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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
3
The report outlines Tuesday temperatures with highs around 73 and lows near 21 in Bismarck and Seattle readings near 32. It forecasts temperatures averaging five degrees below normal from Thursday to Monday with light snow totaling about 0.10 inch and notes sunrises and sunsets. It also lists January totals, barometer readings, humidity, wind, and recent local notices, accidents, and obituaries in brief.
The White House outlines a nationwide urban renewal program covering 60 to 70 cities, with planning grants of 12 million and proposed six year funding exceeding 2.3 billion. Johnson seeks metropolitan planning grants, anti discrimination housing measures, new community aid, rent subsidy funding of 30 million, and expanded urban transportation support. He calls for a reorganized HUD with strong Weaver leadership and stronger regional field offices to speed decisions.
Plaintiffs seek temporary and permanent receivership for Tama Packing Co alleging dominance by president Brown and misapplication of funds. They accuse overpayments for Schultz Co. acquisition, large shareholder actions, and inflated salaries while detailing negotiations to acquire Dana-Phillips and Solmica. Cedar Rapids and executives from Tama and Schultz cited. plant construction began 1965 with headquarters in Cedar Rapids.
Linn county residents face confusion over mailing in for 1966 auto license plates. Deputy treasurer Lloyd Curtis lists steps: check 1965 receipt for 1966 fee, write check to Linn county treasurer, mail to the treasurer, and include vehicle color plus 1965 plate number or registration receipt. A move from another county requires records transfer before issuing plates. Penalty rises five percent monthly after next Monday.
Ray L. Robinson, 44, of Homestead was returned to Cedar Rapids from Iowa County to face a charge of false uttering of a check. He was held on a $110 bond in the city jail.
An express train struck a speeding overcrowded station wagon in Formosa killing nine of the ten occupants and leaving the remaining passenger critically injured. The crash occurred Tuesday, authorities said.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors accepted Virgil Heins’s resignation from the Linn County Zoning Commission effective January 21. They approved quarterly financial reports for Miles N. Adams, Vincent C. Hart, Charles R. Bullcek, M. C. Lewis, and R. W. Brown, plus bonds for Richard Dee Ledvins, Herbert Pollock, and Kenneth Franson.
Glenn Steines, 34, of 641 Eighth Street SE, was sentenced Wednesday to one year at Fort Madison State Penitentiary on escaping from Linn County jail. He appeared before District Judge Charles Penningroth. Steines, in the work release program, did not return after work on December 13 and was arrested by Dubuque authorities on December 24.
Lawrence B. Newcomb, 24, of 1750 B avenue NE, pled innocent Tuesday to uttering a forged instrument. He appeared before Judge William R. Eads. He is accused of passing a bad check for 37.85 on January 7 to Merchants National Bank.
The Cedar Rapids mayor's advisory committee says a proposed solution to Cedar Rapids City Lines financing will be ready for city council review late in March. They will seek a spring and summer trial for any new bus system to be tested before fall passenger traffic increases. Subcommittee chairs report no firm plan yet but consider a quasi public transit authority. financing and management details remain unsettled.
Newport Rhode Island Vice Adm. Charles Melson retired from active duty after 43 years of service and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal at a retirement ceremony.
A 200 year old watch owned by composer Mozart was stolen from the Mozart museum in Salzburg Austria police said on Tuesday. The theft highlights security gaps at the historic site and investigators are reviewing surveillance footage.
John C. Culver and his wife welcome a 7 pound 13 ounce son born Tuesday at 3:25 p.m. at Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington. Mother and baby are reported fine. The family’s three daughters are Christina 5 Rebecca 3 and Catherine 2. Grandparents listed as well.
U S Marines report 42 shells struck their Da Nang base, killing three Americans and two Vietnamese. A late night patrol engaged Viet Cong with one enemy killed. Haiphong residents fear land or sea attack as Pravda claims the port is fortified and evacuated.
Alice Mary Dawson 7t of 62 Fifteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday at age 65 plus. Born Missouri August 6 1889 widow of Kinsey B Dawson she leaves daughter Lucy Louise Hess stepsons Clyde Dawson Emory Dawson and siblings plus grandchildren. Services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home Friday 1 30 p.m. burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial services listed for Hodges Robert Henry Turner chapel 1:30 p.m. Thursday Rev Elmer Boom. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Mull Otto W Turner chapel 10:30 a.m. Thursday Rev J Richard Wagner. Burial Greenwood cemetery Muscatine. McCaul Wayne A Janeba Kuba funeral home 2 p.m. Thursday Jerry Drahovzal Jan Hus lodge. Burial Czech National. Jan Hus lodge members to meet at funeral home 1:45 p.m. Thursday. Riley Helen Marguerite Beatty Bearle funeral home 1:30 p.m. Thursday Rev James C Scherf First Lutheran church. Burial Linwood. Herbeck Mrs Charles Hesser Memorial chapel 10:30 a.m. Saturday Rev John Hardy First Christian church. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel. Hellenthal Thomas 9:30 a.m. Friday St Patrick's church Rev J Robert McDonald. Burial Cedar Memorial. Parish Rosary 8 p.m. Thursday Hesser Memorial chapel friends may call.
Rusk argues that economic aid in Vietnam is as crucial as military aid. He says South Vietnamese must see the struggle as worthwhile and that sacrifices will yield a better future, urging persistence despite personal losses.
James C. Ross, 76, of 911 Ninth Avenue SE, was found dead at his home late Wednesday morning. Authorities say he apparently died of natural causes sometime Tuesday. He lived alone.
In Bangkok, Prime Minister Kittikachorn announced a life sentence for a confessed heroin producer. The seizure highlights ongoing anti narcotics efforts and signals government resolve in countering drug trafficking.
Mexico City AP reports President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz returns home Saturday after a two week tour of Central America. He visited multiple capitals and met with regional leaders to discuss regional trade and security.
Reports from Laos and South Vietnam describe 500 trucks moving south between December 27 and January 14 and up to 1,000 infiltrators into Quang Tri on Christmas Day. Officials warn the North shows no sign of ending the war while bombing is paused. Cairo reports mixed interpretations of peace overtures as U.S. officials deny new pledges.
Patty Duke is billed as causing a newspaper war with a television challenge on Wednesday at 7 00 PM on KCRG TV Channel 9.
About 300 Cedar Rapids skiers signed a petition asking the city to build a ski tow on a suitable hill nearby. The 14 page petition was referred to Parks Commissioner Don Gardner and Recreation Supervisor Nevin Nichols for consideration.
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