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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
82
Reynolds region wears a patchwork of fines and notices from the Daily Record SE. Police court entries list numerous speeding tickets and infractions in Marion and nearby towns, plus divorce petitions and marriage licenses. Burial and funeral notices follow with several local names and dates.
OELWEIN IA Friday Republican official R O Shirk criticized highway officials for delaying Cedar Rapids linking to Interstate 9 calling for immediate action over study after study. He urged unity on corridors and four lane freeways in the northeast Iowa complex including the Cedar Valley expressway and Cedar Rapids connection. Shirk and Linn county Republicans seek spots on the Iowa highway commission with candidates from Cedar Rapids and Central City.
Misread notes describe a rendezvous drill where Scott’s command ship closes on the LEM as McDivill and Schweickart return with reduced fuel. The crew deploys the descent stage, jettisons it, and prepares to continue tests before Apollo 11 lunar landing aims shift to June or July.
Obituary notices list Jack Dahl 75 of 2051 Bever on wait death in Clinton Iowa with survivors and service details. Also noted is Mrs Jessie M Harrison widow of William L Harrison born August 25 1872 LaCrosse Wisconsin with church club memberships and funeral plans in Cedar Rapids and Bartlesville details.
Mrs. Ethel Kunzman 62 of Visalia California widow of Ralph Kunzman and former Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Council Bluffs she was married in Anamosa July 24. Survivors include husband two sons Richard Kunzman Visalia and Dr James Kunzman Portland Oregon two daughters Mrs John Dale Cedar Rapids Mrs Lowell Smith Des Moines a brother Robert Petersen Oakland and four sisters Mrs Jack Brooks Fremont Mrs Lloyd Grow Mrs Harvey Grishaher Mrs Paul Bowser all of Cedar Rapids and ten grandchildren. Services are set for Saturday at Brook Milter funeral home in Visalia.
The account recalls February 19 1908 action in communist territory where Zabitnsky protected his patrol during a helicopter evacuation. He dragged a wounded pilot through enemy fire despite severe burns and crushed ribs, reaching a hovering helicopter before collapsing.
A collage of names across sections including Dear Abby Dear Polly Suzy Knickerbocker Erma Bombeck and Entertainment with Rick DuBrow TV. Sports figures Gus Schrader Jack Ogden Preps Dan Walton bowling and a feature on Leonard Lyons appear alongside a bridge topic with Women Jacobus and Dr. Andelman.
Memorial services are listed for Sehnoshelen Freé at St Matthew's Church with burial at Calvary cemetery. other services include Murdoch chapel Marion for Charles R Berry and Campbell cemetery Grennan. Turner chapel east for Elizabeth Turner with entombment Chapel of Memories. John Vernon Williams entombment at Indian Creek cemetery near Columbus Junction. Hope R at Turner east with Mt Hermon lodge. Troyé L Welch service at First Christian Vinton with Evergreen cemetery graveside by American Legion. Master Masons to attend Mt Hermon Lodge meeting at Turner East.
The scene in Moscow grows chaotic as inky bottles fly and a man escapes into a doorway while onlookers snap photos. The disturbance erupts amid a tense crowd, with reports noting aggression and rapid movement on the street.
Convicted slayer Hoover Coffee seeks a formal marriage to Joan Harkless, mother of Michael Lawson. Sheriff Grant says Coffee may be required to serve a 40 day sentence before license, with three day waiting period, and likely transfer to Ft Madison penitentiary where marriage would be blocked.
A courthouse note records the defendant smaving without permission and achieving a high absenteeism record at work, highlighting disciplinary concerns and conduct issues tied to the case.
Thomas Clyde Merrifield filed a 20000 auto accident damage suit in Linns district court against Gordon Wayne Horn of Cedar Rapids. He alleges permanent scarring from a one car crash northeast of Onslow on April 22, 1968, in which Merrifield was a passenger.
Bruce admitted guilt in 1967 for robbery without aggravation tied to an armed service station robbery and motor vehicle larceny. A separate larceny of a motor vehicle and nighttime larceny charges were dismissed. Probation revocation was sought after a December 1968 offense and a December 1967 petty larceny conviction for $250 in Christmas decorations theft at the Roosevelt hotel.
Police traced a car used by Miss Walsh and Miss Wysocki to the area near the dimes while searching for the Providence pair. A Vermont hearing and a Burlington probation revocation request tied to Costa suggest a broader inquiry, as the Provincetown rooming house owner recalled the two visitors being posebno inviting Costa and other guests.
An Aspen coroner's jury ruled that Margery Uris, 26, wife of author Leon Uris, died from a self inflicted bullet wound. Jurors deliberated about 20 minutes concluding the death was a personal safety related incident.
A concise want ad request urging readers to place advertisements. It mentions the contact Dial 369-1234 for placing ads and reaching the audience efficiently. The note emphasizes clear, direct outreach through the newspaper’s advertising page.
LaQuesta Hortense Doolin 33 of 1692 Fifth Avenue SE waived preliminary hearing and bound over to the Linn County grand jury on a murder charge. The Soviet foreign ministry announced 31 Soviet troops were killed and 14 wounded in a separate incident. Doolin allegedly shot her husband five times. Bond set at $25,000 surety and $2,500 cash. travel to Iowa City allowed for psychiatric examination.
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