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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1965
Page
7
The daily weather lists highs and lows for many cities with precipitation figures and forecast clouds. May birth announcements note multiple families welcoming sons and daughters with addresses and names in a regional column.
Three U.S. army men died Saturday when Viet Cong guerrillas attacked government forces near Saigon. An American was wounded and another possibly captured in two ambushes near Ben Cat and Song Be, as U.S. airstrikes pursued Hanoi in the war's closest raid to the capital.
Poppy sales in Cedar Rapids Saturday totaled 1902.37 according to Mrs. Frank Roscoe, chairman. Leading sellers were Mrs. Charles McGinty 141.75, Mrs. Frank Suchomel 123.87, Alfred Schluntz 120.41, and Mrs. Charles Jasa 118.36.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with ages and funeral details. Stanwood William Stoecker 87 private services Monday 1 30 Chapman’s. Edwin Maher 60 services Monday 9 30 Immaculate Conception church. Walter Hartog 81 services Monday 1 30 Sheets and Son. Samuel C Holmes 83 services Tuesday 2 Goettsch’s. Ray Tid ball 80 Masonic services Sunday 8 Hawe’s Monday 2 Hawe’s. Calvin Riggs of Florida services Monday Waterloo Kearns. Godfrey West 85 services Monday 2 Congregational church. Otto Nelson 82 services Monday 2 Old East Paint Creek church. Mrs Sam Cable 60 services Monday 2 Millersburg Methodist church. McSwiggen Uhlmann Williamsburg.
The Cedar Rapids Civil Air Patrol drill team from the Optimist Composite Squadron took first place in the seven state north central regional contest at the St. Paul Minneapolis airport. They defeated regional champs from North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Missouri Kansas and Nebraska to claim the regional crown and qualify for the national contest at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
In Hartford a high school senior Elizabeth Anne Sharkevich and her boyfriend Darryl Dean 22 were charged with murder after the body of the girl's mother 38 is found in the trunk of a car. The mother Elizabeth Sharke vich was shot repeatedly with a .22 rifle and police searched New Dam Pond for the weapon.
Wilma Shadle of Collins Radio was named Iowa Secretary of the Year at the Iowa division meeting in Burlington. She will represent Iowa in the national contest.
Channel 9 presents a Sunday night double feature at 8 00 CST featuring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe in Misfits and a second film. The program highlights classic Hollywood leads and a first run presentation.
Mary Byers, 26, reports a man snatched her wig while she sat in a Kansas City restaurant. The incident occurred amid confusion as the assailant, described as a young male, grabbed the hairpiece and departed. Byers identifies the suspect as a stranger with no known ties to the area. The case involves local entities including the American Legion and Chauffers and Teamsters Local 238.
AP report details a Benson North Carolina bank robbery where two young assailants forced the vault open and escaped with more than 61000. The piece also notes survivors listed after a different obituary with relatives in Cedar Rapids and California. Memorial services are pending at Turner's. friends may call after 1 p.m.
Frank Rompot 78 of 1025 Second Street SE died at the Veterans Administration hospital in Iowa City Friday after a long illness. Born near Cedar Rapids he lived in the area all his life and served in World War I. Surviving are sister Bessie Jordan Cedar Rapids and brother William Rompot San Diego. Memorial services Monday at Kuba's at 2 conducted by Rev Clyde C Scott. Burial Czech National. Friends may call after 1.
Ernest J. Cray 70 died in Pasadena California after a long career with street car and City Lines bus service. Born September 9 1894 in Riceville Iowa he is survived by his wife two sons Burton J and Robert L of Cedar Rapids three grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Ernest Bayer Eather Davis of Wenatchee Washington and Velma White of Cedar Rapids Funeral arrangements are pending at Turner's Cedar Rapids.
The Memorial Service for Richard L Jensen is scheduled at 10 30 a m Monday at Chapel of Memories with the Rev Bruce Russell officiating. Interment follows in the same chapel. Friends may call at Turner's until 9 p m. The service will close the family basket.
Narragansett Rhode Island AP reports a 40 foot coast guard boat was pressed into service Saturday to make waves for the first annual New England surfing championship.
FBI reported cash looted from the First Citizens Bank branch by three young bandits who entered through a side door and tied up employee Herbert Whittington. Deputy Fulton Moore said the vault was cleaned out and the suspects fled in a green car as bank manager Charles Turlington noted the robbery occurred about 15 minutes before opening.
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., father of the Nobel laureate, told delegates at the American Baptist Convention annual meeting in San Francisco that the denomination is making progress on integration. He said the movement is advancing as fast as it can, and that is all the Negro asks.
In memory of Fred Niesz from the Louise Leibert Service Club and Washington High School, class of 1964. Several tributes follow for Gordon D. Barger, J F Shultz, Winn Lattner, Louise Cherry, Mary W. Yocum, Joseph L. Koneeny, Fred W. Niesz, and Herbert L. Sanders. Memorials come from local clubs, churches, and auxiliary groups in Cedar Rapids and Tama.
Moscow reports Mikhail Sholokhov, author of And Quiet Flows the Don, earned a second Order of Lenin on his 60th birthday. He already holds a Stalin prize, Lenin prize, and his work has been translated into many languages and adapted for opera.
Socialist Norman Thomas, 80, denounces U S policy in Vietnam linking Santo Domingo actions to Khrushchev Hungary. The 30 hour protest on a UC Berkeley campus draws thousands as State Dept. declines speakers. Floods across Texas Nebraska force evacuations and trigger flood warnings along rivers and in surrounding states.
Nora K. Vaughn, 22, of 413 Third Street SW, Cedar Rapids, was charged with shoplifting about $10 in goods from Woolworth Co. downtown. She was arrested Saturday afternoon and released on promise to appear in court in Alaska bound business ventures.
Donatello, 46, owner of a chemical company in Anchorage, Alaska, will be honored by President Johnson as Small Businessman of the Year. The White House announced a bronze plaque presentation at the National Small Business Week kickoff. Donatello, son of an Italian immigrant, built up what the White House described as a substantial enterprise.
The article explains that no nuclear weapons have been used to date and that ICBMs and Polaris carry nuclear warheads. It notes tactical nuclear weapons are for hard targets, while Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam are dispersed, often mingling with villagers, making hard targets scarce.
The U S embassy in Cambodia shut its doors in Phnom Penh as Cambodia severed diplomatic relations with the United States. Alf Bergesen, charge d Affaires, reportedly rolled up the U S flag, with the move following Cambodia breaking ties on May 3.
The American Baptist Convention with 1.5 million members elected Rev. Dr. Robert Torbert, 52, as president. Torbert, dean and professor of church history at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City Kansas, was chosen by 10,000 delegates on Saturday.
Stevenson noted the rebel leader Col. Francisco Camano Deno also pledged not to fire unless fired upon. He said he sought references to the OAS in the French resolution but realized the Soviet Union would veto if included.
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