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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1973
Page
4
Ames Iowa. The Iowa Highway Commission plans a fall push to remove non conforming signs along highways scheduled for improvement. Federal aid covers 25 percent of costs, but many owners face hardships as the June 30 1978 deadline nears.
Extended forecast shows fair weather Friday to Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Tuesday temperatures range from 67 to 89 with rain totals noted. barometer steady at 30.14. The document also lists births marriages licenses and numerous local police notices and funeral services for towns including LaCrosse Lansing Dubuque Davenport and Cedar Rapids with various dates and locations.
The Linn County grand jury indicted James Rascher, 85, for murder in the fatal beating of his wife Leone, 74, at their Springville home on Jan 2. A hammer found at the residence is believed to be the weapon. Twelve indictments were returned including charges against Gary Nelson, Perry Lindeman, and others for various offenses. several cases were no-billed. The jury also recommended filing assault and battery charges against Charles Cook.
U S and Cambodian air forces claimed about 200 insurgents were killed during strikes around Kompong Kantuot as government troops reported escaping a trapped position in a school. Aircraft from Thailand and Cambodian bases supported the siege, while a convoy delivering rice and livestock reached Phnom Penh.
A would-be robber in Seattle called police to confess the break in after a change of conscience. Officers arrived to find him at the front door and he was booked into city jail.
White House deputy press secretary Gerald Warren says reporting on the July 3 visit by Nixon Watergate lawyer J. Fred Buzhardt was delayed due to staff inefficiency. Buzhardt conferred with Nixon about a letter to the Senate Watergate Committee declining to provide presidential papers or to appear. Kalmbach no longer Nixon’s personal lawyer, though the White House handles some firm dealings and records.
A coin collection worth thousands was stolen from the Norman Opfer residence on Route One Center Point. The safe, 20 by 20 by 30 inches, vanished from a basement storage area while occupants were away on Tuesday. authorities suspect an inside lead.
In Reston England police caught 25 year old Peter Matthews after a woman reported a break in. Matthews was found asleep in bed and continued sleeping as the call was made. He received an 18 month prison term for burglary and theft.
H A Livermore 52 of 1243 Fourth Street NW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital Born June 12 1921 in Palo he lived most his life in Cedar Rapids He worked at Universal Engineering Co He married Irma White in Kansas City Aug 25 1945 He is survived by wife a daughter Cheryl Sterns Davenport a son Jay Livermore Cedar Rapids his mother Laura and brother John both of Cedar Rapids Visitation is at Turner Chapel West at 1 30 p m Thursday with Rev Stephen Root of St James United Methodist Church Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery
Peter J Toton to be buried at St John s cemetery after a Thursday 10 a m service at St Patrick s Church Teahen chapel in charge Bertha Marie Wright funeral Saturday at Cedar Memorial cemetery Cedar Christian church Rev Neville Clayton officiating Anna E Fenicle service Thursday 3 30 p m Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial to mention daughter Marian Koach spelling error Friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home Wednesday afternoon and Thursday after 9 a m William R Burmeister funeral Thursday 1 p m Teahen chapel Rev Roland Dollmeyer officiating New Apostolic church
New Delhi India repatriated 438 Pakistani prisoners of war on medical grounds. The action leaves more than 89 000 Pakistanis still detained in camps.
Frederick Warburg, 75, a partner in Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the New York investment banking firm, died Tuesday in Winchester, Virginia. Warburg was a prominent figure in finance and a member of the notable Warburg family.
Former attorney general Mitchell defended his secrecy about Watergate in a televised session. He said he withheld word from President Nixon to avoid endangering reelection and denied orchestrating wiretaps or conspiracies. Magruder and Ehrlichman details emerged as White House aides face Senate scrutiny. Richard Moore slated to testify, possibly corroborating Dean on February discussions while disputing payoff contacts.
A Linn county aging task force advanced a priority plan focused on transportation and nutrition to be submitted by July 31 for a seven-county Area Agency for the Aging. The 21 member panel includes the elderly and agency representatives, with federal grants to follow after the plan aligns with Area Ten.
Rep James Wells D C R was named to the Education Commission of the States by Iowa House Speaker Andrew Varley. The two year term runs July 1 1973 to June 30 1975 as Iowa joins the Denver based body standardizing and coordinating state education.
A Canada based study notes per capita grain use nears one ton annually and rises with income. It warns overfishing has pushed world catch toward sustainability limits while marine biologists fear future protein supply. Soybeans remain key but the U S. lacks production gains beyond expanding acreage. Projected higher animal protein prices persist into the 1970s as markets shift from buyer to seller.
Congress debates farm bill provisions on resource adjustment payments, with House rejection of an amendment to bar sales to the Soviet Union or China. Talks hinge on target prices for cotton and grains, with proposed escalator clauses to adjust subsidies as costs of production shift.
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