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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1973

Page

3

Weather and city notices from a February update

The report lists daily high temperatures, overnight lows, and precipitation across multiple cities including Atlanta Miami Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Phoenix Houston Seattle Los Angeles Washington and more. It also shows barometer readings humidity wind data sunrise and sunset times, and year-to-date totals with February normals. The piece moves through February 6 1972 activities including legislative actions and local notices of births and fines from court actions with numerous names and addresses.

Atlanta Miami Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago N. Orleans Denver New York Phoenix Houston Seattle L. Angeles Washington

Bank Bandits Loot Holyoke Bank for 297350

Two men dressed as Brink's guards robbed the Holyoke National Bank and escaped with 297 350. Police recovered a station wagon tied to the crime and suspected two getaway cars stolen from nearby Palmer. Officials say the heist coincided with a Brink's truck pickup.

Holyoke Mass UPI Brink Holyoke National Bank Palmer

Woman to keep Margay like pet amid legal action

A Paraguayan woman defends Blondi the cat, claiming she bought it before Margays were endangered and asks for public clarity. Authorities may fine her up to 5000 dollars while arranging Blondi’s transfer to the national zoo in Washington. Ranger Rudolph Sweitzer notes France’s black market for Margay pelts.

Blondi Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary School Asuncion Margay Ranger Thomas Rudolph Sweitzer National Zoo Washington Woodacres France United States

Site Purchase Rejected by Iowa Highway Commission

The Iowa state highway commission rejected a staff recommendation to buy land in Cedar Rapids for I 380 construction after a closed session debate. Gordon Sweitzer urged executive discussion over real estate negotiations, but the commission voted down the purchase.

Deaths and local civic notes flow in Cedar Rapids area

Obituary notes Bruce Alan Bilton 47 of 1432 Yuma Drive NW Cedar Rapids died at home. Born February 8 1925 in Royal Oak Michigan he was a Quaker Oats employee WWII veteran 32nd degree Mason Elks member married to Patricia Beastrom since 1946. Survived by wife three daughters two brothers a sister and parents. Services Teahen Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Wake Friday 7:30 p.m. with call after 5 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday. The meeting covered Teamsters land purchase negotiations with commission members dissenting on executive session legality. Discussions included six acres and a $325000 price, multiple appraisals, possible condemnation, and ongoing negotiations. Cedar Rapids area right-of-way acquisitions and road projects including U.S. 30 grading and 1-380 interchanges received approvals and bids from several contractors. Relocation assistance approved for six parties totaling $9005.39.

Bruce Alan Bilton Yuma Drive Royal Oak Mich Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats Co Elks Club Patricia Beastrom Barbara Ann Frederick Janssen Dubuque Beth Alan Robert A. Bilton Lexington Robert S. Bilton Dearborn Arthur C. Bilton Richmond Jack Haney Teahen Chapel Gary Krapfl Mt. Calvary Cemetery S. DeWayne Guernsey Giese Construction Co., Inc Eagle Grove U.S. 30 Iowa 13 Hanson Concrete Co Washington Cramer Brothers Construction Co Des Moines Grimshaw Construction, Inc Winfield

Missing Boy Scout Guy Heckle Sparks Cedar Rapids Search

Deputies probe a telephone tip about 11 year old Guy Heckle missing since Saturday west of Toddville Cedar Rapids area search with bayous and bloodhound continues. California search team to aid. Illinois salesman report under inquiry as hundreds joined the effort amid limited river access due to ice.

Toddville Washington Edgewood Road Cedar Rapids California Walter Grant

Mrs Alva E Knight Dies at 90 in Cedar Rapids

Mrs Estella M Knight 90 of 2261 C street SW Cedar Rapids widow of Alva E Knight and lifelong Linn county resident died Tuesday after a long illness Born Bertram July 31 1882 married Chicago June 21 1926 Member First Church of Christ Scientist No immediate survivors Services Beatty Beurle chapel 1 30 p m Thursday burial Wilcox cemetery Viola Friends may call Beatty Beurle’s after 6 p m Wednesday

Estella M. Knight C Street Alva E. Knight Cedar Rapids Linn County Bertram Chicago First Church of Christ, Scientist Beatty-Beurle Chapel Wilcox Cemetery Viola Beatty-Beurle’s

Cedar Rapids Woman Dies in Bremerton After Brief Illness

Carole J. Church 27 wife of Tom Church formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Bremerton Washington Wednesday after a brief illness Born December 7 1945 in Ma Shalltown married November 23 1968 in Fort Wayne Ind Survived by husband mother June Klima two brothers Jim and Jerry Klima a sister Judy Touney Glidden and grandmother Anna Nekola Cedar Rapids body to be brought to Turner East for services pending

Carole J. Church Tom Church Cedar Rapids Bremerton Wash Mar‘Shalltown Ft. Wayne Ind June Klima Jim Jerry Klima Judy Touney Glidden Anna Nekola Turner East

Memorial and Funeral Services for Local Residents

Memorial services were held for Kate P Beatty Trimble at Bearle chapel with burial at Shiloh Cemetery in Hiawatha. Emma Haci had services at Teahen chapel with burial in Czech National Cemetery. Sara Adeline Franks had services at Turner chapel west with burial in Linwood Cemetery.

Trimble Kate P Beatty- Bearle Chapel Wayne Ryan Free Methodist Church Shiloh Hiawatha Haci Emma Teahen Chapel Paul J. Maguire Czech National Cemetery Franks Sara Adeline Turner Chapel West Kenneth E. Pobuda The Jehovah’s Witnesses Linwood Cemetery

Cease-fire toll rises with new Vietnam casualty report

Losses since the cease-fire began ten days ago include 4 548 Communist troops killed and 145 captured while 3 105 government soldiers and 137 civilians wounded and 811 government troops missing. A delayed Saigon report says a 400 man militia battalion was wiped out by a North Vietnamese force on January 28, the cease-fire start date.

Saigon

Forced Relocations List Tied to 1-380 Construction

The record names individuals and firms forced to move due to the 1-380 project. Amounts cited include Wayne H. Kirchoff $1,823 Leo Fischer $1,906 Hamad A Abdelrahman $390 K C Mersch Well and Pump Co. $44,292.89 Clarence E McFar ridge $535.50 and Jesse O Mumma $58.

Wayne H. Kirchoff Leo Fischer Hamad A. Abdelrahman K. C. Mersch Well and Pump Co Clarence E. McFar Jesse O. Mumma

Waterloo Pastor Faces Contempt Hearing Over May Sit-In

A contempt citation request is set for February 15 in Cedar Rapids municipal court against Rev. Leonard Williams of Waterloo. Williams, convicted last month of criminal trespass for a May sit-in at the Waterloo Community School District building, refuses to pay a $100 fine. The Black Hawk county attorney filed the contempt action after the protest by Waterloo Black residents over materials they deemed insulting to blacks.

Cedar Rapids Leonard Williams Waterloo Williams Waterloo Community School Black Hawk County

Bus crash survivor recalls scene and losses

Anita Martinez, a school dropout planning to return to school, spoke about a bus crash in which her brothers were among the injured. A crying girl identified a dead child as her brother, and Debbie Lynn Frausto and another sibling were among the victims.

Anita Martinez Debbie Lynn Frausto

Minnesota Firm Is Highest Bidder on Oak Hill Land

Dan J. Brutger Inc of St. Cloud was named apparent high bidder for two Oak Hill parcels for FHA subsidized elderly and low income housing. Brutger bid 73175 to construct 108 units, with final action by city council after reviews by Oak Hill Liaison Committee and Cedar Rapids Urban Renewal board.

St. Cloud Brutger HUD FHA Chesapeake Ruben Oak Hill Manor Darwin Ruth Lynner Des Moines J. R. Stewart Construction Co Kansas City Park Village Associates Chicago

Cedar Rapids Woman Found Guilty in Cedar Rapids Robbery

A Linn district court jury found Susan Raker guilty of robbery with aggravation in the November 23 incident at Marshall Cross in Center Point. Evidence centered on statements to police about calls to two men who allegedly committed the crime. Sentencing pending background review. potential 25 year term.

Susan Raker Marshall Cross Center Point Cedar Rapids Linn District Court Miss Baker Cross Bureau of Adult Corrections

Doolin Trial On State Charge Continued To April 23

Aaron Doolin, 21, of Cedar Rapids, faces a state murder count in the slaying of Deputy U.S. Marshal Dick McKinney last July 20. The trial was moved to Johnson County District Court and rescheduled from February 20 to April 23. Judge Robert Osmundson granted the continuance jointly by the state and defense due to a pending federal trial, which recently ended with a hung jury and no date set for a retrial.

Robert Osmundson Ronald A. Huston Frankie Didley Raher Phil J. Scolaro Annabelle Sedlak Robert Dehaan Karen H. Gamble Lumir J. Honzik Robert L. Pike Cedar Rapids Linda D. Jensen Margaret A. Farrell Garry L. Zalesky Rich A. Calkins Marion Dale G. Travis Mr. Vernon Richard O. Young Springville Estel C. Ketchum Vera Anne Grow Aaron Doolin U.S Dick McKinney Johnson County

Egyptian Aide Hafez Ismail Leaves for Moscow Talks

Cairo AP reports Hafez Ismail, security adviser to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, departed for Moscow to discuss the latest Middle East developments with Soviet leaders.

Moscow Cairo Hafez Ismail Anwar Sadat Middle East

Also Mentioned on This Page

National Weather Service New Orleans Central Rockies Ohio Valley Tennessee Valley Gulf Coast Southwest Plains Mississippi Valley North Atlantic States Daily Record C. R. Weather Gazette Legislature Senate House Iowa Drug Abuse Authority Donald Biedenbach Eighteenth Street St. Luke's Jerry Shramek Fourth Avenue William Reyhons A Avenue David Floyd Yellow Pine Drive Joseph Haugh Newhall Margaret L Darrel A. Schmidt Bernita Viola George Kenneth Stewart Lois Marie Charles John Hanson Barbara B Fred L. Bjornson Carolyn L Patrick L. Kelly Lydia R Thomas K. Stark John Vinson Mercedes Mary Nash Kevin D Debra J. Enos Mary C Robert F. Wilson Patricia Ann Terry Lee Schurtz Ronald and Rebecca Virkovsky Marston Thirty-fifth Street Drive Second Avenue Fourth Avenue SE First Avenue Carol Collman Crandall Drive Donald Ribble Nassau Street Jane Haigh Thirty-sixth Street Philip Kuhn Merlin Schmidt Victor Jewell Peel Drinkward Street Lloyd Waddle Tower Terrace James Mauro Montrose Hotel Stanley Drakos Elmhurst Drive Joan Bevins G Avenue Anthony Baronowski N Avenue Becky Long Clayton Putnam F Avenue Douglas Havlik Twenty Third Street David McGowen Schaeffer Michael Blazek Central Drive Sharon Domine J Street Anthony Baronowski, Jr Louis Houtzager Williams Boulevard Herbert John Memorial Drive Melvin Paup E Avenue Andre Belanger Fourteenth Street Donna Bogner Briarwood John Mahoney Thirty Fourth Street Michael Zimmerman O Avenue Jean Beenblossom Old Marion Road Lee Scaoon Starry Drive Alberta Alderson Reinbeck Dale Wichman Ralph Brenneman McGowen Boulevard Deborah Herdlicka Medford Lane Michael Deitz Peggy Cherveny George Smith Avenue Raymond Baker Bowling Street Alfred Trumper Knollcrest Drive Daniel Simpson Fifth Avenue Karen Matus Keith Drive Marcia Re Xreat John Murphy Richard Dusil Kathleen Anderson Woodland Drive Max Hahn Robert Stougard Sixth Street Lonnie Foster Alvin Faber Westpark Trailer Court Timothy Wilson Karen Keller Langdon Avenue William Tuecke Gary Robison Iowa Tipton Fay S. Merritt St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Rosary Sheets and Son Tama Laura Darby North English Harrison’s Hrabak’s. Evansdale Henry A. Nagel Chapel of Memorial West Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee Okla City Omaha St. Louis Fair Sioux Falls Coralville Center Pt. Rd N.E Commission Gordon Sweitzer Rigler Bruce A. Bilton Robert Rigler New Hampton William Gray Harry Reed Winterset Reed General Commission Gray Sweitzer Teamsters Jules ‘Busker Sioux City Robert H. South Guy Heckle Howard Heckle Forty Eighth Street Guy Illinois Grant Sheriff's Office Cedar River Mrs Solon John E Lapes 3Rd Ave Minnesota Oak Hill Land By Dale Kueter Chesapeake Development Corp Nate Ruben Twelfth and Fourteenth Avenues Eleventh and Fifteenth Streets Pierson Ellis Blvd Doolin Most St Valentine Shell Dial
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