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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1965
Page
4
The Daily Record reports Tuesday high and low temperatures with weekend rainfall projections and May totals. It also covers Senate actions on school buses and gas tax, bills on licenses, fertilizer rules, and local public defender funding, plus May 4 notices of births, court actions, and traffic violations across multiple Iowa cities.
DES MOINES Iowa House approval of a driver education bill would bar anyone under 18 from driving until completing required hours. The measure passed 113 to 5 and is backed by Gov Harold Hughes and Public Safety Commissioner William Sueppel. Representative Eldon Morgan called it a step to curb Iowa’s growing death toll.
Gov Harold Hughes says labor bills have about a 50 50 chance in the 1966 session. He favors separate measures over a full labor package and defends right to work while proposing driver education funding and a mediation board. Opponents label the plan political double talk and oppose repeal of the law.
The Patty Duke Show airs at 7 p.m. CST Wednesday on KCRG TV 9 featuring baseball and Ross as spotlight guests. The program highlights a brother act and leverages local interest in sports and entertainment.
The city planning commission recommended approval of five rezoning petitions and denied two others citing spot zoning and traffic hazards. Approvals included Drive-In Realty and Bjornson Investment on Center Point road NE and other listed parcels. several plats were also approved. Final action rests with the city council.
No objections were filed at a public hearing on the rezoning from R-4 to R-1 for property on First Avenue SE east of Glenbrook Drive. First Avenue Development Co sought a special permit to raise office height from 35 to 60 feet and received approval over objections from the Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association. A six story office building is planned.
A Council Bluffs proposal suggests shifting clocks one minute before Iowa Daylight time to stay on Mountain time for an hour. Council members debated feasibility and sent the plan to the legal department for study.
Hank Siebels, 72, a farmer from Anamosa, died of a heart attack at his farm home near Anamosa. Funeral details were to be announced by the family.
World War I veteran mosa, survived by wife two daughters Pauline Melsha and Keith Ehlers of Cedar Rapids five grandchildren four brothers William Henry Rhinehard of Monticello George of Amber Iowa and one sister Mrs Ben Wroblewski of Central City. Services Friday 1 30 at St Goettsch s.
The rebel force totals about 12 000 armed civilians and 400 former Dominican soldiers. Caamano is inaugurated as provisional president in a regime set up against the military junta. A U S spokesman questions the regime's constitutional validity as Caamano hopes for U S troop withdrawal amid crowd cheers and fear of anti U S sentiment.
The defense department said 19 363 U S troops are in the Dominican Republic up 5 363 from the last total. It breaks down to 12 439 Army and 6 924 Marines with six killed and 52 wounded. One Navy ensign is missing after a landing craft incident. Over 3 270 evacuees include 1 897 U S citizens and 1 373 foreigners.
Walter J. Dunahugh 73 of 1844 Zika Avenue NW died Wednesday after a short illness. Born January 27 1892 he lived in Cedar Rapids most of his life and worked at Quaker Oats Co retiring in 1957. Survived by two sons two daughters 12 grandchildren and a sister Funeral Teahen chapel Friday at 1 p.m. with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial services are planned for Dale Newell at 10 30 a m Thursday in Turner chapel with Dr Ralph Barron. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Wallace Hansen to be lauded at 3 p m Thursday by Rev Clyde Norrgård at Turner chapel. Casket remains closed after service. Joseph Kacerovsky to be honored Thursday at 10 a m at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home with burial at Czech National.
City council schedules public hearings June 2 at 9 a.m. on seven proposed water main construction projects across the city. Plan details filed with the city clerk include E avenue NW, Edgewood road to Wiley boulevard, Twelfth avenue SW segments, First avenue W, Wilson avenue SW, Otis road SE, and several streets around Wiley boulevard NW and Edgewood road SW. Hearings will be in City Hall council chambers on the fourth floor.
In April the city building department issued 980 permits for building, plumbing, electrical and other work. Dwellings accounted for 67 permits valued at $1 001 571, while three commercial structures added $133 995. Total new building permits were 106 valued at $1 425 125.80 plus 210 remodeling and repair permits at $520 279.50 and 64 miscellaneous permits worth $8 588. Receipts from permits totaled $6 962.55.
Sheppard and Sheppard family operated an osteopathic hospital near Cleveland. He faced murder charges over Mrs. Sheppard’s July 4 1954 death with blunt instrument wounds. Pardoned lawyers argued Cleveland press inflamed public opinion and hindered a fair trial. officials allegedly ignored clues supporting his story. Weinstein did not rule on guilt.
A trailer carrying farm workers plunged into a canal on Wednesday, killing 19 people. Officials investigated the crash and identified the victims as laborers traveling to work.
In Selma FBI undercover witness John Rowe testified about Eugene Thomas 42 and William Eaton 41 of Bessemer as Klansmen awaiting trial for a murder linked to Mrs. Liuzzo. Rowe detailed a pursuit and rough exchange before Wilkins fired at Liuzzo's car, killing her.
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