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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1971
Page
4
A dense, dated weather column reports temperatures across many cities, a five day forecast with cloud cover, precipitation chances, and wind, plus a brief Iowa legislature recap and local notices. It lists highs and lows, forecast snow chances, and hourly readings, alongside public notices and local happenings.
A list of traffic fines and civil notices including stop sign violations, disobeying traffic signals, right-of-way violations, leaving scene of accident, driving wrong way on a one way street, and driving license violations. Names, addresses, and fines are provided for each case. Obituary and service announcements for Dysart, Cascade, Belle Plaine, and related locations conclude the document.
The astronauts prepare for lunar orbit with Antares in good condition. Shepard and Mitchell inspect the lunar module and show TV footage from the cockpit while Roosa notes a patched emblem and playful patches hidden aboard.
Reports claim South Vietnamese forces and Thai battalion actions on the Bolovens plateau with U S air support near Laos. Washington scrutiny grows as senators seek details while Rogers defends unlimited airpower. Separately Cedar Rapids retiree Andrew Wentworth Van Vleck dies after short illness. services set with military honors.
Obituary notices detail James L Kikendall Cedar Rapids native who moved to Portland in 1965 and died there on a Monday with survivors including daughter Margaret Howatt sister Mrs Woomer brother Silas Kikendall and four grandchildren aged 86 born July 29 1886. The second obituary notes Viola Bohach Anderson former Cedar Rapids resident who died in Los Angeles after 13 years there born February 4 1921 married to Marvin L Anderson on April 29 1950 with son Bob in California and sister Mrs Regina Hewitt of Cedar Rapids. Burial and visitation details follow for each.
Mrs. Emary Snyder Josephine B. Snyder 237 Thirty-first Street NE widow of Emary T Snyder died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Born in Hudson Pennsylvania she lived in Cedar Rapids 21 years and was a member of the Legion of Mary at St Matthew's Church. Surviving are a brother Thomas Hopkins Kingston PA three sisters Mary Bendell Hamilton Square NJ Catherine Caffrey and Rose Kuzmack Trenton NJ. Services Thursday 10 am at St Matthew's Church Rev Louis V McDonough burial Mt Calvary cemetery. The Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7 30 pm at Stewart funeral home.
Emma Dvorak of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born March 3, 1893 in Solon, she was 43 years old. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Solon after services at Turner East. viewing Friday after 10:30 a.m. with Dr. Theodore Lilley officiating. There are no immediate survivors.
Ronald G. Mintke former pastor of Galilee Baptist Church Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly in Oskaloosa Saturday at age 37. Services were held in Oskaloosa Tuesday.
Laura B Beatty Bearle chapel service was held at 1 30 p m Thursday by Rev Francis R King of Olivet United Presbyterian church with burial at Linwood cemetery. Cedric F Pierce service was at Turner chapel east at 1 30 p m Wednesday led by Rev J Richard Wagner and burial at Evergreen cemetery in Vinton.
The first asteroid discovered in 1801 remains the largest asteroid ever found. Ceres marked a turning point in astronomy by proving the existence of minor planets between Mars and Jupiter.
Caroline Viktor widow of Joseph C Viktor died after a long illness. Born September 23 1898 in Czechoslovakia she moved to the United States as a child and lived in Van Horne. Surviving include two daughters two sons five grandchildren five sisters and three brothers. Funeral services Friday at Brush chapel and St Wenceslaus church. Burial at St Johns Cemetery. Rosary at 730 pm Thursday. Friends may call Thursday afternoon.
In Linn district court Judge Harold Vietor defined the core question as whether Abodeely presence at The Meeting Place harms beer sale control. The Cedar Rapids council suspended the license for 60 days citing his drum performances and alleged felon-related entry restrictions.
In Linn district court a hearing on the suspension of The Meeting Place beer permit centered on what appears to be an illegal disclosure of Kay Bronkest’s 1968 Iowa personal income tax return. The Cedar Rapids police reportedly received the return, which was shown to Cedar Rapids officials considering the permit suspension, prompting concerns over confidentiality and possible penalties under Iowa law.
Edward J. Stallman has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial for the murder of Carmen Kent Johnson, and is ordered to return to Linn County jail. District Judge Harold Vietor set a plea deadline for 11 a.m. Monday after the Oakdale medical facility certified competency.
Dick T. Peterson received a seven year suspended sentence in the Fort Madison penitentiary on a guilty plea to false uttering of a check. Linn District Judge Williams Eads imposed the term Tuesday in Mt. Vernon related to an insufficient fund check given to a Cedar Rapids sign company representative on September 24. The judge urged restitution of about $4,000 in bad checks as a condition for continued probation.
Dewayne Saint Clair planned to move surviving children to his Farmington home after a second deadly fire within a year. He previously carried his father Archie Saint Clair, 62, from a Croton Iowa blaze on June 13, 1970. the father died last summer from injuries.
Cynthia Rapoport of 390 Thirty second street SE receives a bachelor of science degree at Bradley University commencement in Peoria Illinois marking the culmination of her degree program.
Cedar Rapids Golf Supervisor Ken Delaney was authorized by the city council to attend the International Turf Grass Conference in Denver from February 8 to 12, hosted by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
The developing eggs of the common lobster are carried attached to the appendages beneath its tail for 10 to 11 months.
Negotiators say oil flow will depend on agreements with Libya and Algeria as talks aim to set Mediterranean prices. Despite a breakdown, company negotiators stay in Tehran under the Persian Gulf ministers’ authority.
Maqbool Ahmed Butt says Kashmiri Liberation Front militants hijacked the plane to demand release of 36 prisoners. Ashraf Qureshi and Mohammed Hashem jumped from the aircraft as flames engulfed it. both were hospitalized in Lahore with injuries. Butt claims Pakistan planned to remove the hijackers, aiming to draw global attention to Kashmir’s disputed status since 1947.
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