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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1966
Page
1
Sheriff Fred Beier investigated a scene where chrome and paint markings were found. Grapes was later arrested in Benton County. Dio and nine television stations reported on September 24. Sloca said he asked all radio stations and eight of nine TV stations for equal air time.
Hubert Grapes, 54, of Winthrop charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield the traveled portion after a sideswipe collision near here. Harold Cobb, 57, of Waterloo reported being side swiped on highway 20 three miles west of here Saturday about 10 15 p.m. Buchanan.
A light plane struck a 33 000 volt line and exploded near Interstate 80 at the I 80 Route 1 interchange two miles north of Iowa City. Victims were Martin White Jr 24 of Chicago and Dorothy Gwinn 20 of Cicero Illinois. The Piper Cherokee 180 piloted by White was rented from Midway Airport Chicago.
Special to The Gazette Charles Stendel 21 was treated at Waukon Hospital Sunday for a gunshot wound to the hand while hunting east of Waukon. He was handling a .22 caliber pistol when it discharged. Stendel was released after treatment.
Ross Bandy 84 died after a fire broke out in a closet at the Grand View nursing home in Bettendorf. Nine others were evacuated and taken to Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals for treatment. cause of death under investigation while a police officer used a fire extinguisher to control the blaze.
Sgt. Richard C. Youngbear 26 was killed in Vietnam in February after firing on a Viet Cong patrol and warning his unit, then mortally wounded, he urged comrades to take cover and inspired a successful defense. A Silver Star citation noted his heroism and a letter from Premier Ky conveyed Vietnam’s sympathy. The Youngbears’ other sons serve in the navy and army.
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa criticized the new Medicare plan for inequities and hardship on seniors. He cited the $40 hospital and $50 doctor deductibles and 20 percent coinsurance after that, during a Cedar County Republican dinner campaign stop.
Miller argues that under his plan rich and poor alike would receive benefits, forcing those in real need to get less. He notes the current plan spreads funds widely across earners, so a $6,600 worker pays the same tax as a $66,000 earner, with financing from the general fund.
Waterloo relatives were notified that Marine Private David Musch 20 of Waterloo was killed by sniper fire near Da Nang in South Vietnam. The incident contrasts with ongoing combat reports reaching families at home.
Fairfield Iowa Charles Sloca gubernatorial candidate of the newly formed Iowa party asks for equal radio and television time to counter a joint news conference featuring Democratic Gov Harold Hughes and Republican challenger William Murray of Ames. The two major candidates were interviewed together on a statewide program.
In Probate Courts the high cost of dying is not the funeral but the legal cost of passing on an inheritance. Even an estate valued between $15,000 and $25,000 can incur about $2,000 in probate fees. The piece offers hints to save fees and reports on needed legal reforms. October Reader's Digest on sale.
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