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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1967
Page
2
Weather report shows highs and lows for Friday and Saturday across multiple cities with rainfall and normal January figures. Police blotter lists numerous traffic violations including speeding disobedience of signals and signs, moving a parked vehicle, improper turns, resisting an officer, and license violations with fines and sentences.
Death notices list Dale Earl Benson 19 killed in Vietnam January 15 with Tama Legion post and other posts conducting military rites. Multiple services scheduled Monday or Sunday at churches in Vinton Waterloo Randalia Randalia Methodist church and other locations. Names include Jacob Martin Krumm 79 Fry and Holland Vinton Oscar Towson Rose Ham 93 and many more with burial details given in local cemeteries.
A Cuban freighter blocked in Panama Canal traffic after its safe would not open to pay an $8,000 toll. A locksmith failed and the door was removed from its hinges. The toll was paid too late for Friday passage. the ship planned to cross Saturday with a sugar cargo for Japan.
Detectives say burglars smashed a glass in a door to enter the industrial arts department at Wilson junior high school Friday night. Assorted tools and an electrical measurement meter were taken, totaling about $65 in value.
Havana said Enrique Gonzalez alias El Flaco, a Cuban exile and alleged CIA contact, was condemned to death and executed for the deaths of 44 people in a failed refugee voyage last October. Several crewmates were reportedly sentenced to prison in Miami.
Martyn Cominsky of Amherst revealed how he broke the bank at a new $15,000 Buffalo self service postal station. He dropped a quarter, the stamp machine produced 2 760 stamps totaling 690 dollars, which he returned. A post office spokesman said a tripping mechanism froze and jammed due to the cold wave.
Harold A Siders of Cedar Rapids was fined fifty dollars and court costs after an overtime parking ticket. He parked on the 1400 block of First Avenue NE and sent a vulgar letter with a dollar to police headquarters. the letter was forwarded to municipal court and Judge Loren Hullinger Jr ordered the fine.
Edward McGee, 19, admitted seeing Deborah Ray, 9, and Phyllis Seibers, 8, playing near a city dump a day before their bodies were found with fractured skulls. Slated for murder charges based on FBI lab report. He is already serving a burglary sentence in Nashville. McGee was near the girls’ home before the killings.
About 2,000 students gathered outside Jakarta army headquarters accusing President Sukarno of communism. They shouted Death to Sukarno and Hang Sukarno while linking him to the Oct 1 1965 coup attempt and the murder of six generals in the failed revolt.
EAST LANSING Mich AP A Michigan State University psychologist says research indicates smokers tend to be extroverts while non-smokers are often introverts. Dr Dozier Thornton notes heavy smokers are usually overactive with marital problems and careers in social sciences or writing. Non-smokers appear more dependable inner directed and pessimistic, traits linked to happier marriages.
Cyprus, after Western nations and the Greek controlled Cyprus military headquarters refused sales, will purchase police weapons from Czechoslovakia. The move follows a security gap amid regional tensions and seeks to bolster internal law enforcement capabilities.
Sanford Bates, 50, was killed instantly Friday night when he walked in front of a westbound Burlington freight train at a street crossing in Fort Madison.
Washington AP The State Department released letters between Secretary of State Rusk and FBI Director Hoover to show Hoover did not oppose the 1964 Soviet Union consular convention. Rusk argued the treaty would increase protection for Americans traveling or doing business in the USSR. He noted ratification would not automatically open Soviet or American consulates and that existing Soviet officials in the U.S. and at the UN reduce FBI headaches.
Charles Noel Easterly 72 of 1625 Park Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born May 22 1894 in Olin he married Thelma Miller Sept 1 1920. He worked 36 years in insurance, retired last May, member of Oli American Legion and Last Men’s Club. Survived by wife two daughters son ten grandchildren four sisters and a brother. Funeral Monday at 1 at Chapel of Memories Rev Lloyd Dutro officiating burial Cedar Memorial. viewing Sunday after noon and Monday after 10. The casket will not be opened after the service.
Vernon L Pickerill 65 of 517 Fourth Street SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness born May 29 1901 in Cedar Rapids. He worked 47 years for the North Western railroad retired charter member of the Eagles Traveling Men's club and Railway Clerks survived by wife Marie three children Vernon E Jack C and a daughter-in-law and eight grandchildren services Monday 1 pm at Janeba Kuba funeral home burial Czech National cemetery call at funeral home. Candy Sue Lehman infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lehman 3845 F Avenue NW Cedar Rapids died Friday survived by parents a brother and sister grandparents and great grandparents graveside 130 pm Monday Linwood cemetery Turner Chapel West in charge.
Mrs. John Romer 87 of 710 Favenue NW formerly of Maquoketa died Saturday. Survived by four daughters Mrs. Bruce Clausen Myrtle O'Brien Inez Sutton all of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Elbin Hortenson Clinton two sons Clarence Wyoming and Lloyd Maquoketa grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. Carson's mortuary Maquoketa.
A 28 year old Cedar Rapids man, Harry Hawthorn, was beaten by several unidentified men as he walked with a female companion on First Avenue W early Saturday. He was treated for facial injuries at St. Luke's hospital and released. Hawthorn gave no description of his attackers. His companion Brenda Knapp was uninjured.
A crowd of more than a thousand Cornell students taunted police during a campus demonstration protesting the confiscation of the Trojan Horse magazine. Six students were detained then released. police car tires were punctured and its aerial snapped. District Attorney Thaler planned to seek an injunction to stop publication of the issue.
Mrs. Kermit Kruger, 40, of Calmar, was treated at Decorah hospital for head and neck injuries after her car left Highway 52 about five miles south of Decorah and rolled over on an icy patch. She was reported in good condition.
Donald D. Eis, 19, of 1320 Sixth street NW, received a 10 day jail sentence Saturday on a charge of resisting an officer. Police said Eis showed officers another person's driver’s license when they asked to see his license early Saturday at Sixth street SW and College Community road. Municipal Judge Loren Hul ling er, Jr., imposed the jail term.
Hospital patient in Mercy hospital ICU on Fourth Avenue SE. Novak Construction offers additions kitchens remodels with free estimates at 363-8890. Revolver stolen from 1401 Fifth Avenue SE reported. Pet ads available in Classified for 369-1234. Isiah Timmins, 72, brother of Mrs. H A Rutledge, dies. services in Ottumwa. Hartwick Lake Water Ski club to meet at Delhi marina Sunday 1:30 p.m. with social to follow. $32 stolen from purse in First Presbyterian Church. Nadine Schultz, 28, injured skating at Manhattan rink. admitted to St Luke’s. Cub Scouts awards at Garfield School Pack 42 named Rod Bradley et al.
Two people suffered minor injuries in a three car crash at First Avenue and Fifteenth Street E Friday at 4 55 p m Annie M Mougin 22 of 1847 First Avenue SE treated and released at Mercy hospital George R McGinn 43 of 1716 Second Avenue SE treated at St Luke's hospital and released Da vid C Stratemeyer 22 of 1006 Thirty fourth Street NE was the third driver Police said no charges were filed
Pauline Milligan and her son Donald dispute a report that they refused entry to realtors. They say two visits occurred, including viewing slides, while Area 10 aims to buy land for school parking. Realtors confirm inside access only for photos, not appraisal, and the family may sell about half the acreage.
Raymond G. Wisniewski, 4, of 4830 Louisa Street NE, was booked on larceny and carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly stealing groceries worth 21.81 from Hy Vee on Thirty second Street and Oakland Road NE and taking undergarments from Sears Roebuck earlier. He was held in jail Saturday under 1210 bond.
The article notes students should be consulted in choosing a successor after Kerr’s abrupt ouster. McIntosh calls the action illogical and reactionary, while the student strike committee lauds Kerr’s ouster as a victory for free speech. Savio offered no comment.
Mayor John Lindsay announced that diplomats’ cars parked illegally on streets from 34th to 66th in Manhattan can be towed if owners cannot be located. Police will first attempt to contact the owner, and diplomats will not be charged if their cars are towed.
A masked intruder entered the Cedar Rapids home of 78 year old W A Gabel Friday evening, tied him, and stole his wallet containing 157 dollars. The 6 ft 2 in suspect wore a black mask jacket and white trousers. The incident remained under investigation Saturday.
A fire at the Longwell stockyards east of Wellman damaged an office several stock pens and a weighing station. Investigators say arson is suspected but the total loss is not yet known. No animals were reported harmed.
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