Coat Taken and Miscellaneous Local Thefts Cited
City briefs list suede coat losses at St Luke's Hospital and from Jerry's Backroom plus jackets and tools stolen from residences cars and homes. Cash totals include readings from several families. Civil service and local club meetings noted along with job postings and community notices. Mary DeVault's funeral details and local ads for goods and services conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Knott
Alice Boss
St. Luke's Hospital
Jerry
First Avenue
Supreme Court rulings touch on school rule challenges and advertising
The court refused to hear an appeal on student challenges to underground newspaper rules in Texas, denied a bid about Chattanooga busing causing resegregation, affirmed ICC easing for rail line abandonments, agreed to decide if government advertising must accept political ads, and upheld draft evasion convictions of two men who claimed conscientious objector status after induction notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Alaska Increases Oil Tax By Fifty Percent
The Alaska Legislature raised petroleum production taxes on the North Slope by 50 percent, pushing the tax per barrel to just under 27 cents. A new gauge for future increases ties to the Wholesale Price Index. Law also includes a trans Alaska pipeline equipment tax expected to raise about 140 million before production and lets municipalities levy property taxes on pipeline equipment up to 1000 dollars per resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
North Slope
William A. Egan
U.S. Labor Department
Marion Man Held In Linn County Jail
Merle Lentzkow aged 51 of 1581 Third Avenue Marion was arrested Saturday on a charge of receiving stolen property. He is held in Linn County jail on a 500 dollar bond. Police said the charge stems from a hydraulic jack incident belonging to Gaber Construction Co of 1440 Meadowview Drive Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Lentzkow
Third Avenue
Marion
Linn County
Gaber Construction Co
Meadowview Drive
Bork Denies Offer for Supreme Court Appointment
Acting Attorney General Bork said there were suggestions he might take a different job but denied any inducement or offer to move to the Supreme Court. He added no one offered him that position and dismissed talk of being next in line. He also stated Nixon would not fire Chief Counselor Leonard Jaworski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Bork
Supreme Court
White House
The
CBS
Nixon
Alexander Haig
Elliot Richardson
Archibald Cox
Leon Jaworski
Cox
Jaworski
Woman Slapped and Robbed on Cedar Rapids Street Corner
Cedar Rapids police investigate a 3 am Sunday robbery near Johnson Avenue and Twenty First Street NW. Darby Orange, 35, of 4901 Center Point Road NE, said two males pulled her from her car, slapped her, and stole 113 dollars in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Darby Orange
Center Point Road
Taylor School Program Cited By State UCP
United Cerebral Palsy of Iowa honored Cedar Rapids Community School District with its man-made environment award for Taylor School's new rehabilitation center on Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street SW. Dudley Koontz presented the award to Norman Lipsky at the Des Moines meeting. The Taylor facility opened in September and combines an elementary school with a rehab center serving physically disabled children across eight counties. An open house is planned 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Cerebral Palsy of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Taylor School
Seventh Avenue
Eighth Street
UCP
Dudley Koontz
Norman Lipsky
Des Moines
Taylor
Dutch Ban Slows Sunday Pleasure Driving Across Netherlands
Amsterdam reports strict enforcement of the Sunday oil embargo driving ban with 22 cars seized by noon, surpassing last week's total. Additional trams and buses were deployed but filled quickly as the restriction broadens to foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Journeymen Barbers Hold State Convention Session
About forty people attended the Journeymen Barbers state convention at the Roosevelt hotel Monday morning. The gathering included discussions on proposed legislation and demonstrations of hair styling as part of the Sunday and Monday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
State Convention of
Journeymen
Roosevelt Hotel
Stringbean’s Death Traced to Farm Attack Believed Robbery Motive
Police probe Stringbean’s murder as investigators sweep the Akeman farm, retrace suspect movements. Friends recall he often carried cash, with reports that up to 1500 dollars was once kept in his overalls. Stringbean, famed for his Hee Haw appearances and Opry ties, left a Ky home at 18 to tour, joining Opry in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringbean
Anneville
Lew Childre
The
Opry
Bill Monroe
Akemans
Apply This Week for Holiday Wedding
Friday is the last day to apply for a marriage license at Linn county courthouse for weddings over the Thanksgiving weekend. The courthouse will be closed Thursday and Friday next week for a Thanksgiving holiday. Since Wednesday next week is the last day for picking up the licenses, applications must be made this week to comply with the three-day waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Modernizing your home Classified Act offer
A short notice invites readers to sell no-longer-needed but useful household items via the Classified Act. Contact 398-8234 for details about listing and pricing opportunities.
Cedar Rapids woman awarded 6000 in auto crash suit
Mildred Morgan won a 6000 verdict from a Linn County district court jury for injuries from a traffic accident on Oct 1 1971. The suit named Carole J Stephen Carroll Stephen and Alfred Benedek as defendants, all Cedar Rapids residents, with the jury holding all responsible. Jurors listed include Dunahugh Cadwallader Gembler de Groot Jordan Wise Light Ironside Hograte Ketelsen Coffman Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Mildred Morigan
Carole J. Stephen
Carroll Stephen
Stephen
Alfred Benedek
Raymond J. Dunahugh
John E. Cadwallader
David E. Gembler
Dianna K. de Groot
Richard L. Jordan
Paul F. Wise
Norbert E. Light
Thomas E. Ironside
Harry J. Hograte
Betty M. Ketelsen
Patricia Coffman
Marion
Billy Fields
Lisbon
County Seeks Court Order To Seal Well After Demolition
Linn county health department seeks a district court order to remove debris from a demolished building and seal a well at 1100 Third Street. Owner Lester Novak allegedly did not remove debris or seal the well as ordered, creating a nuisance and health hazard to children. The suit asks the department be authorized to remedy the issue and assess costs against the property if Novak does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Health Department
Third Street
Marion
Linn District Court
Lester Novak
Sixteenth Street
Novak
Court seeks to demolish Cedar Rapids homes
Cedar Rapids filed court petitions in Linn district court seeking authority to raze two buildings at 1217 Third street NW and 827 Eighth street SE. The city seeks demolition costs assessed against the properties for fire hazards and unsanitary conditions. Third street is owned by Allen F. Hill. the Eighth street property by Benny and Dorothy Bickham. The council had declared the structures dangerous and unsafe following a public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Eighth Street
Linn
Allen F. Hill
Benny
Dorothy Bickham
No Changes in Vote Canvass in Linn County Election
The Linn County board of supervisors reports no changes in winners after a Monday canvass of municipal elections. Exact figures were not available, but the canvass indicated no major changes from the preliminary figures released on election night last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Idle items find new use with low cost classified ad
Cozy households turn old belongings into ready cash by placing a budget friendly classified ad. Sellers advertise furniture appliances and miscellaneous goods to local buyers, inviting quick responses without high fees.
Cedar Rapids Emergency Numbers Clip and Carry Card
A clipped wallet card lists Cedar Rapids emergency numbers for quick access. It includes police, fire, medical services and city hotlines, designed to fit in a billfold for easy reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
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Dave Ackerman
Eleventh Street
First Avenue East
Mary Jo Dingman
Glass Road
Maidrite
First Avenue SE
Sayre Winkie
Washington Avenue
H. Leo Damge
Maplewood Drive
Martin Garvey
Elmhurst Drive
Gary Jones
Reynolds Avenue
Margaret van Woert
Civil Service
Linn County Civil Service Commission
Nelson Meat Markets
Linn Heritage Society
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Booster Club
Cedar Hills Booster Club
Cedar Hills Community Church
Wilson & Company, Inc
Ady
Regional Library
East- Central Regional Library System
Hardi Gardens
East Side Kiwanis
Carol Rickey
Town House Coffee Court
Grant Wood
Canopus Club
Gene Kellenberger
Embassy Club
Hoyt .Thomas
D.C
John Roper
B.S
Cedar Rapids-Coe College Chess Club
Gage Memorial Union
Center Pt
Loreen Svoboda
Ann England
Joyce Ross
Kathy Wolfe
May City Lanes
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
George Tresnak
Adv
Camera Club
Kodak
Y Camera Club
Keen Teen Room
Pierson
Helen de Vault
Thirtieth Street
Mary Josephine DeVault
Douds
Libertyville United Methodist Church
Pedrick Funeral Home
DeVault
Lester Stackhouse
Anamosa
Stuart Thomas
Jerome
IE Tower
Gratfiti
Lvin County Savings & Loan Association
7Th Avenue
Marion, One
C.R
Michael Dooley
Foundation Il
Jcpenney
Bill Carlisle
M. R
Marty) Smith
Becker’s Peoples
Lebee Matic
Wayne Washer
Atures
Maytag
Fabric-Matic
Courthouse News
F.B.I. Fire
Highway Patrol
Medical Society
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