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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1968

Page

13

Eleven Hurt in Nine Cedar Rapids Street Accidents

Story of eleven people injured in nine Sunday traffic crashes across Cedar Rapids. Victims include Joanna Mally and Mayme Seely treated at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals. several drivers charged for fault or license issues. Multiple collisions reported at First avenue, Sixth street, and other intersections with casualties ranging from facial lacerations to possible internal injuries.

Hartman Wilson Avenue Cedar Rapids Joanna Mally Fourth Street NW Mercy Hospital Evelyn E. McHugh Tenth’ Street McHugh 1 Avenue Weing Road Mayme E. Seely Eighth Street Sixth Street Waconia Avenue Seely Meridian Eldon S. Leighty Chester George St. Luke’s Hospital Jeanette A. Croy Mt. Vernon First Avenue West Post Road Ernest M. Kahler Crestridge Avenue Kahler Nineteenth Street Lang St. Luke’s ‘Hospital Schulte Francis A. Carnahan Lindale Plaza Dennis M. Hayes Thunderbird Road Carnahan Bernice Julius T. Johnson Twentieth Street Bever Park

High Court Upholds Highway 150 Possession Order

Iowa Supreme Court sustained a 1966 order requiring the Newmires to surrender possession of their home near the viaduct south of Hiawatha by May 6. If possession is delivered soon, the Highway 150 project could finish by mid November with work active at the viaduct intersection.

Iowa Supreme Court Hiawatha Robert Newmires Linn District Court High Court Newmire The Highway Commission District Court B. J. Maxwell Linn Newmires

Iowa withholds 111 million in school aid awaiting data

State officials said about 111 million dollars in aid for 455 Iowa school districts is delayed because 19 counties have not provided required financial information. Johnson county is the only county not yet submitting district budget data as of Saturday.

DES Moines Iowa State Comptroller’s Office Johnson County U.S. Treasury

Maquoketa Attorney James Sokol Pleads Guilty on Tax Count

Maquoketa attorney James R. Sokol changed his plea to guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court on failing to file a 1963 income tax return. He previously pled innocent to two counts of the indictment from Des Moines. Sentencing will follow a probation background check after a $1000 personal surety bond.

Maquoketa James R. Sokol Cedar Rapids Sokol Des Moines Solol

Promotions for Cedar Rapids area servicemen listed

Cedar Rapids area servicemen receive promotions and reassignments. Arthur J. Welch becomes second lieutenant. Robert F. Greene advances to specialist 4 C in Germany. David L. Stejskal promoted to major at the Pentagon. Jack H. Gilbert promoted to sergeant at Richard Gebaur base. Army reserve lieutenants named Dennis W. Bull Hugh V. Mossman Harold D. Brown. Navy enlistees Gregory H. Knott Steven D. Meyer re enrollments. William R. Turner reenlists. Leave reports for Marvin D. Hoyt Dennis A. Hammill John F. Becker Garth T. Young. Marine officer selection team to visit Cornell college Mt. Vernon. Steven R. LeMont discharged from navy. Kenneth Jansen discharged from air force. Daniel Weaver discharged from navy.

Robert F. Greene Robert Greene Westview Drive Marion Germany David L. Stejskal Godfrey Stejskal Bowling Street Air Force Pentagon Jack H. Gilbert Fred R. Gilbert Thirtieth Street Richard Gebaur Air Force Base Army Reserve Dennis W. Bull William W. Bull Center Point Hugh V. Mossman Keith D. Mossman Vinton Harold D. Brown Harold H. Brown Country Club Parkway SE Marvin D. Hoyt Lucile Hoyt van Horne Ft. Bliss Texas Ft. Belvoir Dennis A. Hammill William Hammill Second Avenue Camp Pendleton Calif John F. Becker Frank Becker Twenty-fourth Street Camp Lejune N. C Garth T. Young Jesse H. Young Ellis Boulevard Quantico Marine Corp Cornell College Mt. Vernon

City Takes Title To Morris Plan Building

Cedar Rapids takes title to the Morris Plan building at First avenue and Second street NE as part of the civic center renewal. The $350000 purchase occurred Aug 30 with a vacant delivery planned Oct 1 while three occupants seek year end extensions. Owners listed include Leroy E Skogman LaJuana Skogman Earl G Skogman Elizabeth Skogman Frances Darragh and Helen Alice Darragh.

Cedar Rapids First Avenue Second Street Civic Center Morris Plan Baranchanu

Airplane Arrives for Veterans Memorial Park Display

A T-33 fighter craft donated by the Air Force arrived in Cedar Rapids for the Veterans Memorial Park display. It was shipped in disassembled form and will be set on a pylon in the southwest area of the park once reconstruction is complete. The plane was previously kept at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Park Air Force Davis Monthan Air Force Base Ariz

Columnists and pundits listed by page number

The page lineup catalogs columnists by topic and by page numbers with names such as Louis Harris David Lawrence Robert Beck Abby Van Buren Suzy Knickerbocker The Jacobys Dr Mother Rick DuBrow Leonard Lyons Florabel Muir Sylvia Porter Sam Shulsky Gus Schrader Don Walton and Art Buchwald with pages 5 to 18 noted for each columnist entry.

Abby van Buren Suzy Knickerbocker the Jacobys Mother Rick DuBrow Leonard Lyons Florabel Muir Sylvia Porter Sam Shulsky Gus Schrader Don Walton

Community City Briefs Hit Septembers Local Happenings

Reports from Center Point and Marion include a fried chicken supper at Center Point Methodist Church on September 11 with Sertoma Club updates. Ed Kadera injured and at Mercy Hospital after a construction site accident. C.R. Executives and Frank Nye to report on national conventions at the Roosevelt Hotel. A Linn County Young Democrats meeting is set for Tuesday at Democratic HQ in Marion. Mrs. Harold Thompson mourns the death of her mother Mrs. John Harris in Charlottesville Virginia. New business openings shown Cafe Shilek at Center Point Road NE.

Sertoma Club Ed Kadera George Lane Fifth Avenue SE Roosevelt Hotel Mercy Hospital Harold Thompson Bealer Court SE John Harris Charlottesville

Boy, 12, Injured by Toy Rocket in Rural Iowa

Charles E. Baer, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Baer, rural area, received superficial abrasions to his left eyelid Sunday afternoon when struck by a 16 inch toy air rocket. He was treated and released from Mercy hospital. Linn sheriff said the boy was charging the rocket with a bicycle pump when it launched and hit him.

Charles E. Baer Walter L. Baer Mercy Hospital Linn Sheriff's Office

Buses Chartered for Nixon Address Trip Leaves Saturday

Six chartered buses will depart Cedar Rapids at 8 30 a m Saturday to hear Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon speak at noon in Des Moines. Three buses depart Greyhound Depot and three from Lindale Plaza. Return time is 6 30 p m. Sack lunches advised. Reservations at 363 1926.

Cedar Rapids Richard Nixon Merle Hay

New C R Meter Ordinance Aims to Preserve 25 Cent Ticket

Cedar Rapids officials weigh maintaining a 25 cent parking meter ticket while drafting an ordinance to curb street parking storage. A consultant from Ralph H Burke Inc notes the 25 cent ticket is dated, proposing a $1 minimum after 12 hours and escalating fees after five days, with payments moving to a new court building. The plan preserves 25 cent options for quick payments and introduces color coded tickets for violations.

Cedar Rapids John Oberthien Ralph H. Burke City Legal Department Municipal Court

Decide Book on Reading Dirty Books Is Clean

The Iowa state executive council ruled a volume titled How to Read a Dirty Book is clean enough for the public instruction department. After initial hesitation over a purchase, secretary Stephen Robinson cited favorable reviews to justify teaching use. State officials joked about seminars and sufficiency of a single copy for the state.

DES Moines State Executive Council State Department of Public Instruction Executive Council Stephen Robinson Paul Franzenburg Lloyd Smith

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.R Richard J. Barnes Sixteenth Avenue B Street Roger J. Gardner Charles T. Baldwin First Street Eugene L. Schulte Fifteenth Street Schulte Auto Phillip A. Lang Third Avenue Baldwin Auto George A Johnson Florence Clemens Ln Henry Williams Boulevard Clemens First Avenue East Robert L. Perry Kilimanjaro Drive Perry High Dallas Fayette Hamilton Hardin Humboldt Jasper Johnson, Linn Lucas Monroe O’brien Polk Pottawattamie Sac Shelby Story Wapello Webster Charles Werner Linn County Werner Cedar Rapids and Area Army Arthur J. Welch Blanche W. Welch Oelwein Navy San Diego Gregory H. Knott Coggan Steven D. Meyer Rural van Horne William R. Turner Rural Solon Steven R. LeMont Gordon Edwards Sherman Street Kenneth Jansen Dorothy Jansen Oxford Junction Daniel Weaver William F. Weaver Tenth Street Oliver Drabb Padsville Veterans Park Editorial Louis Harris (Poll David Lawrence Robert Beck Art Buchwald Peoples Finance 5Th Street Merce Gyeetnee Save Ane Finance AL Ae City Briefs Point Methodist Church Frank Nye Gazette Roosevelt Pat Hall) Anderson Kandsi’s Johnson Ave Democratic Legion Lane Adv Ambassador Lounge East Marion Giftree St. SE Jack Hatt Bever Avenue Newport News John F. Kennedy Hatt Cedar Rapids Navy League Dr. H Dougherty Guaranty Hoyt Thomas Iowa Theater Building Shilek Center Point Road Nixon Dial Oberthien Don Hines City Hall Chamber of Commerce Clinton Schaeffer View Court First Avenue Bridge Ilten & Taege, Inc Second Ave
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