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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1967
Page
1
Five day forecast shows temperatures two to five degrees below normal with mixed rain and snow mainly early next week. Highs around the upper 30s to low 40s and lows near 20 to upper 20s. Nov totals show 1.54 inches vs 2.36 normal. year to date 33.18 inches. Gazette station reports: 2 pm wind east at 8 mph, humidity 50 percent.
Mercy Hospital welcomed several newborns including a daughter to Jack E. Lowe and a son to John W. Coughlin and Marion. Additional births include a son to Raymond J. Flaharty a son to Jerry Schmitz and a daughter to William Evans and a son to John Kruse. Separate notices report a faulty oil furnace at 4420 Bowling Street SW and a gas release after a traffic accident at Fifteenth Avenue and Sixth Street SW.
Nixon says he will present his own personality in speeches if he seeks the presidency next year. He rejects speech lessons and public relations firms, citing authenticity as key to reaching voters.
In Cedar Rapids federal court two bankruptcy petitions were filed. Antonia J. Becicka, of 322 Eighth Street SE, listed debts of seven thousand seven hundred twenty four dollars and assets of one hundred dollars all exempt. Michael J. Sobolik of Charles City reported debts of forty nine thousand two hundred forty dollars and assets of one thousand six hundred thirty two dollars with one hundred seventy two exempt.
Iowa death notices list Chelsea-Bessie Kolash 57 with services Saturday at St Josephs Catholic Church and several others including Melessa Hamilton 9 months. The notices provide locations Center Junction North Madison cemetery and call hours Hayden Wyoming. Other obituaries include Otis Edward Wagan 74 and Oral C Moore 80 with service times and locations.
U S district Judge William Miller refused to block the prosecution of Fred Brooks, SNCC leader, for draft evasion. Brooks lost his student deferment at Tennessee A&I after suspension for contempt, reclassified 1-A, and contends racial boards exclude Negroes. Miller noted no exhausted remedies and said racial board composition is a political question beyond judicial relief.
James Flanagan Jr 19 of Ryan and a 17 year old Cedar Rapids boy were arrested after a chase reaching 100 mph. The youth pled innocent to disobeying a traffic signal failure to yield to an emergency vehicle reckless driving and improper passing and faces Coggan mayor's court charges. Flanagan pled guilty to reckless driving and was fined 100 dollars.
The Linn district court petit jury will report Monday at 1 p.m. at the courthouse instead of the morning session due to the funeral of Municipal Judge Howard McLaughlin.
The page lists columnists and entertainment writers including David Lawrence James Reston William S White Rick Du Brow Leonard Lyons Florabel Muir Dr Mother Dear Abby and sports names Gus Schrader Walton Hoople's Picks for reference.
The army admits an error when Guinn's unit mistook a Tennesseean’s body for Private Tichenor. Tichenor’s widow learns of the death after a chaplain notified her. the body is to be disinterred and reburied in Louisville. Guinn will be reassigned to Fort Bragg after visiting his mother.
Washington AP reports federal anti poverty workers will receive half pay for work after November 9 as Congress has not provided funds. Deputy Director Bertrand Harding said early relief is being sought and workers will get every penny earned, despite the cutoff. Congress had only an emergency authorization with a November 9 limit.
Mayor Bob Johnson backs locating Cedar Rapids central library in the downtown civic center. Urban Planning Consultants Carl Landino finds it feasible and notes potential on the first level facing the Cedar Valley Expressway. Estimated cost runs about 2 million with possible leveraged funding from the library levy.
Vandals ransacked ten Washington High school offices Thursday night. Entry occurred in five counselors’ offices the main office the assistant principal and principal’s offices the athletics director’s office and the woodworking shop. A chisel was taken from the woodworking office and used to try to force the main office safe but the attempt failed. Police continue investigations as no items are yet confirmed stolen.
John Bender reports his Bender's service station at 302 Third Avenue SW was broken into Thursday night. Entry gained through a window in the men's restroom. Stolen items include an electric razor, a pair of binoculars and $10.
In Dedham Maine three young brothers Bernard Black age 2 John 6 and Joseph 8 burned to death when a wood stove fire destroyed their home. Father David Black 30 was critically burned and hospitalized while mother Jacqueline 29 suffered facial and hand burns.
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved American Airlines to transport 1000 pounds of Christmas gift packages free from Washington to San Francisco for shipment to South Vietnam before December 1. The gifts are collected by a committee of Senate and House staff assistants.
The group named Wally Weiland Dale Rudlang John Wood Bruce Springsteen Bill Quinby Paul Lillies Dan Jackson Bob God bey David Schmidt Bill Terp stra Michael Carey Toby Schaffner Scott Williams and Mike Keegan were honored Tuesday night at Arthur school.
An official said that although outlawed, the communist party had succeeded in setting up cells in the Saar to foment discontent. The report notes the presence of organized activity within West Germany’s Saar region prior to UPI coverage.
An AP report notes an evening tremor rattled windows and knocked dishes from shelves in Winner Rosebud and White River regions. Residents reported cracked windows and shaking homes during the quake late Wednesday.
Vienna reports Romania has ordered the release of Bishop Aron Marton from house arrest signaling a rapprochement between the communist regime and the Roman Catholic Church sought by the Vatican.
Buffalo AP report says 30 year old assistant high school principal Douglas Houck was struck by a station wagon in a school parking lot and was dragged on the hood for several hundred yards by one of three teenage boys who loitered there. A custodian helped end the ride and Frederick Campbell, 18, was charged with assault and loitering. Houck sustained bruises and neck and back soreness.
A Thursday night burglary at New Method Equipment Co. saw $280 in tools and welding gear stolen. Police reported burglars entered through an unlocked rear window, taking a set of combination wrenches and various welding and cutting equipment.
President Ayub Khan in Rawalpindi blamed former foreign minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for harming U.S. relations. He said Bhutto spoiled ties and relations worsened to an unnecessary limit, but added that they have improved since.
Officials announced the vacated Chinese Communist embassy in Jakarta will be converted into a high school as Indonesia Peking relations deteriorate.
An anonymous voice on a Washington telephone line accuses Sen. Robert Kennedy of treason. The Let Freedom Ring recording promotes a John Birch Society film and targets Kennedy’s ties to CORE and MLK. Kennedy aide Mankiewicz calls the broadcast false and notes a prior similar recording. The Birchs film will screen Nov 30 at a McLean public library.
Obituary note for Howard W. McLaughlin 51 of 1064 Thirty-fifth Street NE who died suddenly in Overland Park Kansas. Services set Monday 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Linn County juvenile probation office closed all day. all municipal court divisions closed until 1 p.m. traffic court canceled Monday morning. Surviving: two daughters in the Far East, a son in California, brother Gene of Sarasota, sister Marjorie Exner of Minneapolis.
George Warren Couch 42 died Friday following a short illness in Cedar Rapids. Born February 22 1921 in Marathon he married Marguerite Sawyer October 21 1945 in Riverside California. A World War II veteran and former teacher he was a sales manager for Metropolitan Supply Co. Survived by wife three daughters Anita Jo Carl Sue Ann Jan Marie two sons James and Richard his mother Mrs Singne Couch of Marathon and a brother W F Couch of Irwin. Services 1 30 p m Monday Turner Chapel East Rev Martin Miller of St Peters Methodist officiating burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel until 1 p m Monday casket not opened after service.
Cedar Rapids resident Pansy Mae Haines died Friday after a brief illness. Born July 24 1909 in Ottawa Illinois she married October 21 1967 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband a daughter three grandchildren two great grandchildren mother and siblings. Burial Oak Shade cemetery Marion. Friends may call until 11 30 Monday. Casket will not be opened after service.
Mrs. Sadie Elizabeth Cooke Bourgeret widow of Joseph H Bourgeret of St. Louis died Thursday in Cedar Rapids after a five year residence. She was born Sept 25 1879 in St. Louis and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Surviving are a daughter Maude Moteil and a son F W Bourgeret of St. Louis two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services at Jay B Smith funeral home Maplewood Missouri at 1 30 p m Monday burial Oak Grove cemetery St Louis. Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 9 p m Friday.
Paul Josselyn, native of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday in Carmel California at about age 80. He was a brother of the late George Josselyn of Cedar Rapids and a son of H S Josselyn, longtime Cedar Rapids resident.
The notices announce Saturday funeral times at Beatty-Bearle, Chapel of Memories, Turner Chapel West and Turner Chapel East for Pettit Theodore, Glenyce Eileen Silverman, Howard W. James, William Kulhavy, Vernon Eli Hampton. Cremation and burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery or Linwood Cemetery. Donations to American Cancer Society suggested.
About 30 to 40 Cornell students protested the reported release of five faculty members. They blocked the south entrance to Old Sem at midday and later moved to the president’s home before returning to the administration building. A student said sentiment ran against the faculty releases, with signs carried by protesters.
The latest aircraft loss summary shows four more planes lost by Vietnam, with no details released. In a raid northwest of Hanoi, a Phantom hit a Mig-21 as the craft vanished into clouds, leaving only a probable kill credited to Lt. Col. Richard Collins and Lt. William Nicholson.
An angry mob confronts Jeff in a dramatic Friday night color broadcast. The scene builds tension as multiple townspeople close in during the western mystery. The confrontation escalates toward a perilous moment for the outlaw.
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