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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1969
Page
2
Weather report lists high Friday 74 and low 52 with Saturday 65, details on barometer 30.14 and humidity 51 percent. Also includes past year readings and brief obituaries and death notices from Lisbon Marengo Manchester Oelwein Monona Cascade and Brooklyn with service times and church names.
U S and South Vietnamese forces found more than 1000 civilian bodies in mass graves left by the Viet Cong during the Tet offensive. In February 1968 military spokesmen said more graves likely remain. The latest discovery south of Hue held 250 bodies, with 850 more in two graves last spring. Allied forces had found about 1000 Hue residents’ bodies inside the city upon recapture, while nearly 1000 residents were still unaccounted for.
A vacant two story frame house at 925 Ninth Street SE was heavily damaged by fire on Saturday morning. Fire officials reported a possible deliberate setting and an odor of a flammable liquid not gasoline in the home. The blaze began in the central room on the first floor and spread to a stairway to the second floor with heat damage greater than the fire. Firefighters checked in at 8 49 a.m.
Washington based National Urban Coalition creates an equal housing opportunities task force to aid self help efforts in cities and boost housing for the poor in suburbs. Chairman John W. Gardner says the group will seek new assistance sources and enlist major employers to expand housing for minority workers outside central cities.
Dr. Joseph E. McCabe president of Coe College has been named chairman of the state Fulbright Fellowship committee at Gov. Robert Ray's request. The panel selects Iowa seniors for Fulbright grants for study research teaching and other posts abroad for 1969 70 academic year duration.
Warren A. Bis sell, 23, of 1266 Third avenue SE, held on a warrant for assault and battery after Friday night arrest. B and W Grocery entry reported, south window removed, cigarets and about $20 stolen. Dean S. Keith, 31, posted ten percent of a $1,000 bond on theft charge after Indiana warrant. released. Antique sale at 355 Pleasant Dr SE. Stanley J. Baumgartner, 37, died Friday in Denver. wife Millie Houser and two daughters surviv e. Graveside services in St. Cloud, Minn. Betty Junge new proprietor of Sharon's Beauty Nook effective Oct 1 at 362-6444. Robert D. Davidson Jr., 2319 Southland St SW, charged with assault and battery. posted $110 bond after earlier arrest for disturbing the peace. Conversational Spanish class offered at Executive Plaza, 393-2033 after 5. 16th Avenue Route updated. 26th Ave area now served by 16th Ave schedule. check times.
Three people died and a fourth was missing after a small sailing boat capsized at Holy Loch Scotland on Saturday. Rescuers searched the waters for the missing person while authorities investigated the incident.
New York congressman William Bingham urged moving the six Green Berets trial to an open civilian court. He warned that a Vietnam venue could make Gen. Creighton Abrams an interested party and that the case risks becoming another Pueblo affair.
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids man died after inhaling aerosol medicine sprayed into a plastic bag. Patrick Wright was en route from LaPorte City to Vinton when he died on arrival at Virginia Gay hospital. Wright traveled with Craig Magee and Terry DeNeut, purchased the aerosol in Urbana, and fell unconscious after inhaling. He was a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and a Noelridge Park Christian Church member. Memorial services were set for Turner Chapel East with burial at Cedar Memorial.
The Linn district court petit jury panel need not report next Monday per clerk Kenneth Perry. Jurors should report Oct. 6 on the third floor of the courthouse unless advised otherwise.
Twenty five National Guardsmen were hospitalized after a gas explosion at an armory in Winston-Salem. About 300 guardsmen had left after weekend training, preventing a higher toll. Major J. M. Stoneman said the blast came from gas accumulating near a city garbage landfill behind the facility. Officers noted wooziness among troops days earlier and notified the city, which inspected and promised to seal the leak by Saturday or Monday.
Roy Orbison and Phil Harris are among the guests on the Johnny Cash Show airing at 8 30 PM Saturday in color on KCRG TV 9.
At Pendleton Indiana one inmate was killed and 46 wounded, all Black, as about 100 prisoners challenged guards who fired riot guns over heads and into the ground to disperse the mob amid a racial clash. The victim was James Durr, 20, of Gary.
Joseph S. Smith 87 died after a long illness Thursday. Born December 21, 1881 in St. Louis he lived much of his life in Cedar Rapids. He worked for Otis Elevator Co and later owned Cedar Rapids Elevator Supply Co retire. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. Monahan-Stewart Funeral Home with Rev. Roger E. O'Brien. Body to Des Moines. Friends may call Sunday after 3 p.m.
Alice Mary Birch 65 of 1200 Third Avenue SE died unexpectedly Friday. Born March 2 1904 in Marengo she worked for Peoples Bank and Trust Co and lived in Cedar Rapids 42 years. Survived by sister Mrs C F Lacher Marengo and half brother Harry Heck Belle Plaine. Services Monday 9 30 a m Harrison Funeral Home Marengo burial Calvary Cemetery Marengo.
Bertha F Nelson widow of John A Nelson of 117 Eighteenth St NE Cedar Rapids died Friday after a brief illness. Born March 6 1884 in Davenport she married John A Nelson Aug 10 1910 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving: daughter Mrs Joseph Clark Waterloo five grandchildren two sisters Mrs F B Smith New York City and Charlotte Davenport Cedar Rapids. Chapel East noon Monday pastor Rev John Shew Graveside Oakdale Davenport 2 30 p.m. Monday. Friends may call until 11 30 a.m. Monday. Casket will not be opened after the service.
Memorial services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Memories by Dr. J. L. LaFavre for Edgar S. Smith with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Cedar Memorial funeral home oversaw arrangements. Turners Chapel East hosted Luella May Auman’s service at 1 30 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. James W. Fouke and burial followed in Shiloh cemetery.
In a first act General Alfredo Ovando Candia cancelled Bolivia's petroleum code that granted Bolivian Gulf Oil Co. ownership of resources and profit sharing with the state. He said the New York drafted law harmed Bolivian interests and hinted at possible nationalization. The code allocated 33.5 percent of profits and 11 percent of wellhead production to the government.
Six people were injured in three separate crashes on Saturday. Tyrone Hale, 10, suffered head lacerations and a fractured arm after a crash on Ninth Street NW near C Avenue while riding with his mother Cecilia Hale. Cecilia Hale and her other child Todd, 4, were treated and released. Other incidents included Nancy Gilmore, charged with failing to control after her car struck another at First Avenue and Sixth Street West, and Gary Halverson charged after rear ending another vehicle at Mt Vernon Road and Thirtieth Street SE. Mildred King sustained a spine injury, Sharon Kuhn received a head injury, and other passengers were treated and released after the sequence of collisions.
Washington AP reports the U S favorable trade balance increased for the fourth straight month in August reaching its highest point since March. The Commerce Department states exports exceeded imports by 204.9 million dollars that month, down from 215.3 million in March.
In Chicago, two defense lawyers Gerald Lefcourt and Michael Tigar were jailed for contempt at the 1968 Democratic convention riot trial opening but released hours later on recognizance. Judge Hoffman planned possible sentences when the trial resumes, while other lawyers faced contempt actions that were quashed.
Heavy rainfall dumped up to 1.78 inches in Des Moines with winds to 40 mph, causing floodwater on downtown streets and the cancellation of the Shrine-o-rama event at the Iowa State fairground. A tornado touched down near Jefferson Farlin, downing power lines and trees and damaging homes and businesses.
Atlantic City AP The AFL CIO Industrial Union Department votes to double the per member monthly head tax from 2 to 4 cents, raising annual income to 2.6 million to fill a treasury gap left by Walter Reuther when he led United Auto Workers out of the federation. President I W Abel of the United Steel Workers cites depleted liquid assets and ongoing organizing drives as reasons for the increase. Delegates, about 400, approve the plan, with some unions absorbing the rise in current dues while others may pass costs to members. The department, rooted in the CIO before its 14 year merger with the AFL, seeks funds for new organizing and coordinated bargaining efforts.
Police investigated an attack by a gang of youths armed with chains tires and knives on a Nebraska junior college football team and its fans in Topeka. One player was hospitalized in critical condition with multiple stab wounds and a girl cheerleader with a possible broken rib. An assistant coach and another player were treated for cuts and released. The bus had been returning to Fairbury after defeating Haskell Institute 31 0 in Lawrence.
A light earthquake shook part of central Italy around Camarino on Saturday. Authorities reported no injuries or damage and no further hazards detected.
Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate Jerry Ovel questioned a proposed city grievance committee for employees. He urged using the personnel director to handle grievances and noted existing council routes for employee audiences. He supports organized labor but says employee choice should decide union representation.
Judge B J Maxwell directed a Linn district court jury to return a verdict against the plaintiffs in the suit to set aside the July 1 1965 will of the late David Bertram Lyman. Lucille M Carpenter and her daughter Irene M Lochner allege Hughgene and Pauline Cook exploited Lymans illness to acquire much of his property. Lyman died September 14, 1965.
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