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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
12
ABC TV plans five minute Instant Specials on the network evening news to expand sports coverage. The segments will air in the last five minutes when breaking sports news warrants in depth treatment and are underwritten by Bristol-Myers.
ABC News announces a new Middle East Bureau with veteran correspondent Russell Jones leading from Tel Aviv. The announcement, made by ABC News president Elmer W. Lower, notes Jones’s past roles with CBS News NBC News and ABC News in Berlin and Vienna.
A fragmentary score item references Pigeatae Aces in a 9 to something win for News. Details are unreadable but suggests a sports brief with a team named Pigeatae and a victorious result against News.
DES MOINES Areas to be studied in proposed ethics rules were announced by Senator Arthur Neu chairing the Senate ethics committee. A public hearing will review topics including conflicts of interest disclosure lobbyist rules and press access with a focus on financial interests beyond 5000 and other disclosures.
Daniel L Vollbrecht, 22, of 804 Camburn Court SE, was free on 1030 bond on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and fighting. Authorities say Vollbrecht and Colin M Carney, 24, of 1807 Chandler Street SW, fought at First Avenue and Second Street SE Sunday night. A switchblade was found during booking, adding a concealed weapon charge. Carney posted 30 bond and was released Sunday night.
Kenneth F. Rothmeyer aged 37 and Floyd E. Kepler aged 30, of 713 Eighth street SE, were jailed on larceny of a motor vehicle charges. Linn county deputies captured them Sunday night about a half mile east of Springville. The stolen car was taken from the 200 block of Sixth street SE and registered to John Ely Jr., 203 Twenty-third street NE.
Charles H Mehlhaus a 39 year old farmer died Monday at his Dysart home east of town after a cancer illness He had farmed since 1957 Services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at Grace United Methodist Church with Overton funeral home in charge Survivors include his wife Marilyn a daughter Diane and a son Brian all at home and his parents Mr and Mrs Ed J Mehlhaus of Dysart
Richard A. Hathaway twenty seven with no address was held in city jail on charges of breaking and entering and vagrancy. He allegedly broke into Andrew Pohlena and Son market at 927 Second Street SE and took 2.39 dollars worth of food after breaking the front door glass.
A special service plaque will honor outgoing Chamber of Commerce president F Forbes Olberg at the 81st annual Chamber meeting tonight at Roosevelt. Syndicated columnist Art Buchwald will speak after a 6:30 dinner. Over 600 reservations are in, with Wednesday noon as the final deadline. Dinner is $4.50 per person, including tax and tip. Reservations: Chamber line 364-5135. tickets may be picked up at Chamber offices.
In Rome Flaminio Piccoli was elected secretary general of Italy's ruling Christian Democratic party after a bitter convention dispute. Piccoli, a 53 year old ally of Premier Mariano Rumor, won 85 of 177 votes as Moro tried to block him amid claims of a power hierarchy.
DES MOINES Iowa senator Clifton Lamborn proposes a bill to require assessors to weigh production as a major factor in farm land valuations. He argues production should matter more than sales potential and cites controversy over 1967 law assessments as motivation.
A gray cat rode 440 miles from Chicago to Minneapolis clinging to a drawbar between two diesel engines on the Burlington Zephyr. Traveled six hours at speeds up to 90 mph, found in Minneapolis ice bound, then returned to Chicago warm in the engine room with the mascot identified by Chicago yard foreman Robert Mattingley.
STOCKHOLM AP The 493 ton Bore IX was abandoned by its 13 crew Sunday night as she listed and sank in heavy snow. Seven sailors were rescued, one was found dead on a life raft and five remain missing.
Philadelphia AP report says Rev James Bevel, head of SCLC nonviolent education wing, declares James Earl Ray innocent of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr murder. Bevel says he cannot reveal evidence yet and offers to represent Ray without fee. Ray, extradited from London, awaits Memphis trial set for March 3 amid legal delays and defense changes.
About 1,000 riot police guarded Tokyo University after weekend clashes with radical students. Damage topples four million dollars, 100 injured, 629 arrested. Authorities say student leaders may have gone underground after police invader.
A Sunday morning crash in the 2300 block of Sixth Street SW left Elvin F. Kelsey with chest and knee injuries after a pickup driven by Arthur D. Wedo crossed the center line and hit Kelsey’s car head on, pushing it into a third vehicle driven by Charles Shaw. Wedo faces charges for driving left of center and for lacking a valid Iowa license.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Osheim Story City Iowa were notified their son Pfc John Osheim died in Vietnam He left for Vietnam last November and served as a chaplains assistant
New York advertisement touts Preparation H as a breakthrough for hemorrhoids. It claims rapid relief from burning itch and pain, swelling reduction, and gentle lubrication without narcotics, with ointment or suppositories and no prescription needed.
A 17 year old from Norway and a 16 year old from Cedar Rapids were charged Sunday night with malicious injury to a building and BB gun ordinance violation after firing a BB gun at a window of the Cedar Cafe on Highway 30 West. Both youths will be processed on the charges and their cases referred to the probation department.
Rev. Alexander George of Cedar Rapids and Rep. John Culver pressured Washington to drop references to major faith groups. The Pentagon altered wording to omit those terms while the Eastern Orthodox Church argues its three major faiths differ from Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic.
Financial Q and A covers a new stock issue at 17.50 now trading near 16 and a likely paper loss. Advice favors holding if sound, and notes underwriters’ fees. later questions discuss widowed mother income and bonds versus stocks, with guidance toward utility or manufacturing stocks for 4-5 percent income plus inflation protection. Also reports Culver pressuring Defense to use inclusive religious terminology reflecting pluralism in the Orthodox Church and armed services.
Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Church preached at St Patrick's Cathedral becoming the first Eastern Orthodox prelate to address a Roman Catholic church. He urged Christian unity as a sacred duty during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, warning that attachment to traditions widens partitions between faiths.
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