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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1967
Page
1
Daily Record reports Thursday highs around 69 with overnight lows near unspecified values and about one inch of precipitation expected as showers and storms. Five day forecast shows temperatures dipping below normal from Saturday through Wednesday with normal highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Precipitation average about one inch. Weather station data lists 2 pm readings and sunrise sunset times as context.
A long list of births and legal notices from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns, noting several names and addresses in Iowa through mid July. Fines for traffic violations include amounts of 10, 15, and 25 dollars plus costs, with mentions of disobedience, speeding and other infractions. Multiple court actions list individuals and settlements, plus forthcoming services for several local residents.
In Durham North Carolina some 300 Negroes marched to city hall for housing and social reforms, with police probing two shooting deaths linked to the event. National guardsmen remained on duty as police and deputies guarded routes. Elsewhere Cairo Illinois warned of renewed violence if demands aren’t met, Plainfield New Jersey officials eyed easing restrictions after a policeman’s death, and Cleveland saw a large peaceful march on Hough avenue honoring riot victims with calls for progress.
Two women suffered minor injuries in a Thursday afternoon crash on Sixth street SW in front of Hawkeye Downs. Joan M Moses 29 of Ely had a lacerated lower lip and Dorothy D Ogden 33 of 185 Oklahoma avenue SW sustained possible neck injuries. Investigators say both cars were southbound when Ogden rear ended Moses. No charges were filed.
The Justice Department asked a U.S. appeals court to overturn the FCC approval of the $2.8 billion ABC and ITT merger and moved for a temporary restraining order to delay the merger, arguing the deal harms the public and the FCC failed to analyze competitive effects and candor.
John L. Fitz, 23, of Westgate, is held on 1000 dollar bond after extradition from Los Angeles for a false pretenses charge. He allegedly wrote a 1000 dollar bad check to Schamberger Motor Co. to buy a 1965 Chevrolet convertible. Deputies Griffin and Schoon returned him. he pleads by July 26 in municipal court before Judge McLaughlin.
Fire severely damaged an enclosed back porch at 1022 Thirty third Street NE Thursday evening when gasoline fumes exploded. Firemen confined blaze to the porch. heat in the kitchen and smoke inside the house. Loss estimated at 500 dollars. Ray Huff said he was filling a lawn mower tank on the porch when he bent over with a lit cigarette, igniting fumes. Huff was treated and released at Mercy hospital.
In Nashville Tennessee a Negro man Herman McDaniel and white woman Joyce Prescott wed in a brief ceremony on the courthouse steps. It followed a license denial earlier and a legal opinion clearing the way under a US Supreme Court decision on anti miscegenation laws.
Marlys M. Cousins aged 29 of 120 Third Street NW was arrested on a warrant for uttering a forged instrument after cashing a $400 check at Merchants National Bank on July 18. Detec tives say the name Mary Keller was forged and a stolen Mary Keller ID used. At arraignment she waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. Judge Howard McLaughlin released her on her own recognizance.
A grain elevator fire in Durban caused $112,000 in damage when the top collapsed onto a grain ship on Thursday. Authorities investigated the blaze and worked to control the flames as crews evacuated nearby areas.
Edith M. Taylor 67 of 311 Thirty-seventh Street NE Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness Born February 2 1900 in Ottumwa she was married to William H. Taylor May 14 1920 Surviving husband a daughter and a son also her mother a brother and five sisters and five grandchildren Memorial services 1 PM Monday at the Chapel of Memories First Christian Church Cedar Memorial cemetery burial Cedar Memorial funeral home notes for donations to American Cancer Society or First Christian church memorial fund John J. Lehnen 60 of North Liberty died Thursday after a long illness Born February 24 1907 in North Liberty member of Church of the New Jerusalem Surviving sister Services 1:30 PM Saturday Turner Chapel West burial Ridgeway Cemetery North Liberty
Scott Wilder eight year old son of Mr and Mrs James D Wilder of 104 Twenty seventh street NE died Thursday at University hospitals in Iowa City. He is survived by a sister Shelley and grandparents Mr and Mrs James Riley of Cedar Falls. Services at O Keefe and Town funeral home in Waterloo Saturday at 1 30 p m. Burial Memorial park cemetery.
Elsie M Phillips of St Ludmila's church burial at Cedar Memorial after services at 9 am Saturday by Father James Blocklinger with rosary at 7 30 pm Friday at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Robert C Heaton of Turner chapel west service at 10 30 am Saturday by Rev Leigh Soule of Meth-Wick Manor with burial at Cedar Memorial. Frank J Vavra to be memorialized with 10 am Saturday service at First Presbyterian church near Ely by Rev Arthur Nash and burial in Church cemetery. Brush chapel handles services.
In Cedar Rapids federal court Judge Edward J. McManus extended the deadline for Waterloo residents to amend their civil rights suit against city officials. The plaintiffs, mainly Waterloo Negroes, must add individual councilmen and the police chief by July 26 or face dismissal. Part of the action has been dismissed. the case stems from racial disturbances spurred by Mary A. Sallis Widow actions and a death in a Waterloo jail cell.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and Iowa Development commission promote a Mid-America family vacation photo contest. Iowa joins 12 Midwestern states with prizes donated by Sheaffer Pen Co and others. Open to all, entries must show vacation scenes in the 13 states listed and entry forms are at local photo shops.
Iowa lawmakers defend a tax shift raising state aid to local schools by over 100 million dollars a year. Senators Cassidy and Petersen describe the package as a tax replacement effort rather than a pure increase, linking school costs to property tax relief and inviting business and residents to locate in Iowa with predictable school funding.
Officials of Universal Engineering Co and the Machinist union met for three hours Friday under federal mediation but made no progress ending a 21 day strike. Spokesman called the session an impasse and said no further meetings were scheduled.
Courthouse News County Attorney William Faches filed an appeal to the Iowa supreme court challenging rulings in Forrest N. Cobb's trial. He objects to the order to produce the Linn county attorney file and to suppress photographs from the impounded Cobb car. Cobb, 36, was acquitted of leaving the scene. manslaughter charges were dismissed.
Wilbert E. Ward files in Linn district court charging policeman Charles L. Polansky and deputy William May with force and violence during an arrest on April 18 at his home and later at the police station. Ward seeks $50 actual damages and $5,000 exemplary damages for wrongful arrest and alleged insults.
Kenneth J. Grulkey, 37, of the Taft hotel, a Linn county jail detainee on a federal mail threats case, faced a Linn district court on a check charge. He pled guilty to gross fraud, with a suspended six month sentence by Judge Warren J. Rees for a $25 check to Bolton Skelly station, Center Point, on December 9.
Judge Harold D. Victor imposes a 90 day sentence on Marilyn Roe age 20 of 1207 Third Avenue SE for false altering of a check. She pled guilty on July 12.
Art Mallon says Linn County's 1967 estimated assessed value totals 311,128,177 with 5,128,929 of household personal property subtracted under new state law leaving 305,999,148. County share of a 5,300,000 offset for personal property loss is roughly 360,000 based on 1965 percentages. Personal property would have yielded about 512,000. The levy timetable remains undecided.
County Attorney William Faches and Sheriff Walter Grant received a Friday report on an investigation of a June 15 jail fight and a noted protection scheme. Faches seeks more information before deciding on charges as the report omits some statements given to the investigator.
Richard K. Flaucher of Hiawatha pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He received a suspended 90 day sentence after initially pleading innocent on July 14 following a May 5 Cedar Rapids arrest.
Senator Stennis introduced a bill to provide emergency food and medical care for the destitute, offering up to 10 million dollars annually to prevent suffering or loss of life from hunger. He argued aid is needed as witnesses testified Mississippi delta families face near starvation and urged government help for those unable to secure food through no fault of their own. Emergency access would be available to states if two or three officials certify conditions, including the governor, agriculture secretary, and the U.S. Public Health Service director.
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