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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1969
Page
15
The report cites injury from a crash and mentions Stanley facing two counts after missing a hearing citing that he does not want to dignify Brinck's mudslinging. The account references Muscatine and state agencies in the context of tax review boards.
An Iowa senate ethics committee heard a complaint against Senate Republican leader David Stanley of Muscatine. The dispute centers on whether Stanley improperly influenced county and local tax boards to lower assessments for two firms. Democratic and Republican senators debated leadership influence and applicability of ethics rules to leaders and rank‑and‑file members.
Mercer continues from page one with subscription rates for 4 week mail and carrier delivery and regional pricing. The obituary notes the death of his partner in an airplane crash and states Mercer remains valuable as he awaits limited duties for months while leadership of two affiliates continues under J J Mallon’s direction. The Cedar Rapids Gazette is published at 300 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Cedar Rapids resident Cecil Edgeton aged 23 of 601 Twelfth Street SE was arrested Tuesday on a breaking and entering charge. Judge Glenn Powers set bond at 1000 dollars and required a preliminary hearing waiver or demand by Monday. Edgeton allegedly broke into the Raymond Hansen home at 617 Eighth Avenue SW and stole groceries.
Kevin Lynch, 21, Dallas, suffered counts and a possible fractured jaw when his car crossed Elmhurst drive center and struck a parked car owned by James L. Tursi. Damages totaled 1300 with 500 to Lynch’s car and 800 to the parked vehicle. Lynch faced charges of driving to the left of center and no valid license. He was in good condition at St Luke’s Hospital.
A prepared statement announces the resignation with a personal reason to spend more time with family and ease workload on brother Irwin who has run Warren Transport and led the GOP organization. The move follows another resignation earlier in the summer by Tuckard Redman from the Iowa Republican Central Committee.
The Des Moines GOP office states Warren served nearly two years as chairman, noting that two years is typical for Iowa Republicans. The party claims gains under his leadership, including winning the governorship and reelecting incumbent congressmen. Warren lives in Waterloo while Ray attends a governors conference in Colorado Springs and declined comment. Rumors suggested pressure for Warren’s resignation, which he denied. A successor may be named at the Central committee meeting in Des Moines on September 11 and 12.
A Cedar Rapids woman, Mrs. William Sopher, 42, shot herself with a .38 caliber revolver at Stamats Publishing Co on Sixth Avenue SE around 7:28 p.m. She was critically wounded in the abdomen and taken to Mercy hospital. The couple is separated. police report the self-inflicted wound occurred during a visit to her husband at the firm.
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