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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1966
Page
1
Sunday temperatures across major cities are listed with highs and lows, followed by a five day forecast predicting near normal temperatures and light to moderate rainfall. The page includes births notices from St. Luke's and other local hospitals, weather station data, and funeral services for several residents with locations and service times.
A U.S. spokesman reported no allied casualties after an engagement in Vietnam, with enemy losses unknown. American air forces conducted 414 sorties and Vietnamese pilots 187, claiming several huts, fortifications, and four sampans destroyed or damaged, and possibly 64 Viet Cong killed. General Westmoreland toured frontline units, joined by Captain William Carpenter who will become his aide. Ky's government freed Buddhist agitators in Saigon as a conciliatory gesture amid Buddhist leaders calling a two week truce.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 outlines subscription options with carrier and mail rates. Night edition six issues cost 1.25 monthly and 13 dollars yearly, while afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues cost 1.35 monthly or 14 dollars yearly. The paper notes U S territories pricing and AP republication rights.
Cedar Rapids city briefs report guest speaker Jan Voss of WMT-TV at noon Tuesday in the Roosevelt hotel. Multiple thefts and minor injuries appear: gear stolen from a car valued at $80. a billfold with $4 missing at Ellis Park pool. a bathroom lavatory stolen from a razed house. clothing stolen from a parked car. a vending machine stolen but recovered with $15 missing. a car battery stolen at Mercy Hospital. two hospital admissions for cuts and injuries.
18 year old Loisa Adrienne Lewis of Oakland plunged 230 feet from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Sunday night. Rescued 17 minutes later, she swam to shore and, per Coast Guard, appeared unharmed with no visible injuries. Doctor at Highland Hospital predicted she will live.
Baird A. King a 52 year old Cedar Rapids area resident announced his candidacy for one of Linn county six Republican nominations for state representative. King a retired army artillery pilot and former Linn county GOP executive secretary stresses tax reform social balance and rights protections. He is married to Anne F. Kropa and is active in Masonry and the Methodist church. Scotland Yard guards its new 20 story building ahead of police move in next November.
A CR man drowns after his motor boat stalls on the Iowa River about two miles south of the Chain Lakes bridge. He attempted to swim to his parents’ cabin but could not cross the 500 foot wide, strong current. Mrs John Bender and others were rescued. drag operations began at about 6 am.
Coggon teenager Byron Douglas Pound, 15, drowned Sunday at the Walton sandpit southeast of Quasqueton. He was swimming with four companions when found in about 15 feet of water by Independence firefighters. The boy, born Jan 16, 1951, was pronounced dead by Dr. Nelson Hersey. Surviving relatives include his mother Marilynn Pound and father Glen Pound, three sisters and a half sister. Memorial services are pending at Turner Chapel in Cedar Rapids.
John E. Follett 18 of Union drowned Sunday night while swimming with two youths in an abandoned limestone quarry near Gifford six miles south of Eldora Iowa. His body was recovered early the next day. Excitement builds for championship rounds on SUPERMARKET SWEEP at 10 00 a m on weekdays Channel 9.
Jimmy Silvers 18 son of Mr Mrs Guy Silvers of near Packwood Keokuk County drowned Sunday evening in a pond on the Alfred Waller farm 242 miles east of Ollie He fell from a raft into 10 to 12 feet of water Scuba Diver Robert E Smith of Sigourney recovered the body about 9 40 p m Richland fire department and county officials assisted The body was taken to the funeral home in government
Michael Glandon three slept Sunday afternoon under his bed as parents searched inside and outside the home. Police found him curled up and sleeping soundly, likely the coolest spot around.
Mrs. David C. Raue aged 26 of 1008 Seventeenth Avenue SW was treated at Mercy hospital Sunday evening for a serious head cut. A rock thrown by a rotary mower struck her, cutting the bridge of her nose and forehead.
The weekend theft at Home Town Dairies 227 K Avenue NW saw the loss of ten truck keys along with buttermilk and a transistor radio. Detectives say entry was gained through an open window or door.
Gladys E. Roland 63 of 306 Twenty-first street NE died suddenly Sunday in Fort Dodge while visiting Friends and her father Edward Roland at Friendship Haven. Born June 30, 1903 in Golden Colorado she taught in Rockwell City Ocheyedan before joining Cedar Rapids schools thirty years ago retiring from Polk school. She lived with Miss Helen Shaw in Cedar Rapids for thirty years. Services Tuesday at 10 a.m. Ferree funeral home Grundy Center and burial at Rockwell Cemetery. Burial at Cedar Memorial after First Lutheran service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Turner chapel hours until 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Judson McIntosh 78, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died Sunday after moving to rural Coggan to live with his son Paul. Born November 13 1887 in Nebraska City Neb he was predeceased by wife Cora Ann and by daughter Opal Parker and son Floyd. Survived by five sons Walter Leroy Paul Howard and Harold and two daughters Mamie Kephart and Alice Bower. Services at Beatty Bearle Funeral Home 1 30 pm Thursday with burial at Campbell Cemetery Mt Vernon Road. Friends may call after 1 pm Tuesday.
Alice Rebecca Cronk 47 of 515 Sixth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids wife of Cecil Cronk died Sunday after a brief illness. Born January 2 1919 in Centralia Minnesota she wed Cecil Cronk in Des Moines in 1951. Surviving husband one sister Mrs Hazel Slay Minneapolis and three brothers Kenneth Ekstrom Minneapolis Lester Ekstrom Long Beach California Dolly Ekstrom Long Beach. Memorial services at Turner Chapel 3 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev George W Carlson First Lutheran Church. Friends may call at the chapel.
Anna Josephine Heiss 75 of 909 Eighth Street SW Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a sudden illness Born January 25 1891 in Dyersville married May 15 1935 in Cedar Rapids She was a member of First Lutheran Golden Age club Shrine Women's auxiliary Survived by two sons Joseph P Ennis and Robert L Ennis a stepson Charles A Heiss Jr and a stepdaughter Mrs A B Brown The family obituary note lists affiliations and survivors.
Memorial services for Emma Zezula are set Tuesday at 30 p m in Hesser Memorial chapel with Rev William Harnish and burial at Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Kelley Thomas J St Patrick s Church at 9 30 a m with Father J Robert McDonald Burial at Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at Teahen funeral home Libbie Blanche Dyer to be honored at Turner Chapel Tuesday noon with Rev Ray Garvey and burial at Czech National Cemetery A brother Jerry of Parnell is noted as survivor.
In Omaha on Monday disorder and vandalism persisted in the Near North Side district. An off-duty policeman shot a 15-year-old during a break-in. more than 50 youths were arrested as police moved to 12-hour shifts. Lt. Gov. Sorensen said state help would be available if trouble continued.
Clifford L. Morrison 40 of 923 Ninth Street SW posted 110 dollar bond and was released from city jail Sunday after arrest on a charge of indecent exposure. Morrison was taken into custody following a reported incident at Tropic Lanes bowling alley 124 Third Street NE.
A compact notice from the Gazette highlights the selling power of want ads, noting their broad appeal and the effective reach of the classifieds. The snippet mentions a contact number 362-1121 for inquiries or submissions.
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