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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1967
Page
1
Romania Pushes for Peace in Middle East Crisis
United Nations reports Romania breaks with bloc lines by urging a peaceful negotiated settlement between Arabs and Israel without outside interference. Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer calls for an Israeli pullback to prewar positions but stops short of condemning Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
UPI
Romania
Middle East
Israel
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Whisky and cash stolen from Vernon View Inn burglary
Deputies investigate a burglary at the Vernon View Inn on Mt. Vernon Road SE. Thieves took an undetermined amount of liquor, about $90 from a $100 cash register, and looted a cigarette machine and a coin-operated pool table after slipping a rear door lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon View Inn
Mt. Vernon Road
Booze Word Tied to Glassboro Bottle History
A Glassboro glass factory once produced two story house shaped bottles filled by E. C. Booz. The bottles gave rise to the term booze as their contents became associated with the word. Dictionaries trace booze to the Flemish boozen meaning to tipple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassboro
N.J
Johnson
Kosygin
Philadelphia
E. C. Booz
Arlington Community Church Shifts Services to Wednesday Night
Berkeley church deacons and council vote to move services from Sunday morning to Wednesday night amid declining summer attendance. Deacon F W Price cites balmy Sundays as cause for the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Arlington Community Church
F. W. Price
Dodd bids farewell as censure vote proceeds in Senate
Senator Dodd thanks his wife in a final Senate moment before leaving the chamber after remarks on his 18 months in office. An amendment to strike the double billing from the censure resolution fails as party leaders and a mix of Democrats and Republicans split on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Dodd
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dirksen
R-Ill
Halting Peking Test Forecasts
The United States will stop predicting Chinese Communist nuclear tests citing reliable neighbors already know China’s capabilities. Officials said forecasts drew worldwide attention and helped focus interest on Red China’s tests. They also noted awareness of preparations for the hydrogen bomb test last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Red China
Oldest Enlisted Man Turns 74 at Travis Air Base
Sergeant Stewart Hicks, the oldest enlisted airman, celebrated his 74th birthday at Travis Air Base. Hicks, who retires July 17, served under both U.S. and Canadian flags in three wars and remains a symbol of wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Air Base
Calif
Air Force
Stewart Hicks
U.S
Three Evansdale youths raft down the Iowa river to Cedar Rapids
Al Remethh 18 John Yaggy 16 and Stan Mikus 17 from Evansdale built a Magnet raft of planks steel and a 55 gallon barrel. After a five day downriver journey they reached Cedar Rapids where they left the raft at Ellis park boat ramp for others to reclaim. The trip featured current dangers sunken logs and nights spent ashore with limited supplies and occasional dizziness from the bobbing craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Morris Potter
Evansdale
Huck Finn
Cedar River
Cedar
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
al Remetch
John Yaggy
Stan Minikus
al Remethh
Ellis Park
Home prowled and thefts logged in city briefs
City residents report break in Tuesday night with a $50 transistor radio a blanket and an alarm clock stolen from 927 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Another notice lists two $20 bills taken from Katherine Pearson’s purse Friday morning. The Gazette ad box references various local ads and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Verteiko
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Katherine Pearson
Twelfth Street
Lost Item Want Ad Offer Quick Help
Don’t waste time locating a lost item. Use this want ad to accelerate results and contact the number 369-1234 for fast assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Gladbrook Soldier Killed in Vietnam
Parents of Army Pfc. Stephen C. Hass 19 were notified Friday he was killed in action in Vietnam Wednesday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Leslie H Hass of rural Gladbrook. A Garwin high school 1966 graduate, he entered the Army last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladbrook
Army
Stephen C. Hass
Vietnam
Leslie H. Hass
Garwin High School
Baker Skips Iowa Dinner Cites Senate Duties
Sen. Howard Baker Jr. miss ed a Roosevelt hotel fund raiser in Cedar Rapids citing Senate duties over Sen. Dodd censure votes. He warned of growing federal control and urged local government funding shares while praising Iowa's two senators and criticizing domestic program expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Thomas Dodd
Conn
Cedar Rapids
Howard H. Baker, Jr
Roosevelt Hotel
Baker
Senate
B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Johnson
Fatal Fire Claimed Couple in House Inferno
A deadly blaze trapped a couple upstairs while a man escaped through a porch window. The husband tried to aid his wife and infant but both were found at the foot of the stairs, engulfed by intense heat. Fire cause not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schara
Graduates Recognized At Patricia Stevens Career College
Susan J. Malone of 1962 A Avenue NE completed the fashion merchandising course at Patricia Stevens Career College and Finishing School in Chicago. Peter Ustinov and John Gavin star on the Saturday night double feature Romanoff And Juliet in color at 9:30 on KCRGTV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan J. Malone
Avenue NE
Patricia Stevens Career College
Chicago
Peter Ustinov
John Gavin
Romanoff and Juliet
Kcrg-Tv
Obituary for Lance Cpl Gradoville KIA in Vietnam
Requiem mass for Lance Cpl Charles E Gradoville, killed in action in Vietnam last week, will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at All Saints Church with Rev Edmund J Becker. Military services and burial follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after 2 p.m. at Monahan Stewart Funeral Home with Rosaries by Knights of Columbus and parish groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Cpl
Charles E. Gradoville
Vietnam
All Saint’s Church
Edmund J. Becker
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Monahan-Stewart
Knights of Columbus
All Saint’s
Immaculata Circle
Catholic Daughters of America
Mrs. Hugh Duxbury Rites Held for Cedar Rapids Native Abroad
Mrs. Hugh Duxbury Jennie A. Duxbury died in North Miami Beach Florida after a short illness. Born April 7 1902 in Wisconsin she married Jan 20 1923. Surviving husband John Duxbury North Miami Beach a daughter Mrs James Wilder Kenai Alaska and three grandchildren. Services 1 30 p m Monday Turner chapel east officiated by Rev John M Jensen Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call Sunday after 6 p m until 1 p m Monday casket not opened after service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie A. Duxbury
Hugh Duxbury
Cedar Rapids
North Miami Beach
Fla
Wisconsin
Duxbury
First Lutheran Church
John Duxbury
James Wilder
Kenai
Alaska
Turner Chapel
John M. Jensen
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Frances Mealhouse Obituary Noted for Cedar Rapids Life
Frances Mealhouse 73 of 808 Third avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born Sept 7 1893 she lived in Cedar Rapids most of her life and belonged to St Patrick’s Catholic church. Survived by son Charles Long Beach Calif and two brothers Harry M Carney Cedar Rapids and Joseph L Carney Davenport. Requiem high mass Monday 9 am at St Patrick’s with Rev J Robert McDonald. Burial Mt Calvary cemetery. Rosary 8 pm Sunday at Teahen chapel with viewing after 1 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Mealhouse
Third Avenue
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Charles
Long Beach
Calif
Harry M. Carney
Joseph L. Carney
Davenport
St. Patrick’s Church
J. Robert McDonald
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Father McDonald
Teahen Chapel
Infant Milota Dies. Private Graveside Rites Held
Rhonda Jean Milota infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo E Milota died Friday at 410 Fourth Avenue SW. Survived by sister Dana LuAnn grandparents Francis Haltom Palo and great grandmothers Frank E Milota Cedar Rapids and Jesse Batschelet Panora. Private graveside services were held Saturday at Czech National cemetery. Hesser Memorial chapel was in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonda Jean Milota
Fourth Avenue
Leo E. Milota
Dana LuAnn
Francis Haltom
Palo
Frank E. Milota
Cedar Rapids
Jesse Batschelet
Panora
Czech National Cemetery
Hesser
Longtime Cedar Rapids Resident Byron Collogan Dies
Byron C. Collogan 206 Third Street SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born June 7 1902 in Grand Junction he lived in Cedar Rapids before and after stints in South Bend and Las Vegas. Survived by sisters Loretta Thompson Mary Bezdek and brother Joseph Collogan all of Cedar Rapids. Requiem mass Monday at 10 at St. Patrick's Church. Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Sunday at 7:30 at Rohn Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron C. Collogan
Third Street
Grand Junction
Cedar Rapids
South Bend
Ind
Las Vegas
Nev
Loretta Thompson
Mary Bezdek
Joseph Collogan
St. Patrick’s Church
J. Robert McDonald
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Rohn Funeral Home
Father McDonald
Obituary: Marilyn E. Barnhill Dies in Denver at 35
Marilyn E. Barnhill 36, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died in Denver Monday after a sudden illness. Born February 10 1931 in Cedar Rapids, she lived there until 1962. Survived by her son Roger Allen Barnhill of Troy Mills, father Ralph Stanard, and sister Mrs Noel Brown of Kansas City Kansas. Services are Monday at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Fred A. Brown
Springville
Guy McKee
Presbyterian Church
Murdoch's
Decorah
Ronald Schara
Pierre
Bobbett Schara
Stevie’s
Durant
Culver City
Calif
Cascade
Leo Coohey
St. Martin’s Church
Devaney
S. Kalona
Nettie M. Page
Peterseim’s
Marilyn E. Barnhill
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Roger Allen Barnhill
Troy Mills
Ralph Stanard
Noel Brown
Kansas City
Kans
William P. Callan 52 Dies After Lingering Illness
William P. Callan of 407 Fifth Avenue SW died Friday evening after a lingering illness. Born September 15, 1915 in Winthrop he lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years and worked as a laborer at Hubbard Ice Co. Survived by wife Marion son Michael Callan of Moline Ill and daughter Mrs Thomas Katalinas of Guam. Funeral Monday at 9:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church with Rosary Sunday 2 p.m. at Monahan Stewart funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Callan
Fifth Avenue
Winthrop
Cedar Rapids
Callan
Hubbard Ice Co
Marion
Michael Callan
Moline
Ill
Thomas Katalinas
Guam
Immaculate Conception Church
Wm. A. Roach
Roach
Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home
Graveside services for infant Eric Elliff held in St John’s cemetery
Graveside services were held at 10 30 Saturday in St John’s cemetery for Eric Elliff infant son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Elliff of 54 Devonwood Avenue SW by Rev James Blocklinger of St Ludmila’s Church Surviving besides his parents are two sisters Rebecca and Julie four brothers Steven John Peter and Michael his grandparents Mrs Ann Elliff and Mr and Mrs Arthur Harris all of Oelwein Kuba Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Cemetery
Eric Elliff
Gordon Elliff
Devonwood Avenue
James Blocklinger
St. Ludmilas Church
Rebecca
Julie
Steven
John
Peter
Michael
Ann Elliff
Arthur Harris
Oelwein
Kuba Funeral Home
Men Accused of Stealing Auto
Two men were charged with grand larceny of a motor vehicle after police spotted them early Saturday pushing a stolen 1938 Chevrolet in the 800 block of Fourth Avenue SE. Jack L. Puffinbarger, 19, and John L. Brundige, 28, were arrested at 3:30 a.m. and held in the city jail. The vehicle was owned by Ronald D. Gaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue SE
Jack L. Puffinbarger
John L. Brundige
Fifth Avenue SE
Ronald D. Gaston
Cub Scouts Pack 63 Award Recipients Named
At the Friday night pack picnic of Cub Scouts Pack 63 the following boys received awards Eric Wittig Randy Williams Mark Krammer Clayton Foreman and Robert Newmeyer for their achievements and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack
Eric Wittig
Randy Williams
Mark Kra‘mer
Clayton Foreman
Robert Newmeyer
Logh Arrested in Illinois Driving Stolen Car
Lawrence V. Logh, 28, of 1120 K Street SW, was arrested by an Illinois state trooper on a toll road in Naperville while driving a 1956 Buick reported stolen from Cedar Rapids. Detectives say the car was taken from Meinard Wright, 904 Fifth Street SE, early Saturday. Logh is held for violating federal parole on interstate car theft charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence V. Logh
K Street
Illinois
Naperville
Cedar Rapids
Meinard Wright
Fifth Street
Logh
Baseball Pilot Among Injured In Hotel Blaze
INDIANAPOLIS AP At least 12 people hospitalized with smoke inhalation or minor injuries after a fourth floor fire at the Claypool hotel. All 300 guests escaped. two slid from the fifth floor on knotted sheets. Whitey Lockman of Tacoma Dodgers and others were among the injured. no fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Claypool
Niagara Falls
Indiana
Whitey Lockman
Tacoma
Wash
Ed Honeywell
Tacoma News-Tribune
Tom Fletcher
Bob Scott
Honeywell
Eagles
Ted McGrew
Los Angeles Dodgers
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