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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1971

Page

2

Geneva Tower Retirement Complex Nears Completion in Cedar Rapids

Geneva Corp officials report the 13 story Geneva Tower in downtown Cedar Rapids is set for completion and initial occupancy in midsummer. Built entirely with federal funds, the $3 million building will offer up to 250 units for residents 62 and over with various income limits and a market rate option.

Geneva Corp Geneva Tower Cedar Rapids Northeast Iowa Fifth Avenue SE Hiland

City Briefs Highlight Hiawatha Award Recipients

List of awardees including Rick Sondag James Carr Don Carr Kevin Smith and many others from Hiawatha with details on related notices such as dean's list recognitions at Wisconsin State University Eau Claire and college honors at Simpson College Saint Teresa. Also notes for office space ad trucking and local notices.

Hiawatha Rick Sondag James Don Carr Kevin Smith Steve Rick Krusie Bob Schultz Scott Clark Mark Anema Kevin Hamdorf Darryl Kress Greg Gibson David Hein Mike Wheeler Jeff Johnson Mark Classon Robbie Labs Mark Parks Mark Pashan Ron VanHoeck Rick Hagelburg Doug Walker Jerry Livingston John Freeman Mark West Steve Warkins John Heit Susanne Torrence Paul F. Kuby Thirty-second Street Wisconsin State University Eau Claire Wis Sandra Divota Dalewood Avenue Karen Larson Meadowbrook Drive Kathleen Musel Second Avenue Pamela Tschirgi Vine Avenue College of Saint Teresa Winona Minn

Mentholatum MPO Hemorrhoid Ointment Ad Claim

An advertisement touts relief for hemorrhoids with a five fold claim. The Mentholatum Company presents M P O Medicated Pile Ointment as a temporary solution. It promises fast pain and itch relief, shrinking swollen tissues, fighting infection, aiding healing, and lubrication for easier bowel movements.

Mentholatum Company M.P.O

Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Applicants Interviewed By Council

Cedar Rapids city council interviewed seven candidates for fire chief on Monday. Announcement of the appointment was expected Wednesday. The seven who passed both oral and written civil service exams are Edsel R. McMickle Derald A. Carter Herman M Frueh Jr William T McAllen Vernon C Caine Thomas D Phelps and James E Harris. The post opened after Fire Chief Jesse Hunter retired last fall with Assistant Chief McAllen serving as acting chief.

Cedar Rapids Fire Department Edsel R. McMickle Derald A. Carter Herman M.frueh, Jr William T. McAllen Vernon C. Caine Thomas D. Phelps James E. Harris Jesse Hunter McAllen

Burglar Alarm Leads To Arrests Of Four Juveniles

Four adolescents were charged after a 3:30 am incident when a burglar alarm at a Bloomington street laundry sounded. Juvenile Officer Tom Crowley reported arrests in the area. all four faced liquor possession charges. An additional charge arose for a Riverside youth after further investigation. a pop machine was forcibly opened.

Iowa City Tom Crowley Bloomington Street Riverside

Combat drive looms as Vietnam troop withdrawal hinted

The article reports Vietnam Republic forces preparing to withdraw from Lao territory with no timetable given. Some 20,000 Saigon troops massed along the border since Jan 30 for the drive. North Vietnamese attacks surge across Indo China, with eleven Americans killed or wounded in South Vietnam and heavy fighting near Phnom Penh. Meo tribes repel sappers at the CIA site near Sam Thong while Laotian forces evacuate Sam Thong ahead of a new dry season push by communist forces.

Thon Republic of Vietnam Saigon Laos Indo-China South Vietnam Phnom Penh Cambodia CIA Sam Thong Plain of Jars

Youth Pleads Guilty in Assault Charge

Andrew Gaal 19 of 1700 Fifteenth Avenue SE pled guilty in municipal court to assault and battery. He received a 30 day suspended sentence after information filed by Anna M. Brown stated he assaulted her on August 27.

Andrew Gaal Fifteenth Avenue SE Anna M. Brown

Child Support Case Brings Jail Term

Elory Taylor age 43 of 610 Second Street SW pled guilty in municipal court to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He received a 30 day suspended sentence after being charged with failure to support three minor children.

Elory Taylor Second Street

False ADC Claims Bring Jail Term

Florence Cullinan pled guilty in municipal court to fraudulent acts. She received a three month suspended sentence after admitting to making false ADC claims and being charged with giving false information at 1232 Harold Drive SE.

Florence Cullinan Harold ‘Drive SE

False Statements to Obtain Aid to Dependent Children Funds

A detailed April 1969 case involves charges for submitting false statements to secure Aid to Dependent Children funds. The proceeding names the defendant and outlines the alleged misrepresentations, authorities say, with the outcome pending a court decision.

Mt Vernon Man Gets Suspended Sentence

Allan R. Randall, 18, Mt. Vernon, pled guilty in municipal court to driving while intoxicated. He received a six month suspended sentence after Marion police arrested him August 21 for erratic driving on Seventh Avenue.

Allan R. Randall Mt. Vernon Marion Seventh Avenue

Federal plan urged to shield navigable waters and curb noise

A statement called for federal standards to regulate discharges of hazardous substances into waters and proposed a pesticide registration scheme designating general restricted use or use by permit. It urged Congress to pass comprehensive noise pollution control legislation enabling federal noise standards for transportation construction and other equipment.

Congress

Solon Urges Probe Over Abortion Policy At University Hospitals

Iowa state senator John Tapscott called for a legislative probe if the attorney general does not act on abortions performed at University hospitals. The dispute centers on the hospital’s therapeutic abortion policy as lawmakers debate bills to liberalize the statute, with Doderer defending doctors and urging restraint while Tapscott criticizes the current approach.

Senate Tapscott

Want ads do more things for more people fast and cheap

Classifieds promise broad reach and quick results with economical rates. Ads highlight speed and flexibility for sellers and job seekers alike, aiming to connect readers with products, services, and opportunities efficiently.

Clarence J McNamara dies after Prairieburg residency

Clarence J. McNamara 67 of Prairieburg died Sunday in a Monti cello hospital. Born May 27 1903 in Anamosa he married Katherine Henry who died in 1948. Surviving children include Rita Haas Coggan and six others, plus 44 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Requiem mass Wednesday at 10 am at St Joseph Prairieburg with burial at St Joseph cemetery Prairieburg. Rosary Monday and Tuesday at Murdoch chapel Central City.

Prairieburg Clarence J. McNamara Monticello Anamosa Manchester Katherine Henry Cedar Rapids Central City St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Rita Haas

Fires Raze Barn as Blaze Destroys Livestock

A Davenport barn fire destroyed 80 hogs, 19 sheep, three calves, eight lambs, three steers, and 500 bales of hay after a heating lamp sparked the blaze. Tenants Mr and Mrs Wallace Kracklio were awakened by a glow in the barn window. Firefighters fought the two hour blaze and reported it confined to a second floor room. Fred Knief hospitalized in Cedar Falls for smoke inhalation and burns over 75 percent of his body at Sartori hospital, Iowa City.

Versity Hospitals Iowa City Fred Knief Sartori Hospital Cedar Falls Davenport Wallace Kracklio Kracklio

Mt Etna erupts in dramatic lava flow over Sicily

Mt Etna belched smoke and ashes in a fiery display visible from the Italian mainland Sunday night. Lava cascaded down its slopes while authorities assured there was no imminent danger.

Catania Sicily UPI Mt. Etna

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