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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1968

Page

8

Youth held on 13 traffic charges after Cedar Rapids chase

Harlan E. Schmidt Jr., 18, of 1122 C Avenue NW, was jailed in lieu of 1930 bond on 13 traffic charges following a high speed pursuit on Cedar Rapids southwest side Saturday. He faced four counts stop sign violations three counts disobeying signals speeding evading police and driving while license suspended. He was also charged Friday with no Iowa driver’s license and speeding after giving a false name.

Harlan E. Schmidt, Jr C Avenue NW Cedar Rapids Schmidt First Avenue West Sixteenth Avenue Iowa

Improvement Report on Detroit Racial Climate

A private survey for New Detroit Inc. found Detroit’s racial climate improved since last summer’s riots with blacks and whites closer, yet large attitude gaps remain. Conducted June 15 to July 15 by Market Strategy Inc., it surveyed 1,200 people across inner city, outer city and suburbs, showing fear of violence persists and youth incitement to riot remains higher among black youths under 25.

Detroit New Detroit, Inc Market Strategy, Inc

Three Hurt in Cedar Rapids Single Vehicle Crashes

Three people sustained minor injuries in separate single vehicle crashes Friday around Cedar Rapids. Thomas J. Courtney, 30, suffered mouth and face injuries after his car scraped railroad tracks on Ninth Street SW and was treated at Mercy hospital. Lester Henecke, 4921 East Road SW, charged with failure to control after his car skidded 100 feet, hit a utility pole at Ely Road and C Street SW, rolled over, and was treated and released. Larry D. Cornelius, 27, at 117 A Avenue NW, had arm, back and leg injuries in a motorcycle accident in his front yard and was treated at Mercy hospital. no charges were filed.

Cedar Rapids Thomas J. Courtney Sierra Drive Mercy Hospital Ninth Street Lester Henecke East ‘Road Ely Road C Street Henecke Larry D. Cornelius A Avenue NW Cornelius

Daily Record Weather And Obituary Notices

Weather data for multiple cities with highs and lows plus rainfall totals and barometer readings. Local obituaries list names and service details for Goettleman Herring Anderly Adams Mitchell Too mey Benzinger and others with burial locations and church services.

Panthers Confront Seattle School Over Student Fight

About 15 Black Panthers entered a Seattle junior senior high school with unloaded rifles to protect Black students amid a fistfight that led to a white student’s suspension. Police arrived and the group left without incident. Officials said rumors of white beatings circulated among about 250 in attendance. Negro enrollment is about five percent of the student body.

Seattle Black Panthers Organization Donald 8. Means Means Panthers

No Soviet Talks In Offing LBJ

President Johnson says he hopes for approval of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and keeps the door open to talks with Russia. He notes the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia clouds prospects for curbing the missile race and sees none in the offing before leaving office in January.

Washington East Europe Johnson Russia Czechoslovakia

Consultant Tells Decision Terror at White House

Washington AP John Roche, a two year White House consultant, says he was terrified by the kinds of decisions humans are forced to make on the basis of inadequate information. He returns to Brandeis University as a professor of politics in government.

Washington (Ap John Roche White House Roche Brandeis University

City Briefs—Fried Chicken Dinner Fundraiser

Community notices include a fried chicken dinner on Saturday September 7 from 5 30 to 8 pm at Moose Lodge 1213 2nd St SE with adults 150 and children 75 cents Adv. Also Gregory's Hair Styling opens at 5515 Center Point Rd NE Cedar Rapids IA 393 1836 Adv. and Legion Lane Lounge opens daily at noon Adv. Grand opening Quaker Maid Kitchens Sun 1 5 at 309 7th Ave Marion Adv.

Moose Lodge 2Nd St. SE Iacation Gregory's Hair Styling Center Point Rd Cedar Rapids Iowa Quaker Maid Kitchens Sun 7Th Ave Marion

Hospital Picket Affects Philippine General

MANILA AP Doctors nurses and medical students picketed the Philippine General hospital Saturday to protest deplorable conditions and demand better care and facilities.

Manila Philippine General Hospital

Deaths John Pochobradsky longtime Cedar Rapids resident

John Pochobradsky 85 of 3925 Bowling Street SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness. Born August 18, 1883 in Czechoslovakia he came to the United States at 18. He was president of Century Block Co a Catholic Workman and husband of Mary Kabela since 1905. He leaves two sons eight grandchildren two sisters and a brother in Czechoslovakia with services Monday at Brosh chapel and St Ludmila's church and burial at the Czech National cemetery. Rosary Sunday evening at the chapel.

John Pochobradsky Bowling Street Century Block Co Cedar Rapids Czechoslovakia United States Catholic Workmen Mary Kabela Charles Clarence Dan Brosh Chapel St. Ludmila’s Church A. L. Zachar Czech National Cemetery Zachar

Obituary for Cedar Rapids Educator Norman D Bowers

Norman D. Bowers 67 of 245 Twentieth Street NW Cedar Rapids died Friday after a long illness born January 11 1898 in Dover Ohio he was married to Adeline Horak in 1921 a World War I Army veteran World War II Navy member of Crescent Lodge El Kahir Shrine Hanford American Legion post VFW and DAV survived by a brother and three sisters services at Turner Chapel West 1 30 PM Monday with Crescent lodge and military rites at Chapel of Memories burial at Hanford post.

Norman Dwight Bowers Twentieth Street Cedar Rapids el Kahir Shrine Battery E Hanford American Legion Post VFW DAV Stanley Glenn Williams Matilda Milner Walter Bryant Brainerd Minn Turnerchapel West Ernest W. Larson Trinity United Methodist Church Crescent Lodge Hanford Post Turner West Masonic Hall

Infant Debbie Klein dies. services planned in Cedar Rapids

Debbie Sue Klein infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth R Klein of 820 Forty fourth street SE died Friday. Survived by parents two brothers Dennis and Ricky and grandparents Harold Orr John R Klein Marengo Mrs Harold McAfee Walford and great grandparents Veil Dennison Corvallis Ore and Elizabeth Klein Marengo Memorial services Monday at Ilat Kuba funeral home east by the Rev William B Harnish Burial Oakhill Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday.

Debbie Sue Klein Kenneth R. Klein Fortyfourth Street Dennis Ricky Harold Orr Cedar Rapids John R. Klein Marengo Harold McAfee Walford Veil Dennison Corvallis Ore Elizabeth Klein Ilat Kuba Funeral Home

Memorial Services for Linda Marie Kennedy Held at St Matthew

Memorial services for Linda Marie Kennedy will be held Monday at St Matthew's Church by Rev Louis V McDonough. Burial follows at St John's Catholic Cemetery. Parish Rosary is 7 30 p m Sunday at Brady Mortuary with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 8 Sunday.

Kennedy Linda Marie St. Matthew’s Church Louis V. McDonough St. John's Catholic Cemetery Brady Mortuary Knights of Columbus

Ernest Tubb Show at 6 P.M. on KCRG TV 9

The 16 and Old Opry star Mr. Tubb headlines the Ernest Tubb Show at 6 p.m. Saturday. Audiences can watch in color on KCRG TV 9.

Mr. Tubb Ernest Tubb Kcrg-Tv

Hijacker of Small Plane Is Army Deserter

Federal agents identify Willis Jessie as an army deserter from Fort Benning. He hijacked a Naples Florida sightseeing flight with his 2 year old daughter and forced pilot James Vach to Havana Cuba. Jessie and the child remained in Cuba. Vach was released and returned to Naples.

Miami Cuba FBI Willis Jessie Fort Benning Jessie Naples Fla.et James Vach Havana Vach

Young man held on disturbance and resisting arrest

James E. Littleton age 20 of 1286 Sixth Avenue Marion was jailed on charges of disturbing the peace and resisting an officer after authorities say he used loud offensive language Friday night at Second Avenue and First Street SE. He allegedly fought officers and remains in custody in lieu of a 220 dollar bond.

James E. Littleton Sixth Avenue Marion Littleton Second Avenue First Street

Political Hue to Loud Broadcasts in Poland

A Polish newspaper criticizes Western news broadcasts at high volume as propaganda that harms Poland. Trybuna Mazowiecka of the Warsaw district communist party claims such listening shows Poles seek outside explanations of Czechoslovakia events and justifies the occupation.

Warsaw Trybuna Mazowiecka Communist Party Poland Czechoslovakia

Missouri Valley man dies in Route 30 crash

Ellis Jacobsen 69 of rural Missouri Valley was killed Friday night when his car ran off Route 30 about three miles south of town and overturned.

Dunlap Ellis Jacobsen Missouri Valley Route 30 Here

Judge Denies Stay in Linn County Road Eminent Domain Case

Linn District Judge Harold Victor Friday refused a temporary injunction to halt condemnation on the north side of the Cedar River for an Edgewood road bridge abutment. Harold J. and Mabel Ross claim irreparable damage without due process and contend normal eminent domain statutes apply. Their counsel Robert Nelson argues Chapter 306 governs road changes while Assistant County Atty William Martin says it applies to the questioned road.

Linn Harold Victor Friday Linn County Cedar River Edgewood Road Harold J Mabel Ross Robert Nelson William Martin

Independence Bridge Opens Over Wapsipinicon River

The new Second street bridge in Independence opened with Mayor Henry Funk and Chamber officials present. Designed by Harold Lyon, the 250 foot span has a 28 foot roadway. Construction cost totaled 117813.88 dollars with Welden Bros. and Allied Construction handling the project.

Independence Second Street Wapsipinicon River Henry Funk Mary Bradley Chamber of Commerce Harold Lyon Welden Bros Iowa Falls Allied Construction Co Charles City

Vietnam Hit by Typhoon Floods

Saigon reports extensive flood damage in Quang Tri and Thua Thien due to Typhoon Bess. The U S mission announced Saturday that two northern provinces experienced widespread inundation and agricultural losses.

Vietnam Saigon South Vietnam Quang Tri Thua Thein U.S

Coppers Called Over Phony Copper Penny

Herman Ballog told of paying his brother David 100 for a coin misidentified as a 1943 copper penny. The piece proved zinc with a copper coating, exposing the ruse during wartime penny changes in Chicago.

Chicago UPI Herman Ballog David Ballog

Black Muslim Books To Reach Connecticut Prisoners

Hartford AP reports state correction commissioner orders Black Muslim books supplied to convicts at the state prison, expanding inmate access to religious materials.

Hartford, Conn State Correction Commissioner

Decorah School Bonds Sold to Carleton Bed Co

Decorah school board sold a $238 500 bond issue to Carleton Bed Co at 4.35 percent interest.

Decorah Carleton Bed Co

Reno Newberg Dies in Red Oak Crash

Red Oak 78 year old Reno Newberg was killed in a two car collision Friday night three miles east of Red Oak at the intersection of old and new highways 34.

RED Oak UPI Reno Newberg

Freedom Party Nominee Age Challenge Cited in Iowa

Herbert F. Hoover of Oskaloosa objects to Eldridge Cleaver’s Peace and Freedom party presidential candidacy on the Iowa ballot saying he is under 35. Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst notes a hearing is likely and the burden of proof rests with the complainant.

Des Moines UPI Herbert F. Hoover Oskaloosa Eldridge Cleaver Peace and Freedom Party Melvin Synhorst Hoover Cleaver Synhorst Iowa California

Safe Burglary Fails at General Tire Co Vending Machine

Burglars broke a window in the northwest corner of General Tire Co at 424 Eighth Avenue SE and looted about $10 in nickels from a vending machine after an unsuccessful safe crack. Detectives say the entry was forced to access the machine and a thorough safe-entry attempt was made.

General Tire Co Eighth Avenue SE

Guards seize media as Czechoslovak travel tightens

Guards searched Western travelers leaving the country and confiscated film and sound tapes. Earlier friendly guards averted their gaze when questioned. In Bucharest, Romania agreed to Soviet demands for talks on renewing a bilateral friendship and assistance treaty.

Bucharest Romania

Nixon Sees Clear Choice in 1968 Race at Houston Rally

President hopeful Richard Nixon told 22 000 to 25 000 Texas Republicans in Houston that voters face Nixon road versus Humphrey road with distinct paths on Vietnam crime oil and policy. He accused Humphrey of defending the war while pledging to fire Ramsey Clark and urged tougher crime fights and oil depletion allowances. Nixon also endorsed Phantom jets for Israel and said William Scranton will tour Western Europe for fact finding.

Nixon Hubert Humphrey Texas Wallace Humphrey Vietnam Ramsey Clark San Francisco Houston Israel U.S William Scranton Pennsylvania Europe G.O.P Johnson

Apparent murder and attempted death by own action in Corydon

In Corydon Wayne County Sheriff Richard Willey described the shooting death of 53 year old Eunice Bracewell and the critical wounding of her 55 year old husband Garland as an apparent murder and attempted death by own action.

Corydon Eunice ‘Bracewell iGarland Wayne ‘County Richard Willey Friday

Theologians Split on Papal Encyclical Authority

Two leading theologians, Bernard Haring and Robert McAfee Brown, offer differing views on Pope Paul VI's Humanae Vitae. Haring warns of danger to faith and calls for shared authority, while Brown sees the encyclical as a possible ecumenical gift that shows Catholics may disobey papal doctrine when warranted. The piece, appearing in Commonwealth, notes ongoing church tensions and calls for open dialogue.

New York Paul VI Bernard Haring Robert McAfee Brown Pope John Commonwealth Father Haring Papal Advisory Commission On Vatican Curia Curia Brown Stanford University

Lutheran Membership Tops Nine Million in 1967

North America’s 12 Lutheran bodies report a combined 9,226,623 members at year end 1967. The Lutheran Church in America led with 3,288,037 members, followed by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod with 2,847,425, ranking Lutherans as the third largest Protestant group behind Baptists and Methodists.

New York North America Lutheran Council U.S.A America Baptists Methodists Lutheran Church In America Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

Personal Sacrifice Asked To Aid Biafra

In KING CITY Ontario AP reports Rev Norman Gibson of a Presbyterian/United church appeals to churchgoers to bring the price of liquor or a case of beer to services for starving Biafrans. Teetotalers would subsist a day on orange juice and sugarless tea to donate the saved money.

King City Ont Norman Gibson The United Church

Seminary President to Speak at Salem United Methodist

Dr Wayne K Clymer president of Evangelical theological seminary Naperville will speak at Salem United Methodist Church services Sunday. He joined the faculty in 1946 and became dean in 1958.

Evangelical Theological Seminary Naperville Wayne K. Clymer Salem United Methodist Church Clymer Evangelical

U.S. Reinf. Battle Near Quang Ngai Reports Casualties

U.S. 173rd airborne brigade found 15 North Vietnamese bodies after a one hour fight. Near Quang Ngai a reconnaissance team clashed with over 100 enemy soldiers, with ten American fatalities and seven wounded as reinforcements arrived.

U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade U.S Quang Ngai Saigon

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