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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1966
Page
3
Saturday weather reports show highs in the 80s with scattered precipitation totals listed for multiple cities. The edition also records numerous funeral notices and obituaries with service details across towns including Belle Plaine and Dyersville, highlighting local families and burial arrangements.
The forecast notes a possible half cloudy Monday with scattered showers expected in Iowa by Tuesday. An unusually hot East is blamed on vigorous tropical easterlies reaching the Great Lakes, while the Pacific Northwest remains cool. Seattle logged 54 degrees with substantial rain, and Bismarck saw over an inch of rain with temperatures between 60 and 86.
A thief took an estimated 1150 in cash and checks from the Witwer Farm market at 1556 First Avenue NE. Store manager Lyle DeMoss said the theft occurred between 4 and 6 pm Saturday and was reported before 8 pm. About 1000 in personal checks and 100 to 150 in twenty dollar bills vanished.
Lars Larson a 19 year old Bever lifeguard tore a big toe lid cut while cleaning after pool closing at 9 30 p m. He was treated and released at St Luke s hospital.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including night and afternoon editions with annual prices and regional restrictions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Barbara Buhr of 514 Eighteenth Street SE reported about 29 dollars worth of clothing stolen from her clothesline. A .22 caliber rifle valued at 50 dollars was stolen from a closet in the Donald Wood apartment. Mrs. Harold Finver of 808 G Avenue NW reported vandals damaged a lawn chair, garden hose, tether ball, and swimming pool Friday night.
Leaders of East European communist states meet in Bucharest to discuss control of the Warsaw Pact and European security. The three day conference starts Monday with secret talks on the alliance.
DES MOINES AP Senator Jack Miller said he is gratified by President Johnson naming a 20 member national advisory commission to review all aspects of the draft. Miller had introduced a bill three weeks earlier to establish such a commission.
A 53-year-old Cedar Rapids man identified as Larry Hawks was arrested about 9:30 p.m. Saturday on a charge of drunk driving and booked in the city jail. The report notes his address at 410 Seventeenth Street SE.
In Da Nang Premier Nguyen Cao Ky told reporters he expects North Vietnam to overthrow Ho Chi Minh's government soon though he refused a date. He decorated about 80 American officers with Vietnamese honors during a visit to Da Nang.
Leo A. Kamberling, 44, of 846 A Avenue NE, was charged Saturday night with intoxication resisting a police officer and malicious damage to a motor vehicle. He was arrested on the 100 block of Tenth Street NE at about 8:50 p.m. En route to headquarters he allegedly resisted officers and kicked the squad car’s right rear door, causing damage.
In Muscatine a 36 year old barmaid, Mrs. Mary Gatton, was shot and killed on a downtown street as she walked to work at the Friendly Tavern. Police detained her former husband John Gatton on an open murder charge. witnesses said the assailant fired from a car with a .32 revolver.
Lawmakers debate Britain’s stance on U.S. Vietnam policy with Michael Foot leading a petition to disassociate from American actions. Desmond Donnelly denounces the war and questions protests at Soviet and Chinese embassies. Sir Alec Douglas-Home criticizes Wilson for perceived weakness and vacillation while Edward Du Cann pushes for unequivocal support of allies.
Emma Zezula 89 Cedar Rapids resident died after long illness. Born 1877 Ely married 1901 Ely. survived by five daughters seven grandchildren six great grandchildren four sisters two brothers. Burial Cedar Memorial. Memorial fund donation requested. Services pending for Otto Earl Schlieman 66 Cedar Rapids resident since 1942 died at Veterans Hospital Iowa City after illness. Survived by brother John Belle Plaine sister Elsie Wyman Los Angeles.
Green Clark S. Turner's service is set for 10 30 Tuesday with Dr. Glenn S. McMichael officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel until 10 a.m. Tuesday. The casket will not be opened after the service.
Martha Turner 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Turner of 1119 Seventh Street SE was treated at Mercy hospital Saturday after losing control of her bicycle and falling on the street. The 5 p m incident in the 700 block of Eleventh Avenue SE left her with injuries but she was released after X rays.
New Haven physician Dr Louis Nahum cites the Connecticut State Medical Society Journal figures that 20 cigarettes daily cut life by about 14 minutes per cigarette, equating to eight years earlier with light smoking and sixteen years with two packs daily. He urges clinics using group therapy drugs and education over 10 days to six weeks to help smokers quit, noting education alone has failed and doctors have the best success in quitting.
Paris AP reports France detonated an atomic bomb from a tower near a Tahiti lagoon and Defense Minister Pierre Messmer predicted first missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead will be operational in 1969. Britain and the United States expressed regret as France presses toward a hydrogen bomb capability.
A list of donations to Camp Good Health and related memorial gifts shows multiple contributors like Quaker Oats employees, Cedar-Linn Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, and several individuals. Amounts range from 3.00 to 25.00 with notes such as in memory of family and birthday thoughts.
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