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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
3
Extended outlook with temperatures and precipitation notes across several cities. Local incidents include grass and trash fires, speeding and traffic fines, and multiple service notices with dates and addresses. Community items mention memorial services and local fire events with venue details.
Birth notices list new sons and daughters for multiple families with addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, plus out of town births in Des Moines and San Jose. A series of dissolved marriages and a few small fire reports are noted with times and locations.
A 17 year old Hiawatha boy faces larceny for a motor vehicle along with reckless driving no valid license and disobedience to an officer after deputies spotted a motorcycle without lights on First avenue near Nineteenth street. He fled on foot but was captured and arrested. The cycle owner Sandra Brewer of 105 B avenue North said permission was not given. The youth is jailed on traffic charges awaiting further juvenile action on the larceny case.
Seven civilian correspondents were wounded when mortar fire hit a tank battalion command post along the Dong Ha river defense line amid North Vietnamese attacks. Notable reporters included Holger Jensen of AP Rex Ellis and Vo Huynh of NBC, Richard Brummer and Nguyen Ngoc Luong of NYT, and Vinh Dan with ABC. Most evacuated to Da Nang Army hospital after treatment in Quang Tri.
GAO reports 20 percent of a 1.5 million dollar federal reading grant to the National Reading Center Foundation was misused. Officials say $305 300 of costs were unallowable and call for returning funds. The office of education has begun a second grant but with stricter oversight and reporting.
Obituary notices for Glen W. Holst age 60 of 38270 avenue NE Cedar Rapids and Clay E. Phillips age 72 of 1320 Second avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Holst born 1912 in West Point Neb married Aug 29 1933 to Mary Ellen Macklin a WWII veteran and painter with Cedar Rapids ties survived by wife two daughters a son two sisters a brother and eight grandchildren services at St. Matthew's Catholic church with rosary at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Phillips born 1899 in Springfield Ohio longtime Cedar Rapids resident former Flintkote Co executive and Gyp son Ceiling Jack Co president member of First Presbyterian church Rotary Crescent Masonic lodge and Wittenberg College graduate survived by two sons and four grandchildren funeral services at First Presbyterian church with burial at Lutheran Cemetery Dakota Minnesota
Clifford R. Taylor aged 67 a longtime Cedar Rapids resident who moved to Long Beach California about 20 years ago died there Wednesday after a short illness. Born December 29 1904 in Perry he worked for the Milwaukee Road railroad while living in Cedar Rapids. His only Eastern Iowa survivor is brother Merwen Taylor of Marion. Services will be held at Spangberg funeral home in Long Beach Friday with burial in Long Beach.
Craig Jamison 34 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Las Vegas on March 30 after moving there two years ago. He worked for City National Bank while living in Cedar Rapids. Survived by a sister Mrs. Philip Rinaberger of Cedar Rapids. Services and burial held in Cantril Tuesday.
Leon Bill Clark aged 46 a former Cedar Rapids resident and Collins Radio Co employee died Wednesday in Van Nuys California. Survived by brother Joseph A Clark of Cedar Rapids. Services set for Saturday at 9 am at Holy Family Church South Pasadena with burial in California.
Memorial services for Ella Bammert are scheduled Friday at Beatty Bearle chapel with Rev. William B Harnish presiding. The notice states arrangements by the Beatty Bearle church staff and confirms the time and venue for the service.
A three judge federal court in Philadelphia ruled a state law to reimburse parents for private school tuition unconstitutional. Judge Joseph Lord wrote the decision finding the act primarily aided nonpublic schools and lacked restrictions to secular education or general welfare services. The measure offered $150 per secondary student and $75 per elementary student.
Sheriff Doug Batey and Deputy Glen Archer died after a raid on William Grissom’s home in Piggott. Deputy Troy Key was wounded as Grissom fired a shotgun, then Grissom was captured by state police.
A South Vietnamese push in the A Shau Valley last month disrupted Hanoi’s plan for simultaneous offensives on Hue and across the DMZ. A senior U.S. officer said the general situation had improved, lines held, and casualties were lower than feared. He cited Hue as the key prize but said it would not be taken, while noting the Ba Long Valley near the DMZ as a critical threat to Quang Tri City.
Palm Beach report states Woolworth heir Woolworth Donahue, 59, died of a heart attack Wednesday night. The UPI dispatch notes the death occurred in Palm Beach with no further details provided.
Classified notices discuss affordable advertisement options that help readers find services and employment quickly. The briefing emphasizes ease of posting and broad reach for hiring, selling, or service needs.
State Rep. James D. Wells of Cedar Rapids announces his bid for re nomination in the newly created 27th district. He cites the tax system as needing revamp and calls for equality across income levels while praising past session gains and highlighting insufficient senior citizen relief.
The ITT inquiry moves forward as Mansfield and Republican Leader Hugh Scott back extending hearings. Senators seek more testimony from White House aides Flanigan and Timmons amid allegations of political influence in federal investigations and San Diego ties to the investigation.
In a courtroom near the end of a high profile trial, Father Berrigan was convicted on a single count of smuggling a letter out of the Lewisburg federal penitentiary on May 24 1970. Sister Elizabeth faced related counts as the jury deadlocked on five defendants. The case revolved around 24 letters between Berrigan and Sister Elizabeth and featured Boyd Douglas as a key government witness. If sentenced on the letter-smuggling counts Berrigan could face up to 40 years while Sister Elizabeth could face up to 30 years.
Harrisburg jurors believed the Harrisburg Seven were not guilty of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger and destroying federal property. Lawrence Evans, a Dillsburg supermarket owner, and Kathryn Schwartz were the only jurors who supported conviction. Evans said the predominantly Catholic defendants faced prejudice from jurors. He criticized FBI informer Boyd Douglas as untrustworthy, noting women jurors were swayed by his lies to young girls.
Negotiations between Quaker Oats Co. and three unions continued Thursday but details were not available at press time. Contracts with the Machinists, Sheetmetal Workers and Carpenters unions expire Saturday. Earlier this year Quaker signed a new agreement with the Cedar Rapids plant’s Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers local.
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