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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1971

Page

34

Weather and local notices from Daily Record

Weather data includes highs and lows, rainfall totals, and station readings. Births and obituaries list families and locations in Des Moines area, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Letts, and Coralville with dates in August. Local court actions note fines for speeding and vehicle infractions. Details include names such as Adolph Bracy Harold Malenke Otto Bebellbert William Robinson and George Gay among others.

Mercy Adolph Bracy Lake Avenue NE Harold Malenke Western Drive E. Wayne Patrick Brookview Jane NE Gaughier Otto’ Bebellbert Grand Avenue i SE

Nixon Backs Berlin Pact

President Nixon approved a four power draft on the Berlin pact at the Western White House. Press secretary Egler said Nixon conferred with Kenneth Bush, the U.S. ambassador to West Germany, who helped negotiate the accord and expects signing within days. Bush called the move a major triumph for Nixon’s foreign policy and allied cooperation.

San Clemente Calif White House Nixon Berlin Ronald @egler Kenneth Bush U.S West Germany Bush Stax

Labor Day paving set for Interstate 380 start

Duane Davick resident engineer for the 1 380 project says asphalt work is slated to begin about September 7 with concrete paving following around September 13 near the Swisher Shueyville interchange. Eleven and a half miles of Johnson County interstate are scheduled for paving with late September 1972 still seen as a reasonable completion target.

Duane Davick Swisher-Shueyville Davick

Veto Show Cause Edict to Wallace

A three judge federal court refused Friday to order Gov. George Wallace to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for interfering with school busing mandates in Montgomery Alabama.

Montgomery Ala George Wallace

Yen decision prompts cautious world currency shifts

The floating yen met wary exchanges as dollar and other major currencies fluctuated. Germany saw the dollar fall while France and Britain welcomed the move as aiding currency realignment, and French bankers aligned with the U.S. push for yen revaluation.

Japan Germany London

Cedar Rapids Assessor Cites Tax Valuation Views

Cedar Rapids assessor Piersall notes the state revenue office may avoid broad commercial cuts, keeping residential values near 25 percent of actual value. He explains that changes could target residences by area and that contact with assessors precedes any order, with likely no city changes.

Holveck Cedar Rapids Pier State Revenue Office Revenue Department Piersall

Ray seeks delay on valuations and private reappraisals

Gov. Robert Ray said he asked Town Revenue Director Donald Briggs to consider delaying new property valuations for many cities and to use private reappraisal studies. In Des Moines residential values may rise 14 percent, while a $500 million study is under way to aid four year reevaluations. Briggs aims to correct inequities between commercial industrial and residential classes. The governor noted the delay could ease difficult moments for the revenue director.

Des Moines AFL Robert Ray Donald Briggs Briggs State Revenue Department Ray Attorney General's Office Sovermar

Tax relief contested as reassessment weighs on Briggs order

Governor Ray defends Briggs order as not violating aims to restrain tax rises while acknowledging political impact. He says relief remains real and that reassessment of property valuations should not automatically trigger higher taxes, despite ongoing changes. Briggs asserts reassessments do not guarantee tax increases.

Ray Briggs Regislaare

Soviet Youths Unearth 17th Century Coins

Moscow report says boys digging in a field near Solonitsko village by Novgorod uncovered 123 pounds of coins dating to Peter the Great era. Coins filled four buckets. museum officials confirmed 1682 to 1725 dates. Primary Oct 19 and general Nov 2. incumbent Stewart Shank will not seek re election.

Milton C. Polehna Southland Street James Dale Wells Twentieth Street Harold G. Schaefer Twenty-sixth Street Robert H. Ellison Twenty-seventh Street Robert D. Keene Bever Avenue Ronald J. Moscow UPI Boys Dig Phillips Pounds Street DeWayne Cosgrove Thirty-fifth Street Peter the Great Kenneth P. Quinn Trud Novgorod Stewart Shank

Death mystery deepens over Elkhart boy’s trailer death

Governor Robert Ray orders a state probe into the death of eight year old Roger Ingram at the Elkhart fairgrounds. Medical examiner cites a broken neck from a fall while private autopsy suggests possible electrocution. Officials seek light on conflicting findings and potential negligence. Harry Cannon owned the midway trailer housing the faulty air conditioner near the ride.

Roger Ingram Stichart Holmgaard Robert Ray Harry Cannon Gary. Ingram Elkhart Ray Elmer Vermeer Red Cross Fairgrounds Vermeer Ingram Labor Commission Bureau of Criminal Investigation

U S Takes Hard Line in Air Route Negotiations

Washington officials say U S diplomats have adopted a tougher stance on international air routes as part of Nixon’s economic policy. The U S warned Ireland its New York stop could be canceled within a year if Dublin does not allow more U S access. Talks with Australia’s Qantas and other nations face stricter limits amid losses in U S carriers.

Washington U. S Nixon America Ireland New York U.S Australia Qantas Sabena U. 15 France West Germany Canada Shannon Boston Chicago Irish International Airlines Pan American Airways Trans World Airlines Seaboard World Airlines Fortal Dublin

Vessel Aground After Smashup Near Canadian Shore

Ten passengers were evacuated safely from the German freighter Trans- Michigan after it ran aground in the St. Clair river channel to avoid sinking following a collision with the Brazilian ship Netuno. The Netuno continued toward Detroit as Coast Guard crews aided, with one passenger taken to hospital as a precaution.

Port Huron Mich St. Clair River Trans- Michigan Poseidon, Lines Hamburg Netuno Rio de Janeiro Detroit Coast Guard Acacia Henry Kelley South Bend Ind

AEC Won’t Appeal Court Denunciation

Washington D C The Atomic Energy Commission said on Friday it will not appeal a U S court of appeals ruling denouncing AEC implementation of the National Environmental Protection Act. The court called present AEC environmental regulations a mockery and ordered a complete revision. The AEC plans to issue new regulations next week aimed at addressing the court’s objections, particularly for nuclear power plants. The July 23 decision by the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia triggered this response.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission U.S. Court of Appeals AEC Commission US Court of Appeals District of Columbia J. Skelly Wright Maryland James Schlesinger Calvert Cliffs Court of Appeals Justice Department Supreme Court

Deaths of Clarence Walter and Mayme Chalupsky in Cedar Rapids

Obituaries note the death of Clarence P. Walter 67 of 21 Twenty-fourth avenue SW Cedar Rapids after illness. He married Ann Souchek in 1923 and leaves two sons, a sister, a brother, and five grandchildren. Also reported is the death of Mayme Rose Chalupsky 76 of Cedar Rapids, wife of William F. Chalupsky, with children Martha Novak Charles W. and Edward G. and siblings listed. services and burial arrangements follow.

Clarence P. Walter Twenty-fourth Avenue Watkins Clarence Walter, Jr Ronald Walter Cedar Rapids Ethel Wessling Ralph Walter Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home St. Ludmila’s Church A.‘L. Zachar Watkins Cemetery St. Ludmila's Parish Knights of Columbus Yaneba-Kuba Mayme Rose Chalupsky Toule One William F. Chalupsky Vining Tama Martha Novak Ulbonwo Charles W Edward G Joseph Dvorak Turner Chapel West A. T. Washington of

Memorial Services and Burials In Various Chapels

Memorial services are listed across Turner and Cooley chapels with funerals Friday and Saturday times. Rev. Arthur Nash, Rev. William Marion, and Rev. Edmond J. Becker officiate. Burials follow at Linwood Linn Mt Calvary and other cemeteries, with rosary recited in Turner east.

Topping Stephenie Michelle Turner Chapel Arthur Nash Linwood Cooley Donna Lee Cain Lumer Chapel William Marion Linn Emetery Steel David Allen Turner

No Progress In Davenport Standoff Between Union and Gas Co

No progress was made toward a new contract between local 105 IBEW and Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co in Davenport. Spokesmen said the company offered reinstatement of the old contract during talks, which the union rejected. No further meetings are scheduled as the Aug. 15 strike continues over fringe benefits and contract language.

IBEW Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co Davenport

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