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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
5
The page records weather figures for Wednesday and Thursday with high 81 and low 62, rainfall 0.31, and August totals. It lists various town measurements, a long obituary-like notices section, family announcements, legal case divers, and numerous service times for local churches.
Cletus E Knowles 55 of 3340 Oakland Road NE died Wednesday after a brief illness. Born February 19 1913 he worked 35 years as an engineer for Rock Island Railroad and belonged to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife a son a daughter and other relatives. Services Saturday 10 am at St Matthew's Church with burial at Mt Calvary. Rosary Friday 7:30 pm and Knights of Columbus 8 pm at Monahan Stewart Funeral Home.
Fred Ray Buchanan died Wednesday after a long illness at age 82. Born May 29, 1886 in Norway he worked 37 years at Quaker Oats and lived in Cedar Rapids 60 years. Survived by wife Agnes Stolba two sons Millard E. Buchanan Akron and Fred R. Buchanan Jr Cedar Rapids, two grandchildren, one great grandchild, sister Edith Meyer Cedar Rapids, and stepbrother Delbert Turner Marion. Memorial services Friday 1 30 pm Turner chapel east led by Rev D A Loferski. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
Eleanor J Charipar 56 wife of Emil F Charipar and former Cedar Rapids resident died in Iowa City after a brief illness Born Scotch Bush New York March 25 1912 married Vinton May 23 1936 Surviving include husband two sons James D Chicago and E F Iowa City two sisters Mrs O J Munsell Cedar Rapids Carol Parliament Minneapolis two brothers Charles Farrell Cedar Rapids and James Holton Austin Minnesota Memorial services Saturday at 1 30 at Janeba Kuba funeral home west by Rev William B Harnish Burial Czech National Friends may call after 7 Thursday at the funeral home
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday conducted by the Rev. A. T. Washington. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
In Hamburg a former SS Elite Guard lieutenant Wilhelm Rosenbaum aged 53 was found guilty of the World War II murder of 148 Jews in Poland and sentenced to life at hard labor.
Local classifieds urge readers to place and respond to want ads regularly. Experts say consistent ad placement boosts visibility and accelerates sales.
The All-Iowa fair drew 18 attending mayors led by Tom Neenan and H A W Koch as Country Music day showcased Marty Robbins Roy Clark and Skeeter Davis. Dairy contests with Guernseys and Ayrshires, garden judging, and a herdsmen banquet lined the afternoon. The Twirlin Travelers Square Dancers were set for an 7:30 show in the Special Events Tent.
Nixon holds a commanding edge in The Gazette straw poll at the All Iowa fair with 1 837 votes against McCarthy 1 231 and Humphrey 711 after four days of balloting. Nixon trails only by 56 votes behind the combined Democratic total and leads in several races for senator governor and congressman.
Michael J. Wieneke, 18, of 509 Fifteenth Street SE, pled innocent in municipal court to contributing to delinquency of a minor. Trial set for Oct. 10. Police found marijuana on arrest. he also faces a narcotics charge pled innocent earlier. He is free on his own recognizance.
Edward Lee aged 35 of 711 Tenth avenue SE received a 30 day suspended jail term for assault and battery. He allegedly struck Myrtle Perkins of 612 Fifteenth avenue SE with a walking cane. Municipal Judge Clinton Shaeffer imposed the sentence.
Thomas Carney III 20 of 1004 Regent Street NE demanded a preliminary hearing in municipal court on a larceny charge. The hearing was set for Aug 23. He was arrested Aug 8 on a warrant for allegedly stealing four tires and wheels valued at $260 from a car owned by Russell Telecky of 352 Twenty-third Street NW. He remained free on his own recognizance.
Burrell T. Rupe age 20 of Walker and Gary R. Stones age 20 of Marion asked for preliminary hearings on larceny of a motor vehicle charge. They are alleged to have stolen a car from Kenneth F. Willman on August 6 and are held in Linn County jail in lieu of $2,000 bond each.
Jack Victor Cookman aged 44 of 1721 Second Avenue SE pleaded innocent to an assault and battery count. Trial is scheduled for October 10 in municipal court over the July 31 incident involving Marvin J. O Connor.
James A. Meek, 37, of route one Palo pleaded guilty to assault and battery in municipal court. The trial was set for Oct. 10. He was accused of assaulting his wife Betty in Cedar Rapids on Aug. 4.
Robert C. Miersen of Red Oak forfeited a $110 bond after failing to appear in Cedar Rapids municipal court on a charge of driving while his license was denied, suspended or revoked. He was arrested by Cedar Rapids police the prior Friday.
Four Ontario hunters chasing a Moby Dick for a Niagara Falls Marineland failed to catch any whale after a week. They battled high winds and heavy seas near Port Nouveau Quebec as a school of white whales remained elusive and nets came back empty.
Memphis UPI Novelist William Bradford Huie ghostwrites the life story of James Earl Ray and sought permission to interview Ray in the county jail. Judge W Preston Battle forbids interviews except by Ray’s attorney, a restriction Huie says remains in force.
More than 200 Witwatersrand students occupy the administration building vowing to stay until a Negro lecturer at Cape Town University is reinstated. The protest follows the suspension of Archie Mafeje as senior lecturer, a move tied to government segregation policy.
Transair of Sweden ordered mercy flights to the starving and surrounded Biafran rebels in eastern Nigeria. The first flight may depart Malmö Friday afternoon with relief supplies. Transair pilot Count Carl Gustav von Rosen had earlier flown two unauthorized mercy missions through Nigerian antiaircraft fire.
Bloomington detectives, acting on a tip, recovered four pounds of marijuana and three pounds of horse manure in a suitcase along with a drying and grinding recipe to stretch the marijuana. The marijuana alone would fetch about $1,600 on the Bloomington market while the mix could bring about $2,800.
An Milton Freewater store complained to police that several youngsters not only took lollipops but licked some and returned them. The incident highlights concerns about shoplifting and contamination in a small town.
A brief want ad note promises a fast path to a life changing purchase, urging readers to check classified listings for a limited opportunity.
A Cuban private plane with five women, five men, a teenage boy, and three children was intercepted after taking off from Varadero and landed near Havana. FAA officials said jets escorted the craft toward Florida as Cuban authorities confirmed the aircraft was stolen and immigration processing was planned. Varadero lies 60 miles east of Havana and about 200 miles south of Homestead.
Delegates at the Iowa District East of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod urged next year’s synod convention to authorize a 1 million dollar offering for open housing. The district set guidelines for supporting housing legislation and approved district funding for the Lutheran Home Funding Society of Iowa. A 1969 budget of 930000 was proposed for the society’s child welfare work with unwed mothers. A fellowship vote by two thirds of congregations within six months was urged for any altar and pulpit fellowship decision.
In South Dakota McGovern loses delegate support as Humphrey leads 20 to 2 with one undecided and one uncommitted on a 26 member slate. McCarthy drew no first choice support. McGovern once held firm control as favorite son in July.
Cincinnati Democrat John J. Gilligan said he did not know of any foundation for a New York Times report that organized labor cut off campaign funds. He noted prior labor support in the May primary and expected fall backing, while Ohio AFL-CIO reps offered no comment.
Witnesses say the tail rotor detached before a Los Angeles area helicopter plunged and exploded near Leaders Park and the Disneyland corridor. The May crash followed a 11 minute flight. Wednesday crash occurred 12 minutes after takeoff from the international airport route.
Authoritative sources say France will likely detonates its first hydrogen bomb this weekend at Muroros Atoll. A danger zone has been declared as of midnight Friday and Minister of Research Robert Galley arrived in Tahiti to witness the blast.
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