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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1969

Page

2

Weather summary and public notices from Atlanta and Iowa region

Five day forecast notes temperatures four to eight degrees below normal for Iowa with highs around 70 to 75 and lows near 50. precipitation averaging half to one inch with showers and thunderstorms midweek. Also lists daily highs and lows, barometer, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, and local obituaries and notices of civil and court actions across multiple Iowa cities.

Iowa Weather Bureau

No Report Yet in Iowa City Death

Nancy L. Nardelli 21 a University of Iowa sophomore from Middletown New Jersey was found dead in her apartment by her landlord after friends could not reach her. An autopsy was performed but results were not released and the cause remained under investigation with detectives noting she had been dead several days.

Iowa City Nancy L. Nardelli Miss Nardelli University of Iowa Middletown N.J T. T. Bozek Johnson County Ron Evans

Viet War crash claims eight crewmen and jet crew

A collision at sea during the Viet War killed eight crew members and another jet. Two crewmen from the second plane parachuted and were rescued. No survivors from the collision were found. Sun glare may have contributed to the crash. Separately a U S cargo plane near Saigon lost six aboard while returning to base with one engine running.

U.S Saigon

Jefferson High Wins School Trophy at Cedar Rapids Hobby Show

Jefferson High School earned the school trophy for the eighth Cedar Rapids Hobby and Model Show, the first time a high school topped all entrants. A record 1,126 entries from 51 schools were judged at Memorial Coliseum, with winners across high school, junior high, elementary and primary divisions led by Jefferson competitors. The event is hosted by the city recreation commission and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2272.

Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids Marion Independent Linn- Mar College Community Palo Memorial Coliseum Dwight Bosier Jefferson Twenty Ninth Avenue Debbie McLaud Seventh Street Rick Blaine Washington Staub Court Debra Floyd Wilson Sixth Street Jim Strader Roosevelt Ellis Boulevard Kathy Kramer St. Jude’s Wiley Boulevard Dennis Bagenstos Franklin Daniels Street Tom Ludeke Adams Shasta Drive Gerry Rosing Buchanan Fifth Avenue Kevin Lubben Erskine Trailridge Road Stacy Benesh Lincoln Ninth Street Monroe Eleventh Avenue Marilee Rebnertson Garfield Twenty-seventh Street City Recreation Commission Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie

Lawsuit Dismissed Over Lawrence Drive Standards

A Linn district judge ruled in Lawrence's first addition near Cedar Rapids airport that ten home buyers failed to prove a cause of action to compel developers James H. Lawrence and Elena M. Lawrence to bring Lawrence drive up to county specifications. The drive is a public roadway dedicated to the county which would maintain it as part of the secondary road system if a case had been proven. The November 1967 suit claimed the road remained an unimproved dirt path.

Linn Lawrence Folsom Everest James H. Lawrence Elena M. Lawrence Cedar Rapids

Foreclosures and Accounts Listed in Court Filings

Bankers Life Co. sues Glenn L. Grimm and Doris J. Grimm for 11651.77 in a mortgage foreclosure action. J. C. Penney Co. sues Kaye L. Rodriguez for 168.47 on an account. Mapco Warehousing Co. sues Thomas Wilbur doing business as Fifth Avenue Repair and Machine for 289.94 on an account. Montgomery Ward Co. sues Bruce E. Phillips and Connie Phillips for 190.02 on an account.

Bankers Life Co Glenn L. Grimm Doris J. Grimm J. C. Penney Co., Inc Kaye L. Rodriguez Mapco Warehousing Co Thomas Wilbur Fifth Avenue Repair and Machine Montgomery Ward Co Bruce E. Phillips Connie Phillips

July Draft Call Sets Low Mark For Year

The Defense Department announced a July draft call of 22,300 men the lowest monthly quota this year. It is 3,600 fewer than June with a high of 33,700 in February. The July figure is the smallest since 15,000 were inducted last December and Iowa’s July call is 331 men.

Washington UPI Defense Department Iowa

Drowning Victim Daniel Shelton Found Two Miles Below Palisades Park Dam

Sunday from Palisades Kepler State Park. The 19 year old Daniel Shelton disappeared after his inflatable raft went over a dam while two friends were camping nearby. His body was recovered at the South Cedar game management area about two miles below the dam. Daniel Schroeder 20 of Cedar Rapids was rescued after clinging to a tree on an island below the dam. The Linn sheriff’s office Hawkeye Scuba Divers civil defense civil air patrol highway patrol Mt. Vernon and Lisbon fire departments assisted in the search. Burial for Shelton will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery with services Tuesday at noon. Elisabeth Elderkin Cedar Rapids widow died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. She was born January 15 1881 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are a son David M Elderkin Cedar Rapids two grandsons a great granddaughter and a sister Mrs Max T Bromwell of Cedar Rapids. Memorial services are Tuesday at Turner's Chapel East with a possible contribution to United Hospital Fund.

Linn County Paul Starry Daniel Shelton Palisades- Kepler State Park South Cedar Game Management Daniel Schroeder Cedar Rapids Linn Sheriff's Office Hawkeye Civil Defense Civil Air Patrol Highway Patrol Mt. Vernon Lisbon Danny Michael Shelton Chester Shelton Twentyfifth Street Chapel of Memories William ‘Harnish Allen Bond Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner Chapel East Diane Shelton Terry Ronald Shelton Danny Elisabeth Elderkin Park Terrace SE Amos A. Elderkin Allan Catherine MacDuff Elderkin David M. Elderkin Max T. Bromwell The Westminster Presbyterian Church

Mabie longtime Cedar Rapids resident dies after illness

Chester J. Mabie 615 Eighteenth Street SE passed away Sunday after a long illness. Born July 25 1917 in Whitten he married Betty J. Jagan October 1 1939 in Marshalltown. He leaves wife son Jerry L Mabie Marion two daughters Christine Mabie and Mrs John Kinney Marion three grandchildren his mother Lara Mabie Union and brother Max Mabie Radcliff. Funeral at Chapel East 3 p.m. Wednesday with Rev John M Hardy burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call until 2 30 p.m. Wednesday casket not opened after service. Memorials may go to Cancer Fund.

Chester J. Mabie Eighteenth Street Collins Radio Co Cedar Rapids Whitten Betty J. Jagan Marshalltown First Christian Church Crescent Lodge CRTA Collins Jerry L. Mabie Marion John E. Kinney Christine Mabie Lara Mabie Union Max Mabie Radcliff Turner Chapel John M. Hardy Cedar Memorial Cancer Fund

Harold S. Clark, 52, dies after brief illness in Cedar Rapids

Harold S. Clark of 3000 J Street SW dies after a brief illness. Born March 29, 1917 in Lancaster Kentucky he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1945. Survived by wife Shirley Jensen two daughters Barbara Jo Yeakey Nancy L. Clark a son Danny and his Lancaster family. Memorial services and funeral details announced.

Harold S. Clark J Street Lancaster Cedar Rapids Smyth Sign Co Hanford Post No American Legion and Electrical Workers Shirley Jensen Barbara Jo Yeakey Gainsville, Fla Nancy L. Clark Danny Clay Clark Nancy Clark Cecil Stanley Clark Lancaster Ky Ramsey Funeral Home Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home

Obituary for Ross O. Johnson longtime Cedar Rapids businessman

Ross O. Johnson 72 of 524 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday in a local hospital. He operated Johnson and Sons Trucking Co for 33 years until retiring in 1956. Born November 14 1896 in Red Rock he was married twice and survived by five sons a daughter four stepsons a stepdaughter 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren and two brothers. Services 11 a m Wednesday Murdoch chapel Marion with interment Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Monday.

Ross O. Johnson Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Johnson and Sons Trucking Co Red Rock Ada May Roach Hazel Stein Lyle R Hiawatha Ross O., Jr Fremont, Calif Frank C Phoenix Arthur H Coggan Robert L Lisbon Olive J. Hern Miamisburg Ohio John McNiel Brandon Rivers MecNiel Marion James McNiel Russell Davis San Mateo Calif Marie Davis Maurice Johnson Ernest Johnson Corydon Murdoch Chapel Donald R. Martin Grace Baptist Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Murdoch

Cedar Rapids Woman Learns Aunt Rebecca Clark Dies in California

Rebecca Clark of Cedar Rapids learns her aunt Rebecca Clark 90 dies Sunday in California. The aunt lived in Cedar Rapids until about a year ago moving to Woodland Hills. Funeral and burial will be in California.

R. J. Monroe Cedar Rapids California Rebecca Clark Clark Woodland Hills Calif

Funeral services and burials listed for local residents

Emma Louise Cargin funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev. A T Washington at the funeral home with burial in Center Point cemetery. Bert Hiram Bowling service at 1 30 p.m. Monday led by Rev Canon D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal church, interment in Shiloh cemetery Hiawatha. Lucy Mae Bowersox service 1 p.m. Monday at Shueyville United Methodist church with burial in Shueyville cemetery. William Carl Siebert service 1 30 p.m. Tuesday at Turner chapel east, burial Cedar Memorial cemetery.

Cargin Emma Louise— Rohn A. T. Washington Center Point Cemetery

Court backs probation in federal securities case ruling

The Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision overturns a jury trial demand for an Oklahoma man, upholding a 3 year probation sentence in a federal securities case as not meeting the “serious” crime threshold. The ruling draws sharp dissent from Chief Justice Warren and Justices Black and Douglas absent, with broader actions on corporate fraud suits and free expression.

Warren Black Douglas Oklahoma Thurgood Marshall Florida Minnesota Supreme Court St. Paul T. Eugene Thompson Abe Fortas Donald Lee Kil- Fortas Becoyne Louis Wolfson Independence Henry Marshalltown Oregon Collins Radio U.S Cedar Rapids Oelwein

Funeral services for Jacob Specht in Cedar Rapids

Jacob Philip Specht 77 of 913 H avenne NW died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital born February 16 1892 in Marengo. Retired Cedar Rapids Engineering Co worker member of Moose Lodge and American Legion married Melba Wanamaker July 15 1935 in Galena Illinois. Survived by wife son Philip and two grandchildren. Friends may call at Rohn funeral home after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral arrangements pending.

Jacob Philip Specht Avenne Cedar Rapids Marengo Cedar Rapids Engineering Co Moose Lodge American Legion Melba Wanamaker Galena Ill Philip Rohn

Gladys F Hayes Dies After Brief Illness

Cedar Rapids resident Gladys Fern Hayes a Cedar Rapids wife of Lawrence J Hayes died Monday after a brief illness. Born May 27 1897 at North English she wed Dec 19 1938 in Des Moines. Survived by husband two sons James G Hudson Denver and Robert V Hudson Cedar Rapids three grandchildren two brothers Lawrence LaVelle Cedar Rapids Rodney LaVelle Fairfax. Burial Cedar Memorial with chapel service at 1 30 p m Wednesday by Rev Allen S Van Cleve Central Park Presbyterian church.

Gladys Fern Hayes Lawrence J. Hayes Tenth Avenue Cedar Rapids North English Des Moines James G. Hudson Denver Robert V. Hudson Lawrence LaVelle Rodney LaVelle Fairfax Turner Chapel

Three East Iowans Drown In Canada Fishing Mishap

Nestor Falls Ontario AP Two divers search Cameron lake for two Montezuma men Denton Dalbey 35 and Kenneth Capper 61 believed drowned after their fishing party capsized Thursday Merlin Stoker 50 Guernsey Iowa was found Saturday. Doonan 45 and Fahlenkamp 43 remained at a cabin. seaplane reported the drowning.

Canada Nestor Falls Ont Cameron Lake Iowa Merlin Stoker Guernsey Denton Dalbey Kenneth Capper Montezuma, Iowa Robert Doonan Donald Fahlenkamp Montezuma

Apollo 10 Mission Nears Moon as Crew Prep for LEM Flight

Apollo 10 inches toward the moon after a 251 307 mile voyage. Stafford and Cernan prepare to test the lunar lander by skimming within 9.3 miles of the surface while Young commands the command module. Eight days in space promise a Pacific splashdown after circling the moon.

America Alan Shepard Earth Stafford Cernan Moon Young LEM Pacific

Gratified Cedar Rapids Police Week Chief Sees Civic Impact

Police Chief George J. Matias expressed gratification with citizen responses to Police Week and public activities. He highlighted increased civic understanding of policing, crime prevention aims, and potential lives saved or crimes prevented as measures of the week’s success. The event featured dinners, a public display at Second Avenue and First Street SE, and a Look See Hear Ask tour with about 900 participants.

George J. Matias Matias Cedar Rapids Second Avenue First Street

Interstate studies move to state responsibility in network plan

Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf of Kansas City conducted earlier Cedar Valley freeway and Linn county regional planning studies. The regional commission says it cannot finalize its transportation network until state studies on alternate routes near the metropolitan road system are completed.

Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf Kansas City Cedar Valley Linn County Regional The Regional Planning Commission Commission

House Votes Probe of Diagonal Roads

DES MOINES Iowa house approved a senate resolution by 88 to 2 to form an interim bipartisan committee to investigate diagonal highways in Iowa focusing on Interstate 35 in the north. The plan calls for appointing three house and three senate members by the presiding officers of each chamber.

Des Moines Iowa Senate House

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