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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
2
The Iowa Legislature convened with the Senate passing HF368 funding school aid and education programs and HF130 on servicemembers absentee voting. The House sent HF324 HF323 HF166 SF18 and SF236 to the governor as debates continued. Births and marriages noted, traffic and local incidents logged, and a list of deaths from Keota Manchester Toledo and other towns reported.
The Iowa City supreme court upheld the district court finding no evidence of dishonesty or improper motives by councilmen in an urban renewal matter. It held the potential for conflict of interest is what the law aims to prevent, even without a financial advantage. Justice dissenting views by Hickerson and Stuart noted different interpretations of voting while conflicted. Mayor Hickerson criticized the ruling's broader implications for city governance.
William E. Drake 78 of Davenport formerly of Cedar Rapids and Amana died Monday in Davenport. Retired from Yenick and Ford Co. Born in Nebraska he married Er Schinnerling March 20 1917 in Iowa City. Survived by daughter Mrs Woodrow Ferguson foster daughter Vera Davis six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 3 pm Cedar Memorial chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Body at Hill and Fredericks Davenport.
Memorial services and burials were held for several individuals across local churches and cemeteries. Richard Beach, Roberta Wertz, Mary Babbage, John Nemec, and John Wak are listed with services at Janeba Kuba and St. Wenceslaus or St. Pius X churches, interments at Czech National and Cedar Memorial cemeteries, with clergy from Emanuel Baptist First Assembly of God and other local parishes officiating.
Line County Engineer Bill Harrington outlines plans to stabilize unpaved county roads using a sulphite liquor by product from paper mills. He cites cost, transport, and maintenance benefits, noting Sweden and Europe widely use the material and that Canada and Midwestern states also employ it for road beds. A long term plan may treat five miles annually, with initial testing in Lee County.
A Linn county court postponed the sentencing of Hoover Coffee for the Feb. 7 second degree murder conviction in the Michael Lawson slaying. The delay follows defense claims the indictment against Feaker is the result of one side of the story as the bank holdup narrative unfolds.
In a Memphis courtroom debate over conspiracy in Ray's case, officials and supporters questioned motives, with judge noting no proof of a conspiracy yet no conclusive denial. The atmosphere reflected lingering racial tensions as the trial nears its close and defense questions moved to private testimony.
Spec 4 Donald Lee Rupe 20 son of Mrs Hugh W Scriven and Harvey Rupe listed by the army as missing in action in Vietnam. Last seen March 6 during a combat operation when his unit faced mortar attack. He served with the Sand infantry division 198 Light Infantry Brigade. A 1966 graduate of Washington High School, he joined the army in March 1968 and had been in Vietnam since August 1968.
James T. Morgan 60 of Cedar Rapids died Monday after a months long illness Born June 10 1908 he worked as a foreman at The Gazette He was married to Virginia Bauman since February 16 1937 Surviving include his wife two daughters a son a sister a stepmother two stepsiblings a stepsister and a grandchild He was a member of International Typographical Union Local 192 and The Gazette 25 year club Funeral and memorial details listed with Turner Chapel West and Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
A formal meeting is scheduled Tuesday afternoon to discuss pending issues. University of Louisville representatives will attend to address the matter.
National Geographic reports about nine thousand offshore oil wells sunk across the world’s continental shelves. The finding underscores extensive offshore energy development and long term extraction activity across multiple regions and basins.
President Nixon joined Carol Burnett and seven year old Donna Kay Howell of Tallahassee at the White House to launch a national Easter Seal drive to aid crippled children and adults. Donna Kay Howell, a National Easter Seal child, has overcome a childhood stroke related speech issue and continues therapy for a paralyzed leg.
Loui M Nebow Daryl Weseeder Eleanor M Sardeson Mary C Wilson Martius Conk and Nicholas HL Seamitz all of Cedar Rapids are referenced together in a local record or notice noting their shared omission or participation in a community matter.
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