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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1969
Page
2
Highs and lows across cities listed with precipitation totals and barometer readings. Also notes ambulance-like incidents, service times for local obituaries, and funeral details for several residents with names, ages, and burial locations. Local weather includes sunrise and sunset times, humidity, and wind details.
Kenneth R. Oliver of 1006 Sixth Street SE was arrested for receiving stolen property after a Patsy’s Jewelry break in on Second Avenue SE. Officers recovered a ring and the store reported losses exceeding $2,000. Oliver was arraigned before Justice Glenn Powers and held on a $5,000 bond until August 6 for a preliminary hearing.
President Nixon will address the nation briefly on his world trip when arriving at Andrews airbase Sunday night. The White House says all three major networks will cover the arrival live, with a 10:05 p.m. ETA.
A congressional subcommittee appointed by Chairman Rivers will examine brawls at military installations. The seven member panel was named Friday as a Marine died from a Camp Lejeune incident, which authorities described as racial in origin.
Georges de Beauce Quebec AP Prime Minister Trudeau rebuked politicians who let a small minority of maniacs push them around and urged French speaking citizens of Quebec to back the federal government He spoke to about 3000 at St Jean Baptiste day ceremonies in Saint Jean Baptiste where Sherbrooke withdrew its invitation after a bomb explosion and threats.
Hawkeye Sheet Metal and Heating Co moved to 1215 4th Ave SE due to urban renewal. Adv. A close out sale of 1969 Dodge Chrysler Imperial and Dodge trucks at Handler Motors at 2nd Ave and 8th St East Cedar Rapids. Adv. Wanted color TVs any condition. 364-7330. Adv.
James R. Cain 79 of Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids resident 42 years until retiring from Wilson and Co. in 1958 died Friday after a long illness. Born February 20, 1893 at Toddville he married Myrtle Burke October 24, 1916 at Moravia. His wife Myrtle Burke Cain survives. Services Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Reece Funeral Home Ottumwa burial Memorial Lawn Cemetery Ottumwa.
Elizabeth Lawler funeral service scheduled Monday at 10 30 a m at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev Roger E O Brien officiating Burial to follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery Monahan Stewart Funeral Home handling arrangements.
A 19 year old Cedar Rapids woman reports she was grabbed from behind by a blond man about five feet four, 140 pounds, on Eighteenth Street SE between Park and Washington. He pulled her into an alley and garage, attempted a sexual assault, but she broke away and screamed. he fled.
An Alpine guide and a British man whose daughter died in the 1966 Mont Blanc jetliner crash found a victim frozen in ice near the summit. The body was still strapped to a seat as workers removed it from the glacier in Chamonix France.
Dr. Sanford Polansky returned 169000 dollars to Michigan Blue Shield after claiming harassment of his family. He said the money covered services provided to the poor under Medicaid in 1968 and requested an audit of his records.
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports a 2.3 percent rise in non agricultural wage and salary employment in June due to summer hires and settled labor disputes. The June civilian work force reached 78,950 with 76,660 employed and 2,150 unemployed.
Donald E. Johnson head of the Veterans Administration told about 800 attendees at the 51st Iowa American Legion convention in Cedar Rapids that a cost of living escalator is needed in veterans benefits. He stressed education, including extending aid to complete grades, and noted rural areas and Appalachia as priorities. Johnson will speak Sunday with other officials addressing the convention parade and program.
San Francisco AP reports Space Agency head Thomas Paine saying a $24 billion effort could put humans on Mars in 1982. He cited a possible window in 1981 and a nine month mission with a 12 member crew, two surface laboratories, and a return via Venus in 1983.
Joseph Seitz a 21 year old special student at MIT told the Boston Globe he purchased two thirds of the components for an intercontinental ballistic missile from salvage and surplus dealers in Massachusetts and has access to the remainder. He cited an Atlas nose cone priced at 40 cents a pound and a Taunton warehouse providing a Titan II C first stage assembly plus several high level parts. Seitz says he collected the pieces out of idle curiosity to show how easy access is to such material, while noting assembling an ICBM would require extensive time and effort and no classified knowledge is needed.
Ronald L Varner 20 of 1601 Fourteenth Avenue SE was arrested early Saturday for possession of beer as a minor. Officers stopped his car in the 700 block of First Avenue West and found beer in his possession. He posted $30 bond and was released.
An Alitalia flight from Rome plunged into a salt lagoon near Marignano airport but all 45 aboard survived. Police said only a few were injured, all slightly.
Spokane AP reports eight astronauts will fly to Fairchild airbase in eastern Washington to begin a desert survival training course beginning Sunday. The group includes pilots and mission specialists preparing for spaceflight duties and potential emergency landings.
John Walker aged 42 of 1010 Ninth Avenue SE was admitted to Mercy hospital with a gunshot wound to the jaw after he fired a .25 caliber pistol into the air and reportedly drew too close on the third shot. Police called it an accidental shooting and Walker was listed in fair condition.
Ames AP representatives from 20 trucking and business firms testified at a public hearing to show cause why their annual oversized load permits should not be suspended or revoked. Commissioner Koert Voorhees presided. attorney Tom McMillan questioned the hearing’s legal basis, arguing due process and procedural rules. Edward Altorfer of Altorfer Machinery testified as the first violator for operating an oversized load before sunrise on January 13.
Gordon Right a Harlem 13 year old won a $3370 scholarship to Groton but feared wardrobe costs. Welfare workers pooled funds to cover three jackets slacks luggage towels and blankets and will continue aid through his prep years. He credits the program A Better Chance and mentors at St Nicholas Center for inspiring him.
The Guardsmen from Cedarville college will conduct a gospel service at Galilee Baptist church August 7 with a slide presentation on Cedarville’s ministry. Lyle Anderson, from Des Moines, is a music major. Cedarville has about 850 students and Baptist ties. August radio Bible broadcasts on KCRG from First Lutheran Sundays 4 to 5 p.m. involve Cedar Rapids Marion churches. Milton Carlson will speak on the Civic Center at Central Park Presbyterian Church. Rev H Myron Braun will give an organ recital at Manchester Methodist Church using a 16 rank Schantz organ. The Ossian deanery ACCW meets in Decorah with Dr Robert Dolan discussing teens, drugs, and alcohol. A Bible conference on True Christianity runs five days at Tipton Bible Church led by Rev Ralph Sarver. Vacation church school at St Paul’s United Methodist is Aug 5–8 and 12–15 mornings.
Four young Minneapolis residents were arrested Friday in Cedar Rapids on larceny and drug charges. Michael G. Lipp and Barbara Lipp both 19, Thomas K. Petersen 22, and Robin L. Parsons 19 face larceny and drug counts with bonds set. Mrs Lipp charged also with carrying a concealed weapon. The group was stopped on Williams Boulevard SW after motel thefts. drugs were found in their car and a court hearing set for Aug 29 on possible car forfeiture.
Douglas L. Stepanek, 19, of Fairfax, was charged with drunk driving after a two car crash at Fifth Street and F Avenue NW. The vehicle traveled the wrong way on a one way street and struck Don Courtney, who had bruises. Stepanek and Richard Olmstead, a passenger, sustained injuries. all were treated at Mercy hospital. Stepanek was released on orders from Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr.
The first motion picture featuring Mario Lanza, That Midnight Kiss, is scheduled to air Saturday night at 9 30 on KCRG TV 9.
Charles F. Joss seeks a new trial after a federal conviction for making a false statement to purchase a firearm. His attorney asks for evidence to support the motion, citing juror affidavits and alleged perjury by Richard Tebbe, owner of Dick's Sports Center, who sold a pistol April 2 1969. Sentencing pending a pre sentence investigation.
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