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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
1
The Daily Record reports Thursday temperatures and a five day forecast with expected near normal Iowa temps and little precipitation. It lists highs of 18 and 40 with various town and storm data, plus local births, divorces, legal notices, traffic fines, and upcoming funeral services across multiple towns.
Detectives report Rosen's Tailor at 117 Fourth Street SE had two display windows broken between 9 p.m. Thursday and 3 14 a.m. Friday. Five pair of pants two vests and a sport coat were taken valued at 89 85.
A classified notice advertises help for buying selling or trading with a contact number 369 1234 for readers to call.
Linn county official explains how 1967 taxes drop for a Cedar Rapids home valued at 4395 with 3295 property tax shift. Under old rules the house would bear 136.004 mills. the new law lowers to 123.486 mills, saving 91.06 compared to the old computation while boosting school district aid.
Donald and Shirley Scholl sue Linn district court claiming a marketable title cannot be conveyed for a house bought on contract. They allege city code side-yard defect blocks validity and name Kenneth J Kasper Alice A Kasper Max E Guernsey and Miller and Co Realtors as defendants. They seek $2600 plus $575 loss for improvements and stolen items including two handguns and a portable radio.
Judge Warren J. Rees granted a temporary injunction blocking Andrew Schulte from acting on a 30 day notice to Mer rill E. and Donelle Markham. The Markhams, as contract buyers of a home at 3467 E avenue NW, sought a declaratory judgment. The suit says the notice was erroneous in demanding payments Schulte must make and attempted to alter the contract. A final hearing will determine the parties rights.
Laton D. McGrew twenty of 841 Fourth avenue SE pled guilty in Linn district court to breaking and entering. A larceny charge was dismissed on motion. Judge William R. Eads imposed a suspended ten year sentence at the state men’s reformatory and placed him on probation to the state board of parole. The case involved theft from Donald Waterman at 1013 Eighth street SE on December 10 and a December 9 break in at Lester Zobac, 1224 Thirty-third Street SE.
Gerald D. Kehoe of Jones county files a 14787 lawsuit in Linn district court against Richard Marsh of Linn county over a two car accident on February 25 1967. The crash occurred on highway 151 east of its junction with highway 13 with Marsh’s eastbound car colliding into Kehoe’s westbound vehicle. Damages claimed include permanent injuries pain lost work and impairment of earning capacity.
The report notes continued interception activity as the party headed home. Our observers tracked them past Greenland then observed a return flight to Reykjavik. They photographed the craft to ensure no new equipment had been added since the last sighting.
Five Russian bombers approached within 70 miles of Newfoundland last Friday as radar tracked them briefly. Commodore Noel Cogdon said the craft flew south then east out of radar range and were observed by Newfoundland stations. The sighting marked the first east coast Russian aircraft activity noted by Canadian forces amid submarine and trawler activity.
Ottawa eight Canadian economists warned that the United States is encroaching on Canada’s independence. A report titled Foreign Ownership and the Structure of Canadian Industry calls for steps to block intrusion of U S law and policy into Canada.
Four individuals entered not guilty pleas in municipal court on beer related charges. Elizabeth Jones 23 of 127 Sixteenth Street NE was accused of making beer available to minors. Debby Kimm same address faced minor possession charges. Dwayne Pickart 19 and Theodore Schulte both of Norway were charged with possession of beer as minors. They were found with beer in a Fairfax area car over the weekend. Trial set for March 28.
The council argued that changing the draft deferment sequence would affect graduate schools and student bodies. Current oldest-registrant calls and occupational deferments for science and industry workers are questioned as needless exemptions during national service. Law schools and professional post graduate studies remain outside the eligible deferment category following Friday's decision.
The North Vietnamese Peace Committee and Vietnamese people praise a magnanimous gesture while noting irrefutable evidence of American air destruction. They say release carries a historic and human duty, placing a heavier burden on the warmakers as history watches.
The garbage collectors union warned Thursday night that Friday would be the last day of talks with New York City if no contract is reached, raising the chance of another walkout. Acting president Jack Bigel said talks would not continue interminably and warned of next steps if no agreement. Deputy Mayor Robert Sweet said the claim was news to him but expected continued discussions as long as useful. The union criticized the governor's proposed settlement as phony, while sanitation workers were paid at old rates for work since last Saturday to clear more than 90,000 tons of garbage from streets after the nine day strike.
Shareholders of Nissen Corp and Wilson Sporting Goods will vote March 28 on a merger making Nissen part of Ling-Temco-Vought Inc. Wilson operations. Cedar Rapids and Dallas voting sites set. Feb 28 record date. Nissen stockholders to receive 0.45 to 0.50 Wilson common per Nissen share. George P. Nissen, owning 49 percent, agrees to vote for the merger.
John Jacob Astor III’s third wife Dolores Fullman was granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty. The split ends a 13 year marriage that began 41 days after it started. A settlement releases Astor from further support and bars future claims.
Sue Ella Gladwin a Cedar Rapids native who lived most of her life there before moving to Des Moines died after a long illness. Born April 2 1912 she was the widow of John Gladwin surviving sons John Harold and Jerry Ronnie and daughters Louella Iva Jean Nadine Esther. Memorial service at Turner chapel East with burial at Mt Clark Cemetery. Joseph Jenista 86 of 427 Eighth Avenue SE died after a long illness. Former Quaker Oats employee born February 17 1881 married Minnie Stolba in 1911. He leaves a wife and daughter Helen Jenista and was a long time member of Prokop Velky ZCBJ Lodge No. 7. Memorial services set at Hesser Memorial chapel and Czech National burial.
E J Kleinhans 54 of 1246 Twenty eighth Street SE died Thursday after a long illness. Born August 23, 1913 in Watervliet N Y he married Grace Jessen May 6 1961 in Cedar Rapids. A World War II Army veteran he worked at Collins Radio and later as a Family Record Plan agent retiring in 1967. He belonged to Dutch Reform church Townley lodge AF and AM Palisades Park NJ and Salaam Shrine Temple Livingston NJ. Surviving is his wife Memorial services 3 30 p m Saturday at Chapel of Memories by Dr Marion Williams Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Call Cedar Memorial funeral home after 6 p m Friday and at Chapel of Memories after 3 p m Saturday
Louis A. Kofron ninety five? He died Thursday after a long illness. He was born June 29, 1882, in Cedar Rapids and lived there all his life. He worked for Hawkeye Sheet Metal Works and belonged to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263. Surviving: wife Agnes, son Richard L., three sisters Mrs. Wilson Jones Emma Bushek Agnes Fitzpatrick, brother Joe Kofron. Memorial services at Janeba Kuba funeral home west Sunday. burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday.
Erik Arro Norbeck infant son of Mr and Mrs Douglas R Norbeck died at birth. Survived by sister Deborah Maria parents maternal grandparents Percy LaPorte Superior Wisconsin paternal grandfather Edwin Norbeck Duluth Wisconsin. Memorial services at Cedar Memorial cemetery 10:30 a.m. Saturday with Rev Joseph E McGuire of St Pius X Catholic church officiating. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home.
Memorial services and burials scheduled for William E Anderson George Clair Loughry Frances Roberta Wells and Mrs Charles H Walsh plus Harry Leon Andrews. Services held at St Patrick Church Turner Chapel West Linwood Cemetery Cedar Memorial and Mt Calvary with Rev J Robert McDonald Rev A T Washington Rev Don L Anderson and Rev William B Harnish officiating. Monahan Stewart arranging.
A foreign-born draftee, Pfc. Lewis Albanese of Seattle, received the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism near Thu Mau on December 1, 1966. He killed six Viet Cong snipers and two more enemies after his ammo ran out, saving his platoon at the cost of his life.
A Monday to Friday rundown of sports results and Channel 9 weather updates. The schedule covers late evening sports highlights and a nightly weather forecast for local viewers.
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