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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1968
Page
13
Weather round up lists highs for many cities with overnight lows and rainfall. Also includes fire incident summaries, obituaries for many towns in Iowa and surrounding areas with service details and burial plans.
Nixon met Maryland Governor Agnew in New York as Rockefeller backs away from a 1968 GOP bid. Agnew, once a Rockefeller ally, said he does not think Rockefeller will run and left open his own support while stating Nixon could win in November if nominated.
The Thing That Couldn’t Die opens CH. 9 Saturday night double feature at 9:30. The program airs on KCRG TV with a second feature following later that evening.
President Johnson said a possible military call up would be limited and a supplemental defense appropriation would total a few billion dollars, not the ten to twenty billion speculation. He hinted his talk could cover broader fiscal policy and avoided confirming re election plans. He noted no major gaps in military readiness and said mistakes in supplies like helicopters and fuels are being remedied.
National guard rifles upheld calm in Memphis as protests for the striking garbage workers continued after a Thursday march turned riotous. A 6,000-strong protest caused one death, 60 injuries, and 300 arrests, with MLK promising to return next week. Most strikers are Negro.
About 160 to 170 teachers attended a meeting on salary terms as the board set next year’s base pay at 6000 while teachers sought 6100 or 6200. The unsigned contracts would be returned to the association, not the school board, as part of the negotiation point. The association includes about 350 members.
Jeffrey Matthews four year old son of Mr and Mrs Leo Matthews of 118 Thirty third Street NE was struck by a car Friday evening in a parking lot off First Avenue NE. He was treated for knee and arm injuries and released from St Luke's hospital then readmitted in fair condition. Driver John W Boner aged 67 of 2714 Second Avenue SE was identified. The accident occurred at 629 PM and no charges were filed. The boy darted into the path of the car.
Dale Herdliska, 46, of Iowa City died in a hospital after his truck crashed into a Rock Island switch engine on the Highway 6 bypass in Iowa City Friday night. The crash occurred late Friday and he died early Saturday from injuries.
Four sport coats valued at 340 dollars were stolen from Craemer's men's store at Lindale Plaza. The theft occurred Thursday evening, with the report filed Friday by store officials.
Miss Leven, a graduate of Coe College and longtime teacher of French and Spanish at McKinley and Washington high schools, has died. She was a member of the National Retired Teachers Assn. Funeral services are Monday at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Memories with cremation afterward. No immediate survivors reported. Friends may call Cedar Memorial and Chapel of Memories.
City briefs report several police incidents including tools stolen from two garages valued at 35 dollars and 150 dollars within the last week. Other items include a billfold taken at Washington high school and a restaurant ad. The document also notes a Boy Scout pack awards at the First Congregational Church and an antique show at the Coliseum today and tomorrow.
A boxcar at Jerabek Distributing Co. on Ninth avenue SE was broken into early Saturday. Three cases of beer were stolen and detectives are investigating the incident.
Lucinda E Wisehart 78 of 214 Fifteenth street NE Cedar Rapids died Friday Born April 8 1889 near Toddville widow of Emmet Wisehart and former Cedar Rapids Children's Home employee She survived by son Donald Wisehart Center Point sister Maud Newland Center Point and two grandchildren Services 2 p m Sunday Murdoch chapel Center Point by Dr Loren T Jenks Burial Center Point cemetery Friends may call at Murdoch chapel Center Point
Dr C W Couser of Pittsburgh and former Cedar Rapids resident died Thursday. Born December 27 1907 in Marshalltown he was a geologist for Humble Oil Co and member of Bower Hill Presbyterian church Ot tumwa Lodge AF AM and Western Arkansas Consistory Survived by his wife Dorothy Edgar and son James R Edgar Services set for Chapel of Memories at 10 30 am Monday Turner Chapel East in charge. casket not to be opened.
Dieter Dengler, a navy flyer who escaped a North Vietnamese prison camp, started training at a Trans World Airlines center in Kansas City to become a commercial air line pilot. At 29, the Ger many native will qualify as a flight engineer after four months and pursue a pilot career. Dengler was captured after crash landing near the Vietnam Laos border in 1966 and escaped June 29, 1968. He survived 23 jungle days and earned the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Michael Lindeman age 15 months, son of Dennis Linde mans, 1610 Park Towne Lane NE, admitted to St Luke s hospital after a fall from a window at home. Police report the incident occurred Saturday afternoon for observation.
Saturday night at 9 30 the Rogue's March continues with a double feature starring Peter Lawford and Janice Rule at the local cinema.
UCLA professor Dr. Sidney Cohen argues that drugs have long shaped human history and differ in harm, noting alcohol opium and marijuana with varying roles, while warning LSD carries dangers and possible therapeutic use. Chuck Hollander adds context on marijuana's public perception and postwar enforcement trends.
Dr. Helen Knowles, dean of students at the University of Rochester, told a Coe College drug symposium that the college and society bear responsibility for drug problems. She warned that higher education faces strains with students and society, urging better communication to resolve ongoing issues.
United Auto Workers Local 299 ratified a two year contract at Link-Belt Speeder Corp. The agreement includes wage increases of 25 cents first year and 12 cents second year plus a cost of living index. Night shift bonuses rise and vacation, health and life insurance benefits expand.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co., is published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription options include by card 5 cents a week and by mail with various nightly and Sunday editions priced from 1.50 monthly to 26 annually. some areas exclude mail subscriptions where carrier service exists.
The Washington state DMV compared 280 clergy with 280 nonclergy of similar age and found Presbyterian ministers drive better. Clergy violations were less than one third the rate of nonclergymen across 35 denominations represented.
Darwin Amber, 21, of Mt Pleasant, was held in Cedar Rapids city jail on a forgery charge. A municipal court issued the warrant. Bond was set at $1000.
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