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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1969
Page
5
Temperatures forecast four to six degrees above normal for Saturday through next Wednesday. Normal highs near 60 and lows in the 30s to upper 30s. Precipitation expected under half an inch, mainly light showers.
The Iowa Senate on Thursday and Friday advanced SF601 to create a revolving fund in the state auditor’s office for administering the Iowa industrial loan law. It concurred in house amendments to SF226 allowing teenagers to receive venereal disease treatment without parental consent. The chamber also adopted a conference committee report on SF139 to make failure to pay a bad check within 10 days prima facie evidence of fraud and passed HF196 permitting city councils to approve elderly housing projects without a public vote. Goes to governor and house respectively.
Weather bureau data indicate the crest on the Mississippi at Guttenberg will have little effect. Sioux City officials expect a gradual recession in water levels though danger remains.
The Mississippi River is forecast to crest around 21.5 feet in McGregor on April 25 or 26, which would be nearly four feet below the 1965 flood peak of 25.38 feet. Dike work in Marquette and McGregor is on schedule, with Mar-Mac students filling sandbags as flood measures begin. The river measured 14.31 feet in Marquette Friday, up from 13.64 feet Thursday, with flood stage at 18 feet.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell told about 4,000 University of Alabama students that he will call a national convention to push for an Edward Kennedy Julian Bond Democratic ticket in 1972. He warned the party should embrace Kennedy Bond or risk a third party.
Teressa Prohosky of West Liberty Iowa disappeared after taking her sons to school and flying to Las Vegas. She later woke in a Sal Sager hotel in a nun like costume bound with tape claiming she was Eno Onmai. Police say the trance may be self induced and not a police matter.
President Nixon will publicly summarize his revised 1970 budget on Saturday. Press Secretary Ziegler said the statement will outline the broad budget and surplus changes with detailed figures released early next week. The revised total is expected near 193 to 195 billion dollars, with a smaller projected surplus than the Johnson administration.
The University of Iowa established the first law school west of the Mississippi in 1868. This milestone marked a pioneering step in American legal education, expanding access for students in the western United States.
London based Institute for Strategic Studies warns U S strength relative to the Soviet Union declined in the past year The survey predicts the Soviets may overtake the U S in ICBMs by mid 1969 while the U S retains overall lead in nuclear forces The report also notes U S global role could shrink in the 1970s and China shows limited ICBM progress and failed satellite launch attempts
Howard Brant Coy, 35, of Pittsburg, was charged with first degree murder in Sioux City for the death of a man found near a tavern. A second body with slashed throat was found earlier at a highway rest area. Leo Smith, 57, Wilton Junction, was named as the first victim. Bond set at $25,000. Authorities weigh a possible link between the two slayings as Coy’s arraignment is postponed for counsel.
The Nixon administration prepares legislation to curb loopholes used by wealthy taxpayers to avoid taxes. The plan caps exemptions at 50 percent of income for those exempting 10 000 or more, phased in over three years from 80 to 50 percent. Affected top earners could see substantial increases in taxable income.
Jerry Wood, a delivery driver, won the Pied Piper contest in Indianapolis with 572 rats seized using traps and a club. He will spend his $250 bounty on a Canadian moose hunt. The De Ratification drive collected 1,222 rats. 37 competitors entered, eleven boys killed 167 rats in a 55 acre field.
A congressional group led by Sparkman discusses Czech concerns over the return of gold confiscated by Nazis, with senators Allott Bayh Mathias Scott Williams and representatives Adair Derwinski Jarman Pirnie Poage among those present. The talks also note greetings from voters of Czech ancestry in the United States.
Bendix laboratories developed a starter drive that aligns gear and flywheel during startup of heavy equipment engines. Once the engine fires, an automatic separator disengages the two mechanisms preventing the familiar chattering sound.
In Richmond England two neighbors disputed a blue bicycle claimed for their sons. The judge found no proof and awarded half to each child with Gary Carrig receiving the pedals saddle bell chain tire valves and grips while Stephen Thomas got the frame wheels tires handlebars and mudflaps.
Jurors viewed three black and white and one color photo of 17 year old Linda Boothe’s battered body as evidence in the Michael Niccum murder trial. Dr Leo Luka testified the autopsy showed deaths from multiple facial and skull fractures caused by bludgeoning, likely from a wood club.
Students at Rutgers Newark demand more state aid while six Harvard Tech instructors face dismissal or demotion for alleged misconduct. Oberlin hosts an all night sit in against Peace Corps recruitment. MIT heckles Rostow as police arrest four at Temple for explosives. Southern University reopens after 27 arrests over a flag substitution. NYU and Queens College host sit ins and bomb threats amid protests against defense recruiters on campus.
Police guard Mayor Walter Sullivan in Cambridge after a sit-in raid at Harvard. Detectives protected his home as threats by phone and to burn the house were reported. Four Sullivan children were removed from school amid the safety response.
In Trenton New Jersey police seek a midafternoon loan company robber who wore purple pants and a navy coat with an ornament in the left ear. He escaped in a yellow taxicab after a $300 theft.
Mrs. Doolin 33 of 1532 Fifth Ave SE given until 10:30 a.m. April 24 to move or plead on an open murder charge. Bond set at 25000 with 10 percent cash. state-appointed counsel named. Also arraigned: Robert R. Elliott 21 and Robert L. Steil Jr. 21 on assault with intent charges. Elliott faces $2500 bond and repatriation. Steil remains jailed on $5000 bond after pleading innocent.
Gov Robert Ray sent four appointments to the Iowa Senate for confirmation. George A Lundberg of Des Moines is named to the Employment Security Commission for six years starting July 1. Robert W Coleman of Clinton joins the Advisory Investment Board of the Iowa Public Employer Retirement System for six years. Wendell C Tellett of Atlantic is named to the Soil Conservation Commission for six years. Donald Ossian of Denison and Bryan Weberg of Kiron succeed Edmund A McGuinn and Bry an Weberg on the Appeal Board for State Institution Construction Contracts for four years starting July 1.
Lina Norland 80 a Cedar Rapids resident until nine years ago died Thursday in Mesa Arizona after a long illness. Survived by husband Thor two sons Thor Jr and Carmen Engelbert a daughter Mrs John Melichar two sisters and ten grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 pm at First Evangelical Lutheran Church Mesa burial Green Acres Memorial Garden Scottsdale.
About 500 motor boat owners in Linn County have not renewed licenses expiring April 30. If not renewed by May 1, a 25 percent penalty applies. Renew at the county recorder's office or by mail with certificate, application, and 4.50 fee. Call 398-3441 for an application card.
Judge Warren Rees established Blair House assessed values at 405 350 for 1966 and 466 415 for 1967 and 1968 after Linncourt appeals. The petitions by Blair House partners argued higher actual value and lower assessed figures, claiming actual value near 1 784 016 and assessments around 481 685, seeking no more than 1 296 295 actual and 350 000 assessed.
Max W. Addison a 45 year old resident pled guilty in Linn district court to drunk driving. Judge Warren Rees fined $300 and revoked his license for 60 days after an arrest on December 11 at Twenty eighth street and Seventh avenue Marion. Police reported erratic driving.
Linn district court petit jurors need not report next Monday per clerk Kenneth Perry. Jurors should report April 21 on the courthouse third floor unless notified otherwise.
Continental Insurance Corp sues James E. Madden and Jackie J. Madden for mortgage foreclosure seeking $8,205.27 in principal and interest, with the case proceeding in a local court.
Clay Roberts, 26, of Iowa City, was arrested Friday by Iowa City police and charged with false uttering of a check. Municipal Judge Marion Neely imposed a 10 day sentence in the Johnson county jail on Roberts' plea of guilty.
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