Weather and notices set for Saturday and March totals
Daily meteorological figures list Saturday highs and lows, precipitation none, March totals 0.35 inch with normal 2.48 inch. Obituaries and funeral notices follow for multiple towns including Decorah, Manchester, Mt. Vernon, Vinton, and Williamsburg with service times and church names.
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Gazette
Chelsea
Harold E. Wilkinson
St. Joseph’s Church
Hrabak
S. Decorah
Christine Winger
First Lutheran Church
Steine’s. Decorah
Evelyn Thompson
Steine’s. Elberon
Ralph J. Ducacek
Hrabek Funeral Home
Belle Plaine
Kinross
Ida A. Sheets
Powell
Ralph Stanton
Mt. Vernon
Phoenix
Baxter Mortuary
Onslow
Henry Eiben
Goettsch’s
Monticello
Toledo
Robert L. Speer
Henderson's
Vinton
Henry Herger
Fry and Holland
Williamsburg
Melvin M. Spratt
St. Mary’s Church
McSwiggin and Uhlmann
Four Injured in Two-Car Crash Near Ryan
Four people were injured in a two car crash on highway 13 south of Ryan Saturday night. They were taken to Manchester Memorial Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Vehicle occupants included William L Maxwell 56 Helen Monserud 55 and Dr John E Hopper 30 all of Fayette and Mary Jane Batchelder 32 of Elkader. The collision occurred about 7 15 p m.
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Ryan
Highway 13
Here
Manchester Memorial Hospital
William L. Maxwell
Helen Monserud
John E. Hopper
Fayette
Mary Jane Batchelder
Elkader
Japanese Communists Reject Charge of Spies in China
London UPI reports that the Japanese Communist Party on Saturday rejected Premier Chou En Lai’s accusation that spies were operating in Communist China, disputing the claim and defending their stance.
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London
UPI
Chou En Lai
China
Pick up the Phone and Place Your Want Ad Today
A brief appeal urges readers to call 369-1234 to place a want ad and start reaching potential customers immediately. The notice emphasizes immediate action and direct dialing for quick service.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established 1883 by The Gazette Co
The Cedar Rapids Gazette founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It notes postal charges, subscription rates by carrier and mail, and states AP retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Co. Ind
Hird Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Ellender Criticizes Riots Report On Lawlessness
Senator Allen Ellender criticized a commission report on riots during a WWL broadcast. He argued the study omits recommended punishments for violators and noted roots of unrest lie in the tumultuous five to six years since sit ins and marches. He praised the commission as thoughtful and comprehensive.
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Ellender
WWL
New Orleans
Couple Arrested On Arms Charge After Cedar Rapids Shooting
A Cedar Rapids couple faces charges after a late Saturday shooting. Thomas Sturgeon, 42, was booked for discharging firearms within city limits and Ramza Sturgeon, 43, was charged with interfering with an officer. Both posted $110 bond and were released.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Sturgeon
Bever Avenue
Ramza
Sturgeon
James Dirks
Eighth Avenue SW
Dirks
Sturgeons
Twenty-fifth Street
Second Child with Sub Liver Is Dead
Denver, AP reports Kerri Lynn Brown aged 14 died Saturday at the University of Colorado Medical Center after living six months with a liver transplanted from another child.
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Denver
Colo
Kerri Lynn Brown
University of Colorado Medical Center
Man Hospitalized After Mercy Hospital Fight Injuries
Police investigated a fight in the Mercy hospital parking lot that left 19 year old Tom Machen with wrist lacerations. A juvenile was arrested for intoxication and disturbing the peace by fighting and turned over to the youth bureau.
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Mercy Hospital
Tom Machen
Nineteenth Street
Youth Bureau
Guaranteed Pay Studied Across US by Presidential Panel
A new presidential commission explores guaranteeing income for all Americans. Robert Harris leads the Johnson commission on income maintenance programs, with an 18 month to two year research horizon to assess feasibility and timing.
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Washington
National Commission On Civil Disorders
Johnson
Commission On
Robert Harris
IBM Corp
Ben Heineman
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Heineman
Harris
Commission
Oregon Rancher Unearths 1891 Gold Coin Cache
Heppner Oregon farmer Don Greenup using a bulldozer and metal detector uncovered 33 gold coins with a face value of 375 dollars in a dried pond on his property. One Carson City Nevada $20 piece from 1891 may be worth 500 to 600 dollars or more in near mint condition.
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Heppner, Ore
Oregon
Don Greenup
U.S
Carson City
New
Greenups
Greenup
Nixon staff to be volunteers with public relations leadership
Whyte a former FBI man will be president of a public relations firm and head a volunteer Nixon staff. Members will pay no dues and receive membership cards lapel pins and campaign pens. They will carry pocket-size reference cards outlining Nixon's positions on Vietnam inflation and crime.
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Whyte
FBI
Nixon
Vietnam
Hatfield says Rockefeller must enter race or Nixon wins
Sen. Mark Hatfield said Gov. Nelson Rockefeller seems eager to run but without entering Oregon's May 28 primary Nixon would clinch the nomination. He warned Rockefeller cannot secure the nomination by waiting for the Miami convention. Hatfield also cited McCarthy's antiwar showing in New Hampshire as significant.
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Washington
Mark Hatfield
Nelson Rockefeller
Oregon
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Miami
New Hampshire
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy Deploys College Students in New Hampshire Campaign
About 5 000 unpaid college students were brought by bus to New Hampshire to spread Eugene McCarthy's antiwar message in the early presidential preference primary. Observers note the tactic is unprecedented in the state as voters prepare to cast ballots Tuesday.
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Concord
N.H
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
White House
Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville College
A. J. Boruff
Mansfield Says U S Foreign Policy Strains Nation
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield warned in Fayetteville that U S foreign policies may be draining the nation urging a full reevaluation in light of overseas changes and rising domestic issues. He endorsed the current administration to lead the effort while noting limited national will and resources.
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Fayetteville
Ark
U.S
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana Democrat
Mansfield
North Korea accuses U S forces of four provocation acts
North Korea said the United States staged four provocative acts in the Korean buffer zone between March 2 and 9. Capt Li Choon Soo alleged one targeted a bus convoy carrying Communist representatives and reporters to a Military Armistice Commission meeting. He blamed the U S for all consequences.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
North
South Korea
Li Choon Soo
Panmunjom
U.N. Korean Command
Military Armistice Commission
United States
French General Killed in Plane Crash at Reunion Island
Gen. Charles Ailleret, chief of France's general staff and critic of U S flexible response, died when his plane struck a mountain on Reunion Island. His wife, daughter, and several other high ranking officers were among 19 victims. the crash occurred shortly after takeoff en route to Paris.
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Saint Denis
Reunion Island
Charles Ailleret
France
U.S
Indian Ocean
Ailleret
Paris
Ten Die in Brazil Floods in Minas Gerais
Floods from a week of heavy rain kill 10 people in the northern region of Minas Gerais state. The disaster destroys many plantations and collapses hundreds of homes, according to the state security secretariat on Saturday.
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Belo Horizonte
Brazil
Minas Gerais
State Security Secretariat
Kennedy says U S must heed neutral nations amid power display
At a Des Moines testimonial dinner for Gov. Harold Hughes, Sen. Robert Kennedy urged the United States to avoid flaunting wealth and power against neutrals and allies. He criticized isolationism and stressed honest accounting of past failures while supporting Hughes in the Senate race.
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Des Moines
Robert Kennedy
U.S
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Senate
Bourke Hickenlooper
Hughes
Ed Campbell
Kennedy
Athens
Vietnam
Washington
Gov. Hughes
Memorial notices and camp budget figures for 1968
In memory of Virginia Leatner from Cedar Rapids Circle of Royal Neighbors of America and others. Also memorials for Dr. Lucius E. Mace Laughlin Ray mond E. McCreedy Mrs. Carl Kruse Sr Mrs. Lorene Williams and Daryl Hawks. Previous 1968 camp balance $2,063.67. apply on 1968 camp budget $2,107.67.
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Leah Southard
Royal Neighbors of America
Cedar Rapids
Lucius E. Mace- Laughlin
Raymond E. McCreedy
Carl Kruse, Sr
Lorene Williams
Sid Stem
EPP
Police hold C R man as AWOL from the army
Police Saturday held David C Bemrose 22 of 712 Vernal street NW as AWOL from the army after a 4 p.m. arrest.
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C.R. Man
David C. Bemrose
Vernal Street
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Pereces
East Gulf Coast
Ohio
Tennessee
New Mexico
Plains
California
Intermountain
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Daily Record
St. Luke's
Charles A. Coon
Danbury Street
Marvin J. Menga
Mt. Vernon Road
Larry R. Murr
Second Street
Phillip D. Hargrave
Tipton
Melvin G. van Gaalen
Broadway SE
Lyle T. Harthun
Hiawatha
Donald D. Lacy
Sioux Drive
Earl R. Walters
Ronald O. Owen
Tower Terrace
Marion
Thomas H. Soppe
Twenty - Ninth Street
Albin A. Hlas
Sixteenth Avenue
Ronald D. Dehning
Third Avenue
Terrence J. Devereux
Moore
Phillip J. Vega
Third Street
Atlanta
Apolis
Bismarck
Cage
Man
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Kinsey Memorial
Geres
Perty
Heppner
Greenup’s
McCarthy
Pierson's Florists
Ellis Blvd
FTD Florist
5Th Ave
Cedar Rapids’ First
Linwood Cemetery
6Th St. S.W
Bobby
New York Democrat
Bobby Eugene McCarthy
America
Stella Sebern
H. H. Ee
Virginia Leatner
Seskoteteeks
John .Moehl
Charles W.eee
Daryl Hawks
Leah Ann
Kathy Leighton
Novak
14Th Ave
Turner’s
Turner Mortuary
First Ave
John B. Turner
Ational
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