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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1973
Page
3
A compilation reports multiple city weather summaries with cloudy conditions and below zero lows, plus barometer and humidity readings. It covers Iowa towns, January February totals, and includes a lengthy local public notice roundup and funeral notices for numerous residents with service details and locations.
International Commission and Communist side push to seven regional HQs to start field work after delay. U S and South Vietnamese teams in Hue Da Nang Pleiku Phan Thiet Bien Hoa My Tho Can Tho with C 130 transports moving more North Vietnamese personnel. Navy task force heads to Haiphong for mine clearing as 20 25 ships and 50 plus helicopters assemble in the Tonkin Gulf.
Vice President Agnew met Monday with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew for about twelve hours to discuss the U.S. role in Asia after the Indo China war. Officials gave no comment on details, and Agnew’s Southeast Asia tour continues with visits to Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines after prior stops in South Vietnam Cambodia Thailand and Laos.
Sue Marie Gerks 68 of 2725 Meadowbrook SE Cedar Rapids died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after a long illness. She was born October 24 1904 in New London Wisconsin married July 15 1931 and was active in St Johns church guilds and Kings Daughters. Surviving husband daughter son four grandchildren sister and extended family. services noon Tuesday at Turner Chapel East cremation to follow. C Adrian Pike 70 of Sun City California died January 20 in Hemet California after a long illness. Born June 6 1902 in Holly Colorado he lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to California in 1941. He married Grace Boquist in Cedar Rapids April 7 1934 worked in auto parts and then at Northrop Aircraft before retirement. Surviving wife sister and local affiliations noted. Services and burial were in California.
Lorraine Agnes Marsh wife of Floyd Marsh and retired Wilson Empl oyees club member died Monday at 332 Twenty-first Street NW in Cedar Rapids. Surviving include a daughter and a son both of Cedar Rapids, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, plus four sisters and four brothers. Services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Ludmila Church with burial at Cedar Memorial. Prayers 7 30 p m Tuesday at Turner chapel west. Friends may call Turner west until 9 p m Tuesday.
Kate P. Trimble 84 of 900 H Avenue NW widow of Thales B Trimble died Sunday after a long illness born in Peoria June 9 1888. Surviving son Floyd E of Memphis Tenn sister Marie Nye Amana brother Edward G. Parents Cedar Rapids and a grandson. Member Free Methodist church. Services Beatty Beurle chapel 10 30 a m Thursday Rev FE Wayne Ryan burial Shiloh cemetery Hiawatha. Friends may call Beatty Beurle's after 6 p m Tuesday.
Alberta Marie Sally Bene dict 45 Cedar Rapids resident until 1960 died in Adak Alaska Saturday after a brief illness. She married Del bert Benedict Sept 4 1959. he is in Alaska with the navy. Survived by three stepchildren and relatives. Burial in Adak.
John Booth Hunting a former Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday in Denver following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Jane and three daughters Anne Suzanne and Joan of Denver and by his sister Marian T Hunting of Cedar Rapids. Services are Tuesday at 4 p.m. at St Johns Cathedral Denver with burial there.
John N Bishop of Olivet Presbyterian Church was laid to rest at 1 30 p.m. Monday with graveside services at Rowley cemetery at 2 45 p.m. Reverend Francis King officiated. Margaret Gray was memorialized Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Teahen chapel with Reverend Larry Johnson of First Presbyterian Church presiding. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial.
Mrs. Lovelace, longtime office manager in the county office, says she was told she would be terminated by Feb. 16. She alleges the firing came from political motives despite her 25 years of service and Republican registration. Supervisor William Martin says the move ties to consolidating zoning and building permit duties to streamline enforcement.
A six county probation program will start by March 1 focusing on pre trial release and supervision. Linn county acts as administrative agent with $165000 annual cost funded by federal sources and in kind services. The plan covers Linn Benton Tama Jones Iowa and Johnson counties and expands probation services beyond state parolees.
Four feet five inch, 80 pound boy with dark brown hair and hazel eyes has vanished near Cedar Rapids. He wore a light blue quilted parka striped maroon jeans and chukka boots. Civil Defense helicopter and Civil Air Patrol joined the search alongside Mt. Vernon police, Boy Scouts, church groups, fire department, and utility crews from Bechtel and Iowa Electric.
Oberthien said he first wanted to confer with Faches before commenting, signaling cautious handling of the police chief matter.
Washington business leaders warned the Phase 3 price wage controls require swift action against early violations. At a Chamber of Commerce conference, officials said some will push the limits while labor demands rise. James W. McLane described broad rules, likening enforcement to supervising a teenager at her date.
Governor Robert Ray said information from state investigators will be available to potential plaintiffs in lawsuits after a cafe, hardware store, and jewelry shop were destroyed by blasts in Des Moines. Heath Co of Boston is sifting debris to salvage gas appliances and fittings as IPS seeks to reconstruct the interior gas system.
Ehrlichman said Nixon can impound funds by vetoing an appropriation on grounds of cost and rely on a congressional override by two thirds in both chambers. He argued the President welcomes congressional input on domestic policy and is not seeking to usurp authority. A Senate showdown looms as it tackles bills Nixon vetoed after adjournment.
Sources say negotiators described as foreseen by the Paris agreement progress on a number of procedural points. They will meet again on Wednesday to decide on the level frequency and venue while pledging to work toward a speedy national reconciliation.
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