Paving progress on Third Avenue completes 1968 plan
City Engineer Lee Schoon reports Jackson Construction Co. is near completing the 1968 paving program on Third Avenue from Fifteenth to Twenty-second streets. Fifteen days of good weather could finish it. expect Third Avenue to reopen in about two weeks while nearby avenues and streets already permit traffic.
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Third Avenue
Fifteenth
Lee Schoon
Jackson Construction Co
F Avenue
South Eleventh
Twelfth
Fourth Avenue
Sixth
Tenth
Food Stamp Plan Wins More Funds
The House Appropriations Committee approved additions to food stamp and housing funds but cut requests from the administration. A $20 million boost for food stamps raises the total to $245 million for the year, enabling expansion to areas already approved. HUD housing aid was reduced to $5 million, shaping a $30 million contract authority and about 40,600 potential mortgage units, with urgent projects funded now and others to be addressed next year.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Agriculture Department
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Two juveniles held for vandalism in Vinton
Police arrested two juvenile boys Saturday night for vandalism. The youths were released to their parents after damaging a rotary hoe owned by the Walton League by towing it from the clubhouse to Vinton.
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Vinton
Walton League
State expects 4.9 million general fund balance
Iowa comptroller Marvin Selden forecast a 4.9 million unencumbered general fund balance for June 30 next year, despite a 13.2 million deficit projection by a legislative committee. He cites a 585.2 million total fund, 581.9 million expenditures, and a 3.3 million core surplus plus 1.6 million in excess income.
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DES Moines
Marvin Selden
Comptroller
Selden
Harold Hughes
Treasury
Paul Franzenburg
Hughes
U.S
Soviet Communications Satellite Launch Announced
Moscow reports a Molniya series satellite launched Saturday will orbit every 11 hours 52 minutes. Tass says it will relay telephone telegraph and television to the Far North Siberia Far East and central Asia and features autonomous navigation and solar power.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Milniya
Far North
Siberia
Far East
Central Asia
Grand Jury Considers 22 Cases Including Noted Murders and Fatal Accidents
The Linn grand jury convened to review 22 cases under County Atty. William Faches. Among them are the murder case of Elliott C. Ricehill and two fatal accidents involving Mrs. Richard Coates and LeRoy Taylor. Also on the docket is a shooting incident at the Raymond C. Troy farm near Palisades Kepler state park. Ricehill is bound over on $25,000 bond for the July 2 beating death of Mabel Bigley. Coates died in a July 16 crash on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Taylor died in a July 14 motorcycle crash east of Central City. Additional cases include larceny, rape, narcotics, and other charges.
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Linn Grand Jury
Elliott C. Ricehill
William Faches
Richard Coates
West Post Road
LeRoy Taylor
Prairieburg-Central City
Richard Northrup
Linwood Drive
Raymond C. Troy
Palisades Kepler State Park
Northrup
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Troy
Ricehill
Mabel Bigley
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Winnebago, Neb
First Street
Coates
Sixteenth Avenue
May’s City
Thomas Treka
Robert P. Mitchell
Juniper Drive
Mitchell Vehi
Taylor
Central City
Faches
Grand
Weekend breakins hit Cedar Rapids two times
Police report two weekend burglaries in Cedar Rapids. Paramount Pharmacy at 167 Jacolyn Drive NW was entered by breaking the front door glass, with prescription drugs valued at 141.88 dollars, three after shave displays and six cartons of cigarettes stolen. A break in at the City National Bank shed at Forty second Street and Old Marion Road NE occurred Saturday night or Sunday with the door kicked in but nothing taken.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Pharmacy
Jacolyn Drive
City National Bank
Forty-second Street
Old Marion Road
Rusk and Gromyko Call Talks Useful at UN Dinner
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko called their three hour dinner meeting useful with no agreements or dates set. They discussed Vietnam, the Middle East, disarmament, European security and USS Soviet relations, while avoiding specifics on missile talks.
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United Nations
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
Gromyko
Rusk
Waldorf Astoria
USS
U.S
J. R. Wiggins
U.N
Charles ‘‘Chip’’ Bohlen
Jacob Malik
Anatoly Dobrynin
Washington
On the Move Sell Those Leave Behinds Quick Ad
A low cost want ad promises fast turnover of unwanted items with simple listings. The notice invites readers to place brief text ads to clear space and recover value quickly.
Vinton Man 22 Injured in County Road Crash
Mike Dulin, 22, of Vinton suffered cuts and bruises when his car went out of control and crashed into a ditch on a county road north of here. He was treated at Virginia Gay Hospital and released. He faces charges for failure to control, failure to stop at an accident, and failure to yield to the other vehicle driven by Susan Jane Dreibelbis, 24, of Belle Plaine, on highway 220 west of Amana Saturday at 8 p.m.
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Vinton
Mike Dulin
Here
Dulin
Virginia Gay Hospital
Susan Jane Dreibelbis
Belle Plaine
Amana
Middle Amana Man Faces Traffic Counts
Helmut Moeller, 36, of Middle Amana was charged Sunday with failure.
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Amana
Marengo
Helmut Moeller
Burglars Break In At Felco Plant In Clarence
Burglars obtained $40 in change Saturday night from the Felco plant in Clarence. Entry was gained by prying open an office door. The money was taken from a pop machine and a desk drawer.
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Felco
Notice of Will and Probate in Linn County Iowa
Legal notices from Cedar Rapids Iowa outline a case in Linn County Court involving Grant utters and Barbara, with a mortgage and sale of property in Nock J. M. May's Addition. The notice covers will probate for Gerro Kix va and ark one we o Sctober 96, with six month deadlines for claims.
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Cedar Rapids CI Lines
INC
Iowa
Ina Rapids
Linn County
Shy Tines. Inc
Pratt
Roy
C. Peedies, Jr
Public Auction Notice of Real Estate Seizure in Linn County IA
Judgment obtained for 9750.75 and costs against Roland Dean Brown. Court orders sale of Lot 17 and east 50 feet of Lot 16 Auditor's Plat 283 Linn County Iowa. Auction to be held at Cedar Rapids Court House door October 21, 1968 at 9:00 A M. Sheriff and attorney listed. Publication October 18, 1968.
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Sherins
Linn County
Iowa
Barbara Pe
J. M. May
Edar Rapids
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Gay Qeryber
H. Grant
Innounty
David R. Webster
Epere E. Ousner
Hera
Vine Ola Genereral
Jones Coury
Ee Brown
Roland Dean Rown
Cedar Reids
Ter H. Grant
Alvnn County
Leland Schoon
Robert H. Story
Cedar Rapids Zoning District Map Ordinance Adopted
City council of Cedar Rapids passes ordinance 94-68 amending the zoning district map to create a Single Family District R-1 on parts of Linn County Iowa land including 140 feet of 180 feet of Northeast Quarter section with adjustments along Pine Avenue West and West Edgewood Road. Petitioners must pay printing costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
Epok
Probate of Will and Codicils in Foley Estate
Notice in Linn County Iowa Probate No. 34496 states Genette Foley died with last will dated May 7 1968 and codicils July 19 and 26 1968 admitted to probate. Donald Foley and Laura Schatz named executors. Creditors must file claims within six months from second publication. Second publication date Oct 7 1968.
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Cee
District Court
State of
Iowa
Linn
Hater Foley
Catherine Foley
Deceas
Genette Foley
Donald Foley
Don Foley
Laura Schatz
Bey Orever
Onald Foley
We Es N Foley
Stra Rylowa
Notice of Probate for Estate of Kewerd Oo
Public notice states the will of Kewerd Oo is to be proven in district court. Creditors must file claims with the clerk and all debts should be paid promptly. Deadline for claims is six months from the second publication date in September 1968. Anne L. Hospodarsky executrix of the estate noted.
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Anne L. Hospodarsky
Eder Rapids
Iowa
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
In the District Court of Iowa Linn County notices probate of the will of Wilbur Bell deceased. Bell was appointed executor and any action to set aside must be filed within one year from the second publication. Second publication date shown as seven day of marcado.
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State of
Lone
Linn
Witeo Bell
Wilbur
Bell
Wit
Sharen Bee
District Court
Lowa
Special School Election Notice in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Notice to qualified voters in the Rapids Community School District Linn County Iowa of a special election on October 14 1968. Voters will decide on issuing bonds totaling 5900000 for construction remodeling and equipping new and existing school buildings with polling from morning until evening across Cedar Rapids precincts and detached areas of the district.
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Rapids Community
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
YMCA
Fara
Cedar Rapids Precincts Polling Places and Districts List
A detailed 1968 notice lists City and outside precincts for Cedar Rapids Iowa. It enumerates polling sites like Washington Senior High School Roosevelt School Taylor School and Erskine School among others along with precinct boundaries and district references within Cedar Rapids and surrounding townships. The document also notes a schedule publication date in September 1968 and a board secretary endorsement.
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Adams
Lin
Fonera Ray Arier Precin
Fia
Pollllkson
Cnty Breens
S-Yeion
Cedar Rapids
Washington Senior High
Oer
Johnson
Washington Avenue
City Mckinney
Hayes
20Th Avenue
Buren
14Th Avenue
Chicago
Milwaukee
Aom
12Th Street
Jve
Taylor School
5Th ‘Avenue
Olling Place
Cedara Public Works Center
First Rest
Nineteenth
Sam
Polk Place
Board of Education
City of
La&am
Y.M.C.A
Ellis Boulevard
Roosevelt School
Treet
Chaar” Apige Et
Hignhool
Garfield
Meplewood Drive
Wenty-Fifth
Cedarapids Community
Ges Prarie
City
Cedarapids Comenegay
Counh
Cedar River
Grant
Aor Rapids
Hoover School
Johnson Avenue
Trenty- Eighth
Plame
Stree Wenty- Ninth
Cedar Ravids
Cedar Rap
Eisenhower School
City Precinct
Cagarapids Comay Ay Sep
North
Edar Seheo Breer
BOF Fd
Ublip Af
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