Weather and death notices fill Sept. records
The Daily Record lists a weather summary for Seattle with highs of 83 and 77 and a 61 degree low, plus September totals and barometer notes. It also reports numerous local obituaries and funeral notices from St. Luke's and area churches with ages and service times for residents including De Brower, Fisher, Polege, Figge, Lower, Chase and others.
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Enicago
Ninopole Ra ‘Mola Oma
Seattle
Ronen Kn Oi Iso
Gazette
Boys Found After Nine Hours Missing From Cedar Rapids
Two boys Dennis Thompson seven and Randy five were located at the Green Tee driving range in northeast Cedar Rapids after nine hours away from home. They left about 9 to 10 Saturday morning and were tired and dirty when found around 6 40 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Dennis Thompson
Randy
Helen Thompson
Council Street
President Johnson Seen as Confident Right Course in Vietnam
ABC White House correspondent Frank Reynolds told engineers at the IEEE banquet that Johnson is at peace with his decisions in Southeast Asia and believes alternatives have defects. Reynolds noted the credibility gap, Johnson’s stance on crime, and potential 1968 bid, while praising his early decisive actions after Dallas.
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Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
ABC
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Roosevelt Hotel
Frank Reynolds
Reynolds
LBJ
G.O.P
Washington
Dallas
Noel-Baker Ordered to Rest Amid Vietnam Mission Hope
Philip Noel-Baker, 77, has been ordered by doctors to rest and canceled engagements. His secretary says he still hopes to lead a Nobel Peace Prize winners mission to Hanoi and Saigon for talks with both belligerents this fall.
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London
Philip Noel- Baker
North
South
Vietnam
Noel-Baker
Hanoi
Saigon
Occupation No Help in Trial in Traffic Court
Richard Honesman of Hollywood acted as his own attorney in traffic court. He testified he once taught at a driving school but the admission was ruled inadmissible. He was convicted for failing to yield the right of way and faced a $35 fine or seven days in jail.
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Fort Lauderdale
Richard Honesman
Hollywood
Honesman
Deaths Mrs Milton H Towner 95 Cedar Rapids resident
Mrs. Milton H. Towner died Saturday after a brief illness at 95. Born February 23, 1872 in Bangor Maine she lived in Cedar Rapids 49 years and retired from Roosevelt High School at age 70. Survivors include three sons plus 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Memorial service time to be announced. Body at Hesser's.
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Milton H. Towner
Thirty-fifth Street
Bangor
Maine
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt High School
Milton H
Phoenix
Francis R
Elgin, Ill
Wendell H
Des Moines
Memorial Services and Burials Planned for Local Residents
Memorial services set for Gladys Bleakley at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 3 PM Monday with Dr. John P. Woods. burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Beatty-Bearle's until 1:30 PM Monday. Cornelius D Brady to be honored Monday at Immaculate Conception Church at 10 AM with burial at Mt. Calvary. Rosaries Sunday at Monahan-Stewart funeral home. Mt. Mercy Alumnae at 7:30 and Catholic Daughters of America at 8:30 PM.
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Bleakley
Gladys
Westminster Presbyterian Church
John P. Woods
Cedar Memorial
Beatty-Bearle’s
Brady
Cornelius D
Immaculate Conception Church
Msgr
William Roach
Mt. Calvary
Monahan - Stewart
Mt. Mercy
Catholic Daughters of America
Memory of Don Birkicht and others featured in local tributes
The record lists tributes and gifts including a third quarter contribution of $9,108.71 from Cedar Rapids Press Club and $171.46 from Quaker Oats employees. Donations honor Donald E. Birkicht, Emma Kolek, and Betty Ann Young from various local groups and individuals.
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Quaker Oats
Donald E. Birkicht
1.C.U.E
Emma Kolek
L. T.S. Club
Betty Ann Young
Barbara Young
Russians Develop System of Controlling Hail
Russian scientists after six years of work describe a hail control system using radar to locate hail in storms and anti aircraft shells loaded with silver iodide to seed clouds. Tests show reduced crop loss from 19 percent to 3.1 percent on protected land, with potential multi million dollar savings cited by American meteorologists.
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Boulder
Colo
U.S
Republics
Caucasus
National Center For Atmospheric Research
National Science Foundation
Soviet Union
South Dakota
Hailswatch
Byron Phillips
Environmental Science Services Administration
Great Plains
Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Three Injured In Collision On C Street SW
Three people were injured in a collision on C street SW near Fourteenth avenue yesterday afternoon. Don Mc Spadden, 45, of 1427 Fifth Street NW, was admitted to Mercy hospital with arm injuries and facial cuts. Leslie Becker, 19, of 3519 Center Point Road NEF, and Judy Richardson, 20, of 307 Thirtieth Street SE, were treated and released. Police say Becker and McSpadden drove opposite directions when the crash occurred at 1 38 p.m. Richardson rode with Becker. Investigation continues.
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C Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Don McSpadden
Fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Leslie Becker
Center Point Road
Nef
Judy Richardson
Richardson
Becker
Suspect in Slaying Found Then Freed
A man suspected in the slaying of socialist Dorothy Beck Palmer was located in Pittsburgh and cleared of involvement after questioning in Morristown New Jersey. Police said there were no new leads or suspects and a 13 state alert had been issued over a false Pittsburgh address used to rent a car near the crime scene.
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Morristown
N.J
UPI
Dorothy Beck Palmer
Pittsburgh
Harding Township
New Jersey
Penn Hills
Rio Grande Flood Tamed After Months of Sacrifices
Harlingen Texas AP reports the Rio Grande flood crest finally subsided near the sea after prolonged devastation. Upstream residents work to restore order amid the disaster and Mexico's contributed efforts helped ease the water crisis.
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Harlingen
Texas
Rio Grande
Mexico
Cyclist Recovers From Leg Injury In City Car Crash
A bicyclist, Frank Gesualdo, 10, was struck by a car at Midway drive and Edgewood road NW hurt with a broken right leg and cuts. Police name driver as Oren A. Carter Jr. of Ford avenue NW. The incident occurred at 6 15 PM near a service station. no charges filed.
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Midway Drive
Edgewood Road
Frank Gesualdo
Betty Gesualdo
Johnson Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Oren A. Carter, Jr
Ford Avenue
Two Injured in Accident on Highway 218
On Highway 218 just north of Highway 6 two vehicles collided about 8 30 PM. Lawrence Finn 26 of Waterloo drove north and tried a left turn. His car hit Judy King 24 of Independence Missouri who drove the other vehicle. Finn was pinned briefly and both were taken to University hospitals.
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Iowa City
Lawrence Finn
Waterloo
Judy King
Independence
Finn
Doves in California Vote To Fight LBJ
The California Democratic council urged a peace campaign against President Johnson’s Vietnam policy. They endorsed a plan to run a separate “peace delegation” against the Johnson-backed slate in the California Democratic June primary, following a day-long debate.
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Doves
California
Lbj
Long Beach
Calif
UPI
California Democratic Council
Johnson
CDC
GM Found Partially Liable in 1965 Corvette Crash
A Sacramento jury held General Motors partly liable for death and injury in a July 18, 1965 crash involving a Corvette Stingray. The verdict linked design flaws to fuel leakage into the passenger area, with 1.5 million dollars in damages sought for Carol Badorek and the two deceased victims.
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Sacramento
Calif
General Motors
Superior Court
Matthew Rodgers
Elvin Sheehy
Rodgers
Carol Badorek
Derailment of Long North Western Freight Near Clinton
A noon Saturday derailment of a 23-car section of a long North Western freight left rails at the east edge of Clinton. No injuries reported. Officials blamed a hot box on a wheel locking and derailing the cars. 22 following cars piled up while front sections stayed on track. Damage included 200 feet of track and disrupted telephone service. crews from Clinton and Boone worked on repairs.
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Clarence
Northwestern Railroad
North Western
Town
Clinton
Dick Hancock
Cedar County
Clinton and
Boone
Conditions for Talks With East Germany Set
Chancellor Kiesinger set preconditions for any meeting with East Germany on Saturday. He would send state secretary Werner Knieper as emissary to improve contacts but refused to attend talks that discuss Bonn's recognition of East Germany or a treaty accepting West Germany’s division.
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Bad Neustadt
Germany
Kiesinger
Werner Knieper
West Germany
Bonn
East Germany
Milson Berle Appears as Sheepherder on Big Valley
Milton Berle guest stars as a sheepherder in color on The Big Valley this Sunday at 5 00 PM on KCRU TV Channel 9.
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Milton Berle
Kcru-Tv
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates Notice
Subscription rates listed include 55 cents for carrier and 15 dollars per year for night edition and Sunday six issues per month. Afternoon and Sunday seven issues cost 1.60 monthly or 16 dollars yearly. Overseas areas 26 dollars yearly. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service exists. Associated Press news supplied.
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U S. Territories
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Waukon
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