Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1971

Page

3

Weather and notices mix featured in Daily Record page

Daily Record publishes temperatures and precipitation notes for Wednesday and the extended weekend with forecasts in the northwest and southeast. It lists births at St. Luke's and Excelsior and a string of emergency calls and obituaries for Decorah, Plymouth Rock, Manchester, Traer, Monona, Wyoming, Maquoketa, and others with service times.

Overton’s Wyoming George P. Hansen St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Carson’s Maquoketa

Linn County Conervation Board Workers Protest Pay Raise

Linn county conservation board employees filed a grievance Thursday over a two percent cost of living raise for 1971. They allege the county supervisors' five percent boost for other workers exceeds their increase and seek alignment with the broader county pay hike.

Linn Linn County Conservation Board County Board of Supervisors The Conservation Board Harlan Doehrmann Organization of Conservation Board

Mini-16 Suit Moves to Federal Court Over Cedar Rapids Theater License

Mini-16 Inc filed a federal suit after Linn district court declined an injunction to force Cedar Rapids to issue a building permit and theater license for a 16 millimeter venue showing triple X films. Judge Edward J. McManus set a January 20 hearing on a preliminary injunction as the defendant city officials face questions on due process and First Amendment rights.

Mini-16, Inc Linn District Court Cedar Rapids U.S. District Court Edward J. McManus Mini-16 Donald Canney Ed Winter C. A. Frericks Melvin H. Wolf Waterloo Winter Second Avenue SE U.S. Supreme Court Freedman Maryland U.S William Hanson Ft. Dodge Linn District Robert Osmundson Osmundson David McGuire Iowa Supreme Court Court of Equity Iowa Richard L. Davis Des Moines Hanson Ft. Dodge City

Weather Watch: Arctic Cold Grips Central U S

The report describes a prolonged Arctic air mass across the central U S with subfreezing highs and heavy demand for heat. Lincoln residents aided snowbound motorists along I 80 after a Colorado vacation, while Utah and Chicago endure pipe breaks and heat shortages.

Kingston Utah Salt Lake City National Weather Service

Deaths Attributed To Snowstorm And Subfreezing Temps

Several fatalities were linked to the severe snowstorm and record subfreezing temperatures. Officials warned of ongoing dangerous conditions as crews cleared roads and shelters stayed open for vulnerable residents.

Saturday Classes For Many Pupils In NE Iowa

Iowa students in Fayette West Central Maynard Valley High Elgin Clermont and Wadena will attend Saturday classes to make up time lost during the big snow storm. Extreme cold continues with double digit below zero readings across the state and a shifting forecast for snow. The death toll climbs to 31 with Lester Kamine in Winneshiek county possibly from heart attack or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Iowa Fayette West Central Maynard Valley High Elgin Clermont Wadena Lester Kamine Frankville Winneshiek County Kamine

Cold snap comparison in Cedar Rapids

A Cedar Rapids weather recap notes January 7 1970 saw temperatures from 12 below to 2 below at the coldest. By 2 p m Thursday the reading rose to 9 above though night lows were forecast between five and 12 below.

Weather Bureau Cedar Rapids

Chrysler recalls 18 321 cars for two possible defects

Chrysler Corp. recalls 18,321 1971 model year cars in two campaigns. 3,697 Dodge and 8,987 Chrysler Plymouth cars with split back bench seats are called back for inspection of a possible weld in the seat back frame. 2,890 Plymouth and 2,747 Dodge cars with 10 by two and a half inch front brakes are recalled to replace front brake support plates due to a possible defective brake shoe anchor pin. Only 10 cars are thought to be affected.

Detroit UPI Chrysler Corp Dodge Chrysler Plymouth

Thrifty want ads strike deals for readers

A short notice urges readers to place a low cost want ad by dialing 369-1234. The item or service are not specified beyond the ad format. The writing resembles a classified notice encouraging affordable classified listings.

Dial

Jury Sent Home in IE Insurance Case Pending Settlement

A federal trial over damages from a Cedar Rapids boiler explosion paused as settlement talks were ongoing. Iowa Electric Light and Power seeks 228000 beyond 607000 already granted, with Globe Indemnity and three other insurers named. Third party actions against contractors remain unresolved.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Edward J. McManus Iowa Electric Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids Globe Indemnity, Co New York U.S

Iowa Approves 5 Percent Freight Rate Hike for Railways

Des Moines AP Iowa Commerce Commission approves a 5 percent increase in freight rates for five Class I railroads operating in Iowa. Railroads Burlington Northern North Western Illinois Central Rock Island and Milwaukee sought the rise citing higher operating costs. The tariff was suspended for investigation and hearings. rates took effect Saturday.

DES Moines Iowa Iowa Commerce Commission Burlington Northern North Western Illinois Central Rock Island Milwaukee Interstate Commerce Commission Commission

Fragging and discipline in Vietnam draw veteran views

A veteran captain reflects on fragging risk and discipline in Vietnam. He contrasts his 1965 unit’s strict control with current morale issues, noting fewer tasks but more opportunities for lethal violence. Other veterans blame the modern army and societal change for rising disciplinary problems.

Vietnam 14Th Engineers Tingley

Bourguiba Treated for Hepatitis at Walter Reed

President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia is in Walter Reed Army Medical Center undergoing treatment for persistent hepatitis. The visit is described as a medical stay rather than political, with Bourguiba listed as a patient receiving care.

Washington Habib Bourguiba Tunisia Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Telephone leaflet urges end to Vietnam prisoner ban

New England Telephone Co. inserted a January leaflet in bills to over three million customers urging letters to the North Vietnamese government. The Red Cross would list prisoners and arrange mail and aid if allowed to visit U.S. prisoners there.

Boston New England Telephone Co North Vietnam Red Cross U.S

Driver Collapses and Dies After Two-Car Crash

William D. MacKenzie 66 of 368 Park Terrace SE collapsed and died Wednesday afternoon after a minor collision while exchanging insurance information with Mary Ann Haverly 16 of 3340 Henderson Ave SW on Park Terrace near his home. Autopsy planned. he owned W. D. MacKenzie Co Inc interior designers. Services at Turner Chapel East noon Saturday.

William D. MacKenzie Park Terrace SE MacKenzie Mary Ann Haverly Henderson Avenue Park Terrace Miss Haverly

Deaths Mrs William Borschel Cedar Rapids Resident

Mrs. William Borschel widow of William Borschel died in Kinston North Carolina while visiting her son Robert D Borschel She was born August 10 1882 in Morris and was a member of St Pauls United Methodist Church Star of Maine Rebekah lodge Rainbow Auxiliary of Patriarchs Militant and Kings Daughter Circle Survived by her son and two grandchildren Burial is Linwood Cemetery Services Monday at 130 pm with Dr Arnold Herbst officiating Calls accepted at Turner East after 11 am Saturday through 1 pm Monday The casket will not be opened after the service

William Daniel MacKenzie Cedar Rapids W. D. MacKenzie Co., Inc Milwaukee Elizabeth Reed River Forest Ill MacKenzie Mt. Herman Lodge Chamber of Commerce William LaBrush John Polak Betty MacKenzie James George MacKenzie Turner Chapel East Larry R. Johnson First Presbyterian Church Chapel of Memories Turner East William Borschel Lena D. Borschel Washington Avenue Kinston N.C Robert D. Borschel Morris Borschel St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge Rainbow Auxiliary of Patriarchs Militant Kings Daughter Circle Arnold Herbst St. Paul’s United

John Drummey Dies at 85 in Covington Ky

Cedar Rapids native John Drummey died Wednesday in Covington Kentucky at age 85. Survived by sister Mrs Harris Barger and brother George Drummey of Cedar Rapids. Services planned Saturday in Ludlow Kentucky.

John Drummey Cedar Rapids Ludlow Covington Harris Barger George Drummey

Funeral services and burials announced for multiple individuals

Walter Kreutner services moved to Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Cedar Memorial. Edna Gertrude Keyes to be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery after 3 p.m. Friday service at Turner Chapel West. Leslie Allen Winberg to be memorialized at Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial, under Cedar Memorial Funeral Home arrangements.

Kreutner Walter Trinity Lutheran Church Paul A. Scheidt Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner West Keyes Edna Gertrude Turner Chapel West

Elephant Delays Traffic in Paris Parade Route

A circus elephant escaped from a truck and blocked a busy Paris street for about 55 minutes near Rue Caulaincourt en route to a Montmartre cinema. The animal resisted attempts to coax it back and halted traffic during the incident.

Paris UPI Montmartre Caulaincourt

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record C. R. Weather Gazette Coralville Lake St. Luke's Richard Dee Clark Street Hiawatha Larry Sievertsen Sixth Street Warren Morrow Coralville Excelsior, Minn John Kaskela Kaskela Arnold Sobolik Lauren Drive Dayton Ohio May R. B. Wiese Wiese Charles Uchytil Fruitland Boulevard Marvin L. Preston and Ofelia C. Navarro First Avenue Seventeenth Street Sixteenth Avenue Highway 149 Fourteenth Street Fifth Avenue First Avenue SE D Avenue NE Eleventh Street NW H Avenue NW C Street SW E Avenue NW Atlanta Miami Bismarck Min Apolis Chicago Orleans Denver Duluth Phoenix Houston Seattle Angeles Rockies Mississippi Alabama Pacific Northwest Gulf Coastal Area Times Film Corp Supreme Court Dodge Case Kansas Midlands Lincoln Neb Colorado Waco St. Bernard Iowa News Decorah Marquette Elkader Oelwein Waukon Harold Gibson Weather Service Pierson Ellis Blvd John E. Lapes Florist Third Avenue S.E National Surety Corp Great American Insurance Co Phoenix Insurance Co Connecticut Hard-Nosed Yl Nursery W. D. MacKenzie Murdoch Walker Central Coggon Springville Marion
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication