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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1967
Page
1
Torrential rains and potential tornadoes lashed Iowa Friday night and today. Red Oak reported unofficial rainfall near 6.5 inches causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Des Moines residents fled to basements as sirens warned of tornadoes while at least 10 people were rescued from flooded homes after about 4.8 inches of rain fell.
The Upper Iowa River measured 13 feet in Decorah on Saturday morning with the water rising about a half foot per hour since 6:30 a.m. Officials expected no major flood, while Baker park and the West Side bridge faced closure. Cleanup continued in Tama Toledo after 3.3 inches of rain and high winds Friday.
Two Bluffton men Fred Christopher and David Seelye rode an aluminum raft 15 miles from Bluffton to Decorah on a flood swollen Upper Iowa. Officers questioned them after grounding at Travener Bridge but filed no charges as power outages and downed trees caused damage across the region and forecasts warned of more rain.
A 1967 note jokes that the Chuckle Charity would start at home if it were tax deductible, reflecting humorous take on charitable giving and tax rules.
Vice President Humphrey had a minor bladder tumor removal at Bethesda Naval Hospital during a cystoscopic exam. The spokesman said the tumor was non malignant and the procedure lasted about three hours. He was admitted Friday night for a bladder infection and will leave hospital mid next week.
In Clydach Wales four newborns two boys and two girls arrived Friday to Marjorie Price 28 already mother to a son and three daughters aged five to eleven.
HOLLYWOOD AP Spencer Tracy 67 died Saturday of a heart attack. Eight Oscar nominations. Notable roles include Captain Courageous for which he won in 1937 and Father Flanagan in Boys Town for which he won in 1938. Born Milwaukee son of John Tracy and Carrie Brown. He served in World War I and studied at Ripon College and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Washington AP Israeli government offered to compensate for losses and damage from the Liberty attack. Casualties rose to 33 dead and 75 wounded with 24 crewmen missing believed trapped in flooded holds. Nine bodies were recovered. Petty Officer Virgil Brownfield, 19, Iowa, recalled the sudden assault as the ship neared the combat zone to shield Americans.
Eastern Iowa tragedy claims two men when a westbound car skids into a bridge near Coggon on highway 13. David Eugene White 26 of Cedar Rapids and Harold Silvers 21 of Central City die at the scene.
Joseph Cardinal Ritter, 74, archbishop of St. Louis and advocate of church unity, died Saturday after successive heart attacks. Born in New Albany Indiana in 1892 he led Indianapolis and later St. Louis and supported religious liberty at the Second Vatican Council.
Mrs. Harlan Martin, 20, of Waukon died when a car crashed on highway 51 four miles north of Postville about 11 p.m. Friday. Her husband was injured in the same incident.
The Soviet Union cut diplomatic ties with Israel as Israeli forces pressed toward Damascus and besieged the city. Damascus radio reported near nonstop bombardment since dawn, while Israel rejected returning to prior frontiers and the U.N. urged a cease fire amid ongoing clashes.
Wichita Falls Texas city employee mailed trash from campers at Lake Kickapoo to the litterbugs found by checking license plate numbers. The boxes were sent COD as shown in a monthly City Manager report by Jack Ravis. Recipients were not named.
At the United Nations, Arthur Goldberg rejected a Syrian envoy remark implying bias against Israel as a personal comment. He called Tomeh's remarks a breach of diplomatic usage and beneath contempt, saying he would not dignify them with an answer.
Fairfield RP reports Dr. Millard G. Roberts will stay as Parsons College president at least until June 23 after a failed bid to remove him by two thirds of the board. Chairman Wright warned the executive committee may pursue actions to retain accreditation, potentially including Roberts’s resignation, but no decision will be made before June 23. Faculty had supported firing Roberts amid loss of accreditation.
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