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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1965
Page
1
Weather data for Saturday and weekend hours are listed with temperatures barometer and humidity noted. A long obituary roundup follows, listing births and service details for numerous Iowa towns including Dubuque Davenport Marion and several small communities with individual names and service times.
Mary Welsh of Williamsburg was re elected secretary of the eight county East Central Iowa district of the ISEA. William T Holmstrom of Iowa City was elected treasurer. Neil Boyle and Richard Polansky were chosen president and vice president. A Cedar Rapids Education Assn delegation attended the sessions led by CREA president Charles Lingren.
Job Corps trainees riot after a dance in Kalamazoo causing window smashing and damage to 19 buildings. Nine youths were arraigned on charges including assault and looting as city officials ban visits for the weekend and consider a longer ban. About 60 trainees were involved in the incident and clashes with police followed the dance proceedings.
A blast in a clandestine cache of home made firecrackers shattered a five story Rome building during an electrical storm. Police said two people were killed and eight injured as the blast destroyed a ground floor dry cleaning plant the basement below and the apartment above.
Stanton authorities seek a six foot Jesse James statue stolen Friday from the Jesse James museum in Stanton. The wax model honors the famed outlaw from the late 1800s and prompted a police investigation.
Felix Houphouet-Boigny won a fifth term as Ivory Coast president with an almost unanimous vote after an unopposed campaign. Official returns released show the long-time leader securing a sweeping victory.
Vice President Humphrey spoke on the Great Society and farm legislation, noting federal flood control and highway funds for Iowa and welfare expansions. He touted four year crops programs, direct payments to reduce surpluses, and land adjustment contracts to stabilize farming and broaden opportunity. He framed the 89th Congress as advancing a policy to raise living standards and extend justice and compassion.
Albert Frederick Owens 78 of 1338 Twenty Second Avenue SW died Saturday in a hospital after a sudden illness. Born October 10, 1887 in Cedar county he worked 28 years at Wilson and Co retiring in 1953 and lived in Cedar Rapids 40 years. Survived by wife Irene. daughter Mrs. Robert Laker of Center Point. sons Eugene A. Owens of Brandon and Willard L. Owens of Cedar Rapids. sister Stella Krueger of Lone Tree. brothers George of Lisbon Frank of Spring Valley Minnesota and William C. of Menlo Park California. five grandchildren. Services at Beatty Bearle's with burial in Lisbon. visitation after 6 p.m.
Adolph Rubek 85 of 218 Nineteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a brief illness. Born November 27, 1879 he was a lifetime Cedar Rapids resident and a timer by trade with a lifetime membership in the Sheet Metal Workers International Assn. He is predeceased by wife Maggie Victorine Rubek and son Milo. survived by daughter-in-law Leone Rubek Mt. Ayr and sister Liddie Souchek Cedar Rapids. Services at Brush Chapel 2 Tuesday with Rev. Richard Wagner. Burial Czech National. Friends may call after noon Monday.
J. Chris Hoyt 49 of 2003 Williams Boulevard SW died Saturday afternoon in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Services are pending from George Brosh Funeral Home in Norway.
Ida M Keough and Steven James Putnam services set for Monday at 1 30 and 3 respectively with burial and viewing details at Cedar Memorial and Westminster chapel. Norman Hornan service 10 30 with cremation committal and Trinity Methodist church noted. Adams Deane C Turner's at location unspecified.
Rabbi Alexander Schindler announced full scale sex education in Reform Jewish synagogues to aid 180,000 youths across 664 temples in the U.S. and Canada. The course uses the book Consceted Unto Me by Roland Gittelsohn to cover love, family planning, premarital behavior, abortion, divorce, and interfaith marriage.
Special to The Gazette Independence Tony Wengert reports that 350 bushels of corn were attached as liens against William Schmucker for five charges, making him the seventh Amish father to have liens served against his property.
Survivors describe chaos aboard the Yarmouth Castle and Bahama Star fire. Passengers woke by flames, with lifeboats failing and alarms silent as 34 burned survivors were hospitalized and one, Nathan Lehir, died later. Coast guard helicopters evacuated some. 459 people were rescued in total.
Defense Secretary McNamara announced the immediate inactivation of 751 Army reserve units, affecting about 55,000 reservists. The move aims to speed combat readiness by freeing trained manpower for the selected force of three divisions and six brigades, and to reduce reliance on civilian recruitment. Six divisions named include the 63rd California, 77th New York, 90th Texas, 83rd Ohio West Virginia, 102nd Missouri Illinois, and 81st Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee.
The first group of 108 Cuban refugees reached Key West aboard a chartered excursion boat. The operation aims to evacuate about 2,000 people over the next 10 days.
A broadcast on KCRG TV 9 promises a color segment at 7 00 p m detailing an exiled army story tied to the FBI with dramatic framing and a nighttime air.
The camp reports a 1965 budget summary with donors including Quaker Oats and individuals. Total contributions listed at 11,044.46 with a remaining goal of 12,685.00 and 1,640.54 still needed. Names include Robert Kaune Verne Marshall Stephen Banta Lynn Merveaux Mrs Swaney Giles Joyce Bob Geiger Anne and Carol.
A Springville farmer aged 80 died Saturday on Route 1 in Springville. Born February 5, 1885, on a Brown township farm, he retired in 1946. He married Jessie Belle Howland in 1920, who died in 1942, then married Sarah Kirkpatrick in 1946, who died in 1961. Survived by two sons Glenn of Dundee and Delbert on the home farm, four grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 in Linn Grove church. burial at Linn Grove. Friends may call at Baxter's Sunday.
Classified notice notes a want ad service for rapid sales outreach with contact line 362 1121. The short item emphasizes quick spread of sale messages through a local Gazette platform.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. It publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail, with night and afternoon editions and varying annual costs. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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