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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1966

Page

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Miller Raps Freeman on Farm Prices

Senator Jack Miller of Iowa criticizes Secretary Freeman for praising falling farm prices. He accuses Freeman of ignoring farmers’ wage fairness and calls for relief from rising costs and debt. Miller warns inflation worsens prices and opposes suppressing wages and farm prices as a solution.

Miller Freeman Washington Jack Miller Iowa Secretary of Labor Sen. Miller Senate Agriculture Committee

University of Iowa student pleads guilty to burning draft card

Stanley Witkowski a Rockford Illinois native and University of Iowa graduate student changed his plea from innocent to guilty on mutilating a draft card. Federal judge Roy Stephen son ordered a pre sentence investigation. Potential penalties include up to five years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine.

DES Moines Stanley Witkowski University of Iowa Rockford Roy Stephenson Witkowski U.S Davenport

Gazette Co. Established Daily Publication Details

The Gazette Co. launched in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including night and afternoon editions with yearly and monthly prices and restricts mail subs in towns with Gazette service and notes AP exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.

the Gazette Co Third Ave Cedar Rapids Iowa Cedar Raos U. S. Territories

Jewel Robbery Strikes Surfside Store In $500000 Heist

Two men and a blonde in white slacks robbed a Surfside jewelry store of 500000 in gems. They entered claiming an appointment with owner Alan Cuttler, then used a blue steel pistol to seize jewels from vaults and displays, escaping with cash and checks. The raid followed another Gold Coast jewel heist days earlier.

Surfside Fla UPI Gold Coast Paul Huizenga Dade County Sheriff's Office Huizenga

Amos Suchomel a Tipton lifelong Cedar County resident dies

Amos Suchomel 78 longtime Cedar county resident and former Tipton State Bank director died after a long illness. He leaves six daughters and two sons, 33 grandchildren, three sisters and a brother. Services 9:30 a.m. Monday at Brosh funeral home Solon and 10 a.m. at St. Bridget's Nolan settlement with burial in the church cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 8 p.m. Friends may call after noon Saturday.

Tipton Amos Suchomel Cedar County Tipton State Bank Blanche Krupna Charles Gibbons Maxwell Netolicky Solon Donald Johnson West Branch William Zearing Mechanicsville Eugene Compton Durant Lillian Suchome Father McCoy

Rites at Monticello For Dalco Yount 73

Dalco Yount 73 former Iowa highway commission employee died early Friday at Monticello. Survived by wife four daughters Mary Fairbanks Cedar Rapids sister half brother Arthur Lawrence Boulder Colo eight grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services Monday 1:30 p.m. First Presbyterian church. Body at Goettsch funeral home.

Monticello Dalco Yount Iowa Highway Commission Edman Vernon Morley Warren Kester Sioux City Vernon Helgens Scotch Grove J. J. Pieratt Cedar Rapids Mary Fairbanks Arthur Lawrence Boulder Colo First Presbyterian Church Goettsch Funeral Home

No Letup to Harassment Negro Family Moving Out

Horace Baker age 29 and his wife Sarah move their family from Falcroft Pennsylvania after months of harassment. Crowds shouted insults burned furniture and state police were deployed to restore order amid ongoing telephone threats and vandalism. Baker plans to sell the house bought for 11200 via the VA for 11900 and relocate with children Terri Lynn five and Horace Jr. seventeen months.

Folcroft Horace Baker Philadelphia Bakers Baker Veterans Administration Falcroft Sarah Terri Lynn Horace, Jr

Paroles Granted Two in Prison on Security Counts

The Federal Board of Parole granted freedom to Harry Gold and Irvin Scarbeck, both long-term security defendants. Gold, 55, released May 18, served 15 of 30 years for conspiracy to transmit defense information to the Soviet Union. Scarbeck, 45, released May 2, has 40 years in prison for three concurrent 10 year terms involving classified documents in Warsaw.

Washington Federal Board of Parole Harry Gold Irvin Scarbeck Gold Soviet Union Searbeck U. S Warsaw Lewisburg Scarbeck Philadelphia Emil Fuchs FBI Fuchs David Greenglass Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Rosenbergs

His Duty To Stay Yank Dies in Combat

Louisville Marine Jerald Towater twenty one died in combat near Da Nang after serving thirteen months in Vietnam. His mother says he wrote he would stay beyond his planned return, insisting it was his duty. The War Department notified his parents Thursday of his death.

Yank Louisville Jerald Towater Vietnam War Department da Nang

Manchester Plant Mishap Injures One

Ronald Pitcher, 52, of Manchester, suffered severe lacerations to his right hand Friday morning when it became caught in a mechanical press at Henderson Manufacturing Co. He was taken to Delaware County Memorial hospital and later transferred to St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Manchester Ronald Pitcher Henderson Manufacturing Co Delaware County Memorial Hospital St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids

Forceps Left In Abdomen Alleged In Omaha Suit

An Omaha man James Earp, 47, sues two Wichita physicians Dr. Robert Hull and Dr. Larry Vin Zant and St Joseph Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for 250000 alleging a six and a half inch surgical forceps was left in his abdomen during an operation and found on January 27 after X rays at an Omaha hospital.

Wichita (Ap Omaha Wichita St. Joseph Hospital James Earp Robert Hull Larry Vin Zant

Price Supports Set By Ag Secretary for 1966 Crops

Washington AP report says price supports for 1966 flaxseed honey and dry edible beans were announced. Flaxseed at 2.90 per bushel, honey 11.04 cents per pound, dry beans 6.33 per hundredweight. Secretary Freeman noted 1965 flaxseed value around 99.5 million, with 1964 at 68.9 million and 1963 at 86 million.

Washington (Ap Freeman

Handy Shopping Guide in Gazette Advertisements

A Handy Shopping Guide appears in the Gazette Want Ad pages each evening. The column highlights daily shopping leads and value offers for readers seeking quick buys and local deals.

Gazette

Claims Wrong Law Cited in Painter Case

Iowa supreme court is challenged over ruling in the Mark Painter custody case. Harold W. Painter of Walnut Creek California argues the court relied on a repealed Iowa law when deciding in favor of Mark Bannister and his grandparents Dwight Bannister and wife in Ames. The filing asserts the 1963 legislature replaced the law granting preference to parents with a guardian standard and warns the ruling could permit removal of children from fit parents if a better home exists.

DES Moines Iowa Supreme Court Iowa Mark Painter Harold W. Painter Walnut Creek Calif Mark Dwight Bannister Ames Supreme Court Iowa Civil Liberties Union Painter California the Bannisters Bannister

Classified Ads Don’t Cost They Pay For Action Audience

Weekend Want Ad call line invites readers to place notices before the Action Audience. Call 362 1121 and ask for an Ad Taker to publish messages.

Council Buys Time for PRIN and Trades in Budget talks

The council pauses major decisions to examine the PRIN project and trade proposals amid ongoing budget discussions. Officials debate funding sources and potential impacts on services. Community groups await clarity as meetings continue through the week.

Iowa GOP Women Scrap Primary Campaign Caravan

The Iowa Council of Republican Women cancels its traditional primary caravan citing scheduling and candidate preferences. The group will still host a booth at the State Fair and plan a July 4 rally in Crawfordsville, with district meetings set for April in Osceola Estherville Boone Cresco Clinton West Branch.

Des Moines Iowa Council of Republican Women Iowa Central Committee George Paul Brooklyn Iowa Republican Central Committee Paul Council of Republican Women Iowa State Fair G.O.P Crawfordsville Iowa Republican Party Osceola Estherville Boone Bedford Cresco Clinton West Branch

Iowa DAR Attacks U S Poverty Program At Convention

The Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution passes a resolution condemning the national anti poverty program. It calls for funds to be funneled through a single state agency and cites bungling and duplication of local agencies.

Des Moines Iowa Society of the Daughter of the American Revolution DAR

Rockefeller backs Javits as favorite son candidate

Governor Rockefeller says he would endorse Sen. Javits of New York as a favorite son candidate for the 1968 presidential nomination. He previously pledged support for Javits as vice president at the Republican national convention, made at a Friday night news conference.

New York Rockefeller Sen Javits R-N.y

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