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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1966
Page
3
The page lists temperatures and conditions with a barometer reading and humidity at 6 p.m. along with sunrise and sunset times. It then shifts to Births and family notices from multiple local towns including St. Luke's and St. Patrick's churches with names and addresses, followed by funeral service details for several individuals in communities such as Aurora Colesburg Independence and Tama.
At Millington Tennessee Corporal and Mrs Kenneth A Fish welcomed a daughter on October 26 Mrs Fish is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Stevens of Marengo Corporal Fish is the son of Mr and Mrs K W Fish 2915 Mansfield avenue SE
A semi-truck and a car collided head on Saturday evening one half mile south of Martello. Both drivers suffered head injuries and were taken to St Luke s hospital. The truck driver was Russell D Skogen 29 of Mount Horeb Wisconsin and the car driver David R Goodnecht 24 of Rock Island Illinois.
The Geological Survey reports a spectacular number of glacier surges in northwestern North America based on aerial studies. The findings show rapid forward movement episodes detected during Saturday night briefings.
Injured Henry Franks, 19, of rural West Branch, treated for minor injuries after a three car crash on Twelfth Street SE and released from Mercy hospital. Bert Powers and Dick Carter fined $25 plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication on a public highway. Dennis Packingham reports headrests stolen from his car near a vacant service station. Gal Baloch reports $195 stolen from his YMCA wallet.
The International Association of State Lotteries accepted ten new members at its sixth congress in Lisbon. The Dominican Republic, Togo, Central African Republic, Nigeria, South Korea, Tanzania, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama and Ceylon joined IASL which focuses on social, moral and legal issues in running lotteries and on combatting swindlers and publicity.
Dist Judge E H Griffin refused to remove 95 year old Otis Birch from his newlywed wife Pearl Choate Birch. Birch left in a wheelchair as the judge ruled testimony could continue. The couple eloped to Altus Oklahoma after Birch broke his hip and is blind and deaf, needing a magnifying glass to read.
Dr Wayne Endres who treated a dog in South Bend Indiana October 17 was reached Saturday and given anti rabies shots. He and his wife Paula Kutz had just wed the previous Sunday in Cedar Rapids. They returned to South Bend and will reside there. Endres, a 1966 Iowa State graduate, is the son of Harry and Mrs Endres of Nashua.
Richard V. Hubbard, 33, of 140 Seventeenth Street SW, suffered minor injuries in a two car collision at the intersection of First Avenue E and Thirteenth Street SE after 9 p.m. He was treated and released from Mercy Hospital. Richard Allan Long, 17, of Vinton, was driving the other car and was charged with failure to have control of his vehicle.
Officials say they rounded up 75 members of the Peking oriented labor party and scores of other potential troublemakers in a security sweep on the eve of the President's arrival. In Singapore, authorities detained Chia Thye Poh and 30 followers of the socialist front.
Iowa Methodist church officials complained that Chicago post office misfiled 113000 pounds of unsorted third class mail including order blanks for Methodist Sunday school teaching materials. Deadline for submitting orders was Oct 15.
Lois L. Noble, 60, of 320 Fourteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids, wife of Sam Noble, died after a long illness. Born February 8, 1906, she married June 1, 1922, in Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband, four daughters, three sons, a sister, and several grandchildren. Services are planned in Cedar Rapids with burial at Shiloh and Linwood cemeteries. rosary and call times noted.
Everett Ferguson aged 52 of Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a long illness. He was born August 20, 1885 in Huntsville Missouri and was a retired Rock Island railroad employee. Survived by daughter Nina Thompson of Cedar Rapids and three sons Everett Jr Russell Maurice, all of Cedar Rapids, seven grandchildren.
Margery Voorhies 78 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Friday in McNary Arizona. Born June 10 1888 at Lost Nation she worked 15 years for Craemer s and has lived with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jim N Herndon of Show Low Arizona. Baxter chapel Marion will announce arrangements.
Bruce R Crissinger 72 of 1823 Ninth Avenue SW died Friday after a long illness Born December 22 1894 Farnhamville He was married to Olive Meyers November 24 1922 A World War I veteran he worked for McKesson Robbins and belonged to St Patrick s Church American Legion Survived by wife two sons John H Madison WI Richard Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren sister Mrs Benjamin I Mather Iowa City brother Dr D L Crissinger Iowa City Services Monday 9 am at St Patrick s Church Burial Tuesday 10 30 am Rock Island National Cemetery Rosary Sunday 8 pm Teahen Chapel Friends charitable contributions preferred
Memorial services announced for Charles T Janeba Kuba funeral home to conduct on Sunday with burial at C F cemetery Marengo. Marilyn Noeller to be remembered Monday at Kuba funeral home with burial at St Josephs Elkader after visitations 1 to 3 at McTaggert. Mrs John Peterson service at First Lutheran at 1 30 pm Monday with burial Cedar Memorial Elkader Turner Chapel leads. William B Myers Beatty
William Rohn funeral home will hold a service at 1 30 p.m. Monday conducted by the Rev Don L Anderson of Calvary Baptist church. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial. Bearle funeral home also schedules a service at 1 30 p.m. Monday with the Rev Daniel Herndon of St Pauls Methodist church and burial at Linwood cemetery.
An elderly man named John Howard, 80, of Sumner died Saturday afternoon when his car struck the side of a bridge on a gravel road two miles north and a mile east of Sumner in Bremer County. Investigators had not yet determined if car trouble or a heart attack caused the crash.
The text notes Socialists seeking a larger voice in government and a possible path to lead the country. It cites past election results with combined party votes exceeding six million in 1963, the communists at 25 percent, and Christian Democrats at 38 percent, alongside current seat counts in the 630-member Chamber of Deputies showing Social Democrats at 33 and Socialists shrinking from 87 to 62 due to defections.
The annual Boy Scout fundraising drive begins in Strawberry Point with Don Chevalier as chairman. Proceeds support activities including the Klaus Scout camp near Colesburg.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists subscription prices by carrier and mail. By carrier 50 cents for 8 weeks. by mail night edition six issues 1.25 monthly 13 annually. Sunday seven issues 1.35 monthly 14 annually. Rates for other states and territories 23.40 per year. No mail subscriptions accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service.
Washington reports at least 24 pilots lost in the Oriskany fire worsen a navy shortage of carrier attack pilots. The fleet has about 2,000 pilots, 750 below goal, with many squadrons short and crews flying two combat sorties daily to meet Vietnam commitments.
Miss Fitzgerald, executive director of the Food Dealers Assn, criticizes a private communication sent to member grocers that was released to the news media. She notes the Cedar Rapids postmark and says the group did not originate the letter. She plans to release data and answers to consumer questions once compiled.
Report notes letters sent to supermarket chains headquarters last week. Mrs. Canning says by Saturday one chain replied and a diversified food distributor sent a response. An apology cited a missed Des Moines representative and a meeting attendance slip-up. Further answers expected this week.
The report lists in memory donations for Harold D. Holcomb of Temple City California from the Martelle Christian Ladies Aid and a gift for Tony H. Stanton from his grandchildren. Five dollars added to a 1966 budget shows $10,654.13 with $12,220.00 yet to be raised and $1,565.87 remaining.
Lapp warns China could fire small nuclear warheads provoking escalation to larger weapons. He cites a Thursday China test and argues Beijing may favor missiles and warheads over bombers, potentially foreshadowing attacks on North Vietnam ports.
Northwestern Japan recorded rain with 30 micro microcuries per cubic centimeter, about 300 times normal, following China's Thursday nuclear test. Akita university chemistry head Prof. Ryotaro Sahara attributed the rise to the Chinese explosion.
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