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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1966
Page
3
The page lists weekend weather figures with highs and lows for numerous cities, rainfall totals, and humidity plus a barometer reading. It also records sun and moon times, March totals to date, and local obituaries with several memorial services and births announced across multiple towns.
Mayme Schley 67 a Cedar Rapids area resident died Friday after a long illness. Widow of Alvin Schley since 1955 she was born Mayme Iben in Amber on August 7 1898. She was a Trinity Lutheran member survived by a daughter and six grandchildren, four sisters and a brother. Services at Brush Chapel 10 Tuesday with Rev E Koberg burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Monday.
A seventeen year old Vinton youth, Roger Midthun, was in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after his 1955 car slid on a slushy spot on Highway 218 two miles west of Vinton. Larry Fleckenger 24, of rural Mt. Auburn driving a wrecker was not injured. The vehicles collided around 12 30 p m Saturday. Midthun was first treated at Vinton hospital then transferred to Iowa City. No charges were filed.
Cotonou Dahomey AP reports Radio Ghana says Ghana will renew diplomatic relations with Great Britain after a Saturday decision.
Antonie Unger-Parks funeral services held Monday afternoon at Pernicka Funeral Home in Prague Oklahoma. Burial followed at Czech National Cemetery. Nyle Willard Smith services at 10 30 Monday conducted by Rev John K Moore of Iowa City and Rev William Cotton, with burial at Czech National Cemetery.
Police reported a man and his wife plus two adopted sons were found dead at a Des Moines residence Saturday. The woman and two boys appeared to have been shot in the head with a small caliber pistol while sleeping, and the man died of asphyxiation. Names identified: Heinrich Bubendorfer, Maria Bubendorfer, Craig and Joseph, ages about 8 and 11.
Two patients with osteogenic sarcoma received a transplant experiment at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. Robert Allen, 28, from Tucson, and Harry Griffith, 63, from Flourtown, Pa, had cancerous tissue swapped between thighs in hopes of building resistance. Doctors warned no guaranteed success.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52404. It outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail with various editions and regional pricing, noting Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Patricia Nassif, 16, a Washington high school junior, won the Second District Young America Speaks contest at the YMCA for her talk on the Two Party System of Government. Her victory advances her to the March 26 state contest in Des Moines. other placers included Richard Humes, Jane Ziegelmeier, Sheri Ellis, and Jean Seidl. State Senator Tom Riley criticized four year terms for U.S. representatives during the ceremony, and Linn County Young Republican meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum with 17 of 207 members present.
Sixteen Medicare information meetings are set in five counties around Cedar Rapids as a follow up to a house to house survey of residents over 65 eligible for federal health benefits. Social security staff will assist attendees at each event.
Tass described Venus 3 as achieving precise landing by a correcting engine and parking in Earth orbit before a sun orbit transfer. The mission logged thousands of readings on distance speed and position across multiple sessions, with instruments on the probes studying magnetic fields, cosmic radiation and space life. Venus 3 carried a Soviet coat of arms to the planet’s surface.
Des Moines state industrial commissioner Harry W. Dahl will speak before the Cedar Rapids Association of Independent Insurance Agents at 11 45 a m in the Embassy club. He will outline changes in the Iowa Workmen's Compensation law and answer questions, after missing a previous schedule due to automobile trouble in Brooklyn.
Police were called to 1311 Second Street SE when a malfunctioning humidifier filled the home with steam late Saturday afternoon. Officers arrived before 6 p.m. and disconnected the device, preventing further danger.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a low yield underground nuclear test conducted Saturday at its Nevada testing facility.
In Chicago Judge George Edwards of the Sixth U S Circuit dissents from two police code proposals. He warns against a 20 minute street detention based on officer suspicion and a system removing judges from preliminary arrest legality. He notes risk of dragnet arrests in Negro neighborhoods and urges maintained judicial review. The code also allows warrantless felony arrests with reasonable cause though no preliminary hearing before indictment.
In memory of Leo G. Severn II five dollars listed and in memory of Mrs Lottie Kulha from Lodge Karla G Ma saryk No 344 CSA two dollars. Previous balance on 1966 camp budget is 1,187.25 dollars and total 1,204.25 dollars.
Oelwein officials consider whether to appeal ICC Examiner Darmstadter's recommendation to merge Great Western and North Western railroads. The 137 page report is under review with a 30 day appeal window. Most fear job losses and payroll cuts, though retraining proposals offer some relief.
A U S spokesman said planes returned safely from Friday strikes north of the border as Hanoi’s Mig defenses and heavy antiaircraft fire rose. North Vietnam claimed four U S planes were shot down, including a drone. Carrier aircraft from Hancock and Ranger flew 34 missions over the North, while the Air Force logged 27. The total surpassed the day before’s 55 missions.
Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss said inflation and Democratic disagreements over Vietnam policy have improved GOP election prospects. He cautioned against long range predictions, noting mood could change, and cited AFL-CIO discontent with Johnson as a sign of shifting labor sentiment. The remarks came during a meeting of major-city GOP chairs ahead of a Denver finale.
Gretchen Von Krus a German Shepherd with two years in Madill police K-9 corps is pregnant and due mid March. City officials say the pups will join the war effort by training as war dogs at Lackland Air Base in San Antonio after birth. The sire is Adolph, another K-9. Police note burglary rates fell 98 percent since dogs joined the force.
Cedar Rapids detectives investigated a late Saturday break-in at 739 Staubcourt NE the Margaret Wilson home. The incident was reported just before 9 30 p.m. police had no immediate information on items taken.
An elderly woman pronounced dead by a doctor was revived at a mortuary and placed in a sheeted bag before attendants heard moans. She regained breathing and color within minutes, then was taken to Roosevelt hospital in critical condition.
Colonel John D. Craig presents Mexico's Golden Beaches in the Iowa Mountaineers film lecture series at 2:30 p.m. in MacBride Auditorium. The film features underwater photography by Craig and his diver daughter Kathy, highlighting his Academy Award, Italian honors, and groundbreaking ocean floor color cinema.
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