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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1968
Page
3
Weather data for Saturday and past day contrasts with funeral notices for multiple Iowa towns. Obituaries list names, ages, and service details with several churches and cemeteries referenced.
A Cedar Rapids youth, 15, Thomas Watson, was struck on Ninth avenue SE around 6:15 PM and taken to a hospital for a head wound after a group of youths assaulted him. Minutes later Kenneth Cahill was attacked in the 500 block, punched and kicked, with his billfold spared. detectives believe the same trio carried out both assaults.
Bud Rohn of Waubeek was arrested by highway patrolmen for drunk driving leaving the scene of an accident and failure to have his car under control after a Central City crash about 4 p.m. He was jailed in the county facility.
Czechoslovakia protests Moscow over distribution of the Czech language four page Zpravy newspaper printed in Dresden. Prague accuses it of illegal distribution and interfering with normalization of Czechoslovak Soviet relations. A diplomatic demarche marks a possible test of Prague Moscow accords after the invasion.
A Chicago bus driver was robbed of 70 dollars and an elevated train passenger was beaten on Saturday amid a continuing surge of robberies assaults and rapes on the city’s transit system.
Edgar Wright, 53, of 1012 Sixth Street SE, treated at Mercy Hospital Saturday evening for a gunshot wound to his right leg. Police said the injury occurred at Wright’s home and he described the wound as accidental but offered few details.
Ruthann Dykhuizen, 18, of 1021 Tenth Street SE, was arrested Saturday evening after speeding in the 4400 block of Johnson Avenue NW and found with beer in her car. She posted $30 bond and was released from the city jail.
Kenneth C Hedgecoth aged 50 of 3231 Forty fourth Street NE Cedar Rapids died Friday in Iowa City after a long illness. He was born September 5 1918 in Walden sie Tennessee served in the Pacific with the Army in World War II and worked 13 years at Iowa Manufacturing Co before disability in 1968. He is survived by his wife Stella Mae Young two sons Dale and Norman Hedgecoth three brothers and three sisters and two grandchildren. Memorial services 1 pm Tuesday at the Chapel of Memories with Rev Lewis A Miller of Immanuel Baptist Church Bur ial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Cedar Memorial Funeral Home after noon Sunday.
Memorial services listed for John J Fox at Trinity Lutheran Church at 1 30 p m with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation at Turner West until 9 p m Sunday and church Monday 10 a m to 1 25 p m.
Local Gazette want ad offers toys and sporting gear for sale. Items include popular playthings and athletic equipment with quick sale potential. Contact details and price ranges vary by listing.
Miss Marjorie Davidson of Springville was injured when two cars collided outside her trailer home on Highway 64. Dora Jane McLane attempted a left turn and was sideswiped by Harold L. Houstman. Houstman’s car left the road, struck Davidson’s parked car and trailer, injuring Davidson who was treated at Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids and released.
Melicia Babish aged 16 from Pittsburgh won the Miss Teenage America title among 60 contestants. She captivated judges with singing and dancing a routine from South Pacific. Runner up was Carol Ann McClanahan 17 from Denver, followed by Melanie Young 17 of Houston and Tamaira Jacobs 17 of East Lansing Michigan.
A Washington Post quiz presents views on inflation in Germany France and Britain. It suggests French франк overvaluation and strategic moves involving the American dollar and Swiss gold. The dialogue questions probe how confidence and currency values are affected and hint at political blame and public behavior.
A series of memorial gifts listed for Camp Good Health includes contributions from families and individuals such as Mrs. Rose Swab’s memorial from L Fitzgerald family and others in Cassopolis Michigan, plus gifts from Zona and Forrest Smith and Ray and Marian Jackson of Auburn California. The 1969 camp budget shows a previous balance of 6.41 and a 228.41 allocation plan with carrier charges and monthly postage details.
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