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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1966

Page

3

Five day forecast and city weather notes from Iowa region

The report summarizes Sunday high and low temperatures for multiple cities including Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans New York Omaha Los Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle and notes a five day forecast. Iowa values show above normal highs and mild lows with precipitation expected as scattered showers or thunderstorms late in the period.

Bismarck Min’apolis Chicago N. Orleans New York Omaha L. Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle Iowa

Weather Outlook and Local Collision Report

Fog contributed to a Monday morning crash near Waterloo injuring Frank Smith of Hazleton. A second driver Milford Schultz of Sumner was uninjured. Noon readings reached 51 degrees in Cedar Rapids with readings in the 30s east and 40s west. skies were clearing with pleasant highs expected toward midweek.

Cedar Rapids Frank Smith Hazleton Smith Milford Schultz Sumner Highway 63 Dunkerton Blacktop Waterloo Schultz Mercury

Two Cigarette Makers Raise Wholesale Prices

New York UPI reports two major cigarette producers American Tobacco Co and Philip Morris Inc boosted wholesale prices by about 40 cents per thousand, signaling a likely penny per pack rise for smokers. Several brands saw increases, with some reductions in select lines, while other firms studied the moves.

New York UPI American Tobacco Co Philip Morris, Inc Philip Morris Tareyton Carleton Waterford Montclair Paul Mall Commander Parliament Paxton Menthol Alpine Galaxy Benson & Hedges Pall Mall Kings

Peace Corps Contends Trust Between Volunteers and Host Nations

The article recounts how Peace Corps workers in the Dominican Republic were welcomed by locals, with passable respect for both sides of the interaction. A volunteer says the experience shows the organization’s mission to bring aid and cultural exchange, despite anti-American sentiment. President Johnson sends a report to Congress highlighting global service and shared humanity.

Dominican Republic Cuerpo de Paz Peace Corps United States Johnson

Russian Praised In La Scala Performance

In Milan AP reports Russian tenor Virgil Noreica earned strong praise for his Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly at La Scala. The Puccini opera Sunday performance drew enthusiastic reception, with Corriere Della Sera noting his vocal and acting ability in the naval officer uniform.

Milan Italy Virgil Noreica Pinkerton la Scala

Burglar Caught After False Chase Near Los Angeles Bar

At 3 a.m. Rudy Milatovich alerted police when his home phone rang due to a burglar at his tavern nearby. The prowler, claiming to chase him, fooled neighbors and two officers, but was booked on burglary suspicion. The man gave the name Harry Kawaka, 40, merchant seaman.

Rudy Milatovich Milatovich Harry Kawaka

County Board Studies Food Stamp Plan for Relief Residents

Linn county supervisors explore a county food stamp program for relief residents. Relief recipients would buy stamps with welfare money and receive bonus stamps to use at food stores, expanding food choice while limiting nonfood items. The board will meet merchants and state welfare reps to judge feasibility.

Linn County Board of Supervisors William Linstrom Social Welfare Department Linstrom State Welfare Department

License Plate Deadline Nears for 1966 Plates

The deadline to display 1966 license plates is midnight Tuesday as Linn County deputy treasurer Lloyd Curtis warns. Beginning Wednesday police will arrest motorists not showing 1966 plates and ticket them for improper registration.

Lloyd Curtis Linn County

Failed To Pay Fines Williams ordered to Jail

Gary W. Williams 21 of Cedar Rapids was ordered jailed for failing to pay court fines. County Attorney Jack Fulton sought the arrest and jail term after Williams missed the mandated $50 monthly payments on a $300 drunk driving fine. Williams faces a 90 day jail term.

William R. Eads Gary W. Williams Route One Cedar Rapids Jack Fulton Charles Penningroth Williams Fulton

Motorist 57 Admits Drunk Driving Charge

Lee Monroe 57 of 831 A avenue NE pled guilty to a third offense drunk driving charge. Judge William R. Eads set sentencing for 10 am next Monday and asked the Iowa board of parole for a pre sentence investigation report. Monroe was arrested December 2 in the 200 block of Sixth Street NE.

Lee Monroe William R. Eads Eads Iowa Board of Parole Sixth Street

Woman Denies False Check Charge in Cedar Rapids Case

Sandie J. Marshek, 23, of 1844 Avenue NE, pleaded innocent to a false uttering of a check charge after appearing before Judge Warren J. Rees. She allegedly passed a $40 bad check to a Hy Vee store in Cedar Rapids on January 23.

Sandie J. Marshek 1844 Avenue NE Warren J. Rees Cedar Rapids

Richard Good Pleads Guilty in Lascivious Acts Case

Richard D. Good, 22, of 955 Fifteenth Avenue SW, pled guilty Monday to a charge of lascivious acts with a child. Judge Warren J. Rees scheduled sentencing for 10 a.m. next Monday. The case concerns alleged acts with a Marion child under 16 on December 11. Also noted are civil actions: Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp. vs. Iowa Radio Supply Co. for 3566.43 and Century Cab, Inc. vs. Gerald C. and Leona V. Pettit for 3175.

Richard D. Good Fifteenth Avenue SW Warren J. Rees Good Marion Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corporation Iowa Radio Supply Co Century Cab, Inc Gerald C Leona

Head of Texas Klan Resigns in Violent Turn

Royce McPhail of Crockett Texas resigned as grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan citing a bent toward violence. A new grand dragon was elected in Jacinto City but name withheld as leaders avoided disclosure.

Houston Ku Klux Klan Texas Royce McPhail Crockett Robert M. Shelton Tuscaloosa Ala McPhail John Astinwall Jacinto City

Kennedy accepts honorary Prolific Parents membership

Sen. Robert Kennedy of New York, father of nine, agreed to take honorary membership in West Germany's Prolific Parents Assn. Heinz Heitmann, deputy state chairman for North Rhine Westphalia, said Kennedy sent a letter accepting. The group requires a minimum of four children for membership.

Muenster Germany Robert Kennedy D-N.y Heinz Heitmann North-Rhine-Westphalia Kennedy

Tip on Beautification in Buffalo Billboard Message

A Buffalo billboard advertises beautification with the slogan Help beautify junk yards throw something lovely away today. The advertising company spokesman says the message buyer wished to remain anonymous.

Buffalo N. Y

Man killed while cutting tree on Maquoketa farm

Leo J. Dubert aged 52 of rural Maquoketa died Sunday in an accidental on farm property incident while cutting down a tree. The UPI report notes the mishap occurred on the Dubert residence.

Maquoketa UPI Leo J. Dubert

Pilco Trial Reaches Fifth Day With Evidence Hearing

Government seeks to admit statements by Abraham Pilicer to FDA agents as evidence in the five day federal case against Pilicer and Pilco Laboratories. Judge McManus presided as a hearing to decide admissibility concluded mid day. The trial was expected to resume afternoon with further government witnesses.

Abraham Pilicer Pilicer Pilco Laboratories Ridgeway ‘Drive SE Pilco Food and Drug Administration FDA Robert F. Wilson Edward McManus McManus U. S Donald O’brien

Second Cache of Monet Paintings Discovered in France

In Chartres France AP reports a second cache of Claude Monet paintings possibly worth 2 million dollars was found during an inventory at Giverny where Monet died in 1926 Yves Bourdon attorney for Monet s late son says 46 canvases were unearthed Bourdon follows a prior discovery of 92 paintings about 65 Monet works valued at 5 6 million dollars Michel Monet died in an auto crash on February 8 and left both collections to the French Academy of Fine Arts

Chartres France Claude Monet Yves Bourdon Giverny Normandy Monet Bourdon Michel Monet

Warren Warren Head Elected President of World Lawyers

In Geneva Earl Warren was elected president of an International Lawyers Association project sponsored by the World Peace Through Law Center. The appointment marks a notable leadership role in global legal diplomacy and transnational peace efforts.

Warren World Lawyers Geneva Earl Warren International Lawyers’ Assn World Peace Through Law Center

Israeli Peace Pilot on One Man Rome Mission

Abie Nathan the Israeli peace pilot arrived in Rome by commercial jetliner and sought a papal audience with Pope Paul VI. He plans to visit Paris to meet Mauriac and Sartre, then London to talk with Bertrand Russell, and to meet Italian President Saragat and ex mayor Giorgio la Pira. Nathan aims to further his peace initiative and settle pending matters from his February flight.

Rome Abie Nathan Cairo Paul VI Tel Aviv Holy Father Nathan Paris Francois Mauriac Jean Paul Sartre London Bertrand Russell Vatican Giuseppe Saragat Giorgio la Pira Exmayor Florence Egypt Nasser Israel Port Said

Deaths Wesley Krall 83 longtime Cedar Rapids resident

Wesley Krall 83 of 1822 Third street SW Cedar Rapids died Monday after a brief illness. Born February 13, 1883 in Usilov Czechoslovakia he came to Cedar Rapids in 1902. He retired from Chandler Pump Co after 43 years and belonged to Ctenarsky Spolek. Surviving wife Mary Krobec two daughters Mary O'Brien and Mrs Louis Mc Neal three grandchildren. Memorial service January Kuba funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial Czech National cemetery.

Wesley Krall Third Street Cedar Rapids Jerry Drahovzal Czech National Cemetery

Kathryn Litts 81 Retired Cedar Rapids Resident Dies

Kathryn Elizabeth Litts born Kathryn Lafferty July 4 1884 Independence died Sunday after a long illness at 81. She lived in Cedar Rapids 13 years survived by nephews Louis and William Nemecek and niece Mrs Raymond Happel. Services Wednesday 9 am at Immaculate Conception Church burial Linwood cemetery Rosary recited Tuesday 7 30 pm at Monahan-Stewart funeral home where friends may call Tuesday.

Kathryn Elizabeth Litts Second Avenue SE Kathryn Lafferty Independence Cedar Rapids August Louis William Nemecek Raymond Happel Litts Immaculate Conception Church St. Mary Agnes Circle William A. Roach Linwood Cemetery Roach Monahan-Stewart Funeral

Infant Daughter of Ames Couple Dies After Birth

Gayle Kendra Peterson infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Peterson of 941 M street SW died Sunday three days after birth. Surviving are the parents, grandparents Kenneth Peterson Ames Arthur Littrel Long Grove and great grandparents Harry Peterson Hampton Neb Samuel Littrel Nichols. Graveside services Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Linwood Cemetery with Dr. John Walker. The Brush chapel in charge.

Gayle Kendra Peterson Stephen Peterson M Street Kenneth Peterson Ames Arthur Littrel Long Grove Harry Peterson Hampton, Neb Samuel Littrel Nichols Linwood Cemetery John Walker Brush Chapel

Memorial services and burial notices for Mahnke Rose Turner and Sidney P Moore

Mahnke Rose Turner chapel service at 3 p.m. Tuesday led by Rev Elmer Room with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Sidney P Moore First Presbyterian church service at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Dr Theodore Lilley of Warwick R I, entombment in Chapel of Memories. Calls at Turner chapel Tuesday 5:30 to 9 p.m. and church Wednesday 10 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. Casket will not be opened after service. Family suggests contributions to a scholarship fund at Coe College.

Mahnke Rose Turner Chapel Elmer Oak Hill Cemetery Moore Sidney P First Presbyterian Church Theodore Lilley Warwick R.I Chapel of Memories Coe College

Anderson Fails to Appear in Court on Debris Charge

David S. Anderson 22 of 304 forfeited $30 for failing to appear in municipal court Monday on a debris in street charge. Police say he threw an empty beer bottle from a moving car in the 400 block of First Street SW at 2 05 a.m. last Wednesday. He also forfeited a $15 bond on a speeding charge.

David S. Anderson Twenty-eighth Street Anderson First Street

Sicilian Hair Industry Booms With Wigs Demand

Palermo reports the Sicilian hair processing sector reaches a million dollar threshold as international sales from January through November 1965 total $1,280,000, doubling the figure of the same period in 1964.

Palermo

Fowler watches budget path as Vietnam unfolds

Treasury Secretary Fowler said the Johnson administration is watching events in Vietnam to see if the 1967 budget will stay near balance. He urged restraint in wages and prices, noting potential shifts to deficit or surplus and the need for private sector responsibility for free world leadership.

Detroit Treasury Fowler Johnson Vietnam Economic Club of President’s Council of Economic Advisers

Rescue saga lauded after 39 hour battle at remote camp

The rescue of 20 downed American airmen 12 U S army special forces men and 136 Montagnard and Vietnamese troops at a besieged camp 360 miles north of Saigon was called equal to any in courage. The 380 defenders left at dusk as forces overwhelmed them after air support was hampered by bad weather. Skyhawks Phantom and Canberra jets later bombed the area as pilots pursued stragglers toward Da Nang sixty miles away.

Saigon South Vietnam da Nang

Gene Lee Clark in Fair Condition After Stabbing

Gene Lee Clark, 31, of route one Toddville, remained in fair condition Monday at St. Luke's hospital. He was stabbed in the right abdomen early Saturday during a family argument. A 13 year old stepson told authorities Clark fell onto the knife the boy held. No charges filed. Linn County sheriff's department investigates.

Gene Lee Clark Route One Toddville St. Luke’s Hospital Clark Linn County

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.R LE Can No None Gazette Leo Stanek L Street Larry Hohenshell Fifteenth Street Robert Manchester Sixteenth Avenue Leon Mangold Ryan Richard Gates Twenty First Avenue Gary Woods Thirty-third Street Fred Brown Thirty-first Street Paul Elias Park Towne Place Thomas Begley Twenty Sixth Street St. Luke's Vernon D. Reichmann Middle Amana Gerald N. Sumner Verlyn Wardenburg Williamsburg Leonard J. Melsa Marengo John H. Witt David G. Lopata Alburnett Elmer W. Sissel Tipton Ronald P. Greene Atkins Roberta M. Kadlee John G. Pierce Catherine Super William Hall Doris Baugh John H. Lekin Sharon K. Davis Martha O’deen David O’deen Laura Sivertsen Gary Sivertsen Marilyn L. Fielder Dale W. Fielder Circle Dive Eleventh Street Twenty-seventh Avenue First Avenue Ellis Boulevard Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad Twelfth Street Forty-second Street Center Point Road Twenty-ninth Avenue Southland Street James L. Graff Claude J. Hayes O Avenue J. W. Cook Center Point Noreen M. Larson Oliver J. Wiley Twenty-second Avenue Linda L. Pennington Oakland Road John W. Pepper Coldstream Avenue Galen E. Underwood Belmont Parkway Kenneth A. Bowman Swisher William D. Schamberger Third Avenue SE Dennis L. Steinmetz Fairfax Richard L. Bennett 610 Avenue NW James J. Zieser Fifteenth Street SE Gerald L. Jackman Des Moines Gary A. Kienast Elberon Theodore A. McAndrews Dysart Twenty-eighth Street Drive James A. Walsh Thirty-fourth Street Roger K. McCullough Third Avenue Helen L. Young Klinger Street Curtis J.edinger Lisbon West Liberty George Elmus Kile Presbyterian Church Snider’s. Monticello Emmon P. Wilken Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Goettsch’s Iowa City Herman Hubler George Gay-Cathout Golden Cemetery Fred Clark Beckman-Butherus Corydon Mary M. McGuire Olin Rosa Mae Ackerman Hayden's Columbus Junction Bertha E. Kelley Stacy-Lewis Columbus City Cemetery Tama Luella Flint Mason’s. Tama Chris Grassman Harrison’s. Tama Lynes Leaf Mason’s. Hawkeye William Miller Methodist Church Emerson’s. _ Fayette Ralph Gray Bellas- Wright, Kalona Barbara Brenneman Fairview Mennonite Church Yoder Yoder’s. Oxford Junction Inez Skinner Massilon Hayden’s. Oxford Junction Nicholas Cook Hayden’s. Belle Plaine William H. McCoy Hrabak’s. Wellman Loise I. Wade Asbury Methodist Church Powell's North English Glenn G. Fry Oakland Calif Powell’s Margaret Collins Minneapolis St. Mary’s Church McSwiggin and Uhlmann Lynn W. Welcher Beckman Butherus Ira Lewis Nazarene Church Jones’ Independence LeRoy Joseph Menge Los Angeles Courthouse News Dubuque County Texas Klan Bobby O’brien the Gazette Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Kathryn Litts Hairy Business John Er.lapes Third Ave
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