Weather and notices from Cedar Rapids area weekly record
Friday high 59 low 42 noon Saturday 48 rainfall 0.4 none for Nov 0.88 normal 2.36 through Nov 31.75 1968 total 30.15 barometer 29.80 humidity 71 percent at 2 pm WNW 20 mph sunrise 7 07 sunset 4 40 year ago high 38 low 21 rainfall none marriage licenses Patricia R. Fitzpatrick and Duane J. Wolden Cedar Rapids. Multiple funeral notices for West Union Quasqueton Dyersville Decorah Waukon Festina Belle Plaine Chelsea Victor Traer Onslow Hayden’s Strawberry Point Dundee London and Winthrop communities.
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Gazette
Onslow
Harm Harms
First Presbyterian Church
Hayden's
Wyoming
Strawberry Point
Nettie Baumgartner
Dundee
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Feeney-Knutson
London
Leo Burdette
Zion United
Leaflet Mortar Aimed at White House Misfires
A homemade mortar aimed at the White House misfired hitting a toolshed rather than the Ellipse. The device carried anti communist leaflets signed by the Minutemen and was launched from near 15th street and Constitution avenue. FBI Secret Service and bomb experts examined the scene and noted skilled design. Similar attempts occurred in Dallas Kansas City and Wichita earlier in the month.
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White House
Minutemen
FBI
15Th Street
Constitution Avenue
Executive Mansion
Washington Monument
Dallas
Kansas City
Wichita
U.N
Secret Service
Army
Nixon to Thieu to Bolster Ties in Vietnam
In Saigon the government quoted President elect Nixon after Thieu's congratulatory note. Nixon praised the Vietnamese people and said the bonds of understanding between the United States and South Vietnam will be strengthened, recalling their last meeting in Vietnam and the shared cause.
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Saigon
Nixon
Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Lawrence Welk Show Delayed Half Hour on KCRG TV 9
The Lawrence Welk Show will air eight PM on KCRG TV 9 instead of the usual time, with color broadcasting noted. The change affects viewers tuning in for the program this evening.
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Tomgat
Lawrence Welk
Kcrg-Tv
Desks and Cabinets Pried Open at Justice Electric
Burglars forced entry to the Justice Electric Co. at 213 Sixth Street SE by breaking a front door glass. They pried open desks and filing cabinets but found nothing missing as detectives note the interiors were unlocked and no theft occurred.
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Justice Electric
Justice Electric Co
Sixth Street SE
Death of 13 year old boy due to brain hemorrhage
Autopsy shows Robert Laue 13, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Lane of 227 Auburn Dr SW, died Thursday at home after returning from a friend's residence. Cause of death given as brain hemorrhage.
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Robert Laue
Donald R. Lane
Auburn Drive
Sunday Food for Your Coffee Break in Cedar Rapids Gazette
Sunday’s big-96 pages and supplements offer a French chef feature on how cooking can be learned, a college basketball schedules round-up, gun registration deadline reminders, Parade magazine on handling rebellious youths, dog auction photos, a salute to a century old Eastern Iowa newspaper story, and a profile of an artist wrapping his creations in plastic.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Midwest
Iowa
Parade Magazine
Walker
Cleaning Woman Surprises Burglary Suspect in Iowa Office
A cleaning woman surprised a 6 foot tall burglar inside the Paulsen Construction Co. office at 1862 E avenue NE Friday evening. The man, wearing a checkered coat and felt hat, forced a door lock, broke a connecting door glass, and fled after the woman was startled. Nothing was reported missing.
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Paulsen Construction Co
E Avenue NE
Remedy Plan Ends Water Shortage in Trauger
State and local officials completed a plan to end Trauger's chronic water shortage. The state grants 25 percent of the 63 000 dollar cost, Westmoreland County Municipal Water Authority pays 36 000, and Trauger citizens cover 12 000 about 150 for each of 80 families. Residents had relied on coin laundries and relatives for baths.
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Trauger
Municipal Water Authority
Westmoreland County
Eight Persons Injured In Two-Car Collision
A two car collision on Sixteenth Avenue SW injures eight people including Dorothy J Luck and Nancy D Lamb. Luck and three children receive minor injuries. Lamb and three passengers also suffer minor injuries. Several others face charges for driving actions and improper turns.
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Sixteenth Avenue SW
Dorothy J. Luck
Waterloo
Nancy D. Lamb
D Avenue NW
Miss Lamb
Shirley J. Lange
Sharon Schacter
Atwood Drive
Yvonne Veranda
St. Luke’s
Nixon Considers Career Diplomat for Secretary of State
NEW YORK AP Nixon weighs a career diplomat for secretary of state with sources saying the choice remains open. Robert Murphy, a 39-year foreign service veteran, is cited as fitting the profile though age may disqualify him. Scranton and Finch discussed state department staffing as Nixon weighs final picks.
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Nixon
New York
Richard Nixon
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Scranton
Nixon Organization
Robert Murphy
State Department
Murphy
Foreign Service
John Mitchell
Robert Finch
California
Ronald Ziegler
Appalachian
Finch
Ronald Reagan
Tax Package Hurts Iowa Attractiveness Says ITA Leader
Walter Brown ex executive vice-president of Kiowa Corp and Iowa Taxpayers Assn says Iowa's 1967 tax package worsened its business climate. He spoke to Cedar Rapids association members at the Roosevelt Hotel with others outlining ITA plans to broaden the tax base resist tax hikes and curb public spending.
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Iowa
Walter Brown
The
Kiowa Corp
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Brown
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
John Munger
Deere and Co
Ray Edwards
ITA
Mike Hicklin
Iowa Railroad Committee
Harold Ranes
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Taxpayers Association
City Briefs and Advertisements Run Through Local Week
Special of the week 50c sweaters at Albert's Dry Cleaners 1120 1st Ave NE. Eastview Church of Christ revival Nov 22 23 24 7 30 led by George Blomquist Forest Lake MN. Fried chicken dinner Nov 23 5 30 8 pm Moose Home 1213 Second St SE $1 50. Briles Pro Shop opens Nov 23 123 29th St NE 362 1279. Tropic Lanes Bowling 2 games price 1 free. Cooking Crystals $5 95 gallon. Nimmers Craft Supply. Killian church day Monday St Vincent de Paul Christmas basket distribution. Garage Sale 721 30th St NE. Arnold's Lindale Plaza open Sunday noon to 5 pm charge accounts.
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Eastview
Moose Home
Second Street
Late Campaign Finance Reports Studied by DOJ
The justice department says it is studying late filings from 21 campaign committees, 20 of them Republican, but has not decided on actions. With a new administration near, the decision may rest with the incoming attorney general. Violations of the federal corrupt practices act can bring up to a $10,000 fine and two years in prison for willful failures, or up to a $1,000 fine and one year for unintentional violations.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ramsey Clark
Clark
House
W. Pat Jennings
Airman Swift Killed in Thailand Plane Crash
Des Moines native Major Richard Swift son of Mrs. Alice Z. Barlow was killed when his aircraft crashed near a Thailand airbase, the family learned Saturday.
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Des Moines
Richard Swift
Alice Z. Barlow
Thailand
Hanoi's Top Strategist Returns to Paris Faces Expanded Talks
Le Duc Tho, North Vietnam’s top negotiator, arrived from Moscow and accused the United States of backing down on four party talks. He said the U S must join expanded negotiations now or the communists will fight to final victory. He argued Washington claims only two sided talks to sideline the NLF, blaming delays on U S policy. Saigon rejects separate NLF representation and insists it represents South Vietnam alone.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
Moscow
U.S
le Duc Tho
le Bourget
North Vietnam
Washington
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Kremlin
Peking
South Vietnam
Hollywood Palace Moves to 9 PM on Channel 9 Color
The program schedule shifts the Hollywood Palace to 9 PM for a color telecast on Channel 9 tonight. Viewers are advised of the half hour delay from the usual time.
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Hollywood Palace
Channel 9
C R Players Awarded Trophies in Bridge Event
Cedar Rapids players headline opening day at the Iowa unit championships in Des Moines at the Roosevelt hotel. Winners include Mrs. John Stamy and Mrs. Sidney Blencoe in Women’s Pairs, Ronald Andersen and Mickey Scott in Men’s Pairs, Monte Grant and Eloise Martzahn in Masters Pairs, with Cedar Rapids teams claiming several top finishes as the event continues Saturday and Sunday with multiple two-session formats and consolation play.
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Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
John Stamy
Sidney Blencoe
Cedar Rapids
J. D. Hodges
Agnes Christo
Marshalltown
Ronald Andersen
Madison
Wis
Mickey Scott
Maquoketa
Clyde Nowlin
Richard ‘Golembiewski
Monte Grant
Des Moines
Eloise Martzahn
Bettendorf
William Jennings
Mrs.Golembiewski
Obituary of John Mokrejs 93 Noted Music Teacher
John Mokrejs 93 a renowned music teacher and composer died in a local nursing home after a long illness. He served as dean of the National Guild of Piano Teachers and wrote works including Valcik in B flat and Science of Fingering. Services Monday at Hesser Memorial chapel with cremation follows. burial plans at Ruge funeral home Momence Illinois. Survived by widow four nephews a niece and two stepsons. He taught at the American Conservatory of Music Virgil School of Music and Carnegie Hall and lived in Cedar Rapids and Los Angeles during his career. Memorials to First Lutheran church or Christian Science church are noted.
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John Mokrejs
Cedar Rapids
Lillian Pospise
Coe College
Chicago
American Conservatory of Music
New York
Virgil School of Music
MacDowell Art and Music Club
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall. In 1945 Mr. Mokrejs Moved To Los Angeles
California
Oregon
Fifth Avenue SE
Mokrejs
Ben Mokrejs
J. John Mokrejs
Robert Mokrejs
Harry Mokrejs
Frank Lavacek
Younkers
N. Y
Christian Science Church
Hesser Memorial Chapel
First Church of Christ Scientist
Hesser Chapel
Minn
Arthur Kautz
Hammond
Alfred Kautz
Whitlock
Tenn
Myron Reid
Madison
Wis
Burnell Reid
Marion
Turner Chapel East
Gregory Hibbard
First Lutheran Church
Ruge Funeral Home
Momence
Ill
Turner East
Death Notice for Cedar Rapids Resident Elsie Reid
Elsie Marie Reid deceased after brief illness Friday. Born January 8 1892 in Dodge County Minnesota she was married January 23 1963 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband John Reid a son Milfred Thurman a daughter Mildred Emminger two grandchildren five great grandchildren three sisters and three brothers.
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Elsie Marie Reid
John Reid
Avenne
Cedar Rapids
Dodge County
Minn
Emma Kimball
Galesburg
Til
Clara Billie
Northfield
Minnie Nelson
Lake Bronson
Otto Kautz
Oronoca
Fourteen year old Bobbie Lynn Null dies after pacemaker implant
Bobbie Lyn Null aged fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs James R Null of 3725 Beechercourt NW died Friday after surgery to implant a pacemaker heart stimulator placed Nov 2 1962 to aid a congenital heart defect She was born Aug 12 1954 and was active in Edgewood Baptist church Girls Missionary Guild Burial at Cedar Memorial with services held Monday at 3 PM in Chapel of Memories Rev Douglas Baltz officiating.
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Bobbie Lyn Null
James R. Null
Beechercourt
All Ness
Bobbie
Gazette News
U.S
Bobbie Lyn
Edgewood Baptist Church
Frances Johnson, Cedar Rapids Resident, Dies at 37
Frances Johnson of 211 Fourteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died aged 37 after a long career in teaching. Born June 12 1896 at Vinton she held a master’s from Columbia and was active in Westminster Presbyterian church and multiple civic and fraternal groups. There are no immediate survivors. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery after services at the chapel Monday.
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Frances Johnson
Fourteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s
Vinton
Iowa State College
Columbia University
Miss Johnson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Gethsemane White Shrine
White Shrine
Supreme Shrine of
Kansas City
Cedar Chapter
CES
Irene Douglas
King’s Daughters
Women’s Guild of the Church
Iowa Council of Republican Women
Turner Chapel East
John P. Woods
Oak Hill Cemetery
Turner East
Memorial Services for Mrs Donald Sipe
Memorial services held Sunday at Janeba Kuba funeral home west with Rev Julius Silvius of Hope Lutheran church officiating Burial at Cedar Memorial.
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Sipe
Donald
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
Julius Silvius
The
Hope Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial
Lawrence Welk Thanksgiving Show Encore at 8 PM
Encore airing of the Lawrence Welk Thanksgiving Show on KCRG TV 9 tonight at 8 o clock. Color broadcast enhances the performance as viewers tune in for the seasonal program.
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Lawrence Welk
Kcrg-Tv
Color
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C.R. Weather
Patricia R. Fitzpatrick
Duane J. Wolden
First Avenue
Bowling Street
Fortieth Street
West Union—Army
Donald Thompson
Bethany Luttheran Church
Burnham and Wood
Sip
Santa A
L.aeles
Eupiaren
Boise Apolis
Orleans
Boy
C.R
Spencer A. Artz
Sixteenth Avenue
Stanley A. Potter
Sharon Jane
Artz
Dean Schulte
Patricia Lane
Potter Auto
Mercy Hospital
Sandra K. Brooks
B Avenue NW
E Avenue
Oakland Road
Lorenz A. Handke
Third Avenue
Miss Brooks
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mark Clymer
Franklin Avenue NE
Opalee Barnard
C Avenue
Young Clymer
Berger Farrier, Marion
Adv
Albert’s Dry Cleaners
1St Ave
Briles Pro Shop
29Th St
Nimmers Craft Supply
Killian
St. Vincent de Paul
30Th St
Arnold’s
Lindale Plaza
D. Engel
W. Duttwiller
C. Mainer
Z. Hendryx
John E. Lapes
Uig Sat
Lo A
Turner’s
Turner Mortuary
First Ave
John B. Turner
ANE
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