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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1975
Page
9
Mayor William J. Grundy urged Marion students and residents to seek clear answers on police policies, offering to form a youth council to improve city government communication. The text also notes multiple political ads and meeting notices from local groups and candidates across Marion, Iowa.
Marion candidate Janice S Kopel calls for a more responsive city council and open communication at a Marion high school gathering. She favors neighborhood meetings, revised meeting times, and a study committee on Seventh and Eighth avenues traffic, including one way streets or left turn lanes with off street parking. She supports a traffic light at Blairs Ferry road and Lindale drive. Civic issues also include YMCA activity notices and local election pitches from Pazour and Grundy, with corrections on property tax relief figures.
Des Moines report: Adj. Gen. Joseph May warns Iowa could lose guard units due to low manpower. About 1,000 troops are short while enlistments expiring by Jan. 1, 1977 threaten federal recognition and funding. Enlistment drives continue but pace lags losses.
Ralph H. Gaul 71 longtime Tipton resident died Sunday after a brief illness Born October 9 1904 in Tipton He married Martha Buchanan November 14 1940 in Des Moines Survived by wife a daughter Rebecca Bohde Kiel West Germany and a son James Coralville Services Wednesday 10:30 a.m. United Church of Christ Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville Visitation 9 9 Tuesday Sheets and Sons and 9 until funeral Wednesday Masonic services 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Cleveland city council voted unanimously to outlaw selling glue plastic cement and nail polish remover to anyone under 21. The law makes glue sales a criminal offense with fines up to 200 dollars and up to 90 days in jail. It also bans lacquer thinner cleaning fluid and anesthetic gas and forbids buying glue for use as an intoxicant.
Steven D. Folken age 20 of 1142 Eleventh Avenue Marion was in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a one car crash near Springville Saturday night. Deputies report he was westbound on Highway 151 about 140 miles west of Springville when the car left the road rolling several times. It took 11 minutes to free Folken by cutting into the car. He suffered head neck and internal injuries and a broken leg in the incident reported to the sheriff's office at 11 50 p.m. Saturday.
The treasury department hopes to collect up to $100 million by taxing fringe benefits provided by employers such as personal use of company aircraft apartments or hunting lodges. Proposals would tax benefits that add cost to the employer and are available to highly compensated employees, with some exceptions like stand-by travel for flight attendants or small cost items like a secretary typing a personal letter. Public comment is sought by Tuesday, amid debates over demonstrator autos and auto dealer objections.
Iowa cities and counties are barred by state law from enacting local ordinances regulating obscene materials, according to a Monday opinion by Assistant Attorney General Fred Haskins. The 1974 obscenity statute prohibits such local measures, even as Cedar Rapids debates a tougher anti obscenity ordinance. The ruling notes repeal would be needed for cities but would not enable counties to act under the home rule act.
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Clifford L. McKay 46 of rural Swisher died from injuries after a one car crash west of Swisher. A resident here 24 years, he formerly lived in Cedar Rapids and was born April 8 1929 in Keswick. He married Janice Merrifield January 25 1964 in Cedar Rapids and worked 10 years for Link Belt Speeder. He served in the Air Force during Korea and belonged to the Johnson County Farm Bureau. Surviving are his wife daughter Michelle parents Mr. and Mrs. John R. McKay two brothers Ernest and Melvin and four sisters Doris Stevenson Joe Sibert John Dahlstrom and Lester Clark. Services Cedar Memorial Chapel Tuesday at 1 pm with burial at Cedar Memorial Park. American Legion Hanford post will give military rites. A prayer service is Monday at 7:30 pm at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Friends may call there Monday and at the chapel after 9 am Tuesday. Casket will be closed prior to service. Also noted is a 1936 on this date entry recalling FDR New Deal vote of confidence with Alf Landon carried only Maine and Vermont.
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