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-Tufu, March 23, 19M 2 Iowa City rrraa-CitizFri One Hospitalized After Accident aTaTaoaTesTP a xWw Without limit' Stimemem Attributed to Ambmdor Juyhr III In peace movea had to Join failed. rr WILSON' emphasized that noxious krs and napalm had!" Johnson 'nd t( been used in Viet Nam without them on last week'a visit the knowledga of tha British London by Soviet Foreign M.n I aent iment to government. isier Anarei A. orumvHo, I-ONOOX i.V Prima Minister Harold Wilson aaid today Britain wanta an explanation of a statement auriouiea 10 uie U.S. ambassador In Saigon that tha United Statea Intends to wage "war without limit" in Viet Nam.

The prime minister also told an uneasy house of commona that Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart was raising with President Johnson tha question of American use of non-lethal gaa and napalm in tha southeast Asian conflict. The British leader said Stewart was pressing for a Western initiative to seek "a peaceful and lasting solution" to the Viet Nam conflict aince British efforts to induce the Soviet Union STEWART held a breakfast meeting with Secretary of Defense Robeit S. McNamara today and Is believed to have raised the question of the use of non-lethal gas in Viet Nam. Neither British nor Ameri- can sources were willing to i confirm this, but Informants I fast with McNamara, Stewart close to Stewart aaid he re- went to the state department ceived this morning a message for a meeting with TJndersec-from a group of Labor mem- retary of State George W. Ball, bers of Parliament expressing He also has scheduled meetings "horror and Indignation" over with Rusk and President John-tha use of gas.

i aon. Pamela Droll, 14. ef Hills, was seriously Injured this morning when the car In which aha was riding went out of control and plunged down a ateep embankment on Highway 218 south Iowa City. Tha driver of tha aoto, Suzanne Kchooebelen, 18. of Route 8, erapa4 with minor injuries.

Tha Droll girl was thrown ont of tha auto. (Preaa-Cltizea Photo) 24-Hour Police Patrol To Serve Downtown Area Lone Tree Receives Approval For U.S. Planning Funds LONE TREE Rep. John R. pay one-twelfth," leaving Lone Schmidhauser announced today Tree a bill of Just over $1,200.

Hills Girl, 14, Seriously Hurt In Accident South of City Iowa City Police Chief John J. Ruppert today announced tha beginning of 24-hour patrol of tha downtown area by a uniformed officer on foot or motorcycle. The patrol was made possible, Ruppert said, by tha hiring of a fourth civilian radio operator who began work at tha police department today. Tha downtown, round-the-clock patrol hag been urged by a number of local businessmen. Ruppert aaid Carroll K.

Shapcott, 22, of 528 North Gilbert street, will work a "awing" or rotating ahift, which will free Deaths Mr. Katzenmeyer Succumbs at 68 1 Milton J. Kataeimeyer, 63, of T04 Sixth street. Coralvilie. died Monday morning in Vet-tram hospital.

Funeral aervicea will ba at 2 Wednesday at Beckman'a, with the Rev. Lowell Koch of Won Lutheran hurrh offlclat-1 Inj. Burial will ba in Oakland cemetery. Mr. Katzenmeyer was born October 28.

1896. In Iowa City, tha aon of Joaeph and Josephine Katzenmeyer. He was a member of tha American Legion. Ha is aurvived by his widow, Emma; aon. James of Waterloo; daughter, Mrs.

Lola Jo Strange of New Hartford. Iowa; one grandchild and four great-grandchildren. Former Resident Dies at Age 85 Mrs. Jessie Fry Stoner. 83, former resident of Iowa City and North Liberty, died Sunday morning at Albert Lea, Minn, following a long Illness.

Funeral aervicea and burial wera held this afternoon In Albert Lea. Sha and her husband. Martin, wera married In Iowa City and lived In Irth Liberty for several years before moving to Albert Lea. Her husband and a daughter preceded her In death. Survivors Include a sister, Mrs.

Will Rowland of Iowa City two i two daughters, one son. other aisters and a brother, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ALL-AMERiCAN CITY WINNERS TOLD APRIL 8 Winners in the All-Amerl-can City awards are to be announced April 8. according to Ben E. Summerwill here.

Iowa City is ona of 22 cl-, ties being considered for tha award: 11 winners will be named. Summerwill. vice president of tha Iowa State Bank and Trust gave the city's principal presentstion before an Ail-American awards Jury in san rrancisco lasi vember. jail Hi Historical Society Hit By Lobbyist DES MOINES CP) Robert C. Phillips, secretary of the Iowa Petroleum committee and a lobbyist in the legislature, today accused tha State Historical Society of Iowa of distributing what he called propaganda from the Iowa Good Roads association in favor of a penny increase In the state gasoline tax.

Phillips made his charge In a letter to members of the leg islature. He said tha February issue of the aoeietv'ii mn the Palimpsest included an ar-1 the American A BRITISH spokesman aaid Monday night that Stewart knew about the British reaction only through wire aervico reports. This morning an aide confirmed that the message was received. After his Pentagon break- uniformed officers for patrol In the downtown area. THE HIRING of a fourth civ-lian radio operator will fill in the gaps left by days off, vacations and scheduling of tha three civiliana presently operating tha police dispatch desk.

Until now, Ruppert said, a uniformed officer has been taken from affected ahifts to fill in for off-duty civilian operators. Shapcott, a 1962 graduate of Iowa City high school has recently completed a tour of duty with the navy. Shapcott was navy radar and radio communications technician. Shapcott is married. Ha and his wife, Sharon, have no children.

specifications for such Jobs before they are contracted. Ha maintained that most county construction projects would have to Tie contracted for and the delays while bids were being advertised and other general increases in costs nf firnr. ing specifications would prove more expensive. we a probably get $500 worth of work done for $750 to Jus-ten said. "As it is." he said, "we nroh.

ably contract for 90 per cent of our work in Johnson countv. thesa little Jobs," ho aaid. h.ve to be tsken on Jobs costi ting I up to $10,000. I government He was speaking in answer to statements on apprehension from legislators of ail three of Britain'a major partiea over the turn of events. WILSON' WAS closely questioned about a atatement at tributed to US.

Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor in Saigon that no limit exists to tha potential escalation of tha war and that American troops may be used In ground fighting if needed. Wilson Stewart was Later the federal government will assist in tha development of a 20-unit housing for the elderly. THE LOXG-range plan, will include soning, public improvements and the establishment of plumbing and housing codes. Lone Tree residents are seeking low-rent housing for the elderly in hopes tha move will result In aged persona leaving their present homes, thus providing vacancies which would be taken up by new residents moving in from Iowa City and Muscatine.

At present there la little housing available in Lone Tree. Zone Change Rescinding Under Study The Johnson county board of supervisors today deferred action to atudy further a request to rescind a zoning change for Dropertv lust outside Univer sity Heights, upon which construction of an apartment house already has been authorized. Ona other re-zoning application was approved. A group of University Heights residents made the request in an attempt to stop plans for a 72-unit apartment house Just west of Melrose nark, across the I.W.V. rosa of tha University athletic club.

The property was re-zon ed to a classification permitting multi-family use 2'j years ago, without nrntest However, after it was made A 14-year-old Hills girl was seriously injured this morning In a one-car crash on Highway 218 south of Iowa City on Indian Lookout hill. Pamela Droll, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Droll of Hills. Is listed In fair condi- Legislature At a Glance By Tha Associated Preaa HOUSE Debated a bill to establish an Iowa civil rights commission to combat discrimination in employment, public accommodations, labor union membership, and vocational training programs, but did not reach a final vote.

The debate will ba resumed Wednesday. SENATE Passed and sent to the house bills to: Allow public schools to charge tuition for summer clas- ses. Supervisors Join Protest Of Construction Legislation tion at Mercy hospital with a fractured pelvis, broken rib, and head and Internal injuries. Tha driver of tha ear, Suzanne Schnoehelen, 18, of Route 8, escaped with minor1 Injuries. She wss treated at tha hospital and released.

a a HIGHWAY patrolmen said the accident occurred Just before 8 a.m. when tha Schnoebo-ln girl lost control of her car on a downgrade and curve of the ice-covered hill The car struck and broke off a guard pout on tha east edge of tha highway, then slid off the west shoulder of the highway and plunged down a ateep embankment and crashed into a fence, patrolmen said. Tha Droll girl was thrown out of tha car, which did not overturn, patrolmen said. The two girls are studentg at Regina high school and were on their way to clasa when tha accident occurred. Center Continued From Page 1 present expansion program others are at Burlington and Ames.

Six new stores were opened in the south central region In 1964. see BERNARD Weindruch, president of Eagle Food centers. in announcing plans for the other two units, said: "We are pleased to announce two new stores 10 give lows iCity the finest food and drug shopping." He continued: "It was Just one year ago In February that we opened the doors of our first Eagle Fool center in Iowa City. The Te ception given us that opening day was truly an Indication cf the warmth and friendliness wa ihave found every day since." almanac POSfCAST FOK IOWA CITY ANB SOUTHEAST IOWA TiKteoy, March 21. IMS Pair ana colder with lignt nertttrly winds tonight ond lewt nro 1 tv.

Portly cloudy ona cold Wtdnosdoy wilS higtn In low 30. Norlfwast low Fair and coldrr wltn light nonherly winds tonight ond lows near lero south to below north. ved-nesday partly cloudy and cold with highs mid to upper teens. Control lava Fair and colder tonight with light northerly winds and lows near zero. Occasional cloudiness and not OS cold Wednesdoy with highs near X.

North west lawa Fair and colder with light northerly winds tonight and lews lero to below. Occasional cloudiness ond not so cold Wednesday with highs IS to 20 Sevthwest Iowa Generally tolr and colder tonight, with lows sera to I above. Occasional cloudiness and not so sold Wednesdoy with highs In low Ms. Iowa City Temperature Tha high Monday was 31 degrees. The low early today was 12 degrees.

At peon today, the temperature was Z3. Two Inches at snow yielding .20 of an Inch a' precipitation was recorded hero during tha night. ASTRONOMICAL SaSIRVATIONf Sunrise tooay, SO a.m.; Wednesday, OS a.m. Sunset today. :22 p.m.; Wed nesday.

23 p.m. The moon will rise at I 05 a m. Wednesday. The moon will 7:44 IOWA RIVER DATA (Corpf at enemeers peon readings) Stage ot Iowa City, ee feet; Lent Tree. Ml feet; Coralvllls dam toilwaters.

452 20 feet above sea level; reservoir 1 level of earn. 13 feet above sea levetr char fat- Drunken Driving Charge Is Filed Richard L. White, 25, of For- i est View Trailer court, was early today, after the car he Engineers oppose, bill: Page Two Johnson county supervisors and the county engineer were among about 20 officials from various Iowa counties who went to Des Moines Monday to protest a legislative committee bill which would Increase county construction jobs done by private contractors. The bill, which Is being considered by the house transportation committee, would make it necessary for all construc- tion jobs of more than $500 Allow boats powered with better store for the convenience electric motors on any state of our loyal customers." He lske. allow other motorboats of pointed out that the Iowa City up to l'i horsepower on lakes 'store will be tha third new of 50 to 100 seres, and allow! Ward store in Iowa under tha to be put up for bids by pri- But big contractors can't af-vate contractors.

It would limit ford to come in and bid on the present use of county "day Dla, al) nol THE COI-XTT engineer wilh drunken driving oul a.m. todav to investigate tro1 nd 'truck a parked auto! an alleged beer drinking inci that a federal agency has approved Lone Tree a request for funds to aid community development and begin plans for a housing project for tha elderly. Tha preliminary atep. ap- proved by the housing and home finance agency, means the community, assisted by Powers A Associates of Iowa' City, planners, can begin drafting a community plan which will cost $5,052. Tha federal government will pay two-thirds and Iowa will Grissom Continued From Page 1 In the center of the vehicle between him and Young.

Ha reported to the tracking station In Kano. Nigeria, that tha controls functioned smoothly. GRISSOM straightened out one minor problem that developed over Africa and a ahort time later the mission control center at Cape Kennedy gave him the preen lisrht for a second orbit. He replied that the crew was in 'go condition. Some difficulty had developed in a secondary electronic avstem associated with a jet thruster that helps maneuver the craft, but Grissom reported over Australia that the problem had been solved.

It was astronaut Charles Conrad, a navy lieutenant commander, who is to make a even-dav Gemini flieht later this Year, who passed on the word from mission control to go for the second orbit Senate Passes Bill Designed To Curb Sale Of Babies for Profit WASHINGTON The senate has passed a bill designed to crack down on what Sen. Thomas J. Dodd calls a thriving black market in bab- les- The Connecticut Democrat's legislation was passed by the Cardinal Meyer Shows 'Slight Improvement' CHICAGO CP Doctors re- port Albert Cardinal Meyer, 62, Tha of Chicseo underwent surgery February 25 for removal a malignant tu mor the size of a large walnut Coralville Planning Program Review Set CORALVILLE The final re- port of the 701 Comprehensive planning program will be re viewed at tne regular meetinp; of the Coralville city council at 7:30 p.m. today in City hall. Meeting with the ccincil will members of the planning and zoning commission and I Donald Luebbe of Scruggs and Hammond.

Peoria. 111., project i planner for the 701 program. known that the Muscatine De- or ln purpose, ciaimea oy me velopment Co. planned to con- ponsor, Rep. Roy Gil-struct sn apartment house on (D-Ames.

Gillette con-tha 10-acre tract. University tended during the committee Heights residents filed a pe- eson that it would be econ-tition with the clsnnins- and omical because bids would have in the 500 block of South Du- buque street. Iowa City police said the col-. lision caused extensive damage! to the parked auto of Jack L. Kelly of 530 South Dubuaue street.

Wh.te was released on $500 bond. I I tide emphasizing the need forlfnat 'r- but tn more highway construction no icun. money. The measure provides up to sn. five veara in Jail and fines of up PL 10.

estate ..1. of written by R'chard Hileman. babl secretary of the good roads or- gamzation. Trumps said a state agency such as the His- torical society should not use public tsx money to further the aims of a private lobbying! group the good roads asso- I motorboats of up to six horsepower on lskes of 100 acres ot larger. Post Office Drinking Incident Investigated Iowa Citv police were called to the Iowa City post office at dent there.

Police aaid a postal employe i stopped a young couple who each had mu; of beer and! asked them to wait while police were called. During the wait the beer was thrown out. how- ever, and polica filed no charees. boot! 5 Olds Dealer 't s.v You smoothie you. You wizard.

You shrewd cool financier. You got yourself a full-size Olds 88 is showing alight Improvement The association Is pushing for In recovering from brain sur-a gas tax increase, and Hile-' gery. man is a lobbyist working for The report Mondsv noted an it in tha legislature. The pe-; improvement in his ability to troleum group atrongly opposes txprtffl himself, that he re-any boost In the present six ert foP f'? Phillip- although he still tires easily. or reconstruction or county secondary roads or bridges.

a a R. 11. jrSTK.V. county engineer, contended that the bill work Just, th oppoaita to be taken on construction of secondary rosds or bridges. Justen said that $500 Just nt realistic." He said thst most contractora don't bother witI Job tht small and that it would produce tremendous "ork or tha county engineer staff in setting up plans and Wrl-eUt WO WOlKSllOpS so 'iM UrumuilCS Are Postponed Recreation center officials aaid two of the three drama workshops for pupiis between the first and 12th grade may be cancelled unless mora people register.

The workshops were to start today. Tha group for first through third graders will be held as scheduled but tha other workshops have been delayed a week. The drama workshop for fourth through sixth grsdes would be held every Tuesdsy from 4-5 p.m. for eight weeks. The group for seventh through 12th grades would meet from on Tuesdays.

Interested persons mar register at the Community Recreation center. to- thst full-time rosd crew mem- bers ould have to be rlaMiflerl sri.w as "dsy-labor" bv hia-hwav commission regulations and it probably would mean. If the bill were passed, that 10 or 12 Johnson county employes would nv to be dismissed. "But we'd have to hire at least as many engineers to figure all the bids and specifications." he added. He said, for Instance, that If a big culvert had to be replaced bids would have to be advertised for, and it probably would take three or four weeks to gt It done.

If the present law were changed. With present county specialists on the full-time staff, the culvert can be renlaced in a half day. Justen said. Supervisors Ed L. Kessler and Emil Nov accompanied Justen to Des Moines.

SHOULD YOU BE THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT! Whether you're 35 or 55, It's time you gave serious thought to "R-Day" the day hen you still retire. According to Gilford R. Hart, author of "Retirement a New Outlook for the Individual." the more planairg oa put into retirement, the more it will ld in return. Although each individual' ta varies, there are basic iters that all mea should be taking to a lither. fuller retire-meat.

Mr. Hirt't observitiont en a long range approach tn retiring htte hers compiled ia a few booklet Planning Aheid for Retirement. Wnte for jouf tree copy. D. W.

(DUNK) BEEMER C.LU. pe-clal Atent ew Vork iJfe Iaran-e irst National Bank Rldg. Send fTee enry of bost "Pi rg Slod for aetiroment' Nae PI i coning commission to change the roning back to single-fam- Hy residential. i After a hearing, the commis- slon recommended that tha' cf supervisors turn down i the amplication. The board hue final authority on all zoning applications.

THE REQUEST which was approved Monday by the board Is to re-zone 10 acres on the southeast corner of the Inter state 80 Interchsnga directly south ef Tiffin. The bosrd re-zoned the property from Al rural to CH highway commercial. Tha application was filed hy Lawrence J. and Emma B. Rogers and Robert and Dorothy E.

RusselL Area Driver Charged After 2-Car Crash Maurice J. Ockenfels. 5. of Route 5. wss charged with failure to stop In tha assured clear distance ahead Monday afternoon, after a two-car crash on the Westlawn curve.

Police sad Ockenfels' car and an auto driven by Elmer E. Rogers, 59. of 1015 Friendship Street, collided about 4 :30 m. No ona was injured In the accidr-nt. biQ 4 out instead of that car with a 'low-price' name.

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