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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1967
Page
25
City region reports temperature highs and lows for Monday through next week alongside precipitation totals and barometric readings. Local legal notices include legislative actions on sales taxes and tax reform, with family announcements and funeral notices for Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
The report details White House and treasury efforts to rally against repeal. Johnson and Fowler mobilized Senate talks while Mike Manatos set up lobbying HQ to defend the plan. A separate incident notes Charles Vopalka and his mother Mary Vopalka involved in a assault case with medical care and bond posted.
Safety Commissioner Frank Bush urged council to decide whether to remove the demonstration low cost house at 3001 Twenty-ninth avenue SW. Mayor Bob Johnson and Building Official Ed Winter said the decision rests with Winter, who will rule by May 20 as the special permit nears expiration after related plumbing board reviews.
LeRoy Skogman of Skogman Construction said his firm will revise the demonstration house to meet city code if ordered to remove it on May 20. He notes ongoing debate over low cost housing and argues a need for such homes as postwar generations seek affordable options.
A Public Health Service official confirmed a 21 year old Vietnam veteran on furlough was hospitalized in Texas for 16 days last fall before doctors diagnosed bubonic plague. The patient recovered with no further complications and there was no apparent spread.
Area 10 officials win county board support to keep the shel tered workshop at the old county shop building for $1 a year, with a decision on joining the community college to be made by the workshop board. The program would expand to other rehabilitation aspects if merged with the college.
Linn county supervisors approved a $5 000 public official bond for Darrell Meredith Buffalo township clerk appointed May 1. The bond runs to Jan 1 1969. Earlier April 11 the board tabled the bond amid questions on Meredith’s legal hold of office. county attorney said Meredith had not run in the last election nor been officially appointed by trustees.
Judge Harold D. Victor ordered the county to pay 193.45 for a trial transcript used in appealing the March 18 1985 breaking and entering conviction of 24 year old Jerry Joe Everett. The transcript was prepared for submission to the Iowa Supreme Court and Everett was sentenced to ten years at Anamosa men's reformatory. Payment goes to Reporting Services in Dubuque.
Edward Gilbert, a former head of a hardwood flooring firm who fled to Brazil in 1962 after an embezzlement of 1.95 million dollars, was sentenced in New York federal court to two to four years in state prison. He had returned from Brazil to face indictments and was already sentenced last month in federal court to two years and a $21,000 fine.
The Cedar Rapids RTA expects mid month arrival of 20 new Flxible buses with five arriving daily thereafter. A May 26 christening at city hall will launch the fleet along with a $100 savings bond for the name the bus fleet winner. RTC employs 26 drivers and 4 mechanics to staff expanded service to Meth-Wick Manor.
Tokyo reports Emperor Hiro Ito and Empress Nagako will host an Imperial Garden party on May 19 for 2,078 guests including famed film star Toshiro Mifune. The imperial household agency announced the guest list and venue details.
Obituaries list Cedar Rapids area residents including Mrs Wes Staskal born 1887 who died after long illness and Lillian Neff born 1905 who died after long illness. Listings include surviving relatives, birthplaces, church and lodge affiliations, burial plans, and funeral arrangements across multiple local churches and cemeteries.
An organizational meeting for a panel to study police and fire roles in the community convened at city hall Tuesday. Attendees included Safety Commissioner Frank Bush Police Chief George Matias Fire Chief Jesse Hunter and two prospective members Edna Herbst KCRG and Bob Brown Euclid L Kool, a former resident of Cedar Rapids. Kool who died Saturday in Pasadena California is survived by wife Jennie and siblings Olin A Kool Mrs Jessie Addison and a fifth member will be invited though currently away in Europe.
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