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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1967

Page

3

Weekend Weather And Local Obituaries Preview

Saturday weather highs reach in the 60s to 70s with breezes from the NW and night lows in the 50s. The Daily Record lists Aug 25 and 26 obituaries from Marion, Anamosa, Decorah, Iowa City, Tipton, Volga, and nearby towns, noting services and memorials.

Harry L. Herman Lincoln Heights Drive Hardin T. Abrams Glen Elm Drive Robert E. Roberts Northview Drive Marion John Gitty McGowan Boulevard Roy W. Chapman Hiawatha Richard J. Namovich Tipton John L. Dolezal Deborah Drive

Aerial Proposal Triggers Wedding Yes in Marin County

Steve Musich devised a stunt using a small airplane to drop leaflets over Merry Lee Gunneson during a Marin county picnic. She retrieved a message asking for marriage, laughed for five minutes, then agreed to wed.

San Francisco Steve Musich Merry Lee Gunneson Strawberry Point Marin County

Cedar Rapids Gazette Advertisement Notice

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription rates and delivery options. Night editions and Sunday six issues cost $1.50 monthly or $15 yearly, afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues $1.60 monthly or $16 yearly, other states $26 yearly. No mail subscriptions outside carrier areas.

U.S

Inflation worries prompt calls for tax rise to curb prices

Brimmer warns current price pressures signal conditions ripe for inflation as demand grows and steel, appliance and auto sectors hint at higher costs. Labor reports a 0.4 percent rise in the cost of living, with food leading at 0.9 percent, while analysts foresee a 2 to 2.5 percent yearly gain.

Brimmer Labor Department

Missouri Governor Seeks Big Welcome Amid Donations

Governors pants have been assured as the Missouri Automobile Association donates 50 new cars and the National Guard offers 10 to 12 vehicles. The Lake Area Association provides 50 cabin cruisers for officials and staff, Trans Mo Airlines supplies planes for film delivery and transport, and favorable weather promises a plush August. Governor Warren Hearnes is poised to boast that Missouri loves company as supporters rally.

Missouri Automobile Assn National Guard Lake Area Warren Hearnes Missouri

Cuban embargo appeals and Soviet aid discussed

The text notes ongoing government aided sales opposed by the U S and a plan to send three Latin American foreign ministers to European capitals to press for a Cuban embargo. It mentions OAS efforts to raise concerns over external support for Cuba and cites about 370 million dollars in annual Soviet aid to Cuba.

U.S Moscow OAS Americas Cuba Soviet Union

Caracas Nabs Cuban Guerilla

Venezuelan authorities said at a news conference they captured a Cuban guerilla named Manuel Espinoza Diaz a militia sergeant from Palma Soriano Oriente as the fourth such capture this year aiding Venezuela's faltering insurgents. Detectives killed three Venezuelan insurgent leaders in two gun duels near Caracas.

Caracas Venezuela Faustino Pulgar Manuel Espinoza Diaz Palma Soriano Cuba Oriente

Smoke from Frying Potatoes Kills Tot

Smoke from French fried potatoes left cooking on a stove killed 11 month old Lisa Mc Naughton in Rockford Illinois. Her parents James and Mrs McNaughton were in the kitchen when the fire started. Sheriff deputies said McNaughton cut his hand and his wife rushed him to a hospital as they left the potatoes burning.

Rockford Ill Lisa McNaughton James McNaughton McNaughton

Woman Hurt in Two Car Crash at Cedar Rapids Junction

Karen Griffin a Colorado visitor was injured in a two car crash at 8 45 p m near the junction of highways 30 and 218 on Cedar Rapids southern edge. She was taken to St Luke s hospital then Mercy hospital Iowa City with a broken arm and possible rib injuries. Jane K Murphy 22 of 41 Thirty sixth avenue SW was the other driver. The other motorist charged with running a red light. Police had little information on the mishap.

Colorado Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Hospital Mercy Hospital Iowa City Karen Griffin Jane K. Murphy Thirty-sixth Avenue

East Coast Too Muddy for Harvest This Year

AP report shows heavy rains across the East Coast in 1967 cut harvest prospects in New Jersey Connecticut and Virginia while New York City and Boston recorded record rainfall and flooding affected tourism and farming.

New York

In memory notices and weather outlook mix in 1967 region

The page lists memorials for Verne Marshall Skip Rowley C E Hakes Mary Berry Orrin Bernard and others with family notes. It also quotes weather officials noting above normal rainfall but an improving reservoir and ground water picture in the northeast and mixed crop impacts across New Jersey Maryland and New York with Expo 67 travel traffic cited.

C. E. Hakes Tom Helen Cathy Jimmy Bromwell Peter McCracken E. H. D.W.Y.C. Senior Citizens Group Lisbon Mary K. Berry Orrin Bernard Gorsch North Carolina U.S. Weather Bureau Washington New Jersey George Shanklin State Division of Water Policy and Supply Philip Alampi South Jersey Francis Raymaley Maryland Spiro Agnew New York Canada Mon Geological Survey Cape Cod Long Island Albany N.Y Weather Bureau

Sardinia Abduction Wave Presses on Amid Violence

In Sardinia, a spate of ransom kidnappings continues with seven major cases since February, including the killing of Gianni Pic caiu in Cagliari as a revenge killing. Police report no robbery motive and note limited clues as locals fear reprisals.

Nuoro Oculist Arizzo Gianni Piccaiu Mercedes Automobile Agency Sardinia Cagliari Sardania

Great Lakes Form World’s Largest Freshwater Body

The Great Lakes comprise the world’s biggest freshwater reservoir. The system includes Lakes Superior Michigan Huron Erie and Ontario feeding vast hydrological and ecological importance across multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

Great Lakes

Patter in county jail over Rockwell killing charge

John Patter 29 year old ex Marine and expelled Nazi official remained under heavy guard in the county jail pending a Monday court appearance. Bail set at 50000 dollars. Helen Lane one of three attorneys for Patter said they would seek a later hearing for bail reduction and a date for a preliminary hearing. Patter would plead innocent to the killing charge.

John Patter Helen Lane Pater Patter

Deaths Ernest J Sykora 58 Robins

Ernest J Sykora 58 of Robins died Saturday after a long illness Friends may call after 7 p m Sunday at Kuba funeral home He worked 30 years for Allis Chalmers and belonged to St Wenceslaus Cedar Rapids lodge 262 ZCBJ CSA lodge 388 Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club Izaak Walton League He married Mary Horak Aug 31 1939 Surviving wife two daughters two sons one with Navy in Idaho two grandchildren a sister and two brothers Services Wednesday at 9 15 am at the funeral home then Requiem Mass at 9 30 St Wenceslaus Burial St John s cemetery Rosary Tuesday at 7 30 pm Donations to Linn county cancer fund appreciated

Ernest J. Sykora Robins Kuba Mr. Sykora Allis-Chalmers Co St. Wenceslaus Church Cedar Rapids Lodge ZCBJ CSA Lodge Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club Izaak Walton League Boy Scouts Mary Horak Cedar Rapids Nicholas Wetzel Groton St. Wenceslaus Anthony W. Chihak St. John’s Cemetery Linn County Cancer Fund

Memorial Services for James W. Hall

Memorial services for James W. Hall will be held at 2 Monday in Brush chapel by the Rev. William Harnish. Burial in Oakland cemetery Solon. Friends may call at the chapel.

Put Your Finger on What You Need in Want Ads

A concise drive to read want ads regularly to locate needed items or services. Encourages consistent checking of listings for timely finds and bargains.

1876 Practice Had Its Good Points

Houston teachers faced a pay system based on student attendance. They earned 10 cents per day for each enrolled pupil when schools opened, with incentives to keep enrollment high as absenteeism reduced income.

Houston, Tex UPI Houston

De Gaulle Faces Corsica Vote To Hold Seat In Assembly

Paris AP reports a Corsican election to fill a national assembly seat vacated amid a ballot dispute. Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra won 52.52 percent in the first round and leads against any challenge as De Gaulle’s policies draw mixed reviews in polls.

Paris de Gaulle Corsica National Assembly Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra de Rocca Serra Mediterranean Quebec French Institute of Public Opinion France-Soir

Truck Plunge Kills 35 in Peru Embankment Crash

Lima Peru AP reports 35 people killed and 28 injured when a truck veered off a road and plunged 500 feet down an embankment on Friday. The accident occurred along a highway near Lima with rescue crews and authorities investigating the cause.

Lima Peru

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