Weather snapshot and outlook for several cities
The daily weather report lists high and low temperatures for cities including Atlanta Miami Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Duluth Phoenix Houston Seattle Los Angeles and Washington. The extended outlook predicts increasing clouds and possible rain Saturday night and Sunday, clearing by Monday with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s to 30s across Iowa.
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Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Mineapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L. Angeles
Washington
Iowa
Births and local notices from various Iowa communities
Birth announcements and public notices across Des Moines Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns include new births to Fagan, Stevie, Bartlett, Dyche, Kosek, and others. Also listed are speeding fines, drunkenness bonds, traffic violations, and obituaries for Mussman, McLeod, Young, Brickman, Ogle, and Muhlethaler.
Dennis The Menace Appears Daily In The Gazette Classified Section
Dennis the Menace makes daily appearances in the Gazette classified pages as a recurring feature. The cartoon character's antics appear beside small ads and reader notices, delivering light humorous vignettes to readers.
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Dennis the Menace
Gazette
Tree Rustlers Target State Forests In Iowa
Foresters report widespread theft of valuable trees from state land with cases of stolen logs found on site. Authorities say penalties are limited and enforcement is hard, with some trees harvested early to avoid rustlers. Pine thefts for Christmas trees occur seasonally and are limited but present.
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Kovac
Yellow River Forest
Iowa
Farris
Kavac
Tax Bill Edits Narrow Gap with Nixon Veto Threat
The conference bill drops many Nixon-opposed revenue provisions while preserving business and individual benefits. The White House says it has moved toward a compromise but Nixon would veto any tax plan including a campaign checkoff. Press Secretary Ziegler notes party finances influence support for the checkoff.
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Senate
Nixon
White House
Ziegler
Democratic
Congress
Christmas Shopping Deals in Want Ads You’ll Love
Browse the want ads for easy festive shopping ideas and gift ideas highlighted by shoppers and retailers. Find affordable toys, decor, clothing, and gadgets as seasonal bargains appear across local listings.
Deaths: Syria Sid Ross 1897 1971 Cedar Rapids area
Syria Sid Ross 74 of 720 Third Avenue SW retired machinist for Allis Chalmers Corp World War I veteran lifelong Cedar Rapids area resident died Wednesday after a long illness Born Walford March 5 1897 married Hattie A. Leonhardt December 24 1935 in Vinton Survived by wife two sisters Lucille Lee Cedar Rapids and Beatrice Paul Chula Vista California Services Beatty Bearle Chapel 1 30 p.m. Friday Rev Richard O Osing Trinity Lutheran Church Burial Linwood Cemetery near Walford Friends may call at Beatty Bearle's Casket remains closed after 12 45 p.m. Friday
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Syria
Sid Ross
Third Avenue
Allis-Chalmers Corp
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Hattie A. Leonhardt
Vinton
Calif
Beatty-Bearle Chapel
Richard O. Osing
Trinity Lutheran Church
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty Bearle’s
Rose Kucera 78 Cedar Rapids widow of Frank Kucera
Rose Kucera 78 of 1012 Sixth Street NW Cedar Rapids widow of Frank Kucera died Tuesday after a long illness She was born October 7 1893 in Calmar and lived in Cedar Rapids most of her life She worked recently at Collins Radio Surviving are two sons John and Francis both of Cedar Rapids 11 grandchildren a sister Josephine in Los Angeles Calif and a brother John Hosper Calmar Services at Brush Chapel at 2 pm Friday conducted by Rev Paul J Maguire Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Vigil by Father Maguire will be held Thursday at the chapel at 7 30 pm Friends may call after 3 pm The casket will not be opened at any time
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Rose Kucera
Sixth Street
Frank Kucera
Calmar
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio
John
Francis
Josephine
Los Angeles
Calif
John Hosper
Brush Chapel
Paul J. Maguire
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Father Maguire
Memorial Services For Thompson Bud Held At Chapel
Melvin Bud Thompson funeral services scheduled 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Chapel of Memories with Rev A F Frankhauser of Salem United Methodist Church. Burial at Cedar Memorial. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial funeral home. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m. Thursday and at the church Friday morning. Mrs. Kloster survives with husband Harry and two grandsons.
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Thompson
Melvin
Bud
Chapel of Memories
A. F. Frankhauser
Salem United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Kloster
Helen A
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
David Larson
Cedar Memorial
Turner East
Cambodian Fronts Brace for Viet Cong Counterattack
Vietnam war dispatch notes the 20 month struggle with North Vietnam and Viet Cong. Baray serves as forward HQ for the Tchenla 2 operation on the northeast front, defended by the First brigade group, regarded as a premier fighting unit. U S bombers join to slow the onslaught.
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Baray
U.S
Company hikes newsprint price increase in materials market
MONTREAL UPI International Paper Sales Co Inc announces that effective Saturday newsprint prices will rise by 8 dollars per ton.
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Montreal
UPI
International Paper Sales Co., Inc
Courthouse Award To Lyle Kurth In Prosecution Suit
A Linn county jury awarded Lyle E. Kurth four thousand dollars after finding John T. Jenney filed an assault and battery charge with malice and without probable cause. Kurth incurred one hundred six dollars in attorney fees and lost twenty seven dollars and ninety cents in wages. The verdict split three thousand dollars in actual damages and one thousand dollars in punitive damages. Jurors listed Cedar Rapids residents plus Charlene J Jeffrey of Hiawatha and James D Romine of Center Point.
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Linn
Lyle E. Kurth
John T. Jenney
Kurth
Jenney
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Powers
William Eads
Judy C. Paul
Leon Ann Aalberts
Tillie Hougen
William R. Hoffmeister
John M. Graff
Royal D. Norman
Floyd M. McDowell
Clarence L. Nost
Carrol E. Olmstead
Terry L. Sullivan
Charlene J. Jeffrey
Hiawatha
James D. Romine
Center Point
Two Sentenced Drunk Driving Check Charges
Linn district court Judge Ansel Chapman Wednesday sentenced Martin H. Schultz 48 Dysart on a second offense drunk driving charge with a $500 fine after prior convictions. Linda M. Lindeman 20 Cedar Rapids received a suspended sentence up to ten years and probation for forgery tied to a $30 check passed at a northeast Cedar Rapids supermarket on July 20.
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Linn District Court
Ansel Chapman
Martin H. Schultz
Dysart
Linda M. Lindeman
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell City
Paraffin Test Replaced By Chemical Tests
Houston police abandon the paraffin test once used to detect recently fired guns. They now employ chemical techniques and ultraviolet rays. Police chemists deem the new test more reliable than the old method.
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Houston
Butz nomination draws fierce farm state opposition
Dole indicated he might have chosen differently while senators objected to Butz. Farm groups and critics say his record at Purdue and as assistant secretary under Benson favors large farms and low price supports, risking livelihoods of family farmers. Supporters cite tradition of executive choice and concern over farm stability.
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Dole
Butz
Farmer’s Union
National Farmers Organization
Sens
Harris
Symington
Dmo
Mondale
D-Minn
Ezra Taft Benson
Purdue
Cedar Rapids woman placed on probation in narcotics case
Theresa Shaver, 22, of 33136 Avenue NW, was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana in a case involving smuggling hashish from Germany. Michael Oakley, 21, and Steven W. O'Brien, 20, were tied to the deal. O'Brien’s charge will be dropped.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Germany
U. S
Edward J. McManus
Theresa Shaver
Avenue NW
New York
Avenue
Michael Oakley
Second Avenue
Miss Shaver
U.S
Robert Sikma
Oakley
Steven W. O’brien
Tenth Street NW
Sikma
O’brien
Fewer Britons Work In Production Line
London AP reports government figures showing nearly half a million fewer people employed in Britain's production industries than a year ago. Production workers are estimated at 10,393,000, down 452,000 from June 1970 figures as industry cuts labor costs.
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London
Britain
Christmas Shopping Deadlines For Mail Or Cards
Postal notices list deadlines for holiday mailing. Dec 10 covers air mail parcels and cards to armed forces overseas and local areas. Dec 15 extends to local greetings and nearby parcels. Dec 22 focuses on air mail greetings with five extra days for Alaska and Hawaii and advice to contact the post office for international mail recommendations.
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Air Mail
Alaska
Hawaii
Joint Group To Meet Consultants On Airport Study
The Linn Johnson Joint Airport Authority committee will interview R. Dixon Speas Associates and Landrum and Brown for a regional airport system study. Prices range 40 000 to 75 000 with federal funds uncertain. Allan Vestal notes progress and the need to move within two years or risk collapse. The study will cover legal bounds governance and implementation steps.
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Linn-Johnson Joint Airport Authority Committee
New York
R. Dixon Speas Associates
Johnson and Linn County
Vestal
Cedar Rapids
Speas
Iowa
Des Moines
Linn-Johnson Group
Faches Defends Preliminary Actions in Linn County
Linn County Atty William Faches defended using municipal court preliminary steps for criminal cases to curb costs and speed up justice. He argues these hearings reveal insufficient evidence, allow defense inquiry, and can move cases to district court when conviction relies on strong facts, while noting grand jury budgets and court appointed fees.
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Linn County Atty
William Faches
The
Gazette
Board of Supervisors
Faches
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
State Supreme Court
Linn County
Polk County
Nixon to Discuss Budget in Florida
President Nixon will fly to Key Biscayne Florida for a weekend budget review with George Shultz Casper Weinberger and John Ehrlichman. The White House said the trip aims to lock up the 1973 budget and shape forthcoming decisions.
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Washington
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Casper Weinberger
John Ehrlichman
Want Ads Offer Best Buys In Cold Weather Spotlight
Read the latest want ads for budget-friendly picks ideal for stays indoors. Find deals on clothing, home goods, gadgets, and seasonal needs aimed at thrifty shoppers.
Cigaret Smoking Is Bad for Cab Driver
Cairo report finds taxi driver Ahmed Zaki Khalil left his cab briefly to buy cigarets. On his return, three passengers had driven off with the vehicle in an apparent theft.
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Cairo
UPI
Ahmed Zaki Khalil
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Route Three
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Tomahawk Trail
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Twenty-seventh Street Drive
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Clair P. Fannon
Edgewood
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Charles J. Sanchez
Karen L. Huerter
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Robert Helgens
Cedar Falls
Margaret Allen
Janet Domer
Seventh Street SE
Craig Bean
Michael Ryan
Robbins Road
Leonard Ll. Mussman
Roseville
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Central City
Carrie Bell McLeod
Marshalltown
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Beulah Young
Hrabak
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Ken Lund
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Ellis Blvd
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Springville
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Dri
Ver
Joan B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue East
First Avenue West
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