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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1972
Page
3
Daily Record weather shows a high near 74, barometer steady at 29.86, wind SE 17 mph, sunrise 5 26, sunset 6 49. Birth notices list families from St Luke's and multiple towns welcoming daughters and sons, with service details for several individuals across Anamosa Brooklyn Deep River Independence and other communities.
The State Department plans a Monday start for talks in Moscow led by Nathaniel Samuels to explore expanding maritime commerce between the United States and the Soviet Union. US carriers face port restrictions while Russian ships call at US ports, and both sides seek smoother rules ahead of Nixon's May visit.
George Coleman 61 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday in Nashville Tennessee after a month long illness. He moved to Sparta Tennessee 12 years ago where he lived at death. He operated a welding shop in Cedar Rapids and is survived by his wife Inez two sons Warren Ackworth Georgia Stanley Winslow Arizona two daughters Mrs Ronald Foltz Iowa City and Joyce Jerilyn Cedar Rapids two step children Benny and Linda at home a brother Harold Minnetonka Minnesota a sister Mrs Alvin Gustafson Stanley his mother Mrs George Coleman Vinton and four grandchildren. Services have been tentatively set for Tuesday at Sparta.
Hallie Eliza Erbeck 94 widow of Albert F. Erbeck died Saturday in a Marion nursing home after a long illness. Born February 3 1878 in Greene County Illinois she had lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years. Survived by son George Federal Way Washington two grandsons and five great grandchildren Cremation with Turner Chapel East coordinating ashes interred Carrolltown Illinois.
Lloyd D. Templeman aged 90 of 1528 C avenue NE died Saturday January 25 1882 at Cole He was married to Ellen B Walters in 1908 She died in 1963 Templeman worked as a carpenter and painter Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Chapel of Memories with Pastor John Jensen of First Lutheran Church Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. Sunday and at the Chapel of Memories Monday afternoon The casket will be closed at 1:00 p.m.
Memorial services for Edward P. Clement at 10 30 am Monday at the Chapel of Memories with Rev. James Riegel of St. Pauls United Methodist church. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery with Cedar Memorial funeral home arranging. Milton D Sojka has a 2 pm Monday service arranged by Sorden and Adams funeral home Riverside with burial at Riverside Public cemetery. Brush Chapel Cedar Rapids handled local arrangements.
Thornburg Iowa Representative Keith H Dunton announced his bid for re election from the newly created 88th district He has 14 years in the Iowa house and currently represents Iowa and Keokuk counties in the old 88th district The new boundaries include parts of Keokuk and Washington counties
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Theodore Schwartz aged 35 was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on charges of breaking and entering and receiving stolen property. He is held on 3500 bond. The B and E relates to a March 9 break in at Mrs. Everett King’s home and a February theft of a television set from a Linn county rural home. He was picked up around 9 p.m. in a southeast side tavern.
In remarks tracing wartime strain, Army officials acknowledge extreme personnel turbulence from 1964 to 1971. They note mass redeployments to Southeast Asia and Korea, starting from Germany Panama and Alaska, creating 100 percent yearly unit turnover and hurting morale, professionalism, and esprit de corps. Readiness is expected to recover late this year after a 50,000 man cut. Desertions and AWOLs have fallen, with disciplinary indices improving as the force stabilizes.
Senators Hughes Muskie Humphrey Hart Kennedy and Goldwater Thurmond commented on the bombing of Haiphong, calling it a dangerous risk with potential to widen the war. They urged alternatives including UN cease fire efforts, a fixed withdrawal date, and stronger action.
Six apprentices from local 308 completed the fourth year with a written and practical contest. During the practical six firewood shelters were built. Jack Rabe of 1708 Fifth Avenue SE won and will advance to the Des Moines state contest. Shelters, designed by Leo Peiffer Cedar Rapids architect, will be donated to Camp Lois eca with materials donated by the joint apprenticeship and training committee.
Apollo 16 launches aim to study the moon's volcanic geology. Duke and Mattingly, both 36, pilot lunar modules on the first manned landing since Apollo 13. The mission targets Cayley and Descartes formations with three 7 hour expeditions including a nuclear science station, rock sampling, and seismometer deployment.
British troops killed John McCann a senior IRA Official amid gun battles across Northern Ireland. Riots followed in Ardoyne and Turf Lodge as paramilitary groups clashed with security forces. A 17 year old was shot dead in Ardoyne and an 18 month old child was wounded in Ballymurphy. The death toll rose to 303 in three years.
Cedar Falls AP Sen. Arthur Neu warned of a legislature move to set separate budgets for each of the three state universities as a divide and conquer tactic. He said the plan would pit the institutions against each other for funds and noted tighter finances for the coming biennium.
Weapons carried by F 4 and F 111 bombers in Europe equal about 100000 tons of TNT, five times Hiroshima Nagasaki, and about twice a Poseidon missile. Officials long resisted cleaner weapons fearing easy use in war. Nixon era views shift as 10 to 20 million dollars yearly funds cleaner weapons research, including suppressed radiation technologies.
OSKALOOSA AP Jack Lee Lewis a 34 year old from Rose Hill died in a freak accident on Highway 92 seven miles east of Oskaloosa Authorities said he rode on mattresses in the back of a pickup driven by his wife when a wind gust hurled the mattress and Lewis from the vehicle He died on arrival at an Oskaloosa hospital.
Michael Swedenheim aged 9 from 46 Twenty-ninth Street NW sustained critical head and chest injuries after his bicycle collided with a car in the 1800 block of Johnson Avenue NW. He remained in critical condition at St. Luke's Hospital Saturday evening. Police say he rode from Hy Vee store parking lot and entered an eastbound lane around 4 p.m. colliding with Olive Marie Severa age 46 of 1158 Twenty-eighth Street SE. Investigation continues.
The City Alumni Association outlined 20 regional campaigns to raise private funds for the program. One phase will use a children's penny to quarter campaign. Only the building’s two top floors, historic Iowa capitol, are included. restoration of the basement, now university offices, is hoped.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription rates by carrier and mail. By carrier is 75 sania a week. by mail night edition and Sunday 6 issues $2 a month or $19 a year. afternoon edition and Sunday 7 issues $2.15 a month or $20 a year. Other states and U.S. territories $30 a year. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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