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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1973
Page
3
The weather page calls for cloudy and cool conditions with a threat of rain on Thursday and Friday. A clearing and cooler spell is forecast for Saturday with daytime highs in the 40s and 50s and overnight lows in the 30s.
Paul F. Vance, 46, of 630 First Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday after a short illness. Born January 7, 1927 in Clinton, he served in WWII with the Navy. Survived by wife Evelyn, four daughters, three sons, three grandchildren, a half-sister and half-brother. Services Thursday at Turner Chapel West with military rites by Hanford American Legion. Burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Dan K. Christensen 79 of 1926 Twentieth Street NW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born September 17, 1893 in Copenhagen Denmark he married Viola Reynolds on December 22 1922 at Rockwell. He was a sewer contractor with Christensen Construction Co and a Church of God member. Survived by wife two sons Leland and Earl Christensen Cedar Rapids two daughters Mrs Eldo Hilleshiem Waterloo and Mrs John Studt Cedar Rapids 16 grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Beatty Bearle chapel by Rev Mary A. White. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 1 p.m. at the chapel.
James E Wood, 21, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died Friday in Santa Monica California. Born October 7 1951 in Cedar Rapids he was employed by Martin Motors in Santa Monica. Survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Paul W Wood of Santa Monica his grandmother Mrs J E Wood of Cedar Rapids and a brother Paul Wood of Denver.
Two sisters Mrs. Leo Sobo lik Marion and Mrs. Bill Berdan Sunnyside Utah are named. Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Beatty Beurle chapel with Rev Harry R Egner of Calvary Baptist Church. Burial follows with viewing 9 a m to 1 p m Thursday when the casket will be closed.
William Beryl Crowley, 56, of Jackson Tennessee and a field auditor for B F Goodrich Co died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a sudden illness. He was in Cedar Rapids on a business trip. Services will be in Jackson with burial in Ebenezer cemetery Malesus Tennessee.
Agnes F Koehn of St Jude Catholic Church funeral Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St Gregory burial Linwood Cemetery Teahen chapel in charge. Mrs Jerome A Kraus funeral Wednesday 10 30 a.m. at St Pius X Church burial Mt Calvary cemetery Stewart funeral home. Edith Eloise Gillam funeral Wednesday 1 30 p.m. at Turner Chapel West burial Linwood. Friends may call Turner West.
The article reports on Security Council discussions where Ghorra condemns Israel for raids in Lebanon after the Munich attack, amid U S veto threats. Malik links Zionism to racism and pushes for a broader peace clause, while Huang questions Israel’s force and China’s stance.
Saboteurs again struck the Arabian American Oil Co pipeline near Beirut four miles from the Zahrani terminal. Explosive charges blew Monday but only dented the pipe, and the oil flow remained unaffected. This marks the second attack in three days on the facilities.
Cedar Rapids airport commission invites the public to inspect runways at 2 p.m. Saturday to gauge a six inch asphalt overlay. City council may issue 1.5 million in general obligation bonds, with petitions seeking a public referendum. FAA funding and passenger growth cited as support for improvements.
Linn supervisors discussed proposals to cut the rise in property taxes from the unified court law set for Jan 1. A draft letter asks the legislature to allocate 50 percent of Cedar Rapids ordinance fines toward court costs and suggests the city provide or share court expenses.
Spokesmen from LeFebvre Corp and FMC Corp in Cedar Rapids warn that proposed airport improvements are critical to expansion. They cite reliance on air service for executives, customers, and parts support with many visits and shipments tied to airport capacity and speed.
The administration will publish its first quarter gross national product data on Thursday. The release is expected to show strong economic expansion accompanied by a sharp rise in inflation for the first three months of the year.
President says Hanoi should not lightly disregard U S expressions of concern about reports heavy military equipment shifting from the North to the South. Pentagon officials note about a dozen Laotian bombing flights by B 52s and F 111s. Strikes will not be day by day.
UPI reports postal workers in Spokane Washington face late pay as checks disappear in transit.
Ellsberg states the papers show four presidents Truman Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson were given rather good information on the war and the Saigon regime. He says the secret was not secret to those leaders who denied it to the public and that he decided to bring the volumes to Congress with Russo to copy them.
Mrs. Mitchell told The Associated Press in a Monday call that the White House lied when it denied Nixon met with her husband John Mitchell at the White House last Saturday. Gerald Warren said Mitchell was at the White House that day but no meeting or call occurred. Mrs. Mitchell urged that her husband not be made a scapegoat in the Watergate affair.
The deceased leaves four sons Donavan Jr Carl Jerr and Gary all of Cedar Rapids. His mother Grace Wyckoff Independence Kan two sisters Mrs Virgil Johnson Cedar Rapids and Mrs Raymond Derby Toddville a half sister Mrs Melvin Aikens Independence Kan a brother David Young Independence Kan a half brother Everett Young Marion and four grandchildren. Services Friday at a time to be announced. Friends may call at Janeba Kuba funeral home east after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Ten years ago exile sources said the Cuban Revolutionary Council would defy Washington pressure and publish a white paper that was described as embarrassing to President Kennedy.
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