Cedar Rapids housing plan aided by Johnson appropriation
Cedar Rapids housing program for families displaced by urban renewal and Cedar Valley expressway may gain $22 million in rent supplements. A. L. Smulekoff’s non profit seeks $120,000 yearly, with a 1.6 million FHA loan for 150 to 200 units. Units to be built near displaced residents, density capped, occupancy hoped within a year.
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Cedar Valley Expressway
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
A. L. Smulekoff
Smulekoff
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Cedar Lake
Don Salyer
Congress
Queen Taylor 67 Dies by Own Action in Cedar Rapids
Queen Taylor 67 of 1100 Fifteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at home shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday from a self-inflicted knife wound to the throat. Linn County Medical Examiners ruled death a death by own action. She had been despondent, was ill recently, and had lived in Cedar Rapids 45 years. Surviving: daughter Charlotte Taylor, son Harry C. Taylor, four sisters, two brothers, and one grandchild. Memorial services at Turner chapel. burial Oak Hill.
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Fifteenth Street
Linn County
Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Harry A. Taylor
Charlotte Taylor
Harry C. Taylor
Almena Wilson
Harriette Haynes
Clara Hardge
Philadelphia
Mauree Frazier
Des Moines
Carl Smith
Marshall Smith
Seek Natural Controls for Elm Disease
City forester Bob Gardner reported at the International Shade Tree conference in Cleveland that natural controls and genetic resistance are being studied to combat Dutch elm disease. Research on insect predators of the European bark beetle and altering tree chemistry to resist the fungus are among the approaches, though funding remains limited. Gardner noted Cedar Rapids faces similar losses and that many cities share the struggle.
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Bob Gardner
Cleveland
Gardner
Department of Agriculture
Cedar Rapids
Republicans Call For Canvassers
Linn county Republican Chairman Dudley Taylor of Cedar Rapids issued a call for 10 Volunteers for Victory each day for the next few days to help conduct a countywide canvass. Taylor said volunteers should call GOP county headquarters at 362-1926 for work assignments.
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Linn County
Dudley Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
G.O.P
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriptions and History Note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established in 1883 by an agent company, published daily with a night edition of six issues for 1.25 dollars. Carrier rate is 50 cents weekly, mail rates vary by duration, and some towns have no mail subscriptions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Agent Co
Fternoon
U. S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Seeks Fire and Police Department Applicants
The civil service commission invites applications for fire and police department openings. Examinations are planned for October in City Hall. Candidates must meet age height weight and vision requirements and pass written oral medical and possibly agility tests. Application blanks are available at City Hall civil service office weekdays 8 am to 5 pm.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Cedar ‘Rapids
City Hall
Civil Service Office
Dismiss Charges Against Alan Coffin and Wife
Charges of false uttering of a check filed last month against Alan Coffin 29 and his wife Glendora 29 were dismissed in municipal court Thursday. The pair listed their address as 1439 Council Street NE.
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Alan Coffin
Glendora
Council Street
Cedar Rapids Wins Federal Funds for Expanded Special Ed
Cedar Rapids public schools received a $143,638 grant under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for Project C. The funds will fund additional instructors for mentally handicapped students, guidance and counseling for low achievers, a larger remedial program, and a speech therapist for parochial schools plus a counselor for an elementary school.
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Cedar Rapids
Aldrich Drahos
State Department of Public Instruction
Drahos
Opening of School Marks Start of Grant Program
The initiation followed the grant approval and began last week with the start of the new school term. The program aims to support local projects as students return to classrooms.
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Cipation
More Babies to High IQ People
University of Chicago researcher Dr. Carl Bajema reports at an international genetics conference that a test group of 1,000 people with superior intelligence averaged 2.6 children, those with average intelligence 2.0, and low normal 2.5. IQ below 90 averaged 1.5 children. He noted intelligence is not the same as educational achievement.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Carl Bajema
Bajema
Medal Awarded Grenade Doctor
Major General James Humphreys of Richmond Virginia the air force surgeon who removed a live grenade from a Vietnamese farmer s back has been awarded a gold medal by the Carlo Erba Foundation in Milan Italy He said the award is for the entire medical corps fighting in Vietnam and noted the citation for dedication to his profession and contempt of danger
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Milan
Italy
James Humphreys
Richmond
Air Force
Carlo Erba
Humphreys
Vietnam
Absentee Ballots Open for Cedar Rapids School Election
Absentee ballots for Monday’s Cedar Rapids school board election are available at the office of the school business affairs director. The city voter registrar said 105 new registrations were received since primary registration closed, most of them teachers. Polling places include Taft junior high for new voting areas and Hoover for others, with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Five candidates seek two seats.
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Cedar Rapids
Otto Wiedersberg
Clinton
Fayette
Palo
Taft Junior High School
Hoover
Midway Drive
Plainview Drive
Taft
Zipse Scheduled for Sept. 16 Hearing on Rape Attempt
Charles C. Zipse 28 of Charles City demanded a preliminary hearing after arraignment in municipal court on assault with intent to commit rape. The hearing slated for Sept. 16, Zipse is jailed in Linn County with $5,000 bond. He is accused of attempting to assault a 20 year old Cedar Rapids woman at the Marley hotel room on Sept. 1.
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Charles C. Zipse
Charles City
Zipse
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marley Hotel
Sixteen year old wins nothing but saves life in fire call
Oklahoma City sixteen year old Mary Cook did not win the $500 prize on WKY radio but the call woke her as her kitchen burned. She told the announcer her house was on fire and called the fire department. Firefighters put out the blaze quickly.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Cook
Mary
WKY
Fad of American Kids in Britain
London report notes American schoolchildren favor tennis shoes aged to look worn. They sell well at three pounds four shillings per pair, higher than new shoes, reflecting a quirky trend observed by The Times diary column.
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London
API
Times
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