City Briefs: Siren Test and Local Theft Notes
Readable items report siren test in Cedar Rapids with no public action expected. Multiple thefts listed include a plumber’s tools worth 250 dollars from an SE avenue van, a 100 dollar tire from a truck in the International Harvester lot, and a 308 dollar air conditioner from a car trunk. Also listed are break-in attempts, a cash drawer theft at a pro shop, poodle theft, beef pattie mix sale, and various property thefts and mower loss. Names, addresses, and contact numbers are provided for follow-up or ads.
Three Injured In Collision of Car and Truck
A multicar crash in the city sent three people to Mercy hospital for observation and treatment. Travis J. Allen three months old, son of Candace Allen, was admitted for possible head injuries after the car he rode in collided with a truck driven by Wallie J. Hansel. Candace Allen and Judy G. Ohden were treated and released for head injuries and lacerations. Hansel was charged with failing to yield at a stop sign. An additional pedestrian injury occurred on Tenth Street SE when Anita Woodard was struck by a car driven by Carolyn S. Appleby. charges are pending. Joan Kreigler was treated at St. Luke's for lip lacerations and knee bruise after driving over a curb into a light pole. She was charged with improper vehicle control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis J. Allen
Mercy Hospital
Candace Allen
Tower Terrace Trailer Court
Judy G. Ohden
Orrick
Mercy
Allen
Highway 149
Wallie J. Hansel
Wilson Avenue
Edgewood Road
Hansel
Anita Woodard
Second Street
Tenth Street
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Carolyn S. Appleby
C Street
Joan Kreigler
Aspen Lane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thirty-second Street
Center Point Road
IRA Denies Role in Claudy Bombings Near Londonderry
In Belfast the Irish Republican Army rejected claims it planted the three bombs that killed six and wounded over 30 in Claudy. The Provisional wing accused British troops of staging the blasts to divert attention from invasions of Catholic enclaves, while vowing retaliation as troops begin long stay in Londonderry’s Catholic districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Provisional
Dublin
Claudy
McFadden
Bernadette Devlin
Creggan
Black General Receives Second Star in Pentagon Ceremony
Daniel James Jr, the Air Force’s second black general, was awarded the second star by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird at a Pentagon ceremony. James, 52, of Pensacola Florida, joined the service in 1943 as a fighter pilot and was a brigadier general in 1970. The Navy’s first black general was Benjamin O Davis Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Daniel James, Jr
Air Force
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
James
Pensacola
Fla
Pentagon
Army Air Corps
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr
Former Kalona Banker Receives Split Sentence
Raymond Hendrickson, ex president of Kalona Savings Bank, drew a split sentence after pleading guilty to embezzling $100,000. Judge William C. Stuart ordered 30 days in prison followed by 23 months probation and full restitution. Hendrickson, 43, has placed his property in escrow with the bank and a Colorado loan offer was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
Raymond Hendrickson
Kalona Savings Bank
William C. Stuart
Hendrickson
Stuart
Colorado
Griffiths
Kalona Bank
New York Youth Services Commissioner Arrested on Forged License
Ted Gross, New York City's youth services agency commissioner earning $35,000 annually, was arrested after police stopped him at an intersection and alleged he was driving with a forged license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Ted Gross
Youth Services Agency
Ward given suspended sentences for two false check charges
Mrs. Terry J. Ward of Onslow received two 30 day sentences in municipal court for false uttering checks. Each sentence was suspended for one year. She allegedly wrote a $35.63 check to Hy Vee at 2790 Seventh Avenue in Marion on Aug 23 1971 and a $26.37 check to S S Kresge on Dec 23 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry J. Ward
Onslow
Hy-Vee Food
Seventh Avenue
Marion
S. S. Kresge
Grand Jury to Hear Theft and Drug Cases in Linn County
Two Cedar Rapids men were bound over to the Linn county grand jury in municipal court last week. Dennis L. Doerflinger waived a preliminary hearing on a charge of larceny of a motor vehicle involving a car taken from Ronald Findley on July 21. Scott Carr was bound over on a charge of possession with intent to deliver controlled substances for allegedly attempting to deliver marijuana and amphetamines on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Grand Jury
Dennis L. Doerflinger
B Avenue NW
Ronald Findley
Scott Carr
Avenue NE
President Kennedy Signs Large Foreign Aid Authorization
Ten years ago President Kennedy signed a foreign aid authorization bill totaling 4.672 billion dollars. The act set funding for U S assistance programs and outlined allocations to various recipient nations and projects under the administration's international development agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Voter RS IDs Controversy Tangles Iowa County Offices
Johnson County officials dispute claims that lack of a Social Security number bars voting. Auditor Rogers says 98 percent complied with a SSN request. those on list may still vote. Some voters turned away from polls due to improper registration or precinct errors on the computer precinct error list. County attorney Goetz notes election judges should verify voter eligibility with the auditor’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’connor
Rogers
Johnson County
Carl Goetz
Goetz
Housewife Pardoned For Not Telling Age
London United Press International reports May Sexton a London housewife received a free pardon and a refund of a 12 fine for refusing to reveal her age to a police officer in a drinking offense case. Mrs Sexton said the home secretary likely deemed age personal and the young officer made her age conscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Home Office
May Sexton
France detonates third atomic bomb in Pacific tests
Reports from Papeete say France conducted a third atmospheric nuclear test in the Mururoa atoll area about 800 miles southeast, in the 1972 campaign. Unconfirmed by Paris officials, the blast followed two earlier tests and drew protests from South Pacific nations over environmental concerns. France maintains the tests are low-yield and essential to its nuclear capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pacific
Papeete
Tahiti
Two Juveniles Accused of Thefts in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested two juveniles aged 16 and 17 on larceny charges. They allegedly stole a chair and lamp worth 290 dollars from Regency East apartments, bottles from Pester-Derby station on Mt. Vernon Road, and gum machines from PDQ store on Thirty-fourth Street SE. The youths were processed by the youth bureau and referred to probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Regency East
Mt. Vernon Road
PDQ
Thirty-fourth Street
Youth Bureau
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Willie
George Bowler
Linn County
Pol
Adv
Donald Neal
Fifth Avenue SE
Larry Muskat
Wichman Barber Shop
38Rd Ave
James O’brien
St. Louis
International Harvester
Sixth Street
Eagle Food Store
Larry Baumert
Ken Wilcox
Roosevelt Barber Shop
Jones
Jones Park
AKC
Janet Hahn
Thirty-eighth Street
Kmart
Nelson’s
Jack Fleming
Grande Avenue SE
Bob Zimmerman
J. C. Smith
Northwood Drive
Twelfth Avenue
Apco
Johnson Avenue NW
Hubbard Ice Co
First Street
Pine Inn
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Lois Walker
Hinkley Avenue
Barney McFadden
Bogside
Kalona
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest
Illinois
Ferry Hall School
Academy
John Cheeseman
Holiday Inn
Lake Forest, Illinois
Grand Jury
Johnson
Cessing Service
Maynard Schneider
Schneider
Fense
Pam Serurdeys
Third Avenue
Third Ave. S.E
Peoples’ Auto LoanMakers
Earl Caywood
Steve Allison
Peoples
Peoples Financing
Iowa
Peoples Downtown
Peoples West
Mays City
Newhall
FDIC
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