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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
1
The report lists daily temperatures and a noon forecast with highs near 89 and lows around 64, plus precipitation totals and barometer readings. It includes year ago highs and rainfall, regional figures for La Crosse and Davenport, and scattered obituary notices for Decorah, Marengo, Onslow, Chelsea, Monona, Walker, Riverside, Postville, and Washington with service times and church details.
Birth announcements list several families in Coralville and Los Angeles with newborns a son or daughter, naming parents and addresses. Also includes remarriage notices and several legal name pairings with locations Cedar Rapids Chicago Lansing Ill and Chicago. Nearby times note false alarm at Tenth avenue and Seventh street SE and a fire at 1131 Sixteenth avenue SW plus a water pipe issue triggering a Century Engineering alarm.
A municipal court records speeding and traffic violations with numerous individuals named and addresses listed. Each has penalties noted as fines and costs or bond forfeiture, including disobedience of signals and stop signs, driving left of center, yielding rights, and towing without proper equipment.
Merlyn McIntire, 29, of Corning died about 10 a.m. Tuesday at a bridge removal project near West Amana. He was struck on the head by a piece of concrete slab as a drag line knocked down the bridge on an Iowa county road during reconstruction.
In a chaotic oval moment Don Canney was named winner after a dispute with Bush over distance. On Kids Day about 20 lost mothers were reported among many children seeking them. The fair drew 360 sheep and 670 dairy cattle. Swinging Gym drew praise for its momentum challenges. Exhibition hall hosted 50 garden classes with 58 added and a rose festival. Country Music Day featured Norma Jean, Faron Young, Willis Brothers, and Harden Trio. Wilson’s team of Clydesdales rode before the grandstand. Mrs. James Upah led the women with 12 blue ribbons from 724 entries, a new record, while Mrs. Carl Roup topped the first garden flower judging with seven blues.
The hearing saw chaos as the cop barred doors and marshals escorted Cherkoss to a seat amid applause and boos. The ACLU challenged subpoenas while the justice department urged the three-judge panel to overrule Corcoran. Pool vowed to resist by staying jailed if needed as McCormack backed him and attention focused on penalties for blocking Vietnam War movement.
Bruce G. Thiher vice president of the Linn County Young Republicans resigns effective immediately for personal reasons. He says there will be greater cohesion within the working cell without his presence.
John D. Rinderknecht age 43 of 2446 Mallory Street SW was arrested early Tuesday on a drunk driving charge. Arraignment in Linn district court is set for 10 a.m. Friday. He is free on a $500 bond. Police picked him up at Tenth Street and Ninth Avenue SE at 2 55 a m.
Carrie Rawson of Cedar Rapids and Edith Hanson of Palo are remembered in obituary notices. Rawson was a Trinity Methodist member with memorial services at Turner chapel at 3 p.m. Thursday led by Rev. Glenn Hartong. burial at Spring Grove cemetery. friends may visit the chapel. Edith Hanson’s obituary notes a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Memories led by Rev. Roger D. Patton. burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. visitors may call Cedar Memorial after 2 p.m. Tuesday and at the chapel after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Joseph Zavoral 76 of 622 Knoll street SE died Tuesday at Veterans hospital in Iowa City after a long illness Born May 16 1890 in Czechoslovakia he came to the United States as a child and lived in Cedar Rapids over 70 years A retired Wilson Co employee and World War I veteran he served many years as sergeant at arms for Hanford post American Legion Burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery with Hanford post military services Thursday at Brush chapel at 3 p.m. Rev Martin W Pfab will officiate Friends may call after noon Wednesday
Memorial services held for Francis L McGuire Wednesday at 10 am at St Matthew s church with Rev Louis V McDonough. Burial at Mt Calvary. Mary Catherine Shanklin grave side at Cedar Memorial cemetery Wednesday 10 30 am with Dr John P Woods. Pend friends may call at Turner chapel until 9 pm Tuesday. Harold E Griswold service at Turner chapel Wednesday 1 30 pm with Rev Justin Silvis Mizpah lodge AF amp AM. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. All Master Masons to meet Mizpah lodge at chapel 1 15 pm Wednesday to attend service.
Albert Tiedemann a Cedar Rapids resident for 17 years died Monday after a long illness Born Oct 7 1891 in Luzerne. He married Mary Sick Feb 10 1915 in Blairstown farmed near Blairstown then moved to Cedar Rapids in 1949. Surviving wife daughter son twin sister and six grandchildren. Services at Trinity Lutheran church 1:30 p.m. Thursday Rev Koberg burial Chapel of Memories. Friends may call Turner chapel until 9 p.m. Wednesday and at church 10:30 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. Thursday. The casket will not be opened after the service.
About 225 workers at the Miehle Goss Dexter Co plant in Cedar Rapids returned to work Tuesday after an alleged unauthorized walkout Monday afternoon. Local 831 of the International Association of Machinists denied authorization. Company officials offered no details, citing minor issues and no advance notice. A meeting between company and union representatives is set for Wednesday to discuss the incident.
Earl Malcolm Sorenson, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died at Mt. Rainier Maryland after a long illness. Born December 2, 1904 in Council Bluffs he married Lavona Thomas February 24, 1934. He worked 23 years at the Government Printing Office in Washington and was a Baptist. Survived by his mother Anna Bruce a sister Lyda Allard and brother Rudolph Bruce. Memorial services at Turner Chapel 10:30 a.m. Friday with burial Morse Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Mabel Eleda Rawson of 347 Sixth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids aged 59 and a retired Carberry Insurance Co bookkeeper died Tuesday after a long illness. Born March 6 1887 she was daughter of the late Joseph and Eva Marie Rogers Rawson northwest of Cedar Rapids. Surviving are two sisters Miss...
A Peace Corps teacher Robert Davis apologized after Nigerian staff accused him of insulting Africans. Davis said it was a misunderstanding and did not admit wrongdoing. The West African Pilot cited passages from Crisis in Black and White and Lost Cities of Africa as provoking protest.
A 100-man advance party of the Philippine army contingent arrived Tuesday in Saigon ahead of the main unit due next month. The move signals the start of the Philippines force deployment to assist in the area amid regional tensions and ongoing operations.
Cedar Rapids Airport faces budget pinch from a strike by airline mechanics. Manager Frank Hidinger said losses include United Airlines landing fees of 4 000 to 5 000 dollars plus reductions in ticket sale income, car rentals, and restaurant revenue. He eyed asphalt repairs at 7 550 dollars, possible city funding delays, and upcoming jet blast fencing as United switches to jets. FAA praised airport maintenance after a two day inspection led by Harold Eckman.
Linda Kay Johnson a two year old daughter of Arthur and Linda Johnson of Coggan sustained a forehead cut in a two car crash at First avenue and Third street W Tuesday at 11 30 a m She received care at Mercy hospital and was released Police charged her father 34 with disobeying a traffic signal The other driver was Velma L Hauser 57 of 1276 Thirty fourth Street NE, police said.
About 28 000 union members at airline headquarters towns faced a delay as House Rules delayed action on a Senate backed resolution to force a return to work. Vote tallies from local unions would determine the end of the strike with full air service unlikely before early next week. The settlement exceeds the 3.2 percent anti inflation guideline, with Senator Javits calling it an epitaph for the guidelines.
Linn County supervisors weigh whether to create guidelines to define farm homes and farm buildings under a new county building code. County Administrator Carl Swanson seeks clarity on licensing for unincorporated areas, while the board considers asking the county attorney for an opinion on their authority to define the Iowa code for Linn County. Also reported are ADC fund surplus details and quarterly fees from Marion Township officials and Center Point.
Walter E. Nichols, 50, of 1340 Seventh street, Marion, was jailed Monday night for failing to make payments on a second offense drunk driving fine. Judge Harold D. Vietor ordered the arrest. Nichols owed $101.50 beyond a $500 fine and costs from August 6, 1965, with $3.30 added per day in jail.
Emil H. French, 35, Robins, pled guilty to third offense drunk driving. Judge Harold D. Vietor sentenced him to one year at the Fort Madison state penitentiary and then placed him on probation after arrest on February 23 for driving a truck on Sixteenth Avenue SW toward the junction of highways 149 and 30.
The Linn county board of supervisors approved moving 50000 from state road use taxes to the farm to market roads fund to build eight miles of concrete pavement from Center Point east on county road W. A second resolution transfers 12780.10 from Aid to Dependent Children to the poor fund, with ADC funds merging into the poor fund under the 1966 budget.
Roy T. Buck aged 57 of 106 Twenty-ninth Street NE was given until August 22 to plead to a drunk driving charge. He appeared before Judge Harold D. Vietor after a Saturday arrest following a vehicle accident at Oakland Road and Twenty-ninth Street NE.
Ronald J Warren, 19, of 938 M street SW is held in Linn county jail for army authorities after sheriff's office received word he was wanted Warren was in jail on a $110 bond for using blasphemous language and now faces military custody
Joe Hugh Brewster, 18, of 520 Ninth Avenue SE, was arrested on a warrant charging robbery. Authorities say he robbed Earl Cox, 1609 Fourteenth Avenue SE, in the 1200 block of Fifteenth Avenue SE the night of July 4, taking about $80. Bond set at $1,000. Brewster is processed as an adult.
Quakers in the New York area urged to refuse taxes or quit jobs aiding the Vietnam War. The Society of Friends issued a message on Viet Nam approved at Lake George meeting. It offered financial aid via committees if members change jobs or refuse taxes in protest. A letter to President Johnson urged ending the war and breaking the vicious circle.
The Iowa executive council awarded a $35,353 contract to Dr. C. Taylor Co. of Cedar Rapids as the low bidder on two roof repair jobs. Taylor bid $33,053 for the capitol roof and $2,300 for repairs at the State Historical Building in Des Moines.
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