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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1963
Page
3
A Sunday forecast shows partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with light snow possible in the northeast, colder conditions in the northwest, and a mild start to the week. The five day outlook suggests near normal temperatures with little precipitation, while a Senate session discusses city annexation powers and municipal civil service reforms.
At Milwaukee a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stemlar with the mother identified as the daughter of Mrs. Edna McLaughlin and the father as the son of Mrs. Blanche Stemlar. Separately listed are family connections for Vicki M Rundberg and Ronald G Rundberg, Dixie L Ray versus Charles J Ray, and Barbara W McAmis versus Harold D McAmis.
Kay O Williams and Marquis D Heindselman residents cited for electrical and appliance hazards. Defective wiring at 1507 Fourth Avenue SE observed Saturday at 11 06 a m. Shorted furnace switch at 1736 A Avenue NE Saturday 9 10 p m. Overheated furnace at 1634 E Avenue NE Sunday 9 14 a m. Oven grease at 1052 Twenty first Street SE Sunday 1 06 p m. Trash barrels at 315 Nassau Street SE Sunday 6 10 p m.
Crowds clog highways and streets as thousands of hikers descend on Pittsburgh. Police report scattered marchers and drivers urged to stay in one lane. A restaurant feeds about 5 000 people with 1 200 sandwiches and 4 000 cups of coffee while radio crews arrange bus shuttles.
A calendar item would authorize the state board of regents to start a sabbatical leave program for college professors while a separate bill seeks to require drunk driving arrestees to take a chemical test or face license suspension. Rep Loss notes potential corrections to the brucellosis control bill and a licensing tweak allows non architects to prepare building plans without using the title.
In Venice California AP police report 17 year old David Brimley shoved his girlfriend to safety as a speeding car ran a red light and struck him at a crosswalk. The car was believed to travel 90 mph and rammed another auto before hitting mail boxes a street sign and a power pole. Brimley a freshman at Santa Monica City College died after being knocked 172 feet. his date Paulette Lewis 16 received sedatives. Three young men fled from the car after the impact.
In Des Moines a weekend raid at the VAW club resulted in 17 arrests after an officer allegedly bought a drink. Officers confiscated 66 bottles of liquor and three cans of beer. Maxine A. Latham, 43, was charged with operating a disorderly place and liquor control violations. Fourteen customers faced intoxication and disorderly place charges while two others were charged with disorderly conduct. The raid occurred around 3 30 a.m. Sunday.
Retta Jenkins Taylor died after a long illness at age 92. A Cedar Rapids resident for 58 years she was a concert singer early in life and active in music organizations and civic work. Surviving children include Eleanor Taylor Harmon Taylor and Laurence. services held at Turner chapel Cedar Rapids and later in Minnesota. burial at Manterville. Flowers declined. contributions to charity suggested.
The notice states a service for Joseph Castel Brush to be held Tuesday at 2 by the Rev. J Richard Wagner. Burial follows at Blaine Cemetery near Swisher.
A Cedar Rapids man and a 2 year old boy sustained neck injuries in a three car collision Saturday in the 900 block of First Avenue West. Injured were Mark Klouda and Joseph Holob. Bachelder was fined $10 in municipal court for following too closely. Another accident on highway 218 near Oklahoma avenue left Donald Van Houten hospitalized for a cut ear. no charges were filed.
Charles A Scheer died Saturday after a brief illness in Cedar Rapids where he lived 40 years He was born February 3 1895 in Morrowsville Kansas and worked at Cherry Burrell Corp for 20 years A World War I veteran he belonged to Hanford Post American Legion Survived by his wife Marguerite Mackey Scheer married in 1951 four sisters and three brothers Services set at Brush Chapel and St Patrick's Church with burial at Mt Calvary Fr McDonald to lead Rosary prior to services Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday
Leona S Hessenius 146 Eighteenth street SW an employee of Killian Co and Cedar Rapids resident for 18 years died Sunday after a brief illness Born December 7 1901 in Tama County she married in 1920 at Jasper Minnesota Survived by husband two daughters Doris Sporholtz Melbourne and Phyllis Cate Spencer a son Roger Hessenius Philadelphia a sister Anna Morr Cedar Rapids a brother Alfred.
Rome AP report says President Segni dissolved parliament and Italy will vote April 28-29 with the Polaris missile pledge shaping the campaign. Premier Fanfani’s cabinet set the new parliament to convene May 16.
The executive council accepted a gift of about eight acres adjoining the Julien Dubuque grave site near the Mississippi river south of Dubuque. Herman and Marcella Lott donated the land, enabling the conservation commission to start a state park development once weather allows, ending access issues from the private trail.
Decorah youth John Knutson aged 16 was killed in a Saturday night auto accident near La Crosse Wisconsin. The car driven by Knutson left the road, plunged down an embankment and rolled over. Six other youths were injured, one seriously. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM in First Lutheran Church.
Seven men from East Iowa enlistment report includes six Army recruits sent to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and one Navy recruit to San Diego. Names and ages span Stanley Boots 19 Vic tor Barnholt 19 Keith Christian son 19 Russell Schild 20 Dale Shepard 18 Michael Lang 24 and Jon Harold Idso 22. Homeward leave updates cover Leroy Snow Byron Perry Kleon Peyton John OToole II Ted Smith Larry Kubalek and Steven Herb with destinations and training details.
Sergeant Shriver Jr., director of the Peace Corps, said he has no plans to seek the Illinois governorship. He called his current position in Washington the best job, addressing reports of a possible run in his home state.
Brandt says the Socialists and Christian Democrats formed a united front to oppose East German Communists in West Berlin. He outlines that his party is ready to form a broad government but urges CDU and Free Democrats to align with the Socialists' platform if they join the coalition.
Three young sisters died after they fell through the ice of a farm pond on Saturday in Jefferson City Missouri. The incident occurred during cold weather as the children were near the pond with family members.
City officials discuss possible state liquor bills limiting licenses to one per 10 000 residents with Cedar Rapids potentially gaining up to 100 licenses. Mayor Johnson urges a minimum 5000 license fee and warns of enforcement problems, while others warn of price skew and licensing bartering.
The mayor decides to approve a $500 payment for two court reporters for 10 days of duty after considering fairness to those involved. The Bar Association is to advise the city council on the need for two reporters, and the resolution clears the way for payment. If not signed, payment would auto-approve after 14 days.
The court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that Congress cannot impose initial punishment for draft evasion in the special category of cases where the evader leaves the country without safeguards for criminal prosecutions. It also struck down Rhode Island's Commission to Encourage Morality in Youth as unconstitutional censoring activity, while upholding the commission’s creation law. Justice Brennan wrote for the majority. Justice Harlan dissented.
Harold Wilson aged 52 of 118 E Avenue NW faced a district court arraignment Friday on a forgery charge. He allegedly signed his ex wife Dorothy Wilson’s name to six checks of five dollars each and was given until Wednesday to plead.
Edward L. Benesh reports two 100-pound gas bottles were stolen from his cabin near Linn Junction, the sheriff’s office said. He resides at 413 Third Street SW. No suspects named in the brief notice.
The case of Ivan T. Stanley against May and John L Valingham and others seeking 25 000 in damages from a traffic accident was dismissed with prejudice.
In a grim bid to slow spread of influenza, some schools closed and hospitals across several cities suspended visiting hours. Pneumonia influenza deaths remained above epidemic levels for the fifth week per 108 cities reported by the Public Health Service. Asian type flu outbreaks were confirmed in New York Maryland North Carolina Kansas Michigan and the District of Columbia. An Albany physician who had visited Baltimore was the only confirmed upstate New York Asian flu case, affecting seven schools last week. Milwaukee health officials predicted a full outbreak to reach epidemic proportions.
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