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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1972
Page
3
Local weather data lists Saturday highs 38 and low 30 with precipitation totals for January. Births and deaths across Iowa communities detail new families and obituaries with service times and locations.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover argues that improved law enforcement cannot alone curb rising crime. He urges systemic reforms in justice administration, youth education, and anti crime legislation while highlighting the impact of new technologies like NCIC and electronic fingerprinting on policing effectiveness.
Burglaries report liquor and beer theft at Shack Tavern 2545 Old River road SW with vent entry after removing exhaust fan. cash drawer left intact. Burglars fail to enter Charlie's Restaurant and Lounge 4002 First avenue NE after breaking rear window and padlock. Carolyn Appleby 2279 C street SW reports rifle and shotgun taken from her apartment.
Donald L. Tyne 19 of 1106 avenue NW was charged with failure to have his car under control after his car ran off Glass road NE into a ditch around 3 30. He and 17 year old Diane Bower of 1329 M avenue NE were treated for minor injuries at St Luke's hospital and released.
The Medal of Honor was created in 1861 for the navy and in 1862 for the army, establishing the highest U.S. military decoration.
A Center Point man, 76, listed in fair condition after a two car crash at Washington street and highway 150. Clarence L. Floyd remained in intensive care with head injuries and possible internal injuries. Lavern Townsend of Fairfax drove the southbound car. Townsend's mother, 72, of Anamosa, was treated and released.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co details subscription options. Carriers charge 75 cents per week while mail plans vary by night and Sunday editions and by year, with different rates for other states and territories.
About 4 000 refugees crossed the border on two trains from Bongoan to Jessore with send off speeches by Indian officials. Each family received cooking utensils and two weeks of rations while the Bangladesh government seeks 2.6 billion dollars for relief and rehabilitation with aid planned from India the Soviet Union Poland and East Germany. The Petrapole border was open and customs were waived as Indian soldiers relaxed nearby.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt strolls along a Longboat Key beach near a hotel in Florida. He spends New Year’s Day reading by the pool and walking the shoreline during a seaside vacation.
French entertainer Chevalier rose from Folies Bergere to international fame with film and stage work in Paris London and New York. He toured the United States in 1947 48 and 1951 visa denial cited political reasons. He spoke of aging gracefully and ended a 68 year stage career with a final Champs-Elysees recital in 1968.
Junius M. Kegley 75 of 359 Twenty-seventh Street Drive SE died Friday after a short illness. A certified public accountant, he lived in Cedar Rapids 29 years born August 11 1896 in Monmouth. He married Rebecca Swenson June 24 1919 in Story City. Survived by his wife a son J Colby Kegley Ames three sisters and a grandchild. Services Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with time to be announced. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday and the casket will not be opened after the service. Donations may be made to the Heart fund.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Nicholas Craemer at All Saints Catholic Church Monday at 10 a.m. with burial at Mt. Calvary cemetery. A rosary is planned Sunday at Turner chapel east. William M. Schirm will be buried at Cedar Memorial Cemetery after 1:30 p.m. Monday service at Trinity Lutheran Church. Dr. J Benjamin Purath will be cremated after services at Turner chapel east noon Monday with Crescent lodge. callers may visit Turner east Sunday evening and Monday before noon.
Des Moines Republicans schedule pre session caucuses for January 9 at the Savery hotel. The 1972 session begins January 10 with separate House and Senate caucuses at 7 p.m. and a joint session at 8 p.m. Gov. Robert Ray Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen Speaker William Harbor and GOP State Chairman John McDonald will speak.
The Rev. Norbert Schowalter, 57, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church in Garnavillo for six years, died Friday. Ordained in Rome in 1939, he served as a Navy chaplain in World War II and previously pastored at Lamont. Surviving are five brothers and a sister. Services Monday at 1 a.m. in St. Joseph's church with graveside military rites.
Census data outlines voting patterns by age 18 to 24 and older, with 33 percent of 18 to 20 and 51 percent of 21 to 24 voting in four states in 1968 and 70 percent of those 25 and over. It details race, gender, education, employment, and urban residence among young adults.
Thomas R. Kelly, 20, of 3610 Crestwood Drive SW, held on 110 bond after arrest on assault and battery. A warrant issued by Marion Justice Vince Hart followed information filed by Susan Johnson. She says Kelly struck her in the face Saturday morning after an accident and she was treated at St Luke's Hospital.
New York UPI report cites 363 assaults on officers by enlisted men since January 1970, with 45 killed by explosives. Linden notes rear echelon officers are targeted, linked to stress, discipline, and racial tensions. Heroin use and distrust over combat status amplify violence at bases.
Vandals tipped a large grain truck at the Quaker Oats plant Saturday afternoon damaging the left side. Rick Stickle of Anamosa told police that his father's truck was driven onto a ramp hoist and toppled by the lift.
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