Weather Roundup and State Legislative Actions Summary
Temperatures across cities and a dry outlook dominate the page. Extended forecast calls for colder nights and teens to start, with highs in the 20s to low 30s and minimal precipitation. The state legislature convenes, debating a spending cut plan, budget gaps, and judicial discipline amendments, with several appointments confirmed and bills introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Robert Ray
Arnold Reeve
Des Moines
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Highway Commission
Stanley R. Barber
Wellman
Robert J. Beecher
Creston
State Board of Public Instruction
Elwyn H. Hemken
Blairsburg
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Quake toll rises as repairs begin in San Fernando area
The $23.5 million hospital was demolished claims a spokesman while $47.5 million in freeway and road damage is reported. Crews restore water gas and electric service as 9 500 phones go out near Van Norman lake. San Fernando suffers water shortages as city wells fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
van Norman Lake
San Fernando Valley
San Diego
Want Ads: Convenient, Inexpensive Help Wanted
Classifieds note that want ads offer quick assistance for tasks and services at low cost. Readers see easy placement, broad reach, and practical results for personal and business needs.
E J Lee Dies After Short Illness In Cedar Rapids
E J Lee a Cedar Rapids resident since 1926 died Wednesday after a short illness. Born April 30 1901 in Chicago he married Feb 9 1935 there. He was general agent for Canadian National Grand Truck Lines and held multiple civic roles including Elks club and transportation groups. Services 2 p m Friday at St Matthew's Church with burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Brady mortuary after 2 p.m. Thursday.
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E. J. Lee
Country Club Parkway SE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Canadian National Grand Truck Lines
Chamber of Commerce
Trafffic Bureau
Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Mary C Hembera 79 Cedar Rapids resident dies after short illness
Mary C Hembera 79 of 1010 F Avenue NW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a short illness She was born December 25 1891 in Czechoslovakia married Joseph Hembera December 31 1913 in Cedar Rapids She leaves a daughter Mary L Hayek a son Joseph J Hembera seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren Private services 1 pm Saturday at the Chapel of Memories Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home after 1 pm Friday and at the chapel after 12 15 pm Saturday Casket will not be opened
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Hembera
F Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Hembera
Mary L. Hayek
Joseph J. Hembera
San Diego
Calif
Donald T. Caspers
Lovely Lane United Methodist’ Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Obituaries for Milo Reif and Paul Lubbock in Illinois
Milo J. Reif died Wednesday in Chicago at age 70. Survived by two sisters and a brother in Cedar Rapids. Services Saturday at Neilson funeral home in Chicago and cremation there. Paul H. Lubbock died Thursday in Evergreen Park at about 61. Survived by sister Roberta Lubbock of Cedar Rapids. Services and burial in Evergreen Park.
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Milo J. Reif
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Sedlacek
E. L. Serovy
E. C. Reif
Neilson
Paul H. Lubbock
Evergreen Park
Ill
Roberta Lubbock
Funeral services and burials at Cedar Memorial
Funeral notices list Lacina and Henry Louis Schlesselman with services at Chapel of Memories and Turner Chapel East. Lacina’s service is at 11 a.m. Saturday with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Schlesselman’s service is at 10:30 a.m. Friday. burial also in Cedar Memorial. Boyd’s service occurred Thursday at Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial. Rev. Leonard of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church officiated. Friends may call until 10 a.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlesselman
Henry Louis
Turner Chapel
W. R. Ehlert
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Boyd
Stephen
Chapel of Memories
William P. Leonard
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Apollo 14 Crew Returns to American Soil
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell left the recovery carrier USS New Orleans and flew by helicopter to American Samoa after 11 days in space. They emerged from quarantine van for the landing and first steps on American soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss New Orleans
APS
Alan Shepard
Stuart Roosa
Edgar Mitchell
American Samoa
Paving Awarded for 15 South of Dubuque Route
AMES Quad-City Construction Co won a 1.37 million contract Thursday to pave 8.7 miles of highway 151 south of Dubuque. Plans call for completing the remaining segment to Cascade by June with hopes the entire project opens to traffic later this year. The award is part of a 17 million package including bridges for Interstate 35 in Hamilton county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames — Quad-City Construction Co
Dubuque
Highway Commission
Keith Davis
Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Hamilton County
L. L. Pelling Co
Iowa City
Dubuque Street
Benton County
Schmidt Construction
Winfield
Norway
Winneshiek County
Winnebago Construction Co
Mason City
Yellow River
Castalia
Linn County
Tri-state Paving Co
Viola
Whittier
Morgan Construction Co
Ft. Dodge
Lawmakers Clash Over Abortion Amendments In House
Debate centers on residency and time limits for abortion, with Moffitt supporting a 60 day residency and 20 week cutoff, while rivals push stricter or hospital only rules. Closest votes defeat substitutes and free material proposals, highlighting partisan divides on reproductive policy.
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Moffitt
House
Judiciary Committee
Protests erupt across cities amid war demonstrations
Police reported a protester in satisfactory condition after clashes as winds thinned marchers from 4000 to under 500. In Baltimore about 300 marched from Ware Memorial to Hopkins Plaza with injuries to officers. Chicago hosted a rally and march at the Dirksen Federal Building. Northwestern Evanston held a war crimes trial of Nixon with an effigy burned. New Haven saw 150 protesters on the green. Seattle hosted a 1000 student rally, while earlier 10,000 marched from campus to downtown last May.
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Iey
Baltimore
Ware Memorial Auditorium
Hopkins Plaza
Dirksen Federal Building
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston
Nixon
New Haven
Conn
Cambodia
University of Washington
Seattle
North Vietnamese Deputy Premier Heads to Hanoi
Deputy Premier Le Thanh Nhui of North Vietnam departed Moscow after days of talks with Soviet leaders, heading to Hanoi to resume discussions on pending bilateral issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
le Thanh Nhui
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Holiday Schedule for Washington and Lincoln Birthdays
City offices operate on holiday schedules for Lincoln and Washington birthdays with Friday and Monday closures. Refuse crews work Friday and take Monday off. next week pickups shift one day with Friday routes covered Saturday. Linn county offices close Friday and Monday. sheriff sale on courthouse steps Monday. Federal offices open Friday, closed Monday. post offices work Friday with holiday Monday. liquor stores closed Friday and Monday. Cedar Rapids library keeps Friday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Linn County
Federal Building
Iowa Commission Backing 65-Foot Double-Bottom Trucks
Iowa highway commissioners signal support for lifting limits to 65 foot double-bottom trucks with a 45 foot maximum on any single trailer unit. Formal review set for March 3. staff favors 65 foot trucks if trailer length is capped. Chairman Derby Thompson abstains due to conflict with his Burling ton transport business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames — Highway Commission
Iowa
Commission
Carl Schach
Schach
Derby Thompson
Burlington
Thompson
Helicopter Shootdown Kills Vietnamese Crew and Passengers
An aerial attack kill list includes Huet and Burrows among journalists aboard, with Kent Potter and others on a Vietnam era mission. A second South Vietnamese helicopter was shot down with four crewmen killed. passenger status unknown.
Hazel Rekindles Old Flame Then Chooses Right Path
Hazel decides her first choice was correct after rekindling an old flame. The color TV fun airs at 6 PM Thursday on KCRG TV Channel 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
Kcrg-Tv
Regents clash over student demands at board meeting
University of Iowa regents hear student demands amid tension. Regent Quarton and others oppose time for the rap session while a student group pledges nationwide support. A mass rally was planned at noon as the dispute over ROTC and campus military ties continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Willard Boyd
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Beller
Quarton
Ned Perrin
Mapleton
H. Rand Peterson
Harlan
Youth Arrested for Cedar Rapids Breakin Case
A 13 year old Cedar Rapids boy was charged in connection with the February 8 breakin at the Ann McIntosh residence on Seventeenth Street NE. A combination record player radio and many records were taken, valued at 307 dollars. police recovered the items. The youth was processed by the youth bureau and released to his parents, with the case referred to the probation office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ann McIntosh
Seventeenth Street
Youth Bureau
No Bomb Panic Ends as Gasoline Ice Melt Ignites
Citizens feared a bomb in Iowa City after a gas explosion from poured gasoline on ice near Ralston Creek. Sewer workers ignited the liquid to melt ice, producing a loud blast but causing no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Highway Official Questions Low-Lead Gas Switch
Iowa Highway Commission members clash over moving to low or no lead gasoline. Commissioner Koert Voorhees of Cedar Falls doubts the change without more study, as the panel sets a March 10 bid process for alternate fuels. Governor Ray pushes agency adoption while officials note Iowa may be unique in considering a full switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Koert Voorhees
Cedar Falls
Voorhees
Highway Commission
Robert Ray
Commission
Joseph Coupal, Jr
Coupal
Commission Service Department
Iowa
Man Shot at Ex-Wife's Home In Break-In Alarm
Larry Schatz, 24, was wounded in the right arm at the home of his ex-wife Charlotte at 932 Twentieth Avenue SW. Police say Schatz attempted to break in and Charlotte fired through the door with a .22 rifle, injuring him. Investigation worsens with county attorney review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Schatz
Mercy Hospital
Twentieth Avenue SW
Schatz
Charlotte
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Roger Wheeler
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James Heitzman
Tower Terrace
Larry James
Wellington Street
Bruce Balgeman
Oakland Road
Chris Stolz
Mr. Vernon
Francis Pietan
Sixteenth Street
Edward Nekola
Elberon
Raymond Johnson
Rainbow Boulevard
Hiawatha
Daniel Trimble
Eighth Street
Dick Lindaman
Glass Road
Davenport
Charles A. Gunther III
Gunther
Charles A. Gunther
Park Townecourt
Gale Postel
Eighteenth Street NW
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David J. Barnes
Janice A. Mangold
Dennis D. McClure
Judy E. Seley
James E. Johnson, Jr
Abigail L. Null
Edward McBurney
Nancy Shedek
Springville
Donald W. Cain
Colleen K. Forkner
Alburnett
David M. Carter
Mankato
Minn
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Richard L. Hutchens
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Deborah R. Thompson
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Joe Fisher
Guttenberg
Tuecke’s
Manchester
Mary E. Beardslee
Shelly’s
Tama
Edward Duffy
Mason-Hand
Toledo
Guy C. Miller
Henderson’s
Columbus Junction
C. A. Stephens
United Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg
D. P
Pat” McCune
St. Michael's Church
Holbrook
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Los Angeles
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Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Apollo
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Davis
Rep
Lipsky
John Camp
R-Bryant
Shim
Rep. Pelton
Pelton
Joseph Johnston
Iown City
Terry Christensen
Rkent
Joan Lipsky
State Department of Health
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue S.A
Lincoln
Iowa State Liquor Stores
Indo-China
Regents
Mrs. Peterson
Thomas Louden
Fairfield
Louden
S-T-U-D-E-N-T
Indo- China
C.R. Breakin
Homer
Center Point
Walker
Central City
Wder
Robert Barry
Danbury
First Avenue
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