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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1972

Page

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Weather and births fill a busy August report

The Daily Record notes high temperatures across cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles with August totals and normals, plus barometric readings and noon humidity. It lists several births at Mercy and Chanute AFB along with multiple local obituaries, services and funeral details for residents in LaCrosse, Lansing, Dam No. 9, McGregor, Guttenberg, Dubuque, Davenport, Keokuk, Cedar Rapids, Coralville Lake region, Marion, and Fairfax. It also records police notices, traffic fines, and public notices in various towns.

McGovern Targets Tax Fairness and Spending Cuts

In a campaign speech, McGovern calls federal tax structure unfair as he cites a high earners case paying less than half the rate. He urges a $32 billion defense cut over three years to raise $54 billion, funds welfare and job creation plans at $14 billion, and pledges to keep new programs within a $40 billion surplus.

U. S. Treasury

Penalty Ordered Against Cattle Buyer in Federal Case

U S Judge Edward J Mc Manus ordered W J Burds to forfeit 18000 dollars and barred him from cattle buying after the Department of Agriculture sought penalties for failing to file 1968 annual reports under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The suit followed notice in September 1969. The government had sought up to 40000 dollars.

U. S Edward J. McManus Epworth Department of Agriculture W. J. Burds Burds Packers and Stockyards Act

Finance scandal erupts over Nixon campaign funds

Mrs Westwood accuses the GAO of uncovering the largest suspected corrupt financial dealings in U S presidential politics. Maurice Stans defends the GAO as inaccurate and hurried, disputing the report’s portrayal of the $350 000 and related sums.

GAO Maurice Stans Nixon Westwood Stans

Vietnam War air ace and air force losses noted

The article reports Capt. Charles DeBellevue of Lafayette Louisiana as the co-pilot in the fourth Mig kill for his crew with Ritchie as the air force's first Vietnam ace. It covers counts of American pilots downed, air force losses, and raids on the Thai Nguyen supply depot near Hanoi. It also notes attacks on highways near Saigon and fighting in Quang Tri and Que Son valley. It ends with an odd line about home freezers.

Charles DeBellevue Lafayette Ritchie Air Force United States Thai Nguyen Hanoi South Vietnam Saigon Quang Tri Que Son

Obituary for Adam E Brougher Cedar Rapids Carpenter

Adam Edward Brougher 84 of 232 Thirty-first street NE Cedar Rapids died Monday after a brief illness Born June 19 1888 near Middletown Pa married Lena Bailey June 23 1915 in Cedar Rapids He was a member of Carpenters Union Local 308 Survived by wife daughter Dorothy Adkins three grandchildren three great grandchildren sister Mrs Frank Mullen and half sister Eva Tritt Services at Turner Chapel East 10:30 a.m. Thursday Rev Neville Clayton Cedar Christian Church Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call Turner East until 10 a.m. Thursday Casket will not be opened after service

Middletown Lena Bailey Cedar Rapids Carpenters Union Dorothy Adkins Frank Mullen Eva Tritt Harrisburg Turner Chapel East Neville Clayton Cedar Christian Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner East

Frnk B Christoffersen 79 Rites Held In Clinton

Frank B Christoffersen 79 of Meth Wick Manor died after a long illness. Born Clinton July 8 1893 he married Helen Limbrecht April 29 1939. Survived by wife a son Frank Jr three daughters Margaret Tardie Oswego NY Dorothy Minthorn Tampa Fla and Geraldine Ashton Clinton a step daughter Margaret Kemp Key West Fla a stepson Thomas Goff Cedar Rapids twenty grandchildren twelve great grandchildren and a sister Lucy Jess Clinton Services Bragonier Fay Chapel Clinton at 10 30 a m Thursday Rev Theodore Anderson Immanuel Lutheran Clinton burial Oakland Clinton Turner Chapel West in charge of local arrangements.

Frank B. Christoffersen Meth Wick Manor Clinton Helen Limbrecht Immanuel Lutheran Church Camanche Frank, Jr Margaret Tardie Oswego N.Y Dorothy Minthorn Tampa Fla Geraldine Ashton Margaret Kemp Key West Thomas Goff Cedar Rapids Lucy Jess Bragonier-Fay Cchapel Theodore Anderson Oakland Cemetery Turner Chapel West

Obituary: Cecile E. Gaines 1892 79 Cedar Rapids Resident

Cecile E. Gaines age 79 formerly of 836 Sixth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids widow of Duane Gaines died Monday after a long illness Born in Gladbrook December 20 1892 she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1938 Married in Marion January 28 1937 Survived by daughter Mrs Charles Simon Cedar Rapids sister Mrs Walter Hansen Hyattsville Maryland and brother Harvey H Mann San Diego California Services Thursday at 10 am Brady Kuba Funeral Home with Rt Rev Canon D A Loferski of St John s Episcopal Burial Linwood Friends may call after 1 pm Wednesday

Cecile E. Gaines Sixth Avenue SE Duane Gaines Gladbrook Cedar Rapids Marion Charles Simon Walter Hansen Hyattsville Harvey H. Mann San Diego Calif Canon D. A. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Linwood

Memorial Services and Burials Across Local Churches and Cemeteries

Memorial services were held for Abodeely Alex N at St Johns Eastern Orthodox church with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Ruth Atwater Huber memorial services noted at the Unitarian Universalists Society in Iowa City. Michael Conrad Ballentine graveside service at Linwood cemetery. Charlotte Bay Talley service at Stewart funeral home with Oakland cemetery burial. Leo William Pence services at Turner chapel east with Lafayette cemetery burial.

Abodeely Alex N St. John’s Eastern Orthodox Church Michael G. Shaheen Alexander George Oak Hill Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Huber Ruth Atwater Unitarian Universalists Society Iowa City Ballentine Michael Conrad Linwood Cemetery LeRoy i White Turner East Talley Charlotte Bay Stewart Funeral Lyle Kuehl Oakland Cemetery Manchester Pence Leo William Turner Chapel A. T. Washington Lafayette Cemetery

Sigourney Democrat picks Noller for Keokuk county clerk

Russell Noller of Sigourney has replaced Robert Shannon on the Democratic ticket for Keokuk county clerk of court after Shannon resigned August 22. The switch preserves party balance and follows the resignation from the position.

Sigourney Russell Noller F Robert Shannon Keokuk County Shannon

Millerd Newman Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids

Mildred Eleanor Newman 81 of 200 Olive Drive SW Cedar Rapids widow of Virl Newman died Monday after a long illness. Born Urbana June 7 1891 she married Nov 17 1909. Survived by two daughters Mrs Wayne Keller Cedar Rapids and Mrs Harold Bugg Alburnett three grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services Beatty Bearle chapel 1:30 pm Thursday Rev Allen S Van Cleve Burial Center Point cemetery. Friends may call Beatty Bearle’s after 7 pm Tuesday.

Mildred Eleanor Newman Olive Drive Virl Newman Cedar Rapids Urbana Newman Central Park United Presbyterian Church Wayne Keller Harold Bugg Alburnett Beatty-Bearle Chapel Allen S. van Cleve Center Point Cemetery Beatty-Bearle’s

Peddler License Waiver Referred To City Lawyers

Representatives of United Boys Group of Chicago asked for a waiver of peddler license fees. The matter was sent to the city attorney for ruling. License fees run 10 per day, 50 per month or 150 per year.

United Boys Group of Chicago William Reed Springville Public Safety John Oberthien

Five Star Annexation Plan Faces Highway Commission Review

Ames area report notes a request to join Cedar Rapids in annexing land west of I-380 to extend city limits for Five Star Ltd. The commission balks, seeking more details and possible hearings. Five Star plans commercial development including a motel. city agrees in principle.

Ames Iowa Highway Commission Commission Five Star Ltd Cedar Rapids William O. Gray Highway Commission Airport Road Gray Five Star Morningstar Merchants National Bank F. James Bradley County Recorder’s Darrel A. Morf James E. Shipman Linn County

City Confronted By Long Delay On Road Project

Mt Vernon road SE project faces lengthy delay due to labor disputes. Richard Jensen tells city council labor talks risk snow. Morris Construction non union workers cited by informational pickets. City attorney to review contract to see if city can intervene. likely private contractor issue.

Mt. Vernon Road Richard Jensen Jensen Morris Construction &Co Marion Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Morris

Items Seized In Search Of Schuller House

Sheriff's officers and Iowa BCI agents reported to Linn district court the items seized during a search of Keith Schuller residence at 3100 Thirtieth Street SE in connection with the disappearance of Mrs. Schuller last seen Aug. 6. Seized items include seven and three credit cards, two leather handled knives, a machete, a shovel, gloves, clothing, bags of material, pictures, towels, a yellow housecoat, a billfold, cash, toiletries and a diamond ring, with clothing she may have worn noted. Schuller must show by Sept. 8 why items should not be forfeited for possible charges. no charges filed yet. Authorities obtained authority Friday to search for the body and various personal items.

Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Linn District Court Keith Schuller Thirtieth Street Schuller BCI Mrs. Schuller

Trade groups stay neutral on McGovern in Iowa bid

The Iowa State Building Trades Council announced no endorsement for Sen. George McGovern ahead of the 17th Iowa Federation of Labor convention. The council will back labor-friendly congressmen and state officials, while disputes over apprenticeship training and minority hiring quotas surface during discussions with public instruction and federal compliance officers. Delegates, including Gov. Robert Ray and AFL-CIO leaders, gather at the Roosevelt Hotel for the start of the convention.

Iowa State Building Trades Council Iowa Federation of Labor George McGovern Earl Dill Des Moines Trades Council McGovern Nixon Dill Building Trades Council Afl-Cio George Meany Paul Franzenburg Neal Smith John Culver Dick Clark Senate Iowa State Council of Machinists Iowa Industrial Union Council State Board of Public Instruction Department of Public Instruction Alvin Hayes, Jr Iowa Civil Rights Commission Cedar Rapids Waterloo Sioux City Fort Madison Burlington Keokuk Roosevelt Hotel Hugh Clark Iowa Aflcio Teamsters Union United Auto Workers Virgil D. Andrew Hawkeye Labor Council Donald Canney Walter Grant Robert Ray Novella Porter Afl-Cio National Auxiliaries Robert C. Landers David K. Roe

Beer Permits Stay With State For Service Stations Says Oberthien

Oberthien defended state licensing for beer licenses saying councils should not grant licenses and calling the law flawed. He warned of enforcement problems if service stations obtain licenses, arguing gasoline and alcohol should not mix and questioning home rule applicability. The Jefferson city council had attempted to deny a license for Carlson’s Gas and Go, insisting the site lacked a business district, but the board found the location zoned commercial and light industrial, implying a business district.

Oberthien Jefferson City Carlson

Chinese leading Soviets in computers says Harvard group

Cambridge Massachusetts UPI report says Harvard professor Thomas E. Cheatham headed a research group that toured China in summer. They found Chinese computers far more advanced than U S experts expected and concluded China is ahead of the Russians in this technology.

Cambridge, Mass UPI Thomas E. Cheatham Center For Research In Computing Technology Harvard China

Army to End Draft by December, Nixon Says

The Pentagon aims to stop inductions by December, six months ahead of Nixon's target. Defense Secretary Laird notes efforts to minimize draft calls between January and July 1973 as induction authority expires. Affects enlistment bonuses, doctors incentives, and pilot bonuses for combat units. black enlistments cited as within expected ranges.

Washington Pentagon Nixon Defense Melvin Laird California White House San Clemente Army Marine Roger Kelley Air Force U.S Kelley

Hurt in Crash Near Covington Driver Charged

James Marron aged 56 of 904 Fifth Street SE was treated at Mercy hospital in good condition after a three car crash on highway 94 near Covington. Deputies say his vehicle side swiped two cars, veered into a ditch, injuring him. The other drivers were Raymond A. Buelow of rural Palo and Larry Garman of Cedar Rapids. Marron faces charges of improper passing and driving without a license.

Larick Drive Marion Connie Strobala Hiawatha Amelia Post Twentieth — Street Elza Nash Fighth Street Margo Jefferson Wilson Avenue Lawrence Pesek Sue Lane Eugene Sigworth Twenty-ninth Street James Clark First Avenue Duane Long Oakland Road Russell Meeks Vinton Margrett Daniel Houghkirk Thirty-sixth Avenue Harold Racz Palo Kevin O’brien Sixth Avenue Willard Bandfield Lloyd. Frederick Thirty-fourth Street Raymond Dawson Cedar Rapids Jeffrey Spooner Oklahoma Avenue SW Constance Bascom Fifth Avenue SE Vernon Kohl Twenty-third Street Drive Donald Streitner Bever Avenue Ronda Hopkins Toddville James Marron Fifth Street Mercy Hospital Highway 94 Covington Linn Raymond A. Buelow Rural Larry Garman Marron Iowa

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