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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1967
Page
2
In Moscow the Soviet Union announced two unmanned satellites Cosmos 186 and 188 performed an automatic docking for about three hours in space before separating. The operation, aided by computers, produced television footage and signaled progress toward future manned space platforms.
Line Kalell of 314 Thirtieth street SE reported $6,640 stolen from the trunk of his car between 1 30 and 3 a m Sunday while parked at Old Hickory Steakland. He said the money bag held $1,900 in checks and the rest in change and bills. the thief must have had a car key. The ignition key, stolen from Kalell’s coat at Thunder bird lounge, 835 Center Point road NE, was missing since Friday evening. In separate news, heavy rain caused landslides closing the Corinth Canal to navigation.
Cleveland police report four teenagers died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car parked in a garage on the East Side. One victim, Henry L. Pugh, 19, had warned his mother that they would have fun by turning on the car and getting marijuana earlier Saturday afternoon.
Tracy Lee Kiner, two, adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kiner near What Cheer, died of suffocation from a parasitic roundworm after being found in distress in a Montezuma drugstore. The Kiners had adopted Stacey, two, previously from Korea, and another girl. Funeral services set for Harden funeral home in What Cheer.
In Boone two women died Monday when a frame home two blocks north of the city limits burned. Ethel Ferry 77 and her daughter Hazel Schroeder 56 perished. Schroeder was found in the basement and Ferry in another bedroom. Firemen fought the four hour blaze, pumping 8,000 gallons of water due to distant hydrants. Schroeder owned a poultry market and Ferry worked there.
In Compton California a Roman Catholic priest preached at First Methodist church for Reformation Day observance marking 450 years since Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. Rev Gilbert Romero of Sacred Heart parish spoke on The Vatican Council Decree on Ecumenism.
Signs indicate Collins Radio Co employees will approve a new three year contract worth 16 million dollars. IBEW Local 1362 members, who began strike October 16 after rejecting the previous offer by a slim vote, will vote Tuesday at Arrowhead Archery Lanes from 7 am to 7 pm. About 6,000 workers still on strike while others remain on the job.
U S bomber pilots pressed a six day raid against North Vietnam as monsoon weather loomed. Navy strikes hit Cat Bi Mig base and nearby facilities near Haiphong while ground fighting near Saigon left 145 enemies and several Americans dead or wounded. Thieu welcomed Vice President Humphrey and foreign representatives at Independence Palace as Saigon tightened security ahead of the inauguration.
Kennebunk officials consider a $100 tax credit for residents who reach age 100 and have paid town taxes for at least 25 years. In Boston, Leon Brooks, 55, vice president and general counsel of the Columbia Broadcasting System, died Saturday.
Stockholm AP reports Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Hans Bethe for his work on stellar energy production and nuclear reactions. Chemistry prize shared by George Porter Ronald Norrish and Manfred Eigen for studies of extremely fast chemical reactions using short energy pulses. US leads in physics prizes postwar, with many winners being naturalized or refugees.
Thousands of southern Californians fled wind driven brush fires burning in Lemon Heights and nearby Orange County hillside areas. Officials said 15 homes destroyed and about 1,000 threatened as flames spread from the Santa Ana mountains. A second Riverside County fire moved into the San Jacinto Valley as rainfall and cooling winds followed.
In a Van Nuys California Halloween party an unmasked guest burst in with a gun after which Kenneth Lindstrand a 32 year old salesman died from a gunshot. Police questioned about 50 guests but have no killer identified.
In Cleveland, Robert Batch 23 abducted bride Lida Caldwell 19 on Saturday, wounding her new husband Charles Caldwell 18. After 45 hours, Batch shot Caldwell and himself after police and his mother failed talks. Caldwell survived, Batch died at hospital. Father Glenn Williams aided entry to the apartment.
A humorous reflection compares loving and losing with the challenge of helping six kids tackle modern math homework. The light anecdote plays on the contrast between romance and daily family tasks, noting the effort parents invest in guiding their children through new math methods.
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