Weather notes and obituaries from Gazette area
Wind at Gazette weather station NNW 9 mph at 2 pm. Sunrise Tuesday 5 36 sunset 8 46. Last year highs and lows listed with rainfall. Births reported St Luke's Lisbon July 1 Peter Pflughaupt Central City a son. Multiple funeral services and obituaries for Cedar Rapids area towns with dates and locations.
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Gazette
St. Luke's
David H. Ferguson
Lisbon
Peter Pflughaupt
Central City
Robert P. Hensler
Brooklyn
Larry J. Hoyt
F Avenue
Wanted Ad Urges Quick Sale of Space-Takers
A brief want ad invites quick sale of unused space-takers and provides a contact phone number 396-8234 for responses. The call to action emphasizes speed and clearing clutter.
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Dial
Political fallout over Watergate tactics and Nixon exposure
The piece notes Democratic critique of Watergate handling and quotes Senator Humphrey on Dean's case against the President. It cites The Boston Globe speculating Richardson could question Nixon and mentions Senator Weicker’s view on Nixon's testimony. Weicker favors a voluntary appearance over compelled testimony.
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Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
NBC
Meet the Press
Dean
Boston Sunday Globe
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
Richardson
Senate Committee
Lowell Weicker
Rconn
Senate
Weicker
Sisters in Embezzlement Sentenced in Houston Bank Case
Beatrice Myrick aged 49 pled guilty in U S district court to embezzling 36978 from Continental bank and got five years. Her sister in law Willie Fay Touchek aged 43 pled guilty to embezzling 129087 and also got five years. Both worked in the bank loan department from 1968 to 1972.
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Houston
UPI
Beatrice Myrick
U.S. District Court
Continental Bank
Inlaw
Willie Fay Touchek
Police Arrest Two on Drug Charges in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested John C. Fichtner 23 and a 17 year old juvenile on possession of a controlled substance believed to be a prescription drug after responding to a report of a man with a gun near Coe College. Fichtner is held in Linn County Jail pending arraignment. the juvenile was processed by the youth bureau.
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John C. Fichtner
McKinley Street
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Fichtner
Linn
Youth Bureau
Pair Charged with Theft of Gasoline
John H. Lamb 19 of Gainesville Missouri and Delbert A. Price 24 of the Taft Hotel were arrested by Cedar Rapids police early Monday on charges of larceny. They allegedly stole gasoline from a car parked at the B and F Transfer Co building at 1506 Tenth Street SE and were held in Linn County jail pending arraignment in Linn County magistrate's court.
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John H. Lamb
Gainesville
Delbert A. Price
Taft Hotel
Cedar Rapids
B and F Transfer Co
Tenth Street
Linn County
Linn
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Deaths Rose Halpin 88 former Cedar Rapids resident
Rose Halpin 88 widow of Thomas J Halpin died Sunday in Duarte California after a lingering illness. Born April 6 1885 in Monona she lived in Cedar Rapids 70 years before moving to California five years ago. Surviving daughter Mrs Donald Peacock and son John Robert five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Thursday 9 am at Immaculate Conception church burial Mt Calvary Rosary Wednesday 7 30 pm at Stewart funeral home with calling 3 to 9 pm.
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Rose Halpin
Thomas J. Halpin
Cedar Rapids
Duarte
Calif
Monona
California
Halpin
Mt. Calvary Cemetery Assn
Donald Peacock
Des Moines
John Robert
Monrovia
Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
Mt. Calvary
Leonard
Stewart Funeral Home
Obituary: Mrs. Podzimek Rites at St. Matthew's Church
Mrs. Lenora G. Podzimek 75 of 138 Twenty-third Street Drive SE Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a lingering illness. Born May 15 1898 in Parnell she lived in Cedar Rapids 55 years. Surviving daughter Sister Mary Lou Podzimek. Interment Mt Calvary. Rosary and wake services planned at Stewart funeral home with calling hours Wednesday. Services Thursday at 11 a.m. at St Matthew's Church with Rev Robert Vogl and Rev Louis V. McDonough.
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Lenora G. Podzimek
Twenty-third Street Drive
Ralph Podzimek
Parnell
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew’s Church
Robert Vogl
Dubuque
Mt. Calvary
Louis V. McDonough
Catholic Daughters of America
Stewart Funeral Home
Boone of Cedar Rapids Dies After Illness
Louie L. Boone 49 of 4101 Sixteenth avenue SW died Saturday in an Iowa City hospital after a long illness. Born April 29 1924 in Lancaster Missouri he moved to Cedar Rapids from La Harpe Illinois in 1964. He was employed by Cummings Sign Co. Survived by wife Virginia a daughter Sherry two sons Ronnie and Steve his father C O Boone Ferris Illinois a sister Edna M Williams Cedar Rapids and three brothers Marlie Kenneth Cedar Rapids and Virgil Abingdon Illinois Services set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m in La Harpe Illinois.
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Louie L. Boone
Sixteenth Avenue
Iowa City
Lancaster
Cedar Rapids
la Harpe
Ill
Cummings Sign Co
Virginia
Sherry
Ronnie
Steve
C. O. Boone
Ferris
Edna M. Williams
Cedar
Wright Dies at 74 Former Cedar Rapids Engineer
Lester S. Wright of Shawnee Mission Kansas 74 a former Cedar Rapids resident and engineer for Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric died Wednesday in a Kansas City hospital. Survivors include his wife Geraldine Ringer a daughter Virginia Boylls and a brother Kenneth. Services were held in Fairway Kansas with memorial rites planned at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Morgan funeral home Lisbon.
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Lester S. Wright
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Kansas City
Geraldine Ringer
Virginia Boylls
San Diego
Kenneth
Chandler
Ariz
Fairway
Morgan Funeral Home
Lisbon
Memorial Services and Graveside Rites for Local Residents
Memorial services for Vernimont Ted F. will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St Matthew’s Church with concelebrants the Rev. Gary Krapf and the Rev. A L Zachar. Burial follows at Mt Calvary. The Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Stewart Funeral Home by the Rev Louis McDonough. Survivors include his mother Mrs Frank Sivertson of Cedar Rapids and listed civic affiliations. Contributions may go to Grantham House Inc Iowa City. Robert James Clinton Jr. will receive a graveside service at Linwood Cemetery Monday at 10:30 a.m. Turner Chapel West handled arrangements.
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Clarence E. Naylor
Traer United Methodist Church
Erickson’s
Iowa City
G. Raymond Armknecht
Cedar Memorial
Donohue’s
Marengo
Leo J. (Dobbs)Franey
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Rosary
Harrison
St. Oe Catholic
McSwigain A Uhlmann
William Carney
Paul Wayne Smith
Reynolds
Mearl Kirkpatrick
British River
Church of the Brethren
Powell’s
South English
Oxford Junction
Truman M. Starr
Lost Nation
Hayden's
Oxford
George L. Gay
Kalona
Sevilla Overholt
Samuel Overholt
Peterseim’s. Quasqueton
Harold H. Daker
Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Vernimont
Ted F
St. Matthew's Church
Gary Krapf
A. L. Zachar
Mt. Calvary
Louis McDonough
Stewart Funeral Home
Frank Sivertson
Des Moines Floods Struggle With Raccoon River Crest
Severe storms drenched central Iowa causing flash floods along the Raccoon river system. Des Moines residents waded waist deep water as Walnut Creek overran banks and five people were rescued from high waters at Clearwater Beach. Power outages affected 10 000 IA Power and Light customers but were restored by noon.
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Central Counties
Raccoon River
Weather Service
Des Moines
The
Iowa Power and Light Co
Iowa
Dave Kastler
West Des Moines
van Meter Area
Walnut Creek
Ronald Buxman
Windsor Heights
Clearwater Beach
Wheeler Lumber Co
Paul Sweeney
Sheldon
Carroll and
Fire destroys barns at How ard Steeples hog market
A lightning sparked blaze at the Howard Steeples hog market in Bonaparte destroyed two livestock sale barns and seven pigs. Firemen from Bonaparte and Farmington battled the flames around 5 45 a m causing about 75 000 dollars in damage.
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Bonaparte
UPI
Howard Steeples
Steeples
Farmington
Judicial reform dissolves lower courts in Cedar Rapids
The new judicial reform measure effective Sunday transfers functions to the district court. New Cedar Rapids telephone numbers for city traffic violations 398-3913 small claims unit 398-3904 clerk of court 398-3902 and for judges Scolaro 398-3906 Siebenmann 398-3908 Brady 398-3910.
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Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
Siebenmann
Brady
Carpeting worth two thousand dollars stolen in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police report a burglary at 280 Drinkward Street NW where carpet valued at $2000 was stolen last week. A thermometer was torn from a living room wall during the break in.
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Cedar Rapids
Drinkward Street
Government Offices Close for Independence Day
City county and state offices will be closed Wednesday for Independence Day. Regular business hours resume the rest of the week with limited mail service and star designated boxes only for collection.
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First Street
Wrong Turn: Chicagoan Ends Up in Iowa
An 82 year old Chicago area man apparently made a wrong turn Sunday and ran out of gas east of Springville. The Linn County sheriff's office received a 12:36 a.m. call Monday about the confused man. Deputies said he wandered until fuel ran out and relatives planned to return him to Chicago.
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Chicago
Marion Man Arrested On Forgery Charge
Robert Erlacher aged 20 of 998 Eleventh Street Marion was arrested Saturday on forgery charges. He allegedly wrote two checks totaling $204.22 on May 18 and 21 on the Robert Whitney account. Erlacher was released from Linn County Jail after posting a $2,500 bond.
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Robert Erlacher
Eleventh Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Robert Whitney
Linn County
No Watermelons For Cordele Festival
Cordele Georgia will host its annual watermelon festival despite heavy March rains delaying planting and later pollination problems. There will be no free slices and no largest melon contest this year though the festival proceeds as planned.
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Cordele, Ga
UPI
South Georgia
Cordele
Sunday liquor law goes into effect in city
The first Sunday sales of beer and liquor began with little disruption and no noticeable rise in young drinkers. Nineteen businesses received city council approval for Sunday operations while owners report mixed volume changes amid the new law.
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George Matias
John Naso
Leonardo’s Pizza House
Sixteenth Avenue
Leonardo’s
Center Point Road
Naso
Linn Clinic Study Begun
Dr. George Murphy a psychiatry professor from Washington University St. Louis arrived in Cedar Rapids to study the Linn County psychiatric clinic. The goal is a recommendations report on clinic operation to aid accreditation efforts with a three day visit this month and a final report later. He will be paid $1 000 by the county.
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George Murphy
Washington University
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
County Supervisors
Murphy
Names Reversed In Crash Story
David D. Kopp aged 26 of 1360 Northview Drive Marion was injured Friday night when his motorcycle was struck on East Post Road SE by a car driven by Fred L. Fletcher 38 of Shellsburg who was charged with failure to yield at a stop. Kopp was treated and released.
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David D. Kopp
Northview Drive
Marion
East Post Road
Fred L. Fletcher
Shellsburg
Gazette
Kopp
Italian man admits killing wife over long past affair
In Crotone Italy Rosario Gualtieri 75 fatally stabbed his 70 year old wife after learning she had adulteried with several men in 1939 while he served in the army. He told police he killed her for reasons of honor.
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Crotone
Italy
UPI
Rosario Gualtieri
Gualtieri
Three Injured in Cedar Rapids Traffic Crashes
Three people sustained minor injuries in two Cedar Rapids traffic accidents over the weekend. Thomas Lavelle, 26, was treated at Mercy hospital after a car motorcycle crash on Sunday. LaDonna Jock, 25, a motorcycle passenger, also treated for right ankle injuries. Police say William Smith, 13, pulled onto the right shoulder to pass stopped cars and struck the Lavelle motorcycle. Smith was charged with passing on the right. Jim Henley, 26, treated for head lacerations after a four car crash Saturday night. Henley charged with failing to have his vehicle under control.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas L. Lavelle
Third Street
Mercy Hospital
LaDonna Iock
Elkader
William Andrew Smith
Sixth Street
Lavelle
Smith
Jim D. Henley
A Avenue
St. Luke's
Henley
Charter Issued For Sertoma Unit In Cedar Rapids
Sertoma International issued a charter for a new West Side Sertoma club announced by Ken Millsap of the Greater Cedar Rapids Sertoma club. A representative and governor will present the charter at a July 9 meeting, with weekly noon meetings at the Montrose hotel.
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Sertoma International
West Side
Sertoma Club
Ken Millsap
Greater
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Montrose Hotel
Sertoma
Service
United States
Mexico
Puerto Rico
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