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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
5
Daily records show temperatures, precipitation, barometer, humidity, and wind at Gazette weather station. Also includes birth and divorce notices, local court decisions, fires, traffic incidents, and a list of Iowa deaths with service details across multiple towns.
Ireland's 85 year old president Eamon De Valera, once condemned to death by Britain, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and will travel to London for induction under a special provision granting membership to distinguished non scientists.
In Cedar Rapids a memorial service for Senator Robert Kennedy is planned Friday at 8 30 p.m. at 501 A avenue NE with leaders from Orthodox and other faiths attending. Dignitaries include church leaders and officials from the Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches. the public is invited.
The career dropout problem mirrors family disruption, says Dr. Jerome Beam. Harold B. has held six jobs in seven years, while George H. seeks to prove himself beyond the family business and Lewis C. contemplates leaving college. Dr. Beam urges colleges to recruit for potential, in-house training to avoid premature role slots, and for firms to reward original thinking over rigid hierarchy to curb turnover.
Linn county board told auditor to deny salary increases for seven deputy juvenile probation officers though juvenile judge had ordered higher pay. Auditor Charles Werner said he must follow court orders or approved claims, while supervisors cited budget concerns and red ink in the court fund. New salaries listed: Anderson 8200, Avis Anderson 7100, Brennan 7100, Gripp 7100, Mackey 9300, Strain 7100, Suthers 9600.
Linn Supervisors keep six year policy of not oiling county roads to reduce dust while directing the engineer to seek Iowa research board funding for an experiment using diluted emulsified asphalt. A 1570 foot Glass Road NE stabilization project and two paving adds to the 1968 program are approved, totaling 33 000 and 42 000 dollars respectively.
Linn County sheriff's office reported two breakins and two attempts in Central City at Center Point on Wednesday night. About $10 of change was stolen from Craig's Appliance. a basement door was forced. A breakin at the consolidated school appeared to have only food missing, with other sites showing door-prying attempts at Rex Welding Shop and Everett's cafe. An attempt to open a coin changing machine at C and S laundromat was unsuccessful.
Linn County Engineer Bill Harrington urged residents to file complaints at the courthouse about road oiling. He noted property owners with permits may need to sand oil to prevent damage, as criticism grew over unposted signs on Blairs Ferry road. The board ordered bond requirements for contractors to cover sanding costs.
A 17 year old Marion youth was referred to the juvenile probation office by Marion police. The youth was taken to the boys training school in Eldora after admitting forging checks totaling 18, 12 and five of 10 dollars dating back to May 8 in Marion and Cedar Rapids. The juvenile has a prior record dating to 1962 and has previously been at Eldora.
Visitors to Arizona may view a bloom of wildflowers after heavy winter rains. Conner County Sheriff Cecil C Richardson orders deputies to cite anyone picking a flower within 50 yards of a highway or lake to protect the delicate blooms.
Cedar Rapids has been awarded a federal grant of 1 436 000 for the Civic Center urban renewal area. Planning Director Don B Salyer says funds cover general project costs with most for property acquisition. Total federal funds for Civic Center reach 1 691 663 with Cedar Lake grants totaling 595 016. Expenditures Civic Center 5 099 594 and Cedar Lake 2 586 980. Project debt now 5 450 000 and 2 275 000 respectively.
The article notes that Kennedy's death is poised to influence delegate decisions in Illinois and New York, with party leaders like Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley still undecided about backing Humphrey. It discusses how Kennedy claimed no locked convention and how the delegate-rich states have yet to pick their delegates.
Mrs. Jennie Wood 98 of 440 Ninth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a short illness Born July 26 1870 in Iowa Falls she was a United Methodist member Survived by two sons Rhea D Wood and Merton B Wood five grandchildren and five great grandchildren The body taken from Turner chapel east to Anderson funeral home Iowa Falls Services Saturday at 1 p m Burial in Iowa Falls
Miles Julian Turner Fisher will be interred at Mt Calvary Cemetery after a Friday 9 a.m. service at Turner Chapel led by Very Rev D A Loferski. Lena M Hagenstein funeral is Friday 10 a.m. at Hesser Memorial Chapel with Rev J Richard Wagner officiating. burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Ackley.
Tanzania has begun beaming Afrikaans language broadcasts to South Africa three nights weekly using transmitters installed by Chinese. The service includes commentators from refugee ranks and African liberation groups and continues broadcasts to neighboring nations in English Zulu Portuguese Nyanza and Sema.
Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain, reaches 19 340 feet above sea level. The summit attracts explorers and climbers seeking to conquer the famed volcanic cone in Tanzania.
THAT GIRL debuts in her first big play but flops at 8 PM on Thursday in color on KCRG TV Channel 9.
Sirhan Sirhan received a one year probation after a Pasadena police report noted he had never been booked or jailed. He was held under maximum security in a Los Angeles county jail ward following Kennedy’s shooting, with notebooks found in his room containing Arabic and English writings referencing Kennedy, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli war.
Camp Good Health seeks a male counselor aged college age to work with children. Term runs June 12 to August 27. Apply at the Children's Home 519 Fifteenth Street NE or call 365 9164 for sponsor details.
Mary Sirhan, a Pasadena preschool housekeeper, describes her son Sirhan Bishara Sirhan after his arrest. She cites a head injury from a horse fall and recalls his childhood, while family memories and past remarks surface from neighbors and relatives.
A Long Island motorist Herbert M. Fishman of Lindenhurst was fined $10 in Nassau District Court for littering after throwing a newspaper from his car. The paper struck the windshield of patrolman Richard Russell's patrol car.
An industrial design firm created gray blue light poles for Dayton Power and Light Co, replacing brown creosoted poles. With 250000 installed across 24 Ohio counties, the new color aims to blend the poles into the landscape.
Miami Beach Florida UPI reports that Americans now plan longer vacations. Stewart Bainum president of Quality Courts Motels Inc says in 1960 about 20 percent of vacations lasted four weeks or less, while today the share near 60 percent.
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