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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1968
Page
1
The page lists Friday highs and overnights for multiple cities, then details on barometer readings and clouded weather notes. It includes a sequence of funeral notices with names, ages, and service times across Iowa towns.
Carl Regret, 36, on Chicago’s ten most wanted parking violator list, was fined 3430 dollars by Magistrate John Kelly for ignoring 229 tickets from 1966 to 1967. Police and a computerized check showed most were meter violations. unpaid, they would have cost 510 dollars at 3 dollars each.
In the Gwaun valley of Wales farmers celebrated Jan 1 as New Year while Britain had long since switched to Pope Gregory's calendar. The Julian calendar runs 12 days behind after 45 B.C. reforms, and locals dispute Pope Gregory's reform.
Sources say President Johnson promised Prime Minister Eshkol the United States would provide Israel with an undisclosed number of Skyhawk jets in addition to two squadrons already under delivery. The talks occurred at Johnson's Texas ranch about a week earlier, with delivery not due until 1970 and the exact number not decided.
U.S. District Judge Frank Hooper ruled that about 45 to 60 Muslims confined at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta are entitled to a Muslim minister at government expense.
In Belgrade, Yugoslav communists move to oust undesired members as Tito vows a purge before the party congress planned for December. The report notes intensified reshuffling two weeks after Tito's pledge.
Henry M Short 76 Cedar Rapids resident died early Saturday after a brief illness. Born July 16 1891 in Nebraska City Neb he was married to Gertrude Weinert since 1915. He worked 40 years for the Omaha Daily Stockman Journal and belonged to several fraternal and church groups. Surviving: wife a son a daughter and six grandchildren. Memorial services in Omaha with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery.
Maude B Boyce a Cedar Rapids resident for decades died Saturday after a brief illness Born in Clarinda she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1915 She belonged to St John s Episcopal Church Woman s Auxiliary and St John s Guild serving as secretary and treasurer Surviving are two sons John Solon and David Davenport three grandchildren three sisters Jessie Brooks Minnie Singler Modesto Calif and Glee Long Pasadena Calif Services at Turner Chapel East 10 30 a m Monday Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Turner Chapel East until 10 a m Monday Casket not opened after service
Teresa Lynne Copeland infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Copeland of 361 Thirtieth Street Drive SE passed away Friday. Survived by sister Alissa Ann and grandparents Ralph Straw of Independence and Carrie Ann Williams of Cedar Rapids. Private services were held in Turner Chapel East with cremation committal.
Memorial services for Margaret Stephenson Monday at 10 a.m. at Monahan Stewart Funeral Home conducted by the Rev Louis V McDonough. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial.
President Johnson announced the resignation of Chief of Protocol James Symington and named Angier Biddle Duke as his replacement. Duke, a 52 year old career diplomat, would take the post April 1 if Senate approval is secured. Symington, 40, plans to return to Missouri and may seek Congress. Duke has previously served as chief of protocol and in Madrid, Buenos Aires, and El Salvador.
A 12 car freight train loaded with bombs and ammunition derailed in Chadbourn on Saturday. About 2,300 residents are being evacuated as a precautionary measure. Deputy says no immediate explosion danger and area will be cleared in 24 to 36 hours.
A Coe college steering committee of students was named to study a continuing forum on topics such as the Vietnam war. It aims to link students seeking conscientious objector status with a national legal aid organization. Members include Tim Mauldin Seth Harkins Mike Ryan Dave Markowitz Gwenn Potts Fred Smith and George Cruze.
Jerry A. Elick aged 27 of 1440 Bever avenue SE pled guilty to carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Judge Warren J. Rees imposed a six month suspended sentence in the county jail after police found a pistol on him Aug 4 at the station following a fight.
Saturday afternoon fire gutted the Service Center Inc building at 617 Frederick Street in Oelwein. Loss estimated between 60 000 and 80 000 dollars as firemen battled the blaze.
Taipei dispatch cites Chinese Nationalist intelligence stating a fresh outbreak of clashes in Tibet between Mao Tse-tung supporters and opponents.
The article lists Yen Bai airfield 78 miles northwest of Hanoi a supply point on an island 45 miles east of Haiphong a rail yard 35 miles south of Hanoi and a truck convoy near Mu Gia Pass as part of a continued page one war update.
In Saigon the waterfront strike by 2700 to 5000 dock and utility workers snarled the capital’s power as U S troops unloaded essential cargo. Workers demand pay equal to former French owners plus a raise, while the government faces reduced wages. The city’s commercial port nearly shut, but a major U S military facility remained operational upriver.
Vandals caused about $600 in damage to a vacant house at 3512 First Avenue NE owner Robert D. Edleman said Friday. Windows and storm windows were broken on the back side and half the basement windows. back door broken and entry gained. A separate report from Formosa mentions earthquake jolts in Taipei and storm windows causing building damage with no casualties reported.
In Warrensburg Missouri an ice arch formed at Lt Abraham Lavendar s doorway prompting a building inspector to report a frozen broken water pipe flooding the basement. The home s two story frame structure has warped floors and extensive damage as temperatures plunged to 11 below zero. Crews shut off water and await guidance from the serviceman on handling the existing basement supply.
In Salonika Greece army tanks opened snow blocked roads to isolated mountain villages and trucks ferried food. Four people died and 50 were injured in three days of gale winds and heavy snow that halted most transport including the Orient Express near the Yugoslav border.
Loren B. Hackley aged 20 of 1601 Arizona Avenue NE was arrested Friday night at Russo's on unlawful use of a driver license. He allegedly showed another person’s license when asked for his own and posted $30 bond to be released.
Eight individuals indicted by the Johnson county grand jury in the December 5 anti war protest on the University of Iowa campus were freed on bond. Several others charged with conspiracy posted bonds, while a few remained at large or had bonds reduced as court arraignments continued.
Martin Luther King urged a February 5-6 Washington rally of clergy and laypeople to protest the Vietnam War. He said Congress and the President must hear that war supporters and draft counsels undermine freedom and self-determination in Southeast Asia. King backed Dr. Benjamin Spock and four other men charged with conspiring to violate draft laws. He urged church leaders to oppose government attempts to silence dissent.
The government spent 200000 on traffic signal timing and routing to speed downtown Kuala Lumpur, but five hours of chaos followed. Long lines formed, cars ran dry of fuel, and some stalled in the tropical heat as Prime Minister Rahman faced a 20 minute delay. A traffic officer blamed mis-set lights and limited publicity for the disruption.
AP reports several thousand students gathered in Gauhati on Saturday to burn an effigy of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi amid street protests in Calcutta.
Detectives said Friday and Saturday three Cedar Rapids homes and one business were entered. Leu and Wharton homes were ransacked with small thefts. Tolbert residence saw luggage and liquor stolen. Happel and Son store suffered a rear window break in with cash missing. Continue probe to link cases.
Two 18 and 19 year old Cedar Rapids men Gary Ganske and Jack Mann were arrested early Saturday for attempting to steal magnesium wheels from Gary Dubishar’s car on the lot of Al's DX station. Police caught them at the Edgewood road Sixteenth avenue SW intersection.
Mrs. Ray Van Hamme of Cedar Rapids is hospitalized at St. Luke's Hospital with visitors allowed. A Burger King location remains closed due to a fire with a later reopening planned. A Chili and Oyster Stew Supper hosted by the Eagles Club on Monday the 15th from 5 to 8 PM is open to the public. A $75 drill was reported stolen from the Quaker Oats site of Blahnik Construction Co. at 109 Twelfth Street SE. Barbara Jandl joins Herwig's Beauty Salon. Florida's Sewing Basket classes begin. call evenings.
Rogelia Cruz Martinez, Miss Guatemala 1959, was found murdered south west of Guatemala City by the Pacific coast. Police say she was beaten to death after unidentified men dragged her from home. Her sister faces detention on illegal political activities.
An elderly Pennsylvania couple Clayton Clarke 78 and his wife from North East and companion Sarah Smith about 70 of Sarasota were trapped for 30 minutes in icy water after their car plunged into a roadside canal near Manning South Carolina. They were taken to a hospital in good condition.
Prince Sihanouk announced Cambodian police foiled a communist plot to kill Yugoslav President Tito during his Phnom Penh visit next week. Four Chinese suspects were arrested and a radio plus four crates of powerful hand grenades seized as authorities said the group planned to blow Phnom Penh sky high.
Three more U S servicemen sought asylum in Sweden as of Saturday. Army Private Kennan Fulks from Boulder Colorado and two others from New Orleans and Mannheim Germany arrived at the Swedish Vietnam Committee seeking political asylum. Authorities consider asylum applications from at least six more Americans, mostly from West Germany units. Deserters reportedly hid in Malmo and Halsingborg on Sweden s south coast.
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Engraving and Printing operates nonstop to meet demand as the six cent letter rate takes effect. Director James Conlon said three billion six-cent stamps were shipped in a five day period.
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