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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
6
The five day outlook from the Daily Record predicts Saturday through Wednesday with average temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal. A cold Saturday gives way to a warming trend Sunday and Monday, then cooler again Wednesday. Precipitation expected as scattered light snow mainly Tuesday. Normal highs vary by region from the north to the south. A number of births are listed for local families.
David M. Sargent and Linda A. Wood, Thomas E. Carney III and Mia J. Carney, Roger L. Smejkal and Fatima J. Igram, Roger D. Walters and Sandra K. Svestka of Cedar Rapids. Michael E. Strauss and Jackie J. Van Natta of Marion. C. Eugene Miller of York Nebraska and Mary P. Ward of Cedar Rapids. Sharon R. Scenters v Blane F Scenters. Wilma Jean Varner v Roger O Varner.
Gloria Johnson of Lyle W. Johnson and Francis M. Deck of Betty Jean Deck appear in a local probate filing indicating transfers of property or succession interests. Details remain limited, with participants named and relationships specified. Further documents may outline the exact instruments, dates, and effected parcels.
A sequence of small civil and traffic matters includes Edith Eggman versus George Alden Eggman and Frances P. Kolsto versus Stanley L. Kolsto. Numerous Thursday and Friday incidents outline broken pipes, a flue issue, radiator leakage, heat transfer, electrical shorts, and multiple traffic fines. Several individuals from Iowa City, Coralville, Muscatine, and nearby addresses faced fines or bonds for speeding, failure to yield, disobeying signals, and related violations.
Obituaries list next of kin ages and service times across towns including Strawberry Point Manchester Lamont Earlville Belle Plaine Delta Hedrick North English Riverside Rosary details Lisbon Elkader Witt Pale West Branch and other locales. Services largely Saturday or Sunday with church details and burial or calling hours noted for each decedent.
Clayton County Sheriff Gerald Block investigates the disappearance of 15 year old Mark Andrew Pfeiffer of McGregor son of Dr and Mrs D W Pfeiffer. He left home Wednesday night taking a taxi to Prairie du Chien train depot then bought a ticket to East Dubuque. Officers alerted Chicago police. he is described as 5 7 140 with gray eyes brown hair in a brown outfit carrying 200 dollars.
A United Air Lines 727 cargo jet landed at Council Bluffs Municipal in predawn darkness after being cleared for Omaha Eppley Field across the river. Pilot Capt J R Rudd and airport operator Ray Surges found the runway short but the crew reported no injuries or damage as the plane stopped on the icy 3,500 foot strip.
In Luton England Bartholomew Crunch was slated for court on charges of defrauding others. A police inspector revealed the case was a joke with no Crunch and no charge, describing it as “somebody with high spirits” in the Luton force.
Republican Gerald Ford of Michigan topped Sen. Gordon Allott in a party contest for the Senate Republican policy committee chairmanship by 25 to 18. Senate leaders remained Mansfield and Dirksen, with Russell named president pro tempore. The House and Senate meet to canvass presidential returns and weigh pay raises and the nuclear nonproliferation treaty amid filibuster reform debates.
In Birmingham England a three year old boy Paul Nicholls woke with a hangover after his mother found him slumped on a sofa beside an empty port bottle. He was rushed to hospital for evaluation and care.
Mountain Springs Calif AP firefighters arrived too late to save a gasoline station cafe general store an adjoining house a house trailer and four cars but then drove 120 miles to reach the desert fire. Yucca Valley unit of the state division of forestry led by Bob Schepe and Paul Wearing used a pumper wagon with 500 gallons to save a second house trailer and a garage two hours of travel under scarce water conditions.
J Warren McClintock 1897 1966 longtime Linn county resident died Thursday after a short illness. Born near Palo he married Hazelle A Young in 1921 in Cedar Rapids. He served World War I and worked as Palo Savings Bank cashier director for 36 years and was Palo Cemetery Assn treasurer and Palo school board secretary. Surviving wife two Cedar Rapids sisters a foster daughter. Memorial services Monday 1 30 p m Turner Chapel West and Palo cemetery burial with Palo American Legion rites. Memorial services also for McGowan Cedar Rapids brother in Fremont Ohio and burial at Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m Friday.
Bessie Hirsh 82 longtime resident of 1607 Washington Ave SE until moving to Los Angeles eight years ago died Tuesday in California after a long illness. Born in Russia she was a member of Temple Judah. Surviving are daughter Ruth Schultz Los Angeles two sons J Arthur Hirsh Decatur Ill and Jack Hirsh Nashville and one grandchild. Memorial services will be held at Turner Chapel East Monday noon by Rabbi Isaac Neuman burial at Eden Israel Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel until 11 30 a m Monday. Casket will not be opened after the service.
Earl Donald Gamm 62 of 1113 Eleventh Street NW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a brief illness. Born June 6 1906 in Strawberry Point he wed Sylvia M Betts on April 16 1931 in Manchester. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Strawberry Point Carpenters Local 308. He leaves a wife a daughter two grandsons and several step relatives. Funeral from West Chapel Monday at 3 p.m. with Rev. L George Pimlott officiating burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
John William McGowan aged 71 of 4808 McGowan Road SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. A World War I veteran and retired Cedar Rapids post office employee, he was born June 7, 1897 and married Libbie Novotny on June 6, 1923. He was a member of Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church and the post office employees union. A son, George W., survives him.
Frances E Cooke funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday in Chapel of Memories with Rev L George Pimlott of St James UMC. Cedar Memorial funeral home. Josephine Barnett requiem high mass at 9 a.m. Saturday at St Patrick's Church with Rev J Robert McDonald. Mt Calvary cemetery. Teahen funeral home. George M Schmidt service 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Turner chapel east with Rev E W Koberg. Burial Cedar Memorial. Freeman G Finch service noon Saturday at Turner chapel east with Rev Harry Heiniger of Apostolic Christian church of Oakville. Burial Wyoming.
A Friday evening program on KCRG TV 9 features a California versus Florida face off in a color broadcast titled Truth or Consequences set for 6 PM. The game or segment highlights regional entrants and aims to deliver entertainment with a regional tilt.
Paris AP reports cordial messages between Presidents Johnson and De Gaulle. De Gaulle congratulated Johnson on the Apollo 8 flight and Johnson affirmed close ties and shared destiny. De Gaulle urged United States and France to act in concert to solve grave world problems.
A group of 45 counties seeks an injunction to halt state ordered property valuation increases set by State Revenue Director William R. Forst. Assistant Attorney General George Murray urged the Polk County District Court to dismiss the case as lacking factual basis and standing. Judge Gibson Holliday heard the motion as hearings opened.
Viet Cong guards branded Maj. James Rowe sneaky and smart as they beat him during five years of jungle imprisonment. A defectors account reveals Rowe survived without adequate food or medicine, escaped multiple times, and was regarded with respect by fellow captives before his final return home to McAllen, Texas.
Thomas Bach, 40, of 2746 Franklin avenue NE, was ordered to Feb 12 to waive or demand a preliminary hearing on a false pretenses charge. Judge Loren Hullinger released Bach on his own recognizance after his arrest on information from Marlin Berggren, College DX station proprietor, alleging Bach obtained $330.32 on Dec 25 by false pretenses.
In Cresson Pennsylvania fire destroyed a section of the state school and hospital for the mentally retarded. Police said thirty nine children were moved to safety about seven hundred feet from the blaze with no injuries reported.
The Linn county board of supervisors tentatively approved about a 7 percent pay rise for most county workers not in elected officer or deputy roles. The plan would raise starting clerk-typist wages by ten percent from $1.47 per hour, with final decisions pending next week after discussions with road workers. Jurors in the sheriff's case were named with awards per acre noted.
The Linn grand jury convening Monday will examine the traffic death of Jack L. Pope and the shooting of Richard G. Northrup. Pope, 39, died from head injuries after a Sept. 7 crash at First Avenue E and Thirtieth Street, allegedly struck by Theodore St. John. Northrup, 25, of Linwood Drive SW, was wounded in a farm area near Palisades Kepler state park after a dispute over plants. Raymond C. Troy claimed he fired a rifle. The jury will also review cases including drunk driving, uttering a forged instrument, attempted breaking and entering, rape, manslaughter, and desertion of minor children.
A Linn county sheriff's condemnation commission on Friday set damages at 26730 dollars for an 8.6 acre tract near Robins Road and Council Street NE. The Cedar Rapids Community School District sought the condemnation for a proposed elementary school. Owner Dr. J. W. Pirie rejected a school board offer.
Portland Oregon AP reports business editor Robert Landauer of the Oregonian rode a sled to work as ice and snow disabled transit. He traveled three miles in 24 minutes to a chorus of cheers from bus passengers while a woman hitchhiked a ride but exited after a block. His 4 year old son Mark wants his sled returned.
The Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn of Cedar Rapids files mortgage foreclosure against Ronald J Findley and Carolyn Sue Findley for a debt of 5977.86 dollars. The notice lists the plaintiff and defendants and the action to recover the loan.
FBI charged Thomas George Washington of Gary Indiana with air piracy after he hijacked an Eastern Airlines jet bound for Miami and diverted to Cuba. The suspect took his 3 year old daughter Jennifer Robin aboard with 140 passengers, then remained in Cuba after the landing.
In Athens speculation arose that Egypt might swap the Greek hijacker of a Greek airliner for the two Arab assailants who attacked an El Al plane, with the hijacker held in Cairo and the Egyptians informed through the Greek embassy. The two attackers remain in Athens on homicide and related charges.
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