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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1969
Page
3
The Cedar Rapids region reports a five day forecast with temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal and light precipitation. Normal highs range from 79 to 86 and lows from 57 to 63. The bulletin also lists city barometer readings, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, and several birth and marriage notices along with local police blotter entries and drowning incidents.
U S authorities kept details about Espinosa's actions vague while noting a Cuban mission member sought a contact for White House employment and possible spying on Nixon. Washington acted under the headquarters agreement with the UN to bar diplomats abusing privileges.
Chafee explains the navy lowered ASW capability by laying up two carriers. Admiral Moorer and operations officials rank the 76 vessels as lowest priority. Older attack carriers could later switch to ASW roles with specialized planes to track submarines.
David Francis Smith 22, Collins Radio Co employee and Cedar Rapids resident for most of 1968, died August 6 in Vietnam. Burial was in Ellwood City Pennsylvania.
Florence Henderson, star of the new Fall Series The Brady Bunch, is among the Joey Bishop guests at 10:30 PM Friday in color on TV 9.
More than 1 000 Amana Refrigeration production and maintenance staff scheduled to vote on a new pact. Machinist local 1526 members meet at 2 p m at the Williamsburg roller rink to seek a 1 50 rise over 20 months plus expanded hospital and major medical coverages and added dental benefits with three weeks vacation after ten years and another day per extra year. The current two year contract expires Sunday midnight. workers previously struck in 1965 before agreement.
Helen B. Sinclair ninety died in Indianapolis where she had lived since 1930. Born March 30 1879 in Maquoketa she was the widow of Archer C Sinclair a descendant linked to T M Sinclair Packing Co. Survived by two daughters Mrs Alfred Symmes of Indianapolis and Mrs Frank White of West Cornwall Conn a son A Ewing Sinclair East Orange N J six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Memorial services at Oak Hill cemetery at 4 p m Tuesday with Rev Jack Brooksmith Turner Chapel East in charge.
Roy E Edaburn 66 of 1079 Twelfth street Marion died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness He was born June 27 1903 in Center Point and lived much of his life in Cedar Rapids He was a member of Operating Engineers local 234 and the Eagles lodge He married Lola M Hefler at Kahoka Missouri November 27 1941 Surviving are his wife a daughter a stepdaughter a stepson and 10 grandchildren Services Monday at Baxter Memorial chapel at 11 am with Rev William C Larson Burial Shiloh cemetery Friends may call at the chapel after four Saturday
Allen Dean Hocken infant son of Mr and Mrs David Hocken Cedar Rapids dies at birth. Survived by grandparents R L Johnson and Max E Hocken and great grandparents H L Johnson all of Cedar Rapids. Graveside services Cedar Memorial cemetery at 10 30 a m Saturday conducted by Rev Allen S Van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian Turner chapel east in charge.
Saturday at 10 a.m. in Monahan Stewart funeral home the Rev. Paul Maguire of St. Patrick's church will conduct the service. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
The audit found Ballantyne was underpaid by $1,000 in 1967 68 and again in 1968 69 with full $25 000 salaries reported by the Area Ten board but $24 000 paid to the superintendent each year. IPERS deductions disputed and not remitted. Travel meal expenses charged to tax funds questioned.
Special to The Gazette Des Moines reports scrutiny over Area Ten plans to remodel a Cedar Rapids house for Superintendent Selby Ballantyne at taxpayer expense. The Iowa Department of Public Instruction asked which laws authorize the project and the cash settlement to move out early.
The Area Ten board failed to gather a quorum with four members present at Hawkeye Plaza and one seat vacant due to resignation. Cedar Rapids' B A Jensen notes it is the first postponement in three years. meeting moved to 7 p.m. Monday to discuss a proposed Area Ten Community College name change.
The joint statement notes Park and Nixon plan a mutually convenient visit next year. They pledge continued alliance efforts in Vietnam toward an honorable peace and warn that imbalanced US Asian coordination could provoke new regional disturbances. Park endorses Nixon’s May proposals and commends Korean forces in Vietnam.
Ten Eastern Iowa men enlist in the army and head to Fort Polk Louisiana for training. Names include Michael Finn Anamosa Steven Gassmann 17 Jim Green 20 Alan McLaughlin 19 James Noonan Central City Dale Crawford 20 Dennis Ladage 18 Douglas McVay 18 Thomas Conner 19 Gary Diehl 20. Also notes Marines and Navy personnel with postings and honors in Vietnam and at sea.
Joseph Abodeely, awaiting a five year abortion case sentence, received a second delay until after a Sept 10 hearing. Judge Harold Vietor cited need to wrap up urban renewal business, a prior compared leniency timeline, and avoid extra county costs from transporting him for the hearing.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa real estate commission plans a ethics code to guide brokers and salesmen, ensuring no discrimination against minorities. Secretary Melvin Synhorst asked civil rights officials to help craft the dos and don ts. The code should be ready for fall distribution to about 9,000 licensed real estate people with license renewal packets.
Bowman Woods couple Roland and Nina Wendel sue Midwest Investment Co Midwest Development Co Inc and Skogman Construction Co in Linn district court for 7667 claiming breach of contract by not deeding an eight by thirty two foot strip at 375 Brentwood Dr NE. They seek 5000 for reduced property value and 2667 for wall construction due to drainage issues.
William R. McNeill, 32, of 215 Twenty-seventh Street NW, was fined 100 in district court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He had been charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on May 10, 1968, but a blood test was excluded due to improper custody by a deputy who left the sample at home over the weekend.
Tehran newspaper Kayhan says the U S Embassy in Athens advised Iranian oil worker Abraham Simounian of Abadan to forget Jacqueline Onassis and seek another wife. Simounian had written daily letters to Mrs Onassis urging divorce from Aristotle Onassis and remarriage.
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