Weather and community notices from Cedar Rapids area
Weather figures show high 25 and low 17 overnight with noon 58 percent humidity and winds from the west at 15 mph. Feb totals reach 0.07 with normal 1.03, through Feb 7 1967 year-to-date 4,146 normal year 6,631. Births include Harmening, Koch, Glass, Berry, Chapman, Leytze, Raps, Ingels, Rockrohr, Winders, Schuler, Zaruba, Roloff, Raftis and Reisser. Norfolk arrival notes a son for McAfee. Divorce petitions listed for Schulte, Hahn, Bridges, Holets. Minor local incidents: faulty tar kettle burner, spark to tractor, backfire through carburetor.
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E Avenue NE
C Street
Fifteenth Street
Iowa Deaths Brief Notices Across Several Städten
Multiple death notices from Iowa list ages ranging from 54 to 89 with private and public services. Entrants include Evelyn Thiele 56 Witt's Elkader and Myrtle Sheley 89 Stein's Decorah. Burial locations include Quasqueton Burr Oak and Frankville cemeteries, with services in Lutheran and Methodist churches and at Murdoch's Center Point.
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Elkader
Evelyn Thiele
Witt’s
Walker
Homer R. Zimpfer
Murdoch
Center Point
Quasqueton
Decorah
Della Snitker
Olson- Fjelstul
Frankville
Myrtle Sheley
Stein’s
Burr Oak
West Liberty
Gill-Bahnenkamp
Vinton
Marie Farris
Fry and Holland
Williamsburg
Ralph A. Lortz
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Jones’. Waukon
Carl Berge
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bakke-Hanson
Newhall
Richard William Stark
Ted Stark
Stark Settlement Cemetery
Teahen’s
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Emil P. Dolezal
First Presbyterian Church
Brosh’s
Solon
Students Drop Out As Convocation Rule Sparks Protest
Walkout grows into a near empty auditorium after Hoffmans speaks at a convocation meeting. College officials deny any change to the attendance rule. Dean Hershel Hendryx mocks the speaker and cites his notoriety. Convocations committee member Don Alexander says they want a smarter speaker next time. Dr. Clark notes students have a right to picket and rules are always under review.
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Hoffmans
Hershel Hendryx
Don Alexander
Clark
Rare Mormon gold rush guide sold for 2800 dollars
A rare copy of a guide for Mormons who joined the California gold rush sold for 2,800 dollars at auction on Wednesday in New York.
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New York
California
Want ads do more things for more people fast and cheap
Local want ads promise versatility and speed for buyers and sellers alike, touting economy and rapid results. Services highlight broad reach, quick placements, and flexible options to connect customers with goods, jobs, and opportunities across the community.
Minnesota Man Dead on Arrival At C R Hospital
Charles H. Stewart a 49 year old from Minnesota died on arrival at Mercy hospital after choking at Ced-Rel restaurant on highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids. An autopsy found asphyxiation from an obstructed larynx. A waitress and two men helped perform back blows and CPR before EMS arrived. Stewart had checked into the Ced-Rel motel for the night.
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Indina
Minn
Mercy Hospital
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
William Bennett
Charles H. Stewart
Stewart
Mt Vernon services for Emil P Dolezal
Emil P Dolezal 71 of Mt Vernon died Wednesday morning after a long illness. A retired farmer born near Solon July 13 1896 he was a World War I veteran and member of the St Quentin Post 555 American Legion Ely IOOF Lodge 591 Mt Vernon World War I Barracks and First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife Gladys a son Donald four grandchildren one great grandchild a step son Kenneth Butler four sisters and a brother. Services 2 pm Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Mt Vernon Cemetery Ely Legion post to conduct military services. Friends may call at Brosh Funeral Home Solon Friday and at the church Saturday after 10 am.
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MT. Vernon
Emil P. Dolezal
Solon
St. Quentin
Ely Legion Post
Brosh Funeral Home
Spur Fancier Displays 300 Pairs At Fort Worth Home
Fort Worth resident T. W. Andy Anderson collects spurs with about 300 pairs on a wall. The collection ranges from ornate Spanish spurs with six inch towels to rugged Western styles and gleaming silver pairs. One shank even mimics a woman's thigh’s shape.
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Fort Worth, Texas
UPI
T. W
Andy) Anderson
Fort Worth
HUD Grants Cedar Rapids $35,000 for Park Land
The HUD approves a $35,000 Open Spaces grant for Cedar Rapids to aid the purchase of 146.96 acres on two sites. One 89.96 acre site near Twenty-first Avenue SW will host hiking trails and horseback riding. The 57 acre second site will expand Van Vechten park into a wilderness and nature area for southeast Cedar Rapids. The grant covers the federal share with the city providing the rest.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cedar Rapids
John C. Culver
Twenty-first Avenue
Prairie Creek
van Vechten Park
Blast at Mickelberry plant injures workers and bystanders
A massive explosion at the Mickelberry Sausage Co plant near the International Amphitheater sparked a fire that drew about 250 firefighters in freezing weather. About 35 people were inside the factory when it detonated, with cars and buildings damaged as debris flew. A night shift worker freed trapped colleagues, while a gasoline truck driver reported his vehicle ignited after striking something in a rear alley, suggesting fumes or gasoline caused the blast.
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Charles Peppers
Peppers
Mickelberry Sausage Co
International Amphitheater
Joe Ryan
Bernard de Young
American Interest in Horses Increasing in U S
Auburn veterinarian Dr Worth Lanier said Americans are buying horses in greater numbers, creating a boom in the industry. He projects by 1976 more than 82 million people will ride at least once yearly and notes the horse population has doubled since 1960 to about 6 million.
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Auburn
Ala
API
Worth Lanier
Yule Idea Saves Cabinet Space Too
New York UPI reports a hall marked gallery exhibition features 22 elaborately decorated Christmas trees each named for a celebrity who chose the trim. The most unusual is Julia Childs’ tree made entirely of pots pans and kitchenware on display at the Fifth Avenue gallery in an show titled Celebrity Christmas Trees.
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New York
UPI
Julia Childs
Hallmark Gallery
Fifth Avenue
Deaths Mabel Miller 80 widow of Thomas J Miller
Mabel Miller a Cedar Rapids and Marion resident for years died in Anderson Indiana where she had lived for 18 years. Born Pineville Missouri she lived with her son T Franklin Miller and was a member of Park Place Church of God in Anderson. Surviving are son Howard E Miller two daughters Leslie Sanders and Vernon Nye a sister Alpha Oldham nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren Services in Anderson at 10 am Saturday and Beatty Beurle funeral home Cedar Rapids at 10 30 am Monday Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 pm
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Mabel Miller
Thomas J. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Anderson
Ind
Pineville
T. Franklin Miller
Cairo
Alpha Oldham
Aurora
Beatty-Beurle
Earl Osnes
Ellis Park Church of God
Cedar Memorial
Riends
Beatty- Beurle
Grace Walker 79 Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Illness
Grace Walker 79 of 822 Eighth avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after long illness born September 25 1888 in Cleveland Iowa widow of Frank J Walker a Mt Zion Baptist church member Surviving sister Mrs Jesse Anderson of Cedar Burial Mt Zion Baptist Oak Hill cemetery services 3 p m Saturday Turner chapel east viewing Friday to 9 p m and at church 11 a m Saturday to 2 55 p m casket not opened after service.
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Grace Walker
Eighth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Frank J. Walker
Cleveland
Iowa
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Jesse Anderson
LeRoy White
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Mrs Robert Peeples Hester 94 Cedar Rapids resident dies
Mrs. Robert Peeples Hester 94 of 1414 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a sudden illness born Oct 29 1873 in Fulton Kentucky. She married Robert M Peeples Nov 15 1905. Surviving Clifton W Peeples and Mrs Ronald Durr both of Cedar Rapids a brother L F Brown Fulton a sister Mrs G G Edwards Metropolis IL five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorial services at Turner Chapel West 10:30 a m Friday by Rev Paul W Somerville of Kenwood Park Methodist church. Burial Cedar Memorial Chapel until 10 a m Friday casket not opened after service.
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Hester May Peeples
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Fulton
Robert M. Peeples
Clifton W. Peeples
Ronald Durr
L. F. Brown
G. G. Edwards
Metropolis
Turner Chapel West
Paul W. Somerville
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Memorial Services for Bibby and Miller Planned
Memorial services announced for Bibby Mrs James S at 11 a.m. Friday at Brady mortuary with Dr Glenn McMichael officiating and burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Anna M Miller's service is Friday at 10 30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church led by Rev Roger E O'Brien with burial at Mt Calvary cemetery. Monahan Stewart funeral home handling arrangements.
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Bibby
James S
Brady Mortuary
Glenn McMichael
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Miller
Anna M
Immaculate Conception Church
Roger E. O’brien
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan- Stewart Funeral Home
World's tallest living redwood found in California
The redwood in Humboldt State Park stands 369.2 feet tall, surpassing a taller rival near Orick and earning recognition by UC researchers. US Forest Service official Paul Zinke notes passersby long overlooked the tree's significance along the Redwood Highway near US 101.
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Scotia
Calif
UPI
California
University of California
Humboldt State Park
Orick
U.S. 101
U.S
Paul Zinke
Dollar Shrank Dollar Bills Change and Help Wanted Ads
Dollar bills were reduced to their current size in 1928. Want ads offer paths to part time and full time employment.
Woman linked to Overland Park bank robbery in federal case
Bonnie Wilane, 23, girlfriend of accused killer Henry Brown, faced federal court in St. Luke's hospital ward after a Jan 19 bank holdup in Overland Park Kansas. Bond set at 50000. Also charged: Gipson and Goetz. Brown killed Highway Patrolman Miller. three officers wounded. Wilane shot herself Jan 20 in Cedar Rapids. Welfare custody holds two children. Over $13000 stolen.
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Bonnie Sue Wilane
Henry Brown
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wilane
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Metcalf State Bank
Overland Park
Kan
Marion Neely
Brown
Cedar Rapids
Andrew E. Gipson
Kansas City
Karen Lynn Goetz
Kansas
Eldon K. Miller
Gipson
Garbage dispute shakes New York as city workers strike
The confrontation over a $600 pay hike led to a Taylor Law contempt ruling by Justice Saul Streit. Public carters organized a private system in Midtown while poorer neighborhoods suffered leaking trash, raising concerns over roaches and rats as residents protested and cleaned up in Spanish Harlem.
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National Guard
New York City
Lindsay
New York
Saul Streit
State Supreme Court
Midtown Manhattan
Chinatown
James Chan
West Side
Lower East Side
Harlem
Victor Feliciano
U S Helicopter Rescue Narrated by Viet Cong Captive
Saigon photographer Vo Thanh Son recounts his escape after a Viet Cong kidnapping. He says a U S helicopter landed amid gunfire while captives were bound and prepared to be executed. Son escaped ropes and fled into the rubble as Viet Cong fled back into the streets.
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Saigon
UPI
Vo Thanh Son
Son
U.S
United Press International
Hell
Want Ad Wins Space for Your Extra Goods
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Reach Settlement Out of Court in Auto Crash Suit
Three auto damage suits against Edith Merulla Hydak of Marion totaling 95000 were settled out of court in Linn district court. The cases by Kenneth C. and Joyce Palmer and John L. Finch of Cedar Rapids were dismissed with prejudice after claiming permanent injuries from a May 10, 1965 head on crash on old highway 30 west of Mt. Vernon. Damages sought were 25000 for Palmer, 40000 for his wife, and 30000 for Finch.
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Edith Merulla Hydak
Northview Drive
Marion
Linn District Court
Kenneth C
Joyce Palmer
John L. Finch
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Hydak
Palmer
Finch
34 Waiting To Abandon Ship
A Liberian freighter, with a cracked hull and no power, rode a heavy storm 245 miles off Cape Hatteras as a second freighter raced to assist. The coast guard reported the 34 man crew waiting to abandon ship.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
N. C
The
Coast Guard
Court levies airplane to satisfy Linn County judgment
The Linn district court records a $577 alimony and child support judgment against Robert W. Lerigo dated Aug. 25. The sheriff’s civil division levied on a 1946 Air Coupe airplane and two red bone coon dogs, with sale set for February 16 and February 26 respectively. The plane remains in custody at Linn Aire airport north of Marion. sale will occur on courthouse steps to the highest cash bidder.
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Linn
Civil Department of the Sheriff's Office
David R. Webster
Robert W. Lerigo
Webster
Lerigo
Linn- Aire
Marion
Sheriff's Office
Gazette
Accuse C R Man Of Drunk Driving After Collision
Clarence Bilsland 28 of 1001 Ellis Blvd NW was charged in Linn district court with drunk driving after his car struck a utility pole and crashed into a building in the 100 block of F Avenue NW. He and passenger Ira Welshons 25 of 304 Fifth Ave SW were hospitalized. The vehicle was a total loss and Kinderknecht Construction Co office sustained about $1,000 damage.
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Linn
Clarence Bilsland
Ellis Boulevard
F Avenue NW
Ira Eugene Welshons
Fifth Avenue SW
Kinderknecht Construction Co
Forgery Charge in Linn Court Over Check at Western Auto
Milton P. Houser, 23, of 1009 Seventh Street SE, Linn district court, faced a forgery charge for allegedly forging a $22.50 check at Western Auto in Marion on January 21. Judge Harold D. Vietor gave until next Thursday to move or plead and released Houser on his own recognizance.
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Milton P. Houser
Seventh Street
Linn District Court
Western Auto
Marion
Harold D. Vietor
Preliminary hearing set for break in case in Cedar Rapids
Phillip Leo Booth of Palo demanded a preliminary hearing after arraignment in Cedar Rapids municipal court on a charge of breaking and entering. The hearing was set for March 12. Booth is accused of breaking into Dufoe Hardware in Center Point on January 17 or 18.
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Phillip Leo Booth
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Booth
Dufoe Hardware
Center Point
North Korea tensions rise as Pueblo talks continue
Reports say North Korea and the United States pursue talks on the Pueblo crisis after a border clash in the American sector near Panmunjom. U S forces in Korea report no casualties and note Soviet pressure may push Pyongyang to negotiate while ships cluster off the peninsula.
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North Korea
U. S
Osan
Seoul
Taegu
South Korea
U. S. Second Infantry Division
Panmunjom
Interstate Products to Continue Operations Under Chapter 11
Officials of Interstate Products Inc with a Grinnell plant and Cedar Rapids offices said they will keep operating while filing an arrangement under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The firm, led by president Howard L. Morton, employs about 15 people and stresses it is not a straight bankruptcy.
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Interstate Products, Inc
Grinnell
Cedar Rapids
Howard L. Morton
Starr Case Bound Over To Linn Grand Jury
Michael George Starr, 18, of 1806 E street SW, waived preliminary hearing Thursday and was bound over to the Linn grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Starr was arrested January 28.
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Michael George Starr
E Street
Linn Grand Jury
Starr
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