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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1970
Page
3
The Daily Record lists temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs near 84 and lows around 67, plus precipitation totals and barometer readings. It also reports late afternoon humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times, and regional rainfall tables. The page includes birth and marriage notices, local obituaries, and a string of road and traffic penalties and incidents with names and addresses in the area.
Street SE lists a 15 day suspended jail sentence for a vehicle control violation with Charlie Peake of Delhi fined $15 and costs. Ke Ne��� York Marengo fined $15 and Fort Atkinson William Mihm 73. Service details for several individuals follow with times and church names across St Luke St Lucas St Johns Trinity Lutheran St Johns. Wake service Wednesday 7 30 at McCleery Hawe s. Stanley E B James 80 Thursday 2 at Hintz s. Ella Jones 74 Friday 2 Trinity Lutheran Emerson Mills. Clarence W Carbee 76 Lisbon Morgan s Emma Jones 76 Thursday 2 St Johns Lutheran. Visitation Wednesday after 2 Martins.
A China Airlines jet with 26 passengers and five crew crashed on a foggy approach to Taipei International Airport, half a mile from President Chiang Kai-shek’s residence. Fourteen feared dead, seven bodies recovered, seven missing including pilot and co pilot. Five foreigners on board include four Japanese tourists and a British subject survivor. The plane split in two in a bamboo grove near Yuan Mountain amid explosions after the crash.
Cedar Rapids water department reports July pumpage at 618,171,000 gallons, an all time high and second straight monthly record. Daily average 19,941,000 gallons. Total energy use 761,000 kilowatt hours. average 1,231 kWh per million gallons. Well water hardness 15.9 grains per gallon. treated water 5.5 grains.
Schwengel recapped that President Nixon expected only a 30 minute White House session and discussed delaying the withdrawal of agricultural advisors. He noted Nixon turning to an aide to record the recommendation and showed interest in certain proposals that could not be discussed publicly at that time.
Roy Campanella holds the record for home runs in a season by a catcher with 41.
Members of Machinists local 831 at Cedar Rapids Engineering Co will vote Thursday night at Machinists hall on a new contract proposal. The meeting starts at 7 p.m after mediation sessions Monday and Tuesday. About 90 union members have been on strike since August 1 when the old contract expired. A separate dispute involves 300 Goss Co workers on strike with an informational meeting set for Friday at Machinists hall.
The Cedar Rapids city council unanimously denied Donald S. Barry permission to burn vegetation on a 17 acre northeast side tract citing violation of the city air pollution ordinance. The council directed Barry to clear the property after neighborhood petitions. The site lies between Staubcourt and Thirty Second Street NE from Lindale Avenue to G Avenue.
Blount outlined proposed postage increases as the new postal system rolls in. Stamp prices may rise from six to eight cents with further jumps possible to cover rising costs and pay raises for workers. Rates for various classes would be adjusted by a presidentially appointed board and a rate commission. The moves aim to reduce the anticipated multi billion dollar budget deficit in the current year.
Matthew Bintner 63 of 2607 Meadowbrook SE found dead in garage carbon monoxide poisoning ruled self inflicted. Despondent over terminal disease, he lived in Cedar Rapids eight years, born July 16 1907 in Brighton. Survived by wife Amelia Bracha and brother Robert. Memorial at Turner East 10:30 Friday with burial Cedar Memorial. donations to St Pauls United Methodist cancer fund. Harry Caddes 92 died at Meth Wick Manor after four months residence. Born Oct 1 1877 in Alleghany PA, he served in Spanish American War and worked for post office. Survived by three daughters two sons and many grandchildren. Services 10:30 Friday Methodist church Gregory SC with burial IOOF Gregory. Masonic rites at Kotrba Greg. Local arrangements by Murdoch.
Leonard Oscar Bassett of Cedar Rapids dies at 62 after a brief illness. Born December 10, 1907 in Cedar Township, he married Mildred A. Kinkead in 1944 in Waco Texas and worked 27 years as a burner at Iowa Manufacturing Co. Surviving: Mildred, daughter Mrs. David Sebero, sister Mrs. Ben Cerp, and one grandchild. Burial at Cedar Memorial with American Legion honors. Services Friday at Chapel of Memories. visitation offered at Cedar Memorial and Chapel of Memories.
Mrs. Carolina Louise Erickson widow of Charles L. Erickson and Cedar Rapids resident, died in Jonesboro Georgia Tuesday. Born July 31, 1885 in Ludwighaven Germany, she is survived by two sons Peter of Chicago and John of San Fernando California, three daughters Mrs Earl Anderson Jane Erickson and Mrs Edwin Bagley, plus grandchildren. Graveside services set for Oak Hill cemetery at 10 30 a.m. Saturday. Lewis L. Howard of the Reorganized Church will conduct. Friends may call Turner East 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Lottie Mae Stone widow of George M. Stone died August 6 in Rapid City South Dakota at age 89 with no immediate Cedar Rapids area survivors. Services and burial were held Monday in Naperville Illinois. Also note correction: Mrs R T Horak, formerly of Cedar Rapids, who died in Sarasota Florida on Monday, was misidentified as Anna Horak. her correct name is Arna Horak.
Alex Pledge of 916 Tenth Avenue SE appeared in municipal court Wednesday and received a 15 day suspended sentence on assault and battery. He faced the charge in connection with an alleged Aug. 1 assault on Maggie Pledge and was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant.
A classified note signals a wanted advertisement promising to locate an unusual item. The blurb hints at a personal search and public interest in an odd collectible or artifact, inviting potential sellers or witnesses to respond.
Charles M. Dahlem, 83, of 517 Ninth Street NW, died Tuesday after a long illness. Born September 7, 1886 in Waubeek, he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1917 and married Lila Talbert in Cascade January 30, 1918. Survived by a daughter and a son, five grandchildren, three sisters. Services at St Patrick’s Church Friday at 9:30 a.m. Burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Teahen chapel. friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial services were conducted for Ernest E Turnipseed at Stewart Funeral Home with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Sturgeon Flossie received services at Beatty Bearle Chapel with burial in Linwood. Arthur Burns Nicholas honored at Turner Chapel East with Mizpah Lodge memorial. burial at Linwood. George W Bennett observed at Turner Chapel West with burial in Tulsa Oklahoma. further services and viewing at Turner East.
A Senate debate centers on the second amendment to ABM funding. Senator Edward Brooke argues the measure preserves Safeguard momentum while granting the president the requested dollar amount to use in arms talks with the Soviet Union. Senator John Tower insists no amendments be adopted, framing any vote as opposition to the Nixon administration and defending national security.
The article notes that Salt copper and iron have been mined in Austria since prehistoric times highlighting long standing mineral extraction practices.
Cedar Rapids city council approved inviting bids to purchase and redevelop three urban renewal properties. Bids open September 16 by the council for parcels at First Avenue NW, First Avenue East former Tender Trap site, and 100 block Second Avenue SE. The sites were offered earlier with no bids received.
A report from a Gulfport doctor claiming his wife was shot in a rest area on Highway 218 triggered a regional search. Police pursued a possible hoax as no victim or vehicle was found at local hospitals and the couple did not contact Cedar Rapids authorities.
National Tree Expert Co. of Owatonna Minnesota and Midwest Tree Service of Linden Wisconsin won bids to remove dead or dying elms from Cedar Rapids public property. National Tree Expert will clear 192 trees in the southwest quadrant for 7699.20 dollars while Midwest Tree Service will remove 337 trees in the northwest quadrant for 11778 dollars. An estimated 7000 elms remain on public property as part of the ongoing effort.
Seventy suspected cholera cases and four deaths were reported in a provincial area of South Korea as government officials disclosed on Wednesday.
Noel Price, 21, of 455 Ninth Street Marion, on work release from Oakdale, faces second degree murder, bootlegging, and making brandy available to a minor charges. Informations signed by Justice Jessie McCormack. Bond set at 1110 dollars after arrest by deputies on warrants. Price seeks venue change to Cedar Rapids municipal court.
Lyle C. Vine, 41, of 3107 Emerald Avenue SE, was arrested Monday night and jailed in Linn County on a contempt of court order with no public court record. He appeared in Linn District Court Tuesday and was released by Judge Ansel Chapman. The judge said Vine was in contempt for not following a court order and received a 30 day sentence, but the term was withheld. Chapman declined further comment.
John E. Perry, 30, of rural Central City, who had a suspended sentence since August 18 for larceny of a motor vehicle, petitions Linn District Court under post-conviction law claiming his guilty plea confession was involuntary due to narcotics and drugs. He seeks a new trial, exclusion of the confession, and costs for the petition. The theft involved a motorcycle taken from a Cedar Rapids man on April 19, 1969.
Richard L. Noel 24 pled guilty in Linn district court to breaking and entering. Sentencing set for Friday after a pre sentence investigation. Authorities said Noel entered a residence in northeast Cedar Rapids April 27 while the resident woman was mowing the lawn and fled after she alerted others.
William Jennings 19 of 1018 Fifth Avenue SE James Furnish 18 of 1273 Second Avenue SE and a 16 year old Cedar Rapids boy are charged with robbery with aggravation. Douglas L Horn 21 of 1212 Fifth Street NW signed informations against them. They allegedly took 265 dollars at knifepoint over the weekend at a quarry north of Ely. Deputies arrested the trio on warrants Tuesday night. The juvenile was released to parents Wednesday morning. The other two remain jailed awaiting arraignment.
Ramona Kelsey a sixteen year old rode an ice cream wagon when it collided with a train on Wilson avenue SW near the 1400 block. She suffered a sprained ankle and arm injuries and was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Authorities reported the incident occurred Wednesday morning on railroad tracks.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld a 1968 helmet mandate for motorcyclists. The court ruled the act is intricately related to public welfare and constitutional underpinnings.
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