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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1969
Page
4
Report shows Iowa five day forecast with temperatures two to five degrees below normal, highs 83 to 89 and lows 63 to 67. Expect cooler Thursday, warmer by weekend, and showers thunder storms Wednesday night through Thursday and again Sunday or Monday. Also includes city weather notes, rainfall totals, and July records.
The Iowa highway commission awarded construction contracts totaling 6.4 million dollars for northeast Iowa projects. Mulgrew Blacktop of Dubuque will resurface 3.4 miles of U.S. 20 near Farley at 100,215 dollars. Steger Construction of Dubuque wins two Delaware county grading jobs totaling 154,682 dollars and also grading in Jones county for 54,946. J. P. Strother of Ottumwa grades five miles of secondary road from Iowa 38 west through Amber at 99,260. Additional awards include Graves Construction for bridge structures near Norway and Shellsburg, Hudson firms for Independence area structures and grading, Moser in Farmersburg for a Monona to Allamakee line route, Reilly Construction for grading near Ossian, V and Construction for Edgewood structures, V and S Construction east of Amber, and J. C. White Excavation handling Cedar Valley freeway salvage.
Kennedy declined to comment amid reporters at the airport saying this is not an appropriate time. He arrived with his wife Joan after returning from the Chappaquiddick incident where Miss Kopechne died. Questions remain about timing to police, actions after the crash, and the case’s forthcoming show cause hearing in Massachusetts.
Mrs. George Bradow announces travel material available at the C. R. Public Library on Thursday during TV 9 MORNING SHOW at 8 15.
UPI reports 1700 Indonesians in central Java suffer malnutrition as of Wednesday. Local health officials say the shortage stems from food insecurity and rising prices, with aid efforts underway to prevent further deterioration of nutrition.
A brief classified notice urges readers to place low cost want ads for fast sales. It includes a contact phone number 369 1234 for placing ads and highlights quick turnover of useful items.
Christoffer Nelson a Cedar Rapids resident since 1930 died at a nursing home after a long illness Born in Waterloo January 11 1905 he was an World War II army veteran and worked as an auto mechanic He leaves three sons Wesley Ronald and Kennard 13 grandchildren two brothers Theodore Nielsen and Iver A Nielsen and a sister Mrs Harry Lagerquist Memorial services will be held at Turner Chapel West at 1 30 p m Friday led by Major John Kimmons of the Salvation Army Burial will be at Linwood Cemetery Flowers are omitted and donations to the Cancer Society are requested
Hugh R Reynolds of 1546 Seventh avenue SE died Tuesday after a short illness. Born February 26, 1896 in Sumner Nebraska he married Adele Tlick January 10, 1924. A retired Northwestern railroad locomotive engineer he lived in the Cedar Rapids area 50 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the NARVAE Retirement Unit No. 29. Surviving are his wife a daughter Nadine LaFaire Chicago three grandchildren ten great grandchildren and a brother Floyd Cedar Rapids. Services Friday at 1 30 at Brosh chapel by Rev A F Frankhauser burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Thursday.
Frances Jancik widow of Frank Jancik 815 Second Avenue SW Cedar Rapids dies at age 67 after a long illness. Born October 27, 1881 in Moravia Czechoslovakia she is survived by two Cedar Rapids daughters Olga and Mrs. Fred Petrick nine great grandchildren one great great grandchild and two sisters in Czechoslovakia. Chapel East at 1 30 p m Saturday with Rev William Harnish burial Cedar Memorial friends may call until 1 p m Saturday casket will not be opened after service.
Louis M Schultz funeral scheduled Thursday at 1 30 p m at Janeba Kuba funeral home west conducted by Rev William B Harnish burial at Czech National Preston R Farris service at St Pauls United Methodist church at 9 a m Thursday conducted by Dr Arnold Herbst burial Hazel Dei Cemetery Council Bluffs Turner chapel east in charge
A 14 member Iowa legislative council appointed committee will study how the highway commission planners choose routes acquire land build roads and regulate travel. The group will also review the commission's employment policies through the 1970 session, as part of a 1969 resolution.
Charles E. Pagel and two others suffer injuries in a motorcycle crash on First avenue. Pagel, 25, from 2740 A avenue NE, is in Mercy hospital with skull and jaw fractures and a leg injury. Officers say he lost control turning from Twelfth street NE onto First avenue East.
Mansfield said the surtax reform effort was serious and would yield a strong bill. He noted many policy committee members opposed extending the levy, arguing reforms could make continuance unnecessary. Senate Republicans pledged most votes for extension if the House leadership brings up its bill for debate.
The Cedar Rapids water department pumped 474,970,000 gallons in June, averaging 15,832,000 gallons daily. Electrical energy consumption totaled 459,360 kilowatt hours, about 1,035 kWh per million gallons, with well water hardness at 15.9 grains per gallon and treated water at 5.55 grains per gallon.
A Venezuelan army unit was ambushed by Castroite guerillas Tuesday in Caracas region. One soldier died and several others were wounded in the attack.
Apollo 11 time line notes a gyroscope lesson at Apollo elementary and a brief engine firing that set a course toward a 400000 foot splashdown hoop over Australia. Weather in the recovery zone for splashdown day is forecast fine with light winds, warm water, and a distant storm 300 miles away posing no problem.
The body of three year old Timothy Rehm of Dows Iowa was recovered from a lodge pool at El Navajo near Grand Lake Colorado about 9 am Wednesday. Park rangers sheriff's officers and Longmont emergency unit conducted a bloodhound aided search after he was last seen Tuesday morning playing on a trampoline. The coroner confirmed the ID and said the pool had been checked earlier without locating him.
A homemade bomb hit the U S Information Service library in Manila injuring a passerby and shattering windows. A hand grenade exploded at the South Vietnamese embassy yard while a dud grenade was found near the U S embassy gate. A spokesman said no link to the events was found as tighter security for President Nixon arrives for a 23 hour visit. The mayor's office weighs canceling a student group protest permit during Nixon's stop.
Graduates Michael E. Moore husband of Linda Moore son of Mr and Mrs Earl Moore rural Cedar Rapids received a BS July 18 from Mankato State College in Minnesota.
Kenneth M. Clark, 42, of Oakland, Calif., was jailed in Linn County after a midnight assault on Al Cab Co. driver Robert J. Hayes. Hayes, who picked Clark up at Cedar Rapids airport, said Clark struck him near highway 13 east of Cedar Rapids and 30. Clark was charged with intoxication on a public highway. Hayes planned to file assault and battery charges. Also mentioned are a separate negligence claim involving Jeanne Schoonover and drivers Michael and James Duggan.
Donald J. Ryan aged 36 of Maquoketa must decide by Thursday to waive or demand a preliminary hearing on a Cedar Rapids drunk driving charge. He allegedly drove erratically Monday night near West Post Road and Johnson Avenue NW, was arraigned in Cedar Rapids municipal court, and returned to county jail on a $500 bond.
Marvin E. McCartney, 48, of Central City, pled guilty in Linn district court to drunk driving and was fined 300 dollars. Judge J. Paul Naughton revoked his license for 60 days after the May 21 arrest by a highway patrolman for erratic driving on the Alburnett road north of Marion.
Veryl R Kaiser and his minor son sue Bruce Nunemaker Jr and Bruce Nunemaker over a January 10 traffic accident claiming permanent injuries to Joe Kaiser. Plaintiffs seek 55000 in damages for negligence by the two defendants, driver and owner, with Jeanne Schoonover and Ray Schoonover also listed against Michael Duggan and James Duggan in a separate action for 27009 in August.
The state highway commission asks Linn sheriff to begin condemnation proceedings for two parcels for highways 518 and 30. The 518 parcel is on Second avenue SW, sixth lot west of Third street, a 54.5 by 140 foot lot owned by Cedar Rapids Community School District. The 30 parcel is a ten foot strip of J S Cook Co land extending 274.98 feet east from J street SW. A damages award date will be set after the supreme court chief justice appoints the commission members.
Richard L. Jeffery of Lisbon pled guilty to larceny in the night time for stealing five turkeys from Gordon Neal of Mt. Vernon on June 27. He faced a $25 fine and a suspended 60 day county jail sentence.
Leo Jenkins aged 41 pled guilty in Linn district court to false uttering of a check for $1,150 drawn on insufficient funds at Schamberger Motor Co. in Cedar Rapids on April 22. He faced seven years in the penitentiary at Ft. Madison, to run concurrently with a related Osceola county check charge.
The Linn County sheriff's office investigates a Monday night break in at the North Linn grocery in Troy Mills. More than $400 in merchandise, mostly beer and cigarettes, was taken after entry was gained by tearing off a screen and entering through an unlocked rear window.
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