4| 0*ur glut. May U. 1M« Summer Calendar Community-wide events in The Gazette area, .ponsored by civic group., may be P« .ummeVcatendar, which will appear in this Political Notes Sunday until Sept. 1. For listing, items must By Frank Nye • by the State Desk, Cedar Rapids Gazette, < Iowa, by Friday noon be/ore the Sunday to be Counfing Ch/cfctns? QOUTHWEST IOWA Republican legislators are the most May iJ closely knit political unit in the state and in the last May »-Annual Relnbeck Town and Country Saddle club session the Seventh (southwest) congressional district had horse .how, Gnmdy Center fairground 11::3 t1p.m . more of 'em per capita than the others. May »-Roly Boly tournament at 1 p.m., copter noes They not only meet weekly during legislative sessions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Koszta. but also get together regularly between sessions. Those lads seem so cocksure the G.O.P. is going to score June a landslide victory in Iowa tins year that they'll probably hold their own contest for speaker of the 1969 bouse. Jme J-Opentog of Delaware County Historical museum Likely candidates at (his juncture are' Reps. William pageant in evedng at high Harbor (R-Hendereon) and Lester Kluever (R-Atlantic). Whether Rep. Maurice Van Nostrand (R-Avoca) will hold still for this remains to be seen. He was asaferiant Republican bouse carnival at Center Point. Booster club leader last session and probably would like to move up. In barbecue on June 8, downtown. Ai MS* tn n*r- Jiute IMS-Steamboat days at Burlington. ^ JJ"*?** fact, he considered seriously running for governor this year B before deciding to support Candidate Robert Ray. form at 7:15 and 9:15 pan. June 15, Memorial w****^ *° Rep. Floyd Mfflen (R-Farmington), the 1967 Republican show at 7:30 pm June 11; teen dance at 7 pin., 3m > 12. leader, isn't planning to run for that post again. A possible Jain sessions at 7 and 9:30 pm., June 13; parade at 11 a.m. successor is Rep. Ralph McCartney (R-Charles City). Then, and variety shows in afternoon, June 15 . r too, the story is going Ihe rounds that Rep. Harold "Grumpy" Jne If - TraU dance sponsored by Williamsburg Com- Fischer (R-WeUsburg) is in toe for appropriations committee chairman should the Southwest Iowa boys predominate. June «-a-Millersburg Booster club's fourth annual cele- All this, of course, Is contingent on the teds named above bration. Parades, talent show, baking contest. . being re-elected to the house, where terms are for only two Jane 22 — Annual Greeley day, at Greeley. years. We recall that when he was a state representative, Wil- July liam H. Nicholas (R-Mason (Sty), got BO busy running for Jitfy 4-Jeycee celebration in Dysart, parade. speaker he overlooked the fact that to be eligible for that Jnly *-Fireworks display in evenmg at FranHin park, job he had to be re-elected to to* bouse. Yep, he tost ha ft house seat that year (1MB). But be came back to win *e July, 4, 5, 1 - Diamond Jubilee celebration of What Cheer lieutenant governorship in 1950 and again in 1956. —Giltttt photo* by L. W. Ward Opera House. Parade July 4; children's parade, July 6; shows n o n at opera house afternoon and evening each day. Too Political July 4, $, C — Victor Centennial. Open House June 9 July 7 — Annual Horse Show at Oiford Junction. TATE SENATOR ROGER JEPSEN (R-Davenport) was July tt, 14, - Wyoming fair. the scheduled speafcr at the Cedar Rapto^Thf^fy Coggon area residents will get a chance to take a look at the town's new fire truck during an open house at tfia fire July 17-Pow«biek county 125th anniversary celebration Snoon lions club fast week, Jepsen was there all right but be station June 9. fire Chief Lawrenc* Row» is shown with tfi« new truck above and the department's three vehicles ar» at Mootezuma. Parade July 17. introduced a colleague, State Senator John Wafch (R-Dubuque) July IMt-Aniraal Quasqueton celebration. to ten the dub about the lowans Lend-*hHand project they shown below. The new truck, whiqh cost $15,000, was delivered in April. The fire station, which cost $20,000, was corn- started with two other colleagues, Senators Arthur Neu (R- July 1141 — Keokuk county fair at What Cheer. pitted in December, 1965. Firt District No. 7 is manned by 23 volunteers and serves Coggon and some rural areas. July 2841 — Nordic Fest at Decorah. Carroil) and James A. Potgeter (R-Steamboat Rock) to help Jnly zs_Annual Kalooa horse show, 7 p.m. South Vietnamese citizens. Afterward, Jepsen explained: "I knew a talk before « July 21 • Aug. I — Annual Dyersville baseball tournament service dub had to be noinxjIMcal but I'm so wrapped up and queen pageant Queen's contest Aug. 3. in politics I couldn't give one so I got John to come down. July 38-Annuai Katona tractor pdl, 7:30 p.m. Jepsen is a candidate for the G.O.P. nomination for lieu- tenant governor. August n n n Aug. HI — MesquaMe Indian powwow at Tama. Per- formances at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sfeepfess Ones Too Y, HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Iowa origtaaUyjmeant M '"sleepy ones" according to the fellow who stirred up Wellman Native Librarian of IWC the controversy with hb "Last of the Sleeping Ones" piece MT. PLEASANT - A 1963 be completed for occpancy In of sculpture for 4be statehouse grounds. But if Iowa was full of "sleepy ones" a century or so graduate of Iowa Wesleyan col- the fall of 1968, increases book ago, which we doubt, it has some who go without sleep today. lege, Gordon W. Miller, will re- volume space from the present Take Congressman John Culver of the Second district for turn to IWC to become head 54,000 volumes hi the PEG Mem- example. On May 15 John put in a Ml day's work in the librarian starting Sept 1. orial library to approximately house of representatives then took off for Malta in the Med- 150,000 volumes. Miller, a na- iterranean to deliver a paper at the annual Anglo-American After graduating from Wes- Parliamentary Conference on Africa, He planned to oufline leyan, Miller went on to receive tive of Wellman, will be re- the views that prompted him to amend the foreign aid act a master's degree in library sponsible for the services a dedaring a U.S. policy in favor of fostering new concepts of •den* from Georgt Peabody modern library affords its us- government to meet ipedal needi rf «n««ftff*?''- collet* to teacher*, Najhrille, ers, maintenance of the book He left Washfagtoo at I pm Cento* Daytfc* lime, ar- Tenn., in 1M6. collection and general admin- rived in London six bouw later and 000 hour after tot (1 new library, expected to IstraUvt dotles of the library. a-m. COT) took off for Malta, arriving at 4:30 am. CDT on Thursday, May 16 (shortly after noon Malta time). After hnch state Republican presidential convention April 16-17 hi Des he attended a conference session and went to dinner, where Moines. Just to make sure recipients knew he was in dead he was paged and given a cable (at 1 p.m. CDT, May 16) earnest, Charlie mischievously attached this post script: TIMES PHOTO-LINDALE PLAZA informing him that Oelwein and Maynard had been hit by "As chairman of housing for Iowa, all requests for ac- a tornado. commodations at Miami Beach should be sent to me." He made arrangements to take the earliest flight back Miami Beach? Oh yes, that's the place where Republicans to the U S , leaving Malta at 8 pjn. (CDT) May 16, arriving will gather Aug. 5 to choose their 1968 presidential nominee. in London at 1 a.m. (CDT) Friday, May 17. He left London As things turned out, Charlie could have got by without at 5:15 sum. (CDT) May 17 and arrived in Chicago at 3 pjn. the "threat." He was unanimously elected without opposi- CDT May 17, went ftrough customs, and boarded a 4:55 p.m. tion. So was Mary Louise Smith of Des Moines the national flight, arriving in Cedar Rapids at 6 pm. CDT May 17. committeewoman. Culver and his staff held a conference to go over pro- grama available to disaster areas and be finally got to bed ODD for the first time in 64 hours at U p.m. CDT May 17. He was Newsy Nofes . . .' up and on his way to Oelwein and Maynard bright end early •THE LEAGUE OF Women Voters of Cedar Rapids and CLOSE-OUT Saturday, May 18. 1 Marion, which does such a thorough and objective job Oh, for the life of a congressman. hi its continuing effort to upgrade tod modernize government n o n at all levels, and in conducting "Meet the CanMates" eights, Whaf's This? is conducting its annual fiance drive ... All the league is Priced To Move! O SHOWED TIP at & $5 testimonial dinner wilh a testi- asking is $3,000 for 1S68-69 . . . Send coaMbuttoua to League of Women Voters, YWCA, 318 Fifth street SE, Cedar Rapids, monial for State Auditor Lloyd Smith, * Republican, first Come ... First Served r la., 52401... on May 8 but former state Democratic Chairman Jake More The Delaware county Jane Jeffersona will honor Congress- of Harlan. man Culver at a buffet cupper next Sunday (June 2) from 4:30 Iowa Democrats haven't been too gentie with Jake since to 8 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building in Manchester ... It - STILL CAMERAS * -- 8 mm MOVIE CAMERA replacing him a few years back with Duke Norberg. Can this is open to the public according to our informant, Mrs. Harry mean Jake's rJmgipg party affiliations? Sullivan of Ryan . . . Okay, okay. We just asked. There's an article about how Iowa Republican are keep- Aires Penta 35 w/case $0095 Yashiea U-CDS Zoom a a n ing G.O.P. presidential aspirants guessing to (he June issue Was $103.90 . . . Now ** I Was $142.90 ... Now of Harper's ... Its author Is John Corry, national reporter Scfiroee/er for Ray for the New York Times, who spent some time in Iowa a few -Yashiea 8-ES. Was $89.95 Now $ 38.00 T70RMER REPUBLICAN State Chairman Robert D. Ray weeks ago gathering material . . . One line from the article: ktitt.il etocMric ftah. W« $143.90 ...... N«w $*».»! -Nikorei Zoom I. Was $79.95 Now $ 42.M "Iowa looks like, and is, what America was supposed to be —rwMca ftocti* 3f ...... W«e $11230 ...... New S4MI I picked a good fund-raiser in former State Senator Jack Crepfclt 35 JM ...... W« $121.50 ...... Now $«f.9S —Telephoto lens and case for above. Was $40.90. Now $ 17.00 Schroeder of Bettendorf, lawyer and insurance executive. and probably never was." ... —h|lc a Art* M 35 am. Mrtflt Wo* $75.00 ...... Now $3» .95 -Mamiya Super GL 8 mm. Was $49.95 Now | 21.75 It was announced last week tfiat Schroeder will head a — KcHmot 35 kit ...... Wo. $59.95 ...... Now $25.00 statewide $5(te-plate fund-raising dinner committee for Ray, —Yo*Wc a AMTM (mM CMMM) Wai $110.00 ...Now $49.95 -Kodak Electric 8 mm. Was $79.50 Now $ 31.75 a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor. loiolor Topcon • ...... Wo* $275.00 ...... Now $179.95 -Kodak Zoom 8. Was $111.50 Now $ 43.50 Schroeder has had considerable experience in tills area. Summer Church Events Set —Cotfvfl u MM W/MM . .W«i $139.00 ...... Now $11.50 —COM* 3SMM f/1 J wM motor oBd caw -Sankyo 8 CM Zoom. Was $89.95 Now $ 39.95 In late 1965 he headed the fund-raising team for U.S. Senator HARPERS FERRY — The boats will leave fron Jack Miller's re-election and a dinner brought in over $100,000...... Wo* $334.95 ...... Now $175.00 —Fnjica Zoom 8 Deluxe. Was $249.50 Now $139.50 Interdenominational church Babe's boat landing. —hyicar o II wM Ray is convalescing at home from surgery on a broken rlgfcr Mglo fMor Wo> $234.40 Now $109.90 —Argus Cinemas 85E Zoom. Was $199.95 ... .Now $ 19.95 anfcle suffered in a plane crash a few weeks ago. services will be held again this Pastors in the area will shari —Mtoda WS raNoi Wo» $205.90. .Now 19.91 Inddentaly, just before he was released from the hos- -Fnjica Zoom 8. Was $151.90 Now $ 89.9S year for summer visitors at the the service duties. A coffee houi M«mlyu Artolnt 35 wM cow. Wo» $109.50.. ..Nor w 49.00 pital Ray received a box of homemade doughnuts from Arlene will follow each service. Mrs —Kowa H nflm 35 wM MM. W« $112JO.....NoI w 49.00 Welch, who operates the Lincoln Grill in Ogden. town hall in Harpers Ferry. This —UcoMIn 35 wM cc*o. Wo* $99.95.. .Now 44JO Martin Cota of Harpers Ferrj Ray ate dinner there the night his plane crashed and will be the third year for the —Frofcrica III f/2.9 lowo wftfc no*. WOT $49.9$...No I w 42.50 will be hostess. - MISCELLANEOUS HI-FI - complimented her highly on her doughnuts. He left Ogden program. to make a talk at Boone before leaving by plane for Fayefcte. Masses for Catholic visitor —Fisher 440 Receiver, FM stereo. Was $329.50. Now $225.00 The plane crashed a few minutes later. Mrs. Don Hansen of West will be held at St. Joseph's a -H-K FA3000Z stereo receiver. Was $239.95. Now $139.95 D D D Union is chairman of the pro- Paint Rock or St. Ann's a - TAPE RECORDERS -- -EICO 2050 50 watt amplifier kit Was $92.50. Now $ tt.OO —Fisher SA 300B stereo lab standard amplifier. Paging Avis ject. The Protestant services Harpers Ferry at 5:30, 7 and —Ricoh CommonMMr RMOTMT. W« $109.95...Now $ 49.00 Was $199.50 Now $119.00 a.m. -*Co*cortoM 700 AC ojrf bo*, mono racordor. PITY POOR BILL Plymat, the Des Moines insurance ex- will be held each Sunday at 8 —Custome Hi-Fi walnut console. Was $800.00. Now $350.00 Other officers for the projec Wat $119.00 Now $ 99.50 1 ecutive and lawyer who's running for the Republican nom- a.m. from June 2 through Sept. —