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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1969
Page
14
A reader asks about impotence in a 49 year old husband. The doctor cites psychological causes in nine of ten cases and suggests rest, a calm home atmosphere, healthy routines, and supportive communication. If no physical cause is found, consider family doctor, urologist, or psychologist to address the issue.
Cedar Rapids council to consider Wednesday an ordinance requiring all full time city employes to live within city limits. Introduced by Safety Commissioner John Oberthien, the measure mirrors police and firemen living restrictions. He noted about 12 full-time employes reside outside the city while the city workforce totals more than 900.
Cedar Rapids city council withholds decision on Forty second street NE rezoning until all five members are present. Public Improvements Commissioner Canney is on vacation. Over 1,000 residents sign petitions opposing Bjornsen Investment Corporation townhouse plan north of Forty second street and west of Kennedy High School. Rezoning from R 1 to H 2 G recommended for approval at Feb 4 planning commission meeting.
Senator Edward Kennedy denounced the Safeguard anti ballistic missile system as folly in his first senate speech since the July auto accident that drowned a secretary. He warned both the US and Russia could soon have enough warheads to wipe out each other’s silos and urged support for a one year deployment as a signal the US would slow the arms race.
Romania's communist paper Sevileia defended Nixon's Bucharest visit, rejecting Soviet claims it aimed to wedge socialist states apart. The piece hailed the trip as a milestone in Romanian American relations and world peace, stressing faultless coexistence of states with different systems.
Des Moines report states the town highway commission asked Gov. Ray and Comptroller Selden to transfer 737200 from primary road funds to supplement its 100-71 budget. Highway Director Joseph Coupal Jr cited new Bureau of Public Roads programs as the reason. The transfer would fund 44 new positions.
Linus Pauling addressed delegates at the International Congress of Social Psychiatry urging smokers to drink more orange juice. He claimed a link between smoking and mental illness and suggested higher orange juice intake could improve mental health.
Seventeen northwest Cedar Rapids property owners filed a petition with the city council opposing proposed grading and drainage plans for Edgewood road. They warn of high water overflows and demand revisions, with attorney Robert Ford representing the objectors. The council will receive bids Wednesday as the engineering department seeks cost estimates to raise the road grade to protect properties. Mayor Frank Bush noted the Town Natural Resources Council approved the work but with property owner protections.
DES MOINES AP Robert Tyson 44 acting director of the Estate Office of Economic Opportunity since January was named director of the office by Gov. Robert Ray. MIAMI AP A contingent of 319 crewmen of the retired Queen Elizabeth boarded a chartered jet for London Tuesday.
The United States is secretly negotiating with Hanoi to arrange the return of ten North Vietnamese fishermen rescued by the U S Navy off North Vietnam. The talks move as Hanoi freed three American servicemen, with contacts likely in Vientiane. The lull in major fighting continues as casualty reports mount.
A two story frame house at 22 Eighth Street SE was heavily damaged by a Tuesday early morning fire. Occupant Joan Phillips was away. Magnolia Waller owns the building at 611 Ninth Avenue SE. Fire started and centered in the living room on the first floor. flames climbed to the second floor though most damage remained on the first floor with heat and smoke on the upper level. Fire reported at 3 13 a.m. Officials have not determined a cause.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP A scientist astronaut Dr F Curtis Michel said he is quitting space flying to return to teaching taking an associate professorship at Rice University He resigns August 18 citing limited flight opportunities The trend weighs on morale as several scientists leave and agency shifts toward engineering reducing pure science pursuits Michel helped inaugurate the first scientist astronauts group in 1965 and faced friction for splitting time between NASA and Rice Others cite long waits between flights stalling research plans and limiting peak career years
Belle Plaine residents and local leaders urged state officials to reconstruct the dangerous narrow 131 highway north to U.S. 30. Speakers cited traffic to Cedar Rapids, grain and livestock shipments, school buses, and seed-distribution issues as reasons for improvement. The group pressed for action as the highway’s sufficiency rating is low, awaiting the five year plan decisions.
AP dispatch from Thurmont Maryland reports President Nixon flew to Camp David in the Catoctin mountains to stay through Wednesday for the presidential retreat. The article also notes CA entries winning five Eagles awards.
The Cedar Rapids Fraternal Order of Eagles and auxiliary won five FAWALPINDI awards amid a trial over Mohammed Hashim, a star in Minneapolis events. Hashim was accused of trying to shout down a rally as Ayub’s cabinet platform faced unrest. The Cedar Rapids aerie earned top honors in class C and A for ritual and drill, while the auxiliary took first in class A. The scene referenced a tense political backdrop with Ayub’s era and international figures, including Kurt Kiesinger, amid debate and planning at a rally context.
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