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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1971
Page
2
Florence Kal lenberger is listed as hospitalized at St. Luke's with visitors allowed. The brief also catalogues numerous local ads and notices including sales, services, events at libraries, churches, and organizations, plus theft reports and speaking engagements around Cedar Rapids.
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin says he will vote in favor of William Rehnquist for the Supreme Court. He argues the court needs high intellectual capacity and cautions against a court of political weathercocks. Proxmire previously opposed nominations of Haynsworth and Carswell.
Sue Ann Wick 27, former Cedar Rapids orchestral music teacher's wife, was found nude and stabbed eight to ten times near College Park Georgia. Investigators say she moved from Iowa October 1 and was last seen leaving Zales Jewelry Co where she worked. Police believe she was abducted outside the store.
John Ingersoll head of the U S Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs told a House armed forces subcommittee there is no substantive evidence that any high ranking South Vietnamese military officer is involved in that country s narcotics traffic. He cited rumors but said they have not been substantiated as the committee investigates drug use among U S troops.
Larry Jones aged 20 of 1600D j avenue NE was arrested Tuesday on a charge of receiving stolen property. Police say he had items stolen in the November 13 break in at Tom Dague and Curtis Wilsons residence at 507 Sixteenth Avenue SW, including stereo equipment and records. Jones is held pending arraignment.
A sunny Alaska day warms the landscape as ice worms and snow fleas become active. The tiny invertebrates emerge from sheltered winter habitats seeking moisture and food, signaling a seasonal shift in Arctic microfauna.
South Vietnamese officers at a Da Nang airbase party accidently fired a live cannon shell into a U S officer hut injuring seven Americans. Five U S air force officers and two civilian reps were hurt with three treated at the 95th Evacuation Hospital amid investigation.
Governor Ray and Lieutenant Governor Jepsen traded sharp remarks as they clashed over 1972 political plans and the state budget deficit. Ray accused Jepsen of withholding cooperation while Jepsen signaled his own program would not advance in the 1972 session except for a nonretroactive tax amendment.
Edward McBain, who escaped from Clallam Bay honor camp on July 10 1959 while serving a two burglary sentence, turned himself in with attorney Monday after more than a dozen years on the run. The parole board will review his case after an investigation by Shelton officials.
New York AP reports a cable commission forecast that by year end of the decade 40 to 60 percent of American TV homes will be wired for 20 to 40 channels. Access to programming and copyright fees plus deregulation are cited as prerequisites. The panel of experts studied the potential for a nationwide home based communications complex.
Westfield police report five people dead from gunfire in a spacious Westfield home. John List, 46, an executive in New York City, is sought for questioning. Victims include Helen List 46 and her children Patricia 16 John 15 Frederick 13 and Alma List. A handgun was found at the scene.
Pentagon figures show U.S. attack sorties in South Vietnam fell to 218 in November, while South Vietnamese forces flew 2 745 sorties. October totals were 871 American and 2 688 by South Vietnam. Ongoing efforts target Laos supplies and Cambodia, with naval carrier support and rising but still lower air activity than spring.
The Cedar Rapids city council accepted a bid from Employers Modern Life Co. for a $2,500 double indemnity life policy for 900 plus city employees. Premiums run $1,147.65 monthly, the lowest of 28 bids. Federal approval is still required under the administration’s economic control program before the Jan. 1 schedule.
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