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Newspaper
Citizen Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1965
Page
7
Kenneth Barger, 56, of 1726 A Avenue NE, a fourteen year post officer, filed papers Thursday and plans to run in November. He urged a central purchasing system for fair testing by the next council and an inventory of city owned supplies as key reforms.
Kenneth R. Borger, born May 9 1914 in Cedar Rapids, pledges to block a salary hike for council and redirect funds to fire and police raises. He advocates a one percent City Employment Tax with 95 percent credit against property taxes and promises a public referendum on the Cedar Valley Expressway after transparent disclosure of facts.
Cedar Rapids detectives quickly jailed two robbers after separate downtown incidents. Orlando Hendrickson, 35, of Rochester, confessed to robbing Hate’s parking office using a toy pistol and fled with 350.10. He was arrested after a bar description led police to him in downtown Cedar Rapids. A second suspect, Larry Pryor, 19, formerly of Waterloo, admitted to a Sixteenth Avenue gas station holdup amounting to about 82. Police arrested him in Waterloo on a felony warrant within hours. In Linn County, birth control information and devices were made available to ADC recipients on request under medical allowances with physician prescriptions, per Linn County Social Welfare Director James Nisley, amid no protests from religious groups.
Cedar Rapids Safety Commissioner Frank Bush said the city council revoked the Purple Cow tavern beer permit on police recommendations after numerous complaints about entertainment. Captain John Kuba noted warnings to clean up the act and said recent female impersonation acts were objectionable. Leonard Sturm said he would consult attorneys about court action to regain the license.
Edward A. McDermott a Dubuque attorney and high official will MC a testimonial dinner for Congresswoman Joan Culver at Armor Ballroom Marion this Sunday. Senator Edward M. Kennedy will be the featured speaker. Culver once worked for Kennedy in the Senate.
Edwin Martinson a ten year Cedar Rapids fire service veteran 2452 Tenth Avenue resigned from the department this Thursday the fourteenth to do so in as many months citing insufficient pay as the reason. He said the force has declined and a family man cannot make ends meet with the slow wages and no improvement expected.
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