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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
3
The Daily Record lists high and low temperatures for many cities, precipitation totals, barometer, humidity, wind, and sunrise sunset times. It includes a paragragh of births in several cities, local crime notes, traffic fines, and upcoming funeral services in towns like Viola, Anamosa, Oelwein, Strawberry Point, and Monticello.
Senator Allott alleges the postal service awarded 114 emergency contracts without proper review mostly during floods and disasters, with 35 to Sedalia and 25 during Hartigan’s tenure. He cites noncompetitive bids for Baker Airways routes and other improper awards, noting per diem consulting ties to Hartigan and higher Sedalia costs.
Protests spread from the trial to several foreign capitals after the sentencing as Jews, with Western support, call for clemency. U.S. officials urge restraint while Congress members press for intervention, and demonstrations occur outside embassies and the U.N. New York streets.
Nancy Norton of Kennedy High School announced on KCRG RADIO 1600 that she has been appointed an ex officio member of the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission. The 12:50 PM Wednesday Talk of the Town segment covered her new role and responsibilities.
Shirley Ann Borgen Kellar 25 wife of Donald J Kellar of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born June 2 1945 in Portland Oregon she married June 4 1966 at Watford City North Dakota. Surviving include her husband two children and her parents. Services Saturday at First Lutheran Church Watford City. Irene Louise Magdalena Dumke 62 Cedar Rapids resident died Tuesday after a long illness. Born June 12 1908 in Emerald Nebraska she is survived by her mother and three brothers. Services Thursday at Turner Chapel East with burial instructions.
Morris C Landuyt 51 of 1820 I Street SW Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly Monday after a brief illness. He was born November 11 1919 near Ladora a World War II veteran and longtime butcher for Wilson and Co. Surviving are his wife Wilma nee Siems three sons Douglas James and Jeff four sisters and four brothers. Services at Brush chapel then St Wenceslaus Church with burial at Cedar Memorial. Rosa ry will be recited by Frana. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Obituaries announce services for Callier Helen-2 at the Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Norman Patrick-10:30 a.m. at the Chapel of Memories. David Donald E. at St George Orthodox church. Terrence St Patrick's Catholic church service. Cone Isabel Ohler grave side at Oak Hill cemetery. Bertha Bess Bartholomew at Turner chapel east with burial Cedar Memorial. Services led by various clergy. notes include call times and in charge by Cedar Memorial funeral home and Turner East.
The San Francisco civil service commission on Monday lowered the police applicant height requirement from five feet eight inches to five feet seven inches.
Griffith Park, covering 4200 acres in Los Angeles, is described as the largest municipal park in the world.
In Paris the Spanish Communist party urged a general strike as Basque sentences sparked protests. Demonstrations occurred in London, West Berlin, Frankfurt, Toulouse, and New York. The court handed death sentences to six defendants linked to the ETA killings, with three receiving double death terms, and prison terms up to 60 years for others. One defendant was acquitted.
New York reports Casey Jones the celebrated locomotive engineer who died in a 1900 Vaughan Mississippi wreck is honored with a song and a commemorative postage stamp marking the historic event and the famed railway hero.
Irene Dumke 62 donated ten acres to Cedar Rapids for a neighborhood park but died Tuesday before its development. The land on Spruce avenue SE will be deeded to the city with a park to be named Irene Dumke Memorial Park pending city council action Wednesday.
Iowa Labor Commissioner Jerry Addy wrapped up a two day inquiry into the December 17 University of Iowa music complex accident that killed Oscar Tappen and Jack Hain and injured two others. The hearing focused on the scaffolding type and welding work by Morella of a Minnesota subcontractor and whether the equipment was strong enough to support five workers. Addy expects at least a two week wait for a final statement on the cause and emphasized the inquiry aims to prevent future construction deaths.
Iowa State Senator J Donald Weimer of Cedar Rapids resigns effective December 30 1970 for business reasons. Gov Robert Ray orders a special election likely January 11 1971 to fill the 22nd district seat. Potential Republican candidates include Jesse Hunter and Delmer Duffy while Democrats consider Cloyd Robinson Glenn Kloos and James Wells.
Gary D. Knoke, 22, was sentenced to not more than five years at the Anamosa reformatory after pleading guilty to larceny in a beating robbery of a blind Cedar Rapids man, Lloyd Hilleshiem, who was robbed of 32 dollars and injured. A companion, Stephan L. Stickley, 21, was fined 25 dollars and placed on probation for larceny of less than 20 dollars from a garage in Cedar Rapids.
The Linn county board of supervisors raised four funds in the 1970 budget without tax hikes after a public hearing with no objections. Increases cover Soldiers relief to 120766, state institutions to 1075000, health center to 655525, and mental health to 379000, to be funded from balances and unanticipated receipts.
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