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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1966

Page

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Weather and Obituaries Mixed From Anamosa Area Briefs

The report lists high and low Friday temperatures for multiple cities plus precipitation totals. It includes Gale notes on October totals, normals, and a noon humidity reading. The item also covers funeral notices for residents of Anamosa and nearby towns with service times and churches, including memorials for Eva Underhill and others.

Fe Tsk Ns Evvacene Ramata Sea Gazette

Cedar Rapids couples named in city notices and incidents

A series of Cedar Rapids residents are listed in notices including Delbert Rouser and Elizabeth Prock along with other pairs from Cedar Rapids Palo Decorah Chicago Marion Springville and El Reno Okla. The entries note addresses and associations. Separate notices report two appliance malfunctions: a faulty washing machine at Snow White Laundry and an overheated clothes dryer at Rub A Dub Speed Wash with times.

Delbert Rouser Elizabeth M. Prock Kenneth Sterk Rita Szemkus Ronald S. Durr Linda J. Kennedy Richard A. Karr Laura A. Burks Clyde T. Williams Charlene B. Rejsa Dennis J. Astor Connie E. Yancey Dale E. Klees Dorothy B. Barnes Robert L. Wichman Janice Schoelerman Philip M. Smith Diane K. Byse Cedar Rapids Gary L. Keller Carolyn E. Williams Palo David W. Solum Decorah Carol A. Roby Brenton L. Barnett Cherokee Linda K. Fugate Robert J. Keating Chicago Nancy K. Buettner Stewart E. Carsner Marion Beverly Ebsen William J. Barnes Springville Marlene J. Stegman William E. Hand el Reno Okla Sheryll Craft Roy E. Pugh Ween Doris Herr Urana Fifth Avenue Mt. Vernon Road

Speeding and traffic fines from Police Division list

A police division record lists multiple individuals with speeding fines and costs, including Dennis K. Cook 1628 Second Ave SE Susan Owens 1625 Forty-eighth St NE Gary L. Edmondson Iowa City Daryl W. Larson 1134 Tenth St SE Sandra Bailey 1905 Park Ave SE and others. Additional penalties include beer possession by a minor Gerald R. Ackerman and drunkenness sentences for William B. Bryson and Albert L. McMurrin.

Dennis K. Cook Second Avenue Susan Owens Forty-eighth Street Gary L. Edmondson Iowa City Daryl W. Larson Tenth Street Sandra Baily Park Avenue Richard L. Inger Third Avenue Marion Janis K. Troop Tipton Patrick E. Mahoney Rae R. Wilkins Briarwood Street Gary O. Olinger Fifteenth Council Street Donald F. Griffin Williamsburg Daniel L. Palmersheim A Avenue Patrick J. Ryan Palo Francis C. Keneeny, Jr Deborah Drive Kenneth E. Dettbarn Prairie Lane Benjamin A. Wells Johnson Avenue Gerald R. Ackerman Forty-second Street Edgar H. West Forty-fourth Street James E. Morrison Park Towne Place Connie K. Rierson William B. Bryson Albert L. McMurrin Route Three Cedar Rapids

Cigarettes Worth 552 Stolen From Grocery

Burglars broke in at the Joseph F. Hladky Grocery on 1600 Fourth Avenue SE. They took 203 cartons of cigars valued at 552.16 and $43.03 from the cash register, then forced open the safe but nothing else was taken. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door window and unlocking an exterior door.

Joseph F. Hladky Fourth Avenue SE

China marks national day with Mao absent and nuclear film

The celebration in Peking drew an estimated two and a half to three million people at Tiananmen Gate as Lin Biao praised Mao while he remained silent. About one million Red Guards filled the square and 1,600 foreigners attended. Diplomats from the Soviet bloc walked out amid a harsh critique of Soviet policy, as China touted a film of its nuclear tests asserting defense against nuclear threats.

Nnst Mao Peking Red Guard Lin Moscow Tass Soviet Union Soviet Communist Party Bulgaria Hungary East Germany Mongolia Poland Russia Czechoslovakia Tito Belgrade Liu Shao-chi U. S

City Briefs and Notices from St Luke's Hospital and Local Events

Hospitalized Stella A Fetter and Mary A Wallingford are patients at St Luke's hospital with visitors permitted. Cora Mae Dochterman of Sayner and Ken Sproston report thefts and a pistol stolen from Eichmeyer's station. Awards were presented at Hiawatha and Trinity Lutheran to multiple individuals. End of season tree sale at Bezdek's Garden Center. James D Magirl dies. services planned in Oelwein. Bowling lanes open late at Magnificent Tropic Lanes.

Stella A. Fetter Twenty-second Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Mary A. Wallingford Seventeenth Street SE St. Luke’ S Hospital Cora Mae Dochterman Sayner Wis Melvin Dochterman Twentythird Street

Crusha Given 30-day Suspended Jail Sentence

Jan M. Crusha, 29, of 627 Avenue NW, received a 30 day suspended jail term on a misdemeanor false uttering of a check charge. Crushed was arrested Friday and appeared before Municipal Judge Loren Hullinger Jr.

Jan M. Crusha Avenue NW

Storm Inez causes damage across Dominican Republic and Cuba

Reports from Havana and official sources describe Inez affecting Oriente and Barahona with crop losses and evacuations. Civil defense tallies in the Dominican Republic show 67 dead and 225 missing with over 1,000 homes destroyed, while Cuba reports evacuations and injuries as the storm weakens.

Havana Radio Inez Oriente Barahona Dominican Republic Cuba Castro

Deaths: Joseph J. Hamill and Frank J. Popelka

Joseph J. Hamill 62 of 1628 Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital after a short illness. A WWII veteran and former barber, he belonged to the Knights of Columbus American Legion and Barbers union. survived by wife Sarah and three sisters. Services Monday at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at St. Patrick's Toledo. Rosaries Sunday at Monahan Stewart. Frank J. Popelka 94 of 2718 Meadowbrook Drive SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a short illness. Immigrated from Borova Czechoslovakia in 1913, he farmed near Ely and belonged to All Saints Church. survived by two daughters, one son, six grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services Monday at All Saints Church with rosary at Kuba funeral home Sunday evening.

Joseph J. Hamill Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Tama County Hamill Knights of Columbus American Legion Barbers Union Sarah Mary Haraill van Horne Ed Clark Elma Laura Elliott Rockford, Ill Frank J. Popelka Meadowbrook Drive Borova Czechoslovakia Popelka Ely All Saints Church William J. Kos Charles Wallace Arizona ‘City Ariz Godfrey ‘Popelka Kuba Funeral Home Edmund J. Becker Kuba

Longtime Cedar Rapids resident Thomas Leet dies at 73

Thomas D. Leet 73 of 1543 First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. A retired Rock Island railroad conductor born February 26 1893 in Waverly he married Hilda Graves December 10 1915 in Fremont Ohio. Survived by his wife two daughters Betty Frizzell Wichita Kansas Barbara Rieck Richardson Texas three sisters Sadie Owen Osage Mae Bacher St Louis Ruth Walker Montebello California and one grandchild. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories conducted by Dr Glenn McMichael of St Pauls Methodist Church. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday at the Chapel of Memories.

Thomas D. Leet First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Rock Island Railroad Waverly Hilda Graves Fremont Ohio Betty Frizzell Wichita Kan Barbara Rieck Richardson Texas Sadie Owen Osage Mae Bacher St. Louis Ruth Walker Montebello Calif Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Glenn McMichael St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories

Edith Cameron 73 El Cajon resident dies after long illness

Edith Naomi Cameron of El Cajon California and formerly Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Survived by husband Walter a son Edward Simon Cedar Rapids a daughter Rebecca Dilree El Cajon two sisters Elizabeth Hale Mildred Hensch two brothers Harold Alfred Mefford all Cedar Rapids eighteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Services are Monday in El Cajon.

Edith Naomi Cameron el Cajon Calif Cedar Rapids Walter Edward Simon Rebecca Dilree Elizabeth Hale Mildred Hensch Harold Alfred Mefford

Dewey Corbett Rites Set In Hiawatha Service Monday

Dewey Corbett 71, a retired Universal Engineering employee and 20 year Hiawatha resident, died Friday. Born February 27, 1898 in Eldora, he married Emma Berlin August 12, 1960 in Mason City. Services at Turner chapel 1:30 p.m. Monday with Rev. Gilbert Meseke. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Dewey Corbett Northwood ‘Drive Hiawatha Universal Engineering Eldora Emma Berlin Mason City Corbett Turner Chapel Gilbert Meseke Cedar Memorial Cemetery

Release Slated For Corpsman In Soviet Move

The Soviet Union informed the United States a Peace Corps volunteer named Thomas Dawson will be released soon perhaps within the next couple of days.

Washington Soviet Union U.S Thomas Dawson

State Office Building Shakes From Freight Elevator

The six story State Office Building completed in 1952 shakes on sixth floor when the freight elevator runs. Officials including State Architect Frank Bunker, Clyde Lighter, and elevator-firm spokespeople discuss possible causes and remedies. A report to the Iowa Executive Council may follow.

Des Moines Frank Bunker Lloyd Jackson Iowa

Girl 13 Fends Off Attacker Near Cedar Rapids Motel

A 13 year old Des Moines girl staying with her parents at Town House Motor Hotel near the Cedar Rapids golf course fought off a man who grabbed her neck. She screamed, he fled. Description: man 20 to 25, about 6 feet, blue quilted jacket, wrinkled brown pants, paint spattered shoes. Incident around 1 p.m. police notified later that night.

Des Moines Cedar Rapids Town House Motor Hotel First Avenue SE

Iowa Student Faces Marijuana Charge

Iowa student Dennis Ankrum 19 of Webster City was arrested in Iowa City and charged with illegal possession of marijuana. Johnson County Attorney Robert Jansen said the case is under investigation and no other students are known to be involved. Ankrum was released Friday on a 500 dollar bond.

Owa City Dennis Ankrum University of Iowa Webster City Johnson County Robert Jansen Ankrum Jansen

Gazette Want Ads Sell Remarkably Fast

A brief note from the Gazette highlights strong demand for classified want ads. Readers report quick responses and lively interest in listings, indicating the newspaper remains an effective marketplace.

Gazette

Feast Or Famine In Iowa Budget Debate

Eastern Iowa lawmakers tackle an $80 million treasury surplus with plans to spend on schools and tax relief. Cedar Rapids Gazette previews a political pulse on Keokuk county and nutrition concerns among teens, plus a feature on rural schools and a seventh grade class outdoors.

Big Iowa Little Red Gus Schrader Iowa-Wisconsin al Miller Iowa State Nebraska

Underworld figure Carlos Marcello arrested in New Orleans

FBI agents arrested Carlos Marcello at his home on a complaint charging assaulting an FBI agent arriving from New York. He posted $50,000 bond and is to have a preliminary hearing next Friday before U S Commissioner Fritz Windhorst. Marcello swung at Agent Patrick Collins at New Orleans International Airport. the punch caused little damage. The Marcello brothers were among 13 syndicate members arrested in New York on September 22.

New Orleans FBI Carlos Marcello New York Marcello U.S Fritz Windhorst Patrick Collins New Orleans International Airport Joseph Carlos Senate Cosa Nostra Florida Marcello Brothers Syndicate

Vandals Damage Cars at National By-Products Co

Two employees report vandalism at National By-Products Co Otis Tower SE. Jack Capper 1300 D Avenue NE and Leslie Smith 2320 Coldstream Avenue NE say windows on Capper’s car were smashed and Smith’s headlights and taillights were damaged. a $6 jack stored under Smith’s car was also stolen.

National By- Products Co Otis Tower SE Jack Capper D Avenue Leslie Smith Coldstream Avenue NE Capper Smith

Dirksen Delayed Medal After Hip Injury

Sen. Dirksen will receive the Bellarmine medal in Washington instead of Louisville after a broken hip sidelined him two days before the May 11 ceremony. The award honors a national or international figure exemplifying charity justice and temperance in handling controversial issues.

Louisville Dirksen R-Ill Bellarmine Washington Alfred F. Horrigan Bellarmine College Senate Rpublican

U.N. Push for Southwest Africa Handed for 70-2 Vote

African diplomats forecast the General Assembly will back a U.N. takeover of Southwest Africa from South Africa by at least 70 votes to two, with Portugal and South Africa opposing. Mongolia and the USSR shifted to support the measure as sponsors rose to 52. The plan seeks a U.N. administering authority to prepare independence, with enforcement possible if needed.

United Nations U.N Southwest Africa South Africa General Assembly Portugal Africa Asia Mongolia Soviet Union League of Nations International Court of Justice The Hague Assembly U.S Britain D. P. de Villiers Security Council U. N. Special Committee On Pavel Shakhov U. N National Liberation Movement Com

Riots in Maharashtra Leave 14 Dead and 90 Injured

Rioting across Mangrulpur Wasin and Pusad in Maharashtra state leaves 14 killed and 90 injured. Victims mostly stabbed or burned as police from Nagpur impose curfew and looting controls. Hindu agitation over cow slaughter sparks clashes with Muslims amid state efforts to restore order.

Bombay Maharashtra India Mangrulpur Wasin Pusad Nagpur D. S. Desai

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