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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1969

Page

9

Council of Churches Assembly Okays Constitutional Guidelines

The Cedar Rapids Marion area Council of Churches moves to draft a new constitution after Sunday night general assembly approval. Delegates backed a plan to create a ten member board drawn from member churches and allied groups to lead task oriented committees addressing housing union services race and labor issues.

Council of Churches Assembly Beverley Dotty Quiette Shireh Cedar Rapids-Marion Council of Churches Council General Assembly Lowe First Christian Church United Community Services Chamber of Commerce Labor Board T

City Briefs and Local Notices Feature Veiled Vignettes

A Cedar Rapids style brief bundles misc items from Secretarial study sessions at Kirkwood College through burglaries to court notices and Kiwanis events. Entries mention Becky's Fashionette, a Gay Time tavern break in, and a Veterans Day court schedule, plus community programs and local honors including lifeguard classes and real estate board meetings. The mix reflects a downtown cadence of ads, notices, and civic chatter with scattered names like Susan Bucknell and Earl Miller.

San Francisco Earl R

Six youths charged after assault and robbery attempt

Six boys aged 12 to 16 faced charges for assaulting and robbing two youths near Ambassador Lounge East and Sixteenth Avenue Bridge on a Sunday night. They were released to parents and will be processed by the youth bureau later.

Ambassador Lounge East Marion Sixteenth Avenue Bridge Youth Bureau

Des Moines Man Seeks Delay in Second Trial

Des Moines United Press International reports M Stump a former Iowa Phi Beta Kappa graduate student seeks a delay for a second trial in the 1961 death of Michael Daly described as a love triangle. Stump, 28, is free on 25000 bond after serving part of a 75 year term. a November 24 date was set but he requests until February 19 to finish the school term. The U S circuit court ordered retrial or release, with a decision expected this week.

DES Moines UPI Folk County District Court Stump University of Town

Soldier on Leave Takes Own Life

A Tama County serviceman wounded in Vienna shot himself Sunday while on leave at his parents home on the Mesquakie Indian settlement. Gerald Morgan, about 41, son of the Gailey Morgans, Tama County sheriff officers said, used a .22 rifle to shoot himself in the mouth outside the home.

Tama Viennem Mesquakie Gerald Morgan Gailey Morgans Tama County Young Morgan Hanes

Wall Named City Forester in Cedar Rapids

Albion Wall, 36, of 124 Clover Drive SW, named Cedar Rapids city forester to fill vacancy from Forester Robert W Gardner's death last Tuesday. Wall, selected by Parks Commissioner Charles Decker, will be appointed by city council resolution Wednesday. Wall is a Linn County native and long-time city arborist, with service dating to 1951 and a Vietnam-era parachutist badge. He is married with three children. services are pending at Mason–Mead funeral home.

Albion Wall Cedar Rapids Robert W Gardner Wall Charles Decker Linn County Walt Haw Morgatt Vietnam Ft. Braga N.C

Wednesday Rites For Mrs Petro 76

Beulah N Petro 76 longtime Urbana resident died Sunday at stx Winton nursing home born Rowley married Feb 28 1922 Leroy Petro. Survived by husband two sons Vernon Leroy Petro of Chicago and sister Mrs Ed Pilcher of Independence. Services 2 30 p m Wednesday at United Methodist Church Friends may call Murdoch's pia Point after 7 p.m Monday.

Urbana Beulah N. Petro Winton Rowley Leroy Petro Petro United Methodist Church of Vernon Leroy Petro Chicago Ed Pilcher Independence United Methodist Ehurch Murdoch’s Pia Point

Cow Killed by Car on Highway 20 Near Independence

A cow wandering onto highway 20 east of Independence died after a collision with a car driven by Victor Crawford of rural Winthrop. The crash occurred at 5:10 a m on Monday.

Independence Highway 20 Victor Crawford Winthrop Dynet Ivas

Semenov Named Head OF Soviet Delegation

Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Semenov will head the Soviet delegation to strategic arms talks in Helsinki starting next Monday. The U.S. team includes Gerard Smith Philip Farley Paull Nitze Harold Brown Lewellyn Thompson and Royal Allison.

Washington UPI Vladimir Semenov Helsinki U.S Gerard Smith Philip Fartey Navy Paull Nitze Air Force Harold Brown Russia Lewellyn Thompson Royal Allison

Cyclone Kills 23 as Bay of Bengal Coast Hit

A cyclone and high wave swept the coast of the Bay of Bengal killing at least 23 people and injuring 30 in HYDERABAD. The disaster struck Sunday causing widespread damage along the coast and delaying relief efforts as authorities assess the toll.

Hydirabad India Bay of Bengal

Hearing set for five armed robbery suspects in Iowa City

Five suspects appeared in police court before Judge Marion Neely for preliminary hearings. Bond set at 5000 each. Named defendants include William Moon 19 Cedar Rapids Kevin Morris 18 Jefferson City Colo Charles Alibarti 18 Lakewood Colo Donald Bennett 26 Denver Colo. Michael Fink 21 Denver Colo charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Moon arrested Cedar Rapids others north of Iowa City. Hearings scheduled for Nov 1. All remanded to Johnson County jail.

Iowa City Marion Neely William Moon Cedar Rapids Kevin Morris Jefferson City Colo Charles Alibarti Lakewool Donald Bennett Denver Michael Fink Moon Cedar Rapids Ebott Johnson County

Fort Madison Police Chief See Charge Dropped

Fort Madison Police Chief James Carrell had an embezzlement charge dismissed by Police Court Judge Leon Conrad. The case centered on coins allegedly taken from confiscated slot machines.

Tort Madison UPI Fort Madison James Carrell Leon Conrad Carrell

Convict details alleged payoffs in McCormack influence case

Los Angeles reports allege that convict Hagenson paid Nathan Voloshen a $25,000 cash fee and a $35,000 campaign contribution to McCormack kin and connected politicians to help secure early release. Federal probes in New York and Baltimore are examining Voloshen for influence peddling tied to California officials.

Los Angeles UPI Hagensot Washington Vacaville Voloshen Nathan Volosten McCormack Johns Hagenson Jai Joh William Hagensen Hagensen Los Angeles Times California the Times Tragenson Edward McCormack Massachusetts Edmund Brown Brown Young McCormack New York Baltimore

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