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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1969
Page
3
The Daily Record details the midweek weather with high and low temperatures, expected precipitation, and rainfall totals for April. It lists barometer trends, humidity at noon, wind direction and speed at 2 pm, sunrise and sunset times, and a year-ago comparison, noting pool levels and the percent of normal for the year.
The Iowa Senate approved SF619, SF40, SF97, SF120, and HF151 with votes ranging 54 to 56 in support, sending them to the House. HF781 reapportionment was noted. The House convened, passed multiple measures including HF436, and debated SF295 on tuition grants for private college students. Public notices of births and obituaries followed with several names and addresses listed.
A list of individuals appears with paired案 or family names indicating potential legal or protective proceedings. Mentions include Hyduk, Walker, Pierce, Curtis, Suttles, Morrow, Wilson, Edwards, Alessio, Lighty, Coster and others. Times given include 12 pm and 2 06 p.m. with a false alarm at 1243 Twentieth Street SW.
Des Moines Republican Floor Leader David Stanley predicted the Senate would approve the House reapportionment plan with few changes. He cited a single constitutional issue in Sioux City and noted Woodbury county’s population variance. Stanley said courts would likely allow some leeway in district size.
DES MOINES AP The senate schools committee approved a measure to allow districts to provide bus transportation for nonpublic school students if residents vote affirmatively. The vote index was 9 to 3 on Thursday, reviving the proposal near the end of the 63rd Iowa general assembly.
Prime Minister Balthazar Vorster in Upington says South Africa’s future is bright due to separate development, or apartheid, creating equal opportunities for all. He argues races are different but can live together in peace and harmony and predicts visitors will come to study this model.
A letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch questions why Saint Louis Symphony musicians rehearse on stage before performances. The note mentions the group had been on strike for higher wages earlier in the season.
The 50th anniversary of United States air mail service was observed on May 15, 1968, marking half a century of nationwide airborne mail delivery and postal aviation development.
Local ad seeks extra storage space for belongings. Person offers to rent or swap small to medium units, with flexible terms and nearby locations. Applicants should contact for details and pricing.
Gov. Ray to inspect flood work as Mississippi rises to 24 feet at Dubuque and 19.5 feet in the Quad Cities. Twenty miles south Crisscross towns report closures, evacuations, and bridge risk while the Rock Island Army Engineers tally $3 million spent on dikes and levees since late March.
The April rain, said to bring May flowers by old saying, drenched Iowa on Thursday with more than an inch in Bloomfield, Mt. Pleasant and Albia and half an inch or more elsewhere. The Weather Bureau forecast rain ending by night in the northwest and across the state later, with cooler temps and upper 30s to lower 40s. Friday looks warmer in the west and central regions with partly cloudy skies and highs in the 50s to 60s in northeast Iowa.
Fairfield Iowa Fort Madison man Robert Roberts 52 dies after his station wagon collides with a semi truck on Highway 34 four miles west of Fairfield His wife Dorothy is hospitalized in Fairfield in fair condition The truck driver Thomas Lavelle from Fort Madison is uninjured The couple formerly lived in Cedar Rapids where he worked for the Chamber of Commerce and station WMT
President Nixon designates Peter Flanigan a 45 year old New York investment banker and former campaign aide as one of six presidential assistants, expanding the White House staff.
The Iowa senate debated a proposal to raise county officers salaries by 2000 dollars per year for treasurers auditors clerks and sheriffs and 1200 to 2000 for attorneys with supervisors moving to annual salaries. Aimed at saving costs and curbing inefficiency the bill faces opposition and multiple amendments including a push to limit increases in larger counties.
Jackson County Sheriff Robert Lyons reported no concrete leads in the murder of Berendes a full time police chief in a Mississippi river town of about 2200. Berendes checked into police headquarters around 3 am and was found dead after a struggle in an auto garage where burglars had struck before. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Tass said Warsaw Pact air defense maneuvers in Eastern Europe ended after three days. In Prague the move sparked distrust and denounced collaborators, while three Hungarian communists criticized Czechoslovak leaders amid anti-Soviet outbursts.
Wind generates most ocean waves, transferring energy to the sea surface and creating rolling swells across vast distances. This wind-wave process shapes coastlines, weather patterns, and marine navigation.
Fragmentary Pentagon briefings describe a Navy plane involved in a U S plan to spark a war in Korea. No Mayday record found, last radio teletype 50 minutes before loss. North Korean air activity noted but no evidence of ground force alert. no CIA or NSA mission aboard. Nixon's briefing airdate signals no Panmunjom meeting and Congress shows restrained retaliation debate.
The salivary glands of the short tailed shrew contain enough poison to kill 200 mice.
A concise promo suggests that want ads attract buyers and provides a contact number 369-1234 for readers to reach out. The note emphasizes fast results from placing classified ads.
Irving C. Lovejoy of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a long illness at age 67. He taught in Chicago schools before retirement and held Masonic and fraternal memberships. Surviving: two sons Maurice and Curtiss, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, siblings, and nieces. Services set in Chicago with in Iowa donations to Central Park Presbyterian heart fund.
Pauline DeBont 73 widow of Robert DeBont died after a brief illness. Born January 20 1896 in Parnell she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. Survived by two daughters Betty Johnston and Mrs. Martin Moynihan. three grandchildren. one great granddaughter. a brother Charles Gillam. two sisters Agnes Lessman and Mrs. George Hansen. Services Saturday 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial at St. Marys Cemetery Williamsburg. Rosaries Friday at Monahan Stewart funeral home seven p.m. and 7:30 p.m. by Father OBrien and St. Margarets Circle.
Helen Louise Richards 78 formerly of Cedar Rapids and Fort Worth died after a long career with the Iowa highway commission and early work with her father E. E. Richards publisher of the Western Poultry Journal. She is survived by a sister Mrs Harold S Foster of Fort Worth. Services and burial will be in Fort Worth on Friday.
Memorial services for Edwin LeRoy Rask at Turner chapel East Friday at 1 30 p m conducted by Rev John M Jensen with burial at Oakland cemetery Manchester graveside rites at 3 p m Frank W Kolda to be buried Friday at 10 30 a m Brush chapel with Rev A T Washington officiating at Czech National cemetery
A Roswell computer at the Eastern New Mexico State fair echoed Gov. David F. Cargo’s input after he fed his signature. The machine remarked that the governor derives pleasure from discussing issues and is well qualified to direct people in learning, with unique experiences that foster a love for others and belief in persuasion’s power without abuse. The governor said he had known this all along.
Student leaders at Coe College canceled a planned protest after a letter from President Joseph McCabe outlined wage increases of eight percent for maids and custodians plus five percent merit raises, a review of work schedules, and a push for a broader benefits program.
Confidence men posing as bank examiners or employees are active in the area again. About six residents told police Thursday they were contacted by a man asking for details of bank accounts and urging cash withdrawals to trap a suspected thief. Elderly victims are common targets. banks do not handle such matters by phone. Call police first.
A Thursday afternoon fire at Avis Motors on Mt. Vernon Road SE in Cedar Rapids damaged a garage and two cars. Firefighters from Cedar Rapids and West Bertram say a workman backed a car into the garage causing a fuel leak and fumes that ignited from a heater. The car was moved outside with minor damage while the garage and a nearby car received heavier damage. The shop housed tools tires auto parts and an auto parts washer.
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