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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1969
Page
4
Weather data shows a high of 33 and a low of 18 with no precipitation, plus station readings and calendar details. Legislature adjourned after passing bills on police chief appointment and liquor by the drink and listed several civil notices, births, and traffic fines in the day’s local roundup.
The article notes the largest solar system bodies after the sun are Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune. It identifies these gas giants as the major planets orbiting the sun and highlights their prominence among solar bodies.
Burial and funeral service details for multiple residents are listed. Names include Evelyn Sherwood 60 in Brooklyn, James Delaney 66 in Waukon, Hazel Heldt 51 in Oelwein, Rosa Mundt 87 in Ossian, Mary Esther Morris 91 in Shellsburg, Isabelle Storla 84 in Decorah, with service times and church or cemetery locations noted.
Glennora M. Himmel 42 wife of Allan C. Himmel of 5200 Old Ely Road SW Cedar Rapids died after a short illness. Born June 28 1926 in Strawberry Point she married in 1947 in Rochester Minnesota. Survived by husband three sons Larry Carl Scott Himmel two daughters Teresa Julie Himmel mother Marjorie Whittle father Glenn Pugh two brothers Verle Pugh Ken neth Whittle and four sisters. Memorial services at Turner Chapel West with time to be announced. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday. Contributions to the American Cancer Society suggested.
Jay Donald DeRoma infant son of Mr. and Mrs Anthony E DeRoma of 810 Staubcourt NE died Monday. Surviving are two sisters and two brothers. Services were held Tuesday at 2 at Mt Calvary cemetery by Rev Louis V McDonough of St Matthew's Catholic Church. Brady mortuary was in charge.
Three former anti poverty workers including Coy Smith once chief fiscal officer Sid ney Hall and Karen Johnson were indicted in New York on charges tied to a check cashing scam worth 529 737 based on time sheets for non existent workers. Police recovered 4076 in checks from a parked car after arrests last August.
Cedar Rapids city council authorized condemnation to acquire 5.25 acres on Ely avenue SW in the Cedar river flood plain. Owner Joseph Vondracek reportedly refuses further negotiations, as the land is eyed for a green belt of parklands from Central City to Fairfax, parks commissioner Donald Gardner said no progress has been made.
Morton Susman former U S attorney for Texas southern district opened his private law office Monday and filed seven suits against the government seeking fourty thousand dollars in tax refunds.
Cedar Rapids airport commission plans to advertise for bids on operating a paid parking lot by May 1. They consider a managerial model with in house staff or a concession system with an outside firm taking a share of receipts. Two firms showed interest. more bidders may be invited. The panel also interviewed Landrum and Brown to study a master plan and hire a consultant to align current actions with future needs.
In Punta del Este Uruguay seven men armed with guns robbed the San Rafael gambling casino and escaped with 160000 dollars in cash. Police said another 160000 dollars in cash remained in the casino strongbox and noted possible Tupamaro links to the robbery.
The trial features witnesses including Brenda Coffee and Richard Harkless saying the gun was at Coffee's side and the shooting likely accidental. Coffee testifies he held the gun at his side and may have tripped. A pretrial ruling bars an oral statement and demonstration as inadmissible. Jury selection began Feb 3, with six and a half days of testimony and Monday's closing arguments.
During a Vietnamese lunar new year cease-fire in South Vietnam allied forces halted operations but the Ho Chi Minh supply trail through Laos faced renewed bombing. Reports say 30 B 52s dropped over 900 tons while 300 to 400 fighter bombers attacked Laos targets as air raids intensified after November 1.
Cedar Rapids plans data processing shift with $145000 yearly for equipment salaries and supplies. McGladrey Hansen Dunn & Co. reports total annual costs and urges manufacturers’ proposals evaluation and creation of an administrative services department. The city council authorized a $23500 feasibility study on February 21 1968 and will seek funding.
Rafael and his wife were aboard the ambushed El Al Boeing 720 returning from a diplomats meeting in the Netherlands. In Zurich a group of Arab gunmen opened fire as the plane taxied for takeoff. Six were wounded, including trainee pilot Yoran Pees who survived surgery. An Israeli security agent killed one attacker, others were arrested, and extradition talks began. Swiss officials called it a grave incident with plastic explosives found and an ongoing inquiry.
Dave Schmitt Construction Co. won the storm sewer contract for Wiley boulevard NW between Johnson avenue and Midway drive NW. The bid of 27150 was 8.7 percent below the engineers estimate of 29738.35. Other bids came from Christensen Brothers 27459.50 Hennessey Brothers 27524.00 and Gjellafald Co of Forest City 32882.50.
President Nixon pledges a national commitment to early childhood health and development while noting no immediate change in funding. He envisions OEO as an incubator for new anti poverty programs and suggests transferring Headstart to HEW. Annual beef cattle income in Alabama is reported at 120 million dollars.
Shaw faces accusation of conspiring with Oswald and Ferrie in 1963 to kill Kennedy. Warren report notes Clay Bertrand attempted to arrange counsel for Oswald after the Dallas murder. A Kansas pathologist cites a motion picture suggesting the shot came from the front as defense questions trigger cross examination amid Mardi Gras recess.
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