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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1969
Page
6
Prague authorities offer air tickets loans and encouragement to self exiled citizens to return home amid Soviet occupation. Svobodne Slovo says 30 000 Czechoslovaks abroad since August may be urged back with financial help and lenient exit permits.
The notice lists weather figures for February including high 32, low 28, no precipitation, barometer 30.14, humidity 6 percent, ENE wind at 17 mph, and sun and moon times. It also records birth announcements from St. Luke's on February 14 and 15 for multiple families with names and addresses, plus funeral service notices for several local residents across Belle Plaine, Decorah, Greeley, Independence, Ocelwein, Shellsburg, and Williamsburg.
A gunman in charge delivered milk and food to Aline, 13, and her brother Francis, 11, at their house. Francis accepted the food while the assailant, Forquet, with a history of mental illness, has not yet surrendered despite repeated promises to do so and requests for more time.
Vice President Spiro Agnew urged lowering the voting age to eighteen at Bowling Green University. He argued young people are both old enough to fight and smart enough to vote, predicting less street unrest if they can vote.
Universities nationwide hesitate to remove federal aid due to weak guidance from Health Education and Welfare and fear of campus dissent. Administrators cite funding contracts with banks backed loans, and many oppose the policy as it may force poor students out while others stay. Mt Etna erupts with lava chunks but no nearby danger.
In Everett Washington test pilot Jack Waddell flew the 355 ton Boeing 747 for 2 hours 20 minutes. A misaligned rudder and cabin pressure readings prompted ground checks while the jet reached 280 mph and its landing gear was retracted for the first time.
Five teenagers were injured near 2750 Otis road SE after a westbound car went out of control and hit a tree just after 7 p.m. Leonard Webster, 15, was admitted with possible head injuries. Driver Thomas R. Franks, 18, faced a failure to have control charge. All others, Bonnie Anglin, 14 Margie Lawrence, 14 and Vernon Wenger, 17, were treated and released for head lacerations.
President Nixon and family flew 31 minutes from the White House to Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin mountains for a weekend stay. The retreat, renamed by Eisenhower for his grandson David, was Nixon's first presidential visit there. Attending were Julie Nixon, Patricia Nixon, and family friend Bebe Rebozo along with Young Eisenhower.
In memory of Libbie Milner Edward Sopousek Ralph Epler and Mrs Henry Spitznagle are noted with donations. Graveside services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St Patrick and Paul cemetery Watkins. Rosaries 8 p.m. today Teahen chapel. Hagemann service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Patrick's Church. Burial Mt Calvary with rosaries Monday evening. Budget items and 1969 camp ads included. Dial 369-1234.
Six U.S. citizens were killed when a twin engine Aero Commander crashed after takeoff from Freeport, Bahamas. The aircraft plowed through pine trees half a mile from the runway end, exploded on impact, and burst into flames. Fire crews faced a blocked path before confirming no survivors.
Death notice for infant Michael John Lilly of 1444 E Avenue NE with surviving siblings Kathleen Thomas Theodore Jeffrey and grandparents Mr and Mrs August Kapsch Varina and Mr and Mrs Martin Lilly Fonda. Graveside service at Mt Calvary cemetery Monday at 11 a.m. Beatty Bearle funeral home in charge.
Anti American demonstrations erupt in three Turkish cities as clashes erupt between right and left wing youths. About 130 students are injured in Trabzon and Izmir during protests linked to a U.S. Sixth Fleet visit to Istanbul. In Ankara around 6000 teachers protest foreign influence in education.
In New Orleans police arrested 22 people for drug offenses during pre Mardi Gras crowds in the French Quarter. Undercover work since last August identified widespread LSD and marijuana use among local hippie groups. Police expect more arrests as carnival celebrations approach.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Co lists daily and Sunday publication location at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 524064. Subscription rates show carrier 45 cents a week and mail options for night edition Sunday and afternoon editions with monthly and yearly prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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