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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1968
Page
1
The five day period Tuesday through Saturday will see temperatures four to nine degrees below normal with normal highs in the low to mid 40s and lows in the mid 20s to low 30s. Precipitation of one quarter to one half inch is expected early in the week.
Cambodia urged the United Nations to seat Red China as the representative of 700 million people. Nationalist China opposed, calling it aid to a bogus regime. Wei Tao-ming said no change justified re opening of the China question.
The Eighth Circuit panel says affidavits by Gross meet statute requirements and may show bias, deferring mandamus while retaining jurisdiction. It expects Judge McManus to step aside and will decide who handles the trial within the circuit.
Plot details show Namer and two others in custody after Nixon hearing. District Atty. Elliott Golden cites strong ties abroad and family as reasons for possible pretrial detention while Legal Aid argues lack of criminal record and U.S. citizenship for two defendants. Neighbors describe Namer as focused on making a living, with Yemen ties and family support reportedly sending about 200 dollars every few months.
Joe Ludvicek 82 of 1432 Thirty-fourth street NE died Monday after a long illness. Born April 20, 1886 in Fairfax he married Carrie Gross on Oct. 25, 1924. Survived by wife son Joel W. Ludvicek and stepdaughter Marie Chandler sister Blanche Janko. Memorial services Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Turner chapel east. burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Esther Turner Treichler's service will be at the chapel east at 3 p.m. Tuesday with cremation to follow. Stella M Pratt has a 9 a.m. Tuesday service at Brush chapel and 9:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church conducted by Rev. Clarence Frana, burial at St. John's Cemetery. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Monday at the chapel. friends may call.
Manila AP report says nineteen people died from burns after a gasoline tank explosion in a central Philippine village 200 miles south of Manila. About 48 were injured, many in critical condition, as children gathered gasoline from a pipeline leak when the blast occurred. Investigators seek the cause as the blaze burned for hours.
In New York, President-elect Nixon will meet with advisers including Thomas Dewey Herbert Brownell and William Rogers as he prepares a spending blueprint. He plans to reveal cabinet picks after December 5, possibly including one or more Republican governors at the Palm Springs session.
Stanford R. Ovshinsky describes an electronic revolution with avonies switches and thin film circuits that could embed all control electronics in glass walls and create flat panel TVs no picture tubes. He cites millions of switching points per square inch and ultra fast 150 trillionth second operation.
President Johnson marked the 50th anniversary of World War I with a statement calling it the beginning of renewed hope for a just and honorable peace in Vietnam. He noted a bombing halt may be possible and honored veterans at Arlington National Cemetery with Gen. J. P. McConnell in attendance.
Charles S. Harty, 20, of 2233 Third avenue, Marion, was jailed Monday on a warrant charging injury or tampering with a vehicle with lieu bond set at 110 dollars. Local briefs note a barbershop gig, a theater trip by bus to Des Moines, a community outreach talk, a hair salon ad, a mercy auxiliary gift show, a chiropractor, and a silver coin buyer.
Ten men in a hunting lodge in Ouly Finland planned how to catch a moose they were authorized to kill. They paused when the moose walked toward the cottage and then reconvened to divide the venison into ten equal parts.
The program honors veterans and marks the 50th anniversary of the 1918 armistice. Major Jeangerard notes lessons from World War II Korea and Vietnam about defending freedom. Oberthien calls for renewed patriotism while praising servicemen in Southeast Asia. Invocation led by Rev D A Loferski. Charles Decker MC. VFW American Legion and Amvets participate.
At its fall session the National Conference of Catholic Bishops weighs a pastoral letter leaning toward individual conscience for birth control among married couples while Pope Paul VI preserves the ban on artificial methods. The draft also covers Vietnam war morality and selective conscientious objection.
A Des Moines to Ankeny highway pileup and a four car crash north of Des Moines triggered state road warnings. Snow packed highways west of Estherville to Corydon and near Des Moines. temps fell to single digits in some cities with a warming trend upcoming.
In Osaka aluminum Buddhist shrines are being marketed by producers as cheaper and more durable than traditional wooden structures. The new material aims to appeal to Buddhist institutions and worshippers seeking longevity and reduced maintenance.
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