Weather and court notes from a local daily record
The record includes a five day forecast with temperatures 5 to 13 degrees above normal across regions, plus normal highs and lows, precipitation totals and daily weather notes. It lists court fines for L Snitker and Mark Ellis among others, and a long notices section of funerals and services at multiple towns including LaCrosse Lansing Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and Tipton with times and locations.
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Blamarek
Buuth Pia Bear i
Agashinetn
Births and notices from St Luke's and area
Births list at St Luke's April 9 includes Keith Penning daughter, Robert Becker son, David Waggoner daughter, Robert Tobiason son, Joseph Arnold son, Larry Hicks daughter. At Munich Spec 4 and Mrs John Roberts a son. Separate maintenance cases Enabnit v Enabnit, Turner v Turner, Carlin v Carlin. Marriage licenses Richard W White and Linda Frink. Police and fire blotter details for Tuesday events including exhaust duct fault, controlled burning, various fires, and matches ignite papers. Speeding and fines for multiple individuals. Also list Gorman case: failure to stop in assured clear distance ahead.
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Keith Penning
Seventh Avenue
Robert Becker
Circle Drive
David Waggoner
E Street
Robert Tobiason
Crandall Drive
Sally Ann Becker
Park Towne Place
Anthony R. Sario
Sherman Street
Alan W. Chamberlain
Thirteenth Street
Ralph C. Petersen
Seventeenth Street
Donald R. Skala
Wilson Avenue
Mark A. Christensen
Sixth Avenue
James K. Hall
Glass Road
Lloyd I. Clark
Jerry L. Mable
Parkview Drive
Marion
John G. Vecellio
Joseph J. Novotny
Solon
Judith J. Mur
Ronald Lee Prokop
Twenty-fourth Street
Edward D. Miller
Twenty-first Street
Gorman
Riots and curfews ease as national guard withdraws
Across several A cities and towns, measures tied to civil unrest loosen. In Youngstown a guard jeep overturned and a 13 year old was shot in the leg during disorder. Philadelphia relaxed limits and Baltimore eyed baseball to ease tensions as Memphis guards withdraw. Curfews end or relax in Detroit Cincinnati Pittsburgh Nashville and Chattanooga.
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Youngstown
Ohio
National Guard
Philadelphia
James Tate
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Orioles
Oakland Athletics
Memphis
Detroit
George Romney
Romney
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Walter Grant Seeks Democratic Nomination for Linn County Sheriff
Walter H. Grant 61 of Springville Linn County sheriff since 1965 announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. A retired naval officer and former highway patrol and Pinkerton worker, he aims to improve law enforcement through academy training and deputy education. Grant served 30 years in the Navy, earning the Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre, and wartime service in Europe and the Pacific. He holds church and civic roles in Cedar Rapids and Springville and has a wife and three children.
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Walter H. Grant
Springville
Linn County
Grant
Iowa Highway Patrol
Pinkerton Security Service
Cedar Rapids
FBI Academy
Southern Police Science Academy
Louisville
Navy
American Legion
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Royal Arch Masons
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Loyal Order of Moose
The
Navy League
Citizens Committee For Alcoholism
Cedar Rapids Teen Club, Inc
Combat Mobilization Bill Rumored to Expand Draft Scope
Reported details suggest the bill would extend compulsory service to males aged 18 to 40 or older, require recall of most reserves and veterans, and imply broad economic measures under general mobilization.
Viet Cong Threat After Saigon Leaders Murdered
The Viet Cong charged that two leaders, Mrs Le Thi Rieng and Tran Van Kieu, were massacred in Saigon on January 31. They vowed retaliation and warned they would take appropriate measures against captors if U.S. imperialists and the South Vietnamese administration continue killings.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
U.S
le Thi Rieng
Tran van Kieu
U.S. Shows Smallest Rise in Living Costs Among 10 Nations
West Germany 1967 study finds the United States had the slowest increase in the cost of living for a middle income family of four from 1957 to 1967, rising 18.7 percent while France jumped 64.3 percent and West Germany 26.1 percent. Wages excluded from the study.
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Bonn
U.S
France
West Germany
America
Ferry Furies Roar As Storm Wrecks Wellington Coast
A cn storm battered the southern North Island causing floods and structural damage. Two people were killed on land as houses in Wellington were deroofed and a pirate radio ship, Tiri II, ran aground but suffered little damage. Prime Minister Holyoake ordered cabinet focus on the emergency as lifeboats and small craft rescued survivors.
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North Island
Wellington
Keith Holyoake
Deaths Virginia W Quinby at 921 Eleventh Street NW
Virginia W. Quinby born March 8 1908 in Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a sudden illness. Wife of Harry D. Quinby she leaves three sons Robert Wayne and Michael a sister four brothers and eight grandchildren. Memorial services Friday 1 30 p m Turner chapel east officiated by Rev. Gilbert Meseke burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call chapel until 1 p.m. Friday and casket will not be opened after the service. Memorial contributions suggested to Zion Lutheran church Memorial Fund.
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Virginia W. Quinby
Eleventh Street
Harry D. Quinby
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Hiawatha
Wayne
Michael
J. L. Rooks
Charles E. Carson
Wm. F. Carson
George E. Carson
Walter J. Carson
Moline
Ill
Turner Chapel
Gilbert Meseke
Linwood Cemetery
Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund
John E. Gould dies Cedar Rapids bricklayer veteran
John E. Gould age 83 of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday. He was born August 20 1882 in DeWitt and worked as a bricklayer before retirement. Survived by wife Mary a daughter Helen Florang and son Charles all of Cedar Rapids two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Brady mortuary with Most Rev J Robert McDonald Parish Rosary 7 p.m. Friday. Burial Mt Calvary cemetery. Funeral mass 9 30 a.m. Monday at St Patrick s Church.
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John E. Gould
E Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
DeWitt
Mary
Helen Florang
Charles
Mary Kelly
Clinton
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Brady Mortuary
J. Robert McDonald
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Widow Anna Tomec Dies in Cedar Rapids After Lifelong Local Ties
Anna Tomec 103 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids widow of Victor Tomec and former Home cafeteria owner died Tuesday evening. Born September 25, 1886 in Bohemia she leaves a grandson and three great grandchildren. She was a VFW auxiliary and Malta chapter 415 CES member. Chapel East service Thursday at 1 30 p m officiated by Very Rev D A Loferski of St John s Episcopal Burial Inglewood California Friends may call at the chapel.
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Anna Tomec
Victor Tomec
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Bohemia
Inglewood
Calif
Memorial Services for Ernest Dostal at Kuba Funeral Home
Memorial services for Ernest Dostal will be held at Kuba funeral home east at 1 30 Thursday conducted by Rev. William B. Harnish. Burial will be in the Czech National cemetery. Friends may contribute to the YMCA building fund if they wish.
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Dostal
Ernest
Kuba
William B. Harnish
Czech National Cemetery
Ymca Building Fund
Youth Denies Counts Trial To Be Monday
Police arrested Edward J. Duffy 20 of 3512 Bel Air drive SE at Van Vetchen park Tuesday evening and charged him with driving while license suspended and possession of beer as a minor. Duffy pled innocent in municipal court and trial was set for April 15. Officers also charged his mother Catherine Duffy with permitting an unauthorized person to drive.
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Edward J. Duffy
Bel Air Drive
van Vetchen Park
Duffy
Catherine Duffy
Federal Warrant Out For Wendell Beets
A federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution is filed against Wendell A. Beets 22, a former Cedar Rapids man sought on about 15 counts of writing bad checks and a forgery charge. He previously received 30 day suspended sentences on check charges twice in 1967.
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Cedar Rapids
Wendell A. Beets
Man Charged With False Uttering
Stephen W. Heimann of 600 Fifth Avenue SE was arrested on a warrant for false uttering of checks. He allegedly passed a faulty $13.88 check on January 5 to a service station and was released on his own recognizance.
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Stephen W. Heimann
Fifth Avenue SE
Heimann
Talk with Husband of Slain Girl Special to The Gazette
Richard Maggert the former husband of Geraldine Maggert 25 was questioned by Johnson County and state agents. Geraldine's body was found in a wooded ravine near the Coralville reservoir the previous Saturday morning. An autopsy tentatively listed death as due to a beating and exposure. Maggert recently returned to Elkader for the funeral after living in Utica New York. the couple had been divorced last June. Authorities said no new clues had been found and a lie detector test was conducted in Cedar Rapids. The case remains under investigation with no confirmation on reports of pregnancy.
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Iowa City
Richard Maggert
Geraldine Maggert
Johnson County
Maggert
Utica
N.Y
Elkader
Bud’’ Sueppel
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Sueppel
Cedar Rapids
Clayton County
Milton Klink
Court Sends Drunk Driver to Oakdale Center
Donald V. Tiernan 44 of 1612 B Avenue NE pled guilty to a third offense drunk driving. Judge B. J. Maxwell committed him to Oakdale Alcoholic Treatment Center and ordered return to court for further action after treatment. Deputies said Tiernan drove slowly and erratically on county road 78 January 19 and he denied the charge January 31.
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Donald V. Tiernan
B Avenue NE
Oakdale
B. J. Maxwell
Tiernan
France backs Vietnam peace talks progress says government
Paris officials welcomed steps toward the Vietnam peace talks as progress toward a settlement. A government spokesman on Wednesday stressed satisfaction with events shaping the negotiations and urged continued efforts by involved parties.
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Paris
France
Vietnam
Johnson Foresees Possible North Vietnam Bombing Halt
The article reports intensified bombing of populated areas in North Vietnam after Johnson’s de escalation pledge. It notes Johnson’s White House return, meetings with Ambassador Bunker and Gen Westmoreland, and preparations for a potential total bombing halt to test Hanoi’s willingness to negotiate with a possible resumption if talks stall.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
White House
Josef Klaus
Austria
Camp David
US S. Pacific
Grant Sharp
Sharp
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Saigon
Bunker
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Hanoi
Washington Post
Post
Murray Marder
South Korean General Warns Against Armistice Settlements
Lt. Gen. Chae Myung shin, commander of South Korean forces in Vietnam, warns that a patch-up armistice with the communists could trigger a second Vietnam war in other regions such as Latin America or Africa. He cites Washington Hanoi peace talks as premature and shocking amid ongoing fighting.
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Seoul
Vietnam
Chae Myung-shin
Latin America
Africa
Republic of Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
Chae
Helicopter Idea Backed For High-Ruild Fires
Buffalo Fire Commissioner Robert Howard suggests using a helicopter to combat fires in tall buildings, indicating it could aid firefighting operations in upper floors and difficult-to-reach areas.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Robert Howard
Public Hearing on Cedar Rapids 1968 Paving Plan Draws Varied Views
Cedar Rapids taxpayers attended the public hearing on the proposed 1968 concrete paving program covering 14 streets and alleys at a cost of 445386.65 dollars. Residents supported improving Thirty fifth street NE and Second Avenue SE while opponents cited truck traffic and high assessments, with action postponed to next week and written objections also filed.
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Cedar Rapids
Thirty-fifth Street
Washington High School
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Mexico Involves Probe In City Slaying Rumors
Authorities dismissed links to a Mexico rumor after Rolando Veloz reported a resemblance to a tourist card applicant. A 19 year old Memphis State student was cleared. FBI contact with Mexico City center police was noted. The found Remington rifle did not match stolen gun serials from Dowdle’s sporting goods store.
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Mexico
Rolando Veloz
King
Memphis State University
Memphis
Park Ridge
Ill
Washington
Justice Department
Memphis Commercial Appeal
FBI
Central Police
Mexico City
B. C. Dowdle
Dowdle
State Officials In Washington For Road Talks
Iowa members of congress and Iowa highway officials agreed to hold semi annual meetings to discuss roadbuilding problems. The discussions focus on the uncertain future of federal highway aid beyond 1972 and the need for Congress to indicate its attitude soon.
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Washington
Iowa
Congress
J. R. Coupal, Jr
Iowa Highway Commission
Harry J. Bradley
Bradley
Iown
Cedar Rapids Girl Burned Playing With Matches
A six year old Cedar Rapids girl Bonnie Hill of 1102 C avenue NW was severely burned Tuesday afternoon when her clothes caught fire while she played with matches. She was taken to St Luke’s hospital then transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City and listed in serious condition Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Bonnie Hill
C Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Bonnie
Floyd Hill
Itinerant Preacher Cleared After FBI Questioning
Joplin Missouri police say Lynn Cleveland 33 of St. Louis was questioned in an FBI related to an assassination but cleared of all crime charges. Police chief Adrian Mecham said identity and innocence are confirmed and charges will be dropped. Cleveland's father was en route from Palmer Texas to take custody for return.
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Joplin
FBI
Lynn Cleveland
St. Louis
Adrian Mecham
Cleveland
Palmer
Texas
Funeral at Morehouse Reveals Race and Memorial Plans
Funeral services at Morehouse College took place in a dogwood shaded quadrangle with nearly half the mourners white. After the outdoor service a burial vault drew crowds gathering flowers and fern sprouts, while a midnight knot lingered near the crypt. The site, possibly temporary, sits at a historic cemetery founded by enslaved people, with King's maternal grandparents buried there. A memorial on campus is planned to be completed in about six months.
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Morehouse College
King
Morehouse
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