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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
4
Gov Harold Hughes veto of an interim appointment bill becomes a likely topic in the upcoming gubernatorial race. Republicans override the veto and say the move shows stubbornness, while party chairs say the issue will persist in the campaign.
Gov. Harold Hughes says the house amended liquor by the drink bill is acceptable and hopes the senate will concur to avoid further delay. He questions license machinery to issue by July 4, while Melvin Synhorst sees possible open bars on Independence Day with AG ruling on applications.
Support grows in the senate for merchants to quote prices with tax included aiming to ease acceptance of a sales tax rise to 3 percent. Backers hope the move would placate Southwest Iowa legislators strongly opposed to any increase.
Despite defeat, observers noted strong support for Anderson's plan, signaling lingering influence and divided opinion amid the political debate.
An Independence, Missouri man reported the theft of two cameras valued at 249 dollars from his car in Iowa City. Gerald Resch told police the cameras were taken from the vehicle before 1 a.m. while parked at 221 Melrose Avenue.
Dr J Richard Palmer of Morningside college Sioux City elected president of the Iowa College Foundation a fund raising group of 21 private colleges He will take the post July 1 succeeding Jack MacNider of Mason City Other officers include Robert Vance of Maytag Co Dubuque Rt Rev D V Foley president of Loras College Dubuque H H Grice of Graceland College La Moni secretary Neal Sands Des Moines banker treasurer New board members are Joe Gibson Waterloo Frank Wagner Dubuque and Harry Linn Des Moines
About 1 000 dentists gathered in Des Moines for the Iowa Dental Assn annual convention running through Wednesday. At Sunday night ceremonies Dr Milo Chesebro 83 of Shell Rock received the Centennial Award as the oldest practicing dentist by service and membership. Dr Chesebro has practiced in Shell Rock for 63 years.
A Griswold man age 77 died in a hospital after a two car crash near Lyman Sunday. Clarence Muller was the victim. His wife Lydia, 73, was in satisfactory condition. Marcelle Bower, 26, of rural Council Bluffs, the other driver, was treated and released.
A brief column notes traffic toll figures and related records with references to the Associated Press entries dated May 6, 1963 and May 6, 1962. It also mentions the State Safety Department records and numeric figures like 160 and e149 in the context of historical toll data.
Iowa executive council approves safety department to draw up specs for 100 new patrol cars and bids for four garage additions at Atlantic Belmond Fairfield and Maquoketa to house and service vehicles. Projected cost around 13000 dollars and stems from fire marshal safety rulings on emergency generators.
In Milford Earl John Blum nineteen died early Sunday after the car he rode in swerved from the road and rolled over near Milford. Driver John Scott twenty one and two passengers Charles Allard twenty two and Ronald Hoffman twenty were injured but not in serious condition.
Marcella Chapman acting Strawberry Point postmaster for two years and Clayton County Heart Association chairman is named executive secretary of the Southeast Iowa Heart Council effective in June. She also serves as president of the Northeast Iowa Heart Council and will move to Ottumwa. The Southeast council includes 14 counties.
Manchester Delaware County Engineer Benjamin Harrison, 39, was hospitalized with shoulder injuries, lacerations, and bruises after his car rammed a cement bridge seven miles west of Manchester around 3 a.m. Sunday. He said he fell asleep at the wheel.
Iowa City man Ray Robinson 41 was charged with drunk driving after a Sunday crash on Highway 382 near Solon. His car failed to turn onto Highway One, struck a tree, and was a total loss with Robinson suffering lacerations and bruises.
Thomas Keen of De Witt was the lone Iowan in a 13 student and 3 professor group from the International School of America who ended a seven month foreign tour in Moscow. Leaders said the reception was the coldest of the trip and noted restrictions on living with local families and using Russian classrooms, plus higher living costs. The party visited Japan, Formosa, Thailand, India, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, and the Soviet Union before Paris and London en route home.
A group of Iowans meeting in Des Moines announced the formation of a third party to be named the Conservative party of Iowa. Temporary chairman Robert Dilley said the goal is to place a conservative party chairman in all 99 counties and organize under Iowa election laws. He described Democrats and Republicans as endorsing socialism and globalism that threaten independence and rights.
The 1963 Pella Tulip Festival will be held Thursday through Saturday with Mary Ver Meer crowned queen. A festival official said more than three million tulips should be at the peak.
Omaha reports services today for E. J. Petrick president of the Federal Intermediate Credit bank. He died in Puerto Rico Friday following a heart attack.
Harvey H. Hoffman longtime Davenport Times editor died of a heart attack while driving Sunday night. He was with his wife when the incident occurred and managed to stop the car. Hoffman had over 35 years with the paper, became news editor in 1962 after 15 years as a reporter and nine as city editor. He leaves a wife a son and a sister.
Johnson County District Court records show an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court in the Park motel sale case near Coralville. Judge Clair Hamilton awarded $20,000 to Edward and Mary Wilson after a trial finding inflated prices in the motel and farm deal, with Briggs acting with Frazer knowledge but not upon Frazer instruction.
Kay Walch a 22 year old Davenport resident suffered possible back injuries when a sports car in a caravan from Davenport went out of control on gravel in front of the Clayton county jail and struck the bank wall about 9 30 p m She was thrown against the dashboard and taken to Elkader hospital Donald Schleutter 25 Moline driver was part of the Motor club of Iowa members touring the Elkader area
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