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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1963
Page
5
Feature combines daily temperatures and rainfall totals across multiple cities with a five day forecast. Includes float of Oct measurements and a long list of obituaries, civil notices, and traffic fines with numerous addresses and names.
Earl Gay 67 of route two Vinton was found dead in his trailer twelve miles east of Vinton after neighbors heard a gunshot Saturday night. Benton County authorities said the 12 gauge shotgun discharged accidentally as he removed it from a closet. Gay had lived in Cedar Rapids about 20 years and worked at Iowa Manufacturing Co before retiring two years ago.
Five year old Gary Looney son of Mr and Mrs Albert Looney of 925 Ninth Street SE was treated for bruises and released from Mercy hospital after being struck by a truck near his home Monday. Police said the accident occurred at 10 49 a m when he ran from behind a truck into the path of a truck driven by Richard C Brown of 2515 Twenty fourth Street SE.
Washington officials treat Soviet protest as routine against the NATO nuclear force plan. Tass accuses a mixed-crew Polaris fleet in the North Atlantic of violating the test ban spirit. Soviet foreign minister Gromyko reiterated the protest during a Washington visit earlier this month.
State safety patrol captured three men, two now identified as suspects, after a girl aged five was taken from a parochial school in O'Neill. The child was found safe. Officers halted the car west of Randolph on U.S. 20 with four patrol squads at the roadblock.
Negotiations between Cedar Rapids City Lines and its drivers union continued with sessions held Thursday and Friday and a further meeting set for 1 p.m. October 29. The old contract, expiring September 30, remains extended while talks proceed. Local 638 of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America represents the workers.
Kenneth L Hootman 19 of 1018 Sixth Street SE was sentenced to 60 days in jail after two traffic charges. Municipal Judge Loren M Hullinger Jr handed 30 days for reckless driving and 30 days for excessive noise after the arrest in the 700 block of Eleventh Avenue SE at 11 50 p m Saturday. Police say he drove 50 mph for four blocks before turning into an alley and attempting to flee on foot.
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids youth was arrested on grand larceny charges after admitting stealing engagement and wedding rings valued at 150 dollars from Douglas Bean of 1407 Mt. Vernon Road SE. The juvenile was turned over to probation officers. The theft occurred between September 28 and October 12.
Primary election ballot instructs voters to mark an X or check in the square above their chosen candidate. Ballots marked otherwise will not be counted and will be void.
Attest Official Ballot issued by City Clerk Harold G. Schaefer lists the vote choice for Superintendent of Public Safety. Ballot phrasing directs one selection, with formal certification by the city clerk.
The article profiles local figures Ralph Mikesell and Blake St Clair and notes former positions as Cedar Rapids police officer and business agent, plus affiliations with American Legion Moose and other civic clubs. It also lists Wessale family ties, military service in World War II, and community involvement through churches lodges and veterans groups.
Tax filers who seldom pay state income taxes face an Iowa plan allowing the tax commission to review up to 10 years of records. The move seeks to require non filers to report income and pay any delinquent taxes owed.
Government sources note three year statute of limitations for returns with unpaid taxes. During experimental data processing, delinquent tax collections increased by about $500,000 annually, reaching $800,000 total, though exact gains from pursuing additional leads remain undetermined.
Des Moines Senator David O Shaff says Governor Harold Hughes has turned his back on the problems of 82 Iowa counties by favoring representation for larger populated areas. He cites the Shaff reapportionment plan to be voted on Dec 3 and notes five minutes with the governor every Wednesday.
Ilowana Council of Camp Fire Girls offers outdoor skills training starting Tuesday at St. Pauls Methodist Church. Mrs. John Battin executive director notes Blue Bird training at 9 a.m. Tuesday and Camp Fire Girl leader session at 9 a.m. Thursday. Junior high land Horizon club leaders meet Thursday at 7 p.m.
The annual city audit tables three changes: grant access to treasurer records for the assistant treasurer, ensure deputy can operate during treasurer absence, and require uninterrupted vacations for staff handling public funds. It also urges commissions to centralize insurance purchases, notes absence of a police cash receipts journal, and cites prior year's improvements as effective this year.
Juries began in Linn district court for four trials on Monday. Two cases settled before verdicts, including a drunken driving charge by Walter L. Joy who pled guilty after 20 jurors were chosen and fined $500 plus costs. A civil real estate case settled out after 16 jurors were questioned.
Michael R. McMurray an 18 year old from Wilson avenue SW was jailed for 60 days 30 for unlawful use of a driver license and 30 more after revocation of a suspended petty larceny sentence He faces a reckless driving count and had been arrested for drunk driving at Eighth avenue and Rockford road SW Earlier McMurray used a driver license owned by Gerald D. Clements and both men were arrested on petty larceny charges with 30 day suspended sentences for each
Edward Delbert McLaud longtime Cedar Rapids resident and former National Oats Co. employee died at his home after a long illness. Born December 4, 1900, he married Martha Quandt in 1918. Survived by wife, two sons Edward D. Jr and Fred Edward both of Cedar Rapids, two brothers Charles and George, eight grandchildren, and two preceded in death. Memorial service set for Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Wednesday with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Frederick R. Moore 20 and Dennis G. Moore 18 of Marion join with Ronald G. Kinkead 19 in heading to Lackland Texas for recruit training. Frederick and Kinkead will do mechanical and administrative training respectively. Gary G. Smither 25 reenlists for navigation equipment repair at Keesler Texas. Robert J. Thoman 18 enlists in the Army as aircraft mechanic at Fort Leonard Wood. Others reported home on leave include Ronald R. Richards for electrician's mate school at Great Lakes after Navy basic training and honor man status. Grant Emmett Pedigo and Nicholas H. Henkelman both depart Camp Pendleton for 20 days en route to Memphis and Hawaii respectively. their unit helped film a sequence for The Lieutenant.
James Arnold and George Dixon, both described as Negroes, were sentenced to death for a 1961 North Carolina robbery murder. Their appeal claimed grand jury exclusion of Negroes invalidated the indictment. Separately, Troy Bland Cade, a self described Black Muslim, was denied a hearing after conviction for flag desecration in Louisiana. Cade argued the charge, if true, was a federal offense not under state jurisdiction.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has authorized a strike against the Union Pacific Railroad set for 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless a settlement on the union agreement is reached beforehand. An informed source said Monday.
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