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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1968

Page

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Five day Iowa forecast notes near normal temperatures

Normal lows will range from the upper 50s to lower 60s across Iowa with high temps in the 70s and 80s. Rainfall expected 0.50 to 0.80 inches mainly on Monday with a cooler Saturday and minor daily changes. Data includes June totals, normal figures, and station readings for LaCrosse Lansing Dubuque etc.

Atlanta Miami Agnes Ae Denver New York Serer Phoenix Seattle Washington Iowa

Births at Mercy and St Luke's June 20

Birth notices list new daughters for Kenneth J Hall and Don Schuchart families. Mercy and St Luke's report daughters for Me Schuchart and James Taylor. An out of town birth in Moline Illinois notes a daughter for Steven Reggentin and family. Divorce Decrees note Kathleen J Tate from Harry E Tate.

Kenneth J. Hall Ninth Street Joseph G. Schuch Windsor Drive Larry E. Hardin Coral Lane St. Luke's Don Schuchart Vinton James Taylor Oakland Road Moline Ill Steven Reggentin Reggentin Harry Reggentin Josephine Jane Margaret Hotz L Street

Divorce Petitions and Traffic Court Reports Across Cedar Rapids

Divorces filed include Marilyn B. Tucker vs Robert J. Tucker and others in Cedar Rapids. Police logs note trash fires and smoke complaints, multiple traffic infractions with fines, and a list of obituaries with service details for area towns.

Wild Chase Ends in derailment near Kinsley

The 26 mile pursuit reached the Y east of Kinsley where a derailment occurred after a switch was thrown. The locomotive rolled, damaged track and telephone poles, cutting the Sterling network line at 5 24 p.m.

Kinsley Newton Don Cargill George Stone Cargill Sterling Stout

Change of Venue Sought in Meyers Abortion Case

Meyers seeks change of venue for his impending abortion trial in Linn county citing pretrial bias from extensive local news coverage and broadcasts. A July 15 trial date is noted with a July 8 hearing set to decide the motion, amid ties to an abortion ring case with two other suspects. The defense argues media exposure has branded Meyers a community offender and tainted jurors.

Meyers Linn County Merle J. Meyers Linn District Court Ralph Koons Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Austin Wright Waterloo J. Paul Naughton Eighth Judicial District Jones Cedar Johnson Iowa Koons Gazette R. Fred Dumbaugh Paul H. Kinion

Obituaries for Bernstorf and Singer in Cedar Rapids

Edward F. Bernstorf 85 dies after long illness. He lived with son in law and daughter at 1138 First Avenue NW Cedar Rapids and worked for the school district. Burial Cedar Memorial. services Monday at Chapel of Memories. Edward Singer 57 dies after long illness. Survived by wife Emma and two sons. Memorial services Monday at Turner Chapel East. burial Cedar Memorial.

Edward F. Bernstorf Leslie Grigg First Avenue NW

James W. Tiernan 51 Cedar Rapids Resident Dies in Minneapolis

James W. Tiernan a Cedar Rapids resident until 1965 died Sunday in Minneapolis He belonged to Electrical Union 405 Surviving are two sons five daughters four sisters a brother and two grandchildren Burial was held Wednesday at Ft Snelling national cemetery Minneapolis

James W. Tiernan Cedar Rapids Minneapolis Electrical Union 405 James Michael Janie Susan Patricia Julia Lori Harlan Wilson Albert Lea Minn Roy Driscoll van Horne Arthur Emmet Keystone Harvey Helm Joseph Ft. Snelling National Cemetery

Death of William Paseka 67 Meth Wick Manor Cedar Rapids

William Paseka 67 of Meth Wick Manor died Thursday after a short illness. Born April 6, 1901 in Cedar Rapids he once ran the Iowa Machine Co. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Tony Bertrand a stepson Vernon Horsky a sister Bess Paseka and a brother Louis Paseka all of Cedar Rapids and six grandchildren. Memorial services Saturday at 10 a.m. at Janeba Kuba funeral home west by Rev Leigh W Soule. Burial in Czech National Cemetery after 5 p.m. Friday.

Wilfred Bernstorf Cedar Rapids Grigg Elwin Barth Chelsea Mich George Gulstorf Keystone William Bernstorf E. Koberg Trinity Lutheran Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery William Paseka Meth- Wick Manor Iowa Machine Co Tony Bertrand Vernon Horsky Bess Paseka Louis Paseka Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Leigh W. Soule Meth-Wick Manor Czech National Cemetery

Death of Marvin D. Williamson former Standard Oil manager

Marvin D. Williamson 65 of Seal Beach California and former Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday after retiring as district sales manager for Standard Oil Co. He lived also in Iowa City and is survived by a son two daughters nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Jones chapel in Washington Iowa.

Marvin D. Williamson Seal Beach Calif Cedar Rapids Williamson Standard Oil Co Iowa City Jones Chapel Washington, la

Memorial Services and Funerals for Cleghorn Kubu and Prazak

Memorial services are planned at Amanda Turner chapel east Saturday noon for Cleghorn with burial at Fairfax cemetery. Kubu service follows at 1 30 p m at Turner chapel east officiated by Rev D R Jarrert, burial Cedar Memorial. Prazak funeral at 2 p m in Czech National cemetery. Janeba Kuba funeral home handles arrangements. Family to stay at Roosevelt hotel.

Cleghorn Amanda Turner Chapel J. P. Hayter Fairfax Cemetery Kubu Paul Frank D. R. Jarrert Cedar Memorial Cemetery Prazak Adolph Czech National Cemetery Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Roosevelt Hotel

Warren and Warren: From California Governor to Supreme Court Justice

Warren guided California as governor through three terms before his 62nd birthday when he joined the bench as the nation’s top jurist. Trained at the University of California, he built a career as district attorney and attorney general preceding his appointment. He was Dewey’s 1948 running mate, and he quipped that Truman won because he received too many votes.

California Warren University of California Thomas E. Dewey G.O.P Truman

Newmire suit claims road work harasses auto business

Robert R. and Donna M. Newmire sue the state highway commission and J L Construction in Linn County District Court alleging willful disturbance of peaceful possession amid ongoing road condemnation. They seek injunctive relief to stop dirt piling at their drive, plus compensatory 4750 and exemplary 10000 damages.

Newmire Center Point Road Robert R Donna M.newmire Linn ‘District State Highway Commission J. L. Construction, Inc Marshalltown Newmires Commission

Deputy Sheriff Finalist for 1968 Lawman of the Year

Linn County deputy sheriff William Serbousek is named one of four finalists for the National Sheriffs Association 1968 Lawman of the Year. He was nominated for arresting Hubert McClelland, accused slayer of three in Benton and Tama counties last summer. Ferris E. Lucas praised all runners-up for meritorious actions.

Linn William Serbousek National Sheriffs’ Assn Serbousek Hubert McClelland Benton Tama Ferris E. Lucas Association

Man Fined $300 As Drunk Driver

Bruce N. Ban, 21, of 13642 F avenue NW, was fined 300 dollars in Linn district court Friday after his drunken driving arrest. The case details were heard by the Linn County judge and connected authorities reported the incident in the local court docket.

Bruce N. Ban F Avenue NW Linn

Judge Vietor Fines Ean and Halts License Over Crash

Judge Harold Vietor fined Ean and revoked his driver license for 60 days after he lost control and hit a utility pole on Blairs Ferry Road NE. The $50 monthly installments cover the fine. Ean was charged June 13 following the crash in front of 403 Blairs Ferry Road NE.

Jane Harold Vietor Ean Blairs Ferry Road

Settlement in Suit Filed by Henry Siepman

A $3 042 damage suit by Henry W Siepman doing business as Siepman Piano Co against Cash Credit Corp Clem L Cashman and Anna M Cashman and the 836 First Avenue NE property owner and tenant was dismissed after an undisclosed settlement. The suit claimed a toilet failure on December 29 1966 flooded Siepman’s premises in Linn County Iowa.

Henry W. Siepman Siepman Piano Co Linn District Court Siepman Cash Credit Corp Des Moines Clem L. Cashman Anna M. Cashman Linn County Cashmans First Avenue NE

Foreclosures and Civil Actions Filed in Local Court

Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn defendant De La Hunt owed 5624.37 on mortgage foreclosure. Fisher pair owes 12859.69 for mortgage foreclosure. George sues Williams pair for 389.65 in damages. Standard Oil and Corbett tied to 347.42 account. Collins Employes Credit Union sues Wombacher for 3054.94 in a chattel matter. Doughboy Industries sues Shores doing business as Anamosa Chickeries for 7159.24 promissory note and 4483.20 as account.

Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn Neil E Joyce E. de la Hunt Ralph S Betty Jean Fisher Robert S. George Lloyd E. Williams Scott Jeffrey Williams Standard Oil Co Twyla M. Corbett Twyla M. van Treese Collins Credit Union John G Mary Wombacher Doughboy Industries, Inc Gordon B. Shores Anamosa Chickeries

Harriman Says Bits and Straws Signal Vietnam Talks Progress

At Orly airport Harriman said private sessions between U S and North Vietnamese negotiators show progress toward peace. He noted longer informal talks amid formal meetings and agreed with Clifford that any movement counts, but warned against exaggerating early gains.

Paris Vietnam U. S Harriman Orly Clifford Washington

Campaign to remove 3000 abandoned cars in Lima

Police in Lima Peru initiate drive to haul about 3000 abandoned automobiles to junkyards found used as homes for vagrants and hiding places for thieves in the city.

Lima Peru UPI

Beating and Robbery Reported by Cedar Rapids Man

Charles Finnegan, 29, of 617 Seventeenth St SE, said he was beaten and robbed of 108 dollars and his watch at Ninth Ave and Ninth St SE as he drove home from a tavern. He described two assailants and three youths seen fleeing. police found his empty wallet at the scene. Finnegan sustained a broken nose and a head bump.

Cedar Rapids Charles Finnegan Seventeenth Street SE Ninth Avenue Ninth Street Finnegan

Coralville reservoir aims to balance flood control and recreation

Riley proposes changing the Coralville reservoir purpose to a balance of recreation and flood control and providing compensation for downstream property owners harmed by higher water. He is drafting legislation for Iowa lawmakers and coordinating with army engineers to avoid fragmented efforts.

Coralville Reservoir Coralville Riley Iowa Army Engineers Washington Culver Corps of Engineers Corps

Cleveland Youth Gets Suspension on U S Charge

David R. Ryan a Cleveland youth 19 pled guilty to transporting a stolen car across state lines. Judge Edward J McManus suspended sentence placing Ryan on two years probation. Accomplice Jerry A Clark of Campbellsville Ky was sentenced to four years in prison on the same charge. Both men from Ft Bragg Nc were arrested by Cedar Rapids police May 21.

David R. Ryan Cleveland Edward J. McManus Ryan Jerry A. Clark Campbellsville Clark A.w.o Ft. Bragg N.C Cedar Rapids

Guilty Plea by Edwin L. Toney for Transporting Car

Edwin L. Toney an Iowa Falls man 19 pled guilty in federal court to transporting a stolen car from San Diego to Iowa Falls on May 21. Sentencing to follow an investigation by the probation department. Toney held in Linn County jail on a $1000 bond. He served with the Marine Corps in San Diego and earlier was convicted of the same charge in Los Angeles.

Iowa Falls Edwin L. Toney San Diego Toney Linn County Marine Corps Los Angeles

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C.R. Weather Mississippi LaCrosse Lansing Dam No McGregor Guttenberg Dubuque Davenport Keokuk C.R Fall Kathleen J. Tate Harry E. Tate Marilyn B. Tucker Robert J. Tucker William E. Simonson Violet J. Simonson Lynn L. Partin Dorothy J. Partin John C. Johnson S. Frances Hanzel John L. Drzycimski Linda K. McCrory James J. Jensen Lillian E. Usher Everette F. Bowen, Jr Cynthia M Phillips Jill C. Hilton Marion Fred C. Triebel Grand Rapids Cleo A. Turner Walter D. Schollman Kathleen S. Sisson Eighteenth Nineteenth Streets Eighth Avenue Thirtieth Street Jack C. Schneider Dalewood Avenue Jeffrey J. Chittenden K Street Earl F. Pound Sixth Avenue Melvin S. Baker Wiley Boulevard Donald Henke Richmond Road Arnold L. Curley Oxford Junction Elna M. Reggettn Josephine Lane Gerald Dilger Sherman Street Edgar W. Riley Eleventh Avenue James T. Howard McGowan Boulevard Corliss A. Beck A Avenue Seminole Avenue Robert Lee Rigdon Ray Drive Allan C. Himmel Ely Road Gerald L. Metz Miller Avenue Gerald P. Ford Twenty-first Avenue Galen T. McDougall Sixth Street Francis H. Burton John L. Alensberg Teenth Cato Allsop Karen Hammond Hiawatha Allan Reddick Herbert Rasmussen Eugene Chihak Wilson Avenue John Miller Glass Road Susan Zazza Lamplite Lane Myron Levey Twenty-ninth Street Ronald Landrus Allview Drive Robert Houser J Street Robert Kubets Edgewood Road Betty Sanderson Fifteenth Street Daniel Neel Eighteenth _ street Georgianna Culp Tenth Street Bryan Dietzman Vincent Moore Russell L. Robinson Twentieth Street Gary H. Bart‘osh Twentieth Avenue Virginia Quinn Bausch James White Dover Street Gene R. Clark William J. Barnes Thirty-sixth Avenue Douglas L.steadman Oakland Road NE Floyd K. Wilson A Avenue NW James F. Baker Carsten Ellingson Fourteenth Avenue SW Irene F. Heatherington E Avenue NW Allen L. Clark Shaver Road Gladys Brubaker Fourteenth Avenue SE Daniel Shukers Fran H. Riche Stanley Robert Sweeney F Avenue NE Marian McCune Westwood Drive Walter Jay King Third Avenue Joan Chase Douglas Welsher Hampton Donald A. Miller Fifth Avenue SE Verna Dighton Fred A. Johnson Mt. Vernon Road Tommy J. Wood Florida Avenue Twelfth Avenue SW Elmer F. Medinger J. W. Herbert Ross Sigourney L. A. Conrad St. Mary’s Church Holm’s Pleasant Grove Clutter William Chrudinsky Overton’s Traer St. Vaclav Ossian — John V. Wagner St. Francis DeSales St. John’s Fort Atkinson Schmitz Mt. Vernon Grace Chapman Morgan's Postville Emma French Chicago Community Presbyterian Frankville Schutte’s West Union Hannah Boyle Zion Lutheran Church Burnham and Wood Oelwein Lloyd Heaton Brant’s. Oelwein John Bloom Brant’s Central City Edith Fuller Murdoch's Toledo Arthur Atchison Mason’s Vining Frank Balvin Mason's Don Fincher William Chrudimsky Overton's Kalona Cora E. Liebig Sioux City Powell’s Wellman Roland Krekeler Gazette Courthouse Ness Mr. Bernstorf Ella C. Meinert Martin Singer Wilson and Co Dresden Germany Emma Schmatt Ernest Robert Singer Andrew William Singer Turner Chapel East Justin Silvius Marvin Williamson The District Court Highway Commission Supreme Court Henry Siepman Pierson Ellis Blvd FTD Florist Third Street John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Perative Sens. Miller Hickenlooper Rep. Schwengel Culver Action Schwengel U.S Edwin Toney Lewellen Florist Town and Country Cedar Memorial Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
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