Five day forecast notes cooler start and slight warmup ahead
The forecast projects temperatures Thursday through Monday averaging slightly below normal in the northeast and near normal elsewhere. Normal highs range from the middle 40s to near 50, with lows from the mid 20s to near 30. A brief warming trend follows a cold start with little if any precipitation expected. Weather data for Tuesday to Wednesday include scattered readings and barometer trends, with several local notices and public records interspersed.
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Orleans
Palin
Oman
Wna
Six Hurt As C and O Wreck In West Virginia Gorge
Six crewmen were injured when a Chesapeake and Ohio George Washington passenger train jumped the tracks in the New River Gorge West Virginia after striking rock debris from a slide caused by overnight rain. No passengers injured as 188 rode safely with eight cars and three diesel units left the main line and were routed around the wreckage.
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Thurmond
W. Va
Peake & Ohio Railway
New River Gorge
West Virginia
C&o
Cincinnati
New York
Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list longtime residents
Obituary notices report William Corbett 74 of 632 First Avenue NW died after a lingering illness born June 12 1892 in Champaign Illinois. Survived by son William two sisters Mrs Elmer Keiser Bettendorf Mrs Paul Fotsch Farmington and brother Edwin Anderson Hemet California. Services Friday Trinity Methodist Church Cedar Rapids. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Also listed are Robert Fuller 83 of 1428 Third Street NW died in a nursing home Memorial services Turner Chapel East. Other notices include Edward T. Davis Bethel AME funeral Cedar Memorial. Cordelia E. Miller Turner Schapel West burial Linwood. Donald Lee Turner Chapel East burial Linwood. Edna N. Neitzel Beatty Bearle funeral Edens United Church of Christ burial Linwood.
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First Avenue NW
William Corbett
Champaign
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Methodist Church
Children's Home
Shrine Auxiliary
William
Elmer Keiser
Bettendorf
Paul Fotsch
Farmington
Edwin Anderson
Hemet
Calif
Warren Feller
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahenstchapel
Robert Fuller
Third Street
Ienes Emrieye
Quaker Oats Co
Turner Chapel
Westfield
Ind
Linwood Cemetery
Neitzel
Edna N
Beatty- Bearle
Donald A. McPeck
Edens United Church of
Gun accidents at sporting goods store alarm customers
Sterling, Cole. A sporting goods store manager, Joe Liebig, said he was trying to impress a prospective customer when he squeezed the trigger on a new shotgun. The gun was loaded and it blasted a large hole in the store ceiling.
Cedar Rapids considers leasing new computer system
Cedar Rapids schools plan to lease a central processing unit card punch reader printer and related equipment for in house pupil accounting and budgeting work. bids are due March 22 with board review April 3. area 10 contemplates upgrading to an IBM 360 to boost capacity and reduce costs.
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Area 10
Brown
Cedar Rapids
Otto Wiedersberg
Board of Education
Area 10 College
Dave Treka
Pinned Under Truck Cab Injures C R Man
Donald E. Treka, 36, of 1207 Fifth street SE, injured Tuesday afternoon when a truck he was repairing at Deep Rock service station lurched forward trapping him under the cab. He was taken to Mercy hospital with a fractured right leg, fractured ribs and possible internal injuries and was listed in good condition Wednesday.
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Donald E. Treka
Fifth Street
CBS Denies Halting Free RFE Broadcasts
New York AP Dr Frank Stanton CBS president denied that CBS paused free RFE spot announcements due to CIA funding. He said there was a network misunderstanding while CBS News had reported restudy of televising announcements. Stanton stressed CBS networks support Radio Free Europe since its inception.
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Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Radio Free Europe
Central Intelligence Agency
CBS News
The
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Stanton
John Eneson, Jr
Radio Free Europe Fund Inc
Europe
CBS Television
Cbs-Owned
JFK Grave Continues Public Access At Permanent Site
The defense department said work at the JFK permanent gravesite continued through the night and the grave is now basically completed and open to public visits. The eternal flame was lit at the original funeral and moved to the memorial grave, with Mrs. Kennedy and the President's brothers lighting it initially.
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Defense Department
Army
Washington
Kennedy
Garfield school awards list names recipients
Awards were presented Friday at Garfield schools to Ned Vasquez Doug Kacena Tony Ward Steve Conner Jacki Novak David Johnson Danny Klein Mark Whitehead Tom Mitchell Chuck Flint Larry Wacker Paul Vareve Bill Greear Jeff Conner and Terry Tow.
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Ned Vasquez
Doug Kacena
Tony Ward
Steve Conner
Jacki Novak
David Johnson
Danny Klein
Mark Whitehead
Tom Mitchell
Chuck Flint
Larry Wacker
Paul Vareve
Bill Greear
Jeff Conner
Terry Tow
Mediville audit finds overpayments and irregularities in town funds
An audit of Mediville reveals salary overpayments to Miss Ward from 1953 to 1966 totaling 5075, plus nonsalary overpayments of 1388.59. Clerks received 1988.39 despite a 600 authorization. Records 1949 1952 missing. town expands clerk duties to water books. A second audit is underway after mayor and treasurer flagged irregularities.
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Ail
Ward
Cecil Smay
Janet Ford
Ford
Herbert Beckman
State Auditor
Beckman
Audit reveals beer permit irregularity at Joe's Super Market
Mechanicsville action follows a special audit. Joe Paidar owner of Joe's Super Market faces a charge of selling beer without a license. He was bound over to district court after appearing before Justice of the Peace Ed Wilson. Records show no beer permit from Sept 4 1964 to March 4 1967. March 4 permit issued but county attorney says no proper application was made and the permit is void.
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Mechanicsville
Joe Paidar
Joe’s
Paidar
Court of Justice of the Peace
Ed Wilson
Tipton
District Court
County Atttorney
Max Werling
City Reports 46 New VD Cases During February
Cedar Rapids health department administrator Carl Smith reports Linn county recorded 46 new venereal disease cases in February, 38 in Cedar Rapids. Counts show 15 males and 23 females in city totals, 2 males and 6 females in the county outside Cedar Rapids. Ages span teenagers to over 30. Joe S. Cook notes 215 housing inspections with 1 unsafe dwelling posted, 6 demolished. Births total 244 and deaths 90 for February. Measles, chicken pox, scarlet fever and mumps cases noted. Otis Sunderman releases December dustfall 10.6 tons/sq mile, January 18.6 in residential areas. industrial dustfall 27.4 in December and 35.9 in January with increases due to weather.
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Carl Smith
Cedar Rapids
Joe S. Cook
Alle Housing Division
Department of Public ‘Health
Otis L. Sunderman
Sunderman
Cedar Rapids Council Seeks Bids For Renewal Ground Parcels
Cedar Rapids city council approved inviting proposals and offers to buy five parcels totaling 14.1 acres within the Cedar Lake urban renewal area. Bids must be received by 9 a.m. June 21 at the city clerk on the third floor of city hall. The parcels lie within specified blocks NE and bound by streets and rail lines, to be sold at not less than the HUD-estimated fair market value for urban renewal use. Notice of the bid opening will appear in Friday’s Gazette legal notices.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Lake
Fourth Street
D Avenues
Milwaukee Railroad
Eighth Street
First Avene
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reagan Admin to Cut About 3000 California State Jobs
Governor Reagan's administration plans to eliminate nearly 3,000 state jobs mainly in mental hygiene to save about $20 million annually. Executive secretary Philip Battaglia says the surplus posts are not needed to maintain state standards and that cuts will occur this year and next.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Philip Battaglia
Reagan
Battaglia
Lavergne Execution Stayed for Ruling
U S Supreme Court Justice Douglas issued a stay of execution for Paul Eugene Lavergne a 23 year old Black Muslim awaiting death in San Quentin. The stay lasts until the court rules on his appeal claiming insanity at the time of the Jan 7 1965 strangling of taxi driver Joseph Giacalone during a robbery. Governor Reagan denied clemency.
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U.s.supre Court
William A. Douglas
Paul Eugene Lavergne
San Quentin
Douglas
Supreme Court
Lavergne
San Diego
Joseph Giacalone
Ronald Reagan
California
Cedar Rapids youths arrested for beer possession
Three Cedar Rapids youths posted bond and were released from city jail after arrest for possession of beer by minors. Michael Schriever, 20, of 1845 D avenue NE, Ricardo J. Snitker, 19, of 1420 D avenue NE, and Danny W. Naughton, 18, of 420 Twentieth Street NE were charged. Schriever also faced a driving without lights charge. Bonds posted were 60 dollars for Schriever and 30 dollars for each of the others.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael Schriever
D Avenue NE
Ricardo J. Snitker
Danny W.naughton
Twentieth Street
Schriever
Powell Plans Return Despite Court Refusal to Hear Appeal
Adam Clayton Powell reportedly plans to return to New York from the Bahamas on Sunday despite a court’s decision not to review his civil contempt citation. Powell’s attorney warned a Sunday arrest would violate state law, while the sheriff’s office would not confirm arrest plans. The appellate division had refused to consider the appeal and noted Powell must submit to arrest before any advisory ruling.
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Adam’ Clayton Powell
Bahamas
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Powell
Henry Williams
Williams
York State
Kehl
Sheriff's Office
John McCloskey
Sit
Bimini
Harlem
Court petitions cancellation of promissory note over alleged misrepresentation
William P. Hogan files in the courthouse to cancel a 24500 promissory note given to Vincent H. Burwinkie for renewal of a patent on the Skill-Aid invention claiming misrepresentation and breach of contract. Hogan says the note, delivered Nov 22 1966, was to be held until patent validity and market value could be checked, but Burwinkie allegedly sold unconditionally. Hogan seeks an injunction preventing Burwinkle from negotiating or transferring the note until a hearing.
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Burch Avenue
Vincent H. Burwinkie
Fifth Avenue SE
Hogan
Burwinkle
Burwinkles
Three Requests Are Okayed by Review Group
Three applications were approved by the Solicitations Review committee at a luncheon meeting Wednesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Junior Achievement of Greater Cedar Rapids to raise 28500 in Linn county in May and June. League of Women Voters for Cedar Rapids and Marion to campaign for 2120 in the local area April 21 through May 1. Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 788 to sell buddy poppies September 22 and 23 with a request for detailed financial statements on income and expenditures of the poppy program in future filings.
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Junior Achievement of
Greater Cedar Rapids
Linn County
League of Women Voters For
Cedar Rapids
Marion
VFW Post
Man Sues For 12000 Over Injuries To Son
Cedar Rapids man files a 12000 damage suit against Zodac Development Co for alleged permanent injuries to his minor son Kevin. The incident occurred July 16 when a three by six foot cement tile rolled onto the boy's head while he played near property owned by the company. The suit alleges negligence for failing to secure tiles and prevent movement.
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Cedar Rapids
Wednesday
Zodac Development Co
Thirty-third Street
Acclarml
James E. Riehl
Fall Orook Drive
Kevin
Riehl
Ewoldt To Attend Omaha Meeting
Harold Ewoldt, assistant executive vice president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, will attend an Omaha conference Thursday on emergency transportation. Sponsored by the federal Office of Emergency Transportation, the meeting covers a national mobilization plan and includes a tour of the Strategic Air Command facility in Omaha.
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Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
Federal Office of Emergency Transportation
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Iowa
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Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
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South Dakota
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Unidentified Trucker Hurt in CR Mishap on Edgewood Road
A semi-trailer driver was injured when the vehicle left Edgewood road south of Highway 149, rolled into a ditch and tipped on its side. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. The driver’s identity was not released and injuries were not believed serious.
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Edgewood Road
Highway 149
Brazil Names Arthur da Costa e Silva President
In Brasilia Arthur da Costa e Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s 22nd president and declared the office a post of moral cost and duty, signaling a focus on integrity and leadership.
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Brasilia
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Brazil
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