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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
1
Friday weather data lists highs and lows for cities, rainfall totals, and barometer readings with a long string of numbers and abbreviations. The page also notes several local funeral services and obituaries for residents in Iowa locations, with service times and cemeteries.
Blanche Forrester Bennett 2144 Forty second street NE died Saturday after a short illness Born December 26 1880 in Beatrice Nebraska she belonged to the First Christian church the Tuesday club Bartlesville Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Historical Society Surviving are two daughters four sons two sisters and a great grandchild The body was moved to the Keeley Neekamp funeral home in Bartlesville for Wednesday morning services and burial
Cedar Rapids friends report the death of Harold Smith in Miami Florida on Thursday. He was chairman of the board of the Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the McGuiness funeral home in Bettendorf.
In Wanakee Wisconsin state welfare officials removed three Black foster children from the home of the area's only Black family. Protests grew as bank presidents teachers merchants and village officials signed petitions. Officials say the move was for the children's welfare amid Mrs Boles heart surgery. The children are Christie 9 Connie 7 and Sandy 16. Sheriff Vernon Leslie offered to testify for Mrs Boles.
Parliament passed the 1967 budget on Saturday and approved a foreign investment guarantees bill, signaling a push to attract overseas capital.
City briefs report Mrs. Robert Black returning home to convalesce after surgery at St Luke’s hospital and Cedar Rapids and Marion party lanes stores open Christmas Eve until midnight. Theft at Patsy’s Jewelry reports six pairs of earrings stolen. gifts stolen from Robert Pra ter’s car at Jubilee Lanes. Florence Felten, former Garfield teacher, dies in Duluth after illness. Trachta and Berry leave for Lackland AFB duties. Open times, addresses, and local specifics included.
Britain reels from a wave of prison escapes with 15 inmates fleeing in 48 hours. Home Secretary Roy Jenkins orders an immediate shakeup of the prison service amid a scathing government report on security.
Police report multiple minor injuries from car crashes in various city blocks including Eighth Avenue SW and Sixteenth Avenue SW. McMurray faces a leaving scene charge. other drivers such as Houlahan Prenosil Eagle Harger Troy Kluck and Wolfe receive injuries or warnings with no charges or minor penalties.
The excerpt discusses deleted passages about the Kennedy family and President Johnson. Wurzel says changes are being sent to Nannen and no relations shifts are implied. He plans to travel to West Germany to urge restraint and notes UK publisher London Sunday Times agrees with the edits.
Christmas preparations and observances span the world. Papal hopes for a goodwill miracle amid Vietnam conflict. leaders like Lester Pearson urge peace through love. Amid travel surges and winter storms, people celebrate with family, church services, and carols.
Armed Forces personnel from Eastern Iowa arrive home on holiday leave. The list includes Airman 3 c Douglas Newlin from Marion en route via Sheppard AFB Texas to Plaine AFB Washington. Private Ralph Kopecky from Ft Leonard Wood Missouri for 14 days. Specialist Jonathan M. Evans from Ft Knox Kentucky for ten days. Officer candidate James B. Dougherty from Fort Benning Georgia for 14 days. Private Richard Kula from Alburnett for 20 days en route from Fort Leonard Wood to Fort Lewis Washington. Lt Donald F. Dolezal from Craig AFB Alabama and Airman 3/c Robert D. Dolezal from McClellan AFB California visiting their mother. Private John E. Vanous from Sixteenth Ave SW on leave en route from Fort Leonard Wood to Arlington Virginia. Quartermaster First Class Ronald Deeds visiting parents from Whiting Field Florida for 14 days. Fireman William B. Griffin Jr spending 17 days on leave. Capt Robert L. Moraski promoted to major at Shaw AFB Sumter SC.
Mrs. Joseph Andrle, 54, of 1012 Seventeenth Street NE, suffered a broken arm and leg and internal injuries when her car hit a parked vehicle in the 1200 block of Elmhurst Drive NE at 12:20 PM Saturday. She was admitted for surgery at Mercy hospital. The parked car, registered to Richard Dahlquist, 1251 Elmhurst Drive NE, was demolished. Police reported the crash under investigation.
Pravda reports Anatoly Alexandrov of the Kurchatov Institute says the Soviet Union solved the atomic problem in a shorter time than the United States. He notes international specialists and industrial strength aided progress despite wartime devastation in some areas.
Thousands of Communist Red Guards and soldiers gathered two miles from Macao's border shouting hatred for the Portuguese colonial government. They declared willingness to march into Macao if Chinese demands are not met unconditionally by the rulers deemed fascists.
North Vietnam warned Thailand, Australia and New Zealand that their deeper involvement in the Vietnam War would not bring Allied victory. The statement was issued from Hanoi via Tokyo news agency reports on Saturday.
Eleven inmates at Linn County Jail had sentences suspended by Municipal Court Judges How ard McLaughlin and Loren Hul linger Jr. and were ordered released Saturday. Each was serving a misdemeanor conviction. One prisoner declined freedom and chose to stay in custody for the holidays.
Ossining New York AP Wil Fred Denno warden of Sing Sing prison for 16 years will retire January 12. He plans to move with his wife to Fort Lauderdale Florida.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette and published daily and Sunday. It lists address at Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and details subscription rates for night edition and Sunday plus terms for mail and territories. The Associated Press is exclusive for local news and AP dispatches.
The Linn County district court petit jury panel will not report Tuesday December 27 as their term of service has ended.
A man and a woman were found shot to death in their home near Milo, in Warren County. Sheriff Mathews said the deaths appeared to be murder and murder by own action, with at least one child, ages 13 to 20, discovering the bodies and notifying a doctor. The couple were killed with a .22 caliber pistol at a farmhouse about four miles east and one mile south of Milo.
Washington AP reports Rep. Dulski a future House Post Office chair said mail delivery to troops in Vietnam has improved. He will chair the committee next month and notes faster troop mail service.
A compact tribute traces a humble birth in an obscure village to a carpenter’s son who became an itinerant preacher. He writes no books, holds no offices, travels little, faces betrayal and execution, yet 19 centuries later remains the central figure of history and progress.
The Federal Trade Commission moves toward cracking down on retailers who hide credit costs. A staff proposal would require written disclosure of cash price taxes trade-in allowances unpaid balance each finance charge and total credit cost. Public comments begin and close February 24 before commission review.
A Friday night blackout affected Point road NE to Marion and a Collins Radio Co. substation and WMT, with technicians investigating the control system as circuits opened. A car crash at Mt. Vernon road and Fortieth street SE knocked out power in a five to six block area for about an hour and ten minutes. Lindale Plaza and Sears Roebuck reported no outage issues and store operations continued with automatic auxiliary power.
Rev. Alexander George of St John s Eastern Orthodox Church will host an open house Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the rectory 622 Sixth Avenue SE. Christian and Missionary Alliance will hold a candlelight service Sunday at 5 p.m. and Edgewood Baptist plans Christmas caroling Sunday at 6 p.m.
Seven postulants of the Sisters of Mercy will visit their homes for Christmas breaking a 1875 tradition. The Cedar Rapids group will let postulants travel home for three days, returning Wednesday, after entering the order on Sept 8.
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