Henderson Refuses Okay For Administrative Intern
Dudley Henderson, Linn county chairman, said he will not sign the contract to hire University of Iowa graduate student Patrick E. McGarvey as administrative intern at 560 dollars a month. Democrats Linstrom and Scolaro seek mandamus to force signing, claiming county authority to hire McGarvey June 1967 to June 1968.
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Linn County
William Linstrom
Anthony Scolaro
Henderson
Linstrom
Scolaro
McGarvey
Coun
William Faches
Pat McGarvey
Faches
Two Troublesome Days for C R Woman in CR
Pearl Jordan and her husband Charles endured back to back incidents starting Tuesday when a crash into a utility pole on First Avenue East left minor injuries and extensive car damage. She was cited for losing control and later paid a $10 fine in police court after a Wednesday collision with a parked borrowed car. the other driver, Iowa City detective Ray White, caused $100 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Jordan
Iowa City
Ray White
Council Okays Retirement of Norman Young
The Cedar Rapids city council approved Detective Norman V. Youngs disability retirement effective April 30 following a police retirement board decision. Doctors cited a heart condition. Young, 54, faced a 90 day suspension after a drunken driving arrest and a $300 Linn district court fine, with suspension ending April 1 and vacation taken in April.
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Cedar Rapids
Norman V. Young
Young
Police Department Retirement Board
Civil Service Commission
Linn
Regis Students Urge Crossing Signal at Prairie Drive Seek Rail Safety
Cedar Rapids Regis high school students presented a petition to the city council calling for a railroad signal at Prairie drive NE and K avenue. The 333 signers included teachers and parents. The letter from the evaluations committee cited the crossing as dangerous and noted several bad accidents there.
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Cedar Rapids
Casteel Receives One Year Suspended Term For Desertion
Lyle T. Casteel, 41, of Marion, was given a one year suspended sentence at Fort Madison after pleading guilty to desertion and abandonment of his five year old son. The term is suspended on the condition he pays $15 weekly child support. He appeared before Judge Warren J. Rees and pled guilty to the October 11 1966 act of deserting his son.
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Lyle T. Casteel
Marion
Fort Madison
Casteel
Warren J. Rees
See Admitted To Oakdale Sanatorium For Alcoholism
Judge Warren J. Rees ordered William Stanley See to Iowa state sanatorium in Oakdale for alcoholism treatment after he pled guilty to a third offense drunk driving charge. See, 43, of 819 Second Avenue SW, was arrested April 8 in the 400 block of Fifth Street SE. sentencing to follow treatment.
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Warren J. Rees
William Stanley See
Second Avenue
Iowa
Oakdale
See
Fifth Street
Man Fined 300 For Drunk Driving Restart
Wendell W. Otto, 43, of 615 Forty-first Street NE, pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Judge B. J. Maxwell fined him 300 dollars plus costs and revoked his license for 60 days after his May 1 arrest at 1268 Thirty-fifth Street NE for hitting Dorothy M. Conklin’s parked car. Also, a breaking and entering charge against Howard D. Slaughter, 19, of 800 Eighth Street SW, was dismissed because he is in the armed forces.
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Wendell W. Otto
Forty-first Street
B. J. Maxwell
Otto
Thirty-fifth Street
Dorothy M. Conklin
Howard D. Slaughter
Eighth Street
William Faches
Slaughter
Petition Filed Foreclosure Suit In Cedar Rapids Bank Case
The Bohemian Savings and Loan Association of Cedar Rapids files a foreclosure suit against Oda E Poor and Darlene M Poor for failure to pay an 11378.71 promissory note on mortgaged premises.
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Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn
Cedar Rapids
Oda E
Darlene M. Poorman
Cedar Rapids Delegates Named For Boys State
Eleven Cedar Rapids high school boys have been chosen to attend Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge Des Moines June 4 to 10. Delegates include Steve Griffith Robert Cook Dick Schrodermier Bob Thaler Clark Malmer Larry Kuenzi Dave Wilkey Roger Nowadsky Henry Teahen Jr Dan Hennessey and David Zachar. Ernest Hidder, Cedar Rapids Boys State chairman, notes the group leaves from the American Legion building at 7 45 a.m. June 4 accompanied by 30 Linn county participants.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Boys
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Steve Griffith
Robert Cook
Dick Schrodermier
Bob Thaler
Washington High
Clark Malmer
Larry Kuenzi
Dave Wilkey
Jefferson High
Roger Nowadsky
Henry Teahen, Jr
LaSalle High
Dan Hennessey
David Zachar
Regis High
Ernest Hidder
American Legion
Hidder
Boys State
Linn County
Plans Submitted For Cedar Rapids New Bridge Over Prairie Creek
Cedar Rapids city council received plans and specifications for a new bridge crossing Prairie Creek on Twenty first Street SW. A May 24 hearing and bid letting were set. Engineers estimate about 135000 dollars. Work mirrors crossing at C and J streets SW. Existing Twenty first Street bridge will be razed. Project starts June 5 with completion by September 1. Howard R. Green Engineering Co. did study and design.
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Prairie Creek
Twentyfirst
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
C Street
J Street
Canney
Twenty-first Street
Howard R. Green Engineering Co
Piling Bid Delays Mark Ten Tech Building at Area 10
Area 10 Community College postponed action on bids for submerged pilings for the new vocational technical building. Seven bids were opened as grading proceeds, with Abell-Howe Construction bidding 51 297 and Prepakt Concrete bidding 40 950 for nonspec compliant concrete pilings. The board will review bids May 16 with architects’ input.
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Area 10 Community College
Abell-Howe Construction Co
Prepakt Concrete Co
Prepakt
Coe College
Area 10
Area 10 Board of Directors
Truce Extends to July 1 in Pacific Coast Yard Strike
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports a Pacific Coast shipyard strike truce was extended to July 1 to allow time to negotiate a settlement. The extension comes as talks resume under the terms of the pause, with no immediate decision on wage or work conditions disclosed.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Iowa supreme court restores Cedar Rapids bond capacity for schools
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that moneys and credits can be used in the bonding capacity formula as long as the one mill Korean bonuses levy remains. The decision restores about 6.94 million in bonding capacity to Cedar Rapids schools, addressing crowded classrooms and planned construction. Officials warn the relief is temporary until Korea bonus bonds are repealed or the formula changes.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
High Court
Supreme Court
Ernest Pence
Pence
Air Force Contracts Collins Radio for Satellite Test
Congressman John C. Culver's office announced the U.S. Air Force has obligated an initial 3,365,000 dollars to Collins Radio Co for the procurement of ultra high frequency terminals for the Tactical Satellite Commission's operational feasibility test program. The estimated final award is 7,232,602 dollars.
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John C. Culver
U.S. Air Force
Collins Radio Co
Tactical Satellite Commission
Council Awards Resurfacing Pact For C R Streets
The Cedar Rapids street resurfacing contract for 1967 goes to L. L. Pelling, Inc. at 118,584.90 dollars, 19.7 percent below the engineer estimate of 147,745.50. Hahn-Haegg Asphalt Paving Co. bid 129,033.25 and Kutchera Construction Co. 135,491.25. Work uses fine graded asphaltic concrete hot mixture, with no assessments involved. approved by the city council after engineering review.
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Iowa City
L. L. Pelling, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Pelling Co
Hahn-Haegg Asphalt Paving Co
Kutchera Construction Co
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Norman Young
Regis
Ten Tech
Stone City
Paul D. Powers
Suburban
St. N.E
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Air Force
C.R. Streets
Se Oo
Lindale
Kayser
Terry
Omtue Qoh Toes
S-M-L
Dritz
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