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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1969
Page
3
Highs across cities are listed with overnight lows and rainfall, followed by barometric and wind data from the Gazette weather station. A series of local traffic fines and obituaries conclude, noting names, ages, and service times for several towns.
Birth announcements from Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals list a series of newborns and parents with addresses across Cedar Rapids and neighboring towns. The notices include several marriage-related name pairings and several public notices such as burnings and traffic violations with fines issued to named individuals.
Joseph Krupicka 980 died Sunday after a brief illness. Born in Prague July 3 1889 he came to the United States in 1902 and ran Joe's Welding Shop on First Street NE. Survived by two daughters Mary Bushina Marshalltown sister and five grandchildren. Graveside services at Cedar Memorial Thursday 2 30 p.m. conducted by Rev William B Harnish. Janeba Kuba funeral home west in charge.
Clarence V Barber is scheduled for a Turner east service at 10 30 a m on Wednesday led by Rev E W Koberg with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Joseph W Vondra is set for a Turner west service at 1 30 p m on Wednesday led by Rev L George Pimlott with military honors from V F W and cremation committal to follow.
Washington identifies George H. Hage as mission director for Apollo 11 resigning from NASA. Assistant director Chester Lee steps up to replace him. Hage to return to Boeing Co as vice president for products development.
Tokyo reports a Soviet patrol boat seized three Japanese fishing vessels with ten crew members in northern waters on charges of violating Russian territory. The boats were fishing off a Kurile island controlled by the Soviet Union.
Russel Taylor of 2459 Ninth Avenue SW was ordered to pay $200 in fines and costs on charges of heckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Municipal Judge Loren M. Hullinger Jr. imposed $100 on each charge after a Tuesday incident involving a parked car owned by Charles Dorsey on Ninth Avenue SW and a later collision with a street railing. A separate charge for striking street fixtures is pending.
Dorothy Miller a 48 year old Burlington real estate saleswoman was found murdered in a second floor closet of a house she planned to show. Police say she was stabbed multiple times in the back and throat and her hands were bound behind her. Her husband reported the Monday 7:30 p.m. appointment and alerted authorities after finding the car abandoned. Investigators searched the scene and Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents joined the case. No comment on sexual assault was given.
Seven candidates filed for Cedar Rapids school board seats in the September 8 election. Two current members with expiring terms Mrs. Fred Bjornson and Ben Trickey. Also running are Edward Kuba John Thompson Ralph R Matteson Alvin Lenway of Cedar Rapids and Theodore Reynolds of Palo for two three year terms.
Two candidates filed nomination papers for the September 8 school board election in Oxford Junction. Incumbent Robert Buresh seeks re election and Duane Feuss runs for the seat being vacated by Herold Rehmke. Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the fire station.
SEOUL AP reports six spies were rounded up in two raids by the army counter intelligence corps including two sent from Pyongyang. The arrests were announced Tuesday and highlight ongoing espionage concerns on the peninsula.
Benjamin Ballinger known as the Cave Man died at 65 in Johnson City Veterans Hospital after living in a cave near Jefferson City for about three decades. He recounted an old romance with Queen who ran off with a man in a Model A Ford, ending their engagement. Ballinger supported himself with carpentry painting and odd jobs earning roughly 300 dollars yearly. He served in World War II and never remarried following the engagement heartbreak.
Astronaut William Anders arrived Tuesday in Oslo as part of a European goodwill tour.
The AP reports hundreds of hazardous shipments pass nationwide by rail and road, with little public notice. Officials warn of LPG and anhydrous ammonia moves in ordinary freight, while several accidents since 1967 raised safety concerns and urged stricter packaging rules.
Attorney for Roy and Ray Vontalge protested before the Iowa highway commission over proposed access changes to Highway 20 in conjunction with Highway 13 relocation and road improvements west of Manchester. The Vontalges seek a temporary injunction to preserve current access amid safety justification offered by staff.
Officials at the county museum in Los Angeles fear a thief may attempt to show a 15 minute 1906 San Francisco earthquake film. The nitrate film could explode on modern projectors endangering staff. Described as the only copy, it vanished from a museum desk over the weekend. Value was estimated at 5000 dollars.
In Linn County a double shooting occurred as part of a divorce case. Mrs. Tanner and her husband were found dead with small caliber wounds. a revolver and a Luger caliber pistol were recovered. Sharon, Mrs. Tanner’s daughter by a prior marriage, may be questioned by investigators.
Stewart Shank 67 of 1916 Johnson avenue NW announced Tuesday he will run for a ninth consecutive term in the fall municipal election. He is the second candidate to file petitions for the Cedar Rapids finance commissioner post, joining Kenneth Barger of 1726 Avenue NE. Shank retired as Cedar Rapids fire department assistant chief in 1950 and later worked in insurance before winning election in 1953.
In a Prague speech Husak defended the 1968 invasion by Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces, saying the Czechoslovak leadership caused fear and misled the public. He blamed right wing propaganda and warned against demonstrations while signaling continued control ahead of the 14th party congress.
A flood control dam containing 1.3 billion gallons of water burst Monday, flooding Rot and causing at least 500000 dollars in damage. The 1700 residents had been warned and there were no injuries.
Ely couple Oliver and Klara Northrup claim warranty breaches and forged documents by Miles Homes and Land Contracts of Iowa in Linn district court. They seek 15000 in actual damages, 15000 in punitive damages, alleging fraud, misrepresentation, and inferior materials valued under 3000 while total demands rose to 15167.
Linn County Board of Supervisors adopts an 8,957,831 budget for 1970 after no objections. Farm Bureau representatives asked questions about the health center and aid to dependent children but raised no objections. A total of 5,566,022 will be raised by taxes and the basic levy is set to rise about 0.6 mill.
Donald Derflinger of Fayette County files a 325000 auto accident suit for himself and his minor daughter Charlotte. Plaintiffs name Bruce Behrens and Roy Otto Behrens of Fayette County and Frances Marie Van Gorder and Milton Van Gorder of Buchanan County as defendants alleging a May 22 1968 Walker collision. The petition claims Behrens drove at high speed and Van Gorder failed to yield at a Stop sign.
A classified notice invites readers to use want ads for buying selling or trading and provides the contact number 369-1234 for listings and inquiries.
George L. Plummer, 59, of Mason City, pled guilty in Linn district court to drunk driving. Judge B. J. Maxwell fined $300 and revoked his license for 60 days after an accident on highway 30 at Cedar Rapids’ west edge last Thursday.
Cedar Rapids city officials travel to Waterloo on Thursday for an instructional briefing on federal disaster relief for flood damaged public facilities. Albert Markle, state emergency planning director, chairs the session outlining relief application procedures. Linn county is among 46 counties eligible for disaster aid. officials cite damage to the Thirteenth street NW and E avenue bridge over Vinton creek and the Sixteenth avenue bridge as potential eligible losses.
Hong Kong AP reports analysts say a Chinese province has built small steel blast furnaces and may indicate Chairman Mao Tse-tung plans a revised form of the great leap forward. The original 1958 plan failed and was abandoned.
Fred Black Jr, former business partner of Bobby Baker, named as defendant in a government suit seeking 142143 dollars in allegedly unpaid income taxes. Black ran a vending firm with Baker, the former Senate Democratic secretary who was convicted of tax evasion and fraud. Both men have appealed.
Gazette sports editor Gus Schrader speaks at 7 a.m. Friday at Howard Johnson's. Local breakfast briefing covers sport updates and community happenings.
Henry Byroade arrived in Manila on Tuesday to assume his post as the United States ambassador to the Philippines.
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