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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1961

Page

2

Weather notes and obituaries from a midweek Iowa paper

Daily weather outlines with highs in the 80s and 90s around New Orleans and New York, plus forecasts through Sunday. Obituary notices list names and services for Bolson, Benzinger, Ram bo, Michal, Henderson, Bullers, Shde, Dennler, Kloster, Swalim, Keup, Hoffey, Whipple, Reid, and Shank with service times and locations in Cedar Rapids, Tama, Urbana, Amana, and Iowa City.

Decorah Julius A. Bolson Lutheran Church Burial Church Steine Jacob Benzinger Amana ‘Church Shellsburg Charles F. Rambo Christian Church Urbana Fry and Holland Peter F. Michal Janebas Cedar Rapids Waukon Vesta Henderson Bakke-Hanson Williamsburg Colleen F Bullers Los Angeles Jones Friends Church New Providence Monona Elmer Shde St. Paul's Church Schultz’, Ocelwein Alice Brownell Hintz Elgin Leo Dennler Methodist Church Muehlenthaler’s. Eldorado Clara Kloster

Traffic fines and one assault in police division notices

A police division notice lists multiple individuals fined for traffic offenses including failure to control disobeying signals failure to yield speeding and moving parked vehicles unsafely with fines ranging from 2 to 20 dollars plus costs. One assault and battery case for ilton Martens with a 30 day sentence is noted.

Richard Cortez 21St Ave Theodore Smyth 20Th St Robert McPhail Coldstream Ave James Lucas Bowling St John Cach 6Th Ave Charles Dennis 16Th St Ronald Findley Wayne Butz Fairfax Cecil Dennis Lincoln Hts Armando Baker Iowa City Vernon Rompot, Jr 12Th Ave Darrell Blake Mechanicsville Ronald Green Atkins Marvin Oakland YMCA Gerald Plantry Coralville Dwight Danberg Lennox Ave Ted Vanerus Marion Frankson Williams Nancy Koutny Wrencis Keneeny 5Th Ave Charles Swope Williams Blvd Everett Cook Ave Tom Lowe 29Th Ave James Herndon 10Th St Tyler Clements Ridgemore Dr Ilton Martens 4Th Ave

Parents Seek U S Help To Free Boy From Cuba

In Elizabeth New Jersey a Cuban couple asked the state department and the Red Cross to aid in exporting their seven year old son Israel Jr from Cuba. Despite papers and funds and the boy being born in Cuba the U S Immigrations Service classifies him as a US permanent resident. The parents had sent the child to relatives in Oriente province 500 miles from Havana for space. Government resistance prevented his departure during a recent attempt when grandmother Rose Abraham tried to fly him out.

United States Isabel Oriente Province Havana Israel Rose Abraham Alvarez

Death Incredibly An Accident Says Mrs Hemingway

The widow of novelist Ernest Hemingway told reporters that his death by gunshot was an accident in an incredible way. She said he had unpublished and unfinished works, calling them his bank account, and that he and George Brown of New York had driven from the Mayo Clinic to Ketchum for five days. They shopped, planned to retrieve more writings, and had a calm last dinner before his death.

Ketchum Idaho UPI Ernest Hemingway Hemingway George Brown New York Mayo Clinic Hailey J. H. Olds Here

Khrushchev reiterates Berlin peace aims in warning to West

Khrushchev backs Kennedy on preserving West Berlin residents freedoms and stability. He calls for Soviet drafted proposals at the conference and warns imperialists war would end in ruin, insisting peace talks will consolidate security and sovereignty. He warns distances will not save aggressors, and Soviet forces can respond to any attack.

West Berlin Kennedy Khrushchev Russia Soviet Union

Police Sweep in Cape Peninsula Seizes Hundreds

In Durban AP reports a Friday night police sweep across the Cape peninsula netted hundreds of people and large numbers of illegal firearms. The operation targeted crime hotspots and gathered weapons and suspects for processing.

Durban South Africa Cape Peninsula

Young Cyclists Face Education Day in Police Court

In Cedar Rapids the municipal court held a special session for unlicensed bicycles. Judge Loren Hullinger Jr dismissed each case once the bikes were licensed, with around 20 parents and children filing to appear together. Police say 40 summonses issued since July 1 and over 2,000 bikes in town lack licenses.

Cedar Rapids Loren Hullinger, Jr Hullinger Davis

Democrats Split Over New York City Mayor Candidacy

New York Democrats divided over the mayoral race as State Comptroller Arthur Levitt said he would back organizational leaders and oppose Mayor Wagner in the primary. The split stems from Wagner seeking a third term with or without regular party support.

New York Arthur Levitt Wagner

Deaths Wilbert Lahue veteran of World War I

Wilbert R Lahue 67 of 1325 B Ave NW Cedar Rapids died Friday afternoon after 18 year Cherry Burrell employee who retired in 1957 Born July 22 1893 in Vinton he married Joanna Brody June 3 1919 Survived by wife daughter Charlotte Peter son Forrest C Lahue two brothers Walter and Lester and five grandchildren He was a Hanford American Legion member Services Beatty Bearles 1 30 Tuesday with Rev J W Hansen and Rev Willard Mason Burial Cedar Memorial military graveside honors Friends may call after 6 tonight

Wilbert R Dick’’ Lahue Bave Cherry-Burrell Corp Cedar Rapids Vinton Joanna Brody Charlotte Peter Mason City Forrest C. Lahue

Cedar Rapids widow dies after long illness at nursing home

Lillis Floyd Anderson widow of Charles O. Anderson of Marion dies in a Cedar Rapids nursing home at 1 20 p m Friday after a long illness. Born Jan 22 1877 at Center Point she leaves a sister Mrs Bertha Barnes of Marion Services will be held at Turner chapel at 3 p m Monday conducted by Elder A H Gerst with burial at Cedar Memorial Friends may call at the chapel

Lillis Floyd Anderson Charles O. Anderson Marion Cedar Rapids Center Point Bertha Barnes Turner Chapel A. H. Gerst Cedar Memorial Ithe Chapel

Fund staggeringly difficult goal faces critics

Critics say the plan to fund the project is staggeringly difficult yet not impossible to achieve. Supporters argue disciplined budgeting and phased from current revenues can meet milestones.

Potential growth eyed in Cedar Rapids Marion drive

Hess notes communities of similar size reach 750000 to 800000 and urges expanded giving from lower executive levels and employees. The fall campaign will have seven divisions including major firms schools public employees and geographic areas with countywide goals and full Marion integration planned.

Hess Cedar Rapids Marion

Five Breakins Reported In Iowa City Area

Five break ins or attempts were reported in Iowa City and Coralville Friday night. Police found entries at the Federal Land Bank Assn. office and the Drs Lang and Kennedy veterinary office with nothing believed taken. An unsuccessful entry attempt occurred at Short's Place tavern. A coin box was taken from a King Kom laundry machine. The Bodey Lumber Co. office in Coralville was entered again with nothing reported missing.

Iowa City Coralville Federal Land Bank Assn Drs. Lang and Kennedy Veterinary Short’s Place Tavern King Kom Laundry Bodey Lumber Co

Murder on Monday TV Guide Mystery

A bank clerk with amnesia becomes entangled in a murder plot featured on TV 9’s MOVIE 9. The program airs Saturday at 10:30 p.m. with a suspenseful plot and shifting clues.

TV 9

Pak Chung-hi to form own investigating agency

South Korea Major General Pak Chung-hi announced the creation of an investigating agency under his direct control to oversee other government investigators amid rumors of dissension within the ruling junta.

Seoul South Korea Pak Chung-hi

Air Hero Faces Ouster After Vanishing From Crash

Capt Ernest Brace a 29 year old Korean War combat hero faces dismissal after a 10 day disappearance following trainer plane crashes near a river on Jan 3. He surrendered Jan 13 to the FBI in Baltimore and is charged with desertion and willful concealment of his whereabouts.

Quantico Ernest Brace Korea Maryland Marine Corps FBI Baltimore Brace

Man Slain in Utah Had Stable Life, Family Says

Aragon, a Price man with four children, was found with camping gear and potatoes in his car after four days in the bad lands. Neighbors and relatives recall him as a devoted family man who worked hard, never caused trouble, and recently took a part time job in Moab. His wife is stunned by the police report.

Mike Milovich Highway Patrol Milovich Aragon Price

Three Injured in Cedar Rapids Traffic Accidents

Three people were injured in separate Cedar Rapids collisions Thursday evening. Dale Fye was charged with disobeying a traffic signal after a collision at First avenue and Tenth street SE. Robert Visek was cited for following too closely in a second crash at Fourth street and Twelfth avenue SE. John Malueg fell from a car at Second avenue and Fifth street SE, receiving multiple abrasions before being released from Mercy hospital.

Cedar Rapids First Avenue Tenth Street Dale Fye Houston D. NE Lewis W. Klausterman Hiawatha Klausterman Mercy Hospital Second Avenue Fifth Street John Malueg Bernnard C. Malueg John

Local Hospital Notices and Public Ads

City briefs report patients Ida Edwards and Arthur Mickelson at St Luke's and Veterans hospitals in Iowa City and contain ads for Tastee Freeze quarts and Jubilee Lanes bowling. A bicyclist, Gabriel Schnieder, was treated after a crash on Cherry Hill road with brakes failing.

Arthur Mickelson Lave Veterans Hospital Iowa City Ida Edwards Sixth Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Gabriel Schnieder Cherry Hill Rd Cherry Hill Road St. Luke's Hospital

Iowa Search Called Off After Suspect Fatally Shoots Self

Eastern Iowa ended its search after a man believed linked to the Utah killer case fatally shot himself in Utah. A suspect seized in Freeport, Gilbert Lara, 25, matched the description of the swarthy man who forced food and gasoline from Mrs. J. H. Olds near Welton.

Weston, Ia UPI Utah Iowa Freeport Ill Welton Cedar Rapids East Dubuque Gilbert Lara San Antonio San Jose Olds Farm

Johnson urges self reliance over Red Rift in Texas talk

Vice president Johnson told Texas lawyers on Friday night that Americans must seek survival through their own strength rather than expect a split within the Communist world.

Fort Worth Johnson Texas

Trujillo Backers Clash With Leftists in Dominican Rally

In Ciudad Trujillo fighting broke out as Rafael Trujillo supporters attacked the Dominican Popular Movement DPM headquarters and a pro government radio station after leftist protests. Police detained several attackers with at least six wounded and twenty arrested.

Ciudad Trujillo Trujillo Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo Dominican Popular Movement DPM Caribe Balaguer Dominican Revolutionary Party

Hoffa Eyes Labor Party Takeover and 1968 Presidency

Newsday quoted James R Hoffa saying a young aggressive group will gain control of the labor movement and form a labor party to elect its own President in 1968 The plan includes press pressure and strict legislation as a price Hoffa claimed will be paid by critics A Teamster spokesman called the report sensational but said the ideas were not new

Maximo Lopez Molina DPM Fidel Castro Cuba Dominican Republic Garden City N. Y Newsday Saturday James R. Hoffa Labor Movement Labor Miami Beach Newsday Bob Greene Greene Hoffa Afl-Cio

Boat Collision Kills Fisherman in San Diego Race Incident

A 161 foot racing schooner Goodwill struck a fishing boat in half early Saturday off San Diego. A fisherman aboard died, two other men and a 13 year old boy were rescued unharmed by Goodwill’s crew. The Goodwill, West’s largest sailing yacht, won the 1953 Los Angeles Honolulu race.

San Diego Goodwill Honolulu

Shirts Tailed Off: Florence Chief Orders Dowtown Dress Rule

Florence police chief Melvin Adams has ordered officers to prevent men from appearing downtown with shirt tails dangling. He said the look does not look right.

Florence, D. Co Melvin Adams

NASA recruiters to visit Cedar Rapids on July 20

NASA recruiters plan to visit Cedar Rapids on July 20 seeking engineers and scientists for Project Appello at the Lewis Research Center in Cleveland. They tour 135 Midwest cities aiming to recruit at least 135 people to begin work by July end, with about 2,000 additional jobs available at NASA research centers.

Cedar Rapids National Aeronautics and Space Administration Midwest Lewis Research Center Cleveland NASA

Hoffa Landslide Victory Extends Union Power

Hoffa reelected as union president amid a landslide victory over Milton Liss of Newark who withdrew during the roll call. Liss praised Hoffa while noting his past loyalty to friends who took advantage of him, as Hoffa secured the broadest powers and a salary of 75 thousand dollars.

Geles Hoffa Milton Liss Newark Liss

Silent Evolution of Revolution on KCRG TV

D. W. Griffith presents Silents Please a French Revolution story airing at 10 p.m. Saturday on KCRG TV 9. The program promises early cinema flair with historic drama and period settings for viewers seeking classic film history.

D. W. Griffith Kcrg-Tv

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