This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1966
Page
8
Saturday weather shows highs near 82 and rainfall 0.10 inches with totals for August at 0.18 inches. Barometer, humidity, wind, and sun data reported from Gazette weather station. Local births announced for families in multiple towns and a minor house fire at 1115 Second Street SW with slight damage.
Epworth William Nader mann 73, services Monday at 10 at St Patrick's Catholic church. Friends may call at Reiff funeral home Farley Kramer funeral home Dyers Ville in charge of arrangements Kepta Clark Teets 72 services Sunday 2 30 Powell's Vinton Harry M Kassel 65 services Tuesday at 2 Assembly of God church Fry and Holland Vinton Lester J Dubacek 42 Garrison Campbell's Walker Glen Oliphant 72 services Monday at 1 30 Turnjer 5
Washington four re election candidates argue inflation is spiraling and urge swift action. Ellender favors price regulation to prevent runaway inflation, Case expects post election stand by controls, Thurmond blames spending for price rises, Tower cites a $75 million annual transit funding cut as early anti inflation move.
Eugene H. Herdliska 33 of 1244 Second St SW was found unconscious in front of 2146 C St SW and taken to Mercy hospital. His niece Kim Primmer 12 said he fell from a bicycle they were riding. he had abrasions on the right side of his face and was treated and released.
Glen C. Oliphant retired farmer of Cedar Rapids died in hospital after a long illness. Born May 28 1894 at Walker he married Lucinda Betzer on December 16 1914 at Independence. Surviving are his wife five sons five daughters forty one grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren three brothers four sisters and numerous in laws. Memorial services are scheduled at Turner's at 1 30 Monday with burial at Cedar Memorial.
Clara C. burial arrangements announced by First Lutheran Church service Tuesday at 1 30 led by Rev. George Carlson. Cedar Memorial to receive remains. Friends may call at Turner’s until 9 p.m. Monday and at the church from 10 a.m. to 1 25 p.m. Tuesday. Casket will not be opened after the service.
In Jakarta the second largest party in Sukarno's old government joined others to condemn his independence day address. They urged popular support for Sukarno as the nation's sole leader amid a charged political climate.
AP report from Miami notes Havana will bring 150000 Cuban children to the Plaza of the Revolution on September 25 to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the committees for defense of the revolution. The move, announced by the Cuban Communist Party, aims to indoctrinate youth into the communist way of life with a day of fun and games.
Mrs. Michael Ealy reports $32 stolen from her wallet at Trax gas station 801 Third Street Sk early Saturday. She left billfold on the counter while talking outside. upon return five minutes later the money was gone. Police note several people exited the station during the interval.
Heavy rains swept central Slovakia on Saturday flooding many districts and causing five deaths. Local authorities reported damaged homes and road washouts as emergency services battled rising water levels. The disaster affected multiple towns and prompted evacuations and relief efforts by regional agencies.
Des Moines leaders of the Citizens Committee to End Police Brutality announced a Sunday rally to hear victims of police brutality speak. They seek a 20 member citizen grievance board, stricter riotgun rules, and will present cases of mistreatment to the city council after a Friday march that drew about 200 people.
More than 15 000 spectators waited for the race start when a railing collapsed amid debris. Dominic Giacomini of Springfield described a man with a head gash and a rising panic as his son Patrick was pulled under a seat. Blood stained the area as floodlight supports failed.
Roger Ivans, 17 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Evans of 4101 Sixteenth Avenue SW, suffered a fractured skull Saturday evening after falling from a grocery cart at the Giant store on 3111 Sixteenth Avenue SW. He was reported in good condition at Mercy hospital.
A factual note states that roughly one percent of the planet's total water reserve is stored in glaciers. It highlights the global significance of polar and alpine ice for future freshwater supply and climate balance.
A major earthquake struck Erzurum Mus Bingol and Bitlis in eastern Anatolia near Iran and Iraq. In Varto three thousand residents faced ruin as buildings collapsed. Erzurum survived the shock with damage but not destruction, while officials warned the full death and destruction toll would take days to reveal.
Five year old Ricky L Dietzman son of Ronald and Mrs Dietzman of 441 Owen Street NW suffered minor forehead injuries when struck by a golf ball hit by another boy. He received stitches at St Luke's hospital and was released. Police said the accident occurred at Tru man school.
Raymond Turner and his wife Nancy Turner were treated and released from Mercy hospital after a gravel road tumble on McCarthy road SE. Raymond suffered a knee laceration and abrasions while Nancy had abrasions. No charges were filed.
Charles HH Sublette, 18, of Tipton, jailed Saturday night at Linn County Jail on intoxication on a public highway. Deputies arrested him at the intersection of Highway 150 and Old Highway 30.
An American led party and a second winter team race to rescue two German alpinists stranded 10 000 feet up Dry Needle in Chamonix. Officials fear another night could prove fatal as ice and snow hinder progress. The Germans, unnamed, face seventh night without adequate food or warmth.
Hundreds of residents along with Boy Scouts and their leaders and Stewart Air Base airmen joined a search Friday and Saturday for Debra last seen near the 136 acre game farm near Newburgh and Maryland. Mrs. Smith kept vigil at the farm as the search continued.
House minority leader Gerald Ford of Michigan and two GOP colleagues Charles Goodell New York and Robert Wilson California said at a news conference in Bar Harbor Maine that Republicans stand a good chance of gaining 40 or more seats now held by Democrats. The estimate followed a closed meeting with the Republican Boosters club members.
Local merchants adapt dust catching items into money making ads in the Gazette Want Ads. The change signals a shift toward practical rentals and sales via classified listings, attracting buyers seeking low cost, quick turnover goods.
Saigon AP report says a U.S. embassy spokesman denied Vietnamese claims of gun running by the seagoing tug Comanche based at Nha Trang. The captain and crew faced no custody, with six crewmen fired over post exchange weapon and goods trade. two pistols were seized.
Boston authorities report the alleged strangler now in Bridgewater state hospital hopes to repay his “debt to society” by life under psychiatric study. He admits to 13 murders in Massachusetts between 1962 and 1964, with a 50 hour tape and hypnosis records cited by The Sunday Advertiser and Record American in a multi‑part investigation.
Labor leaders denounce a 3.2 percent wage figure in major airline negotiations as lacking a guideline on profit levels. They argue workers can gain a bigger share of profits without raising prices, while the White House fears higher wages could lift prices in other industries.
An air force RB-66 reconnaissance aircraft with rudder trouble crashed into the Pacific about 290 miles northeast of Honolulu. The destroyer plane from McClellan AFB near Sacramento carried three crew from a maintenance inspection. No survivors reported.
Budget figures show Camp Good Health with a total of 7356.65 including donations from Morris Sanford Co 50.00 and memorial gifts for Robert J. Navratil Linda Marie Moore Need ham Young and others totaling 4 863.35 yet to be raised for the 1966 budget of 12220.00. The document lists donors from local groups including Worthwhile Home Makers Club of Castle Grove Township Monticello and families such as Navratil Moore and Vondracek.
The notice lists carrier and mail subscription prices for night and afternoon editions plus Sunday issues, with rates per week, month, and year and regional restrictions. It also states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of local news and AP dispatches.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.