City Briefs and Local Notices Digest
Stolen items include a lawnmower valued at $200 from Darlene Short’s garage between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and a sewing machine valued at $75 from Beverly Heine’s home between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday. Other items stolen or events listed include a tape player and tapes valued at $300 from John Schulte’s residence, equipment valued at $991 from Cedar Rapids Roofing Co., and various ads for rummage sales, a Friday night league, and a fall festival. Also noted are upcoming tours of Montauk mansion, a hospital patient update, and community announcements from clubs and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Short
Fourth Street
Beverly Heine
Fifth Avenue SE
John Schulte
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Roofing Co
Oakland Road
Suit Filed To Collect Farmers Home Loan
The Farmers Home Administration filed suit in Cedar Rapids federal court seeking $17,432 from Samuel L. Davidson now in Oklahoma City and Jo Ann Davidson of North English. The promissory note for $15,620 dates to 1969. The government says it paid taxes on property used as security. Defendants include Farmers Savings Bank Reed Brothers of North English and J C Penney Co of Marengo with possible additional on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Samuel L. Davidson
Oklahoma City
Jo Ann Davidson
North English
Youth 17 Arrested For Derby Burglary
A 17 year old boy was arrested Wednesday in connection with a September 15 break in at the Pester station on Mt. Vernon road SE. About $120 and a quantity of cigarettes were taken. He was processed by the youth bureau and will be referred to a probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pester Station
Mt. Vernon Road
Youth Bureau
Boy Hit by Car In Cedar Rapids Area
Todd Erickson seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Erickson route one Cedar Rapids was listed in fair condition at St Luke s hospital at Thursday noon after being struck by a car driven by Timothy A Kay route one The Linn county deputy said the boy ran into the car s path on a county road southwest of Cedar Rapids near the Tarpy addition He had abrasions and lacerations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Erickson
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn
Timothy A. Kay
Des Moines Home Builders Take Hourly Pay Cut
Des Moines area construction trades unions cut pay by up to two dollars per hour on residential work to shift jobs from nonunion to union labor. The Des Moines Tribune notes nonunion workers now perform about 95 percent of local homes and warns prices may rise as a result. Jerry Kriz of the Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council says no such move now in Des Moines but notes rising discussion of lower residential rates during contract renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
The
Des Moines Tribune
the Tribune
Jerry Kriz
Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council
Kriz
Chapel Waives Hearing Bound To Grand Jury
Gerald Lee Chapel 48 of 1250 Third street SW waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury on an open murder charge. He allegedly shot Robert Getlin 46, Sept 13, at his Third street residence. Getlin died from a shotgun wound to the upper chest. Bond stayed at $75,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Lee Chapel
Third Street
Robert Getlin
Getlin
Chapel
Cowbells On Sanitation Trucks For Tin Can Drive
Thirty years ago Cedar Rapids sanitation trucks wore cowbells to alert housewives to the tin can salvage campaign, a quirky municipal effort aimed at boosting recycling participation and community stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Department
Cedar Rapids
Downtown Assn Names O'Meara New President
Robert O'Meara a senior vice president at Merchants National Bank was elected president of the Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association at its noon meeting Thursday He succeeds Peter Bezanson The association named Blake Garske Richard Scherling Van Vechten Shaffer as vice presidents and James Coquillett as treasurer Also named were Ralph Dresher and William Pohorsky as corporate secretary and executive director respectively An executive committee board of directors was elected including numerous community and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O’meara
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Dresher
Garske
Hal Haimes
Kenneth Hastie
Joseph Hladky
Kegler
Abbott Lipsky
Scott McIintyre
O'Meara
Ted Paulson
Scherling
Shaffer
A. L. Smulekoff
Ronald Barnes
Bezanson
Frank Byers
Coquillette
William Fletcher
Fred Groeltz
Donald Hattery
Hladky
Ray Lawlor
Lipsky
McIntyre
Charles Mullinex
Erick Skogman
Student Taken Into Custody After Bus Fight
A 17 year old Palo youth was taken into custody after allegedly threatening another boy with an ax on a Kennedy High School bus parked at Covington. The ax was part of the bus emergency equipment. The youth was subdued by the driver and students and released to his parents. the case was turned over to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo
Ina
Coving
Linn
Kennedy High School
Courthouse $30,000 Assault Suit Filed in Linn District Court
Walter Alliss Jr. sues Cedar Rapids resident Robert Harper in Linn district court over an assault at the KCRG studios. He seeks 20,000 for medical expenses and disability, plus 10,000 for punitive damages. The suit claims unprovoked fists struck him on face and body after a Tuesday afternoon argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
Walter Alliss, Jr
Robert Harper
Cedar Rapids
Alliss
Harper
Kcrg Radio and Television
Washington Teachers Strike Closes City Schools
In Washington the on again strike by teachers crippled public schools for a third day as officials pursue contempt of court action after union rejection of a tentative settlement. Pickets covered most schools while 56 of 183 buildings were closed and officials kept schools open. The dispute centers on a 17 percent pay raise sought by teachers, contrasted with a 7 percent offer under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Teachers Union
William H. Simons
District of Columbia Superior Court
Simons
House
Cornell Pianist Eric Street To Solo With Coe Orchestra
Cornell sophomore Eric Street will be featured soloist with the Coe Promenade Orchestra at 4 30 Sunday in Daehler Kitchin auditorium. Street studies piano performance under Julian Bern and has played first oboe in the Cornell orchestra and sung in multiple campus ensembles. He performs Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor with works by Handel Faure Holst and Johann Strauss. The concert conducted by Thomas C Slattery is free, funded by the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund and Local 317 of the AFM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Street
Cornell College
Coe
Daehler- Kitchin
Street
Julian Bern
Cornell
Mendelssohn
Handel
Royal Fireworks
Faure
Holst
Johann Strauss
Thomas C. Slattery
Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund
American Federation of Musicians
Engineers propose underground nuclear plants near population centers
In Pasadena, a team from Aerospace Corp. suggested building nuclear plants deep underground to minimize contamination risks in accidents. The study by the non profit group aims to reduce danger to people and the environment while placing plants closer to areas that use the power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Aerospace Corp
San Bernardino
Cavern Plant Cuts Costs for Waste Heat Use
Dr. Martin Goldsmith, who directed the study, says waste heat could be captured for space heating, air conditioning and other industrial uses. The study found that building a cavern-based plant over 150 feet deep would cost less than 10 percent more than a surface plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Goldsmith
GM Chrysler In Foreign Deals for Catalytic Emitters
Detroit based reports that General Motors and Chrysler plan catalytic converter emission control for 1975 models. Chrysler says it will buy 100000 troy ounces palladium from the Soviet Union delivered next year. GM inks development pact with Impala Platinum to obtain up to 300000 troy ounces platinum and 120000 palladium annually though a supply contract is not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
General Motors
Chrysler
Soviet Union
Impala Platinum, Ltd
Johannesburg
South Africa
Whole Family Is Strikebound
PITTSBURGH AP The Lingsch family of Port Vue 34 year old Richard has spent weeks at home due to a McKeesport warehouse strike. His wife is unable to attend nursing classes because of a teachers strike and their two sons 8 and 12 stay home as South Allegheny teachers walk out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Richard Lingsch
Port Vue
Lingsch
McKeesport
Community College
David
Richard
South Allegheny
On the move Sell the leave-behinds quickly with a low cost ad
A concise notice invites readers to place affordable classified advertisements to move unused items. It suggests dialing a number for quick placement and emphasizes low cost for quick turnover of belongings. The ad implies a general, practical service for sellers seeking fast results.
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Anamosa
Highway 151
Midwest Hillclimbers Association
Jerome’s
Adv
Gay Dahn
Kirkwood Community College
Bishop Cafeteria
South Side Civic Club
C.S.P.S. Hall
Marvin J. Trachta
Stephen and Moore Co
Los Angeles
Lumir Trachta
Covington Hall
Palo Rd
Sunrise Optimists
McKinley Junior High
Leonard
Marion
3Rd Ave
Dial
Montauk
Iowa
William Larrabee
Clermont
H. Earl Booth
Sixth Avenue SE
Lancer Lanes
Gloria Swanson
Hardi Gardens
Immaculate Conception
Danny McNabb
Regent Street
Sixth Street
Micheal John
Crestridge Ave
Maude E. Huff
Waterloo
Howard C. Huff
First Avenue
O’keefe
Iowa City
Pride
Willie Yeates
Downtown Public Library
Toddville Legion Hall
Farmers Home Loan
Derby
Todd Erickson
Downtown Assn
Robert O'Meara
Klingers
5Th Ave. SE
Holley
Damon
Holley’s
Craemer's Men's Shop
Lindale Plaza
Eric
Gazette
Zales
Sun
BankAmericard
Leibsohn’s
Chromecraft
Istery
Grand Rapids
Ultra Ma
Henredon & Weiman
Leibsohn
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