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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1967
Page
3
Five day forecast shows temperatures 6 to 10 degrees below normal with a warming mid period and rain or snow. Precipitation average two tenths of an inch. Also lists births announced on February 21 including multiple families and addresses in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A compilation of death notices for residents in multiple towns. Names include Waukon Simon Hesse 70 and Dorothy Hoyt 58 with Thursday services, and Christina Ohlmeyer 75 in Wyoming with 1 30 service. Other entries list Walter Hall 85, Bernard Valley 67, Eliza Grier 95, Earl Hunt 64, plus George Gerits 79 of Tampa with Saturday service. Burial and church details vary by location.
At Lewes England prison 200 inmates cheered a concert featuring freedom songs. Claudia Eichner and Bridget de Courcy both 18 sang freedom songs along with American chain gang tunes and English prison folk tunes. Miss de Courcy hoped authorities would invite her back. No comment from the warden.
Ronald L Hankins earns a bachelor of science in business and industrial management from San Jose State College in San Jose California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Russell W Hankins residing at 385 Nineteenth Street SE.
An explosion at the Nitro Nobel explosives plant in Gyttorp central Sweden on Wednesday claimed the lives of two workers. Officials from NOAA and Swedish authorities began investigations into the blast and its cause.
A UAW local halts work after 17 members including officers are suspended for contract violations amid GM tests moved inside the company. Union leaders challenge the action as improper subcontracting and a general strike ensues. International officers telegram Local 549 ordering a halt to the walkout.
The Nebraska legislature approved 37 to 11 a bill sending to a November 1968 ballot the proposal to lower the voting age to 19. This marks the first step toward allowing those under 21 to vote, pending public approval.
Sukarno delays final resignation as Suharto, a 45 year old four star general, becomes sole leader of Indonesia amid political splits and military unity concerns. Foreign policy will be shaped by Adam Malik as congress debates stripping Sukarno of remaining powers with decision due March 7.
The Iowa House passed HF73 78 to 41 to require permanent voter registration in cities and towns within counties of 10 000 or more. The measure as adopted narrows the original plan to bigger counties and would affect Hiawatha in Linn County as an example.
Senator Edward Brooke says he hopes to visit North and South Vietnam soon and interview President Ho Chi Minh. He spoke at the College of the Virgin Islands and urged that a bombing pause would show genuine U S effort and shift the burden to the communists.
A U.N. Bulletin on Narcotics cites Andrew Weil of Harvard Medical School noting nutmeg can cause serious intoxication when eaten in large quantities. He details a fatality of an 8 year old and cases of brain disturbance among inmates who ingested powdered nutmeg over time.
Jamaica's Labour Party retained government control with its largest ever parliamentary majority after Tuesday elections, defeating opposition forces and signaling a strong mandate for its leadership.
Iowa's Democratic controlled senate defeated the Republican plan for county apportioning commissions. A 10 member bi partisan commission would redraw districts for a 150 member legislature elected in 1968. The vote split along party lines as senators argued over timing and term lengths in a battle over reapportionment.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged easing New York abortion laws during a Skidmore College talk to 1,200 women students. He supported legal abortion in rape cases and clashed with Father Joseph DiMaggio, who argued the end does not justify the means. Kennedy also defended CIA funding of U.S. student groups to represent America abroad amid Cold War concerns.
In Wyoming Ohio police lassoed six runaway steers that chased down a main street, a creek bed and a tunnel before reaching the Wyoming High School athletic field. Officers searched for the owners as the mavericks were corralled.
Two safe crackers went to a suburban Chicago high school on Monday and failed to loot the safe. Eldon Miller, a watchman at Fenton High, said two men tied him up and tried to force the safe, then tried to burn it. The alarm sounded and the pair fled before police arrived.
In Canon City Colorado the magazine The Interpreter published by inmates prints an editorial declaring prisoners have no reason to feel superior and that convicts are no better than free people. The piece argues for humility and equality with non inmates.
Portuguese authorities handed over nine refugees who fled from the mainland to the Macao enclave to Red China authorities on Tuesday.
The Monroes air Wednesday at 7 p.m. on COLOR channel nine. Clayt and Big Twin are trapped with a bear in a perilous cave scene.
University of Iowa President Howard R. Bowen said recruiting teams may use the Iowa Memorial Union new second floor office space for business and industrial placement. Marine Capt. Bruce A. Tester reported his team was denied access amid campus Vietnam protests, but Bowen clarified the recruiters are allowed like other employers.
Powell argues the nine member panel must reach consensus, promising to bend to secure a unanimous report. Ebony magazine cites quotes describing his ego and resistance to advice, suggesting future cooperation could have eased his congressional difficulties.
A U S spokesman described an eight mile southeast position of Vietnam cargo barges near Vinh and six boxcars on a siding 37 miles southwest of Thanh Hoa. He said the large convoy tied to Mu Gia pass was halted by a landslide and earlier raid damage to bridges. A single North Vietnamese worker cleared debris with a road grader through ten hours of Monday raids.
A Cedar Rapids five year old, Sue Anne Drew, was hospitalized at Mercy after being overcome by automobile exhaust fumes. She was listed in good condition. Mrs. Drew left the car running while answering a phone, and the child, who had been playing outside, climbed into the vehicle. The mother found her unconscious upon returning.
Civil Air Patrol ground crews report no clues near Greeley about a plane missing with three Iowans aboard. The search spanned Clayton county, Iowa Falls, Strawberry Point, and nearby areas with four search planes, while Minnesota units paused due to winds. Missing are William Reece, 35, Iowa Falls. Robert Plair, 32, Webster City. and Robert Frisk, Ackley.
Hubert C Ireland 58 of 1319 F Avenue NW died Wednesday after a long illness. Former Lisbon resident, Cedar Rapids for 40 years, survived by wife Eleanor Koch and other relatives. Services pending at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Frank H Apsey died Wednesday after a short illness. Born in England, married Harriet Barrick, survived by brother and three sisters. Services at Turner Chapel East. Burial Linwood Cemetery.
Memorial services announced for John Tyson of First Lutheran Church at 1 30 p m Thursday by Pastor Gregory R Hibbard with cremation committal. Friends may call at Beatty Bearle until 10 a m Thursday and at the church after 10 30. John Trokosh service Thursday at 1 30 in Kuba funeral home conducted by Jerry Drahovzal. Czech National Buri Al listed.
Rep Zwack of Minnesota proposed commemorating George Washington on his birthday by elevating him to five star general. He noted Washington only reached lieutenant general before becoming Commander in Chief and urged Congress to grant the coveted commission.
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