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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
25
The forecast calls for temperatures 4 to 10 degrees above normal from Saturday through Wednesday with highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s and lows near the teens. Precipitation will be light to moderate with showers at period end. normal Feb totals and year-to-date figures are listed along with daily weather observations and local notices of fines and legal actions.
Senators Percy and Mansfield challenge official Vietnam updates. They say the Vietcong show strength nationwide and can strike in secured areas. They urge re evaluation of policy and closer scrutiny of field reporting versus briefings and press accounts.
An airlift of more than 1,000 Canadian troops will begin February 9 from Oakville Ontario to the Caribbean. The mission tests Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping force and its capabilities in a mid winter deployment.
Robert Bettiga says he will be paid 19500 dollars as executive director of United Community Service on his first day on the job. Officials had declined to disclose his pay earlier. He stated the figure confidently during a Thursday press conference.
U S military and Saigon forces clash around Saigon and delta towns. Viet Cong surround pacification advisers in Saigon while battles widen at Cho Ray hospital, the race track, and Moc Hoa. US troops reinforce as 400 enemy troops enter Saigon outskirts.
A temporary injunction halted advertising tax collections while a lawsuit challenged the service tax as vague and unconstitutional. A ruling by William Forst, the new revenue director, included new construction under the Jevy, potentially yielding up to ten million dollars annually. Opponents argued the 1967 act was rushed through in under 60 hours with gubernatorial pressure. Republicans charged secrecy in the governor's office.
James E. Cannon, 26, of 1025 A avenue NE, pled guilty in Linn district court to larceny for taking $43 from envelopes on January 23 while working in the St. Luke's hospital mail room. Judge Warren J. Rees set February 13 for sentencing.
Linn county juries awarded a total of 681435 to owners or leaseholders of three parcels in Cedar Rapids Civic Center urban renewal. One jury granted 298200 for properties at 120 128 Third street NE and 112 114 Fourth avenue SE plus Danceland Islander tavern and Tropic Lanes. Wenkstern and Wenkstern received 95197.50 as lessees. Darrow Oleson sublessee got 4112.50. A second property owners including Dick and Johns barber shop were awarded 30000. Nesper Sign Advertising received 1500 as lease of record. The other jury gave 252425 to Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners for 210 222 First street SW.
Clarence Tucker 28 of 908 Ninth Avenue SE changed his plea to guilty in Linn district court on a forged instrument charge. Judge Warren J. Rees sentenced him to ten years at Ft. Madison, to be served concurrently with a prior forgery sentence. Tucker allegedly passed a 95.64 check bearing clerk Kenneth Perry’s forged name at Shaheen’s tavern.
Richard LeRoy Petersen sues Jason Manufacturing Co claiming wage garnishment in Jones County was misapplied to the wrong man. He seeks 20000 damages for loss of wages legal costs bill payments hardship credit damage and reduced job security. Petersen alleges the company started the garnishment in 1965 and was notified before release.
A theft of about 90 dollars from an unlocked safe at Morgan Furniture in Lisbon was reported to the sheriffs office on Thursday. Sheriff Walter Grant said the entry occurred through an unlocked window sometime Wednesday night.
A British fishing trawler carrying 20 crew is missing off Norway for 12 days and is presumed lost, according to the owners on Friday.
President Johnson reports Westmoreland’s briefing on Vietnam to U.S. losses of 249 Americans and 553 Vietnamese with 15 aircraft and 23 helicopters destroyed and many more damaged. He says communist aims failed politically and militarily and expresses cautious optimism while noting a critical stage.
Salina Kansas AP report on Dr. Neal Jenkins who plants 11 acres of walnut trees from seeds. He aims to grow 1,500 trees, forming mounds with three walnuts each, spaced 10 to 14 inches apart. He has planted over 900 mounds so far.
Roy J. Bridge 81 of 425 Thirty-fifth Street NE died suddenly Thursday. A Cedar Rapids resident for 07 years he was born March 10 1686 in Benton County and married Miriam F E Manning July 3 1907 in Vinton. He worked 25 years as a steamfitter for Johnson Automatic Heart Control Co retiring in 1964 and belonged to Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 125 Senior Men's Christian club and Kenwood Park Presbyterian church. Survivors include his wife three daughters a sister a brother six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Memorial services 3 p m Saturday at the Chapel of Memories. burial in Cedar Memorial. Call Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon Friday. Memorials may be sent to the heart fund.
Francis F Stark 73 of Cedar Rapids died after a lingering illness. Born Feb 21 1844 he lived in Linn county his entire life. He belonged to the Farm Bureau and served in World War I. Surviving are son Melvin Stark three daughters two brothers nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visitation Friday after 2 p.m. Monahan Stewart funeral home. Services Saturday 10 a.m. at St Patrick's Church Fairfax burial St Joseph's Cemetery Stark's Settlement. Rosary Friday at p.m. Donations suggested to Heart Fund.
At Coe College a debate on draft policy drew a skeptical student crowd. Panelists including Stephen Morris and Edward Hoffmans defended non-violent resistance while critics challenged legality and Vietnam outcomes, prompting questions about governance and future protest forums.
Five men enlist in the navy delayed duty program including Lyle Bischof James Kelley Richard Popek Dale Delsing and Fred Campbell. Navy recruiters urge sea experience officers while other service promotions include Scott Blume to army specialist 4c at Ft Hood John Croskey to army sergeant at Camp Casey Korea Jan Mattson to army specialist 5-c in Korea Pic David Perkins Jr to army specialist 4c in Vietnam. Reporting home on leave are Gerald Hagerman Robert Dickson Richard Gefaller Donald Glynn and Frank Usher with transfers between Vietnam Okinawa Forts.
Orval I. Kruse 70 of 320 Twenty-eighth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness. He was born June 15 1897 and married Pearl L. Dunlap April 5 1923. A 20 year Link-Belt Corp. machine operator retired 1962 he belonged to the Eagles club Senior Citizens UAW Linn County and Izaak Walton League. Survived by sons Richard Dean and James all of Cedar Rapids daughters Mrs Bruce Nunemaker and Mrs Bernard Beranek both of Solon two half brothers Verle Kruse Central City and Leland Kruse Cedar Rapids and 19 grandchildren. Memorial services 7 30 p m Monday at the Chapel of Memories officiated by Rev William D Cotton burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home Saturday afternoon and Chapel of Memories after 9 Monday.
Memorial services scheduled for William V Fiebig at St Mathews Church at 9:00 a.m. Saturday with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Leonard H Peacock service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday by Rev John M Jensen with burial at Shellsburg. Mrs Tony Krejei funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home west with burial at Czech National.
A short classified note invites readers to use want ads for buying or trading items and provides a contact phone number 369-1234.
In Manchester New Hampshire Richard Nixon opened his presidential campaign urging that the Pueblo crisis show a lack of air and sea protection. He said the nation's main concern is freeing the crew and that some preventive action is needed to prevent repeats amid North Korean harassment of South Korea.
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