City to pay rent for access to own sewer manhole
Cedar Rapids faces a unique bind as the city plans to rent a privately owned garage to access its own sewer manhole at 1030 Fifth Ave SE. The 81 year old sewer runs beneath the garage, which the city does not own, necessitating a $7 monthly access fee and prompting the council to seek alternative access arrangements this year.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue SE
City Public Services
Richard Jensen
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Tenth and Twelfth Streets
Jensen
Dale Piersall
Piersall
Ted Novak
Fourteenth Street
Cedar Rapids School Bond May Expand Urban Renewal Area
The Cedar Rapids Community School Districts 5.9 million bond may fund Oak Hill rehabilitation expansion. About 900000 in Tyler school improvements could boost urban renewal credits, enabling the city to push the northern border north toward Fifth Avenue SE with federal approval. City officials consider extending the area to include Mercy hospital.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Oak Hill
Tyler School
Eighth Avenue SE
Fifth Avenue SE
Don B. Salyer
Mercy Hospital
Murder Erupts as N Y P D Responds on TV Channel
A Tuesday evening report details a homicide triggering a New York Police Department response at 8 30 PM observed on Channel 9 in color. The incident centers on the city police action and the channel coverage of the scene.
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N.Y.P.D
Channel 9
Six People Hurt in Cedar Rapids Traffic Crashes
Four separate crashes Monday in Cedar Rapids sent six people to area hospitals with minor injuries. A two car collision at Third Street and Sixth Avenue SW injured Dorothy Hauskins and her son Steve. Kenneth L. Johnston was charged with failure to yield at a stop intersection. Other crashes involved Steve W. O'Neil, Daniel B. Hunter, Mary Steele, Martha L. Dowson, Sharon S. Freeman, and Ernest A. McGowan with minor injuries and no charges filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Sixth Avenue
Dorothy Hauskins
Ford Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Steve
Mercy Hospital
Kenneth L. Johnston
Hillview Drive
Marion
Hauskins’ Auto
Steve W. O’neil
Daniel B. ‘Hunter
Bever Avenue
First Avenue
Hunter
Mary Steele
Bowling Street
Martha L. Dowson
Steele
Dowson
St.Luke’s
Sharon S. Freeman
Thirteenth Street
Sixth Street
Wilson Avenue
Freeman
Ernest A. McGowan
McGowan
What's What Rex Conn column and Buchwald humor
Rex Conn writes a What’s What column offering sharp observations on daily life. The page features Art Buchwald humor and a Picture Page with light commentary and cartoons.
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Rex Conn
Buchwald
No Decision by Road Bureau on C R Interstate
Ames Iowa federal officials have not decided on adding the proposed freeway linking Iowa City and Cedar Rapids to the interstate system. Iowa Highway Director Coupal says he was told no decision has been made. Inclusion would shift 90 percent of construction costs to the federal government.
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Ames
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway
Joseph R. Coupal
Coupal
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Fred Schwengel
R-Iowa
Linn Health Center Adopts Six Point Policy Plan
The Linn County Health Center board adopts a six point purpose covering research planning development coordination administration and evaluation of health welfare and social services. The first direct activity opens Monday as an information and referral bureau with the contact number 398 3543. The board considers emergency funds for the Child Evaluation Clinic and directs seeking UCS funds and state and federal programs. Dr John Lohnes schedules area planning meeting Thursday night.
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Linn County Health Center
Chamber of Commerce
UCS
Richard Sedlacek
John Lohnes
Linn County Medical Society
Publication at Regis Receives National Honors
The Regis Page at Regis High School earned All American rating by the National Scholastic Press Assn for the second semester of 1967 68. It also received All Catholic and Publication of Distinction from the Catholic School Press Assn with Judy Shimon as editor in chief and Cathy Wilmarth and Sue Vanous as associate editors.
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Regis Page
Regis High School
National Scholastic Press Assn
Catholic School Press Assn
Mary Georgianne
Regis
Judy Shimon
Cathy Wilmarth
Sue Vanous
Melvin B. Meyer Named Cedar Rapids Traffic Engineer
Cedar Rapids hires Melvin B. Meyer 30 as head of the traffic engineering department and signal division. Public Safety Commissioner John Oberthien announced the appointment, with Meyer to start November 4 at a salary of 13 800 dollars. He previously served in Wichita and South Dakota state roles. Meyer is married with two daughters.
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Cedar Rapids
John Oberthien
Melvin B. Meyer
Wichita
Kan
Oberthien
Iowa
Sid Vedder
Harry Green
Meyer
South Dakota Department of Highways
South Dakota
Elm Removal Causes Sidewalk Damage in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids removes hundreds of dead elms, but residents report broken sidewalks when trees fall. City officials debate reconstruction costs between the arborist division and the bonding fund of the tree removal contractor Iowa Tree Service. Affected locations include 1336 B avenue NE where a sidewalk was shattered by a falling elm.
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Cedar Rapids
Richard Jensen
Jensen
Arborist
Frank Bush
Iowa Tree Service of
Des Moines
B Avenue NE
Canadian relief flights planned from Lagos to aid Nigeria
A Canadian air force transport stands by to begin relief flights in Nigeria. Ottawa said two more planes would arrive before Thursday to support aid efforts.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Ottawa
Inmate Marry in Linn County Jail as Parole Is Revoked
William R. Jackson, 27, awaiting return to Anamosa Reformatory and facing two Linn County charges, wed Cedar Rapids woman Dianne Alice Mohr, 21, in the jail with Rev. John Thomas presiding. Parole for uttering a forged instrument was revoked. remaining sentence is two years and three months.
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Linn County
Anamosa
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
John Thomas
William R. Jackson
Dianne Alice Mohr
State Board of Parole
Jackson
Pepco-Litho Co
Fifth Avenue SE
Grand Jury
Walter Grant
Loren M. Hullinger, Jr
Toolate Denies Barbiturate Theft In Break-In Case
James Toolate 21 of 1710 Eighth avenue SE pled innocent in Linn district court to breaking and entering in a burglary at Paramount Pharmacy on Mt. Vernon road SE. Barbiturate drugs valued at 54.75 dollars were taken in the May 21 burglary. Toolate is held on 1000 dollar bond with Stanley Nielsen as court-appointed attorney.
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James Toolate
Eighth Avenue SE
Linn
Mt. Vernon Road
Paramount
Stanley Nielsen
Toolate
Man Fined 300 For Drunk Driving Plea
Terry E. Knake 21 of 2325 Fifth Avenue Marion pleaded guilty in Linn district court to drunk driving and was fined 300. Judge J Paul Naughton revoked Knake’s license 60 days after police said he was arrested July 6 at First Avenue and Third Street W for erratic driving. Knake denied the charge July 10.
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Terry E. Knake
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Linn
J. Paul Naughton
Wilson
Knake
First Avenue
Third Street
Culver proposes three levels of police activity
Congressman Joan Culver outlined a three corps plan to split police work into routine community service traffic control and major investigations. He cited President's crime commission ideas and said specialized corps would draw more varied personnel and improve community ties while addressing shortages.
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Culver
Joan Culver
Sertoma Club
Montrose Hotel
President’s Crime Commission
Weekend thefts at Wilson and Co. machine shop report
Three workers in the Wilson and Co. machine shop said tools valued at 1650 dollars were stolen over the weekend. Raymond J. Cooley, 1426, is listed in connection with the incident.
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Wilson and Co
Raymond J. Cooley
Tool theft reports span multiple addresses downtown
Arthur Holland reports $500 in tools stolen from his machine shop. Milo L. Karkosh reports $725 in tools taken from 605 First Street SW. A third man on 1620 Zika Avenue NW reports $425 in tools stolen.
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Third Street
Arthur Holland
Zika Avenue
Milo L. Karkosh
First Street
Custody Case Sees Felon Husband Cited in Family Dispute
A custody ruling in Warren County District Court gave Herbert to his aunt Josephine Montefering amid a dispute involving Ena Ruth Wilson and Eileen Magneson. Judge Hobart Newton found the home environment unsuitable while noting no proven improper influence from Magneson’s felon husband.
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Eileen
Herbert
Ena Ruth Wilson
Warren County District Court
Hobart Newton
Josephine Montefering
Auburn
Stuart
Newton
Supreme Court
Magneson
McIntyre urges reorganization of Iowa law enforcement
State Rep. Scott McIntyre Jr urged the Iowa legislature to lead a consolidation of law enforcement agencies including local police and county sheriff offices. He said overlapping authorities and limited staffing plague many departments and bigger, professionally run agencies could improve training, staffing, and coordination. He compared the need to reorganize law enforcement to recent school district consolidations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott McIntyre, Jr
Linn County
Iowa
McIntyre
Iowa Crime Commission
R S Gates obituary notes Cedar Rapids ties and memorial
R S Gates of Cedar Rapids died recently. survived by wife Mildred Pfarr Gates, son Robert P Gates, daughter Mary A Gates, and brother Richard F Gates. He attended Washington high school in Cedar Rapids, graduated from Coe College, studied accounting at the University of Iowa, married Feb 3 1940. Memorial services set for 1 p m Wednesday at Peoples Church. cremation committal followed. flowers omitted.
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Turner Chapel East
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Suzy Knickerbocker
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Florabel Muir
Rick DuBrow
Gus Schrader Ee le
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Don Walton
Wees
Road Bureau
C.R
Board of Linn Health Center
Bill Malloy
Malloy Jewelers
Probasco
Welcome
Third Ave
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Pamela
Fileen
R. S. Gates
Baldwin
Adt
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1St Avenue
Bishop's
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