Weather Summary and Local Readouts
The extended forecast calls for mostly fair skies and warm conditions Saturday through Monday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90s and overnight lows from near 60 to the mid 60s. Wednesday high 76, low 59. NOAA style station data reports varied readings for cities including Atlanta Miami Chicago New York Seattle Los Angeles and more with daily barometer and humidity notes.
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Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Min’apolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L. Angeles
Washington
Iowa
Birth announcements and death notices mixed in Cedar Rapids paper
The list records births at St. Luke's and Iowa City with names and addresses, plus numerous obituaries and funeral services across towns like Monticello Manchester Postville Castalia and Montour. It notes service times and burial places, with several residents of Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas named.
Nixon backs draft extension and pay rise amid Vietnam policy talks
President Nixon urged quick action as Senate recess loomed, saying extending the draft and raising military pay align with plans for a volunteer force in Southeast Asia. He praised a compromise on war policy that avoids a nine month withdrawal deadline tied to POW releases.
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White House
Senate
Gravel
Congress
Nixon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Insurance Rates Set for Cedar Rapids Coverage
Insurance rates will range from five to seven dollars per thousand for policies, five to six dollars per thousand for contents in residences, and ten dollars per thousand for small businesses. Flood insurance can be bought from any licensed agent or broker, not from the city, which only participates to qualify Cedar Rapids for federal program benefits.
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Cedar Rapids
Helium Transitions From Liquid To Gas Near Absolute Zero
At roughly two degrees above absolute zero helium shifts from a liquid to a gas. The low temperature behavior highlights its inert and light nature, relevant to cryogenics and physics research.
Metcalfe Cruiser Destroyed in Davenport Marina Blast
An early morning explosion at Lindsay park marina in east Davenport destroyed the 42 foot cruiser Perla owned by Mr and Mrs Roy Metcalfe of Dairy dale court SE. The blast from gas fumes in the bilge damaged a neighboring boat. insurance covered the vessel and most onboard belongings were ruined. Metcalfe, head of Fountainbleau Theater Productions in Cedar Rapids, plans to buy another boat.
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Lindsay Park Marina
East Davenport
Perla
Roy Metcalfe
Dairydale Court SE
Metcalfe
Muscatine
Report on SAS plans questioned by US and North Vietnam
A Swedish newspaper report alleging SAS proposed to move 187 U S prisoners to Sweden drew denials from US officials in Washington and West Germany. North Vietnam dismissed the claim as unfounded while Paris talks negotiators called the report excessive. The United States suggested interment in a neutral country, but Hanoi rejected the idea.
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Washington
Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
U. S
SAS
Ziegler
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Truong Gia Nhan
Stockholm
West Germany
Richard Rand
Sweden
Morphine Haul Seized Aboard Polish Ship From Bangkok
Police seized more than 100 pounds of morphine with an estimated retail value of 378000 dollars aboard a Polish cargo ship that arrived from Bangkok. The seizure occurred Thursday and involved illegal drug trafficking on the vessel.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Bangkok
Cedar Rapids May Not Need Kirkwood College Registration
Iowa Atty. Gen. Richard Turner advised Linn County Atty. William Faches that Cedar Rapids may, but is not required to, establish a branch registration site at Kirkwood Community College or a mobile registrar there. The opinion notes most students live in home towns and should register locally, though Cedar Rapids could justify a campus registration for some students and faculty.
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Iowa
Richard Turner
Linn County
William Faches
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Faches
Sioner
Death of W Fred Webster 61 Cedar Rapids resident
W Fred Webster age 61 of 1715 Blake Blvd SE Cedar Rapids died after a long illness. Born July 27 1910 in Monticello he worked 30 years for Wilson Sinclair and belonged to Crescent Masonic Lodge Cedar Rapids Consistory El Kabir Shrine Modern Woodmen and local clubs. Surviving wife Leona Mitralsky two sons a daughter a sister a brother and eight grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 p.m. at Chapel of Memories with cremation to follow. Master Masons to meet at 12 45.
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W. Fred Webster
Blake Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Leona Mitralsky
Wilson-Sinclair Co
Webster
Crescent Masonic Lodge
A.F
A.M
el Kabir Shrine
Modern Woodmen
Claude J. Jones
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Chapel of Memories
Crescent Lodge
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital
Minneapolis
Elmer E. King Dies at 83 Former Marion Fire Chief
Elmer E King 83 lifelong Cedar Rapids Marion resident and former Marion fire chief died Wednesday Born April 1 1888 in Cedar Rapids He drove the department s first motorized vehicle in 1921 Retired from Allis Chalmers after 15 years Survived by brother Walter King Marion and sister Bertha Sackett Mon ticello Services 130 pm Saturday Murdoch chapel Marion Rev Elgin Howard Burial Oak Shade Cemetery Marion Friends may call after 11 am Friday at chapel
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Elmer E. King
Cedar Rapids
Marion
King
Allis-Chalmers Co
Walter King
Bertha Sackett
Monticello
Murdoch
Elgin Howard
Oak Shade Cemetery
Mrs J L Shaw Dies in Colorado Springs
Lula Shaw widow of J L Shaw died Wednesday in Colorado Springs. Born March 14, 1891 in Iowa City she lived in Cedar Rapids until moving to Colorado Springs in the 1950s. No Eastern Iowa survivors. Services Friday at Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs.
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Lula Shaw
J. L. Shaw
Colorado Springs
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Evergreen Cemetery
Innocent Pleas On Drug Counts In Linn Court
Irvin Johnson and Rosetta Harris Johnson pleaded innocent in Linn district court to possession of heroin with intent to deliver. They were arrested in a Cedar Rapids hotel room July 28 after authorities found heroin in a room search warrant. Trial dates were set for Johnson on Oct. 4 and for Mrs. Johnson on Sept. 27. Johnson’s bond was reduced to 25 thousand dollars and he was released on 10 percent. Mrs. Johnson remains jailed in lieu of 15 thousand dollars bond.
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Irvin Johnson
Rosetta Harris Johnson
Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
License Examiners Office To Be Moved
The Linn county supervisors were notified that the drivers license office at the courthouse will move to an unspecified location. The move frees space for new data processing equipment, with Col. Howard Miller of the patrol promising to relocate before September 1.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Highway Patrol
Col
Howard Miller
The
Patrol
Milliedge Admits Larceny in Court Plea
Jessi J. Milliedge pled guilty in Linn district court to a reduced larceny charge and was sentenced to nine months in the county jail. He was originally charged with robbery for taking $27 from a Ryan man on June 18 at Seventh avenue and Sixth Street SE, aided by a man who cut the victim. Millsedge, 25, had a southeast Cedar Rapids address when arrested on the day of the crime.
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Jessi J. Milliedge
Linn District Court
Ryan
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Street
Millsedge
Cedar Rapids
Security Check in Cedar Rapids Federal Building
Federal marshal service and GSA officials surveyed the Cedar Rapids Federal building to tighten security. North and south entrances have been locked for over a month after a telephoned bomb threat. Only the main east entrance is open to the public. A GSA officer checks all packages at the front door.
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Federal
Federal Marshal’s Service
General Services Administration
Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
GSA
Carol Channing Featured In THIS IS YOUR LIFE TV Edition
Carol Channing headlines THIS IS YOUR LIFE airing Thursday at 9 30 on KCRG TV 9 detailing her career and career highlights.
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Carol Channing
Kcrg-Tv
Apollo 15 astronauts conclude lunar mission with Pacific splashdown
The crew completed a spacewalk to retrieve film cassettes from the camera bay and inspect gear. They jettisoned the bay before reentry and depressurized the cabin before hatch opening. Endeavour fires from moon orbit set a Saturday Pacific splashdown 285 miles north of Hawaii at 3 46 p m Iowa time.
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Worden
Earth
Joe Allen
da Gama
India
Moon
Endeavour
Pacific
Hawaii
Iowa
Spare Tires and Wheels Stolen From Trucks
The theft of fifteen spare tires and wheels valued at 675 dollars was reported to Cedar Rapids police by Rapids Chevrolet Co. The spares were stored on new trucks at the Rapids lot on 617 A avenue NE and the theft occurred after July 26.
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Cedar Rapids
Rapids Chevrolet Co
A Avenue NE
Aussie Pair Admit Roles in Qantas Bomb Hoax Extortion
Two men, Peter Macari and Raymond Poynting, faced Sydney court on extortion charges over a May bomb hoax against Qantas. Police said both signed confessions admitting involvement. no bomb was found on the Boeing 727. Bail was denied and an Aug. 12 hearing set.
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Sydney
Australia
Qantas Airlines
Peter Macari
Raymond Poynting
M. Farquhar
W. Taylor
Macari
Brown
Qantas
Poynting
Taylor
England
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Jobs Bill and Funding Resolution
The Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a $1 billion jobs bill targeting quick employment, especially for Vietnam veterans, and sent a House passed continuing appropriations resolution to the full Senate. Both measures await final action and then Nixon’s signature.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Senate
House
Nixon
Secret Soviet Bloc Meeting at Sea
Diplomatic sources report Brezhnev and Warsaw Pact leaders met with Soviet military chiefs aboard the cruiser Leningrad in the Black Sea during maneuvers. Defense Minister Grechko and Admiral Gorshkov joined the talks earlier this week.
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London
UPI
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Black Sea
Leningrad
Andrei Grechko
Adm. M. Gorshkov
Vets Tax Exemption Scrutiny Faces Tough Legislative Path
Iowa lawmakers examine property tax exemptions for religious educational charitable benevolent and veterans groups. The subcommittee weighs whether to curtail exemptions while noting religious worship properties are unlikely to be taxed and public support would rise if exemptions are reduced.
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Senate
House
Ways and Means
Norman Roorda
Monroe
Veterans’ Association
Ivor Stanley
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Organization
Roorda
George Kinley
Greece Nears Diplomatic Ties With Mainland China
Reports from Athens indicate Greece may establish diplomatic relations with China. The Greek press and diplomatic circles cite progress in talks, outlining possible official ties and formal recognition in the near future.
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Athens
Greece
China
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Coralville Lake
Mississippi
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Keokuk
C. R
St. Luke's
Alan Schulte
Watkins
Dennis Rupp
Holly Avenue NW
Gary Fischer
Thirtieth Street
James Wheeler
Twelfth Street
Francis Yock
Bowling Street
Larry Bair
Lisbon
Douglas Phillips
Fourth Avenue
Phillips
Paul Brundidge
Sixteenth Avenue
Guy Phillips
Minnetonka
Minn
Gordon Raymond
Raymond
Albert Neumann
Eighteenth Avenue
Robert A. Miller
Beinette K. Meeker
Steven L. Wray
Susan B. Possehl
Terry J. Hartman
Jane A. Vagts
Ricky L. Snyder
Lori L. King
James M. Eckert
Ann M. Noll
Garry M. Meredith
Norway
DiAnne K. Clendenen
Allen W. Feickert
Susan J. Whitehead
Postville
Gary E. Cooper
C. V
Pauline L. Tharp
Warren R
Virginia K. Pierce
Betty L
Irman L. Sherard
Janice
David Raymond Holliday
Judith I
Eugene C. Murphy
Sheri Lynn
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Barbara E
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Connie S
Thomas J. Kipping
Zella V. Malacek
Michael Malacek
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Highway 218
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E Avenue
Jacolyn Drive
Thirty-sixth Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Addie Lyford
Coralville Methodist Church
George L. Gay
Dora O’brien
St. Patrick’s Church
Rosary
Donohue’s. Montour
Bernard L. Mar
Vin
Mason-Hand
Tama
Maple Hill Cemetery
Montour
Manchester
Archie Ross
Shelly’s
Castalia
Herbert Stee
Zion Lutheran Church
Schutte’s
St. Lucas
Robert John Croatt
Victor Croatt
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Larkin-Martin, Lawler
Arizona
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Pacific Northwest
Jack Herbert
Dagens Nyheter
Weatty-Bearle Funeral Tome
Courthouse News
Kirkwood College Registration Unit
J. J. Milliedge
Larceny
John E. Lapes
S.A
Want
Mrs. Sam
DIAL
Apollo
Irwin
Mission Control
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
William Eberline
Des Moines
Minnette Doderer
Diowa City
H. L. Ollenburg
Garner
Ollenburg
Homer
Springville
Center Point
Walker
Central City
John B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue East
First Avenue West
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