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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
20
Daily Record notes noon humidity and wind direction at Gazette weather station. It lists 2 pm conditions, sunrise and sunset times for Friday, moonset at 7 19 p.m., and last year’s high of 33 and low of 20.
Marvin Snyder 45 of Onslow died when an ice truck cab skidded on a frost patch on highway 151 near Anamosa. A car driven by Robert Travis 32 of Sun Prairie Wisconsin struck the rear of the cab as it rounded a curve, flipping it. Snyder was thrown clear. others injured or uninjured. He left a wife and four children including a daughter Marcela of Marion.
Mississippi State LaCrosse 6.2 rise 1 Lansing 8.8 rise .7 Dubuque 8.8 fall Davenport 6.2 rise .1 Keokuk 41 rise 1 Coralville Lake Pool level Thursday .680.38 notes region water levels and changes across multiple locations with several rise and fall figures.
The Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission granted Cedar Rapids a nine day deadline extension to Oct 1 for final plans to expand sewage treatment facilities. The extension permits completion of a pilot study of an experimental process that could cut expansion costs if viable, following last December’s Cedar River fish kill and state orders to accelerate the project.
The Cedar Rapids city council met Thursday morning to finish yearend work. They authorized paying interest coupons on city bonds, approved transferring 150000 dollars from the water works fund to the water works improvement fund, approved payrolls for the current pay period, and accepted a 109 dollar donation with a 60 foot parcel of vacant land at Tenth avenue and Eighth street SE from One, Two, Three Corp, Louis Pocho, Kradsky Jr., president.
Thursday’s municipal court session proceeded without a judge as an assistant county attorney handled cases. Attorneys filed continuances and arranged next appearances with judges to sign later. Some defendants without counsel faced one week continuances. Judge August Hansell held a juvenile hearing. Judge John B. Reilly a civil hearing. Judge Loren Hullinger missed the session after an injury.
A charge of unlawful use of a telephone against John Melsha 66 of 95 Wilson Avenue SW was dismissed Wednesday in municipal court. He faced allegations of intent to terrify or harass by a March 14 phone call threatening Jerry Copeland 6 Wilson Avenue SW.
William M Schirm 77, a Cedar Rapids resident and former Wilson Sinclair employee, died after a long illness. Born in Atkins Iowa on February 30 1890 he married Lena Ernst in 1915. Survived by wife, daughter Gordon Schiotterbeck two sons Irvin Vernon Kenneth sister Hilda and brothers, ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Service at Trinity Lutheran Church Monday at 1 30 pm with burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Turner Chapel West until 9 pm Sunday and at church Monday from 1 am to 1 25 pm. The casket will not be opened after the service. Memorials suggested to Trinity Church Memorial Fund.
John Overley Join R Bob Overley a Cedar Rapids resident for 40 years moved to Perry died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was a Carn King Co salesman for 26 years before retirement. Born Sept 14 1885 in Onslow he married Nellie Boswell Aug 21 1921 in Anamosa. He belonged to St Pauls United Methodist Crescent Lodge AF AM Clinton Consistory El Kahir Shrine and Goodfellows. Private services were held at Turner Chapel East at 3 pm Friday with Dr Arnold Herbst. Burial at Gidar Memorial Cemetery. Friends could call after 6:30 pm Thursday until 2:45 pm Friday. The family suggests gifts to the cancer fund.
Kies, 87, of 94144 M Czechoslovakia Nov 4 1992 and 1 street SW Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty Wednesday to drunk driving, fined $300 with driver’s license suspension for 120 days. Surviving are wife Esther Mersey, stepson Don Heim, three grandchildren, two sisters, and several relatives. Services set at Brush Chapel and Czech National. Burial at Linndon, Fairfax. Thomas Grant Hack private services and Turner Chapel arrangements noted.
A brief police attestation records that on December 17 the Linnsherift deputies conducted an official attestation at the corner of Sixteenth Avenue and Edgewood Road SW. The short note lists the location and the deputies involved in the action.
Erick Gundacker and his sister Jennifer Gundacker, both 18, had marijuana possession charges dismissed in municipal court on Wednesday. They pled guilty in August and sentencing was postponed to December. The case involved alleged possession on June 25 and was dropped after meeting joint behavior requirements.
Arson charges against Gregory Wilde of 2824 First Avenue SW were dismissed Wednesday in municipal court. Wilde, born December 17, 1917 in Shellsburg, was a World War II veteran and former Carr Aviation owner. Surviving are two sisters, memorial services set for 1:30 PM Friday at Turner Chapel East with burial in Palace Cemetery.
Wayde Henderson Jeff Gardemann Chris Pingston Jay Young Randy Rea Todd Hawley John Forest Mitch Smith Mike Jones Troy Schneizle Mike Schenetzki Dan Clemens Perry Rea Jeff Thies Jeff Wilson Jon Jones Brad Butler Charles James Ron Wilkins received awards at Coolidge school as part of the pack fund.
AP reports four people killed and about 35 missing after Villarrica Volcano erupted near Pucon in Chile's southern lake region. Authorities mobilized search teams as ash and lava spewed, threatening nearby communities and ski areas.
Vice-president and Mrs Agnew arrived in Palm Springs California to spend New Year’s holiday at Frank Sinatra’s desert home. No public appearances were planned.
The Van Vechten will distributes between 400000 and 500000 to each of four Cedar Rapids institutions funded by a Chicago trust. Additional gifts totaling 900000 to 1 million may pass on the death of Mrs Lineberry. Beneficiaries include Coe College Home for Aged Women and Children’s Home.
Cedar Rapids officials announce Judge John B. Reilly will head Linn County Legal Aid, replacing John F. Liedenmann. The pay is $1,000 monthly funded by the Linn County Bar Association. Reilly faced interim, midath to north work scope, with possible ties to the Office of Economic Opportunity and potential indigent criminal case handling.
Gov. Robert Ray said Childers, an Arkansas inmate, may have escaped for reasons beyond fear of cruel punishment or life danger. The Linn District Court kept the extradition hearing open until January as Ray described Arkansas prison improvements and the governor's actions to protect Childers during transfer.
Iowa Growth Investment Co announces acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities of Central Capital Corp of Oak Park Alabama. The move raises Town Growths total assets to 3 million and reflects 3.26 million SBA borrowings. MorAmeri ca Financial Corp. Cedar Rapids wholly owns the subsidiary managed by Robert W. Allsop.
Linn County truck driver Buidy L. Price, 48, injured when his vehicle slid into a ditch and rolled onto its side on Avenue SE near Forty second Street. He was arrested on a drunk driving charge and held pending arraignment. passenger William A. Ross, 25, of Whittier, was checked for injuries. Vicki L. Cullen, 1926 Bever Avenue SE, operated another car involved. No one else injured.
Kansas City based H R Block provisional consent order bars use of customers tax return data for non tax purposes without prior consent and bans certain claims about reimbursements. FTC says the action does not admit wrongdoing and notes solicitation of customers in cities with high incomes for mutual funds and life insurance via a Block venture.
Nevin, a 1969 University of Iowa law school graduate, notes the public safety department cannot gauge liquor trafficking scope but believes legal transportation across borders is the chief enforcement issue. He estimates Iowa loses hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly in liquor revenue while being tied to a Los Angeles accounting firm.
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