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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
3
The Daily Record projects a five day period Tuesday through Saturday with temperatures averaging three to seven degrees below normal. Normal highs and lows are given for north and south regions, with minimal daily changes and no expected precipitation in the west and little in the east.
The Senate rejected a bid to halt debate on its civil rights bill 56 to 36. Two thirds were required for a halt, and Iowa senators Hickenlooper and Miller opposed the move.
Laotian forces report 186 North Vietnamese killed and a southern Laos town recaptured, signaling a significant sector gain in ongoing clashes.
Gilbert Pena a 25 year old father of three died Sunday night after pouring gasoline on himself and lighting a cigarette lighter during an argument with his wife over their 4 year old daughter. He suffered burns on about half his body and died Monday. His wife 21 was pregnant with their fourth child and had refused to let him take the girl. Police reported Pena had just been released from jail after a two week misdemeanor sentence and had refused to return home.
The plan calls for 300000 new or rehabilitated low income housing units next year and six million in ten years with federal guarantees for private developers. Partnerships would share losses and offer tax deductions while building self contained communities with jobs schools and services.
The Linn County Medical Society with the Iowa Health Department announces measles prevention clinics at seven Linn county sites on Sunday March 10 from 1 to 5 pm for children ages 1 to 15 who have not had measles or vaccines. A 50 cent donation is requested but not required.
Harlan E. King 66 died Sunday after a short illness at his Cedar Rapids home. Born March 24 1901 in Cedar Rapids he ran the Harlan E King Tax Service and was a Coe College graduate. Survived by wife Elsie daughter and grandchild. siblings and stepmother. services Tuesday at Hesser Memorial chapel with burial at Linwood.
Pearl Van Kuren Licater 57 a former Cedar Rapids resident wife of Charles P. Licater died in Minneapolis on Saturday She was born in Park Ridge Illinois and belonged to the First Church of Christ Scientist Surviving besides her husband are a brother Harry Van Buren Silver Spring Maryland and a sister Flora Edison Hopkins Minnesota Services were held at Cedar Memorial cemetery graveside at 10 30 Wednesday by the First Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist The casket will not be opened after the service The family suggests gifts to the University of Minnesota Heart Research fund or a charity of the donor's choice
A TV promotion invites viewers to win cash by watching a movie. Weekdays at 3 30 PM on Channel 9, the Dialing for Dollars matinee offers a simple entry method and prize chance.
Harold Koebke former Cedar Rapids resident died suddenly Saturday at his Ottumwa home. Survived by wife Betty daughter Jean mother three sisters and two brothers including Mrs Wesley Lively Blairstown and Mrs R W Frahm Cedar Rapids. Services and burial in Ottumwa.
Memorial services for Moynihan Mrs. Thomas J. are set for Tuesday at 10 at St Patrick's Church with burial in St Patrick's Cemetery Teahen's in charge. Lila Griebel services were held in Turner Chapel East with graveside at Vernon Cemetery Renwick. Nick Frantrakis service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at St John The Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church with burial Linwood. Trisagion at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Hesser Memorial Chapel.
The 5th Circuit refused to overturn Florida injunctions against the statewide teachers strike. About 24,000 of 55,000 public school teachers walked out in the second week, with substitutes in nearly all 67 counties. University of Florida professors joined a daylong sympathy event in Gainesville.
Foreign Secretary George Brown told the House of Commons that Hanoi, not Washington, is delaying peace talks on Vietnam. He rejected Labour backbench pressure to abandon backing for the American stance and said talks could start only when Hanoi is ready. Liberal MPs began a vigil for a statement of dissociation.
Burt F. Haldy president of Haldy's Inc appeals to Iowa commerce commission to overturn a ruling denying United Parcel Service the right to deliver parcels within Iowa. He argues faster out of state shipments create unfair competitive advantage and cites UPS petitions in Nebraska North and South Dakota and Kansas. He warns effect on distributors statewide and cites customers shifting to Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
Stanley Berman a Brooklyn native known as a gate crasher with a vast celebrity autograph collection died in a Brooklyn hospital at 41 from a blood infection. He boasted access to presidential events including Kennedy inaugural ball seating and stood beside Bob Hope at the 1962 Oscar ceremony. Survived by his parents and sister.
Forty civil defense directors from Iowa municipalities and counties gather in Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Civil Defense Directors Assn conference. Iowa Civil Defense Director George Orr and State Safety Commissioner Jack Fulton headline sessions at Roosevelt hotel and Memorial Coliseum.
Harold Lindee 19, Russell Lindee 17, and Raymond Wisniewski 41 faced Linn district court arraignments on a Berry's Food Market robbery that netted 423 dollars. Harold allegedly struck the owner with a .22 rifle butt while Russell waited outside. items seized include a blue cap, .22 shells, and a rifle clip. A March 11 trial was set for Wisniewski and a March 8 hearing will decide if seized items stay as evidence.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wilson of Cedar Rapids route three were arrested Sunday at Sun Martin cast Marion for shoplifting. Police said the couple ran to the back of the store and stashed 14 cartons of cigarettes in a meat cooler. Mrs. Wilson allegedly hid cigarettes in her clothing. Charges of shoplifting over $20 were filed in Linn district court Monday.
A Solon girl, Linda Barta aged 17, was admitted to Mercy hospital for observation after a single vehicle crash on a county road when driver Alana Shramek 18 lost control and struck a utility pole. Hazel Barrett 61 and Yvonne Huckins 28 were treated and released after separate crashes, with Arthur Barrett 69 charged with failure to yield at a stop sign.
Militant leader H. Rap Brown remains jailed in West Baton Rouge Parish on 100000 bond. He was brought from Richmond Virginia after bond forfeiture for travel restrictions while appealing extradition to Maryland. He faces federal charges including threatening an FBI agent and interstate firearm violations.
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