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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1972
Page
3
Daily Record weather notes show mild outlook with a chance of showers and variable temperatures for the coming days. The issue also lists numerous funeral notices and service times across Iowa towns, naming many individuals and churches.
Jill Hederich a 4 year old girl from 1854 Forty second street NE remained in serious condition at St Luke s hospital after 11 30 a m collision on Forty second street NE east of Center Point road. Investigating officers said the car was driven by Oscar Stender Toddville and the girl reportedly ran across the road from her driveway. No charges were filed.
A strong quake rocked Dalmatia interior causing widespread panic but no damage was reported. AP notes the tremor occurred Saturday with residents seeking safe shelter as shaking subsided.
AFL-CIO President George Meany calls for U S relief missions to behind the Iron Curtain to distribute free food and medicine to starving millions, outlining a plan ten years after the proposal.
New York AP report states Dr Robert Good, renowned in immunology cancer and transplantation, is named president of the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York.
Advisory Council member Arthur I Myhre joins the Iowa Commission on the Aging. Dale Carnegie Course advertised. Floyd Siex 72 Wilcox Ariz dies. services in Sterling Ill. Easter goats listed. IRS Cedar Rapids office hours for April tax filing. Embassy Shrine Club buffet and Dixieland All-Stars music Saturday at 6 PM. Dawn Dumm er mouth and Mary Werning named to CU Boulder fall president's honor roll. Easter corsages offered by Pierson's Florists open Sunday. Theft report: Glenn Evans reports two power tools stolen from a home under construction at 3875 Oakland NE valued at 60 dollars.
A couple and three of their four children died in a weekend fire that gutted a frame residence in Farrell, Pennsylvania. The five victims died of smoke inhalation in an upstairs bedroom as they tried to reach the roof. The remaining child was staying with grandparents.
The census bureau reported unemployment fell to its lowest March level since World War II, signaling a strong labor market recovery. Data show improvements across industries with declines in joblessness rates and increased hiring activity nationwide.
Cambodian students ended a three week strike against Lon Nol and claimed victory as Lon Nol signed an agreement promising a new constitution and elections for a new national assembly. They noted no election date was set but pledged guarantees to respect individual freedoms and recognize student organizations while Sirik Matak was sidelined.
Orlando AP report says seven air force crewmen perished when a burning B 52 disintegrated near McCoy airbase, as the aircraft tried to reach the lake rather than ditching in houses. Eight civilians, including seven children, were injured. It carved a 150 foot crater near the recreation lake, with nearby homes and two buildings destroyed.
Mrs. Betty Ann Frueh 52 of 3520 Twelfth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Friday after brief illness Born February 29 1920 in Mahaska County married July 11 1942 in Kirksville Missouri She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Firefighters Surviving husband daughter Nancy Arthur Cedar Rapids mother Bessie Denin sisters Mrs Charles McVay Mrs Walter Pollet brother Lee Denin Services at Turner Chapel West 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Rev Charles R Mehaffey of Asbury United Methodist Church Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Family will meet at Herman Frueh’s residence 1425 K Street SW Tuesday Clifford Schulze 64 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday in Huntington Beach California Born March 1 1908 in Massillon employed at Iowa Manufacturing Co in Cedar Rapids Eastern Iowa survivors include brother Maynard and sisters Mrs Homer Foster and Helen Vergvigler all of Cedar Rapids Service in Huntington Beach Monday.
Rudolph Zumer will be laid to rest at 10 30 a m Monday at the Chapel of Memories with Rev A T Washington of Sharon United Methodist Church officiating Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Arrangements are by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
William V Bartholomew 61 of 117 Eleventh Street SW died Friday after a short illness Born January 11 1911 in Wasta South Dakota he married Maxine Hines Wallerich on June 18 1961 He was WWII Army veteran and a VFW member in Oskaloosa Survived by wife two sons a daughter six stepchildren sixteen grandchildren a sister and a brother Services Monday at 10 30 a m Turner Chapel West with the Reverend Harry R Egner Calvary Baptist Church Burial in Dolan South Dakota Friends may call at Turner Chapel West.
Earl R. Scharnhorst age 57 died Thursday. A former Cedar Rapids postal employee, he had lived in New Hampton since 1971. He is survived by brother William Scharnhorst and sister Mildred Woodson of Hawk Eye. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Emerson Mills Funeral Home Hawkeye with burial at Hawkeye Cemetery.
President Nixon has signed a bill extending the life of the Indian Claims Commission for five more years. The commission, which handles Indian land claims, was set to stop work in 1956. A spokesman said Friday the extension is needed due to continuing claims.
Two young men were arrested on Friday evening at Lindale Plaza on larceny charges. Michael Huberty, 19, of 525 Seventh Avenue SE, and James S. May, 20, St. Cloud Minnesota, posted $110 bond each and were released. They allegedly stole clothing valued at 39 dollars from Clancy's Ltd at 200 First Avenue NE and a pair of trousers valued at 8.50 dollars from Killian's Lindale Plaza.
US air cavalry faced heavy ground fire as eight helicopters were crippled while supporting fleeing allied troops. Civilians feared in Cam Lo as North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns seized local hills. C 130s ferried wounded to Da Nang with medics aboard. 33 shellings reported nationwide in six months.
Cedar Rapids man Mark Stephenson, 25, said a hitchhiker he picked up on Blairs Ferry road NE pulled a weapon, forced a detour toward Independence, and knocked him unconscious. He was treated for a bruised head and released. Police sought a man in his early 20s with long light brown hair after the 2:45 p.m. incident Friday.
Richmond county Georgia faces a Supreme Court appeal after the Fifth Circuit upholds a desegregation order involving busing. Augusta attorney John Fleming warns it could destroy public education as private schools draw away students, noting 700 already left for private schools. President Nixon had urged Congress to block court orders on busing.
Linn County medical examiner tentatively rules the death of Edna Mae Krause 38 of 2317 Victoria Drive SW as self inflicted after reports indicate she took several medications. Further tests are underway to confirm the exact cause after she was found dead in her home early Saturday.
A star studded New York event honors Richard Rodgers on his upcoming seventieth birthday. Joanna Simon Alan Jay Lerner Sir Terence Rattigan Julie Newmar Rex Harrison Julie Gardner Margaret Phillips Otto Preminger and others figure in a roundup of Broadway and screen luminaries. The gala previews new works and future plans while industry figures swap stories about careers and collaborations.
The AEC accepts a compromise after a court defeat by Illinois AG and labor groups. Utilities at Cordova plan to replace a diffuser with a closed cycle cooling system to reduce environmental impact. A temporary permit allows a slot jet system at 20 percent capacity, expiring Friday, with extension sought for both nuclear units to come online within 30 days and two months.
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