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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1967
Page
1
Daily Record weather summary and five day outlook with highs in the mid fifties to sixties and showers in the southeast. Includes barometer, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, and year ago figures. Also lists numerous local obituaries with service details and family notices from Oct 20 to Oct 22.
Breakin at De Var Tavern 5320 Bowling Street SW netted about $85. Theft occurred Sunday night and was discovered Monday morning by owner Orville Faulkner. Entry via broken northwest window. burglars pried open pool table and cigaret machine. Cash register loss $3.50. other items including razor blades shaving cream nuts and liquor.
Portus B. Wetzel, 62, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died Sunday in Dubuque. Services set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Egelhof Funeral Home in Dubuque.
A squirrel caused a 42 minute outage at KCRG-TV by shorting a substation fuse near Independence. Officials say the animal interrupted the dual power loops feeding the transmitter at Walker, delaying the NCAA football telecast until repairs completed Saturday.
Two 19 year old men were injured when their car ran out of control and struck a bridge on old highway 94 two miles east of highway 150 at 10 50 a m Monday. A patrolman doused a small fire before Marion fire department arrived. They were taken to Mercy hospital with one man having severe leg injuries. One carried Illinois papers and the other Oregon papers. Names awaiting notification of next of kin.
Linn County Sheriff Walter Grant suspended for five days the work release privileges of two county jail prisoners. Dennis Ealy 26 Hawthorne California and Edward Duffy 19 3512 Belair drive SE returned late from Saturday work and had been drinking. Ealy faces false uttering of a check forgery and assault charges. Duffy faces driving with suspended license reckless driving eluding an officer and assault charges.
Ted Lee Hootman of 917 Fifth Street SE pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Judge B J Maxwell fined him 300 dollars after his arrest on October 14 near the accident scene at 3950 Cottage Grove Avenue SE. Prosecutors said Hootman initially pled innocent on Thursday.
Nancy L. Rhoads of 1646 Forty Second Street SE was arrested on a warrant for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. Police allege she attempted to stab her husband with a butcher knife at their home Sunday morning. She is held Monday in lieu of a 1000 dollar bond.
Charles E. Melson of 604 Third Avenue SE was arrested Saturday on a warrant for embezzlement of mortgaged property. Edge's Auto Mart at 1400 Third Street SE charged him with selling in Michigan a mortgaged car he bought from the dealer January 15.
A lioness on a rampage is reported from an African weld in the program Cowboys in Africa airing Monday at 6 30 P M on KCRG TV channel 9 in color.
Prosecution describes a scheme to sell counterfeit ten to hundred dollar bills. Government agents, including Secret Service, staged the exchange at Waterloo as Gearhart and Grant faced charges. Jurors selected from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns for a two day trial with motions on evidence.
A group at Collins Radio Co announced plans to seek recognition as a union separate from local 1362 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. They formed the Collins Radio Professional Employees Association and seek an NLRB election to prove majority support.
A color presentation of Beau Brummel, featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Stewart Granger, airs at 9 PM on KCRG TV with a romantic adventure emphasis. The program showcases period drama and star power in a prime time slot.
Helen M. Vincent 76 widow of W Gerald Vincent of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born Jan 11 1891 in Quincy Illinois she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years and owned Vincent Jewelry with her husband until 1960. Funeral services Wednesday at St Boniface Quincy and burial at Calvary Cemetery Quincy with Rosary Monday night. She leaves two sisters and three grandchildren.
Francis A. Bateman 73 of 1620 First Avenue NW died Saturday night after a brief illness. He lived with his son and daughter in Cedar Rapids after moving from Albia three years ago. A native of the Ot tumwa area he was a farmer and coal miner. Survivors include son Francis Jr and daughter Mrs. Robert T. Olson of Cedar Rapids, two brothers William J of Albia and John of Ft. Wayne Ind, a sister Mrs. Harold Brown of
Ninth Circuit ruled FCC lacks power to regulate CATV systems that relay network programs to paying viewers. Separately, review sought on union picketing at shopping centers. Pennsylvania high court had sided with trespass, deeming sites private property. Also voided murder conviction of Johnny Beecher due to coerced confession under threat. Amish case involves Leroy Garber fined for defying public high school attendance.
Linn county opened its first suit to recover relief money. County Attorney William Faches filed a district court confession of judgment for 355.96 tied to a relief recipient. The policy requires repayment when funds are obtained. the recipient paid all but 135.96, last settling on July 25.
Otha J. Beshaw 67 of 137 Thirty seventh street NE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a short illness. He was superintendent of the machine shop at Iowa Manufacturing Co born June 30 1909 Fontanet Indiana and a member of Immaculate Conception church. Surviving wife Lucille A two sons Michael L Beshaw Flagstaff Arizona Thomas A Beshaw Des Plaines Illinois two grandchildren a sister Mrs Clarence Kramer Urbana and a brother Ray Beshaw Fontanet. Funeral arrangements pending at Brady Mortuary with calls after 1 pm Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Cook died at her daughter’s home in Clearwater Florida on Sunday at age 88. Born February 18 1879 near Vinton she lived 68 years around Vinton before moving to Cedar Rapids. Survived by son Leland E Cook daughter Mrs Earl Pickerill Clearwater sister Mrs Charles Barnes Colorado Springs six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services pending at Fry and Holland funeral home in Vinton.
Memorial services set for Constance C. Beatty-Bearle at 1 30 p m Tuesday with Rev Elmer C Boom of Faith EUB church burial at Linwood cemetery Also two services for Anne Kelly at St Patrick s church Fairfax at 10 a m Tuesday with Rev Bernard White burial in St Patrick s cemetery Fairfax Turner chapel east handling arrangements
State police said the gunman, a married father and school board member, broke into the Quiggles home and shot a man in bed before firing on officers. After restocking ammunition, he fled to a field behind his house where he was shot and captured. The motive was linked to a dispute with a car pool, boss, and neighbor.
President Johnson warned against impatience and vowed to stay the course as Asian allies fighting with the U.S. united behind the Vietnam effort. He condemned violent demonstrations at the Pentagon and praised uniformed service members and civilian law enforcement in the nation's capital.
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