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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1965
Page
3
The Marion Daily Record lists Wednesday weather highs and lows for multiple cities with precipitation totals, plus March and year-to-date figures. It also reports several births and marriage notices, a 4:07 p.m. docket of small-claims actions and a series of funeral services across towns in Cedar Rapids area.
Snowfall ranged from 1.5 to over six inches with varying impact on travel. Iowa City and Decorah saw light to moderate accumulations while major routes near Shenandoah Marshalltown and Missouri Valley remained closed or slushy. Seventy Charles City families stayed displaced as nearby St Marys Bridge endured ice pressure but remained intact.
The Municipal Court (Police Division) lists multiple individuals cited for traffic violations. Names include Hart, Edler, Monaghan, Hahn, Hanson, Welty, Smith, Zahrt, Morgan, Muller, Larimer, Gover, Jones, Tracy, Broulick, Rogers, Cochran with fines from 10 to 15 dollars plus costs and one bond forfeiture of 55 dollars for reckless driving.
Marvin Gilson, 28, of Hazleton, was listed in critical condition at a Waterloo hospital after a John Deere plant accident Tuesday. He drove a C truck that struck a girder when his foot released the accelerator, suffering a punctured stomach, back injuries and massive internal injuries. seven hours of surgery and 19 pints of blood were reported.
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged businessmen to support the administration’s plan to close 11 veterans hospitals and other facilities. National President Walter Carey called the move the first real economy fight of this congressional session.
Johnny Weissmuller stars in Tarzan and the Amazons showing Friday on KCRG TV Nine at 4 o clock. The program highlights the jungle hero in a matinée style adventure with action and clear danger.
Missouri Valley reports 40 percent of the town underwater with 300 homes or about 1000 people evacuated since Monday. The Cedar River in Charles City fell to 13.8 feet after peaking at 21.8 feet Tuesday, while ice jams threaten flood operations and authorities plan dikes relief and Rock Island engineers inspection.
Heavy snow stretched from the central Rockies to Michigan and into Louisiana causing many school closures. Arkansas reported up to eight inches, while the St. Louis area saw about two hundred schools shut. Fatal crash near Moberly, Missouri, killed five in a wagon truck collision.
Curtis defends the FBI and says the attorney general did not issue an FBI report while Williams calls the document a warning against testifying. He notes witnesses were not sworn and some told different stories under oath.
William R. Larimer, 27, of 363 Second Avenue SW, forfeited a $55 bond after failing to appear in municipal court on a reckless driving charge. Police had arrested Larimer February 27 after clocking his car at over 50 mph in the 1300 block of Avenue NW. officers said his car skidded sideways as it traveled.
The Cedar Lake urban renewal meeting is postponed and tentatively rescheduled for next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The city planning director Don Salyer says officials will meet with area residents and property owners at the YMCA auditorium.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District received bids totaling 188 657 for seven classrooms and a gymnasium at Grant Elementary. Blahnik Construction Co submitted the low general bid of 142 250, Kehrer-Wheatland Co. the plumbing and heating bid 36 940, Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Co. the electrical bid 9 467, with furnishing add 8 000 raising total to 196 657, under the 200 000 target. K and A Seating Co. of St Paul bid 15 285 for 856 auditorium seats for Taft and Harding junior high schools. Board action pending.
Police report a highway commission truck driven by Glen C. Struck collided with a car driven by Charles V. Hirschfeld on First Avenue E. Struck, 43, of Central City, could not stop for Hirschfeld's left turn into the Spartan Discount lot. Minor injuries to Hirschfeld were treated and released at St Luke's hospital. The snowplow added about 350 dollars to the damage. no charges were filed.
Clarence E. Kulasza, 36, of Madison Illinois, held in Linn County jail on forgery charges. He allegedly stole an envelope with two government checks from a mailbox on First Avenue SE, forged the recipient Gertrude Mooney's name, and cashed a $61 railroad retirement check at a Cedar Rapids tavern. He then tried to cash a $178.50 bond interest check in Burlington before arrest and return to Cedar Rapids.
Police search for a man in his 20s whoaccosted Mary Oberbreckling as she shoveled snow beside her garage on 1514 C avenue NE. He grabbed her from behind, then dropped her in the snow when her daughter emerged. Witness described him wearing brown pants a plaid shirt and glasses.
Montreal police on Wednesday night revised the death toll from Monday's apartment house explosion downward to 27 from the previous 28. The adjustment follows updated investigations and confirmed casualty counts. The blast damaged several nearby buildings and prompted ongoing investigations into its cause.
Cedar Rapids officials led by Mayor Bob Johnson briefed council members and civil defense groups on flood control plans for a potential Cedar River crest near 12 feet by Saturday. Ice jam risk between Ellis Lane and Penn Ave NW could worsen flooding. dynamite ice if needed and chambered boats urged to be secured.
Lynn Gage, 50, of Center Point, is in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City with head injuries from a two car collision on Highway 101, 35 miles west of Urbana. Two other occupants were hospitalized with lesser injuries.
Ernest Merle Cadwallader 65 of 143 Twenty-ninth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Wednesday evening after a brief illness. He owned Cedar Rapids Scale Co and previously led Wilson and Co scales division. Surviving wife Angela two daughters Merlyn Jo Lockett and Elsie Marlene Urick son Stanley sister Mildred Hager brother George three grandchildren. Memorial service Saturday at Turner chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial.
Memorial services for Mrs. Phillip Wagner are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Hesser Memorial chapel conducted by Rev. Donald Caspers of Lovely Lane Methodist church. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at the chapel.
Lt Hayden Lockhart of Springfield Ohio aboard an F 100 was shot down while attacking anti air craft batteries near Quang Khe before Vietnamese Skyraiders bomb runs He bailed out into a wooded area and was not heard from Rescue planes saved four other U S pilots and one Vietnamese The air force reports searchers found his parachute and helmet Details of the bail out area withheld Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky said the three unidentified planes were U S Navy planes returning from a mission No communist air activity was reported during raids on North Vietnam.
Robert Ryan stars as Lincoln in a Capitol scene portrayal directed by Dove Schary. Due to security, no parade escorted the president. The production shows the rough platform, a small table, and horse drawn carriages, with Grant's former carriage.
Senate leaders Dirksen and Ford urged firm anti commun ist measures and criticized Johnson for diplomacy they call weak. They opposed New York Moscow air routes and bolstering Soviet consulates, urging the UN to deny votes to nations in arrears until debts are paid. They backed Rusk on no talks with communists over Vietnam until aggression ends.
Hachiro Arita died of pneumonia at 80 in Tokyo. He served as foreign minister in the 1930s under several governments, leaving a legacy in prewar diplomacy.
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