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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
18
Verdun France AP veterans gathered for the 50th anniversary amid somber scenes of reunion. De Gaulle urged Franco German cooperation and European unity while veterans shared memories, many with tears and deep personal losses. About 500000 soldiers died in Verdun.
A Cuban military communique says a U S launch carrying infiltrators was sunk off Havana after landing two agents who were shot by Cuban troops. Two men aboard were wounded and captured. two others likely drowned in the pursuit by Cuban forces.
A Sunday afternoon wreck at Third Avenue Southeast and Seventh Street Southeast left three Cedar Rapids residents injured, none seriously. Vehicle driven by Clay E. Phillips collided with Ethel Kepler’s car. authorities continue to assess the condition of the two survivors rescued from the wreck.
Mrs Kepler and passenger Anna Tomec 72 of 95 Third Avenue SW were treated at Mercy Hospital. Tomec admitted for observation listed in good condition. Mrs Kepler and McLain released. Police charged Clay Phillips with making an improper left turn as his car collided with Kep lers vehicle in the second lane on Third Avenue SE.
Cedar Rapids police continued their investigation into two breakins. Fred Machen reported his houseboat near Ellis Park was entered after Thursday night but nothing was taken, the entry made by chopping a hole through the door. Marion Johnson said vandals broke into farm sheds at 3304 J Street SW, scattering tools and feed with some tools missing.
Three Norway high school graduates were fined 100 dollars each plus costs for throwing rotten eggs at the car and home of former Norway teacher Carl Johnson. Two named youths are Mike Bentley and Lynn Holland, both 18, with a juvenile also involved. They paid the fines after appearing before Mayor Carl Seckel on Saturday night following arrest Friday.
Kathleen Fetter, 27, of McCarthy Road 5E, Brooklyn, was struck in the right eye by a fishing rod at Holiday Lake Sunday. She was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids and listed in good condition Monday.
YMCA registration for the summer program opens Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Marion branch and runs until Friday. Marion's city council will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall to consider a sewer project, a fifth avenue resurfacing bid, pool repairs, and the No 2 paving program.
William Cooper 86 a lifelong Monticello resident died early Saturday in Monticello The obituary notes his long residence in the town and lists service details or family notice. The story also mentions a Lions Club event in Cedar Rapids with a ladies night program and a tour of a Town Electric Light and Power Co plant on Otis Road NE Cedar Rapids following dinner
A two car collision on King of Lone Tree highway three miles west of Jesup left five people injured and two men listed in serious condition. Passengers in the Arthur car were uninjured. Services for Downs will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian church. The body is at Hieble funeral home. Marine Corp. Lynn Ballard, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Ballard, is on a 30 day leave from Vietnam and will report to Camp Lejeune, N C.
The Linn County Supervisors announce a public hearing at 10 30 AM on June 1 in Cedar Rapids to consider vacating a segment of Secondary Road BB from the Big Creek Bridge area to an East West road near the East corner of Section 4, T82N R64W, including the Big Creek Bridge. Access to Rogers Road and Johnson Avenue would be closed with navigation affected by the change.
Probate notices announce wills admitted to probate in Linn and Cedar Rapids districts. Executors Willis J Schnell and Elma M Stewart named. creditors and heirs warned to file claims within six to twelve months, with dates shown May 1966 and earlier.
The Avengers airs Monday night on Channel 9 KCRG TV revealing a stylish marriage market event. Local buzz centers on romance, fashion, and televised matchmaking with notable participants and dramatic fashion moments.
Marvin Meinhart, 47, of Traer, died Sunday after a heart attack. He drove a cream route for Traer Cooperative Creamery for 19 years and later worked for Hudson Cooperative Creamery, then Gray-Iron Foundry in Marshalltown. Survived by wife, a daughter, two grandchildren, his father and stepmother, and a brother. Services tentatively set for Wednesday in Ericksson Funeral Home.
Wartburg college students graduated with honors last week including Eleanore Gerdes of Strawberry Point. Gerdes earned sum ma cum laude as part of the honors list.
Fragmentary listing combines a lost item notice with a dense job and employment ad. It mentions a female who lost a scepter like item near a location and then shifts to solicit solving unpaid bill issues and a large array of employment offerings including secretaries, typists, receptionists, clerks, and various trades with pay ranges and training mentions. The piece reads like a cluttered classifieds page mix from a midcentury newspaper.
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