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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1968

Page

12

Culver urges bombing halt to test North Vietnam sincerity

Rep. John C. Culver urged President Johnson to halt bombing at first lull in North Vietnam fighting to test sincerity and push peace talks. He called for flexibility for negotiators, a linked diplomatic push, and pressure on Hanoi while accelerating South Vietnamese forces' capabilities and internal reform.

Washington John C. Culver Johnson North Vietnam Culver Iowa House Foreign Affairs Committee House United States Paris Saigon U.S South Vietnam Europe Hanoi Vietnam

Absentee Ballots Printed for Cedar Rapids Rent Subsidy Vote

Cedar Rapids city officials hurried to print about 700 absentee ballots for the November 5 rent subsidy referendum after Linn County agreed to include armed forces voters. The measure proposes replacing the local program with a federally backed urban renewal rent subsidy, aiming to save roughly $100,000 in local taxes with a simple majority needed to pass.

Cedar Rapids Linn

Franzenburg Substitutes For Hughes At Linn Dinner

State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg will substitute as speaker for Gov Harold Hughes at a Linn county fund raising dinner Wednesday night. About 125 tickets at 15 dollars each were sold for the 7 pm event at the Roosevelt hotel with social hour at 6. Linn central committee sponsors the dinner.

Paul Franzenburg Harold Hughes U.S Linn County Linn Pat Kane Kane Roosevelt Hotel Linn Central Committee

Currie outlines high cost if school bond election fails

Cedar Rapids school superintendent Craig Currie told citizens on a bus tour that if the $5.9 million bond election fails next Monday he would likely put the entire $7.2 million building program back to voters in six months at an added cost. He noted inflation will raise costs next year and defended replacing aging classrooms and constructing new ones as necessary.

Cedar Rapids Currie He- Pe Old Fillmore Taylor West Side Hoover School Fillmore

Woman Charged After Vehicle Collision on First Avenue

Martha J. Ross from 912 Seven teenth Avenue SE was traveling east on First avenue when she changed from her lane into the Usher vehicle. She was charged with changing from a direct course when unsafe to do so. Mrs. Usher received treatment at St. Luke's and was released.

Martha J. Ross Seventeenth Avenue SE First Avenue Usher

Want ads offer the greatest selection of home offerings

Local want ads highlight a broad range of home offerings from furniture to appliances. Shoppers are urged to compare prices and check delivery options as merchants advertise sales and seasonal discounts across multiple stores.

Hole Knocked in Rear of Theater in Lindale Plaza

Police report a ten inch thick concrete slab chipped from the rear wall of the Plaza theater in Lindale Plaza early Monday. A 16 by 20 inch hole was found but there is no evidence of entry and damage was not discovered until Monday afternoon.

Plaza Theater Lindale Plaza

Judge Denies Habeas Corpus Petition in Anamosa Inmate Case

Federal Judge Edward J. McManus denied a writ of habeas corpus sought by Vance E. Rinken an inmate at Anamosa men's reformatory. Rinken claimed innocence of malicious injury to the Dickinson county jail after pleading guilty to the five year sentence. The judge noted the guilty plea and found no insufficiency of evidence.

Edward J. McManus

Helmbrecht Denies False Uttering Charge in Linn Court

Larry J. Helmbrecht, 28, of 408 F Avenue NW, pled innocent in Linn district court to a charge of false uttering of a check. He posted $500 bond after being arrested on a warrant and was released. He allegedly uttered a $75 bad check to Peoples Bank and Trust Co. on September 4.

Larry J. Helmbrecht F Avenue NW Linn Helmbrecht Peoples Bank and Trust Co

Mayor forms panel to study Eastern Iowa airport needs

Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Bosh named an ad hoc committee on Tuesday to study current and future airport needs for Eastern Iowa. The panel will coordinate with similar groups in the region and is chaired by Donald Hines. Members include Dudley Henderson Robert Wood Forbes Osberg and Harold Wendorf. The group cites rapid air traffic growth and urges regional planning beyond Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Frank Bosh Iowa Bosh Donald Hines Airport Commission Dudley Henderson Linn County Board of Supervisors Robert Wood Iowa Manufacturing Co Forbes Osberg Merchants National Bank Harold Wendorf The Killian Co Bush

Two Injured in Cedar Rapids Traffic Collisions

Two people were injured in weekday Cedar Rapids crashes. William H. Lang 39 of 527 Second Ave SW was treated at St. Luke's for a bruised elbow after a bicycle struck by a car driven by Charles A. Schultz 1190 Maplecrest Dr Marion at Third Ave and Sixth St SW. No charges were filed. Lucie Usher of 1204 Eighteenth St SW suffered shoulder and neck injuries in a two car crash at First Ave and Eleventh St SE. Officers said an auto operated

Cedar Rapids William H. Lang Second Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Third Avenue Sixth Street Charles A. Schultz Maplecrest Drive Marion Lucie Usher Eighteenth Street First Avenue Eleventh Street

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First North Vietnall Dorothy Williams Washington Correspondent Franzenburg Hughes Shelley Berman Channel 9 Collins UCS Gazette L. W. Ward Collins Radio Co Linn County United Community Services Elmer Stambaugh George Lowe Leland Miller IBEW James England Office Craig Currie Citizens Advisory Committee For the Public Schools Larry Helmbrecht Klinger C.R Guaranty Bank & Trust CO Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 3Rd Avenue
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