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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1964
Page
2
Municipal Judge Howard Mc Laughlin’s expense account appears resolved after Finance Commissioner Stewart Shank trims $40 from the original $447 bill. He expects council approval at the next meeting and indicates the county may follow in approving the claim.
The text cites J Edgar Hoover urging caution as local authorities assist the Secret Service with subversive groups and Oswald safety concerns. He stresses protecting civil rights while facing threats from both ends of the spectrum. The report also covers Judge McLaughlin's expense bill dispute with Cedar Rapids officials and Iowa Supreme Court criticism.
The commission's policy follows Hultman's ruling making discounts public while keeping a $100 limit that favors licensed establishments. Merchandise cannot be refunded without commission approval and exchanges are allowed only for defective goods.
Police investigated a theft at 275 Thirty-fourth Street SE where $226 in tools and building materials were taken from a residence under construction. Entry was gained by forcing a door and items stolen included two saws a 20 foot drop cord shingles and scrap metal.
About 25 Amish children in Buchanan county attend public schools with certified teachers, while five attend Hazleton elementary under the Oelwein district. The dispute traces to the 1961 merger of Oelwein and Hazleton, with Amish objections to science education and to hiring certified teachers themselves. Fines have been imposed for nonattendance, and a $300 penalty is pending. Officials warn the dispute could expand if unresolved.
The article notes that Amish and non Amish groups pursue private schooling in Iowa. Senator Sensor says current law should be enforced or changed and that enforcement will be a joint effort of state county and school officials with Bruce Snell from the attorney general’s office leading the case. He cites 16 parents keeping children out of accredited schools and mentions families sending children to the Hazleton school.
Michael A. Hoffman a 21 year old from 220 Second Street NW was fined $50 in municipal court after pleading guilty to a noisy muffler violation. He did not pay the fine and began a 15 day sentence in Linn county jail. He had been ticketed twice for excessive noise Tuesday night. one count was dismissed.
Vernon Glenn and Elda Delores Joyner filed a bankruptcy petition in Cedar Rapids federal court. The couple, listed as a truck driver and an office worker, report $3572.67 in debts and $600 in assets, all exempt.
Barry Goldwater told a Cairo Illinois crowd Republicans are honest with farmers about not promising quick solutions to agricultural problems. He attacked President Johnson calling him Lyndon-come-lately and urged support for NATO, while praising Charles Percy in a telegram read by his reader.
Anna Tharp 82 longtime Linn County resident died Thursday evening in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born January 7 1882 in Luxembourg she came to the United States as an infant. She married Frank Tharp November 24 1903 in Greeley he died in 1948. Survived by four daughters Mrs Ervin Johnson of San Francisco Mrs Henry Hathaway Mrs Lloyd Cress of Toddville and Mrs William Yates of Fresno California a son Carl Tharp of Fresno five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services 230 pm Sunday at Murdoch chapel Center Point burial Oak Shade Cemetery Marion.
Friends may call at the Mur Doch chapel in Center Point after 10 a.m. Saturday.
Donald D. Marks, 33, of 1528 Keith drive NE, was fined $100 and costs in municipal court Friday on a charge of reckless driving. Police said he drove south on Center Point road and passed an ambulance with flashing red lights, causing a collision. he was unhurt.
Eugene Sassmman, 24, of Cedar Falls died in a Cedar Rapids hospital from injuries after a one car crash on highway 13 near Strawberry Point July 3. He was alone when his car went off the road and rolled over.
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