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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1969
Page
4
The Daily Record notes an upcoming five day period starting Saturday will bring some of the coldest temperatures of the season with average readings about 15 degrees below normal. Highs will mostly stay in the 20s and 30s with lows from near 5 to the 15 range, and precipitation expected as snow early next week.
A list of motorists including Robert E Whittle at 910 Thirteenth Street NW and James W McGrath at 329 Fifth Avenue SW was fined $10 plus costs for speeding and related offenses. Ronald E Nelson received $35, and Alan T Leise plus others faced $10 fines for disobeying signals and improper turns. Bernice C Wenzel and Stephen R Wright among others were fined $10 with costs for traffic violations.
Linn county's six members of the 1969 Iowa house were notified Friday of committee assignments from Speaker designate William Harbor. Representatives Lipsky Lorg Wells Radi McIntyre and Crosier were named to various panels including appropriations education judiciary commerce transportation and development with several social services and ways and means duties.
Len Gauger is listed as Cedar Rapids resident 1024 Ninth Street NW collapsed at home and died early Friday after about a week of illness. He led Gauger and Co Realtors and had worked at Penick and Ford before retirement. Survivors include Walter Jr. of Tustin California Alice Flickinger Massapequa Twyla Mikas Los Angeles five grandchildren. Services pending at Turner Chapel West. John Foley 79 native of Cedar Rapids died Jan 1 at Medford City Oregon veteran of World War I spent years in California and Oregon veterans homes. services and burial at Sawtelle Veterans Cemetery Los Angeles. Survivors include Mary Foley Cedar Rapids Bess Livingood St Charles Isabelle DeCurtins North Hollywood California.
Cedar Rapids resident Mary Jane Howells died Thursday after a long illness. Born September 5, 1885 in Ottumwa, she was a retired practical nurse. No immediate survivors. Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 9 p.m. Friday. Casket to Skinner and Hamlin in Coffeyville Kansas Saturday. Graveside services at Fairview Cemetery Coffeyville at 10 a.m. Monday conducted by Rev. William J. Nelson.
Walter L. Mikas 82 of Truth or Consequences New Mexico and former Cedar Rapids resident died January 1 from injuries after being struck by a car Born March 20 1886 death details follow in this notice
Funeral services are scheduled for Hedgecoth Robert Paul Cruise Mae Turner Hronik Mattie Louise Bascom Randy Beatty Bearle Conklin Eddie V and others with services at Chapel of Memories Turner Chapel East West and Beatty Bearle Chapel Cedar Memorial cemetery Linwood cemetery Pleasant Hill Oxford Mills and St Marks United Methodist Church. Burial details and survivors listed accordingly.
President-elect Nixon named four appointees to the labor department. James Hodgson, 52, of Lockheed Aircraft, becomes undersecretary of labor. Arnold Weber, 39, of the University of Chicago, is assistant labor secretary for manpower. Godfrey Moore, 45, of the National Bureau of Economic Research, is commissioner of labor statistics. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, 49, a Salisbury teacher and NEA president, will lead the women's bureau as the first African American in that post.
The Czech union, noting a tense political situation from limited information, rejects undermining the leading party while proposing Smrkovsky as a candidate alongside Slovak Colotka. It warns against turning the assembly chair candidacy into a national conflict and states a general strike would be unjustified if its proposal is respected.
Wilma Stanford files a $7,000 damage suit in Linn County Circuit Court claiming a permanent knee injury from tripping in a hole at the rear yard of her rental apartment at 3405 First Avenue SE. Defendants are Florence F. Shaler Virginia L. Shaler and Mary E Costello.
Judge William Eads dismissed a breaking and entering charge against Rudy L Papakee age 19 of 1443 Third Street SE on the county attorney's motion to allow him to enter the armed forces The charge was tied to a Barrel Inn break in at 227 Fourteenth Avenue SE on October 15 1967 and would be refiled if he did not enlist
DES MOINES AP An Iowa educator becomes president of the National Education Association six months ahead of a planned term. George D. Fischer of Des Moines will assume the post this month, succeeding Elizabeth Koontz who resigns to lead the U S Labor Department Women’s Bureau. Fischer will lead the NEA for 18 months while on leave from Des Moines Technical High School.
Allan F. Bennett age 19 of 1310 A avenue NE received a suspended ten year sentence at Anamosa for breaking and entering at Dino's Hair Styles on Oct 15. He pled guilty to the B and E charge and to a later carrying a concealed weapon incident at George's Gourmet on Dec 30, later withdrawing the weapon plea. A TV set wigs valued at 2700 were taken. police found a butcher knife during the Dec 30 disturbance.
Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota gave up a seat on the foreign relations panel and joined the government operations committee. The panel acts as a watchdog on executive branch actions and can initiate investigations as needed.
A civil action involving Construction Finance Co seeking $3,000 against John E Winegardner. Government National is referenced in the case context.
The Pro Bowlers Tour starts its eighth season this Saturday at 2 30 PM on KCRG TV 9 marking a new round of televised bowling action.
Federal state and county officers search a wooded area northeast of Danville for two men who robbed the Danville State Savings Bank of 20000. One suspect carried a pistol the other a sawed off shotgun. The getaway car was wrecked between Burlington and Danville and later traced to Rock Island Illinois.
Fire heavily damaged the basement of a vacant Cedar Rapids home on the southeast side Friday afternoon. Firemen arrived at 12 15 to find the basement engulfed. stairs and ceiling on the main floor were damaged, with smoke throughout the one story structure. Investigators said a defective basement furnace started the blaze. Owner listed as Orville Feaker of 1642 Ellis boulevard NW.
Allis-Chalmers and Harnischfeger Corp announce an agreement to shift production to Allis plants in Deerfield and Springfield and retire Cedar Rapids operations. The deal concentrates hydraulic construction equipment at two plants to cut costs and speed new models. No impact on other Harnischfeger plants.
Astronauts arrived at LaGuardia from Washington with 75 police at the terminal and an eight car motorcade through Queens to the Battery. Crowds of about 5,000 police kept order as the crew and wives rode bubbletop limousines, greeted by the Emerald Society Bagpipers and ticker tape.
Four persons were injured in a three car crash in the 2000 block of Glass Road NE. Bruce C. Nunemaker 19 of Hiawatha faced obstruction windshield charges after his car hit a stopped vehicle driven by Kenneth Kaiser 17 of 1048 Clifton Street NE. Kaiser’s car then pushed a third parked vehicle registered to Mildred Davis.
At a Washington news conference Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin Anders expressed interest in another moon mission. Lovell said he would go back and both echoed curiosity to study the moon more closely. Berman will leave his ground role after Apollo 11.
Delores Heckensiable, 36, of 3705 Weing Road NE, was admitted in good condition to Mercy Hospital with a fractured left leg after slipping on ice and falling Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Second Avenue SE.
A general want ad invites readers to use classified help to resolve buying and selling problems. It highlights a simple approach and broad appeal for individuals seeking practical assistance. The notice emphasizes convenience and quick results.
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