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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1967
Page
2
The daily weather page reports highs in the 60s and 70s with a warming trend through next Monday. Normal highs and lows vary by region, and precipitation is expected mainly in showers or thunderstorms late period. Local road and utility notices follow, with multiple traffic and legal items listed.
Indictments allege conspiracy and 15 counts of mail fraud tied to a hoax drowning claim by Mrs. McNelly and ex-wife Chester McNelly of Cedar Falls. Knoop, listed as Inglewood resident, was arrested after living under an alias. March 28 1964 Lake Mead drowning cited. Proceedings set in Cedar Falls.
LBJ urged modernization of post offices pointing to old, small facilities and the need for high speed mail processing. He suggested a two year from now special surcharge on odd sized envelopes as part of upgrading the system. Meanwhile labor council members were urged to refrain from watching networks. NBC accused AFTRA over salaries and local news staff, noting NY announcers earn about 30,000 yearly and disputing a 30 weekly raise.
The President urged prompt passage of his pay and postal rate proposals. He argued essential changes are needed for a responsive government and an efficient postal system. Delays beyond suggested dates would be inexcusable and costly, hampering efforts to modernize the postal service.
Linn County Supervisors William Linstrom and Anthony Scolaro demand Cedar Rapids cover cleanup costs for the courthouse front after roadwork damaged sidewalks and a stone railing. They note the municipal court facility is not imminent and question bond legality for city office space. Scolaro plans talks with Chamber of Commerce VP Larry Owen on the Chamber building ownership and possible municipal court use.
Cedar Rapids city council approved 16 paving projects totaling about 307277 dollars. The alley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues SW was dropped after objections. Bid setting fixed for 9 a.m. April 26. Southeast quadrant lists include 34th Street from Mt Vernon road to Henderson avenue and several alleys between Third/Fourth and Second/Third streets.
The Linn county supervisors signed a contract with Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. to install a new courthouse phone system with 100 direct extensions later this year. The current setup uses a courthouse switch board and has 137 extensions. Supervisor Anthony Scolaro said the system will improve public access to officials.
Howard and Eleanor June Dubishar filed a $48,796.61 auto accident damages suit against Robert L. Sweet and Steven Owen Sweet. The claim states Mrs. Dubishar was a passenger in a car driven by Virgil Garwood when it was struck by the Sweet vehicle on Oct. 17, 1965 near the Ambassador Lounge on highway 150 south of its junction with highway 64 east of Marion.
The Iowa Senate debated restricting off interstate three unit trucks with amendments to 11 miles and 1 mile limits. Proponents argued enforcement and discriminatory effects, while opponents pressed for a workable compromise as lawmakers weighed safety and highway impact. The final vote left the bill alive but contentious.
Independent press states the Riverside laundromat in Jakarta experienced a break in during the early hours of Wednesday. Wallboard money schemes were found in place with some dollar bills missing. no political links were indicated by spokesman Walt Roehrkasse.
A rape charge filed January 7 against Kenneth R. Oliver, 24, of Chicago, was dismissed in municipal court Tuesday after a preliminary hearing before Judge Loren Hullinger Jr. The case was dropped following the hearing.
City detectives search for a man who stabbed 19 year old Robert Bemis outside an east side apartment building after a disturbance. Bemis, 1920 First Avenue E, is in fair condition in St Luke's hospital ICU. The assailants fled and no witnesses reported seeing them leave by car.
A man was stabbed in the back with a pocket knife Wednesday afternoon at the Sixteenth Avenue Shell station at Sixteenth Avenue and Sixth Street SW. James Benjamin Surrett, 23, of 1410 Bever Avenue SE, was taken to St Luke's hospital after 12:30 PM. Edwin E. Cline, 24, who may live at 641 Twenty‑first Avenue SW, was arrested at the scene and questioned. Neither man worked at the station.
DES MOINES AP The House backed a bill to create a state merit system with a three year service threshold for tests of competence for most employees. An amendment shifts removal power to the executive council instead of the governor and requires testing for employees with three years or less service unless certified competent by supervisors.
Testimony tied Richard Speck to the May 1966 arrival of nurses Amurao Gargullo Pasion Jordan in Chicago. Prosecutors showed a townhouse model and cited Speck flashing a gun and knife at a tavern hours before the nurses were stabbed and strangled. Witnesses described Speck’s movements and the victims’ shifts as the trial continued.
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