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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1966

Page

4

Weather and Birth Notices From Gazette Area

Daily Record weather summary shows high 81 and low 78 on Saturday with no rainfall and July total 1.63 inches. Numerous birth announcements list families at St Luke's Mercy and various local addresses, noting daughter or son births on July 22 and July 23. Funeral services are scheduled across multiple towns including Belle Plaine Marion Keystone Manchester Shelly's Monticello and Mt Vernon with several church services and gravesides set for early week.

Gazette Tealigee Tee Eel Ioc Sun Mises Orde Monty

Strike stalemate drags as officials press for settlement

Curtin and Sie Miller defend carrier stance amid growing public complaints about talks. Labor officials say a non inflationary settlement is possible within 24 hours if an acceptable offer is presented. Assistant Labor Secretary Reynolds notes the deadlock is highly national in scope and vows continued efforts.

Curtin Labor James J. Reynolds

Queen of 1966 Tournament of Drums Named

Patricia Comley was crowned Queen of the 1966 Tournament of Drums after a Greene Square ceremony. She represents KCRG and will reign over the parade and evening contest while receiving merchant awards and joining the Grenadiers in distant competition. The Grenadiers sponsored the event with local civic groups backing the tournament.

Patricia Comley Miss Comley Greene Square KCRG Ellen Petersmith KLWW Wendy Sue Scott KHAK Kaye Pritchard Buckingham WMT Comley Cedar Rapids Merchants Grenadiers Corps Grenadiers Hanford Post American Legion Cedar Rapids Optimist Clubs Greater Downtown Assn Retail Merchants Bureau The Chamber of Commerce Lindale Plaza Merchants Assn Jeff Joey Hunter Jacelyn Drive Kingston Stadium

Antique Auto Show At Cedar Rapids Opens Today

More than 100 antique and special interest cars are expected to participate in the Cedar Rapids region Airport Meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America. The program begins at 10 a.m. with a parade, flea market for antique parts, and a day long display open to the public.

Cedar Rapids Antique Automobile Club of America

Cedar Rapids Gazette Established in 1885

The Cedar Rapids Gazette began in 1885 by The Gazette Co and is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions are available by carrier or mail with varying rates. mail subs in towns with Gazette carrel service are not accepted. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.

The Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S. Territories Associated Press

Gazette Classified Ad Urges Action

An unsigned advertisement urges readers to take action with a call to dial 362-1121 for Gazette classified services.

Gazette Dial

Patman Targets Bank Interest Rates With 4.5 Percent Cap

Chairman Wright Patman said the House Banking Committee will move to limit bank time deposits under 100000 to 4.5 percent while keeping higher rates for larger deposits. He framed the plan as a temporary emergency step and announced hearings to study the broader rate issue.

Washington UPI Wright Patman House Banking Committee Texas Democrat Patman Savings & Loan Industry

Breakins At Mt Vernon Solved Four Teens Arrested

Deputy Sheriff Karl Schade reports four Mt. Vernon juveniles arrested for recent break ins at Hillcrest Country Club. The 15, two 14, and a 13 year old were charged with breaking and entering and released to parents pending juvenile court action. Loot recovered includes a golf club, four dozen golf balls, and two cases of beer valued at about $100.

Karl Schade Hillcrest Country Club Mt. Vernon Schade

C R Man Hurt In Rural Crash Near Palo

Marion J. Foley aged 31 of 368 Seventh Avenue SW was hurt Saturday when his car went out of control on county road 64 near Palo. He was admitted to Mercy hospital with cuts to the right arm face and both knees and listed in satisfactory condition. Sheriff officers charged Foley with failure to have his car under control.

Marion J. Foley Seventh Avenue Palo Mercy Hospital Foley

Pliny the Elder Died in Vesuvius Eruption

Pliny the Elder, renowned Roman author, perished during the eruption of Mt Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and nearby settlements. His death is linked to heroic efforts to aid others as ash and pumice blanketed the region.

Pliny the Elder Mt. Vesuvius Pompeii

Clergy Leaders oppose retaliatory moves in Vietnam crisis

Seventy two American lay and religious leaders urged President Johnson to avoid reprisals over Vietnam. In a White House cable they urged humane treatment of prisoners per Red Cross standards and called on North Vietnam to spare towns, condemning vengeance as abhorrent to conscience. Signers include Margaret Mead and university theology leaders from Union, Harvard, and Princeton. The World Council of Churches links 200 plus churches across 80 nations.

U.S Johnson White House United States Vietnam North Vietnam International Red Cross Margaret Mead New York John C. Bennett Union Theological Seminary Harvey Cox Harvard Divinity School Richard Shaull Princeton Theological Seminary World Council of Churches

Rites Tuesday For Central City Man

H L Louis Pflughaupt a Central City resident for 20 years and Linn county resident 75 died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids hospital He was born February 26 1890 in Huron SD He married Lella Miles November 2 1910 He was a farmer and member of Central City Methodist church Surviving are his wife three sons Carroll M Glenn L and Howard A two brothers a sister 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Services 2 30 p m Tuesday Central City Methodist Church Burial Oak Shade Marion Friends may call after 3 p m Sunday Passmore Murdoch Funeral Home Central City

Belle Plaine Joseph G. Dolak St. Michael’s Catholic Church Hrabak Central City Henry Pflughaupt Central City Methodist Church Oak Shade Marion Passmore Independence Mary Meister Grassl John’s Catholic Rosary Standley Rhlyel Charles E. Patterson Rock Island Fellmier H. L. ‘Louis Pflughaupt Linn County Cedar Rapids Huron S.D Lella Miles Marion Carroll M Coggon Glenn L Howard A Bill Milton Pflughaupt Katie Quaas Riverside Calif Clyde Scott Oak Shade Passmore-Murdoch Funeral Home

East Iowan, 47, Dies In Crash

Elmer Kruger a 47 year old farmer from near Waukon died in a two car crash on Iowa 14 57 four miles west of Grundy Center. Four Kruger family members were injured Loraine 47 Corinne 11 Sandra 17 and William Kruger 63. Marlin James Eiler 35 of Grundy Center had minor injuries. Eiler's car crossed into Kruger's path. The Iowa 1966 traffic toll reached 401 with this crash.

Iowa Iowa 14 Grundy Center Elmer Kruger Waukon Postville Loraine Corrine Sandra William Kruger Marlin James Eiler Eiler Kruger

Ukrainian rail worker executed for war crimes in World War II

Moscow reports a Ukrainian railway worker was executed as the 25th Soviet citizen in a year for aiding Nazis in torturing and killing his countrymen during World War II. The man was convicted of participating in wartime atrocities.

Moscow UPI

Tide of Battle Turned Johnson Tells Troops

President Johnson watched a Vietnam battle demonstration at Fort Campbell and told the 101st Airborne that the tide has turned in favor of U S forces. He reviewed troops from a jeep, spoke in Indianapolis, urged restraint by business and labor to curb inflation, and planned a tour to Indiana and Illinois to sign a bill creating the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

Johnson FT. Campbell, Ky Vietnam 101St Airborne Screaming Eagles 101St Division Fort Campbell Indianapolis Ind 101St Luciat Ft. Campbell Tas Hanoi Lawrenceville Ill Vincennes Northwest Territory

Unemployed man arrested in LBJ threat case

Raymond Leslie Dunn, 38, was arrested near Linn Grove by federal agents on a charge of threatening to kill President Lyndon Johnson. Dunn reportedly made the threat in a long distance call to the Social Security Office in Baltimore. He admitted the call and was jailed in Sioux City awaiting arraignment.

Linn Grove Here Lyndon Johnson Raymond Leslie Dunn Marshall Jack Roe FBI Federal Court Sioux City Dunn Roe Social Security Administration Baltimore

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