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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
13
Public Improvements Commissioner Don Canney faced questions from The Gazette about the snow removal strategy. He outlined an arterial first approach, noted ongoing replowing, and defended crews working long hours to clear main streets, feeder routes, and residential lanes.
All-Iowa Fair officials in Cedar Rapids plan 26500 in Hawkeye Downs upgrades for 1967. Manager Harold Ewoldt outlines a new entrance and $6500 cost plus a $20000 concession and food area under the new grandstand. Final grandstand payment to Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. will be in January.
Army announces R G Prucha son of Mr and Mrs Robert Prucha at 801 Cam burn Court SE promoted to captain in Vietnam. Also Thomas W Kay son of Mr and Mrs William H Kay at 4402 Pepperwood Hill SE promoted to lance corporal by the marines at Beaufort.
The New Year’s Eve program features Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians at 11:30 PM on Channel 9, delivering the annual celebration with music and countdown.
The Chamber of Commerce announces a 6:15 p.m. dinner for its 79th annual meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. James C. Hagerty, former White House press secretary and ABC executive, will speak. The event also marks the administrative changeover with the president’s gavel passing from Joseph F. Hladky Jr. to Harold Wendarf.
Larry L. Sutliff, 24, of 900 Wilson Avenue SW, fined 50 dollars plus costs for reckless driving after a Nov 24 2:15 a.m. crash in the 600 block of Sixth Street SW. Car struck a tree and swerved, narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle before hitting a curb. Municipal Judge Howard Mc Laughlin imposed the sentence.
Richard P. Lawrence age 37 was bound over to the grand jury on a Dec 20 fatal shooting of Clark Kaiser age 49 at a Marion construction site near a supermarket. Bond remained at 25 dollars as Kaiser died of a chest wound with two additional bullets found in the arm and shoulder.
Joan Trabon 17 of 1210 Hertz Drive SE suffered minor injuries in a two car collision at First Avenue and Tenth Street E Thursday at 7 28 PM. She was treated at St Luke's hospital and released. Drivers were Trabon and Mildred Shropshire 45 of Richmond VA. Shropshire charged with disobeying a traffic signal, fined 10 dollars and costs in municipal court.
A military court in Laos sentenced former right wing strongman Phoumi Nosavan in absentia to 20 years in prison for desertion, the government announced Friday.
Patrolman Richard Paul Miller joined the Cedar Rapids police force on September 7, 1958. Born in Cedar Rapids on September 24, 1931, he serves the 4 PM to midnight shift with wife Jean and three sons.
Gary A Henecke 24 son of Dorothy M Henecke 305 I avenue NW was named to the dean's list at Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee Ill He is a sophomore preparing for the ministry The Gazette ad number 369 12384 Adv Shrine Embassy club members and guests family night every Wednesday from 6 30 to 8 30 New Year’s Eve reservations breakfast served 12 p m music by Commanders Adv TV rentals KenBest 366 3184 Adv Former resident Dres sWord death Thursday Mrs Richard Eaton Pusateri 56 died in San Jose California Born Cedar Rapids March 23 1910 Survivors include sister Mrs Leo Chalupsky Rural Route Cedar Rapids Adv Theft report Cedar Falls Dean Powell says hat and shoes stolen from his car at Town House motel Adv Bowling New Year’s Eve reservations Tropic Lanes Adv Jane Mahoney invites old view customers to Ken’s Beauty Clinic Adv Chicken Delights Open New Year’s Eve and all day Adv Machine Missing A semiautomatic multiplying machine lost or stolen from Life Investors Insurance Co of America 275 Collins
Kenneth Ward Winston received two consecutive one-year federal sentences for embezzling funds totaling 2600 from Merchants National Bank in 1965. The judge allowed concurrent terms. Winston pled guilty to two counts, the third count being dismissed.
Three young Cedar Rapids women suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at Thirtieth Street NE and Mound Farm Drive Thursday at 4 19 p m. Judith A Hodges 25 Joan Jordany 24 and Wanda Campbell 21 were treated at Mercy hospital and released. Mrs Campbell and Mrs Jordan were passengers in Hodges car. The other driver was Ruth E Harris 38 of 2350 Brookland Drive NE. No charges were filed.
A trawler capsized in the Pacific off Nagoya Japan leaving eight crew members missing. The incident prompted search efforts by rescuers and coast guard units.
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