Weather snapshot shows scattered heat across major cities
Daily Record lists high temperatures from 85 to 106 with notable precipitation of 0.02 inches in Denver and 0.15 inches in New York. Observations include barometer 30.16 falling, humidity 52 percent at noon, wind from ESE at 6 mph, sun up at 6:04 and set at 8:21.
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Bismarck
Aineapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Omaha
L.angeles
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C.R
Aug 3 notices and incidents from Cedar Rapids area
Aug 3 notices list several births at Ames Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Names include Gerald Hayzlett Toddville and a daughter. Dean Warner Marion a daughter. Virgil Holub Centre Point a son. Paul Manterach Watkins a daughter. John Young Avenue NW a son. Allen Everist a daughter. William Mumm a son. Also mentions Cedar Rapids couples Jeanette Koutny Ricky Whitney Roland Raim Nancy Springer Nancy Broadie Michael Broadie. Gene Brouillette Linda Buresh. Robert Logemann Dorothy Fossler. divorce cases Wilburns Franks Carothers Farleys Noltes. Scheduled times include 1 15 p m, 4 24 p m, and 8 51 p m references. Gasoline fires and engine issues noted at city streets and railroad yards.
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Gerald L. Hayzlett
Toddville
Dean H. Warner
Eleventh Street
Marion
Virgil J. Holub
Center Point
Paul Manternach
Watkins
John F. Young
A Avenue NW
Jeanette M. Koutny
Ricky J. Whitney
Roland L. Raim
Nancy Ann Springer
Cedar Rapids
Nancy L. Broadie
Michael Broadie
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gene R. Brouillette
Sheffield
Linda Buresh
Mt. Vernon
Robert Logemann
Dixon, Ill
Dorothy J. Fossler
Traffic fines and sentences list for multiple offenders
The report records numerous penalties: speeding fines for Josephine C Greiner and others, parking violations for Donald Newkirk and Edward Kugel, failing to control for Isabel Emery and Jay Wortman, leaving the scene for William Brouwer, unsafe lane change for Joseph Sweeney, reckless driving for Leonard Keeley, and vagrancy and drunkenness cases for Richard Waidelich and Lumir Konigsmark, with most fines set at 10 to 40 dollars and several 30 day suspensions. Additional entries include Leonard Keeley twice and Lumir Konigsmark with suspended sentences.
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Donald H. Newkirk
Sixteenth Street
Edward R. Kugel
Fourth Avenue
Isabel Emery
Fifth Avenue SE
Jay D. Wortman
Cedar Rapids
William G. Brouwer
Tenth Avenue
Joseph R. Sweeney
Iowa City
Leonard P. Keeley
Nineteenth Street SE
Richard H. Waidelich
Nineteenth Street
Lumir F. Konigsmark
Second Street SE
Motorist Fined for Leaving Scene of Accident
William G. Brouwer, 57, of 117 Tenth Avenue SW, paid a $100 fine after his car collided with a vehicle on the First Avenue Bridge on June 15 and he left the scene without identifying himself. Police reported Brouwer fled the area after the impact.
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William G. Brouwer
Tenth Avenue SW
Brouwer
First Avenue Bridge
Iowa Deaths Include Foster and O'Rourke
Fay Foster 65 of Columbus Junction dies. Services Saturday at 2 at Pleasant Grove Bethel Church with burial at Indian Creek Cemetery. William F. O'Rourke 78 of North English, obituary listed by Powell's.
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Iowa
Columbus Junction
Fay Foster
Pleasant Grove Bethel Church
Indian Creek
Stacy Lewis
William F. O'Rourke
Powell's
Whitman notes tie to gun laws and campus tower inquiry
The report discusses proposed firearms and mental health measures after Whitman’s killings. It notes Whitman could have owned a gun under a registration law and references notes deemed defamatory. Police describe Whitman’s sightings at the university tower and other locations, with inconsistencies about Dallas visits.
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Whitman
Connally
Lake Worth
University Tower
University
Tower Register
John Whitman
L. W
Jim Poland
Chas
J. Whitman
Austin
Five Firemen Die in Industrial Rayon Plant Blaze
Cleveland AP reports five firefighters died battling a blaze at the Industrial Rayon Corp plant. Three others were injured, with one severely burned, as crews fought the flames Thursday.
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Cleveland
Industrial Rayon Corp
Hardisty Trial Set for Aug. 25
Darold B. Hardisty, 48, of 1237 Fourth Street SW, pled innocent to four counts of making false statements to obtain unemployment compensation. Trial in municipal court is scheduled for Aug. 25. He is free on a $110 bond. Authorities say he received 180 dollars in unemployment compensation for illness during seven weeks while employed at Wilson and Co. in 1965.
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Darold B. Hardisty
Fourth Street
Hardisty
Wilson and Co
Pleads Innocent to Tampering Charge
Gary Lee Zimmerman of 371 Eighth avenue SW pled innocent to injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle. He is free on 110 dollar bond and is scheduled for August 18. Police say Zimmerman pulled wires from a police squad car engine parked at Second avenue and First street SW shortly after 1 am Sunday.
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Gary Lee Zimmerman
Eighth Avenue
Zimmerman
Second Avenue
First Street
Cedar Rapids firefighter contests 28 day suspension in court
A Cedar Rapids fireman Edward Adkins petitions Linn district court to reverse a 28 day duty suspension imposed February after a January drunkenness arrest. He seeks $430.56 wages for the suspension month. The hearing involved Fire Chief Hunter and Safety Commissioner Bush with other officials. Adkins was later found innocent in municipal court on May 16.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Edward C. Adkins
Adkins
Jesse G. Hunter
Hunter
Frank Bush
Bosh
Seven Youths Fined for Sandbar Party Damaging Public Property
Seven Cedar Rapids youths were fined 25 dollars plus 4 dollars costs each by Justice Glenn Powers for malicious damage to public property after a Sunday sandbar party on the Cedar River. Deputies say they burned a road sign during a nighttime fire on the island, and they reached the sandbar by boat, with residents reporting the incident northwest of the city.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Court of Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Bertram Township
Powers
Pleads Innocent On Check Charge In Linn District Court
Steve Fellendorf of 1613 D Avenue NE pled innocent in Linn district court to a charge of false uttering of a check. Authorities say he passed at least 14 faulty checks in the Cedar Rapids area in recent weeks, including a $60 check to Legion Lanes on June 21. Fellendorf appeared before Judge David Harris Thursday morning.
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Steve Fellendorf
D Avenue NE
Linn District Court
Fellendorf
Cedar Rapids
Legion Lanes
David Harris
Accident Leads To Arrest of Boys, 16
Linn county authorities and highway patrol officers arrested two Des Moines youths, both 16, after they abandoned a stolen car near Hiawatha following a one car accident. A later check showed the vehicle was stolen in Des Moines. Polk county authorities returned the boys to Des Moines Thursday afternoon.
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Linn County
Des ‘Moines
Hiawatha
Des Moines
Polk County
Vietnam War Update: B 52 Raids and Casualties Rise
The report notes a US B 52 strike on the southern half of the DMZ amid North Vietnamese pressure. A captain and several others were killed during a jungle ambush, with many wounded. North Vietnamese units withdrew into the buffer zone as pilots flew 103 missions over North Vietnam, constrained by bad weather.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
Thunderchief Lost Over North Vietnam in Ground Fire
Delayed U.S. report states a Thunderchief was shot down over North Vietnam on Monday. The pilot bailed out but was not rescued as rescue operations continued into late Wednesday. total U.S. losses for the day rose to three aircraft.
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Panhandle
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Pentagon calls October draft quota at 46200 men
The Pentagon announced a 46200 man October draft quota the highest since the Korean War. The September call rose from 31300 to 37300 due to lowered enlistment projections as college enrollment reduces volunteering for service.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sixth Street Crash Involves Heiss Vehicle At Taylor School Yard
A vehicle driven by Heiss ran into a fence at 620 Sixth Street SW and struck two cars stopped for a sign on Fifth Avenue SW injuring two men in one car, 62 year old Alex Abodeely and 37 year old Ahmed Kalell. Beth Ann Schappert, 26, was in the second car. Heiss was hospitalized after the incidents. no charges were filed, but his driving privilege may be withdrawn.
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Sixth Street
Taylor School
Fifth Avenue
Alex Abodeely
Second Avenue SE
Ahmed Kalell
Route One
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Heiss
Beth Ann Schappert
Ninth Street
Suspended License Charges Dismissed for Malloy
Two charges of driving while license suspended against 18 year old Joseph H. Malloy of 606 Sixth Avenue SE were dismissed in municipal court. Malloy, arrested last Friday, had been fined 100 dollars Saturday for possessing a fraudulently altered chauffeur's license violating provisions and driving with a noisy muffler.
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Joseph H. Malloy
Sixth Avenue SE
Malloy
Crop Dusting Plane Crashes Near Blairstown
Floyd Fagen of Des Moines was injured when his Piper aircraft hit a power line south of Blairstown, flipped, and came to rest on its top. He was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids for possible back injuries and concussion. Laverty Sellers Inc operated the plane. Power outages affected several nearby towns for about 40 minutes.
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Blairstown
Floyd Fagen
Des Moines
Fagen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Raphael Smucker
Phoenix
Ariz
Merlin Hagen
Elmer von Ahsen
Fred Tiedeman
John Christensen
Christensen
Laverty Sprayers, Inc
Charles Laverty
the Gazette
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Marengo
Ladora
Williamsburg
North English
South English
Keswick
Millersburg
High Court Hears Miranda Based Motion to Suppress Evidence
The High Court judge sustained a defense motion to suppress evidence citing Miranda v Arizona. County Attorney Fulton Thursday said he would recommend dismissal as the statements encompassed all the available evidence.
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Supreme Court
Miranda
Arizona
Fulton
T taverns face collection of pool table tax
Cedar Rapids city officials move to enforce a long unused pool table license. Taverns must pay 25 dollars per table annually with 15 dollars for each additional table, a local bowling proprietor questioned the scope as enforcement expands to all taverns with coin operated pool tables.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Schaefer
Deaths Earl McCready Dies Suddenly
Earl B. McCready 65 of 1128 J avenue NW died Thursday. Born May 26 1901 in Granada Colorado he married Doris Walsh Oct 31 1930 in Davenport. He was a retired salesman for Motor Equipment Co and leaves a daughter Mrs Roland Lee Cedar Rapids two grandchildren his father Bert McCready Cedar Rapids and sister Mrs Howard Emge Denver. He belonged to Christ Presbyterian Mt Hermon Masonic Kilwinning Iowa Consistory El Kahir Shrine White Shrine Hi Twelve club Hanford Post American Legion and was World War I veteran. Memorial services pending at Hesser Memorial chapel.
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J Avenue NW
Granada
Colo
Doris Walsh
Davenport
McCready
Motor Equipment Co
Roland Lee
Cedar Rapids
Bert T. McCready
Howard Emge
Denver
Christ Presbyterian Church
Mt. Hermon
Masonic Lodge
Kilwinning Lodge
Iowa
el Kahir Shrine
White Shrine
Hi Twelve Club
Hanford
Infant Abdallah Aossey Dies After Brief Illness
Abdallah Aossey 15 months old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Aossey of 141 Twenty first Avenue SW died Thursday morning after a brief illness. Born April 17 1965 in Cedar Rapids he is survived by his parents a brother David Rossey grandparents Mr and Mrs William Rossey Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Albert Tulip Toledo Ohio and great grandmother Mrs J Adray Dearborn Michigan. Services at Turner Chapel 10 30 a m Friday with Rev Vehbi Ismail Detroit burial Moslem cemetery friends may call at the chapel.
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Abdallah Aossey
Joseph Aossey
Twenty-first Avenue
Cedar Rapids
David Aossey
William Rossey
Albert Tulip
Toledo
Ohio
J. Adray
Dearborn
Mich
Turner Chapel
Vehbi Ismail
Detroit
Edith D Orchett Rites Planned For Cedar Rapids Widow
Edith D Orchett died Wednesday after a long illness at Cedar Rapids residence. Born March 28, 1880 in Monticello, she was the widow of George Orchett and had lived in Cedar Rapids most of her life. No survivors are listed. Services will be at Linwood Cemetery Friday at 11 30 a.m. conducted by Rev William Harnish of Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church. Friends may call Beatty Bearle funeral home until 9 p.m. Thursday.
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Edith D. Orchett
Fifth Avenue SE
George Orchett
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Linwood Cemetery
William Harnish
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Beatty-Bearle
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Memorial area
Multiple funeral notices for Frank Kucera, Mrs. Anton Valenta, C Freas Ash, and Wilbert Barker S.S. list service times, chapels, and clergy. Services include Friday 10 a.m. for Kucera with Rev. Harnish, Friday 2 p.m. for Valenta with Rev. Filipi, 1:30 p.m. for Ash with Rev. McMichael, and Saturday 10:30 a.m. for Barker with Rev. Meseke. burials at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home handling arrangements. some services include American Legion burial honors.
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Kucera
Frank
Brush
William Harnish
Valenta
Anton
Janeba-Kuba
Milo Filipi
Walker Cemetery
Ash
C. Freas
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Glenn McMichael
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
City Council faces choices on low rent housing agency
Cedar Rapids officials weigh three options to form a federally funded housing agency. City Attorney Dave McGuire cites self as agency, or using Urban Renewal Board, or creating a new unit to study needs, borrow funds, and issue bonds. Mayor Bob Johnson notes legal gaps and possible temporary setup pending legislative fixes.
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City Council
Cedar Rapids
Dave McGuire
McGuire
Urban Renewal Board
McGuige
Bob Johnson
Iowa
Johnson
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