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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1968
Page
25
The daily record notes high temperatures Sunday 73 in many areas with the Miami reading 87 and 78 for nearby locales. The five day forecast calls for 3 to 6 degrees below normal with .</S>
Mr Williams offers special permanents for 20 dollars at 1700 4th Avenue SE. Adv Beautician lists wages and commissions. Morean Plattenberger joins Sue Ann Beauty Lounge at 1222 Lincoln Ave NE. Poodles clipped no sheep. Dr H S Dougherty chiropractor at 423 Guaranty Bldg. Tony's Steak House hosts Lebanon buffet rescheduled to Nov 6. Gregory's Hair Styling opens at 5515 Center Point Rd NE Cedar Rapids. Waubeek United Methodist chicken and ham supper Sept 4 at 5 pm adults 1.50 children .75.
Mort Sahl offers sharp political commentary on the DICK CAVETT SHOW airing Tuesday at 9:30 AM on Channel 9, presenting a timely monologue about current events and public figures.
West Union Harry Grimes 84 services Tuesday 2 Burnham and Wood. Hawkeye John Schultz 85 services Wednesday 2 Trinity Lutheran Church. Garnaville Edwin Milew sky 67 services Tuesday 2 St Pauls Lutheran church Tuecke s. Spillville James Triska 86 services Tuesday 10 St Wenceslaus church Balik s. Manchester Mrs Cletus Haas 32 services Tuesday 1 30 Shelly s Burials Pine View cemetery Delaware. Manchester William C Mawe 63 services Wednesday 1 30 St Paul s Lutheran church Delaware. Friends may call Shelly s after 7 p m Monday. Lone Tree Edward Petsel 80 services Tuesday 2 Sorden and Adams. Riverside Elmo Rummel hart 53 services Wednesday 9 am St Mary s church Ro sary Wednesday 7 and 8 am Sorden and Adams. Iowa City Aurilla R Mc Cutcheon services Tuesday 2 Beckman Butheris. Atalissa William Earl Dav is 53 services Tuesday 1 30 Snider s West Liberty burial Overman cemetery Atalissa. Hopkinton George Dirks 179 services Tuesday 11 a m St Matthew s Lutheran church Monticello Goet tchs Monti cello. Keota Leo A Anderson 49 services Wednesday 2 United Presbyterian church Powell s Friends may contribute to American Cancer Society.
Jesse James Ford 21 of Cedar Rapids free on own recognizance on a Cedar Rapids rape charge. He is arrested on a Sioux City warrant charging robbery with aggravation after a Saturday knife point gas station robbery taking eight watches and $54. A 1 year old girl was with him. she was brought from Yankton S D and held as a missing person. Ford previously faced a July 20 rape charge after forcing entry, dragging a 14 year old babysitter at knife point. He was freed by Municipal Court Judge John Reilly and bound over to the grand jury.
Two late model cars were demolished in a near head on collision two miles west of Independence on highway 20. Carl Roepke 48 Independence lost control while pulling back onto wet pavement. his car skidded into an eastbound 1968 vehicle driven by Orville Rossow 58 Masonville. Rossow and his wife were passengers. all survived with minor injuries and were treated or released.
Former Vice President Nixon launches a Midwest and West campaign swing with a focus on inflation as the modern curse of the working man. He begins in Chicago on Wednesday as part of a broader tour.
A reader page lists columnists and contributors including James Reston Russell Baker David Smothers Suzy Knickerbocker Abby Van Buren Dr Mother Sylvia Porter Sam Shulsky John Cunniff Robert Musel Leonard Lyons Gus Schrader Don Walton Rex Conn Art Buchwald with page numbers for features and the picture page.
Darrell Chavarria, 18 from Klamath Falls Oregon, fled from Fort Bragg, abducted a police officer and forced a patrol car before surrendering to irrigation workers near a ranch in Tranquillity California. He shot himself in the stomach at Fresno County courthouse. He survived in fair condition after surgery. Barbara Cramer said he hated the army and preferred death to prison.
Leonard Seng of route one Marion was arrested by the Iowa Highway Patrol on drunken driving charges. He was taken before Justice Jessie McCormick and released after posting 10 percent of a 500 dollar bond.
Memorial services for Cpl. Dennis Anthony Gunder will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Turner Chapel West conducted by Rev. John E. Wheatley. Military rites and burial follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery with viewing after 9 a.m. Tuesday until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The casket will remain closed after the service.
Joseph Zamastil, 13, of 912 D avenue NW, was treated at St. Luke's hospital for an accidental shoulder gunshot wound Sunday afternoon. Police say John Huston, 16, and James Huston, 14, were explaining a .12 gauge shotgun’s workings at 618 G avenue NW when the weapon discharged, striking Zamastil with 16 pellets before they released him after treatment.
Former President Eisenhower, 77, regains strength after a seventh heart attack. Doctors at Walter Reed report a comfortable night and longer periods sitting up with head of bed raised. He tolerates it well, reads Western novels, and receives family visits.
A Cedar Rapids man and a Mount Vernon man won in the Iowa Open Chess tournament held at the Montrose hotel. Robert Bradley of Cedar Rapids tied for first in the upper class with Dan Reynolds of Omaha, John Tomas of Omaha, and Randy Mills of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Donald Kaplan of Mount Vernon won the junior division. William Leiser of Triumph, Illinois won the middle class. The event drew 55 entries.
The St Louis Hearing and Speech Center with the Junior League of St Louis will bring mobile testing equipment to day care centers and nurseries to identify about 12 000 children with undetected hearing impairment in the area.
Loy Lowell Klingman of 3515 Dennis Drive NW died Sunday after a long illness. A Taft junior high teacher for six years and previously at Franklin junior high, he was born March 28 1933 in Elgin Illinois. He was married to Janis Fink since July 24 1955. He held a BA from Upper Iowa and a Master’s from Colorado State College at Greeley. He was a Concordia Lutheran church elder and fundraiser, affiliated with CREA and ISEA. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Kayla Rae, a brother Roger Lee, a sister, and his parents. Memorial services at Concordia Lutheran Church and burial at Taylorville Cemetery in Arlington. Friends may call Turner Chapel West and church. Contributions suggested to Concordia Lutheran church building fund or American Cancer Society.
Eva Pearl Norton widow of Herbert Norton died Sunday after a brief illness. She lived at Meth-Wick Manor for three years and formerly resided in Rowley. Born November 11 1883 near Paxton Illinois she was a past matron of the Eastern Star and a Methodist. Surviving: one grandson two granddaughters five great grandsons one stepson and two stepdaughters. Memorial services set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Turner chapel east by Rev Leigh W Soule. Burial in Rowley cemetery. Friends may call at Turner east.
Scott Elliot Church son of Mr and Mrs Robert H Church formerly of Cedar Rapids drowned Saturday in El Cajon California He was born February 1 1965 in Cedar Rapids Parents Erick R and Joel E Church brothers Paternal grandparents John W Church Ely Maternal grandparents Kern H Leser Central City Great grandfather Howard Church Cedar Rapids Memorial services pending at Turner Chapel East
Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lyman will be Wednesday at 2 30 p m at St John s cemetery. She was born and died Sunday. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Dethless of Dysart Teahen s chapel is in charge of arrangements.
U S officials call in envoys from NATO to study the impact of heavy Soviet occupation in Czechoslovakia. The Pentagon plans to keep 200000 U S troops in Germany as intelligence notes 225000 to 250000 Soviet forces in Czechoslovakia amid caution over possible broader moves by Moscow.
Alabama State Sen. Tom Radney said he will not seek re election after his term ends in January 1971 due to a campaign of terror including a telegram threatening multiple Kennedy supporters and vandalism at his home. He cited threats to his wife and three daughters and said the climate has made public service intolerable.
A weekend crash on a county road near Thor hospitalized Robert Wilson 57 of Clarion and a passenger. Another fatal two car crash on Route 22 west of Muscatine killed Juanita Corder 54 of Muscatine as her husband Chester 64 and driver Bebe McFarland 31 were hospitalized. A Cresco area two car collision Saturday evening claimed the life of Bernard Buls 62 of Grundy Center.
Detectives report 28 bottles of liquor and $6 in loose change stolen from the Thunderbird Lounge at 835 Center Point Road NE. Entry gained by forcing a rear window. break in occurred between 1:30 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Police value liquor at $124.
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