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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1963
Page
3
The paper reports high and low temperatures for Monday and rainfall, with city numbers for several U S locations. It includes forecasts of cloudy skies, shifting winds, and possible showers or thunderstorms into Tuesday and Wednesday, plus a list of legal notices and local court actions, fines, and service announcements.
Mrs Minnie Lukehart a Cedar Rapids resident aged 45 died Tuesday at Fort Dodge She was born in Marshall county and affiliated with Trinity Methodist church Her sister Mrs Johanna Sproot of Quincy Illinois survives Services at Rohn funeral home Thursday at 1 30 by Rev W Feller of Trinity Methodist church Burial Linwood Friends may call at the chapel after 7 p m Wednesday
Anna Kern widow of Frank Kern died March 31 at a Vienna Virginia nursing home. A former Riverside and Cedar Rapids resident she was born January 23 1875. Survived by daughter Mrs Fred Halley of Arlington Virginia she belonged to Eastern Star and Royal Neighbors Parlor City Camp No 1799. Cremation was cremation committal.
John Racer is scheduled for a service at 9 30 in Kuba funeral home and 10 at St Wenceslaus church with Rt Rev Msgr Anthony W Chihak, burial at St John s. John P Stempfle to be honored at 1 30 Wednesday at Turner chapel by Rev Theodore A Youngquist, burial at Linwood.
The Iowa House rejected by a 52 to 52 tie a proposal restricting higher short distance rates for in state calls. Debate continued on regulating public utility rates with amendments. several measures advanced while others were defeated or deemed germane. The vote reflected split views on extending regulation to small phone companies and municipal utilities.
Airman James Lord, 21, pled guilty to an amended second degree murder charge in the February slaying of his wife Suzanne in their Lancaster County apartment. Judge Herbert Ronin accepted the reduction from first degree murder. Lord faces sentencing April 19 after returning to county jail. Suzanne Lord, mother of two, was beaten and stabbed. Lord had initially claimed an intruder acted. Both are former Iowans.
Prof Emeritus Harry Hines 70 longtime head of the physiology department at SUI died Monday in University hospital. A native of Spencer he earned all degrees at SUI and taught there from 1919 except two years at Cornell. He authored 140 scientific papers and served in World War I. Services set for Thursday at Beckman’s with a memorial fund in Old Gold development established.
The European Good Will Tour resumes its original format after Pan American Airways informed the Chamber of Commerce a solution was found to meet the schedule requirements. The plan was restored to its initial form with Tuesday’s timetable firmed up.
The return trip departs Paris at 8 a.m. Paris time and arrives in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids time.
Sertoma Club Gen Louis D Burkhalter will speak at 12 15 p m Wednesday at the Sheraton Montrose Spaight s Jewelry closed for remodeling New location Sheraton Montrose Ady Clean-Up Committee to meet Monday noon in the YMCA Free ride and shop from 62 downtown merchants crime notes report several petty thefts purse stolen and money missing from a TV set top coat taken from a car minor injuries in a two car crash at city intersections obituaries report the death of Ben Hoehn father of Audrey Joeka at St Louis notables and events listed for week long antique show at Coliseum and rummage sale at Bethany Congregational Church
The article reports Kantor sources urging disclosure or release from a promise of anonymity while Kantor cites a Washington Daily News story claiming congressional investigators warned of jail for publishing a truthful report. Sen subcommittee counsel deny threats of imprisonment to Kantor and describe pressures over source naming. Delta Nu Alpha transportation fraternity meeting at 6 30 p.m. in the Sheraton Monitor Hotel with H E Tunner of the bureau of explosives addressing rail industry concerns.
ABERDEEN Miss AP U S District Judge Claud Clayton rejected Monday a justice department request for a court order barring alleged interference with Negroes seeking to register as voters at Greenwood Mississippi
A proposed amendment to cap assessments at 25 percent of property value failed 78 to 20 as lawmakers debated alleged “illegal assessments” in Mechanicsville. Proponents argued the bill needed the amendment to curb “financial sharks” pressuring councils to raise valuations, while opponents said current law already imposes the 25 percent limit. The action followed a distress designation by Gov. Harold Hughes.
The Linn county board discussed naming Cedar Rapids junior high schools after national figures while selecting caisson foundations. Layne-Minnesota and Hayes and Taylor Drilling won two site contracts totaling 56 292 dollars with estimates at 75 000. The district seeks 72 000 federal aid for language science math and guidance equipment.
A break in at Thompson's Standard on the junction of highways 30 and 1 in Mt. Vernon saw seven tires stolen. Deputy Lyle Shook said the burglar broke a window in the grease room to enter and missed about seven dollars in an open cash register.
Cedar Rapids city council schedules an informal 7 p.m. hearing on April 10 at Memorial Coliseum to discuss a proposed housing code. The code aims to raise safety and health standards and prevent neighborhood deterioration with minimum space, sanitary, and ventilation requirements.
The Witwer Grocer Co and United Packinghouse Workers Union turn down Mayor Bob Johnsons proposal to form an impartial citizens board. UPW Local 785 president Don Skalsky says negotiations have lasted eight months and calls for a binding collective bargaining contract. The strike began February 1 and the UPW was certified as the workers bargaining agent last May 22.
Mrs. Zeta Hitchcock, 52, of Stanley was critically injured in a traffic crash on highway 3 east of Oelwein while en route to Sacred Heart school to collect her four children. She suffered a possible skull fracture, broken arm, crushed ribs, internal injuries, and multiple abrasions. she remained in serious condition at an Oelwein hospital.
The forecast notes northerly winds and colder temps for Thursday. Cedar Rapids saw a dip from 76 to 74 degrees on Tuesday, with a 58 degree overnight and 75 degree high on Monday. An early spring storm dumped over 18 inches of snow in the Rockies and moved into the Dakotas and Minnesota with central plains thunderstorms. The Kansas City weather bureau warned central Nebraska farmers to protect livestock from high winds and drifting snow Tuesday into Tuesday night.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa House passed a bill 82 to 0 to exempt expendable chemicals used in manufacturing from sales tax. The measure targets solvents and reagents that are consumed in production but do not become part of the finished product. The proposal moves to the senate for action.
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