Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids area daily summary
Sunday to Tuesday forecast shows partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional rain east Monday night and cooler highs mostly in the 60s to 70s. five day outlook predicts 3 to 5 degrees below normal with scattered showers midweek and moisture totals around half to three quarters of an inch. Local reports include humidity at noon 51 percent, NW wind 15 to 23 mph, sunrise 4 31, sunset 7 42, and multiple obituaries marriage announcements and traffic fines listed for Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Hoffa and 10 Pals Plead Innocent in Tampering Case
Nashville UPI Hoffa and ten co defendants pleaded innocent to federal charges of jury tampering tied to Hoffa's 1 million conspiracy trial. Three defendants stood mute, denying the indictment's claims. Judge Gray set deadlines for motions to be answered by late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Jacques Shiffer l
New York
Thomas Ewing Parks
Nashville
Parks
Frank Gray
Civil Rights Plans To Southern Solons
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy met unhappy Southern Democratic senators in the Capitol to outline civil rights legislation under consideration for submission to Congress. No bill contents were released. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield asked for a review of possible proposals for the likely opposition.
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Washington
Robert Kennedy
Congress
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Senate
Kennedy
Mansfield
Cafeteria Blast Injures 46 in Fort Walton Beach
A boiler exploded in a crowded Fort Walton Beach cafeteria injuring 46 people. About 100 diners were hit by plates, food, glass, and ceiling rubble.
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Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Wacky World Mix Up Sends Fans to Nightly Screen
A quirky program note blends a hockey match and a society musicale. SID CAE SAR SPECIAL airs at 7 30 Monday night on KCRG TV 9.
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Kcrg-Tv
Objections Arise On 63 Sidewalk Repairs Hearing
City council hears added objections to the 1963 sidewalk reconstruction plan as a Tuesday tour of protested locations is planned before an $18 000 contract decision. Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba notes the inspector reports and city liability for defects. Clara Taylor Deacon dies at 82 in Cedar Rapids. born Aug 25 1880 she leaves two daughters and three grandchildren. Services set at Oak Hill cemetery with Turner chapel arrangements.
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Clara Taylor Deacon
Stolba
Food stamp plan would replace direct distribution and curb costs
Freeman outlined a proposal to replace the direct distribution program with a food stamp system reaching about four million needy people at an annual cost near 360 million dollars. He noted two thirds of this could be offset by ending the current direct distribution. The plan would shift distribution to commercial outlets, eliminating welfare operations.
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Freeman
Zoning Petitions Scheduled For Council Action
Public hearings yielded no oral objections to three zoning petitions. Council will consider changes involving 931 Old Marion Road NE for a medical office use, 19th Avenue and Sixth Street SW for a service station, and 1126 Ellis Boulevard NW for a home repair service in a neighborhood shopping district.
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Old Marion Road
of Colors Development Co
Arthur E. Barnes
Nineteenth Avenue
Sixth Street
Edward Broderick
Ellis Boulevard
Marion C
Mary Cumberlin
Parking Lots To Be Closed for Painting
City lots will close for a day or two to allow repainting. Safety Commissioner Frank Bosh said the Parkade was painted Sunday, with other lots to be tackled as time permits.
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Frank Bosh
Bosh
Widow Besse Zila Dies After Long Illness
Besse H. Zila widow of Godfrey Zila of 1626 First Street SW died Sunday after a long illness. Born July 5 1901 in Cedar Rapids she lived largely in the area with 12 years in Albert Lea Minnesota. Surviving are son Gary W. of Cedar Rapids five grandchildren mother Magdalena Fleagle Fairfax sisters Mrs Henry Novotny Fairfax Mrs Frank Skala Glendale Calif and brother Leo Fleagle Walcott. Services at Brush chapel 9 30 a m Wednesday Burial Czech National Cemetery Friends may call Tuesday at the chapel.
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Besse H. Zila
Godfrey Zila
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Albert Lea
Minn
Gary W
Magdalena Fleagle
Fairfax
Henry Novotny
Frank Skala
Glendale
Calif
Leo Fleagle
Walcott
Brush Chapel
Czech National Cemetery
Widow of Frank J Harris Dies in Cedar Rapids
Anna M. Harris 1400 Second avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a long illness. Born August 1 1870 in Linn County she left a son Dr Russell D Harris of Oklahoma City three grandchildren two great grandchildren and two brothers George F Miller Cedar Rapids and D Lloyd Miller Riverside CA. She was a member of St Pauls Methodist Church. Services 10 30 a m Wednesday at Turner chapel with Rev Charles Q Wallace burial Cedar Memorial friends may call at the chapel.
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Clara Taylor Deacon
William M. Deacon
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
W. D. Lyon
R. B. Creswell
Deacon
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Francis W. Pritchard
Turner, Chapel
Anna M. Harris
Frank J.harris
Linn County
Russell D. Harris
Oklahoma City
George F. Miller
D. Lloyd Miller
Riverside
Calif
Obituaries and funeral notices for multiple individuals
Notices list funeral arrangements for John R. Bousek Zepha McConkey Alfred R Akers and Fred McConkey with chapels, paragraphs naming churches and cemeteries. Services set Tuesday with burial in St Johns Olin Schaller Cedar Memorial and Kenwood Presbyterian or respective cemeteries. Clergy including Msgr Anthony W Chihak Rev Donald R Jarvert Rev Richmond Anderson officiate.
Police Captain Loses Goods to Bold Thieves
Cedar Rapids police Capt. LaVerne Moran reported weekend thefts from his home garage. Items missing include garden tools a garden hose fishing rod reel a used TV set and 20 pounds of hamburger valued at about 100.
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LaVerne Moran
Cedar Rapids
Moran
Home place for physical discipline says education chief
Washington AP dispatch reports Francis Keppel U S commissioner of education says the home not the school is the proper place for disciplining children. The statement emphasizes parental authority in child-rearing and discipline policy.
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Washington
Francis Keppel
U. S
Ben-Gurion summons U.N. truce chief over Syria border tension
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion called U.N. truce chief General Odd Bull to discuss the tense Syrian border situation amid mounting regional strain.
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Jerusalem
Ben-Gurion
U.N
Odd Bull
Talks Resume on Railroads as Strike Deadline Nears
Talks resumed between railroads and five operating unions on Monday with no agreement on work rules as the strike deadline loomed.
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Washington
City Briefs and Local Notices
City Board of directors to meet Friday at 12 30 p m at the Mission. Pierson's Florists advertises 50c geraniums at 1800 Ellis Blvd NW. Bill Hubacek is a patient at St Luke s hospital. Visitors permitted at Mercy hospital for Charles A Strauser. Free park and shop from 62 downtown merchants. Hiawatha Optimists potluck at Tucker park after cleanup. Norma Jean Weger returned from University hospitals Iowa City after five days. Walter Curtin reports a missing $25 transistor radio from his daughter's camp site. Carlstrom death notice: Oscar D Carlstrom 63 of Chicago died May 20. husband of Evelyn Bednar. Mixed scotch doubles sweeper every Mon night at Jubilee Lanes 7 30 or 8 30. Mrs Herdis Snyder to speak at Embassy club Tuesday 6 30 about supporting Children's Home. Storewide sale at Storm s Variety Marion. Penny Bloom reports $50 missing from her apartment refrigerator door. Vandalism damaging two houses under construction at 624 and 632 Twenty fifth Street NW noted by John Crooks.
Truck Driver Dies in Rural Crash Near Marshalltown
A 40 year old truck driver Aloysius Heuberger of Westphalia Kansas burned to death when his truck carrying 800 bushels of corn went off a rural road northwest of Marshalltown. The cab was engulfed after fuel spilled and ignited as bystanders attempted rescue.
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Here
Aloysius Leonard Hueberger
Westphalia
Kan
Hueberger
Heuberger
Light Rate Reduction Details for Cedar Rapids Residents
The new rate changes effective July 4 cut residential bills: first 20 kWh at $1, next 40 kWh at 4.2 cents, next 60 kWh at 2.9 cents, and usage above that at 2.5 cents. Sherwood notes Cedar Rapids average monthly use is 288 kWh and 3,464 kWh yearly.
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Sherwood
Cedar Rapids
Four Checks Stolen From Mailbox Says Woman
Mrs Robert Canfield of 1801 Second Avenue SE reported to police that four checks endorsed to a local bank totaling 376 dollars were missing from her mailbox last Thursday morning. She had placed the checks in a bank by mail envelope for pickup by the postman the next day, but the envelope was gone in the morning.
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Robert Canfield
Second Avenue SE
June Weather Outlook Sees Cooler Trend Across State
Noon reading reached 81 as the weather bureau forecast a cooler pattern through Monday night and Tuesday. Temperatures this week are expected to average 3 to 5 degrees below normal for mid June with a chance of light showers Monday night as cool air moves over the state.
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Weather Bureau
Communist China Denounces Wallace as Notorious Racist
Communist China in Tokyo labeled Gov. George Wallace of Alabama a notorious racist and accused the United States of increasing savage suppression of Negroes as the U S faces domestic tensions.
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Tokyo
China
George Wallace
Alabama
U. S
Woman's screams drive off prowler in sleep
Police hunt an unidentified man who entered the home of Mrs. David E. Jones at 1206 Third Street SW early Sunday. The intruder entered through an unlocked front door and fled when awakened by Mrs. Jones' screams.
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David E. Jones
Third Street
Jury selections set in two damage suits at Cedar Rapids court
A jury was selected in Judge Charles Penningroth's district court to hear a 10788.46 dollar damage suit from a October 29 1961 traffic accident filed by Mrs. Arnold Wunsch of Cedar Rapids against Kenneth G. Twachtman. In Judge William Eads' court another jury was chosen for a 2950 dollar suit from a September 4 1959 crash on highway 64 east of Marion with Patricia Shaw of Pleasant Hill Missouri as plaintiff and Kenneth C Walker and Doris Eby as defendants. The article also notes a perjury charge against Jones tied to a separate incident near Cedar Rapids, later dismissed after guilty plea to libel.
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Charles Penningroth
District Court
Arnold Wunsch
Thirty-ninth Street
Kenneth G. Twachtman
Cedar Rapids
William Eads
Highway 64
Marion
Patricia Shaw
Pleasant Hill
Kenneth C. Walker
Scottsbluff, Neb
Doris Eby
Racine
Accident Suit Transferred From Cedar to Linn in Iowa City Case
The Stephensons seek 444,994.53 in damages from F A Mosher Inc of Farmersburg and Till and CarnahanMonticello firm for injuries after a Cedar county road accident on Sept 4 1960. The venue move to Linn county was granted since Cedar county is a party.
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Iowa City
Cedar County
Linn County
Don Stephenson
F. A. Mosher, Inc
Farmersburg
Till and Carnahan
Monticello
Leo Till
Mervin Carnahan
Stephensons
Mosher
Till
Carnahan
Stephenson
Donald P. Barnes
Man Given Year Term Suspended On Libel Count
Lester L. Jones, Jr., of 500 Fifth Avenue SE, pled guilty to libel and received a one year suspended sentence in Linn County Jail by Judge B J Maxwell. He was charged with perjury after alleging his wife broke into their trailer and stole a radio and a bed.
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Lester L. Jones, Jr
Fifth Avenue SE
Linn County
B. J. Maxwell
Jones
Strawberry Point Yamaha motorcycle ad draws buyers
A 1962 Yamaha 250 c c motorcycle described as all electric, best offer over 300 dollars, located at 2921 Towa Ave SE. A Strawberry Point man read the ad, traveled to Cedar Rapids, and bought the bike. the Gazette classified attracts buyers from far and near.
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Yamaha
Best
Towa Ave
Strawberry Point
Cedar Rapids
Plea Time On Drunk Driving Set For Two Offenders
Edward P. Brown 41 of 180 Sixteenth Avenue SW was arraigned in district court on a second offense drunk driving charge and given until next Monday to plead. He was arrested May 31 on Sixth Street SW after his car left the road and he was ejected. His prior conviction dated April 9, 1959 is on record. Lloyd D. Haught 41 farm employee at Linn County Home also charged with second offense drunk driving. arrested Saturday at 9:50 p.m. at highways 150 and 64 east of the business district. His prior conviction was July 30, 1957 in Black Hawk County. Suits filed Cedar Rapids Airways vs W Jim Bessler with AAA Aluminum Window Seal Co for 2725 dollars for rent and attachment.
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Edward P. Brown
Sixteenth Avenue
Brown
Sixth Street
Lloyd D. Haught
Linn
Marion
Haught
Black Hawk
Cedar Rapids Airways, Inc
W. Jim Bessler
AAA Aluminum Window Seal Co
Rainfall Totals Across City and Marion
The official weather station at Municipal Airport logged only a trace of rain early Sunday while most areas recorded meaningful rainfall. In the northeast city, one gauge measured 0.7 inches and another in the southwest area recorded 0.39 inches, marking the first significant rain in several weeks.
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Municipal Airport
Marion
Hydrogen Clouds Offer Space Fuel Says Hungarian Scientist
Budapest AP reports Prof. Gyorgy Marx predicts interstellar hydrogen clouds can yield fuel for future spaceships. A ship mouth could collect hydrogen and fuse it into helium to power engines, enabling speeds approaching light.
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Budapest
Gyorgy Marx
Marx
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Ninth Avenue
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Sheets and Dahn
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Estelle) Messer
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