Weather notes and obituaries mix across Cedar Rapids paper
Daily weather data lists temperatures and precipitation for many cities including Atlanta Bilarel Chicago Denver New York Seattle and Los Angeles. The section also reports births and a long string of funeral notices across Iowa towns with names and service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bilarel
Bismarck
Apolis
Chicago
Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L.angeles
Washington
Britain’s 1968 Forecast: Year of Opportunity Ahead
Penzance England AP report: Prime Minister Wilson predicts 1968 will be Britain’s year of opportunity marking a start on the long haul to prosperity. The piece notes thrifty want ads as an effective low cost method for finding leads.
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Penzance
England
Wilson
Britain
Nissen to Merge With Wilson Sporting Goods
Cedar Rapids expansion last January increased the plant by 18000 feet. Nissen's British subsidiary now operates a 120000 square foot plant in London. The company also has a Swiss marketing arm, a new Australian subsidiary, offices in Gumligen and Johannesburg, and a 1/4 stake in Senoh Manufacturing Co of Tokyo. In March the R E Austin Co backstop business was acquired and production moved to Cedar Rapids. In 1960 Nissen bought Fred Medart Products Co. of St Louis. President George P. Nissen cited merger offers from several firms, selecting Wilson Sporting Goods for quality, autonomy, opportunities for workers, and financial stability.
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Cedar Rapids
London
Nissen
Europe
Australia
Gumligen
Switzerland
Johannesburg
South Africa
Senoh Manufacturing Co
Tokyo
Orient
R. E. Austin Co
Fred .Medart Products Co
St. Louis
George P. Nissen
Wilson Sporting Goods
Sporting Goods
Cedar Rapids Revises 15 of 844 Pay Plan Positions
Cedar Rapids City Council, after long discussions with PAS field representative Joseph Molkup, approves changes to 15 of 844 positions in the new pay plan. The plan, based on industry rates, hierarchy, responsibilities, and city finances, may raise averages above five percent. Molkup to return for further refinements as council weighs ADA comparisons with the Jacobs plan from 1962.
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Council
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Joseph J. Molkup
Public Administration Service
PAS
Molkup
Parks
Donald Gardner
Public Improvements
Donald Canney
Stewart Shank
J. L. Jacobs Co
Jacobs
I. C. Ellertson
Ellertson
South Vietnamese Credit M-16 With Battle Victory
South Vietnamese units credited the new M-16 rifle with a decisive role in a lopsided battle in Quang Tri province. The First division’s use of the weapon, issued two days before the fight, helped rout a Viet Cong battalion. about 217 enemy bodies were found, with roughly half killed in close combat aided by the M-16.
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Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Quang Tri City
Voyage Off but Reunion Still On
Fog prevented the Frontier from sailing around Santa Catalina with 400 sailors relatives aboard. Capt. Jay Howell announced the voyage was cancelled, yet visiting continued all day on the pier.
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Reunion
Long Beach
Frontier
Santa Catalina Island
Jay Howell
Grand Jury to Probe Misconduct Allegations Against Justice Powers
The Linn County grand jury will review alleged misconduct by Bertram township justice Glenn Powers. The charges stem from a letter by Mrs. Charles N. Price alleging a daughter paid a fine and that Powers’ initials appeared on a receipt, with details of a disputed stop sign case and reported phone remarks.
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Glenn Powers
Bertram Township
Linn
Williams R. Eads
Charles N. Price
Bel Airdrive SE
Powers
C. P
Highway c Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Price
Hopkins pleads innocent to second offense drunk driving
Leonard A. Hopkins aged 28 of 533 F Avenue NW pled innocent in Linn district court to a second offense drunk driving charge. He was arrested December 22 after an accident at Forty second Street and Center Point Road NE during the investigation.
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Leonard A. Hopkins
F Avenue NW
Linn District
Forty-second Street
Center Point Road
Both Drivers At Fault In 1966 Head-On Collision
Judge Harold D. Victor ruled that both drivers shared fault in a $15,000 damage suit filed July 11 by Margie E. Sims against Lewis Earl Grimm and Earl Louis Grimm. The Dec. 17 trial found each vehicle crossed the center line, colliding head on, with ten feet to spare. Since both were negligent, no damages were awarded.
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Harold D. Victor
Margie E. Sims
Lewis Earl Grimm
Earl Louis Grimm
Vietor
Iowa Highway Patrol
Man Fined 300 for Drunk Driving in Central City
Laverne O. McAtee, 53, pled guilty to drunk driving. Judge William R. Eads fined him 300 dollars and revoked his license for 60 days after McAtee's car ran into a Central City bridge during an accident investigation.
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Laverne O. McAtee
William R. Eads
McAtee
Central City
C R Meeting One Of Six Set by Church Leaders
Iowa religious leaders announce six public meetings statewide with Gov. Harold Hughes as speaker on critical social issues. First event in Des Moines January 21 followed by Council Bluffs, Davenport, Waterloo, Sioux City and Cedar Rapids on subsequent dates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Knudtson Faces Burglary Tools Charge Hearing Set
Gene A. Knudtson, 26, of 6969 Mt Vernon road SE, demanded a preliminary hearing on a charge of possession of burglary tools. The municipal court hearing was set for Jan. 26 following his arrest in connection with an attempted breakin at the Ambassador lounge in east Marion.
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Gene A. Knudtson
Mt. Vernon Road
Knudtson
Ambassador Lounge
East Marion
Shaeffer Named Linn County Juvenile Judge
C E Shaeffer will serve as Linn county juvenile judge starting January 2 as Cedar Rapids municipal court is named the juvenile court. An Eighth district order filed in Linn district court honors temporary judge John B Reilly after the death of Howard McLaughlin and notes Shaeffer was appointed by Gov Harold Hughes to fill McLaughlin’s term.
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Clinton E. Shaeffer
Linn County
Linn District Court
Eighth Judicial District
Cedar Rapids
McLaughlin
Strait Hearing Jan 12 On Larceny Charge
Lee Strait demanded a preliminary hearing after arrest on larceny charges. The hearing was set for Jan. 12. Strait allegedly kept a storm door and lumber obtained from Lumberland Inc instead of delivering them to the Emmons Proffitt residence at 635 L Street SW.
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Strait
Lee
Lumberland, Inc
Emmons Proffitt
L Street
Man Denies Drunk Driving Charge in Linn Court
Wallace D. Lyon, 56, of 2222 First Avenue NE, pled innocent in Linn district court to a charge of third offense drunk driving after being arrested December 8 at the scene.
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Wallace D. Lyon
First Avenue NE
Linn
Equipment Stolen From Kadlee Brothers Garage Station
Police report a break in at Kadlee Brothers garage 45 Sixteenth Avenue SW on Wednesday night. About 30 dollars worth of spark plugs and 10 dollars in cash were taken. Entry was through a boarded window. Officers found the station open at 4 15 a.m. Thursday and believed it may have been left open. The break in was not reported until later in the morning.
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Kadlee Brothers
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Collins Radio splinter group to register as labor union
A Collins Radio Co. splinter group plans to register with the government within ten days as a formal labor association aligned with Local 1362 of the IBEW. Timothy White says the group, the Collins Radio Professional Employee, may grow to about 400 and pursue separate union status after a disputed strike and talks.
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Collins Radio Co
Timothy S. White
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
White Thursday
Collins Radio Professional
National Labor Relations Regional
Minneapolis
NLRB
Clarence A. Meter
Meter
Washington
Labor Association
White
U.S
C. M. Davis
James R. Haufle
Glenn R. Ruby
Dick Anthony
Anamosa
John Hunter
Don Johnson Lands Hick's Contributions
West Branch Republican Donald E. Johnson announces regret over Senator Hickenlooper retirement. Johnson, a past national American Legion commander, lauds Hick’s contributions to national security foreign affairs atom energy and agriculture. He hints at potential future runs.
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Don Johnson
Hick
West Branch
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Donald E. Johnson
Johnson
U. S
American Legion
Soviet Boats to Mediterranean Reach 40 Vessels
Paris AP report says the Soviet Union delivered about 40 boats with missile launching ramps to Mediterranean border nations. The exact recipient countries were not named by the French Defense Review.
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Paris
French National Defense Revue
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
THAT GIRL ROMANCE NEAR BREAKS OVER DON EFFICIENCY
A TV listing notes THAT GIRL on Channel 9 at 8:00 PM with Don driving the plot as the romance tightens over his efficiency.
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Don
Channel 9
Obituary for Betty Ann Mulligan Cedar Rapids resident
Betty Ann Mulligan wife of Jack Francis Mulligan 142 Thirty-seventh Street NE Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a brief illness Born April 20 1933 in Tama married March 18 1953 she was a member of St Matthew s church Surviving husband three daughters a mother two sisters and three brothers Services at St Matthew s Church at 130 p m Saturday Rosary Friday at 730 p m Turner chapel east burial Mt Calvary cemetery Funeral details include the castket not being opened.
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Betty Ann Mulligan
Jack Francis Mulligan
Thirty-seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Mulligan
St. Matthew’s Church
Deborah Ann
Jo Ann
Carol Ann
Henry Wagner
John Seick
Baer Rites Set for Cedar Rapids Resident
John Alexander Baer 73 of 1123 Twelfth Street NE died Wednesday after a long illness. A Cedar Rapids native for 59 years. born March 18 1894 in Chicago. married to Ethel L. McNabb since August 2 1916 in Marion. Former night watchman at Concrete Materials for 10 years. member Eagles Lodge No 2272. Survived by sons David and Aaron, daughters Frances Jones and Grace B Joyce, sisters Ann McGowan and Frances Lewick, brother Michael Baer, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Chapel of Memories with Rev. Allen S. Van Cleve officiating. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation at Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon Friday.
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John Alexander Baer
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Ethel L. McNabb
Marion
Eagles Lodge
David Baer
Aaron Baer
Frances Jones
Grace B. Joyce
Niles
Ohio
Ann McGowan
Frances Lewick
Burt
Michael Baer
Chapel of Memories
Allen S. van Cleve
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Mrs Emma Happel, Cedar Rapids Widow, Dies at 67
Emma Elizabeth Happel of 552 Forest Drive SE Cedar Rapids died suddenly Wednesday. Born March 22 1879 in Newhall she was a Trinity Lutheran member. Survived by four daughters Hilda Overman Edna Dolan and Mrs Ralph Langhoff a son Harold plus 10 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and a half brother William Kunstorf. Memorial 10:30 am Saturday at Trinity Lutheran with Rev E W Koberg. Burial at St Stephen's Atkins. Visitation Turner Chapel East until 9 pm Friday and at church 9 am to 10:25 am Saturday. casket not opened after service.
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Emma Elizabeth Happel
Forest Drive
George F. Happel
Cedar Rapids
Newhall
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hilda Happel
Henry Overman
Edna Dolan
Ralph Langhoff
Marion
Harold Happel
Center Point
William Kunstorf
E. W. Koberg
St. Stephen's Cemetery
Atkins
Turner Chapel East
Gerald Harrington Dies at 69 in Cedar Home
Gerald E. Harrington 69 of 413 Tenth Street SE died Wednesday after a short illness. Born November 19, 1898 in Ryan he farmed in the Ryan Coggan area before moving to Cedar.
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Gerald E. Harrington
Tenth Street SE
Ryan
Ryan - Coggan
Cedar
Service for Grace Lenore Monn Held at Turner Chapel
Services were held at Turner Chapel East at 10 30 a m on Thursday conducted by the Rev L George Pimlott. Burial followed in Shiloh Cemetery.
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Monn
Grace Lenore
Turner Chapel East
L. George Pimlott
Shiloh Cemetery
Johnson aides weigh crime charge decision at Texas visit
President Johnson notes fairness in administering new measures while considering charges. He signs Medicaid expansion for District of Columbia residents and meets budget leaders in the ranch office. Officials from Schultze to Seaborg briefed on agriculture housing and urban programs as Johnson plans a two to three week stay in Texas.
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Johnson
Budget Bureau
Charles Schultze
Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development Departments
Atomic Energy Commission
Schultze
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
HUD
Robert Wood
AEC
Glenn Seaborg
Joseph Califano
Texas White House
Texas
Syrians Rebuff U N Peace Emissary in Damascus
Syrian Premier Yousef Zayyen said the government sees no need for talks with U N peace envoy Gunnar Jarring. He stated Damascus rejects engaging with the U N mission at this time.
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Damasclus
Yousef Zayyen
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
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Daily Record
C.R. Weather
Gazette
William Grant
Joseph W. Gacher, Jr
Marengo
Darrell F. Goetzinger
Crestridge Avenue
Terry E. Knake
Eleventh Avenue
St. Luke's
Dennis Callas
Third Avenue
Ralph Swallom
B Avenue
Stephen Nelson
Northwood Drive
Gordon Dolley
Cherry Hill Road
Charles Laver
Ely Avenue
Harold Junge
Keystone
Gary Craven
Council Street
Tucson
Ariz
John T. Hamilton III
Hamilton
John T. Hamilton II
David R. David and
Terryl L. van Dyke
Annette Helen Marie Fulmer
Marshall Dean Fulmer
Jean Ann Schmelzer
David Dennis Schmelzer
Howard L. Smith
la Donna
J. Smith
Elaine J. Cooley
Ronald W. Cooley
Stella R. Thweatt
Richard A. Thweatt
Twelfth Avenue
Fifth Street
Gordon Avenue NW
C Avenue NE
Fourteenth Avenue
St. Joseph’s
Parnell
Rosary
McSwiggin and Uhlmann
Monticello
George D. Schafer
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Goettsch’s
Oelwein
Fred Loeb
Zion Lutheran Church
Hintz
Fairfax
Mary L. Long
Iowa City
Obie N. Riggs
George L. Gay
Aurora
Glen
Dial
E —Nissen
Jerry Elsen
City Hall
Rohn Funeral Home
Courthouse News
Grand Jury
C.R
America
Gov. Hughes
C. E. Shaeffer
C.R. Man
Teahen Funeral Home
First Avenue NW
Uba
SI. S.E
Aneba
Iauba
St. S.W
Collins
Collins Technical
Mammoth Electronics Company
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Home Thru Gazette
12Th St NW
Ellis Slaymaker
John A. Baer
Emma E. Happel
Gerald Harrington
District of Columbia
EVE Hostess
Pierson
Ellis Bird
Oxiel
Cedar Memorial
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