Weather summary shows below normal temperatures and light rain
The weather page lists temperatures across cities with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows around 60, notes 0.60 to 0.80 inches of rain on occasion, and predicts 6 to 10 degrees below normal north and 2 to 6 below south through Monday. It provides normal highs and lows for June, rainfall totals for the period, and station data including wind, humidity, and sun times.
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Minnapolis
Chicago
New York
Denver
Duluth
Oman
L. Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Loch Lotti
Gazette
Iowa Deaths and Civic Notices Chronicle Regional Obituaries
A roundup of Iowa death notices and related public items lists ages and service details for numerous individuals across Ossian Monona Tipton Central City High Amana Brooklyn Springville Iowa City and Dubuque. It notes services dates locations and burial places along with a parade of court actions traffic fines and small public notices.
Payments Setup Changes Sought
British Chancellor Callaghan and Secretary Fowler urged changes to the international payments system in a joint communique after talks, as conferences later this year address dollar and pound settlements.
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Washington
Callaghan
Treasury
Fowler
Montreal bombing disrupts suburban council offices
AP reports A Callaghan said a blast at a Montreal suburb's city hall shattered windows and injured no one. He noted no new loans or additional block requests were made as the bombing aimed to affect international financial systems.
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Sterung
Montreal
A. Callaghan
Mount City
Astronaut Scott Carpenter Charged After Crash
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 40, was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road after a crash that left two others hospitalized. Carpenter escaped with scratches. the incident occurred about 6:30 a.m. and police cited that he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. Carpenter, noted for circling Earth three times in a Mercury capsule, has prior injuries from a Bermuda motorcycle crash last July that left him with a broken arm and serious knee injuries.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
R. W. Hilton
Bermuda
Driver Hospitalized After Auto Accident at Blake and Crescent
Suzanne Kay Barnes, 26, of 2142 Blake Boulevard, admitted to St Luke's with a broken collar bone after a collision at Blake Boulevard and Crescent Street SE. Stella M. Barnes, 70, of Northwood, treated for a cut arm and bump on the head. Jo Ann Collings, 37, of 375 Twentieth Street SE, charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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Blake Boulevard
Crescent Street
Suzanne Kay Barnes
St. Luke’s Hospital
Stella M. Barnes
Northwood
Jo Ann Collings
Twentieth Street SE
Viet Cong area near Saigon under harassment in frontline action
In a Saigon area north of the city Viet Cong forces avoided direct firefight while shelling and sniping continued. U.S. casualties totaled one dead and thirteen wounded from mines booby traps sniping and mortars with four Australian wounded. Vietnamese claims put enemy deaths at 255 in the operation west of Saigon. U.S. says two soldiers and five Vietnamese killed with 32 wounded.
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Saigon
Ban Beer From City Property
The city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting possession or consumption of beer or liquor on all city owned property except licensed premises. Violators face a $100 fine or up to 30 days in jail. Police Chief George Matias noted prior law allowed drinking on public property except streets and highways.
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George Matias
Linn County Supervisors Approve $46 204 Salary Increases
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved salary raises totaling 46 204 for courthouse officials on Tuesday. Increases range from 560 to 1560 a year with several department heads and deputies affected, while clerks already received January raises.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Linn County Board of Health Delays Court Dates Over Sanitation
The Linn County board of health held a special session to postpone July 6 appearances of four accused of unsanitary conditions. Chairman Anthony Scolaro said the delay allows an investigation by the board, sheriff, attorney, and supervisors to gather evidence for court action if owners fail to comply. Investigators will examine a Vernon house east of Cedar Rapids owned by Robert Dexter Smith and junk piles on Linn Junction Road NE belonging to Everett Walton, Vernon Rees, and Richard Runge.
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Linn County Board of Health
Anthony Scolaro
Board of Health
Scolaro
Vernon
View Addition
Cedar Rapids
Robert Dexter Smith
Shueyville
Everett Walton
Vernon Rees
Richard Runge
Linn Junction Road
Service Station City Named in Suit Over Fall
A lawsuit filed in Linn district court seeks 12500 from the city of Cedar Rapids and Hansons First Avenue Shell for a fall on a snow ridge. Plaintiffs V. P. and Irene Kendall allege the city plowed snow and Hanson employees created a dangerous ice pile, causing Irene Kendall to break a leg and limp. The husband seeks 5000 for loss of her services.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
V. P
Irene Kendall
Third Avenue SE
Marvin W. Hanson
Hanson
First Avenue Shell Service
Kendall
Woman Appears on Bogus Check Charge in Cedar Rapids
Sandra Glover also known as Mrs Keith Ehlers 28 of 879 Center Point road NE appeared before Judge Warren Rees on a charge of false uttering of a check. Rees released her on a $1000 personal appearance bond pending further action. She is accused of passing a bogus $20 check May 20 at a Cedar Rapids supermarket. Another false uttering charge filed April 23 remains pending.
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Sandra Glover
Keith Ehlers
Center Point Road
Warren Rees
Rees
Cedar Rapids
Firework Charge Fined for Driving Incident in Coggon
Dennis Francis Ryan twenty of Ryan was fined fifty dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace John Woods on a charge of discharging fireworks. Deputies say Ryan and a passenger threw firecrackers from a car while driving in Coggon.
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Dennis Francis Ryan
Ryan
Vernon
Justice of the Peace
John Woods
Coggon
Board Approves Truck Purchase and Local Elections
Supervisors authorized County Engineer William G. Harrington to purchase a Travelette six man cab truck for $2,769.83 from International Harvester Cedar Rapids. They set July 23 for the Palo Benefited Fire District No. 6 trustee election at Palo town hall and approved a Class B beer permit for Lighthouse Inn Mt. Vernon road SE. Cigarette permits were also approved for Hoffmans Grocery Whittier Beresford's General Store Troy Mills and Lighthouse Inn Mt. Vernon.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
William G. Harrington
International Harvester
Cedar Rapids
Palo Benefited Fire District No. 6
Palo Town Hall
Viola Ann Woodford
Lighthouse Inn
Mt. Vernon Road
Hoffman’s Grocery
Whittier
Beresford’s
Troy Mills
Mt. Vernon
Road SE
Friday Arraignment for Accused Forger in Kansas Man
Edgar Wayne Simpson 34 of Ulysses Kansas appeared before Judge Warren Rees on a forgery charge. Formal arraignment set for Friday at 10 a.m. Simpson was returned to Cedar Rapids from Lincoln Nebraska to face the charge. He is accused of forging checks totaling about 100 dollars. Dismissed Lowell Russell Weede vs Mary Jean Weede divorce petition dismissed by plaintiff.
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Edgar Wayne Simpson
Ulysses
Kan
Warren Rees
Simpson
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Neb
Lowell Russell Weede
Mary Jean Weede
Plaintiff
Shriver Sees 5.9 Million Aid Target for Year
Sargent Shriver testified to a senate subcommittee that the antipoverty program could raise beneficiaries from 3.1 million to 5.9 million in the coming year. He cited 102 Job Corps centers opening, 3100 community action grants, 75000 college students helped, 260000 youths in Youth Corps, 10000 rural loans, 88000 adults in work experience, and 530000 children in Head Start preschool enrollment.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Johnson
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Indict Two Addicts in Killing of Clown Jung
Two Harlem residents Allen Jones and Marian DeBerry were indicted on first degree murder charges for the bludgeon death of Paul Jung a 64 year old Ringling Brothers clown killed April 20 in his west side hotel room. They were nabbed after a weeks long manhunt.
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New York
UPI
Paul Jung
Ringling Brothers Circus
West Side
Allen Jones
Marian DeBerry
Harlem
Gazette Want Ad Use Surges With More Buy Sell Requests
More residents are turning to Gazette want ads as a popular channel for buying selling and exchanging goods and services. Local shoppers report quick results and a wider reach across neighborhoods.
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Gazette
Senior Teens and Adults Swim Programs Start This Week
Teen sessions for ages 16 to 20 begin tonight at four municipal pools with weekly 9 30 to 11 p m hours and standard admission or season tickets. Adult swims for 21 and older resume this week at Jones Park Noelridge Ellis Bever pools with the same nightly hours and pricing.
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Iity
Playground and Recreation Department
Nevin Nichols
Jones Park
Noelridge Pool
Ellis Pool
Bever Pool
FBI Seeks Former Pen Track Star on 10 Most Wanted List
Theodore Matthew Brechtel, 26, a former prison track standout, fled federal custody in New Orleans May 7, 1964 and is among the FBI’s 10 most wanted. He escaped from a hospital after an X ray, leading a crime spree with armed robberies and bank heists.
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FBI
Washington
UPI
Theodore Matthew Brechtel
Brechtel
New Orleans
U. S. Public Health Service
State Penitentiary
Maas Correction for Laura Maas obituary
A correction notes Laura Baum Maas 83 survived by her husband the Rev. Herman Maas former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Here. It was incorrectly listed that he preceded her in death. Services for Mrs Maas were to be held Wednesday.
Obituaries for Howard W Caldwell and Frank P McNulty
Howard W Caldwell 66 Cedar Rapids resident died in Apple Valley California after a long illness. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Jerry R Smith and Mrs Carleton D Strand with services Friday at O Donnel funeral home in Victorville California. Frank P McNulty 83 retired Iowa Manufacturing Co. employee Cedar Rapids resident 60 years died suddenly at home. He had three daughters and three sons among 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Thursday Beatty Bearle funeral home with burial at Springville cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and member of Hanford Post American Legion DAV and VFW.
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Howard W. Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
Apple Valley
Calif
Jerry R. Smith
Carleton D. Strand
Central City
Caldwell
el Kabir Shrine
O’donnel
Victorville
Frank Patrick McNulty
F Avenue NW
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Craft, Ill
Mr. McNulty
Erma Cartano
Earl Colby
Ralph Keller
Phoenix
N. Y
Edward
LeRoy
Howard
Omaha
Charles Mathews
Fred Smith
Quincy
John
William
McNulty
Hanford Post American Legion
DAV
VFW
Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home
Springville Cemetery
Widow Minnie Huston 84 Dies After Long Illness
Minnie Alice Huston 84 of 1426 Fourth Street NW Cedar Rapids widow of Matthew Huston died in a nursing home after a long illness. Born Marion November 24 1880 she was married to Matthew Huston who died August 1941. Surviving are four sons Carl Cleon Norman and Raymond Huston a sister Mrs Joseph Townsend and a brother George Andrews five grandchildren. She belonged to Bethany Congregational church and Navy Mothers club. Services at Beatty Bearle funeral home 1 30 p m Friday with Rev Mary A White burial Shiloh Cemetery Hiawatha. Friends may call after 7 p m Wednesday.
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West Union
Ralph Smothers
Schmitz
Ossian
Monona
Emil Schlitter
Eub Church
Schultz
Walter Kurth
Luana
Monona Methodist Church
Schultz’. Tipton
Max C. Timmins
Masonic Cemetery
Sheets and Son
Central City
Lou Ann Timmerman
Marvin Timmerman
Coggan Methodist Church
Passmore’s
Mt. Clark
High Amana
George Louis Bischof
Hoover-Valentine
Marengo
Zion Cemetery
Millersburg
Brooklyn
Maggie Simpson
Malcom
Presbyterian Church
Ivy Hill
Bramer
Minnie Alice Huston
Fourth Street
Matthew Huston
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Huston
Carl E. Huston
Cleon H. Huston
Jacksonville
Fla
Norman L. Huston
San Diego
Calif
Raymond C. Huston
Oxnard
Cal
Beatty-Bearle Funeral Home
Mary A. White
Shiloh
Hiawatha
Funeral service for James Max Ashlock Drowned in Coralville
Funeral services for James Max Ashlock 27 of Cedar Rapids are pending at Teahen chapel following his drowning Sunday at Coralville Born Rock Island Feb 4 1938 he lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids He was a Collins Radio foreman Marine Corps veteran IBEW member and Collins Radio Technical Association Surviving relatives include two sons David and Michael a daughter Laura Lynn mother Mrs Maxine Ashlock Cedar Rapids father Max Ashlock Minneapolis a brother Keith San Bernardino grandparents Mr and Mrs Milo Benesh Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Fred Ashlock Independence
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James Max Ashlock
C Avenue NE
Coralville
Teahen Chapel
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio, Co
Marine Corps
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Collins Radio, Technical Association
David
Michael
Laura Lynn
Maxine Ashlock
Max Ashlock
Minneapolis
Keith
San Bernardino
Calif
Milo Benesh
Fred Ashlock
Independence
Frances Lustick obituary of Cedar Rapids resident
Frances Andrie Lustick of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness at age 86. Born Frances Sedlacek near Swisher on February 14, 1874, she spent most of her life in the Swisher area. Survived by sisters Blanche Bechcka of Oxford and Libbie Drudik of Louisiana, and brother John Sedlacek of near Ely. Services at Brush chapel Thursday at 2 with Rev. William Cotton. Burial in Sulek cemetery near Ely. Friends may call at the chapel after noon Wednesday.
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Frances Andrie Lustick
Cedar Rapids
Frances Sedlacek
Swisher
Joseph Lustick
Blanche Bechcka
Oxford
Libbie Drudik
Louisiana
John Sedlacek
Ely
Brush Chapel
William Cotton
Sulek Cemetery
Infant Austin Rich Jr Dies. Graveside Services Planned
Austin A Rich Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Rich of Cedar Rapids died late Monday. Surviving grandparents include Kenneth F Rich Mrs Martha Rich and Mrs Marjorie Steine of Cedar Rapids and Norman Steine of Wisconsin. Great grandparents Mrs Ann Rich of Minnesota and Mrs LaDonna Smith of Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be at Cedar Memorial cemetery Thursday at 2 p.m. led by Rev William B Harnish. Janeba Kuba funeral home in charge.
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Austin A. Rich, Jr
Austin A. Rich
First Avenue
Kenneth F. Rich
Martha Rich
Marjorie Steine
Cedar Rapids
Norman Steine
Wisconsin
Ann Rich
Minnesota
LaDonna Smith
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
William B. Harnish
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
McKee Confirmed by Senate for FAA Job
The Senate confirmed William McKee, a retired air force general, to head the Federal Aviation Agency by voice vote. Senators opposed included Sen. Young of Ohio who argued it violated civilian control of FAA. Congress earlier passed legislation allowing McKee to retain $8,400 of air force retirement in addition to FAA pay of $30,000.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
William McKee
Air Force
Federal Aviation
Sen
Young
Ohio
FAA
Congress
McKee
Memorial Services and Burials in Local Clergy Roster
Memorial services were held for Mrs. Brainard and Mrs. Vera Kocian Turner with chapels at 3 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. respectively, conducted by Reverends Edward O Neal and L George Pimlott. Burial followed at Springville cemetery Clinton and Linwood cemetery. Henry LeRoy Morris services at 10 a.m. in Monahan Stewart funeral home with burial at Sioux City Memorial cemetery.
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Merle Allen McGraw
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Springville
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Elizabeth Ann Vandersee
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Ken J. Hall
J Street
Dallas D. Donald
Sixth Avenue
Albert L. Christianson
Williamsburg
Dennis D. Davis
C Avenue
Norman L. Rosen
Lamplite Lane
William A. Kirk
Crestridge Drive
Charles J. Ulrich
Indian Creek Road
Ronald Anderson
Regal Avenue
Francis M. Burr
Richard Last
Vermont Street
Stanley L. Holub
Adeline L. Sedive
Tenth Street
Gerald J. O'Neill
Thirty-second Street
Dorothy R. Omelik
Thirty-fifth Street
Gene W. Sauerbry
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Robert A. Lawrence
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Dennis K. Kehoe
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Howard McLaughlin
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Juvenile Probation Office
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Marjorie Hess
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Stephen B. Jackson
Thomas L. Koehler
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Lynnet K. Frantz
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Pat’”’ Kane
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Dorothy M. Davis
Willard “Dick” Gibbs
Courthouse News
Board
Clown Jung
Third Street
By Sam Fogg
Ted
Dennis the Menace
3Rd Ave
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James M. Ashlock
Frances Lustick
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T Turner’s
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