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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1969
Page
4
Daily weather notes show high and low temperatures for Friday with overnight lows and precipitation totals. Local notices include a newborn in Beaverton and two incidents: an accidental alarm at Wilson and Co and a trash fire at Memorial Drive SE, plus a backfire incident at First Avenue SE.
Delegates from all sides meet at a large table as discussions reopen. The NLF leader denounces U S support for Saigon and calls for respect of the 1954 Geneva accords. North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy and Saigon's Pham Dang Lam present rival demands and a four point challenge to end the armed conflict.
A Belle Plaine woman visiting her sister in Cedar Rapids was robbed of $8 Friday evening. Agnus Yarborough, at Bessie Severn’s home, described the intruder as a young man about 5 feet 7, 160 pounds, in a red cap and sweater with blond hair and dark glasses. Detectives say the victim believed he was armed.
Cub Scouts Pack 15 awarded Saturday at the LDS chapel honoring Michael Fisher Brian Barthel Lyle Hyke and Daniel Shireman for their achievements.
Obituary notices list several Iowa deaths including Arthur Whitney 79 Center City Harold Eggers 35 Anamosa Vernon Fisher Murdoch s Center Point Belden Martin 61 West Branch John Bub 39 West Liberty James Phillips 55 Atkins Arthur Rinderknecht 72 Keystone Fellmet s Key Stone Services and calling details accompany multiple listings for Monday or Tuesday services.
Barbara Petrick Sears died Friday after a short illness. Born October 1, 1889 in Fairfax, she lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids. Survived by three sons Leo John Edward F., two daughters Gertrude and Barbara, three sisters, and two grandchildren. Services: Requiem Mass Monday 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's. Burial Mt Calvary. Rosaries Sunday at Brady mortuary.
Elizabeth Kucera 86 widow of Charles Kucera of Cedar Rapids died after a short illness Friday Born November 19 1882 in Johnson County she married Charles November 28 1914 He died November 12 1968 Survived by daughter Mrs John Drahovzal son Woodrow Kucera three grandchildren one great grandchild and brother Charles G Vavra of Boulder Cole Memorial services Sunday at 2 at Janeba Kuba funeral home with Rev Lyle R Graff Burial Cedar Memorial Memorial gifts to Hus Memorial United Presbyterian church memorial fund or charity of choice may be given Friends may call at the funeral home
Walter H Boner aged 73 of 705 Third Avenue SW died Friday after a short illness. Born in Monticello January 30 1895 he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1905 and worked for the North Western railroad. A World War I veteran he leaves a brother John Boner Honolulu. Memorial services will be held Monday at Kuba funeral home at 3 by Rev William B Harnish with burial at Cedar Memorial and military rites by Hanford post American Legion. Friends may call after 1 Sunday.
Elmer M. Olson 71 of 1012 Second Street SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness. Born January 25, 1897 in Lake Mills he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1950 and worked for Fruehauf’s. Survived by wife Stella. Memorial services Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Brady Mortuary with Rev A F Frankhauser and burial at Dunkard cemetery. Friends may call Brady’s after 1 p.m. Sunday.
An undetermined amount of money was taken from a cash drawer during a Friday night burglary at Capitol Optical located at 106 First Street SE. Police say the rear door was forced to gain entry.
A Cedar Rapids man, Robert Ray Elliott, 21, faces a charged incident involving a disabled 24 year old woman. At a preliminary hearing Judge John B. Reilly adjourned the case as Elliott testified he had non forcible relations on his first visit. The woman testified Elliott hit her with a pop bottle and fled after the incident. Elliott was arrested two hours later and remains jailed on a $10,000 bond amid related charges and a prior Linn county case.
Residents report thefts including a television and radio from Ruth Bayse at 1817 B Avenue NE valued at 110 dollars and car looting at Gary Campbell 1631 Park Townecourt NE with a tape player tapes glasses and liquor worth 174.50. An auto collision injured Jane S. Bennett at First Avenue and Sixteenth Street NE with no charges filed.
Destam Berisha, 48, a naturalized American, was released after 17 months abroad on a Yugoslav spy charge. He was greeted at his Northampton home after being met at the airport by family and officials.
Rescue efforts stalled by road blockages as six hospitalized. Derailments halted rail traffic from Ventura to Santa Barbara while floods forced evacuations in Carpinteria and Malibu debris covered roads. In industry searches continue for missing boy and reservoir breach prompts evacuations.
Highways from northeast Iowa to Dubuque show 25 to 100 percent snow and ice. Des Moines area roads 0 to 50 percent ice with normal elsewhere. I 80 normal except Des Moines and West Branch at 50 percent ice. Drifting caused one way traffic in extreme northeast Iowa. Tonight will be clear and cold with lows from 5 below to 10 below. Sunday starts fair then clouds bring warmer highs of 12 to 20. Monday outlook stays cold with a chance of snow.
Two men held up Briner's grocery in Springville at about 4 p.m. They forced Miss Paula Kennedy and Mrs. A. E. Ernst to open the register and taped their hands and feet. The younger suspect, white about 20, wore green coveralls and a stocking hat. the older man, white about 40 or 45, carried a blue six inch revolver. No customers were present and no getaway vehicle was seen.
Wilson and Co suspended 90 men in the hog kill shift on Friday night for not following workload procedure. Managers said the issues began before lunch but arose after the break and about half stayed while nine left. Further discussions are planned for Monday with no action expected before then.
A Cedar Rapids couple and three others were injured in an 11 vehicle pileup two miles north of Ryan on Highway 1d Friday afternoon. Delano Boardman 26 of 823 Twelfth Street NE and his wife were listed in good condition in Manchester and Cedar Rapids hospitals. Burdette Romig 21 of Edgewood and his wife Susan 20 in Cedar Rapids were also listed in good condition. Two more cars collided at the scene and a semi jackknifed. Deputy Sheriff Owen McCarthy was involved in a rear end collision as traffic was blocked for about two miles and took two hours to clear.
Police say Mrs. Doolin fired six from a 22 caliber revolver wounding James Doolin in a dispute at their home. He died at Mercy hospital. She was arraigned on murder charges with bond set at 25000. Memorial services planned. Turner Chapel East handling arrangements.
The Linn County Health Center board met to define its mission amid tension with the board of supervisors and agency heads. They weigh coordinating health activities versus directly providing services, considering two project requests for the mentally retarded and for severely handicapped individuals and planning next steps.
In Hermiston Oregon six months after a steer at Oregon State University experimental station knocked out Bob Cooper and broke his leg the same animal charged Cooper again and fractured his leg. Cooper on crutches vows no third strike and the steer is sent to market.
Rev. James Bevel, an aide to Martin Luther King, is barred from defending James Earl Ray after Judge W. Preson Battle notes Bevel lacks a law degree and cannot practice in Tennessee. Bevel argued he has evidence of Ray’s innocence and met with the judge to seek entry.
Milan mayor Aldo Aniasi criticizes downtown air quality calling it intolerable for humans as pollution levels rise in the Italian capital city center.
Clerk Kenneth Perry announced that Lim district court jurors need not report Monday but are asked to report the following Monday February 3.
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