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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1971
Page
3
Saturday high and low temperatures listed for numerous cities with precipitation figures and barometer readings plus a detailed obituary and service notices for many Iowa towns. The page includes births, church and funeral details, and memorials across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Independence, Vinton, Montour, Swisher, and surrounding communities.
Iowa Governor Robert Ray signed a law allowing Iowa to join a Midwest Nuclear compact with 12 states. The measure creates a Midwest Nuclear board to coordinate cooperation and information sharing on nuclear matters and to present a unified voice to federal authorities. Eligible states include Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Lloyd J Bowman 46 of 1727 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Saturday at the Veterans hospital Knoxville. Former Collins Radio Co. engineer born August 26 1924 Owatonna Minnesota married Dorothy Andresen August 15 1948 Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife two daughters Cathy Patty son David parents Elmer and Mrs Bowman sister Mrs Mark Bucholz. Services 130 PM Tuesday First Lutheran Church burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Turner Chapel East 11 AM to 9 PM Monday and at church 10 AM to 125 PM Tuesday. Casket will not be opened after service.
Mrs. Charles Dorward 75 of 2929 Iowa avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a brief illness. Born October 8, 1895 in Brechin Scotland she married Charles Dorward in 1921 in Dundee Scotland. Survived by husband a daughter four sisters two brothers and four grandchildren. Services Tuesday 3 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories.
Memorial services are set for Carl L Holmquest at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial cemetery with Crescent lodge AF and AM. All Master Masons should meet at the Masonic temple at 12:15 p.m. The casket remains closed. Turner east handles Rollins service Monday at 1:30 p.m. with burial at Oak Hill cemetery and viewing at Turner east until 1 p.m. Monday.
Cpl Stewart, a double amputee from a 155 mm shell blast, recalls his ordeal in a North Vietnamese hospital. He has hired Philadelphia lawyers Dennis Eisman and Edward Kopanski as charges from a navy special court martial could bring dishonorable discharge and loss of benefits. The date for trial has not yet been set.
Des Moines reports Gov. Ray signed a law prohibiting altering odometer readings on vehicles sold in Iowa. The governor called it a good consumer measure that ensures mileage reflects actual vehicle use for buyers of used cars and trucks.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Doyle Hoover 22 of 57 Nineteenth Avenue SW on warrants charging malicious injury to a building and disturbing the peace. He posted a $610 bond and was released. Warrants issued by Glenn Powers Bert ram township justice of the peace.
About 2000 people marched in Newton on Saturday backing the United Auto Workers strike against Maytag Co. Most participants were workers idled by the walkout.
American fighter pilots report North Vietnamese traffic along the Ho Chi Minh trail remains steady after the Samson 719 operation in Laos ended. Observers note depots along the trails keep moving goods into South Vietnam, with trucks shuttling between depots and front lines.
U.S. officials warn ransom talk could complicate prisoner negotiations with North Vietnam. Hanoi links release to a U.S. withdrawal date, but officials say no guaranteed exchange. Nixon states U.S. forces will stay in South Vietnam while American prisoners remain.
The Iowa commerce commission approved UPS to manage small package intra state shipments. The decision followed protests from bus firms and Iowa Parcel Inc. Des Moines. Commissioner Means dissented. Witt and Benda supported the ruling, saying the service is economical and in the public interest despite possible traffic diversion.
The Gifts Officers Account showed up in Indiana with a $500 gift to Sen. Vance Hartke, who chairs the senate subcommittee on railroad regulation. Executive funds are small compared with labor union political spending, which tops $200,000 annually in several groups. The justice department prosecutes top United Mine Workers and Seafarers officials over alleged non separation of political activities from union work. Law bans political spending by unions and corporations. National labor groups file regular spending reports with Congress. Four executive funds at Quaker Oats General Foods Lone Star Cement and INA Corp also do so.
Cedar Rapids firemen fought 11 more grass fires Saturday as dry windy weather persisted. The weather bureau predicted continued hot, windy conditions with a 50 percent chance of Sunday night rain. A fire burned three blocks near North Western railroad tracks at Wilson Avenue SW. no structures were damaged. Children helped as crews contained the flames. Another fire scorched five acres by Madison Street NE.
Eskimo Station TUKTOYAKTUK N W T AP reports Radio Tuktoyaktuk began broadcasting to 650 residents of the Arctic Ocean community in Eskimo and English marking a first on the air.
Richard L. Fisk, 18, of 401 Twenty-ninth Street NW, was arrested Saturday evening on malicious injury to a motor vehicle. A 17-year-old youth was charged as a juvenile with the same offense. They damaged the car of Francis Burr of Jackson Michigan at First Avenue and Fifth Street SE Friday night. Fisk posted $500 bond and was released. The juvenile was processed by the youth bureau.
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