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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1967

Page

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Five day weather forecast and readings for August period

Weather summary shows five day outlook with average temperatures 2 to 3 degrees below normal. Highs around 82 to 88, lows 61 to 67, warmer Sunday then cooling Monday then warming again. Precipitation expected 0.25 to 0.75 inch as showers and storms over weekend and Wednesday. August total 0.31, normal 2.97, year-to-date 2.0.2.0. Barometer 30.15 steady, humidity 58 percent. Wind NW at 10 mph at 2 pm. Sunrise 6:04 sunset 8:21. Moonrise 3:29. Day comparisons show various local readings.

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Births and local notices from Cedar Rapids area

Birth announcements list numerous families in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with names, addresses, and newborns including Ronald Warren, Richard Chesney, and twins at various addresses. Following civil judgments, fines, and suspended sentences for traffic and misconduct precede obituaries and services for residents of Cedar Rapids, Marion, Palo, and surrounding towns with names, ages, and service details.

St. Luke's Roger West Twenty-first Street Ronald Warren Ninth Avenue Marion Richard Chesney Springville Roger Galvin Palo David Steiner Peace Avenue NW Albert Krug Newhall

Rumors of a Liberation School and Subversive Ties

Testimony described a planned “liberation school” funded with federal money to teach Negro history and allegedly spread hate for whites. Officials said a director Fred Brooks may be on a payroll. claims of SNCC involvement and black power influence were linked to the program. Separate testimony discussed a Newark riot and a marijuana plant kept alive as trial evidence.

OEQ Liberation Sorace Liberation School George McCarthy Congressional Relations Committee Brooks McCarthy Fred Brooks SNCC St. Anselm’s Eastland Robert Hill Hill Morristown N.J UPI Morris County Petunias H. Rap Brown Newark Millard

Poor Edwin’s Reading Financial News Pays Off

LONDON AP Edwin Dunn a British rail guard known for reading financial sections left 73345 dollars and 60 cents to his great-niece Carol Parkes. Dunn retired 9 years ago into a modest life with a spinster half-sister, sharing a grimy trackside house. He had bought and sold stocks since age 21, earning a fortune through careful reading of finance pages.

London Edwin Dunn Dunn British Railways Edwin Mary Parkes Carol Parkes

Negro Arming Advocated for Self Defense in Newark Riots

Timothy Still of United Community Corp and Willie Wright urged arming for self defense amid Newark riots. They criticized state police actions as Nazi storm troopers and cited Plainfield home searches during a declared emergency, while the OEO debated Wright's suspension.

Newark Timothy Still United’ Community Corp Willie Wright UCC Office of Economic Opportunity Wright Willie Plainfield National Guard

Surcharge Plan Gains Qualified Boost by Rockefeller

Governor Nelson Rockefeller gave a guarded nod to President Johnsons 10 percent income tax surcharge. He said it could be sound if it does not hurt the economy and noted inflation fighting is a delicate issue. Rockefeller suggested revenue needs to meet rising operating costs and hinted at a possible state tax increase next year for education welfare and salaries.

Albany Nelson Rockefeller Johnson Rockefeller

Krupp Fortune Bequeathed to Foundation in Germany

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach willed his entire fortune and Krupp empire assets to a foundation to perpetuate the 156 year old concern. The disclosure came Friday in Essen Germany through AP reporting.

Essen Germany Alfried Krupp von Bohlen Halbach Krupp

Tax talk on deficit shows split on spending cuts

Senator Williams urges concrete spending cuts before backing tax hikes. He notes a wartime freeze on public works and says Truman froze spending, Johnson should too. Rep. Ford says there is no case yet for an income tax increase and spending can be cut without a tax rise.

Williams Del Senate Finance Committee Truman Johnson Ford R-Mich

Pro-Peking Reds Rule in Vital Indian District

Pro communist forces hold a 100 square mile red zone around Siliguri in West Bengal near Nepal SikKim and Bhutan disrupting India’s main rail link to Assam. A six member state panel set to report to Indira Gandhi ordered suspension of conflict as leaflets urge peasants to accept ouster of underground leaders and promised action against rebels after Wednesday.

Siliguir India UPI Nepal Sikikim Bhutan Siliguri Darjeeling West Bengal Assam Pakistan Sikkim Tibet Indira Gandhi Noto United Front Calcutta

Deaths Amos Houser Spanish War Veteran Dies

Amos Jefferson Houser 2536 Twenty-sixth Street Drive SE Cedar Rapids retired railway postal clerk and longtime resident died Thursday Born April 14 1884 in Cedar Rapids he married Mary Kerr September 23 1908 He was a Spanish American War veteran past commander of Dows Camp United Spanish American War Veterans charter member of Cedar Rapids Veterans Council Senior Men’s Christian Association YMCA Olivet Presbyterian Church Surviving wife son Donald L Houser three grandchildren three great grandchildren two sisters and a brother Memorial services 3 p.m. Saturday Turner Chapel East led by Revs Patton and MacDanel Entombment Chapel of Memories with American Legion military services Friends may call the chapel.

Amos Jefferson Houser Twenty - Sixth Street Cedar Rapids Mary ‘Dane Kerr Houser Dows Camp United Spanish American War Veterans Roger Patton Robert MacDanel Chapel of Memories American'’ Legion

Day John H. Day obituary and services in Cedar Rapids

John H. Day aged 42 or 41 died suddenly Thursday at his Hillside Mobile Court residence. Medical examiners cited natural causes. He was born July 19, 1903 in Albany Wisconsin and leaves three sons Ralph John Malcom Day. two brothers James and Galen. two sisters Maude Shriber and Maria Cook. 12 grandchildren. Chapel service Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran with burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call until 1 p.m. Saturday. Silas L. McSpratton, 62, of 1029 Second Street SW, died Friday after a short illness. Born February 28, 1905 in Denver, he married Amy Martinek January 2, 1950 in Cedar Rapids. He was a retired J. Wilson & Co. employee and had resided in Cedar Rapids for 20 years. Surviving are wife two stepsons Donald E. Kimball of Cedar Rapids and Lawrence D. Kimball of Springville and seven grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Hesser Memorial Chapel officiated by John Arbore of Edgewood Baptist Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.

John H. Day Johnson Avenue Link-Belt Speeder Co Hillside Mobile Court Day Albany Wis Ralph R. Day Cedar Rapids John Allen Day Wausau Malcom Day Colton Calif James Galen Madison Maude, Shriber Livermore Maria Cook Ohio Turner Chapel Paul A. Scheidt Concordia Lutheran Church Linwood Cemetery Silas L. McSpratton Second Street Denver Amy Martinek McSpratton J. Wilson & Co Donald E. Kimball Lawrence D. Kimball Springville Hesser Memorial Chapel John Arbore Edgewood

Walter A. Parker obituary notes residence in Cedar Rapids

Walter A. Parker, 72, former Cedar Rapids resident and employee in The Gazette circulation department, died July 20 in Huntington California. Born January 31, 1895 in Lanton. In Cedar Rapids he was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of World War I. He left Cedar Rapids in 1950.

Walter A. Parker Cedar Rapids the Gazette Huntington Calif Lanton, Jr Veterans of Foreign

Five Men Enlist and Are Sent to Kentucky for Army Duty

Five men enlist in the Army and travel to Campbell Kentucky for basic training. Names include Kenneth E. Mortensen 17 Coralville Virgil L. Grimm 18 Oxford Junction David A. Sheldon 19 524 Seventh Street SW Robert L. LeClerc 19 3125 Schaeffer Drive SW and Ronald L Siebels 20 Anamosa Cedar Rapids. Sgt Donald L Follett will be transferred to West Point NY at end of August. Also notes Bronze Star awarded to Sgt Franz P Sass for meritorious service in Vietnam and various soldier promotions in Vietnam and stateside postings.

Kennethy E. Mortensen Coralville Virgil L. Grimm Oxford Junction David A. Sheldon Seventh Street Robert L. LeClerc Schaeffer Cedar Rapids Donald L. Follett Elmhurst Drive West Point N.Y Follett Franz P. Sass Louis Sass Marquette Vietnam Ft. Leonard Wood

Senate panel backs defense bill with 76 billion package

The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended a defense bill totaling over 76 billion, including more than 20 billion for Vietnam costs. It trims the president’s request by about 1.4 billion and falls short of the House approval by about 139 million. The panel cut defense personnel and procurement while boosting some operation and maintenance funds and keeping major agency allocations in line with prior totals.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Johnson House Ap Senate Committee Congress House Secretary of Defense McNamara Navy

Cedar Rapids Summer Work Program Targets 100 Youth

Cedar Rapids first aid summer work program for needy youths expects 100 youths to be on the job by next Monday, with 65 already working Friday. City leaders note the program expansion after $17,000 pledges plus $9,300 from United Community Service, and call for more supervisors in several areas. Nelson Evans runs the project and Jane Boyd Community House provides contact information.

Cedar Rapids United Community Service Wardell Diggs Oak Hill - Jackson Nelson Evans Jane Boyd

Memorial Services for Michael Ulrich at St Pius X Church

Memorial services for Michael Ulrich will be held at St Pius X Church at 10 30 am Saturday with the Rev John C Sims presiding Burial will follow at Mt Calvary cemetery The Rosary will be prayed at 8 am Friday at the family home in rural Toddville by Father Sims.

Ulrich Michael St. Pius X c John C. Sims Mt. Calvary Cemetery Father Sims Toddville

Courthouse Changes Plea on Bad Check Count

Barbara Akers 18 of 427 Seventh Street SE changed her plea to guilty on a forged instrument charge. Judge B J Maxwell imposed a suspended six month jail term with restitution for bad checks. She faced an $85 check written to Jim and Bob's Food World dated April 17. she pled innocent to the charge on April 25.

Barbara Akers Seventh Street SE B. J. Maxwell Jim Bob

Youth 17 Denies Theft of Vehicle

Michael J. Cannon, 17, of 135 Seventeenth Street SW pled innocent in Linn district court to larceny of a motor vehicle. He was arrested July 23 after an accident at First Avenue and Seventh Street W in a car owned by Larry J. Conway. Police chased him at high speeds. Juvenile authorities recommended transfer to district court.

Michael J. Cannon Seventeenth Street Linn First Avenue Seventh Street Larry J. Conway

Linn Petit Jury Need Not Report This Week

Linn county district court petit jury members need not report for duty the week beginning Monday, Aug. 7. Jurors should report at the courthouse Aug. 14 unless notified otherwise by county clerk Kenneth Perry.

Linn County District Court Spetit Kenneth Perry

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