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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1966
Page
24
Five day forecast shows coolerthan normal highs and showers, while the rest of the page lists fire calls, speeding tickets, court fines, church services, obituaries and local family notices with numerous names and addresses from the Cedar Rapids area.
Paul J. Maestre 26 of 1736 Sierra Drive NE Cedar Rapids died in University Hospitals Iowa City after a week illness. Born May 13 1989 he was a Cedar Rapids lifelong resident and Regis high school graduate 1959 attended St Ambrose College one year. Survived by parents a sister and grandfather. Services Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church burial Mt Calvary. Msgr Roach to lead rosary Friday. Charles F Meyer 80 Ingleside custodian died after long illness born May 5 1885 in Illinois lived in Palisades 50 years moved 1954 survived by wife two sons a daughter a brother and many grandchildren great grandchildren memorial services Monday Turner Chapel burial Oak Hill. Leonard Kelly 55 Cedar Rapids resident and Allis Chalmers employee died after long illness born November 28 1910 at Wall Lake survived by wife two sons two daughters sisters and five brothers parish rosary Friday Brady mortuary to Colonial funeral home then Dougherty burial Monday. Miss Marie P Prasek 77 Cedar Rapids resident for 70 years died after long illness born August 16 1888 in Czechoslovakia survived by sister and brother. Private services Beatty Bearle funeral home Saturday cremation.
Memorial services announced for Novak Edward E native of Johnson county who died in New Prague Minnesota. Services at Turner chapel Enders Elizabeth and Hakes Sara E at Turner fchapel. Lawrence Viola B and Burke James C also noted with burial plans at local cemeteries. Friends may call and casket not opened after service.
A congressional committee rejected budget cuts and added funds to nutrition programs. It boosted the milk program by 82 million beyond the President’s request, expanded free and low cost school lunches by 19 million, and adjusted agriculture research and soil and watershed funding by about 26.9 million.
In Lion district court Judge William Eads overruled defense objections and allowed private investigator M D Huffman to testify about the fire at the Citizen Times plant on Aug 15 1964. Fire Chief Jesse Hunter testified a flammable liquid may have been used to start fires under the church stage.
Hunter admitted James Nisley director of the Linn county social welfare unit told a county board the department's budget was overdrawn as FBI tests on charred remnants failed to establish a liquid used to start the fire. Fulton presented FBI evidence for further testimony on the case. County supervisor Anthony Scolaro noted the first quarter expenditures of this year.
Two Ryan youths James R. Flanigan aged 18 and Donald Sill aged 19 waived to the grand jury after arraignment on charges of grand theft of a 1965 convertible and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. Each posted 2000 bond and was released. The alleged thefts involve a 1965 convertible from Coggon area on April 4 and a 1965 International truck from Light Implement Co. of Coggon on April 3.
Linn County Court Clerk Kenneth Perry announced jurors reporting for the week of April 25 are excused. The exemption excludes jurors in the arson trial of J. W. Grant. panels must report the week of May 2 unless notified otherwise.
Bruce A. Westcott of Marion pleaded not guilty to a charge of desertion and abandonment. He allegedly deserted his three children ages 15 13 and 7 on December 13 last year.
Simba the 125 pound cub, called a friendly neighborhood lion, has a new home after Piedmont city officials reported the owners complied with a new ordinance. The council banned keeping potentially dangerous house pets within the city, turning Simba into a misdemeanor issue if kept locally.
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Whit Elder Gannaway of Cedar Rapids has filed a 20000 automobile accident suit against Eugene M. Peden of Linn county. He alleges a head on collision on December 10 1964 on the Cedar River bridge on highway 30 about six miles east of Cedar Rapids. Gannaway says Peden failed to keep his vehicle on the right side of the highway.
Four youths, including Thomas Carney III 18, received suspended jail terms for discharging firearms from a car on the southwest side on December 9. One 30 day sentence was given to a fourth boy to be served after a separate six month sentence for breaking and entering. Others, Jerry Satinsky 16 Ronald Hunt 18 and Doyle Hoover 17, received suspended terms.
Detroit police chief resigns from the Knights of Columbus detective unit after a member is barred for color. Chief Vincent Piersante noted the decision against Charles Jackson, a homicide bureau detective, was indefensible. About one quarter of 400 members voted.
Clare Lawrence 46 was being transferred Friday from Emporia Kansas to Veterans Administration Hospital Iowa City after a Monday crash that killed his wife Viola 47. The flight used a donated craft piloted by Darlene L Oleson with nurse Karen Pittman. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr and Bailiff Jack Bates arranged it. Lawrence remains in serious condition improved from earlier in the week. memorial services for Viola will be Saturday at Beatty Bearle funeral home at 3 PM.
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