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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1968
Page
3
Highs and lows listed for Tuesday and overnight, with rainfall totals and barometer readings. Births and marriages announced for Mercy and Iowa City area, plus divorce dismissals and service notices. Local police reports include fires, speeding and meter violations, with judgments entered in several cases.
Services for Pfc. Robert Van Nevele of Cedar Rapids will be Friday at 1 at Kuba funeral home east. He died in an auto accident near Ft. Riley Kansas, where he was stationed, along with his wife Martha Gohlke who was also killed. Burial is planned in Springfield cemetery near Delta. He was born July 2 1943 in Davenport and survived by a sister and grandparents. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Leonard J. Coufal 58 of 136 Twenty-sixth street NW longtime Kennedy high school custodian died Wednesday after a brief illness. Born September 10 1910 near Swisher he married Lillian Shebetka August 8 1934 at Ely. Survived by wife son Merle Cedar Rapids daughters Mrs Don Griffith Indianapolis Darlene Lentner Mrs William Burke Cedar Rapids six grandchildren father Joseph Coufal Swisher four sisters. Memorial service 1 30 p m Friday Turner chapel west Rev William B Harnish burial Cedar Memorial cemetery friends may call chapel until 1 p m Friday casket will not be opened after service.
UPI reports the Best family dominates USC with Bill Bob Paul Larry and Janet excelling as graduate senior junior sophomore and freshman respectively across student levels.
Anna Yelland of Reno Nevada widow of Ernest William Yelland died Wednesday born October 8 1888 in Kenosh Utah she had visited her daughter Mrs James W Lowman in Portland area since September 7 She leaves Phyllis Boyle another daughter three grandchildren a sister and a brother Memorial services are at Wilson and Bates funeral home Ely Nevada burial in Ely Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 9 pm Wednesday.
Bruce Van Amburg 56 of Huntsville Arkansas died suddenly Monday after moving from Cedar Rapids five years ago. Retired after 22 years in the navy, he worked for Fruehauf Trailer Co. in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife Bernice Highley two sons Thomas and Virgil a daughter Marlena Dehart five grandchildren a brother John and two stepsisters. Services Friday at 1 in Fayetteville Arkansas.
Claude C. Doud 64 of Perry formerly of Cedar Rapids died early Wednesday in Des Moines. Born Ferguson August 22 1904 he lived in Cedar Rapids until moving to Perry in 1960. Survived by wife Marjorie a daughter Mrs Elmer McCoy of Cedar Rapids a son Stan of Des Moines and two grandchildren. Services are pending.
Cedar Rapids airport will resurface the north half of the parking lot this fall with two inch asphalt and will install ticket machine conduits. Expansion plans are delayed until spring due to weather and specifications. Airport officials favor local operation of paid parking with some free parking retained. Roy Jameson noted specs for the extension due November 1, with contractor letting in early spring. The commission approved $900 extra compensation for Duane Van Horn and bought a 25 foot rotary mower for 3000 plus trade. They also interviewed Peat Marwick Livingston for expansion guidance and will evaluate other firms.
The House, halted by repeated roll calls over Equal Time and reorganization bills, endured mass exits and late-night arrangements. Members stretched on couches and portico chairs between votes as Rep Del Clawson played soft music on a clarinet, with requests for Home Sweet Home and Show Me the Way To Go Home.
A hedgehog in a laboratory aged and dormant endured a 22 minute water immersion before dying, highlighting the fragility of life in experimental conditions.
County Attorney William Faches outlined that a 3 year old boy will be returned to his original home soon but not on a permanent basis. Custody remains with the county welfare department under a court order with 30 day review and collaboration among the child, family, and welfare staff.
Sound Inc of Cedar Rapids filed in Linn district court to block former employee Robert C. Gross from competing in a 25 mile radius of Iowa City and Linn County. The suit alleges he used company equipment to win orders and now operates a video tape recording business, violating a two year noncompete signed July 20, 1966. Damages of $1,000召
The Peruvian military regime expropriated the La Brea Parinas oil fields and ordered immediate military occupation. They seized the industrial complex including the refinery and pipelines as President Belaunde Terry went into exile after arriving in New York.
A lightning strike hit a barn on the Roger Satterlee place at the east end of Manchester around 8 30 a m. The barn 24 by 44 feet filled with baled hay was destroyed though Satterlee saved two goats and two ponies. An early Wednesday downpour in Oelwein closed the junior high school for the day and turned the area into a quagmire as tornado damage from May adds temporary classrooms. Forecasters predicted clearing skies and temperatures in the upper 30s to 40s later Wednesday with fair conditions Thursday and warmer Friday.
The report lists multiple organizations and departments with payroll and quota figures from the previous year. Notable items include UCS at 98.6 percent of a $19,199 quota, and several firms and public bodies such as Cedar Rapids police department Adams Elementary Tyler School Harding Junior High McKinley Junior High Area Ten Community College Concrete Materials New Method Equipment Chamber of Commerce Turner Co and IBEW Local 1354 posting percentages ranging from 112 to 700 percent of last year.
Paris dispatches reported a potential breakthrough at the U S North Vietnamese talks with hints of an unconditional and complete bombing halt. President Thieu opposed halting bombing without reciprocal action from Hanoi in a National Assembly speech, warning of reactions from militant Catholic groups and top military leaders, including Vice President Ky.
The Cedar Rapids city council authorized the refuse collection department to buy five 1969 International Harvester trucks for 35 918 dollars and five 20 yard Heil Mark II Colectomatic bodies from New England Equipment Co for 21 525 dollars. A trade in of five used truck bodies for 8 805 dollars reduces the total.
Today's lineup features David Lawrence on page 6 alongside Louis Harris poll notes and Russell Baker. Gus Schrader appears on 1F, Jack Ogden covers preps on 3F, Don Walton bowls on 4F, with Rex Conn's "What's What" on 3E.
Republican Tom Riley lays out a two pronged plan to fight urban and rural poverty. He urges on the job training in industry and guaranteed home loans with tax incentives to spur private investment and reduce reliance on costly federal programs.
AP reports in Beijing that workers in a major Chinese oilfield exceeded eight months of production targets for the year, signaling strong output as of Wednesday.
Humphrey criticizes gun control in remarks on crime policy and urges Congress to act. Nixon defends leadership, calls for unity and a stronger Johnson era legacy while praising Johnson and distancing from Wallace. Polls show Nixon shrinking lead as campaigns heat up in New York Utica and nationwide television.
Nixon concentrates on California Illinois Texas Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and New York with three rallies planned in California and a push toward the November 5 election. He proposes a federal obscenity act for material sent to minors and emphasizes broad, nationwide campaigning.
Donovan ordered action against McCoy and school principals to ensure orderly operation of the schools. UFT President Albert Shanker said teachers will not strike while the board takes reasonable steps to ensure safety and will reconsider if bad faith appears.
Disorderly incidents erupt at Harrison High Chicago where 55 percent of students are Negro as pupils demand Afro American history courses taught by Black staff and a Black assistant principal. Police clear the building after walkouts and sit ins at several Chicago area schools. six students arrested on Tuesday for disorderly conduct and incitement to violence.
Cedar Rapids Public Improvements Commissioner Donald Canney urged residents to stop burning leaves on asphalt streets or oil covered surfaces. He noted numerous fire department complaints and asked residents to use the city trash pickup. Leaves should be placed in containers near the curb for collection.
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