Sixteen Injured InSunday Cedar Rapids Accidents
Police report sixteen people injured in a series of Sunday crashes across Cedar Rapids. The largest collision at First Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street involved three cars and left six hurt, with three drivers named Vick Lynn and Kaylor. Others include Edith Knapp and Wilma Hines in separate wrecks, and charges issued for Lynn and Knapp for driving control and tailing.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Thirty-fifth
Donald G. Vick
Grande Avenue
Robert L. Lynn
L Street
Gary R. Kaylor
First Street
Lynn
Thirty-fifth Street
Kaylor
Mercy
Ninth Avenue
Cheeler
la Grand
William F. McCauley
Cherry Hill Road
Teresa K. Angerer
Fourth Avenue
McCauley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carol Lewis
Seventh Avenue
Miss Angerer
Ellen Lewis
James Hopker
Fourth Street
Duane Arnold, Jr
Crescent Street
Third Avenue
Second Street
Steven Baldwin
Sinclair Avenue SE
Arnold
Mt. Vernon Road
Fifteenth
Wilma Hines
Iowa Avenue SE
President Johnson Decides Not to Seek Re election
Iowa Democratic and Republican leaders respond to President Johnson’s withdrawal from the race. Cedar Rapids Democrat J Don Weimer praises de escalation moves and hopes for lasting peace in Vietnam while noting the party can focus more on nominees. Republican R O Shirk of Oelwein calls Johnson’s decision surprising and warns of political fragmentation that could threaten national cohesion and the two party system.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Weimer
Republican Party
R. O. Shirk
Oelwein
Shirk
Democrats
Linn County
Jack Walters
Cedar Rapids
Politicians React to Johnson Vietnam Move in Iowa Comments
Speeches quote Linn county leaders on President Johnson's Vietnam peace steps and the possible impact on the 1968 race. McCarthy Kennedy Rockefeller Nixon split worries cited. Local GOP and Demo chiefs anticipate shifted campaigning and possible Humphrey entry, with new plans for the April convention.
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McCarthy
Kennedy
Alabama
George Wallace
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Justin Huber
Nineteenth Street
Linn County
Johnson
Gene McCarthy
Democratic
Kenneth Moore
Vietnam
Humphrey
Rail Crossing To Be Blocked Two More Weeks
Police say traffic at the North Western railroad crossing on E avenue NW will stay partially blocked for at least two more weeks. Capt. Henry Overman advises eastbound drivers from Ellis boulevard NW to use G avenue and Ninth street from E avenue NW. Signs warn of one open lane and rush hour congestion during ongoing repairs by railroad and city workers.
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North Western Railroad
E Avenue NW
Henry Overman
G Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Ninth Street
Probe Killing of Three Dogs In Cedar Lake Area
Police and the city dog warden investigate the killing of three dogs in Cedar Lake area over the last week. A Labrador was found in the lake last Tuesday and a terrier on L avenue NE Friday morning. The third dog was found in a creek at J street NE Saturday. The L avenue dog was shot with a .22 caliber weapon. A $25 reward is offered for information.
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Cedar Lake
L Avenue
J Street
Charles Lockhart
Elmer Herman
Accuse Boy I Of Shoplifting At Robinson's Store
An 11-year-old boy was arrested Sunday afternoon for shoplifting at Robinson's on Sixteenth Avenue SW. Store officials said he attempted to leave without paying for a pair of shoes valued at $9.
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Robinson’s
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Rites for Fred Mathis 84 Center Point
Fred M. W. Mathis 84 lifelong Cedar Rapids area resident died Sunday at his home. Born December 30 1883 at Sand Springs he married Geneva Hoagland August 12 1912 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by two daughters two sons a brother nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday Murdoch chapel Center Point conducted by Rev. Robert Goransson. Interment Center Point cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Center Point
Fred M. W. Mathis
Cedar Rapids
Sand Springs
Geneva Hoagland
Mathis
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Richard Armstrong
Ed Cox
Paul Mathis
Chicago
Dale Mathis
George Mathis
Modesto
Calif
Murdoch
Burglars Loot Two Cedar Rapids Taverns
Police investigate two break ins in Cedar Rapids. Shaheen's tavern on Fifth avenue SE saw about 71 dollars stolen from a cigarette machine cash register and pool table after noon Sunday. Dave's CID tavern on Ninth street SE also was entered with two six packs of beer stolen.
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Cedar Rapids
Shaheen
Fifth Avenue Tavern
Fifth Avenue SE
Dave
CID
Ninth Street SE
NAACP Refines Support for Cedar Rapids Housing Law
Cedar Rapids NAACP gave qualified support to a new fair housing ordinance at a Jane Boyd Community House meeting. The group urged changes to Oak Hill Jackson urban renewal and favored a federal code enforcement program over rehabilitation with federal funds to improve existing homes.
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Cedar Rapids
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Jane Boyd
Oak Hill-Jackson
Newal
Mrs A Keith Jones Dies in Manchester Home
Mrs A Keith Jones 42 died Sunday night at her home after a lingering illness. The family lived in Cedar Rapids until two years ago. Memorial services are planned Wednesday at 2 PM in the Methodist church with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call Shelly funeral home after 7 PM Monday until 2 PM Wednesday. Donations to the American Cancer Society are welcomed. Survivors include husband and three children Keitha Glenn and Kevin all at home, mother Mrs Berdina Good of St Joseph, brother Donald Good of St Joseph, and sister Mrs David Wood of Detroit.
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A. Keith Jones
Manchester
Jones
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Shelly Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Keitha
Glenn
Kevin
Berdina Good
St. Joseph
Donald Good
David Wood
Detroit
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Judy Bender
Iowa City
Tenth Street
Second Avenue SE
Ramona Holcomb
Route One
Winston McElveen
Third Street
Miss Holcomb
Betty Jean Hamilton
C Street
Joseph P. Burt
Thirtieth Street
J. Don Weimer
Eugene McCarthy
State
Democratic Central Committee
G.O.P. View
Hughes
OF Foe Alto
Grant Williams Ford
1St Ave
40Th Street
Cedar Lake Area
Boy, I
Fred Mathis
NAACP
Leo Griggs
Association
Commission On Human Rights
Amana
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