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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
3
Weather forecast outlines high around 90 with lows near 66 and a wet week ahead. August totals and normals shown, plus river dam and lake levels. several obituaries and funeral services listed with locations and times. Fines noted for traffic violations in multiple towns, and sightings of sunrise and sunset times.
Aug 10 list includes multiple birth announcements and marriages with names and addresses across Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion Yorktown Heights and other locations plus debt and asset figures and a few police notices including Flash gas at Parkland drive and a defective carburetor report and a speeding fine for Barbara Burkhart at Hillview drive Marion.
Frank B. Fitzsimmons of the Teamsters branded the Democratic presidential candidate as an enemy of labor and urged union members to reject McGovern. Nixon campaign director Clark MacGregor attacked McGovern’s $6500 guaranteed income, saying it would destroy incentives and raise taxes. liberal Republican Rep. Riegle complained of hearings stacked for pro president views. Jill Ruckelshaus echoed the critique. Wagner named to head McGovern campaign in New York amid party unity efforts.
A male rhinoceros at Cairo Zoo has grown listless and has shed about a third of its body weight since its partner died a year ago, according to Al Ahram. The report notes signs of stress and potential health concerns amid the bereavement.
Ten years ago the Soviet Union sent a third man into orbit and within six hours officials announced the mission was progressing normally showing the crew had operated the craft, eaten aboard, and, on its fourth orbit, reported everything proceeding well.
Police Chief George Matias says the Linn County special police unit, not the Cedar Rapids Police Department, sponsors a dance on October 27 at Armar Ballroom to raise funds for uniforms, equipment, and a summer camp for disabled county children. Ticket buyers mistakenly assume Cedar Rapids PD involvement. Funds beyond needs will go to the mentally retarded in the county for summer camp.
Courthouse brief: Louie A. Brundidge, 19, of 76 Seventeenth Avenue SW, pled guilty in Linn district court to larceny from a parking meter. Judge Robert Osmundson imposed a suspended 90 day sentence, placed him on probation for one year, and ordered restitution to cover losses to the city from the theft of a meter on Sixteenth Avenue SW early Saturday.
At an Orlando Federal case Perkins faces charges he planned to pass air force documents to a Soviet intelligence officer at the Russian embassy in Mexico City. The defense argues alcohol and a belief in freeing POWs drove the act. The materials reportedly covered radar gear and East European missile intelligence. Perkins, born in Perry New York, grew up in Palo Verde California and served 20 years in the Air Force.
Roy J. Henningsen 74 of 1015 Twenty sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at Iowa City after a long illness. Born January 8 1898 he was a Quaker Oats retiree and lifelong Cedar Rapids resident. He married Rose Kocourek March 30 1921 and was active in St Wenceslaus church and veterans groups. Survived by wife a son James four grandchildren a brother and a sister. Services Monday 10 30 a m at St Wenceslaus with burial by the American Legion at St Johns cemetery. Prayer service Sunday 7 30 p m at Turner chapel east.
Pitcher Garnet S Baxter chapel Marion Saturday at 2 pm by Rev Fred Van Ta tenhove burial Campbell cemetery A daughter Mrs Clyde Basham was incorrectly identified Thursday George 8S Turner chapel east noon Saturday by Rev Ralph Colton Crescent Masonic lodge burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Mae Trevor Turner chapel east 10 30 am Saturday by Rev John Shew cremation committal Robertson Jennie Louise Turner chapel east 3 pm Saturday by Rev John S Shew burial Cedar Memorial cemetery Louis W Evans services Monday in Nickerson Minn also surviving sister Alta Noble San Pablo Calif
In Reykjavik Spassky used a four pawn opening, writing his 42nd move behind curtains after a half hour. Fischer surprised with the Alekhine defense, rare in championship play, and led by two pawns at adjournment with two rooks and a bishop each. Spassky has 23 minutes for 14 moves today while Fischer gains 2½ hours for the first 40 moves and one hour for the next 16.
Rep. Hamilton argues for realistic limits on U S withdrawal from Indo China while opponents say the plan risks prolonging the war. Rep. Riegle and Rep. Jacobs press for immediate, verifiable conditions and criticize the administration’s May withdrawal proposal as unsafe and vague.
Cedar Rapids planning commission urged the city council to authorize a study of inter state 380 noise impacts on nearby residences. Project led by Iowa State University engineers aims to predict traffic noise and propose reductions such as buffer park land or building air conditioning. final report possible by year end.
Nostrand described a 3000 youth program for a presidential convention in Miami Beach with 1200-person groups rotating four-hour shifts, charter travel, and a holding area. The plan, created 16 months ago in Washington, includes speeches, dinners, rally events, and potential rapid deployment to a press conference if requested.
In Londonderry two youths slipped through an army cordon and set bombs at a bus station a shop and car showrooms but no injuries were reported. Snipers in Belfast wounded two soldiers. Catholic and Protestant gangs stoned police and troops in Lurgan and other Belfast districts.
Frank Beckman aged 19 of 2651 Bever Avenue SE was given until August 17 to enter a plea in municipal court on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested Thursday by Cedar Rapids police on a municipal court warrant alleging he permitted or encouraged immoral conduct by a minor on August 5.
Robert J. Sindelar, 19, of 1006 Dover Street NE, was arrested in Cedar Rapids on two warrants for forgery. He allegedly forged four checks from Keiths DX in Hiawatha totaling 605 dollars, signing as Keith Wilson, and wrote a 160.70 check to Bob LeClaire signed Mike Raymond. He posted 1000 dollar bond and appeared in Linn County court, released on own recognizance on the county attorney charge.
The bill's principal author argues it allows desegregation to continue without long distance busing. The rules committee cleared an amendment letting districts with court orders seek alignment with new guidelines, a provision kept from the White House draft but omitted by the education and labor committee.
Friday saw combat forces launch sapper and shelling attacks on two key positions in South Vietnam. In Quang Tri hundreds of artillery rounds battered government troops. Lai Khe base faced a dawn assault with 35 enemy bodies found at daylight. Casualties for South Vietnam included two killed and 28 wounded. Cam Ranh Bay was attacked again, wounding 25 civilians and killing four police officers in a coordinated sapper raid. North Vietnamese losses were reported as 33 killed in Quang Tri.
The Jackson amendment would commit the United States to equality in armaments with the Soviet Union.Sen. Gordon Allott co sponsors the measure.Senators Edward Brooke and Harold Hughes propose an alternate Brooke Hughes amendment urging both nations not to develop counterforce weapons seen as having first strike potential.
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