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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
4
The page shows mixed weather data for multiple cities with highs, lows, precipitation, and normals. It includes river and dam readings, March and April totals, and a lengthy set of local notices, births, and service announcements from various towns and churches.
Mrs. H. J. Witt of Anamosa dies at age 80. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 at St Paul Lutheran Church with friends invited to call on Monday.
Cedar Rapids street and sewer department workers shift from snow plows to sump pumps after the Blizzard of 1973. 21 pumps operated to clear sanitary sewers as water infiltration and saturated soil caused backups on Bever and Thirtieth streets SE and Second Street and Twelfth Avenue SE. The Cedar River rose to 14.2 feet Saturday as crews tried to seal flooding along the river.
A Cedar Rapids woman Mary Rife 27 was injured Sunday afternoon in a car motorcycle crash at FE avenue and First street NW. She was treated at St Luke’s hospital for a scalp injury and released. John Rife Jr 34 rode the northbound motorcycle. Lewis Welton 57 driving east on E avenue faced charges for failure to yield at a stop intersection.
Julien J. Steger of Hiawatha received a three year probation with potential dismissal of the charge on good behavior after pleading guilty to dispensing a controlled substance as an accommodation. Mark Jacobsen, 20, received concurrent suspended sentences totaling 11 months for breaking and entering and six months for operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent, plus two years probation. The cases stemmed from a Cedar Rapids burglary and car theft on Oct. 31 last year.
David Wyatt of route three Cedar Rapids pled guilty in municipal court to false uttering of a check under 20 dollars and received a 30 day suspended jail term. He was charged with writing a 156.63 dollar bad check to the Roosevelt on July 22.
Connie Dmitryk of Springville pled guilty Thursday in municipal court to defrauding a hotel keeper and received a 20 day suspended jail sentence. The Roosevelt Hotel was the target on March 14.
Gerald Hagerman of 111 Fifth street NW had two charges dismissed in municipal court on Wednesday. The charges were criminal trespass and injury to a motor vehicle, both based on informations signed January 19 by Helen Thompson and Barbara Hagerman respectively.
In San Francisco Tallulah the chimpanzee leaped a 15 foot moat seized a bush and ran toward a snack bar before retreating to her cage. Zookeepers armed with rifles tranquilizers and pitchforks confronted her at the scene then she returned to confinement on her own.
Cynthia L. McConnell, 19, was arrested early Sunday on larceny charges for allegedly stealing jewelry rings valued at $300 and coins worth $60 from Mike Shahan's residence at 3813 H Avenue NW. She was released after signing a promise to appear in municipal court Monday afternoon.
Elsa Krall 86 of 849 Third Avenue SE died Saturday after living at Meth Wick Manor since January. Born January 28, 1887 in Ely she worked for the federal government in Washington during World War I and taught in Shueyville for 17 years. She belonged to Shueyville United Methodist Church and had no immediate survivors. Services Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. in Beatty Bearle chapel officiated by Rev. Leonard Showalter. Burial Czech National. Friends may call at the chapel.
Paul Dvorak 86 of 27 Wilson Avenue SW died Sunday after a short illness Born September 2 1886 in Johnson County he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1955 He was a member of Ely Lodge COF Surviving wife Tracy Tomash married March 30 1910 a sister Mrs Wes Kilberger Swisher Services Tuesday at 2 pm Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West by Rev Leonard Schowalter of Shueyville United Methodist Burial Czech National Friends may call at the funeral home
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids man faces murder charges after the fatal shooting of his stepfather. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Collins are handled by Turner Chapel East.
Todd Michael Fischer son of Mr and Mrs John P Fischer Jr dies shortly after birth. Survived by parents a brother Jeffrey Scott Fischer maternal grandmother Charlotte Crank Belwood Illinois paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John Fischer Jr Hillside Illinois private services planned later arrangements by Cedar Memorial funeral home.
Memorial services were held for Strugaria at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Memories conducted by Rt. Rev. Alexander George of St. John's Eastern Orthodox church. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial with arrangements by Cedar Memorial funeral home. Beeson Harry Vernon Teahen and Havlicek Anna Brush held services at 1:30 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. respectively, with burials at Cedar Memorial and Rogers Grove cemetery near Ely. Friends may call at the chapels.
In Des Moines 75 clergymen pledged 3000 dollars to support the American Indian Movement state headquarters. The pledge followed an AIM gathering April 14 17 at the First Church of the Open Bible. Spokesmen cited contributions from the United Methodist Church and the Urban Concerns Committee of the United Presbyterian Church and backed a study to aid Iowa Indians.
Four people were taken to Cedar Rapids hospitals after weekend traffic accidents. Darrel Washburn, 25, Marion, Chin laceration at Mercy hospital after collision with Dale Rebal, 22, Solon, no charges. John Reding, 25, Watkins, nose laceration after another crash with Martha King, 19, Iowa City area, Reding charged with driving left of center. Michael Hamed, 22, Cedar Rapids, bruised arm after a collision with Judith Hayden, 30, Iowa City, Hamed charged with improper registration.
Senator Edward Brooke urges immediate halt to U S bombing in Cambodia after three week fact finding trip to Indo China. He says strikes are counterproductive and increase refugees and trauma, voiced on NBC Meet the Press.
Patricia Cherry 58 of 825 Twentieth Avenue SW was struck while crossing the road in the 700 block of Thirty-second Street and listed in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital. The driver, Carol A. Tordsen 25 of 2040 Glass Road NE, was charged with failing to carry and display a valid Iowa license.
The Iowa House voted 68 to 27 to block Rep. Harold Fischer’s move to delay the effective date of the 1972 unified court law. The chamber earlier reconsidered and upheld the original July 1 1973 date, with the measure now heading to the Senate for consideration. The action also removed the $17 200 annual salary for associate district judges, leaving salary decisions to the 1973 legislature.
Trial set for May 7 for Angie H Love 17 of 1410 Fourteenth Ave Cedar Rapids held on 110 dollar bond accused of swinging a blackjack and threatening to kill Rachael Powell 522 McKinley SE. Richard D Prosser 39 of 865 Eighteenth St SE released on 110 bond after police were called to 810 Second St SW on a trouble report.
A Sunday morning blaze caused extensive damage to a one story frame house at 3301 Eastern avenue NE and its contents. The fire is listed as possibly caused by a cigarette. Owner John E. Gossman and occupant Timothy Miller are named in the report.
Police arrested three youths after a disturbance at 2310 Otis Road SE. Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old were charged with possession of beer as minors. They were processed by the youth bureau and released to their parents.
Senator Edward Brooke questioned whether President Nixon and aides were informed about the Watergate bugging. The Washington Star-News reported a secret fund up to 500000 in Newport Beach controlled by Herbert Kalmbach used for political spying. Rep. Henry Reuss urged removing Henry Petersen from Justice, calling for an outside investigator amid the probe.
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