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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
19
Five day outlook shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal Tuesday through Saturday with normal highs around 25 to 35 and lows near 10. Little precipitation expected. Traffic fines listed for multiple local violators and a series of funeral notices and service times follow.
Fowler warned the plan would curb social needs but force hard choices to postpone lower priority items. He argued failure to enact the tax would tighten credit, hit home buyers, builders, suppliers, savings institutions, governments, and small businesses, and harm the balance of payments. Chairman Martin supported the inflation pressure on the dollar.
Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd said 600 million in federal highway money will be held back in 1968 to curb inflation. The 5 percent reduction lowers the 1967 obligation level by about 13 percent compared with this year, with total 1968 obligational level at 4.115 billion.
FBI and local police trace missing woman Miss Goetz and Gipson to Cedar Rapids after Brown, all ex-convicts linked by armed robbery. Mrs Wilane, reportedly Brown’s girlfriend, shot herself at First avenue and Fourteenth street East and died after hospital transfer.
Rep Armistead Selden of Alabama announced he will run for the Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Lister Hill. Selden has served in the House since 1952 and sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Hill has held the Senate seat since 1938.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s Africa tour drew requests for ongoing American investment as a symbol of independence from colonial rule. Leaders worried over U S aid cuts and the 10 development emphasis nations Nigeria Tunisia Ethiopia Ghana Liberia Morocco Sudan Kenya Tanzania Uganda. Vietnam and related issues were discussed but not critically by the African leaders.
The Linn district court began selecting a jury in the larceny trial of Raymond G. Wisniewski 41 of 121 Second avenue SW accused of stealing six watches three rings and a cuckoo clock from Feehans Watch and Clock Repair 221 Tenth street NW on October 21. State evidence will include a polygraph result and items seized under a search warrant. Jurors named Cedar Rapids Center Point and surrounding area.
LeRoy Starkey, 34, of route three, pleads innocent to assault and battery in Mayor Bowler’s court. Harvey Bunker of Marion accuses Starkey of striking him in the face at the Play-Mar in Hiawatha Friday night. No trial date set. Starkey held on $110 bond.
Dudley Henderson Linn County supervisor was elected chairman of the county board of social welfare on Monday. Other board members include Mrs Francis Rhoads Mr Vernon Mrs Lewis Petrak Lalburnett and the three supervisors.
Civil actions list two cases with monetary claims and damages. Floyd Ritze doing business as Ritze Feed and Supply seeks $2 868 98 from Arthur Gray in a bill of particulars. Janice Gertrude Baker sues George Joseph Klein Jr for $2 885 50 in damages.
The countdown for America's first Lunar Module launch was halted at Cape Kennedy due to a freon gas cooling system fault in the Lunar Module. Specialists were sent to the pad to troubleshoot as the 1 PM launch time slipped.
Jose Ferrer and Viveca Lindfors star in I Accuse the Channel 9 Monday Night Movie airing at 9 PM. The Italian drama features Ferrer and Lin with a prime time broadcast slot.
Two 15 year old runaways from Toledo's boys training school were arrested in Cedar Rapids after stealing a car and driving it to the city. They wrecked the vehicle in Robinson's parking lot and damaged Steve Squires's car, with damage around 1000 dollars. Police recognized them from a broadcast and held them for Toledo authorities.
Romney on Issues and Answers says only Nixon and himself could win the GOP nomination. He remains an underdog to Nixon in New Hampshire and vows a strong showing there. He criticizes Johnson’s State of the Union and urges a sweat equity housing program to address urban housing needs.
The Pentagon announced a B 52 bomber carrying nuclear devices crashed in Greenland on Sunday. The weapons were unarmed to prevent any nuclear explosion at the site. Seven crewmen were aboard, five known to be safe.
In Copenhagen, Foreign Minister Hans Tabor reminded the United States that military planes carrying nuclear weapons are not to fly over Greenland or any Danish territory, signaling ongoing security concerns and a push for adherence to nonoverflight rules.
A B 52 crashed Sunday afternoon on ice at North Star Bay near Thule Greenland seven miles from the runway. Five survivors parachuted from the aircraft. no Iowa crew members. An SAC investigation team flies in while officials say no確認 of nuclear weapons aboard and recovery is unlikely amid deep water and freezing temperatures.
Cedar Rapids officials foresee population growth reflected in more mobile home occupancies. Mayor Frank Bush directs the Safety Commissioner to study land requirements and city controls for mobile home developments with current rules needing special permits. A Kenrich Inc petition seeks R-1 to M-1 rezoning and a mobile home permit near the Crandic railway.
Mary Elizabeth Smith 81 of 2616 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died Sunday after brief illness. Born January 23 1886 near Sullivan Illinois she married Reuben Muellen Smith January 4 1910 in Omaha. Survived by three sons R Max and W Owen of Cedar Rapids and Donald E Smith of Upland California, three sisters, a brother and six grandchildren. Graveside services Tuesday 2 pm at Colo cemetery conducted by Rev Duane Manning. Friends may call at Turner Chapel East until 11 am.
Ethel Mae Diehl 77 of 1518 Hamilton St SW Cedar Rapids died aged 77 after a life in the city for 55 years. Born August 3 1890 in Harrison County she was married to Carl Owen Diehl June 10 1910 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband son George L Diehl three grandchildren and brother George Beem. Memorial services set for 3 p m Wednesday at Turner Chapel West led by Rev John E Wheatley United Presbyterian. Friends may call at the chapel.
Oscar Ray Taylor died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Born August 10, 1903 in Central City he lived at 224 Thirty-first Street Drive SE for 23 years and worked 15 years for Marion Cleaners. He married Adah Williams August 26, 1944 at Vin ton. Survivors: wife and sisters Iva Karch and Myrtle Fairley of Marion. Services Wednesday 2 p.m. Baxter Memorial Chapel Marion. burial Mt. Clark Cemetery Central City.
Memorial services are set at St Michael's Episcopal church and Central Park Presbyterian for Marianne Bloomhall and Glenn Streets respectively, with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery and Oakwood cemetery. Visitation at Turner Chapel East is scheduled Monday evening and Tuesday morning. services featureRev James Gundrum Dr Glenn McMichael Rev George Carlson and Rev Allen Van Cleve with American Legion rites for Gordie Kellogg.
Senator Kennedy renewed his call for a halt to bombing in North Vietnam to spur peace talks. He faced opposition from Senator Gale McGee and Senator Fulbright who urged negotiated settlement as the path to end the war. George Romney also urged flexible approach as Kennedy and McGee appeared on CBS, NBC and ABC programs.
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