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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1968
Page
3
A Cedar Rapids editor railsn at last week s Citizen Times post misrouting and government delays cite persistent mail holdups. The piece mocks bureaucracy argues for better service and laments politics and crime in Des Moines while praising local courtesy.
Cedar Rapids transit authority voted to lease and purchase 20 of the 47 passenger buses in use, restarting a long stalled plan to expand fleet. The move ties up a large capital item as officials seek reliable service and future capacity.
Congressman John C Culver announced bids for a larger Palo post office to be housed in an existing Vinton Street building. Plans specify 864 sq ft interior space plus 80 sq ft platform and parking. Leased five years with three five year renewals. bids open April 19 in St Louis. real estate officer F A Buchmeier Plaza Station St Louis.
Congressman John C. Culver will speak to high school assemblies across Northeast Iowa on Friday March 15 and Monday March 18, with stops at Elvira Delwood Olin Lisbon Springville North Linn Central City Alburnett Marion and Linnear High Schools. He also plans constituent appointments in Cedar Rapids and will address the UAW Citizenship Council Conference at Montrose and the Linn County Democratic Women’s Club. He will meet Cedar Rapids Rotary and visit the Defense Contract Administration Office.
Rock Rapids American Legion Post No 103 awarded 50-year membership honors to 30 local members in a ceremony. Additional recognitions included three 40-year awards, one 35-year award, and several other long service honors for continuous membership.
Iowa Elks with over 30000 members launch a nationwide drive to rekindle patriotism among Iowans. State president Tom Rush of Ames says the effort aims to counter antiwar sentiment and rally loyalty, urging display of patriotic emblems and a re-evaluation of skeptical views. The campaign stresses pride in America while not altering government policy.
Rep. John C. Culver announced on March 7 that the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved an $88,000 grant for Marion sewer facilities. The funds will add sanitary trunk sewers to extend service to currently unserved areas. Total project cost is estimated at $204,000.
Pianist Peter Nero, a top pop concert pianist blending jazz with classical style, will perform Sunday at Cornell College in King Chapel at 8 15 PM. He arranges composes and has 15 albums including On Tour, with two Grammy awards and a score for Sundays in New York.
Iowa civilian workforce fell 24,600 from December to 1,163,600 in January. Unemployment rose seasonally by 8,600 to 36,000, or 3.1 percent of the workforce, with January rate at 2.6 percent. Nonfarm wage employment declined 7,100 to 844,600. manufacturing up 9,600 to 219,700 while nonmanufacturing dropped 16,800 to 624,800.
A column critiques U S foreign policy and world opinion, calling Rhodesia events and Queen Elizabeth scenes controversial. It notes Pride Inc financing and Rufus Mayfield, plus a critique of tax burdens for social programs and auto rental debts.
Major E Rex Shain of Iowa City participated in a successful F-100 Sabre strike 66 miles south of Bien Hoa along with another pilot. They destroyed six enemy fortifications and two sampans after cornering a troop concentration with Vietnamese Army forces. Shain, a 1954 U S Military Academy graduate, serves with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa. his wife is Nancy Shain of Iowa City.
Gerald S. Strength son of Norton Virginia residents has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force after graduating from Officers Training School at Lackland AFB Texas He will join Offutt AFB Nebraska in the Strategic Air Command and was a Norton High School graduate with a 1967 BGE from the Municipal University of Omaha His wife Joyce is the daughter of Cedar Rapids residents George and Joyce Kiems.
Navy Seaman Apprentices David R. Dessinger and Allen R. Neff have graduated after nine weeks of basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego. They learned seamanship survival, military drill, and other subjects under veteran petty officers as they transition from civilian life to naval service. Also noted is an upcoming March 15 meeting of Parents Without Partners Inc at First Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, with speaker Lewis Dribelbies from Linn County Mental Health Center.
DES MOINES A series of campaign Kick-off meetings for Iowa Democratic party leaders will be held in the state's seven congressional districts in early March. The gatherings aim to explain caucus procedures for county, state and national conventions and to plan for Democratic victory in 1968. Party volunteers and any interested Iowa Democrat may attend.
The 24th Cedar Rapids Antique Show runs March 28 29 30 and 31 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Iowa’s largest half million dollar exposition fills the main auditorium with 40 exhibitors from ten states displaying German dolls French cameo glass English china and silver Italian cameos Oriental porcelains and jade plus Bohemian glass and more The event highlights campaign mementoes from past presidential races with items featuring McKinley Grant Bryan and 1908 imagery Open daily 11 am to 10 pm Sunday 11 am to 6 pm Daughters of the Nile assist with daily service
The dollar's decline on global markets pushed gold above the $40 per ounce level by week’s end, signaling renewed investor demand for the metal. Analysts note ongoing currency fluctuations and geopolitical tensions as supporting factors for higher bullion prices.
March 14 picketing occurred at a Mt. Pleasant beauty shop by Iowa Wesleyan coedh protesting that Negro girls were refused service.
Conservation officials report water pollution killed 2000 medium sized trout at the Big Springs Hatchery, prompting investigations and calls for stricter water quality controls.
A newspaper feature explains how open top letters in handwriting signal talkative behavior and possible secrecy. It describes two types: wide open o tops predicting rambling talk and side-open a and ad letters signaling evasiveness. Readers are invited to send handwriting samples and requests for lectures or future articles.
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