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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1967
Page
4
Five day forecast shows below normal temperatures across many cities with a warming trend at period end and around half an inch of precipitation. Additional details include daily highs and lows, barometer reading, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times, and late February death and birth notices from multiple Iowa cities.
Walter W Werneberg and Kathy Vaughn Cedar Rapids. Jimmy L Baker Coffeeville Kan. Agnes M Meyer Marion. Everett E Kerby Cedar Rapids. Judy K Chapman Centerville. Marvin C Albaugh Donna R Mitchell Lisbon. Timeline of incidents includes 1:16 pm Tuesday stove fire at 104 Thirty sixth avenue SW 3:21 pm Tuesday overheated rear wheel drum at Eighth avenue and Tenth street SW 3:47 pm Tuesday backfire through carburetor at Second street and Third avenue SE 4:57 pm Tuesday mattress fire of undetermined origin at 607 Twelfth street SE.
Police report no new developments in other investigation phases. Leo Wagenknecht of Sterling, seen at the motel with the girl, is unavailable per his attorney William N. Stone who says he will not speak until autopsy results are released. Wagenknecht has not been charged and will not be charged based on current evidence.
Today budding musicians seek good used instruments and invites readers to place want ads. Sell your instrument to help a young musician start their journey and clear shelf space for new sounds.
City Building Department crews remove acoustical tile as corrosion tests probe why metal anchors three feet above the false ceiling fail. Engineers from Howard R Green Co. study electrolysis as possible cause since 1965 construction, with officials noting no liability yet.
The city council moved toward Cedar Lake urban renewal by offering five parcels north of the loop for redevelopment after Urban Renewal Board approval. Public notices will invite redevelopment proposals and bids, with type of redevelopment and price guiding selection. Construction likely not before next year per planning director Don Salyer. The council also approved the Cedar Lake preliminary plat and a contract with Roy H. Fisher Jr for third property appraisals.
J Frank Duryea age 97 of Madison Conn died Wednesday. He co designed the first U S gasoline powered automobile with his brother Charles, and their car won the nation's first automobile race in 1895. Initially Charles was credited as father of the American automobile, but in 1948 the Smithsonian credited Frank equally.
Local newspaper details pricing for carrier and mail delivery including weekly and yearly rates. Notes about editions and terms, with postal information and distribution notes consistent with a historical page snippet. The text references The Associated Press and local news usage.
U S Attorney Donald OBrien told a federal court jury that a former Decorah couple, Everett and Mrs Gross, 54 now of Helena Mont, are charged with 20 counts of fraud tied to a check kiting scheme. The case covers August 1961 to October 1963 involving Mrs Bertha Raby Western Union Decorah and LaCrosse bank transfers.
Mae Sylvia Hayes 79 wife of Earl C Hayes died Tuesday after a long illness. A Cedar Rapids resident 45 years she was born Sept 7 1887 in Benton county and married Earl Hayes Sept 17 1924 in Cedar Rapids. She was a member of Oak Grove church in Shellsburg. Surviving are husband daughter Violet Eddins step son Herbert Hayes four grandchildren 10 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and brother Oscar Fish. Memorial services Friday at Turner chapel west at 1 30 pm by the Rev Barton G Murray burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Simeon Parks of 605 Memorial Drive SE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a sudden illness. Born January 29, 1885 in Carmi Illinois, he married Irene Cowden February 14, 1912 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife, son Don Parks, daughter Mrs Lyle Wessale, and four Cedar Rapids grandchildren. He belonged to Cedar Christian church. chapel east at 1 30 p m Thursday burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call until 1 p m Thursday. Casket will not be opened after service.
Stanley E. Noble a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and Johnson Gas Co. employee died at home Tuesday after a brief illness Born May 12 1909 in Cedar Rapids he was a World War II veteran Surviving are two sisters Marie Rust Esther J Brousard and two brothers Harry O Noble Elgin M Noble The service is at Chapel East at 3 p m Friday by Rev John M Jensen Burial in Linwood Cemetery Viewing ends at 2 30 p m Friday The case
Courthouse Judge Harold D Vietor schedules Thursday 1 30 p m for a hearing on a motion to continue the March 6 murder trial of Richard Lawrence 37 of 3017 Sidney Street SE accused of fatally shooting Clark Kaiser 49 of 1515 Fifth Avenue SE at a Marion supermarket construction site Also on the docket is a motion for a state funded psychiatric examination as the defense seeks a delay due to lengthy exams.
Local items report a $95 portable sander theft from Cedar Rapids Block Co.. funeral travel for the Pleune family. Joan Starry named to the dean’s list at Cottey College. deaths of Anthony Stolba and related burial in California. Mitralsky's offering fur and cloth alterations. a clothing theft at Roosevelt hotel. ride swap ad and Hladky's beef delivery ad.
The federal food stamp program will go into operation in Linn county sometime in May. James Nisley, director of the county's social welfare department, said he was informed by the state welfare department. The plan aims to increase purchasing power for needy residents and improve diets. They will buy stamps with relief payments and use them at local grocery stores.
Linn county Attorney Jack Fulton appealed to the Iowa supreme court on February 8 the Linn District Court decision invalidating a search warrant used in the Forrest Cobb case Cobb 35 of 820 Twentieth Street SE has pled innocent to manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident in the November 10 hit and run that killed Nelson Larson 83 Without a valid warrant the state cannot use items seized from the car as evidence.
Richard Strawhorn, 19, of 1026 Eleventh Street NE, was given until Friday at 10 a.m. to plead to a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. He allegedly concealed a .22 revolver on his person and in a car he was driving on January 28. He appeared before Judge Harold D. Vietor.
Harold Toomer, 33, formerly of Toddville, had his probation revoked Tuesday by Judge B J Maxwell for probation violations. He was ordered to serve a five year term at Fort Madison State Penitentiary, stemming from a November 25 embezzlement guilty plea.
Weather late morning in advance of a storm front. Temperatures were to drop below zero in Eastern Iowa overnight. Snow and cold arrived in northwestern Iowa behind schedule, but were expected to cover most of the state by evening. Sibley reported 5 below zero with gusts over 50 mph, as snow whipped through Spencer and other northwestern communities.
Terence Lyon runs a pub in Camberley that now welcomes non-drinkers with an alcohol-free bar. He says he does not drink or smoke, but enjoys the pub atmosphere and offers a welcoming space for those who abstain.
About 2,500 women from Women Strike for Peace blocked entry to the Pentagon, barred at the river entrance while police formed a barrier. Secretary McNamara later allowed a delegation to enter as the protest began around noon and dispersed by 1 30 p.m. The demonstration featured stark placards and chants against drafting and bombing. A Black woman speaker denounced the war as a white chauvinist conflict.
In Milwaukee after June 30 tattooing faces prohibition for hygienic reasons. Gib Tatts Thomas, a 50 year veteran, recalls changing tastes toward devilish designs and explains clients value rebellion over beauty. He predicts the craft will fade as regulations close shops and sailors seek ink abroad.
Daniel T. Goettsch aged 20 of 822 Fifteenth Avenue SW sustained a leg injury in a car motorcycle collision at Thirteenth Avenue and Eighteenth Street SW Tuesday. He was treated and released from Mercy Hospital. The car driver was Rosemary M. Paul 34 of 637 L Street SW. Goettsch rode the motorcycle. No charges filed.
The measure seeks university designation for SCI to attract faculty and expand roles beyond teacher preparation. It would add that SCI may offer undergraduate and graduate programs, conduct research, and provide extension and public services to aid Iowa’s social, cultural, and economic development.
The Blue and Gold banquet for Cub Pack 90 was held at Grant School on Thursday. Awards were presented to Randy Benesh Tom Mackey Ron Carney Dan Oldfather Bob Lane Terry Hutchins Dean Athoff Mark Griggs Kevin Christensen Jeff Weber Oliver Hollingsworth Stuart Stoltz Rodney Zitek Doug Parrish Ricky Samek and David Samek.
Belfast report from UPI states Northern Ireland’s total population reached 1,481,408 in the 1966 census, up 56,400 from 1961. The figures reflect demographic growth across the region.
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