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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1967

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Five Day Forecast Details Mild Week Across Regions

The Sunday report lists daily highs and lows for multiple cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York and Seattle with precipitation figures. The five day outlook calls for near normal temperatures in the northwest and 6 to 8 degrees above normal elsewhere with a warming trend in the week's second half and about a quarter inch of rain expected mostly early.

Bismarck Mineapolis Chicago N. Orleans Denver New York Duluth Omaha L Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle

Cedar Rapids Men Convicted in Lumber Co Burglary

Robert Smith 25 of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to ten years at Anamosa for breaking and entering the Ogden and Adams Lumber Co. Others involved include Robert Morelock 19 who pled guilty and received probation and Charles Allnutt 34 who was convicted and appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court.

Robert Smith Cedar Rapids George van Allen State Anamosa Smith Ogden and Adams Lumber Co Thirty-second Street Drive Robert Morelock Charles Allnutt Morelock Allnutt Iowa Supreme Court

Marion Man 31 Pleads Innocent To Morals Charge

James Shadle of Moore's Trailer Court Marion pleads innocent to lascivious acts with a child. He appeared before Judge Harold D. Vietor. Shadle is accused of lascivious acts Oct 9 with a 13 year old Hiawatha boy. Indicted by the January grand jury.

James Shadle Moore Marion Harold D. Vietor Shadle Hiawatha

Lawrence Benson Sentenced for Break-In in Anamosa

Lawrence W. Benson age 18 of 2251 Blakely Boulevard SE was sentenced by Judge Harold D. Vietor to ten years at the men's reformatory at Anamosa for breaking and entering and then placed on probation after pleading guilty to the charge.

Lawrence W. Benson Blakely Boulevard Harold D. Vietor Anamosa

Home of James Bailey Targeted in Jan 3 Cash Theft

The residence at 2537 Otis Road SE was burgled on January 3 with $60 in cash stolen. Police report no injuries. James Bailey identified as the resident. Investigation ongoing with few leads.

James Bailey Otis Road

Trial Date Set For J. E. McLaud

Judge Harold D. Vietor set February 20 as the trial date for James E. McLaud 23 of 1507 Sixth Avenue SE charged with breaking and entering. McLaud is accused of breaking into the Paulson Electric Co. at 503-504 Fourth Avenue SE on January 15.

Harold D. Vietor James E. McLaud Sixth Avenue SE McLaud Paulson Electric Co Fourth Avenue SE

Hiatt Seeks 6146 for Auto Crash Injuries

C R Hiatt filed a 6146.98 dollar lawsuit alleging permanent spine and neck injuries from an Oct 8 car crash on highway 149 south of Amana. Defendants include Carmen E Berg Bertha M Berg Hargrave Construction Co Cedar Rapids and employee William Marion Elam referenced as backing onto the highway and rear impacting Hiatt.

C. R. Hiatt Golfview Drive Carmen E. Berg Bertha M. Berg Norway Hardgrave Construction Co Cedar Rapids William Marion Elam Hiatt Amana Elam Carmen Berg

Olson Fined $50 for Damaging Building Siding

Wesley Olson, 55, of 24070 Avenue NE, was fined $50 by Judge Harold D. Vietor after pleading guilty to malicious injury to a building. He damaged the siding of a dwelling owned by Mrs. Leslie Peters at 330 Twenty-fourth Street NW on November 7 by striking it with a suitcase and a lunch bucket. Sentencing occurred Friday.

Wesley Olson Avenue NE Harold D. Vietor Olson Leslie Peters Twenty-fourth Street

Hardman to Answer to Forgery Charges

Thomas L. Hardman, 25, of 350 Third Avenue SW, given until Tuesday to plead to forgery. He is accused of forging a $20 check and cashing it on September 30 at J. C. Penney Co., Cedar Rapids. Petition filed federal National Mortgage Assn. vs John E. and Patricia A. Goodman for $11,427.60 foreclosure.

Thomas L. Hardman Third Avenue Harold D. Victor Hardman J. C. Penney &Co Cedar Rapids Federal National Mortgage Assn John E Patricia A. Goodman

Speck Trial Moves Sought After Change of Venue

Chicago public defender Gerald Getty urged a second venue for Richard Speck’s murder trial. Getty asked to move the case from Peoria where it was set to begin February 6, following a venue change from Chicago to Peoria earlier.

Chicago APS Richard Speck Gerald Getty Peoria

Johnson seeks 313600 for Hoover site work

President Johnson asked Congress to appropriate 313600 for Herbert Hoover national historic site in Iowa for the fiscal year starting July 1. The funds would be used to relocate a street and to build a parking area and a federal office as part of the National Park Service budget of 131.2 million dollars.

Washington UPS Johnson Congress Iowa Herbert Hoover National Historic Site National Park Service

Auto overturns injure Marion girls on way to high school

Two rural Marion girls aged 16 and 17 were treated for lacerations after their car overturned in a ditch while en route to Washington High School. Miss Whiting, 17, the driver from route one Marion, reportedly lost control when a tire blew out at 7:45 a.m.

Marion Washington High School Leslie Whiting Connie DeSotel Route One Mercy Hospital Miss Whiting

Miller Nominated for Brigadier General in Air Force Reserve

President Johnson nominates Senator Jack R. Miller of Iowa for promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. Miller represents Iowa in the Senate and receives the wartime era recognition. The nomination comes as Johnson seeks senior officers for reserve leadership.

Washington Jack R. Miller A-Iowa Johnson Monday Air Force Reserve

Mrs Bohumil Mallie dies after short illness

Former Cedar Rapids resident Helen Earla May 15 1897 died Sunday after a brief illness She lived in the Cedar Rapids area most of her life before moving to Lisbon six years ago Survived by husband a daughter four sons a stepson two sisters a brother and 21 grandchildren Services at Brush Chapel at 10 00 a m Wednesday conducted by Jerry Drahovzal Burial at Czech National Cemetery Friends may call after 3 30 p m Tuesday

Oscar L. Walker 4Th St Huron S.D Mary Combes Shellsburg Walker Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids Hubert C Springville O. Lorraine Ely Elvin L Anamosa Charles Thurston Albert Loukota Grace Green Pacific Wash Leslie Shipley Napa Calif Hesser Seventh Day Adventist Church Building Fund Bohumil Mallie Helen Earla Fairfax Lisbon Wesley Serbousek Route 2 Leo Clouhy Neillsville Wis Frank Donald Eugene Clouhy Edward Mallie Annie Yanecek Caroline Hicak Charles Barsa Brush Chapel Jerry Drahovzal Czech National Cemetery Charles Paul Whitters Blairs Ferry Road Denver St. Pius X Church Margaret Paul Whitters Mary Ann Whitters Marion Joseph Lucas Mary Spillman John Sims Mt. Calvary Cemetery Turner Chapel Father Sims Clare Nichols Petersen Andrew Petersen Meth-Wick Manor Shell Rock St. Paul's Methodist Church First Presbyterian Church Turner Chapel East Leigh Soule Glen McMichael Linwood Cemetery

Yunker Cedar Rapids resident dies after short illness

George Yunker 1895 4 27 Spencers Grove born resident of Cedar Rapids died Sunday at University Hospitals Iowa City after a brief illness. Survived by five sisters including Mrs Car Blair Hot Springs Ark Mrs Don McMullen Cedar Rapids and Miss Lettie Yunker Cedar Rapids. Requiem Mass Wednesday 10 a.m. Immaculate Conception church burial Mt Calvary cemetery parish rosary Tuesday 7 30 p.m. Brady Mortuary callers after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

George Yunker Fourteenth Street Cedar Rapids University Hospitals Iowa City Spencers Grove Car Blair Hot Springs Ark Don McMullen W. L. Bohan Joplin Lettie Yunker L. J. McCarthy William Roach Wenesday Immaculate Conception Church Mt. Calvary Cemetery Brady Mortuary

Death of Christopher A Schmidt Heir to Schmidt Family

Christopher Allen Schmidt infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Schmidt of Ravenwood Terrace NW died Sunday. Survived by parents a brother Charles and sisters Cynthia Cheryl Connie at home and paternal grandparents Arthur L. Schmidt Norway and maternal grandparents Thomas Cunningham Cedar. Graveside services Tuesday at 10 a.m. Mt Calvary Cemetery led by Rev Richard Krapfl. Teahen funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Christopher Allen Schmidt Robert C. Schmidt Ravenwood Terrace Charles Cynthia Cheryl Connie Arthur L. Schmidt Norway Am Thomas Cunningham Cedar Rapids Mt. Calvary Cemetery Richard Krapfl St. Jude’s Church Teahen Funeral Home

Memorial notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths span five profiles

Obituary notices describe the deaths of Robert J. Minor 68 of 240 Fifteenth Street NW Cedar Rapids. Charles P Whitters 90 of Blairs Ferry Road NE Cedar Rapids. Clare Nichols Petersen 82 resident of Meth-Wick Manor. and Colonel Ellis Taylor 81 once from Cedar Rapids. Details cover birth dates marriages professions military service church affiliations and burial/ service arrangements.

Local Man Dies. Services Pending at West Chapel

An obituary fragment notes a Wheaton resident born 29 1934 who belonged to the Presbyterian church and Mecca lodge 523 AF AM of Coggon and was a retired Rock Island railroad conductor. Survived by sisters Ruth Banderwyde Linda Loma Calif and Nancy Reynolds Florida Beach Fla with services announced later at the West Chapel.

Wheaton Presbyterian Church Mecca Lodge AF & AM Coggon Rock Island Railroad Ruth Banderwyde Linda Loma Calif Nancy Reynolds Florida Beach Fla Turner Chapel West

Memorial Service for Mrs George-Turner at West Chapel

Memorial services for Mrs. George-Turner will be held at Kerns chapel west at 1 30 Tuesday officiated by Rev L George Pimlott. Burial will follow at Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel until 1 p m Tuesday. The casket will not be opened after the service.

Christ United Presbyterian John E. Wheatley Cedar Memorial Cemetery Memorial Fund of Christ United Presbyterian Church Rohn Funeral Home Kerns George Turner Chapel L. George Pimlott Linwood

Toll crashes on foggy Highway 20 injure eleven

A trio of wrecks on a three mile fog shrouded stretch of highway 20 from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. injured eleven people. Dalzell, 54, and Martha Widmeier, 58, were identified among those involved. Officers said no serious injuries were reported among the other victims who were treated and released from area hospitals.

Multiple Fatal Crashes Reported Across Iowa Roads

A string of deadly crashes across Iowa over the weekend claimed several lives. Victims included Mary Venneman 22 of Cedar Rapids James Gray 20 of Cedar Rapids Dennis Porter 19 of Reinbeck Murray McCabe 31 of Storm Lake and others. Authorities cite fog and wrecked crossings as contributing factors in several incidents.

Mary Venneman Cedar Rapids Center Point James Gray Murray L. McCabe Storm Lake Audubon

Iowa minds DST as lawmakers push repeal bid

Fast Time supports keeping daylight saving as repeal seems unlikely. Governor would veto any repeal bill, citing hardship and preferring uniform nationwide practice. Senator Briles plans to introduce a DST abolition bill and a referendum proposal to let voters decide.

Sen. Briles Hughes Iowa

Frosty Roads Cause Two Eastern Iowa Auto Crashes

Slippery highways in Eastern Iowa Monday morning sparked two crashes. A Tama woman, Coleen Clay, and a Des Moines man, Robert Alexander, collided on a highway 30 bridge near Toledo. Clay suffered head cuts and was treated at a Marshalltown hospital while Alexander remained uninjured. A second one car crash on Highway 6 near Homestead sent an unnamed young woman to a Marengo hospital. the driver’s condition improved later.

Iowa News Iowa Toledo Coleen Clay Tama Robert Alexander Des Moines Alexander Marshalltown Highway 6 Homestead Marengo Hospital

FiveYearOld Hurt In City Auto Crash

A five year old boy sustained extensive injuries in a two car collision at E avenue and Seventeenth street NE shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. He was taken to St. Luke's hospital conscious with head injuries. No condition report or name was released.

E Avenue Seventeenth Street St. Luke’s Hospital

Nursing Assn Will Seek Federal Funds

The Public Health Nursing Assn of Linn county will ask the State Department of Health in Des Moines for federal funds to cover a 35854 budget deficit. Miss Marian Van Fossen leads the group with Dick Lamping UCS director and Ted Lloyd UCS associate director, planning a meeting with Dr. Arthur Long and Dr. James Speer to pursue aid.

Public Health Nursing Assn Linn County State Department of Health Des Moines Association Marian van Miss van Fossen Dick Lamping United Community Services Ucs Ted Lloyd UCS Arthur Long James Speer

Zoo’s Newborn Giraffe Welcomed by Crowds in OKC

Thousands flocked to Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City to see a female giraffe born the night before. The calf stood about 6 feet tall and weighed around 150 pounds as Fritz and Frieda watched the awkward youngster cavort in the pen.

Oklahoma City Lincoln Park Zoo Fritz Frieda

Fourteen youths fined for beer possession in Dysart

Seventeen youths faced penalties after Iowa state liquor agents set up road blocks in Dysart leading to fines of 50 dollars and 5 dollars costs for minor beer possession. Names and ages of those fined include David Coot 18 Mt. Auburn and John Ehrig 18 Traer among others. Twelve others, including three girls, were referred to Tama county juvenile authorities.

Dysart H. L. Zimmer Tama County Iowa State Liquor Commission David Coot Mt. Auburn John Dales Vinton James Bowne Stanton Rice Richard Ballheim la Porte City Thomas Iezek Duane Nachazel Jerry Benson Lester Boerm Jerry Hulme John Ehrig Traer Ronnie Dengler Jaye Ohde Gene Hyde Sumner

Labor Assembly backs yes vote for bus service plan

The Labor Assembly urges a yes vote arguing tax funds are needed to restore bus service and get drivers back to work. Robert Carson says the measure is the most feasible method, echoed by a Chamber of Commerce board that favors the proposal and notes private firms cannot run the system without subsidies.

Labor Assembly Robert Carson Assembly Chamber of Commerce Chamber

Thefts Reported at Cedar Rapids Gas Stations

Two Cedar Rapids service stations reported cash register thefts over the weekend. Sinclair at 1601 Ellis Blvd NW saw $73 stolen between 11 and 11 30 a.m. Sunday, while Deep Rock at 2200 Sixteenth Ave SW reported $102.74 taken on Saturday.

Cedar Rapids Joseph Koenig Sinclair Ellis Boulevard Ernest Mahan Deep Rock Sixteenth Avenue SW

Chris Webber Delivers First Step in Life and Death Game

Peyton Place returns with a pivotal Monday 8 30 PM color telecast on KCRG TV Channel 9 featuring drama that tests characters and stakes in a tense storyline.

Chris Webber Peyton Place Mon Kcrg-Tv

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.R. Weather Gazette N-Ne House House Journal Senate Edna Gillespie Senate Journal Lorne Worthington Paul Kinion Eighth Avenue SE Verle Miller John F. Garry Walker Street William J. White H Avenue NW St. Luke's Charles Perry Eighteenth Avenue Otto Kruse Tipton Jackie McLaughlin Prairie Creek Trailer Court Fred Dumbaugh Oakland Road Lyle Wermayer L Street Dennis J. Miller Toni Gordon Edwin E. Heald Phoebe E Heald Larry V. Keyes Joyce A. Curtis LeRoy T. Vick Bernice Gerth Melvin N. Morrison Mildred L. Schlueter John F. Eastman Sherry A. Dickson Burlington Janice Henderson Richard Henderson Linda Lee Tyler William R. Tyler Diana K. Minninger James E. Minninger Lois M. Robbins Adelbert C. Robbins Diane Kay Kubalek Larry T. Kubalek Velma Jean Batey Charles Leo Batey Judith Allison Stephen L. Allison George C. Bevins Ruth E. Bevins Thirteenth Avenue SE Sixteenth Street NE B Avenue NE Blake Boulevard Washington Avenue Forty-first Street Hollywood Boulevard Henry’s Hamburgers Sixteenth Avenue Seventh Street Marvel Cook Fifteenth Avenue Jack D. Tellin Edward W. Voelpel Sixth Avenue Robert J. Burns Bever Avenue Thomas L. Koranda Mayberry Drive Gary W. Bowen Twelfth Avenue Howard L. Kading Sixteenth Street Philip S. Justice McGowan Jerry A. McCoy Eighth Avenue Robert C. Feldbruegge Kencrest Drive Susan M. Collins Glass Road Donna J. Bellach Circle Drive David J. Baker First Avenue Dorothy M. Currans Ridge Drive Susan C. Jones Twelfth Street David G. Lopata Twenty-ninth Street Charles W. Cook Ninth Street NW Roy E. Gardner Twentieth Street NW Steven Stabenow Waterloo Wayne FE. Brewer Sixteenth Avenue SE Leonard W. Brecht Blairstown Albert L. Swearingen Coldstream Avenue Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church Steine’s. Decorah Oscar Towson Calmar Lutheran Church Steine FTD Florist Ellis Blvd Flowerphone Robert M. Smith Marion Man Lawrence Benson Cedar Memorial J. E. McLaud Hoover Site Jessie E. Hahn Jessie Ellen Hahn Fort Dodge Chautauqua County Kan Coe College Dairy Dale Jackson United Presbyterian Church Iowa State Education Assn Cedar Chapter O.E.S E. M. Craig Jessie Hahn Schmidt Infant John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Robert J. Minor Fifteenth Street Vivian Goodhue Merchants Delivery First Baptist Church Hanford Alberta Laker Minneapolis Robert C Edward V. Douglass Charles P. Whitters E. Taylor Ellis Taylor Cedar Rapids and Arlington Heights Ill Clairborne County Tenn Della Nicklas Dennis Lee Porter Reinbeck Highway 58 Council Bluffs Robert R. Miller James T. Ellis Wilbert H. Keys Warren Ohio Offutt Air Base Jack Edward Colton Ottumwa Brett C. Martin West Des Moines Earl L. Canaday Douds Route 16 Selma van Buren County Orville Lee Canaday Are DST Beatty-Bearle Third Ave Boy Nursing Assn Fossen Zoo Turner Turner’s John K. Turner National Selected Morticlans Turner Mortuary First Ave
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