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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
3
The Iowa traffic toll climbed to 751 for the week, 101 more than last year at this point, with the state safety department tally reaching 720 and a prior peak of 851 in 1964. Thirteen people died in weekend accidents and two more Monday.
Stephen Michael Bozek twenty was killed in an auto crash on Interstate 80 near the highway 149 overpass at 1 36 a m Monday. Bozek, son of Dr and Mrs T T Bozek of Iowa City, collided with a semi truck in the eastbound lane as he attempted to pass. The truck driver Leonard Haskins Jr of Davenport and Western Transportation Co escaped serious injuries.
John M. Seaton age 46 of 2412 G avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a Washington hospital Sunday from injuries suffered in a two car crash on a downtown street the day before. He had been Cedar Rapids personnel director since January 1962 and was in Washington for a civil service and public personnel conference. Seaton was a passenger in a car driven by Pentagon secretary Mary A. Tobin 45. The car was struck by a vehicle that reportedly failed to stop at a signal. Mayor Bob Johnson called Seaton a close personal friend and a conscientious public servant. He noted under Seaton’s direction the city developed a full scale safety program.
Bonn AP Heinz Starke says two CDU leaders Rainier Barzel and Franz Josef Strauss engineered the government crisis to topple Chancellor Erhard. Opposition Social Democrats urge a confidence vote, while Erhard vows not to quit under no confidence rule. no successor agreement yet.
Nikolai Belyaev, once a high ranking Soviet official linked to Khrushchev era policies, died Friday at 63 as reported by Pravda. No cause of death was provided.
Larry Capone paddled 27 miles to Catalina island to raise attention and funds for Christy Christensen who needs 10 000 to rent machinery and support kidney failure until a transplant. He plans to stay in island caves and paddle daily to spur federal aid after last season's 942 mile trek from New York to South Carolina.
Ex Marine Alan Hulsey said he posed as a cattle buyer to free three Americans from a Brazilian jail near Anapolis. Joseph Truhill, 47, from Richardson Texas, Joseph McCutcheon, 36, and Sam Sexton Jr., 34, were convicted on Brazil smuggling charges. Kruel, a Brazilian general, allegedly used the case to push political power and mine and customs stakes.
The notice provides updated telephone numbers for the New Gazette including general information offices and departments. Numbers listed include 369 1121 for News and general info, 369 1234 for display and advertising, 369 1222, 369 1333, and 369 1250 for circulation and Marion office.
Moscow reports Luna 12 photographed a flat moon region about 19 square miles in area in the Sea of Rains. The unmanned craft orbited the moon last week and sent images from 60 miles away, showing craters and mountain ranges.
In Seoul crowds estimated at 350000 greeted President Johnson on his Far East swing. He pledged U.S. defense of South Korea if aggression recurs, recalling Korea’s war losses and praising allies in Vietnam aid. The scene blended festive pageantry with careful security as Johnson mingled with locals.
Viet Cong defections rose sharply in October with 2,062 desertions reported, the third highest monthly total this year. A parade featuring 500 former Viet Cong will mark national day as brief clashes ease and air raids wane. A cargo plane was shot down but its crew survived. Hanoi and Saigon officials outlined military moves and the Independence Palace’s new role as government offices are set.
The Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association delays the December 16 special election on a $6 million Linn County home and health center complex. The digest calls for more data on costs federal participation usage location and structure type. County board chair William Linstrom declined comment as a decision was expected this week.
In Key West a 22 year old Elena Hoyos died of tuberculosis on Halloween night 35 years ago. A macabre tale centers on Bienvenido Peres, Karl von Cosel, and attorney Enrique Esquinaldo Jr as authorities investigated Elena’s body hidden in a shack. The case ended with Cosel freed by a statute of limitations and Peres still guarding Elena’s burial location.
Federal Trade Commission investigators met to plan an inquiry into sweepstakes and bingo type games used to promote food sales in Washington.
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