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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1973
Page
3
Headlines describe weather data for cities including Atlanta Miami Bismarck and Chicago with highs and rainfall totals, followed by river and dam notes, flood stage listings, traveler forecasts and local public notices. The section includes obituaries and service details for many Iowa communities with names, ages, and funeral timings.
Indo China Dong agreed to end all military activities in Cambodia and Laos withdraw all troops and not use the two countries as staging areas for attacks elsewhere. In Cambodia, forces south of Phnom Penh fired on Takhmau. three Cambodians killed and 12 wounded. In Phnom Penh, new year festivities saw three oil tankers and five barges arrive as Mekong traffic resumed briefly, while Highway 1 reopened then closed again amid ongoing operations.
Sen Edward Kennedy accuses the Nixon administration of limited action to end the Cambodian war while urging more airlifted supplies. He chairs hearings on Cambodian refugees and calls for diplomatic push toward a cease fire as U S bombing continues. A State Department official warns against predicting near term peace talks.
Mrs. Dorothy E. Kraus 44, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by husband Jerome A. Kraus and three sons and three daughters, services Wednesday at St. Pius X church with burial at Mt. Calvary. Agnes I. Koehn 69, wife of J W Koehn, died in Minneapolis after illness. Surviving include husband, a son, two daughters, a grandchild, and siblings. services at St. Jude Church with burial Linwood. wake Tuesday at Teahen chapel.
McLane says the future is uncertain but appropriate actions may be taken at the right times. Brunthauer notes agriculture won’t face a 60 cents an hour wage again and cites 20 years of excess capacity shrinking due to rising demand. Wages rose 7 percent last year with 4.3 percent real gain. Beef consumption hit a record, and supplies of substitutes like poultry are increasing, aiming to ease red meat prices this summer.
President Idi Amin ordered an unspecified number of British tea planters to quit Uganda by midnight Monday night. Radio Uganda reported the move as Amin’s regime continues its seizure of tea estates nationwide after last December’s takeover announcements.
Cedar Rapids IRS manager Ken Peterson urges filing by Monday midnight even if you cannot pay. Penalties reach five and a half percent plus five percent monthly up to 25 percent, plus half percent monthly on late payments. Criminal action and jail possible, but filing without payment avoids penalties. A two month extension can be requested using Form 4868. IRS office open until 9 p m Monday.
Nixon praised labor support from construction unions while arguing tough Southeast Asia decisions were necessary for POWs to return home. Meany condemned Phase 1 to 3 controls as failures and urged Congress to roll back prices rents and interest rates while criticizing Labor Secretary Brennan and his wage bill plan.
Two Linn County brothers, Danny Lee Chapman and D Wayne Chapman, died after a boat capsized in turbulent waters below a dam while attempting a rescue. Deputies and rescuers struggled with the reverse current, using lines and artificial respiration to save others. Danny and Wayne Chapman were buried in Marion with service details announced, while a memorial fund was requested for St Pauls Lutheran Church.
The Rev John Shew at First Presbyterian led the opening Holy Week service urging ecumenism and pluralism as a value. He called on people to become co-creators with God and reach out to the poor, stressing inner attitude change and the gift of life. The Rev Robert Welch of Holy Family Davenport will speak at Tuesday's service as YMCA Churches United and Catholic Layman's club sponsor the events.
The Cedar Rapids meeting covered continued growth across Kidde's safety, security and protection lines, consumer and commercial products, and industrial equipment. Execs noted a potential billion dollar year, discussed stock undervaluation, and announced a 500000 share repurchase plan. Directors Norman E. Alexander James J. Brown and Walter E. Morgan Jr were reelected.
Princeton New Jersey AP reports Dr. Lawrence Thompson 67 Pulitzer Prize winning biographer of Robert Frost died Sunday. He retired in January after twenty five years as an English professor at Princeton University.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports NASA will launch a second communications satellite for Canada on Thursday night. The plan was announced Saturday and signals continued collaboration between NASA and Canadian agencies.
A concise want ad highlights affordable, ready to use merchandise that moves quickly. The brief notes value and speed, appealing to buyers seeking practical items at a minimal price.
Three persons were taken to Cedar Rapids hospitals after traffic accidents Saturday and Sunday. Michael J. Meeks, 18, of 1618 Third Avenue SE, was treated at St Luke's for bruises and lacerations after his motorcycle went out of control on Center Point Road NE. Meeks was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. Iola H. Loeblien, 72, of 2214 Mt Vernon Road SE, received a shoulder injury and was released. she was charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle following a collision with an ambulance on Mt Vernon Road SE. A 3-year-old boy, Chris Deever, of 1719 Grande Avenue SE, was taken to St Luke's after a car-pedestrian crash at First Avenue SE and Parkcourt SE. he suffered head lacerations and no charges were filed against driver George McCall, 39, of 711 Sixth Street SE.
CENTER POINT Ray Bud Eaton 77 of route one Center Point a retired auto body repairman died Sunday evening in Iowa City Veterans hospital He was born July 13 1895 in Shueyville married Catherine Flynn November 1 1925 in Iowa City a World War I veteran Surviving wife two sons Robert and Paul three daughters Alice Eaton Helen Levang and Mary Null ten grandchildren Memorial services will be at Turner chapel east Cedar Rapids at 1 30 p m Thursday Burial in Dunkard cemetery with Toddville American Legion military services Friends may call Turner chapel east after 1 p m Tuesday
Utah's estimated 1972 population reached 1,128,000, up 33,000 from 1971. The figure reflects continued growth across the state with gains in urban and rural areas alike.
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