Weather Brief and Community Notices Snapshot
The chart shows high and low temperatures for Tuesday with no precipitation details, an extended forecast predicting scattered thunderstorms Friday and Sunday and mostly sunny Saturday, with temperatures ranging in the upper 50s to lower 60s for lows and the upper 70s to mid 80s for highs. A list of births, local service notices, traffic fines, and obituaries from several towns accompanies the forecast, including Mercy Hospital births and multiple funeral services across Monticello, Brandon, Independence, McGregor, Manchester, Iowa City, Anamosa, Center Point, Olin, and Guttenberg with dates and venues.
Combat troops push in Quang Tri as B52s pound targets
Military spokesmen report 130 Communist bodies from B 52 strikes as government forces press a 35 day campaign to retake Quang Tri City Saigon's northern provincial capital. U S airpower backed by 14 B 52 missions on Monday and Tuesday targets the DMZ and areas north of the city where fighting continued near Hue and Quin Nhon with casualties on both sides.
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Quang Tri City
Saigon
U. S
Quang Tri
Hue
Hanoi
Quin Nhon
Fischer Defeats Spassky In Ninth Chess Game Drawn
In a tense ninth game Spassky pressed for a draw after a rough defeat in game eight. Fischer introduced a new ninth move variation to neutralize Spassky’s defense, leading to a drawn finish after 29 moves with equal time on both clocks.
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Bent Larsen
Spassky
Larsen
Fischer
Denver
Colo
Bobby
Tarrasch
Siegfried Tarrasch
Tigran Petrosian
Daylight robbery hits A and A Coin Shop in Iowa City
Two men, at least one armed, entered the A and A Coin shop at about 10 24 a m Wednesday soon after opening. They handcuffed manager Bill Bagwell 28 and secretary Debbie Sidwell 19 tied ankles gagged them and ransacked the store. The total taken in coins and cash is not yet known.
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Iowa City
A and A
Bill Bagwell
Debbie Sidwell
McGovern weights possible vice presidential pick amid timing debate
McGovern aides plan a Monday Washington meeting on a Veep choice while contending the selection process should allow full deliberation. Muskie and Lucey are among four rumored options, with O'Brien and White also discussed.
Charge Motorist As Drunk Driver
Stanley H. Johnson, 59, of route one Cedar Rapids, was arrested Tuesday evening by Cedar Rapids police on a charge of drunk driving. Officers said they found him in a ditch at Wilson avenue and Highway 149 SW in a legally intoxicated condition. Johnson remained in the city jail Wednesday morning in lieu of a $1,600 bond.
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Stanley H. Johnson
Route One
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Highway 149
Johnson
Deaths Milo Mahring 56 Cedar Rapids resident dies after long illness
Milo Mahring 56 of 2700 Evelyn drive SW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness. He worked over 30 years for Van Meter Co born Feb 12 1916 married Catherine Keeler April 30 1939 in Cedar Rapids. He was active in Asbury United Methodist church Mt Hermon lodge Cedar Rapids Consistory Hanford American Legion ICBJ Waltonians traveling men club. Survived by wife three daughters five granddaughters a brother and three sisters all of Cedar Rapids. Services Friday 10:30 a.m. Turner chapel west with Rev Charles Robert Mehaffey and Mt Hermon lodge burial Cedar Memorial cemetery with Hanford post rites. Casket not opened after service. Master Masons meet 10:15 a.m. Friday. Rev Louis V. McDonough to lead burial Sacred Heart cemetery Monticello Rosary Thursday 7:30 p.m. Stewart funeral home. Donations to charity of choice. Friends may call.
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Milo Mahring
Evelyn Drive
Cedar Rapids
The
van Meter Co
Catherine Keeler
Asbury United Methodist Church
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Hanford American Legion Post
Icbj Lodge
Waltonians
Charles Robert Mehaffey
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford Post
Turner Chapel West
Lipscomb obituary notes four daughters and two sons
Joe Nathan Lipscomb 51 of 1112 Eighth Street SE died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born May 5 1921 in Gibson Tennessee he married Rozell Howard August 5 1944 at Corinth Mississippi. They moved to Cedar Rapids in 1946 and he worked for Rapids Chevrolet Co. A World War II veteran and Parkers Chapel AME Church member, he leaves four daughters Belinda Patricia Pauline and Latonya two sons Joe Jr and Tracy Lipscomb a twin brother Johnnie Jr of Cleveland and five other brothers. Three grandchildren survive. Services pending with calls at Turner East.
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Joe Nathan Lipscomb
Eighth Street
Gibson, Tenn
Rozellion Howard
Corinth
Miss
Cedar Rapids
The
Rapids Chevrolet Co
Lipscomb
Parkers Chapel Ame
Belinda
Patricia
Pauline
Latonya
Joe, Jr
Tracy Lipscomb
Johnnie, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles
George
Frank Lipscomb
Jessie Fly
Champaign
Ill
Tommy Lipscomb
Detroit
Mich
Turner East
Lange Clara C. 81 dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Clara C. Lange 81 of 829 Oakland Road NE died Tuesday after a long illness. Born February 14 1891 in Norway she lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years. Survived by a brother William Behle Fairfax. Services Immaculate Conception Church Friday at 10 am by Rev William P. Leonard. Burial Mt Calvary. Rosary Thursday 8 pm by Father Leonard at Teahen chapel with viewing after 1 pm Thursday.
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Clara C. Lange
Oakland Road
Norway
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Mary Agnes Circle
Sanctuary Society of Immaculate Conception
Auxiliary Legion of Mary
William Behle
Fairfax
Immaculate Conception
William P. Leonard
Mt. Calvary
Father Leonard
Teahen Chapel
Louis J. Ford dies at 84 in Florida after Cedar Rapids career
Louis J. Ford aged 84 and a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in St. Petersburg Florida after a brief illness. He was born in Wisconsin in 1888 and retired after fifty years at Kubias hardware in Cedar Rapids. There are no immediate survivors in Eastern Iowa. Arrangements are pending for services and burial in St. Petersburg.
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Louis J. Ford
Cedar Rapids
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wisconsin
Kubias Hardware
Iowa
Mrs Anna M Bader Obituary In Cedar Rapids
Anna M Bader 81 of 344 Seventeenth Street SE widow of Thomas N Bader died Tuesday after a long illness Born December 23 1890 in Portland Oregon she and her husband farmed in Jones county before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1943 She was a St Matthew s church member and Altar and Rosary Society Married January 15 1913 at Monticello Surviving Raymond E Bader Casper Wyoming two daughters Mrs Paul McShane Cedar Rapids Mrs Harold Hargin Marion 21 grandchildren two great grandchildren and a sister Regina Oswald Council Bluffs Services Friday at 10 am at St Matthew s Church.
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Anna M. Bader
Seventeenth Street
Thomas N. Bader
Portland
Ore
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Paul McShane
Harold Hargin
Marion
Regina Oswald
Council Bluffs
St. Matthew's Church
Memorial Services for Markwell and Walsh Planned
Memorial services are announced for Bertha Markwell Friday at 11 at North English Christian Church with Powell Funeral Home in charge. Sister Mary Mamerta Walsh has a 9 am Thursday service at St Patrick's Catholic Church, followed by burial at Mt Carmel Motherhouse Cemetery in Dubuque, Teahen Chapel overseeing arrangements.
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Markwell
Bertha
North English Christian Church
Powell Funeral Home
North English
Walsh
Mary Mamerta
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mt. Carmel Motherhouse
Dubuque
Teahen Chapel
Bremer Sanity Trial Highlighted by Psychiatric Testimony
The defense and state presented psychiatrists over Bremer’s sanity as jurors heard accounts of impulsive acts and meticulous planning. Dr. Rappeport labeled Bremer as a schizophrenic with paranoid traits but said the disorder did not prevent understanding criminality, a key Maryland standard.
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Bremers
Arthur G. Marshall
Sheila Hafter Gray
Chevy Chase
Bremer
Jonas Rappeport
State Circuit Court
Baltimore City
Rappeport
Maryland
Walnut Ridge Man of the Year Leader Robert H. Smith Jr. Dies
Robert H. Smith Jr., 66, chairman of Rice Land Foods Inc and former Progressive Farmer Man of the Year in Agriculture in 1965, died Tuesday likely from a heart attack in Walnut Ridge Arkansas.
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Walnut Ridge, Ark
Robert H. Smith, Jr
Riceland Foods, Inc
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Can You Picture That A Photo Shop Seeks Loading Zone Relief
A local photography shop asks the city council for help with a chronic loading zone problem. The letter describes mostly short two minute transactions and requests 15 to 20 feet of loading space to allow customers to stop briefly while dropping off film. The shop notes a recent fine increase has worsened the issue.
Kenwood Ditch Pumping Praised. City Faces Budget Tradeoffs
Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips told the city council that pumps manned by city crews kept Kenwood ditch flooding at bay during a day of heavy rains. Residents praised Phillips and urged Kenwood area priority in future spending, though federal funds may be limited and other projects like a Twelfth Avenue bridge could be postponed.
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Kenwood Ditch
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Kenwood
Twelfth Avenue
Harold Schaefer
Schaefer
Linn County adopts 1973 budget with little public input
The Linn County Board approved a 12,623,706 dollar budget for 1973 after a public hearing with minimal comment and no criticism. Curtis Hayes of Palo challenged road spending linked to the Edgewook road agreement with Cedar Rapids, asking if any binding future board obligation exists. Supervisors Emmons and Martin stated no such agreement was made and responded to an Iowa Taxpayers Assn. objection, noting budget examiner Francis Laren’s uncertainty about laws requiring a cash balance based on past experience.
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Linn County
Curtis Hayes
Palo
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Hayes
Floyd Emmons
William Martin
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Francis Laren
Senate debates antiwar amendments amid Nixon peace talks
Senators weigh proposals to end the Vietnam War within four months or withdraw forces while prisoner releases occur. Aiken and Brooke push substitutes for Cranston, Tunney urges banning further bombing if others fail. Griffin warns of prolonged conflict post election as McGovern fights for $4 billion cut in military spending.
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George Aiken
R-Vt
Cranston
Nixon
Paris
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Pws
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
U.S
John V. Tunney
D'Calif
Brooke
Robert Griffin
Rmich
Senate
Hanoi
Griffin
White House
George McGovern
McGovern
Fields Assigned To U S Attorney Timothy L Fields
Timothy L Fields of Minneapolis appeared in federal court and was placed in U S Attorney custody for treatment and supervision until discharged by the parole board on a charge of interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. Fields is charged with transporting a stolen vehicle from Chicago to Waterloo on May 24.
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Timothy L. Fields
Minneapolis
U. S. Attorney
Youth Correction Division
The
Parole Board
Fields
Chicago
Waterloo
Hughes Named to Democratic National Committee
U S Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa was named to the Democratic national committee joining Senator Mike Mansfield as senate Democrat representative. The committee meets in New York to choose a vice presidential nominee with Hughes holding one of 234 votes.
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Washington
U.S
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Democratic National Committee
Hughes
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Senate
New York
Clark Convicted of Assault in Washington Hotel Lobby
Twenty years ago attorney Charles Patrick Clark was found guilty of assault for punching columnist Drew Pearson in a Washington hotel lobby melee.
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Charles Patrick Clark
Washington
Drew Pearson
Hijack continues as Algeria weighs ransom return plan
A Miami information ministry official said $50 and $100 notes were sealed in a safe place awaiting decision by Algerian authorities on returning the hijacked Delta Airlines ransom. Officials gave no word on asylum for seven hijackers, including three men two women and two children, who were taken to an unspecified destination after the DC-8 landed.
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Muskie
Maine
Miami Beach
McGovern
Sen. Church
Moscow
Idaho
George
Miami
Information Ministry
Delta Airlines
Algeria
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