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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
3
Daily records show high Monday and low overnight, with noon Tuesday readings and rainfall totals. Includes July normals, Barometer, humidity at noon, wind SW 6 mph, sunrise and sunset times, year ago highs and lows, Coralville Lake pool, and Mississippi River stage readings for LaCrosse Davenport Dubuque Keokuk and other gauges.
Mercy July 6 announces a son to Mr and Mrs William Jilovec. July 3 a daughter to the Mather family. July 5 daughters to the Mattis Schminkey and Coder households. Arlington and Fayetteville births noted. numerous marriage and birth entries include Carolyn Neff Stephen Peterson Cedar Rapids Verlene Oliphant Gary Williams Toddville and many more. City listings show candles in a garage incident and a series of fines for traffic and misconduct with names and addresses across Cedar Rapids Marion and nearby towns. Services for various individuals and obituaries are listed with church names and burial details in multiple communities.
Armstrong's early life in New Orleans included street gigs, cornet lessons, and funerals dirges as he joined King Oliver in Chicago at 22. He later led bands in Chicago and New York, earned the nickname Satchmo, and achieved worldwide fame with shows, recordings, and film spots. Louis valued simple life with wife Lucille, stressing work and fulfillment.
Washington reported all state and federally chartered banks are ordered to report their condition to the appropriate federal agencies as of the end of fiscal 1971 June 30. The notice specifies banks must file standardized financial data by deadline.
AMES The highway commission approved a special road connection to Iowa 199 in Van Horne providing access to a new subdivision. The access will allow Walnut Street to connect with the highway at the east edge of Van Horne.
Cedar Rapids City Council studied tentative plans for Federal Aid to Metropolitan streets funding to widen reconstruct and resurface heavily trafficked routes feeding highways and arterials. Rich Jensen noted about 200000 in matching funds with equal city share, and warned only one or two projects may be completed given red tape. Submittal by July 31 requires council and regional planning commission approval with July 14 set for action and July 15 for planning commission review. The proposed system lists several streets including First Avenue E, Sixth Street SW, Eighth Avenue, Tenth Street SE, Mt Vernon Road, Wiley Boulevard, and Blairs Ferry Road among others.
Delia O Cochran 1313 First Avenue SW Cedar Rapids resident for 22 years died in a local nursing home Tuesday born Oct 1 1891 Sheridan Illinois came from Davenport member of First Christian church Survived by son Lester Brun Cedar Rapids daughters Dorothy Garrett Berwyn Ill Bernice Stade Cedar Rapids brother Porter Faulhaber Belmond eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Services at Turner Chapel West 1 30 p m Thursday with Rev John M Hardy burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Turner West
Mrs. Clarence Young 85 of 1606 Ellis Boulevard NW died Monday after a long illness. Born January 20 1886 in Elgin she lived in Cedar Rapids over 55 years and was a member of St James United Methodist Church. Survived by daughters Margaret Loewen Enumclaw Washington and Erma Bonham Barrington Illinois. Services by Rev Stephen R Root at St James Church 11 a.m. Thursday Brady Mortuary. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Casket to be closed 10 a.m. Thursday.
Harold W. Everts 77 a former Cedar Rapids resident died Sunday in Kenton Illinois where he had lived 20 years Eastern Iowa survivors include a son R L Everts and a sister Alicia Ades both of Cedar Rapids Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Murphy funeral home with burial at Greenwood cemetery in Kenton Illinois
Memorial Services Maker Mrs F D Mass of the Resurrection Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception church. Burial Mt Calvary cemetery. Stewart funeral home in charge. Isett Donald G services held Tuesday at 1 p.m. Chapel of Memories. Entombment in Mausoleum. Ce dar Memorial funeral home in charge. Bruce Anna E 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Memories. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Turner West services for Eva Marie Parsons at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call Turner West until 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. Casket will not be opened after service. MacGregor Eleanor J services Turner West 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Lamb Laddie Turner West 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery.
Thanat Kittikachorn said Kissinger carried Nixon’s message affirming continued U S commitment to Thailand’s peace and security. Discussions with Thanom and other leaders covered Indo China, the Viet Cong peace proposal, and Thai cooperation on drug trafficking. Thailand asked the U N for help steering hill tribes away from opium, seeking U S expert aid.
In Interlochen Michigan police report a break in at a local bait shop led to the death of about $16,000 in fish after an unknown suspect dumped weed killer into water tanks. No motive determined.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden begin a three week pre flight medical isolation at Kennedy Space Center to minimize disease exposure ahead of the July 26 moon launch. Their backup team plus about 110 closely working personnel are restricted to crew quarters training building and launch pad with limited contact and immunizations completed.
Vice President Agnew said the Nixon administration seeks to counter Soviet naval activity in the Mediterranean while keeping Israel secure and maintaining a nonhostile stance toward Arab states. He will meet Kuwait's ruler and sail the Persian Gulf aboard the Sabah family's yacht as Gulf Oil remains a key U.S. stake in Kuwait. He noted strong U.S. relations and Kuwait's role as a major oil producer.
Steelrotary reports Abel faces strong pressure in his union as the average wage sits at 3.45 an hour. Can industry and aluminum settlements set a pace with 9 percent and 30 percent boosts respectively. White House advisers warn extending can industry terms to basic metals could threaten competitive position of metals using industries.
A Cedar Rapids grocer Aleck Sheronick 76 was hospitalized with a head injury after a shotgun robbery at his store. Jerald Lane 27 has been charged with armed robbery and three men are being sought. About $400 was taken including $300 cash and two checks. Negebe Sheronick witnessed the event.
A $318000 suit was filed in Linn district court Tuesday over a July 17 1969 traffic accident that killed Mr and Mrs Glenwood Gingerich and Dianna Lynn Rubottom. Estates and Judith Rubottom claim permanent injuries. defendants are Jerry Lee Husmann and Arthur Husmann. The Gingerichs were Johnson county residents, the Rubottoms California residents, and the crash occurred on highway 30 near Ely road after a Gingerich car was rear ended and pushed into oncoming traffic.
The Linn county grand jury for July convened Tuesday and will review 38 cases through next Monday. Charges listed include assault with intent to murder, rape, lewdness, arson, larceny, receiving stolen property, drunk driving, possession of narcotics, resisting an officer, robbery, adultery, false uttering of a check, and malicious injury to a building.
Combining romance and suspense the classic film Portrait of Jennie rises to a hurricane climax. Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten star as the drama unfolds on KCRG TV 9 this Tuesday at 7:30 PM.
Attendance at the state fair reached 19 530 on Monday and 66 168 over four days, with organizers noting a bigger next year tractor pull. Gov. Robert D. Ray and Mayors from 27 communities attend Wednesday events, while livestock changeovers occur Tuesday and Wednesday to suit late visitors.
Four days of free dances guide nighttime activity at the All-Iowa fair with Teen dancing on Tue and Thu, square dancing midweek, and a Czech Centennial Band on Fri. Dances run 9 to midnight Tue Thu and 9 to 11 30 Fri in the tent south of Exhibition Hall. Billy Greiner, fair manager, notes new exhibits and expanded seating as crowds grow.
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