Iowa Weather and Legislative Notes From Daily Record
The Iowa outlook calls for warmer temperatures Friday through Sunday with highs from the 30s northeast to the 40s southwest and minimal precipitation. The report lists city temperatures, barometer readings, and humidity, plus a brief legislative recap of the Feb. 9 session, including beer in alcoholic beverage definitions and a criminal trespass bill. Detailing local notices, traffic fines, and incidents follow, with several birth notices and name changes reported.
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Chicago
Denver
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Iowa
Iowa Liquor Commission
Quake Toll Grows After Sylmar Disaster Racks Hospitals
Rescue teams battled debris in the Sylmar quake aftermath as Olive View hospital suffered extensive damage with multiple deaths. A temporary morgue was set up as hopes fade for patients trapped in the collapsed facility.
Jury Reports a Verdict Possible In Berry Case
The Berry murder trial foreman said a verdict could be reached after extended deliberations. The jury had deliberated from Monday evening to Wednesday morning with the defendant James L. Berry Jr. accused of shooting Clarence Yarborough in Center Junction last June.
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Berry
James L. Berry, Jr
Marvin L. White
Linn
B. J. Maxwell
Clarence S. Yarborough
Center Junction
Yarborough
Jones County
Obituaries and Rosary Notices From Area Churches
Calmar Mrs Donald Dondersitt 38 services Friday 11:30 at St Aloysius Rosaries Wednesday Thursday at Frenchs. Festina Miss Frances Elsb ernd 78 services Saturday 11 at St Marys Visitation Thursday after 2 Rosaries Thursday Friday at 8 Frenchs Calmar Traer Roy M Keller 68 services Thursday 1:30 Congregational Ericksons Marengo Mrs Mona Cooney 72 services Friday 9:30 St Patrick Catholic Rosary Thursday 8 Hoover Valentines Central City Nancy A Sweet 35 services Friday 1:30 St Joseph Prairieburg Wake service 8 Wednesday Rosary 8 Thursday Murdochs Springville Robert H McShane 70 services Friday 1:30 Presbyterian Murdochs calling after 11 Thursday Mt Vernon Wayne Noble 19 services Friday 2 Federated church Lisbon Bakers Chapel Mt Vernon friends may call
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne Noble
Federated Church
Lisbon
Baxter’s
Los Angeles Quake Leaves City Scant Damage Yet Wide Aftermath
The 1950s quake height limit changes allowed 40 story buildings and up. Officials said thousands suffered damage though most buildings remained intact. Insurance coverage is limited for quake losses and standard homeowner policies exclude quake damage. Utilities were largely restored and downtown traffic resumed as workers assessed damage. Major spillover affected liquor stores groceries and libraries with cleanup efforts led by volunteers at the central library.
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Los Angeles
Obituary for 9 month old Steven Boyd
Steven Boyd aged 9 months son of Mr and Mrs David L Boyd of 1320 Havenue NE died Wednesday after a long illness He was born May 3 1970 in Cedar Rapids Survived by his parents a brother Brian paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Larry Boyd Cedar Rapids maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Loren Jacobson Jr Chicago paternal great grandfather Oren Boyd Cedar Rapids maternal great grandmothers Mrs Jeffery W Boogie Detroit Lakes Minnesota and Mrs Loren Jacobson Port Charlotte Florida Services 9 30 am Thursday at the Chapel of Memories Rev William P Leonard of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home after 5 pm Wednesday and at the chapel after 8 am Thursday Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Steven Boyd
David L. Boyd
Havenue
Cedar Rapids
Brian
Larry Boyd
Loren Jacobson, Jr
Chicago
Oren Boyd
Jeffery W. Boogie
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Loren Jacobson
Port Charlotte
Fla
William P. Leonard
The
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Death Notice for Henry L Schlesselman Cedar Rapids Resident
Henry Louis Schlesselman 1310 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Wednesday after a short illness born April 3 1887 in PoweSheik County He was a retired carpenter survived by wife Amelia Knock two sons Irvin M Cedar Rapids Clifford H Glendale California four grandchildren six brothers Ludie William Victor Frederick W Cedar Rapids Charles Skinny Swisher George College Station Texas and John Schlesselman Williamsburg three sisters Ann Lohman Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada Elizabeth Wehrle Wellman Emma Schroeder Cedar Services Turner Chapel East at a time to be announced Friends may call at Turner East after 11 am Thursday
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Henry Louis Schlesselman
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Powesheik County
Amelia Knock
Irvin M
Clifford H
Glendale
Calif
Ludie
William
Victor
Frederick W
Charles
Swisher
George
College Station
Texas
John Schlesselman
Williamsburg
Ann Lohman
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Elizabeth Wehrle
Wellman
Emma Schroeder
Turner Chapel East
Turner East
Cedar Rapids Woman 80 Dies. Rites Planned Saturday
Mrs Louis Lacina 80 of Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly Wednesday. Born February 22 1890 in Kamenne Se Valley Bohemia she married Louis Lacina in Marion August 22 1917. She leaves husband daughter Helen Chicago sister Amalie Rejman and brother Frank Laznicka Czechoslovakia. Funeral 11 am Saturday Chapel of Memories Lovely Lane Methodist with viewing Cedar Memorial Cemetery burial.
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Louis Lacina
Cedar Rapids
Kamenne Sealiste
Bohemia
Marion
Chicago
Amalie Rejman
Frank Laznicka
Czechoslovakia
Chapel of Memories
Donald Caspers
Lovely Lane Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Obituary notices list services for several individuals
Richard John Mittman Loren Milo Hullinger Thomas Chester Sturgeon Infant Ingels and Wade cases show funeral times chapels and cemeteries. Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids Linwood Silver Creek are named, with services set at Beatty Bearle Brush chapels and Cedar Memorial funeral home handling arrangements. Burial locations include Cedar Memorial Linwood and Silver Creek cemeteries.
Bus collision kills 34 near Bangkok
A head on bus crash 80 miles east of Bangkok killed 34 people and injured 80 others on Tuesday. The accident involved two passenger buses and prompted emergency responses.
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Bangkok
Obituary Notice for David F. Kasak
Cedar Rapids resident from 1954 to 1958 David F Kasak died in Springfield Illinois on Tuesday at age 30. Survivors include mother Lenore Miller of Norway two sisters Charlotte Longfellow and Patricia Roushar in Cedar Rapids and Vinton a brother James in Marion and grandmother Stella Ellingson of New Shall. Services Saturday at Warlein funeral home in Austin Minnesota with burial at Bohemian cemetery in Austin.
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David F. Kasak
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Ill
Iowa
Lenore Miller
Norway
Charlotte Longfellow
Patricia Roushar
Vinton
James
Marion
Stella Ellingson
Newshall
Warlein Funeral Home
Austin
Minn
Bohemian Cemetery
Council Approves Truck Purchases
Cedar Rapids city council on Wednesday approved the streets department to buy five trucks from International Harvester Co for 22 750 dollars. The price includes a trade-in allowance on three 1963 vehicles and International Harvester submitted the low quotation.
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Cedar Rapids
Streets Department
International Harvester Co
International Harvester
Ray Promises Iowa Help to Californians
Des Moines Governor Ray extends aid to Californians left homeless or injured by the Los Angeles earthquake. In a telegram to Governor Reagan he voiced Iowa’s sincere concern and urged contact with the Iowa Governor’s Office if ways to assist exist.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Third Man Seeks Cedar Rapids Safety Job Nomination
Joseph A. Frazier, 39, of 510 F Avenue NW, became the third person to obtain nomination petitions for Cedar Rapids public safety commissioner. Earlier applicants were Delmer A. Duffy of 215 Broadmore Road NW and Thomas L. Gardner of 2611 A Avenue NE.
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Joseph A. Frazier
F Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Delmer A. Duffy
Broadmore Road
Thomas L.gardner
A Avenue
Seventh Routing of North 1 380 Studied
Iowa highway officials study a seventhAlternate line for Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Chief Engineer Gunnerson says the diagonal route from Hiawatha to Waterloo’s southern edge would cross the Cedar River three times. The study delays a final alignment recommendation to late April or May.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Howard Gunnerson
Hiawatha
Cedar River
Gunnerson
Break-ins Hit Local Service Stations
About 400 dollars in tools and 35 dollars in change were stolen in a Tuesday night break in at Rex's Gulf service station on Center Point road NE. Two other stations were burglarized that night Jim's Mobil on Second avenue SE reported 12 dollars in cash missing while Shorty's Gulf on First avenue SE was entered with blank checks and 80 dollars in change and bills taken.
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Rex
Gulf Service Station
Center Point Road
Jim’s Mobil
Second Avenue SE
Shorty
First Avenue SE
1970 Activities of Cedar Rapids Rights Agency Outlined
The Cedar Rapids human rights commission reported 39 discrimination complaints in 1970, with 18 in employment and 9 in housing. Seven cases showed probable cause and were settled or conciliated. 13 found no probable cause. The report notes minority employment patterns and city government staffing, led by Chairman Dr. Kingsley Grant and Exec Sec William Cotton.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingsley Grant
Human Rights Commission
William Cotton
First Reaction to Quake Was That Furnace Bursting
Iowan John Donnelly described his initial thought after the Tuesday morning tremor as a furnace blowing up before realizing it was an earthquake in Southern California. The quake caused extensive damage and casualties, with communication struggles hampering contact with the disaster area.
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California
John Donnelly
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Donnelly
The
Gazette
Los Angeles
Culver City
Laos Border Skirmishes Report North Vietnamese Losses
Field reports say helicopters ferried troops across the border into southern Laos pushing past ten thousand fighters. Saigon reports two clashes on Route 9 with 33 North Vietnamese and six South Vietnamese killed. The U.S. confirms a second helicopter shot down in southern Laos with two crewmen wounded, two missing, and four Americans killed in a prior crash.
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Laos
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
U.S
Coe Faces Tuition Gap Amid Budget Shortfall
Coe College president Nussbaum warned of a 400000 deficit as costs rise faster than tuition and gifts. He cited Yale and Columbia as peers facing deficits and aimed to cut the gap by July. He plans increased freshmen recruitment while noting applications remain strong.
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Yale
Columbia
Nussbaum
Hanoi announces April 11 election for 420 seat assembly
Tokyo AP reports North Vietnam will hold a general election for a 420 seat National Assembly on April 11. The official news agency in Hanoi announced the date on Wednesday.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Shepard and crew triumphant in Apollo 14 lunar landing
NASA official George Low hailed Apollo 14 as a complete success after Alan Shepard and crew fulfilled Apollo 13’s mission by collecting rocks at Fra Mauro. He credited Mission Control and the astronauts for overcoming problems and called the flight an absolutely perfect score.
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Housiton
George Low
NASA
Moon
Fra Mauro
Alan Shepard
Low
Mission Control
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