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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
2
Weather report lists temperatures from Bismarck to New York with highs around the 70s to 80s and rainfall 0.02 to 1.69 inches. Five day forecast predicts 4 to 7 degrees above normal, with showers and thunderstorms possible. Also includes traffic fines for distinct individuals, service notices for several townships, and funeral/obituary notes for local residents.
A list of births from Thaddeus Swarzyk and Arley Kruckenberg families, plus multiple marriage and custody suits including Marshall M. McNair versus Eva McNair and others. A traffic fine report lists several residents fined ten dollars plus costs. a Vietnam War battlefield update notes U S and Vietnamese air activity near Dong Xoai with ongoing ground fighting and evacuations.
K Hoover Siteto reports the commission aims to ensure cooperation between the community and the national park service while Aspinall notes no such body exists at other national historic sites. Allan Hoover urges protecting library peace as visitors surge in the 29 acre park donated by the Hoover family. A hearing followed a similar Senate Interior Committee session.
McDivitt described the spacewalk as completely successful and noted a need for more fuel. He explained chasing the tumbling Titan booster and learning from the rendezvous attempt while surveying Florida and Caribbean islands from space. President Johnson will visit the space center, as NASA reports a third sighting of a mysterious object over China follows earlier sightings near Hawaii and eastern Asia.
An organizing meeting of a study committee to assess establishing a county public defender will convene Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Linn County Courthouse. Chair Justice G K Thompson leads the panel with members including county and Cedar Rapids officials and local lawmakers.
Dodgers square off with the Mets in a prime time championship clash set for Saturday at 1 p.m. CDT on Channel 9. The game highlights a pivotal series as both teams vie for the league title and playoff momentum.
Eva Marie Coolahan 52 of 31914 First Avenue SE was arraigned in Linn district court on a charge of false uttering of a check. She was given until next Friday to enter a plea after writing a $22 bad check March 9 to a Cedar Rapids cab driver for a fare from Cedar Rapids to Anamosa and back. The check was drawn on an Anamosa bank. After arraignment before Judge William Eads she was released on her recognizance.
Dennis W. Ealy, 24, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was returned from California to face a Linn County forgery charge. Judge William Eads set arraignment for Monday at 10 a.m. He allegedly forged Edward H. Hill’s name on a $63.50 Walford bank check dated July 21, 1963, cashed at a Cedar Rapids service station, and passed several other $63.50 checks. Sheriff Walter Grant flew him back from Los Angeles.
Linn county board of supervisors reversed a prior decision and approved a paving contract for Urbana road into Center Point. Center Point officials agreed to cover all costs over 7,000 dollars, with the county awarding a 32,375.80 dollar contract to Highway Surfacers of New Hampton to start work immediately.
Three California men charged with robbery with aggravation had the charges droppedThursday after a preliminary hearing before Mt Vernon authorities.
Charges of rape against William A Hepker and Ronald E Hanson were dismissed by Bertram Township Justice Glenn Powers on recommendation of County Attorney Jack Fulton for insufficient evidence. The complainant was a 17-year-old Cedar Rapids girl.
Raymond A. Ferrel, 27, of 1142 Nineteenth Avenue SW, pled innocent before authorities on Friday, as recorded in court proceedings. The defendant faced unspecified charges with the plea marking a preliminary court appearance.
Judge William Eads is accused of stealing a wrist watch on May 28 from Bill's Watch and Clock Repair at 327 First Street SW. The case reports a larceny accusation and identifies the business location.
Roy Miller of route 1 Toddville reported Thursday that two whiteface calves were missing from his farm.
Six northwest side property owners claimed rebates for extending water service while total assessments for all extensions reach 167 634 90 dollars with 42 720 29 pending. Judge Rees noted the law seeks to encourage outlying water mains though new bias may hit other residents. Local officials said cities like Des Moines and Davenport vary in how they fund extensions and rebates.
The will filed in London shows poet T. S. Eliot left his widow an estate valued at 121080.40 dollars after taxes and publication.
Mayor Wagner quits seeking a fourth term, sparking a scramble for the Democratic mayoral nomination in New York. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr pushes Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. as a potential candidate while Roosevelt weighs a run. Senator Kennedy notes party divisions and fates hinge on candidate selection amid three factional camps.
Grace E Brennan 85 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and former Rock Island railroad assistant cashier dies after a short illness. Born in Kewanee NL March 15 1880 she lived in Cedar Rapids 65 years. Services Saturday 9 30 am Immaculate Conception Church burial Mt Calvary Rosary Friday 7 30 pm Brady Mortuary.
Jessie Leona Fell 96 of 828 Eighth Avenue SW widow of Samuel Fell and Cedar Rapids resident 11 years died Friday after a brief illness Born February 15 1869 in Iowa she moved from Clinton to Cedar Rapids Surviving sister Mrs Fred McNiel Clinton and brother Guy Huff Los Angeles Memorial services at Turner chapel 1 30 p m Monday by Rev Roger Patton Burial at Shiloh cemetery Friends may call after 1 p m Saturday
Obituary notices list multiple individuals with funeral services scheduled Saturday at Turner Chapel. Antonia Scolaro and Dennis Langguth are noted with burial at local cemeteries. Floyd Edgar Millburn and Philip Edward Lowe have rosaries and services at specified chapels, with burials planned at Cedar Memorial and Linwood cemeteries. Louisa Emma Sheetz and Gladyce Irene Broulik receive service details and burial information as well.
Flood through the Utah Wyoming border left seven members of a Salt Lake City family missing after their overturned car was spotted in flood debris. Fifteen others stranded nearby by rain faced days of danger as roads eroded and only emergency vehicles could enter.
Fidel Castro described as planning to take over the hemisphere and urged urgent OAS action. He urged swift, united action by leaders and people to counter communist influence in Latin America and referenced U S policies against communism with praise for the President’s stance.
Weather activity spans Texas Oklahoma Indiana Illinois Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Florida with tornadoes near Champaign Indiana heavy rainfall in Muleshoe Texas and widespread floods. No injuries reported though eastern and central Kansas and nearby areas face ongoing flood threats.
Hundreds of civil rights demonstrators sat in the middle of a busy Chicago street on Friday as police tried to restrict their march from Grant Park toward City Hall. The protest seeks the ouster of Schools Supt. Benjamin Willis and follows a confrontation with Mayor Richard Daley two days after curb-to-curb marching was allowed.
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