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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
24
Weather report with temperatures and forecasts through the week, including Sunday highs in the 80s and lows near zero in places, plus Tuesday sunrise and sunset times and canal/river readings. Births, marriages, divorces, fines, and service notices follow, listing names and addresses across several towns and counties.
Cedar Rapids notices list Mrs. Catherine A Knowles of Cedar Rapids died Sunday in a nursing home aged 85. Details note survivors including son B B Knowles Cedar Rapids and daughter Mrs Don E Kassner Charlotte NC. Services at St Patrick s Church Tuesday 10 a m with Rosary Monday 7 30 p m at Stewart funeral home. Burial Mt Calvary. Ernest L Herring 74 of 416 Fifth Ave SW died Monday after a short illness. Survived by three brothers and two grandchildren. Services at St Patrick s Church Wednesday 9 30 a m with burial Mt Calvary. Reverend Maguire presiding. Epperson Koberg Nortonville Kan died in Kansas after long illness with survivors including mother Mrs E W Koberg Marion and sister Mrs David Crane Marion. Services at St Matthew s Lutheran Nortonville Wednesday 11 a m. Burial Nortonville.
Johnson County supervisors voted against accepting calendars from local firms citing potential advertising influence and uneven treatment of state and county employees. The board adopted a policy barring gifts or gratuities tied to employment, amid grand jury indictments of eight individuals for gifts, including two current supervisors and a former member.
Noel P James 44 of 2101 Twenty second Avenue SW is charged with drunk driving. An arresting deputy said James drove erratically on Sixteenth Avenue SW early Sunday. He was jailed and later released on promises to appear. Court records show other local fines and notices in the same period.
The Dodge Rapids airport commission heard a proposal from a St. Louis firm to take over control of display advertising at the Municipal air port.
William O Hara pled guilty in Jacksonville Virginia to offering to sell two small children Theresa Cox and Robert Lax for 7000 dollars and a 600 dollar used car. He received one year and three months in prison and was sentenced by Judge Everett Richardson. Police halted the planned sale on November 17 with a companion’s charges dropped later. The mother Dorothy Cox and the two children were not present. the children remained in the Juvenile Court’s care awaiting a safeguarding decision.
Private services for John Weller were held at Woke in ry funeral chapel Mediapolis, with burial in Linwood Cemetery near Meriapolis. Lena Burgailis and Maxine Box were noted for private services at Kuba funeral home west by Rev Charles R Mehaffiey. The casket was to be closed at 1 20 pm. Burial at Campbell.
Russian news agency Sputnik reported a massive landslide in Isghestan, a Caucasus autonomous region, where a mountain shifted over 1.2 miles in eight days. The event uprooted barley and potatoes fields, pastures, a house, and blocked the Machokh river creating a lake. Scientists linked torrential rain to rising underground waters and erosion at the mountain base.
Diplomatic circles report CIA staff stationed in France taking Christmas holidays earlier than usual. Ambassador Arthur Watson, under instruction, urged early leave to ease friction with the French counterpart. The move follows the New Jersey indictment of French officials linked to narcotics offenses.
A man arrested at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport faced charges after authorities found about six pounds of narcotics in his luggage during a search warrant execution. The substance valued at about $20,000 prompted the case proceeding as part of ongoing federal and local investigations into drug trafficking.
In Irelandhill a gunman knelt over Barnhill’s body as another placed a box with four large bombs in the living room. Barnhill, a Unionist politician and Orange Order leader, was dragged into the room and the bomb detonated as Mrs. Barnhill fled to a neighbor’s house. This marked the first politician slain in three years of violence and the 83rd death in the territory that year. Also mentions stale wartime notes and jury selection in Korea.
Shopping days until Christmas are listed with mailing deadlines for local and nearby areas. The notice mentions cards and mail parcels, with guidance on extra time for Alaska and Hawaii and reminders about resumes and international mailing.
Washington AP report says Nixon cabinet committee leans toward four options to restrict ownership and control in cable systems and program suppliers. The plan, outlined by Television Digest, would set a new national policy between FCC proposals and a strict common ownership model, with safety and street layouts guiding specific speed limit increases and road changes over ten years. Local streets named across the city would see increases ranging from five to ten mph, with Edgewood Road narrowed for safety. Public hearings will decide the changes.
The report covers the commutation of life sentences for John Downey and Richard Pecteau and their imminent release with Christmas hopes. It notes U S government statements and Nixon aides involvement. Also discussed is halting cable television expansion in major cities via a compromise FCC policy and differing views on ownership, content control, and regulation within the multichannel system.
Cedar Rapids Mayor's Youth Council elected its officers for the coming year. Steve Burk of Jefferson High is chairman, Mike Bryant of Washington High vice chairman, Denise Klinateller of Prairie High secretary, and Joe Quetsch of Regis treasurer. The group plans an all city dance on December 23 to raise funds for the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. The council, begun last year, provides youth input to city government and includes student body presidents plus two representatives from each of seven high schools.
Youngstown Ohio mayor Jack Hunter declines a 4000 dollar annual raise, saying he is not paid what he is worth and that his service should go to a position paying 20000 dollars a year. The statement was made Saturday as he discussed his political goals and salary stance.
In Nashville United Press International reports about 600 people attending a fund dinner for the Black Congressional Caucus. Tickets were $100 per plate, making it a substantial early fundraising event in the region.
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