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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1966

Page

9

Longfellow school storage contract awarded in Marion

Marion Independent School Board selected Irvin Castle of Castle and Son to build a 32 by 21 foot brick storage room at Longfellow School for 9700 dollars beating B A Westbrook by 75. Other bids came from Van Note Construction Co and Eldon Post. Federal funds under the poverty program were expected to cover furniture for desks and chairs.

L. B. Castle and Son Longfellow School Marion Independent School Board Irvin Castle B. A. Westbrook Marion van Note Construction Co Eldon Post Heywood-Wakefield Company Sorensen Ernest Miller Harry Manley John White Cecil Lewis Dick Kisinger Marjorie Reynolds Merwen L. Taylor Roger Messerly James Chester Robert Westercamp Ira Semler Linn-Mar St. Joseph’s Catholic School First Presbyterian Church Emerson

Waterloo Schools Inferior In Negro Area

Waterloo investigation by the National Council of Churches found east side schools, where most Black residents live, inferior to west side schools lacking subjects like foreign languages. The Rev Quinland Gordon and James C. Moore urged white churches to involve themselves to address racial inequality amid a survey of the Black Hawk County Christian Churches Council. The notice also includes local classifieds for a garage sale, a home purchase, a Marion Theatre kiddie show, and weekend extra work at Club Royal.

Waterloo Waterlee East Side National Council of Churches Quinland Gordon Greenwich, Conn Gordon James C. Moore New York National Council of Churches’ Commission On Religion and Race Watersiloo Negro el Larold Schulz Committee For Racial Just United Church of George Domer Christ Black Hawk County Council of Christian Churches

Driving and Kissing Do Not Mix

The AP report notes a Perry youth, Donald James Chenoweth, 18, was arrested for driving with a suspended license after a patrolman documented that he was driving and kissing a female passenger, nearly struck the curb. Municipal Judge Ray Harrison sentenced him to two days in Polk County jail.

Des Moines Donald James Chenoweth Perry Ray Harrison Young Chenoweth Polk County

Indonesian students denounce new regime over crisis

About 2000 Kami activists march in Jakarta accusing the government of failing to take decisive steps to solve the economic crisis and demanding action.

Jakarta Kami

Sheltered Workshop to Use Iowa City Ward Store

Officials from Montgomery Ward and Co announce transferring operations to the vacated 121 E. College site for a temporary sheltered workshop run by Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa. The lease runs through February 15, 1967, with initial staffing of 15 to 20 handicapped workers and formal training in June and July for a July openings event.

Spndal Gazete Iowa City Montgomery Ward and Co E. College Goodwill Industries Iowa Boy Scouts Johnson Washington Warren Sick Waubank Siek

State agency approves option to purchase 26 acres near Lansing

The Conservation Commission approved an option to buy 26 acres along Clear Creek west of Lansing. The proposed sale price is 200 dollars per acre. The notification notes the first day of the sale period.

Waukon State Conservation Commission Clearcreek Lansing

Motorist Fined $100 After Hitting Traffic Post

John E. Williams, 20, of 904 Fifteenth Avenue SE, paid a $100 fine after striking a traffic control post and cement barricade at Twelfth Avenue and Tenth Street SE on May 12 at 5 p.m. He left the scene before police arrived.

John E. Williams Fifteenth Avenue SE Williams Twelfth Avenue Tenth Street SE

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