Weather, births, and local notices from Cedar Rapids area week
Mixed notices report temperatures for multiple cities with highs around mid 80s and lows near mid 60s, rainfall totals for August and year 1972, humidity, wind, sun rise and set times. Birth announcements list Mercy Aug 21 baby girls and several new births in Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Police and traffic actions note fines for speeding, signaling, and parking along with service notices for local churches and obituaries for area residents.
Searches Curb L A Hijackings
Los Angeles authorities report over a thousand arrests and many weapons seized since 1969 as federal marshals use metal detectors to screen boarding passengers at L A X. Campbell said no hijacked Los Angeles flights since agents began duty and every departing plane is checked. A display shows confiscated firearms hunting knives and ammunition.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
U.S
Gaylor Campbell
Campbell
Two Injured Slightly in Motorcycle Accident
Two men were injured Saturday night in a motorcycle accident on a railroad right of way. Fredrick A. Ruzicka, 31, of 814 L Street SW, rode the bike and struck a railroad tie, tipping over. He was treated at Mercy hospital for lacerations and abrasions and released. John L. Wirth, 27, of 207 Seventeenth Street NE, the passenger, received abrasions to the left ankle and was released from Mercy hospital.
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Fredrick A. Ruzicka
L Street
Eighth Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Third Street
Ruzicka
Mercy Hospital
John L. Wirth
Seventeenth Street
Dieppe Losses Reported By Vichy Representative
A Vichy representative in Paris stated the allies suffered about 3,500 killed and 1,800 captured at Dieppe two days earlier, outlining the heavy toll of the operation.
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Vichy
Paris
Dieppe
Indo China War Briefing: Bomb Attempt in Phnom Penh and Daily Strikes
Weekend combat around Que Son quieted while reporting 86 South Vietnamese civilians killed and 72 wounded in two incidents. A bombed car attempt failed to kill Cambodian Prime Minister Son Ngoc Thanh. four bodyguards wounded. US aircraft claims across North and South Vietnam included strikes near Haiphong and Dong Hoi, with 240 northbound strikes Sunday. Quang Tri stalemate persisted as North Vietnamese artillery hit South Vietnamese positions with 2100 rounds.
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Que Son
Son Ngoc Thanh
Phnom Penh
Pleiku
Phu Nhon
Central Highlands
Kontum
Saratoga
Haiphong
U. S
Quang Tri City
Troop pullout beats Nixon timetable in Vietnam
AP reports U S troop strength in Vietnam fell to 39,200 by last Thursday and likely under 39,000 in three days, beating Nixon's 39,000 By Sept 1 target by 11 days. Nixon will announce another withdrawal Aug 28, with about 15,000 more slated to depart. Remaining U S personnel would dip under 25,000 from a peak of 543,000 in April 1969. About 100,000 more Americans serve from bases in Thailand and Guam and aboard ships off Vietnam.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
Nixon
U. S.S
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
IRA hazard device factory found in Armagh house
An IRA hazardous device factory was located in a house in Armagh with three gallons of nitrobenzene seized, described by an officer as enough to blow up more than a dozen buildings. In Belfast a car park beside a Catholic church held three metal beer barrels containing over 180 pounds of hazardous materials, of which five pounds exploded before army experts defused the rest. Officials believe militant Protestants of the Ulster Defense Association were behind the attempted incident.
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Armagh
Belfast
Ulster Defense Assn
Obituaries for Harold Popelka and Charles Doman in Cedar Rapids
Harold Francis Popelka 66 of 2915 Bever Ave SE Cedar Rapids retired Collins Radio foreman died Sunday after a sudden illness born Aug 17 1906 married Ruth Hruska Aug 17 1927 in Cedar Rapids survived by wife son David Popelka daughter Mary Dykhui zen three grandchildren three sisters services 3 p m Tuesday Turner Chapel East burial Cedar Memorial contributions to Hus Memorial church organ fund requested. Charles E Doman 86 route 1 Cedar Rapids died Sunday born Sept 21 1885 in Boulder Colo retired Metropolitan Supply Co veteran of World War I member Eagle American Legion sister Mrs Henry Bush and niece Mrs William C Smith of Muskegon Mich services 1 p m Tuesday Teahen Chapel burial Oak Hill callers welcome after 7 p m Monday.
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Harold Francis Popelka
Bever Avenue
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Hruska
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Mizpah Lodge
A.F
A. M
David Popelka
Mary Dykhuizen
Louis Melsha
Charles Vavra
Boulder
Colo
Don Millburn
Lakeside
Calif
Turner Chapel
George McDill
Hus Memorial Church
Cedar Memorial
Charles E. Doman
Route 1
Metropolitan Supply Co
Eagles
The
American Legion
Henry Bush
William C. Smith
Muskegon
Mich
Teahen Chapel
Richard A. Osing
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oak Hill
Teahen
John Filipi 85 dies after short illness in Cedar Rapids
John Filipi age 85 of 897 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a brief illness. A Ely native and 60 year Cedar Rapids resident he worked 17 years at Universal Engineering retiring in 1952. Survived by sister Beatrice Vavra and brother Charles Filipi both of Cedar Rapids. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Memories with Rev. Glenn N. Bender. Burial Cedar Memorial. Visitation Cedar Memorial funeral home Tuesday afternoon and at the chapel after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Donations to charity encouraged. Casket closes at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Oakland Road
Ely
Cedar Rapids
Universal Engineering
Filipi
International Assn. of
Beatrice Vavra
Charles Filipi
Chapel of Memories
Glenn N. Bender
First Congregational Church
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids Woman 80 Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Ralph B. Taylor Edna Geneva Taylor 80 of 1679 Twenty-ninth Street NE Cedar Rapids widow lifelong resident died Saturday after brief illness. Born Sept 16 1891 in Cedar Rapids she was member of Kenwood Park United Methodist church and Rock Island Machinist Auxiliary. Surviving daughters Jane Taylor and Mrs Robert McCreedy both of Cedar Rapids three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kenwood Church with Rev Clifton Ellerbeck. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Turner Chapel East until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Casket will not be opened after service. Memorial fund of Kenwood Park United Methodist Church suggested.
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Edna Geneva Taylor
Twenty-ninth Street
Ralph B. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Park
Jane Taylor
Robert McCreedy
Turner Chapel East
Clifton Ellerbeck
Kenwood Church
Cedar Memorial
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Mrs Walter Knapp 77 Cedar Rapids resident, former Robins
Mrs Walter Knapp Carolyn E Knapp 77 of 1026 Twelfth Street NE widow of Walter R Knapp died Sunday after a long illness Born February 6 1895 Marion married June 28 1916 She worked 10 years at McClellans and was a Church of the Brethren member Surviving daughter Mrs Edwin C Blaha Robins son Ralph E Knapp Bronson Fla three grandchildren one great granddaughter Services 1 pm Tuesday Chapel of Memories Rev Elmer West Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after 1 pm Monday and at the chapel after 9 am Tuesday Casket will be closed 12:30 pm Tuesday
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Carolyn E. Knapp
Twelfth Street
Walter R. Knapp
Robins
Cedar Rapids
Marion
McClellan’s
Church of the Brethren
Edwin C. Blaha
Ralph E. Knapp
Bronson
Bert Prohaska dies in Wichita at 76
Bert Prohaska aged 76 died Saturday in Wichita Kansas. Born March 1896 in Cedar Rapids he worked for Collins Furniture Co before retiring and moving to Wichita twenty years ago. Survived by wife Helda Loff. Services Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Broadway funeral home in Wichita with burial in Wichita.
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Bert Prohaska
Wichita
Kaw
Cedar Rapids
Collins Furniture Co
Helda Loff
Broadway Funeral Home
Memorial Services for Center Point Richard Carl Andrews
Memorial services for Richard Carl Andrews to be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at St John s Lutheran Church. Visitation Monday 9 p m at Turner West Cedar Rapids and 10 a m to 1 25 p m Tuesday at the church. Casket will not be open after the service. Andrews was a Vietnam veteran.
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Center Point
Richard Carl Andrews
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Turner West
Cedar Rapids
Andrews
G O P Factional Fight Shapes 1976 Bid Prospects
G O P factions clash over delegate apportionment at the convention with moderates from states like Michigan and Illinois opposing. Agnew keeps options open for 1976 while Percy and Milliken emerge as potential rivals. Rules committee defers seating a New Mexico delegate. platform work and keynote switching mark the event.
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Agnew
National Committee
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Illinois
G.O.P
William Milliken
Republican Governors Assn
Charles Percy
L. E. Thomas
Florida
Percy
Complaint on Book Policy In Linn County Jail
Cedar Rapids officials discuss a dispute over jail book policy involving prisoner Aaron Doolin and his mother Cora Mae Lee. Sheriff Walter Grant says books must come directly from publishers and notes potential concealment risks while denying a formal complaint has been filed. Doolin, 21, faces murder charges in the July 30 case against Deputy Marshal Dick McKinney.
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William Cotton
The
Cedar Rapids
Cotton
Commission
Cora Mae Lee
Aaron Doolin
Grant
Doolin
Lee
U.S
Dick McKinney
Two Juveniles Charged With $2 Park Robbery
Two youths aged 15 and 17 were arrested by Cedar Rapids police for an alleged $2 robbery at Bever Park. Police said the victim Mary Runkle reported her son robbed of $2, with threats to detain him in the park. The youths were processed by the youth bureau and referred to the probation office.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Runkle
Blake Terrace SE
Bever Park
Youth Bureau
Man Assaulted at Intersection Near First Avenue and First Street West
Robert Brown reports he was assaulted while in his car at First avenue and First street West on Sunday morning. Two men fled in a following car after one grabbed him and attempted to pull him out. A knife was shown when Brown stopped at the police station.
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Robert Brown
B Avenue NE
First Avenue
First Street
Brown
Gallup Poll Shows McGovern Drops After Eagleton Reveal
Gallup data indicate McGovern has slipped six points since the Democratic convention, narrowing Nixon’s lead from 56 to 37 percent. The organization notes McGovern’s loss spans age, sex, education, religion, region, profession, and party alignment after Eagleton’s disclosure.
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Nixon
McGovern
Gallup
Eagleton
Protests Reported as Highway Patrol Uses Sticks
Thurmond, a World War II hero and major general in the Army Reserve, described the protests as much worse than stated. Highway patrolmen moved in and used hot sticks to shove demonstrators, landing blows on bodies rather than heads. Observers largely agree the situation was handled with minimal violence.
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Thurmond
Army Reserve
Clark Mc Cleary Named Head Basketball Coach at Washington High
Ten years ago Clark Mc Cleary was named head basketball coach at Washington High School. He took over the program, bringing experience and leadership to the team.
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Clark McCleary
Washington High School
Consul Killed While Hunting in Indonesia
The U.S. consul at Medan Rufus Austin Horn of Washington DC was accidentally shot to death during a hunting trip. An ex-policeman in the party fired the fatal shot and an investigation was ordered. Embassy friends aided Mrs Horn and their son as the Horns arrived in Indonesia in June 1971.
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Jakarta
U.S
Medan
North Sumatra
Rufus Austin Horn
Washington, D.C
Horn
Foreign Office
Judge Upholds Bond Forfeiture In Meat Theft Case
U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus denied a bondsman request to undo forfeiture of a $5,000 surety bond for Charles F. Joss who failed to appear in federal court July 17 on charges tied to a $75,000 semitrailer load of meat. Bond forfeiture was entered July 24. Joss has since been arrested in San Francisco and awaits processing to Cedar Rapids. Resolute Insurance Co. and A-1 Bonding Co. sought to set aside the forfeiture. two other defendants pled guilty July 17 but await sentencing.
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U.S
Edward J. McManus
Charles F. Joss
Joss
Fifth Avenue SE
McManus
FBI
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Resolute Insurance Co
John J. Griser
A-1 Bonding Co
Villager Bike Trek Aims for Munich Then Return
Valencia, Spain. Agustin Junquera a 64 year old villager from near Valencia began a six day bicycle trip to Munich on Sunday. He plans to pedal back after reaching the Olympics.
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Valencia
Spain
UPI
Agustin Junquera
Munich
Junquera
No Fire but Plenty of Heat in Iowa House
Moulton firemen answered a call but found no fire or smoke. A damaged thermostat had triggered the furnace on full blast after Mrs. Harrington checked on Daisy Moulton’s home. Thermostat wiring may have been struck by lightning during a Friday night thunderstorm.
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Moulton (Ap
Moulton
Orris Harrington
Daisy Moulton
Des Moines
Wood
Smuggled in Heroin Two Get 12 Years in Prison
In Des Moines U S district court two Chicago men Barry Nadell and David Supera were sentenced to 12 years each for smuggling a pound of pure heroin hidden in a hollow statue from Thailand. Both were fined $10,000. Supera also drew a concurrent 12 year term for a hashish case.
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DES Moines
Thailand
U.S. District Court
Barry Max Nadell
David Mark Supera
Chicago
Supera
United States
Nadell
Bangkok
Adel
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Emergency Numbers List
Emergency numbers for Cedar Rapids include police 398-5353, sheriff 398-3521, medical society 365-2527, and crisis help Foundation II 362-2174 available 4 p.m. to midnight. Additional contacts are 366-7654 402/348-1210 398-5343-364-517, and 363-5629 for general assistance. Clip and carry in your billfold.
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Police
Sheriff
Medical Society
Foundation
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