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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
7
Four married men are slated for induction in October as the draft proceeds. Local officials announced the list of names and noted exemptions for medical service and essential workers will be considered under existing rules.
Walter McNamara targeted by Reed as an irresponsible publicity seeker amid Cedar Rapids bus stop cards linked to John Culver. Mayor Robert Johnson and Citizens for Culver deny involvement while editor Ethan Aking reports campaigners distributing the cards near Mt Vernon Road businesses. Culver backers insist they are not connected.
A Cedar Rapids case ends with Judge Howard McLaughlin dismissing petty larceny charges against Leslie Bennett after officers reported clothing thefts from a resident’s line. The order cites a Supreme Court right to counsel but notes happiness is not guaranteed. The article then shifts to political fallout as Rep Walter McNamara accuses Cedar Rapids industry of unequal tax burdens, with Rep Cecile Reed presenting rebukes and corrections about Penick & Ford and Meible Goss-Dexter plant valuations.
Carl B. Newell, candidate for the state senate from Linn County, urged real property tax relief for senior citizens on fixed incomes during remarks before the Democratic Women's Club. He framed his plan as a needed increase in relief to ease tax burdens on Iowa seniors.
With the Korean War era draft looming, Linn County will see a larger call this month totaling 55 men from Linn and 10 each from Johnson and Washington. Four married men are included, despite a prior demarcation that married after August 1965 were treated as single for the draft. Marine Private Harold E. Doty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Doty, completed four weeks of combat training at Camp Pendleton California.
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