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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1972

Page

8

Weather and service notices across towns in a mixed report

Weather data and church services listed for multiple towns including Manchester Ann Jor ek 72, St. Luke's Barometer readings, Wake services at various churches, and precipitation figures. Normal February totals, wind speeds, moon and sun rise data, and68 details for Dyersville and Kalona with multiple church schedules.

Dean Squires A. Church of Christ Glein’s Manchester Wilma Jorek Vldehl Bohnenkamp Manona Cametery Dyersville Gatora Gibbs C.R St. High Brands Basilica Kramer's Dyereville Frank D. Kelley St. Francis Basilica B. Kramer‘s Anna Wil Hobnerzarey Feltes St. Luke's Catholic Church Gazette Ohne Gaitheren Kalona Irwin B. Brennebets Moon Iman East Union Mennonite Church Mae Frits Tew Torman Carlton St. “Parthel’s Rosary Visitation Donghue's

Khrushchev Story Hughes Controversy Draws Parallels

London AP reports Western experts compare the Khrushchev memoirs and Howard Hughes scandal. Questions over Swiss bank payments to intermediaries spark doubts about authenticity. Guardian columnist Victor Zorza notes checks to Hughes fuel debate on the Khrushchev material and Life magazine's handling. Life and several specialists defend the Khrushchev book as genuine.

London Howard Hughes Nikita Khrushchev Kremlin Victor Zorza Britain Guardian Hughes Khrushchev Life Magazine Khruschev Zoran H. R. Hughes Life Russia

Desperate Speeding Youth Fleeing Police After Erratic Drive

In Salt Lake City a 13-year-old driver led officers on a 40 minute chase through a city area and into a school zone. An officer reported the youth said he fled because he had a bad driving pattern and did not want another ticket.

Salt Lake City

Cities Get Short End in Antipollution Efforts

Washington panel of urban specialists tells a subcommittee that most pollution funds favor suburbs while inner cities bear the burden. Witnesses note higher white poverty among urban residents, rising noise pollution, pesticide exposure, asthma and lead poisoning from paint and car exhaust, and link malnutrition to daily deaths among the poor. A stray ad line appears at the end.

Washington Sémale Commerce Louis Lombarda Center For Science Enviremental Protection Agency Lombardo Gustav Heninburg

Cedar Valley Groups Plan Sunday Meeting For Snow Committee

City briefs report the Cedar Valley Rocks and Miners Society show committee meeting set for Sunday at 1 30 PM at the Nocman Brown residence on Eighteenth Street NW. Classified cash ad promotes a Valentine feature with contact dial 36 8224. Obituary notes honor Thomas Piskel and Michael Strathman for academic honors at Wentworth Military Academy.

Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society Nocman Brown Eighteenth Street Thomas Piskel Paw Piskel Parkwood Drive Michael Strathman L-C. Strathman Vernon Drive Wentworth Military Academy Lexington, Mo

Ireland tensions rise over Ulster march threats and police role

The report notes warnings by British military and Royal Ulster Constabulary that militants or impersonators could attack during a protest in Northern Ireland near Newry. It cites stolen army gear, cautions on defensive measures, and preparations by troops and police for possible violence alongside expected political rallies in Glasgow and Belfast. Also recorded is Willard L. Myers Jr. of Cedar Rapids dying in California, with his obituary and funeral details.

Royal Ulster Constabulary Londonderry Britain Newry Nore Willard L. Myers, Jr Cedar Rapids Redding Calif Cedar S Rapids Seventh Day Adventist Church Stewart Funeral Bernadette Devlin Lmay House of Commons Heart Fund Belfast Glasgow

Obituaries and early 1900s Cedar Rapids death notices

Death notices for Mary Patek and Frank N Gardner list their ages addresses and survivors with service details and burial locations in Cedar Rapids. Additional Irish conflict briefing reports sporadic gunfire in Belfast Londonderry and Dublin noting British diplomats ordered home amid protests and embassy arson.

Newry Way Belfast Londonderry Short Strand Dublin Irish Republic John Peek Moba London Gerry

Bangkok Building Collapse Kills Five Injured

In Bangkok a partially completed four story structure with an observation deck collapsed Friday morning. Five people were buried alive. Police said the foundation could not support the weight and a Thai contractor was arrested and charged with causing death by negligence.

Bangkok Police Sai

Douglas-Home Opens 17 Day Asia Tour

British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home arrived in New Delhi to begin a 17 day Asia tour. He will visit Thailand South Korea Japan and Pakistan and also travel to Hong Kong during the trip.

New Delhi Alec Douglas-Home Sia Thailand South Korea Japan Pakistan Hong Kong

Four Day Sentence On Meter Violation Reported

Ralph E Swallom aged 24 of 1028 Center Street NE was arrested Friday for false attempting of payment and meter violation. He appeared in municipal court on meter violation and sought to move or plead to the check charge Thursday. Swallom was being held in Linn County jail Saturday.

Ralph E. Swallom Linn County

Memorial Services for Arno Fascher Held at Zion Lutheran

Memorial services for Arno William Fascher were held at Zion Lutheran Church in Clayton Center on Saturday at 2 pm with the Reverend John M. Jensen officiating. Burial followed in Clayton Center Cemetery with Beatty-Beurlt's in charge.

Fascher Arno William Zion Butheran Church Clayton Center John M. Jensen Beatty- Beurlt

Town council blocks tiger enclosure upgrade plan

A Dudley town council refused a stream-related permit request linked to improving tiger cage sleeping quarters to boost breeding. The terse decision halts the project despite aims to aid the animals.

Dudley England Upi Jas

IRS prints more W4 forms as exemptions shift

Washington AP reports the IRS is reprinting tax exemption forms after a drop in requests. Congress raised withholding this year to align the amount with 1972 tax liability, prompting workers to adjust exemptions. An IRS official notes zeros may no longer apply and employees should file anew to claim exemptions and allowances. Paired with a Yugoslavia item about President Sedat's talks and withholding guidance, the piece links changes in withholding to new form needs and policy context.

Internal Revenue Service Congress IRS

Vietnam War Update From Mekong Delta and Hanoi Reports

Vietnam News Agency claimed Pathet Lao forces overran Muong Kassy in southern Laos near Highway 13. Hanoi said nearly 500 allied troops were killed or captured, hundreds of weapons seized, and two U S planes shot down along the highway. U S forces also reported F 4 Phantoms targeting a North Vietnamese missile transporter on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Phan Van Dong said Viet Cong rejected President Nixon's eight point peace plan, denouncing the Vietnamization policy.

Tokyo Pathet Lao U. S Highway 13 Der Ho Chi Minh Trail Paris Phan van Dong Nixon North Vietnam Dong Hanoi

Campaign struggles shape 1976 primary bids across states

McGovern plans to spend about 200000 in New Hampshire, skipping Florida as a PR state while emphasizing a New Hampshire push after 37 months on the road. Sen Jackson decries a crisis of law and order in Wisconsin, and Humphrey courts labor in Philadelphia ahead of the April 25 Pennsylvania primary. Wallace sees Alabama delegates bound by filibuster defeat, Jamal Dellums proposes a third party, and Chisholm warns Greece base plans reflect U.S. reliance on reactionary regimes as McCloskey forecasts a close New Hampshire race and contends he might incur 80000 debt to remain in the contest.

Policemen’s Protective Assn Milwaukee Sen Humphrey Philadelphia Gov Wallace Alabama Montgomery Senate Rep. Dellums Dcalif Davis Calif Chisholm D-N.y Congress U.S Greece

Paroled Ford Killean Hosts Mock Gang Welcome

Michael Killean, 39, freed after a June 1967 Los Angeles robbery sentence, returned to San Quentin grounds amid a pomp convoy staged by the De Lancey Street foundation. The event aimed to honor him with a “coming out party” using borrowed limousines and donations, though organizers say it ended with mutual respect rather than a celebratory gang reenactment.

San Quentin Mike Michael Killean de Lancey Street Foundation Perolees San Francisco Killean de Lancey John Maher Los Angeles

EPA chief admits fake bottle study claim misled public

Washington AP A communications staffer prompted William Ruckelshaus to cite a California study on returnable cans and bottles that did not exist. He disclosed that the Bedford Blueatts area NY study showed only a possible counterfeiting edge, while other EPA research on non returnable container bans pending with July and next summer results.

Washington Stafu Environmental Protection Agency Wiliam Ruckelshaus Ruckelshaus New York California EPA Bureau of Solid Wastes Bedford, Bluyvesant New York City

Mail Rate Increases Considered by Postal Commission

Washington reports the postal rates board proposed higher airmail and parcel post charges while trimming some fourth class mail. A first class stamp would rise to eight cents and airmail from 11 to 13 cents. Parcel post and fourth class adjustments aim to balance efficiency and costs. The summary notes a tentative two cent first class rise last May 16 and a 4.6 percent increase for parcel post.

Washington UPR Parcel Post Posta Tata Commission

Roe case continued at city school board hearing

James Fergus assistant principal at West High testified Roe was an innovative teacher. A former student and his father praised Roe, who faced a 1970 incident leading to suspension and rehiring. Roe later led classes to reduce dropouts, but the district charged he allowed inappropriate pictures and skipped meetings, and the board ultimately fired him.

James Fergus West Hgh School Roe Keap

Wyckoff Corrects Linn County Parks Share of State Land

State Rep Russell Wyckoff clarified a Gazette error on Linn county parkland. He said Linn’s 4 268 acres of park and public use area total more than ten percent of the state’s 40 000 acre statewide county park and public use land.

Russell Wyckoff Clinton Linn County Wyckoff

Quake Triggers Panic In Ancona Italy

Thousands of residents flee as tremors shake the Adriatic coast city. Two people die of shock. Rail service halts amid fear of railway damage. About 2,000 stay home from a 425,000 population. stadium used as shelter and cars parked in the sports grounds. Police and fire units come from Rome and other cities to aid and guard abandoned areas.

Ancona Italy Adriatic Rome

Three Counts Filed Against C R Man

Robert White twenty four of 21 Fifth Street NW was held in the county jail pending arraignment before Justice Glenn Powers on charges of criminal trespass disturbing the peace and intoxication He is accused of creating a disturbance at Mrs John Dixon s residence 285 Fifth Street NW Wednesday

Robert White Fifth Street Inn Glenn Powers White John Dixon

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