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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1965

Page

3

Weather summary and births listing from midweek Beacon

Saturday temperatures ranged upper 70s to mid 90s across cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago and Denver with scattered showers expected Sunday. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humid conditions, little change Monday, plus a detailed local weather record and a long list of births from St. Luke's and Evanston noting families and newborns with dates in July.

Bismarck Mineapolis Chicago N.orleans Denver New York L.angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle

First close up Mars photo fuels doubt on life evidence

The Thursday release shows Mariner 4 edge of Mars and space beyond shot from 10,500 miles with desert area Phlegra. The team notes few surface markings and no obvious life signs, easing hopes of finding Martian canals or intelligent beings. Further probes required, says Dr. Robert Leighton.

Mars Mariner 4 Mariner Earth Robert Leighton

Obituaries from Mt Auburn to Independence listed

Mt Auburn Irwin Furry 84 Napa CA services 2 p.m. Tuesday Fry and Holland Vinton Traer Laura Cody 94 services Monday 2 Ericksons burial West Union cemetery east of Traer Vinton Edward J Hoepner 68 services Monday 1 30 Presbyterian church Fry and Holland Garrison Henry E Meyer 62 services Monday 2 Trinity Lutheran church Vinton friends may call Fellmer's Keystone Sunday afternoon and at church after 11 Monday Victor Edward P Cronin 74 services Monday 9 St Bridget's church McAninch's Anamosa Roy Duncan 84 services Monday 1 30 Goettsch's Independence Elmer A Garland 73 services Monday 2 White's burial Madison township cemetery Aurora

Mt. Auburn Irwin Furry Napa Calif Fry and Holland Vinton Traer Laura Cody Erickson’s West Union Cemetery Edward J. Hoepner Presbyterian Church Garrison Henry E. Meyer Trinity Lutheran Church Fellmer’s Keystone Victor — Edward P. Cronin St. Bridget’s Church McAninch S. Anamosa Roy Duncan Goettsch’s. Independence Elmer A. Garland White’s Madison Township Aurora

Brezhnev and Teng at Romanian Communist Congress

In Bucharest Brezhnev and Teng Hsiao-ping arrived for the Romanian Communist party’s 4th congress. The leaders from Moscow and Beijing headed a world Communist delegation as the Moscow Beijing split looms. No meetings were planned beyond formal congress events.

Bucharest Leonid Brezhnev Teng Hsiao-p’ing Communist Party Brezhnev Teng

Fayette Trucker Dies Dodging a Bicyclist

Keith Strong, 36, of Fayette, died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after a truck crash three miles north of Wadena. Authorities said he swerved to avoid a bicyclist in Highway 296, the truck rolled down an embankment and caught fire from a gasoline spill. Strong escaped the cab but died from burns.

Fayette Keith Strong Rochester

Johnsons To Attend Burial of Stevenson

President and Mrs. Johnson will attend final rites for Adlai Stevenson in Bloomington Illinois on Monday.

Stevenson Thurmont, Md Johnson Adlai Stevenson Bloomington Ill

Girl Injured in Parking Lot Collision

Denise Deetz, seven, of Ely suffers minor injuries in a two car crash in Lindale Plaza parking lot after 4 p.m. Saturday. She was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. She rode with her mother Mrs. Roger Deetz, 39, in a car driven by another. William E. Sternhagen, 24, of Hopkinton drove the second vehicle. No charges filed.

Denise Deetz Route 1 Ely Lindale Plaza St. Luke’s Hospital Roger Deetz William E. Sternhagen Hopkinton

Testimony on Tire Load Limits and Cargo Ship Manuals Recall

Trade Commission chair says tires on new heavy sedans and wagons support only three average passengers without luggage when stationary. Nelson says manufacturers reply letters are unsatisfactory and claim tires can be overloaded. Maritime Administration orders removal of 15 manuals from reserve fleet ships bound for South Vietnam.

South Vietnam

India in Economic Trouble Says Prime Minister Shastri

New Delhi AP Prime Minister Shastri warned India faces serious economic trouble with worsening shortages and a daunting foreign exchange crisis. He blamed easy solutions and more holidays, late monsoons delaying planting, and heavy dependence on U.S. wheat imports and imports in general.

New Delhi Shastri India National Productivity Committee U.S

Rights Parade Bitterly Met With Groceries And Soap Suds

Civil rights demonstrators marched on Bogalusa City Hall despite a shower of soap suds fruit and eggs. About 200 biracial protesters held a prayer service as onlookers hurled produce and insults. A white activist William Park was arrested for disturbing the peace and failure to identify. A young Negro girl was also detained.

Bogalusa William Park Bogaluisa

Temples Rebuilt On Lake Nasser After Dismantling

Temples disassembled for relocation to Lake Nasser will be dismantled from the top down and rebuilt from the bottom up. Dismantling is expected to finish by January 1967. Each block is numbered as it is freed. The new site will feature a hotel port hospital pool museum and tourist bazaar nearby.

Lake Nasser

FOUND A Quick Easy Inexpensive Way to Recover Lost Items

Gazette Want Ads offer a rapid, affordable service to reunite owners with lost pets jewelry and other valuables through a simple posting system designed to match found items with rightful owners.

Gazette

Deaths Lydia Soukup 1899 1918 Cedar Rapids area widow

Lydia Soukup born Lydia Kalous on June 27 1899 near Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. widow of Anton T Soukup she lived in the area all her life. Survived by a daughter Mrs George Horak Brainard Minnesota two sons Arnold Cedar Rapids Marvin Fairfax nine grandchildren five sisters three brothers. Services at Brosh chapel Tuesday at 10 with Jerry Drahovzal burial Czech National Friends may call Monday.

Lydia Soukup K' ‘Street Anton T. Soukup Lydia Kalous Cedar Rapids George Horak Brainard Minn Arnold Marvin Fairfax Robert Molumby Emil Kucera Bohumi Cilek Bob Larimer Milo Zach Rowley Adolph George ‘Kalous Edward Solon Brosh Chapel Jerry Drahovzal

Esther Hepker 80 Former Cedar Rapids Resident Dies

Esther C Hepker 80 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday evening after a brief illness She lived at the Home for Aged Women since 1961 born March 9 1885 She belonged to Westminster Presbyterian church and Rebekah lodge No 149 Surviving cousin Mrs Fred Worth of Kansas City Memorial services at Turners 10 30 Monday officiated by Dr John P Woods Burial Linwood chapel after noon Sunday

Esther C. Hepker Sixteenth Street Home For Aged Women Cedar Rapids Westminster Presbyterian Church Rebekah Lodge No. 149 Springville Fred Worth Kansas City TurnIner John P. Woods Linwood

Services Held for Mrs Georgene Tongue in Norwalk California

Georgene Tongue born November 9, 1882 formerly of Cedar Rapids died recently. Services were held Saturday in Norwalk California. She leaves two daughters Mrs Rudolph Vyhnanek Cedar Rapids and Mrs Dorothy Wohlers Omaha three grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and three sisters Mrs R W Jones Cedar Rapids Mrs Anna Kimm Norway and Mrs Tom Gilka Mule Lake Narrows Minnesota.

Norwalk Calif Georgene Tongue Cedar Rapids Rudolph Vyhnanek Dorothy Wohlers Omaha R. W. Jones Anna Kimm Norway Tom Gilka Mule Lake Narrows Minn

Injury at Kingston Stadium After Trip Over Block

John Wolfe, 27, of 2130 Mt. Vernon road SE, tripped on a cement block at Kingston stadium Saturday night, suffering a shoulder injury. He was treated and released.

John Wolfe Mt. Vernon Road Kingston Stadium

Sioux City Girl Named Miss Iowa

Marie Elizabeth Mushro of Sioux City won the Miss Iowa title and will compete in Miss America. Her poise and 36 24 34 figure won a bathing suit prelim and a talent prelim with a ballet piece titled The Dy ing Swan. Jeanne Formanek of Belle Plaine finished second and was named Miss Congeniality by the other contestants.

Marie Elizabeth Mushro Sioux City Iowa Mushro Jeanne Formanek Belle Plaine

Boy Injured by Falling Mirror at Wolf's Store

Randy Meeker a 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs William Meeker of 2941 Juhl drive NE suffered a jaw laceration when a store mirror fell from an unhinged frame at Wolf's 212 Third Avenue SE Saturday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred as the mirror detached and struck the boy.

Randy Meeker William ‘Meeker Juhl Drive Wolf’s Third Avenue SE St. Luke’s Hospital

Officer killed in street shooting during arrest

March shot the officer and was killed after a fight in which the policeman regained his weapon. A CORE spokesman described Erby as eccentric and kneeling in the street praying for rain when shot. Brooklyn District Attorney Aaron Koota scheduled a grand jury investigation. Erby had two prior assault convictions including one for attacking a policeman.

CORE Erby Leibowitz Brooklyn Dist. Atty Aaron Koota

Delaware Firemen To Meet Next Wednesday

Delaware county firefighters plan a gathering at Manchester on Wednesday July 21. The program includes a water-ball fight and a business meeting hosted by the Manchester fire department.

Delaware RYAN Delaware County Manchester

US Spy Plane Noted Intercept Near Pierrelatte

French and American officials investigated reports that an RF 101 photo recon aircraft flying a Ramstein to France training mission was identified by a French patrol in the Rhone valley area rather than entering the Pierrelatte prohibited zone.

Paris Pierrelatte U.S. Air Force Ramstein West Germany U. S. Air Force Rhone Valley Lyon U. S France

Oxford farmer hurt in fall from hayrack

Eugene Barnett, 43, of Oxford, fell from a hayrack at his home late Saturday afternoon. He sustained shoulder chest and abdominal injuries and was admitted to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids where he was listed in fairly good condition.

Oxford Eugene Barnett Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids

New White House Push Seeks Two Year Teaching Fellowships

President Johnson urges Congress to fund fellowships for up to two years of graduate study in elementary and secondary education. Institutions would receive 2500 dollars per fellow and support to develop training programs as part of a nationwide push to attract top students to teaching, with urgency stressed for immediate action.

White House Congress Commissioner of Education Johnson Tam Snow

Bunche Denies China Seating Remark at U N

U N Undersecretary Ralph Bunche rejected claims that he stated Communist China would likely be seated in the United Nations within two years. He spoke after remarks attributed to him appeared in Los Angeles.

United Nations U.N Ralph Bunche Los Angeles China

Culver Asked To Aid in Fridley Appeal Attempt

G Gilbert Fridley ousted Linn county ASCS office manager seeks review by the deputy administrator of state and county operations. Fridley’s attorney Republican Tom Riley asks Congressman Culver to intervene, arguing politics influenced the removal and urging respect for the local committee’s decision.

Culver Fridley G. Gilbert Fridley Linn County ASCS Department of Agriculture State ALCS Des Moines Tom Riley Cedar Rapids Second John Culver Riley State Committee Orville Freeman

Campaign health fund drives and memorial gifts listed

The report itemizes donations to Camp Good Health and a 1965 budget, including memorial gifts for George Barvinek, Gertrude MacNeil, Mrs. Til lie Long, and William Steven Kuba. It records multiple contributions from individuals and groups such as Quaker Oats Federated Unit ed Fund and Lend A Hand club, totaling 12 685.00 with 5 646.39 yet to be raised.

George Barvinek Ellis G. Oranie Arsee Ge Cs Helen I. Blok William E. Groepper Friends Bae Quaker Oats Federated United Fund Iowa District Council Czechoslovak Society of America ILS Aa Ooan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C.R. Weather St. Luke's David G. Kudebeh Tower Trailer Terrace Marion Vern E. Skare Northview Drive Andrew H. Blakey Tenth Street Boyd J. Dankert Plainview Drive Ervin F. Wells Anamosa William Dickson Fourteenth Avenue SW John Kucera Rockford Road Allen Shockley Washington Avenue James Livingston Cheyenne Road Ronald Wingert Tipton Darren Dietrich Nineteenth Avenue Harry Donald Bennett Leo Sonka Westwew Drive Earl Hasley Ivanhoe Road Orville Entwisle Sixth Avenue Hiawatha Bernard Musel Ninth Evanston, Ill Rockwell Daehler Mr. Daehler Max Daehler Grande Avenue Romania Fayette Trucker Che the Gazette Co Third Ave Owa U. S Territories Associated Press Kinsey Memorial 3Rd Ave. SE Conrad Fink John McIvor Mark Scott Mohr Raymond Jack Mohr Kesler Mark Jeffrey Mohr Milwaukee Young Mark Anton Soukup Esther Hepker Brady 5Th Ave John E. Lapes Davenport C.R. Boy Study News By Joseph Dynan Good Bunche Clinton Great Western North Western Novak Monument CO Aeat Turner's Turner John B. Turner & Son Ave. S.E Is Eahre Cedar Rapids-Marion Area First Avenue
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