresses on B avenue NE and Eighth street NE.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Lake
Linn County
C Avenue
B Avenue
Seventh Street
Fifth Street
Eighth Street
Dr Edick Hartunian Discusses The Troubled Teens
Dr Edick Hartunian participates in The Troubled Teens discussion on A TIME TO THINK. The program airs Wednesday at 10:25 p.m. on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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Edick Hartunian
Kcrg-Tv
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Joseph Coupal, Jr
Martin Wiley
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Chamber Group
Montrose Hotel
By Dale Kueter
United States
Episcopal Church
OFF Beats
Sbicca
Wil
Cub News
C.R
Council
C.R. Man
Armstrong Girls Store
Armstrong Girls’ Store
Aileen
Jamaica
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