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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1971

Page

3

Daily Record Weather Summary for Saturday

Atlanta Las Vegas Chicago Denver New Orleans Honolulu New York etc show high and low readings with precipitation. Temperatures range 56 to 101 across cities and rainfall listed for several locations with daily totals and normals stated for July 1971.

Atlanta Las Vegas Bismarck Los Angeles Chicago Miami Denver Minneapolis Des Moines New Orleans Honolulu New York Gazette

Rail Talks Set Today

Washington AP reports face to face talks resume to end a dispute idling 48 000 rail workers on Union Pacific and Southern Railway. George Ives of the National Mediation Board supervised joint sessions while W J Usery ordered a Sunday session to break the deadlock with proposals and counter proposals still under review.

Washington National Mediation Board George Ives W. J. Usery Union Pacific and Southern Railway

Agnew Defends Regime Criticizes U.S. Black Leaders

Vice President Spiro Agnew criticizes U.S. black leaders as quarrelsome while praising Ethiopia Kenya and Congo figures like Haile Selassie Jomo Kenyatta Mobutu and Andre Bo-Boliko. He notes debates on democratization and mentions potential amnesty for Congo students conscripted into military service. He also faults white labor leaders seeking protectionist deals while opposing free trade.

U.S Haile Selassie Jomo Kenyatta Ethiopia Kenya Congo Agnew Mobutu United States Congress

Births at St Luke’s July 16 17

Birth notices list new arrivals for July 16 and 17. Daryl Achenbach a daughter to Gordon Levig Walford. Paul Gray a daughter Mount Vernon. Anthony Wilhelm a daughter 6522 Brookview Lane NE. July 17 Dennis Klyn a daughter Marion. Richard Easterday Alburnett a son. Del Bert Howe Elberon a son. Steven McElmeel Lisbon a daughter. Thomas Scott 3516 Sheridan Drive SE a daughter.

Gordon Levig Walford Daryl Achenbach Hiawatha Paul Gray Mount Vernon Anthony Wilhelm Brookview Lane Richard Easterday Alburnett Dennis Klyn South Fifth Street Marion Roger Pitzen Westview Drive Delbert Howe Elberon Steven McElmeel Lisbon Thomas Scott Sheridan Drive

Gets College Degree 31 Years After Start

Capt Alfred F Blair of Penn State earned a bachelor of arts degree after leaving college 31 years earlier to join the Navy. He is commander and director of the Antisubmarine Warfare Tactical School in Norfolk Virginia and took a Navy furlough to study at the Ongentz campus near Philadelphia.

University Park, Pa Alfred F. Blair Navy Penn State Pittsburgh Norfolk Ongentz The University Philadelphia Capt. Blair

Tenants Save on Rent by Signing No Smoking Pledge

At least 45 families in an Arlington apartment complex have $10 deducted from their monthly rent for signing no smoking pledges. The program offers a ten dollar monthly reduction for residents who commit to not smoking.

Arlington Tex

Wanted ad hints at unusual item in classifieds

A short classified note hints at an unusual item sought by a seller. The ad uses concise wording to attract bidders or offers for a specific oddity mentioned in the listing.

Fear 30 Dead In Japanese Mine Blast

Twenty miners died in a coal mine explosion on Hokkaido with ten others trapped after a cave-in. Police said 20 bodies were recovered and methane gas likely caused the blast while rescue efforts were hampered by toxic fumes and dwindling oxygen supplies.

Supporo Japan UPI Hokkaido

Obituaries for Louise Belew and Frank Snoble listed

Louise Stone Belew 45 former Cedar Rapids resident died in Anaheim California after a long illness. Survived by husband Jimmie four daughters parents siblings and grandchildren. Services at Kub a funeral home Cedar Memorial burial Cedar Memorial. Frank A Snoble honored with brush chapel service in Crockett Texas with arrangements in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Memorials may go to Linn County Cancer Society.

Louise Stone Belew Cedar Rapids Anaheim Calif Des Moines California Jimmie Judy Fruehling Cynthia Greenfield Arlie Wood Regina Phillip Lewis George Trokosh Vernon William Vendetti Walter ‘Thompson David Emrich John Brecht Dowald Daryl Ronald Lewis William Lewis Springville Kub Ruth Schoening Mt. Carroll Ill Cedar Memorial Funeral Cedar Memorial Serovy Dorothy E Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home Charles R. Mehaffey Asbury United Methodist Church Linn County Cancer Society Snoble Frank A Brush Chapel A. T. Washington Calloway Funeral Home Crockett Texas Center Hill Cemetery

Afro-American Institute Opens Today at Iowa

Ralph Ellison will deliver the opening address at 8 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union ballroom for the University of Iowa Institute for Afro-American Culture. The three day program centers on Richard Wright and his influence, with lectures by scholars from multiple universities and a public schedule for evenings.

Iowa City Ralph Ellison Albert Schweitzer New York University University of Iowa Institute For Iowa Memorial Union U. of I. Committee On Richard Wright Ellison Wright Charles T. Davis U. of S Donald Gibson Edward ‘Margolies W. Allison Davis Mississippi Robert Washington Chicago Michel Fabre Sorbonne Fabre Washington Margaret Alexander Walker Alexander Lon

Great Park plan eyed as Nixon proposes California land transfer

White House spokesman Herbert Klein said Nixon plans to turn 5.5 miles of federal beach at Camp Pendleton into a state park, creating one of California’s great parks with space for 10 000 campsites. The 3 115 acre parcel trims from 4 000 to meet marine objections, with override of a House veto anticipated and a clause that land be kept as a park or forfeited. No transfer date set.

Los Angeles White House Nixon Federal Beach California Presidential Herbert Klein Klein Camp Pendleton Marine Base Marine Corps House Senate Armed Services Senate

Polls show British opposition to Common Market entry

Public polls published last week show strong British opposition to joining the Common Market with 25 percent favoring entry in a Gallup poll and 20 percent in a Louis Harris survey. The polls were conducted before a government white paper urging membership was released.

London UPI Gallup Louis Harris

Margaret Burgus 84 of Cedar Rapids dies after long illness

Margaret Ann Burgus 84 of 1434 B avenue NE died Friday after a long illness. She was widow of Louis D. Burgus Cedar Rapids finance commissioner 1932 1953. Born Oct 10 1886 Sperry she married Burgus Oct 4 1911. Surviving sons Don ald H. Burgus Louis R. Burgus and sister Mrs Roy Steffner Sperry. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday Chapel of Memories First Lutheran church. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Cedar Memorial funeral home after noon Monday.

Margaret Ann Burgus B Avenue NE Burlington Louis D. Burgus Cedar Rapids Sperry Mr. Burgus First Lutheran Church Woman’s Club Donald H. Burgus Louis R. Burgus

Frances Darragh 1890 80 dies. widow of John W. Darragh

Frances Darragh 80 widow of John W. Darragh formerly of 1411 Eighth avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in St. Louis after a sudden illness. Born August 21 1890 in Cedar Rapids she lived here until moving to St. Louis in 1963. Survived by daughter Helen A. Darragh and sister Alicia Corporan Cedar Rapids. Service Tuesday 10 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church Rev William P. Leonard. Burial Mt Calvary. Rosary Monday 7 30 p.m. at Stewart funeral home callers today 7 9 p.m. and Monday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Frances Darragh John W. Darragh Eighth Avenue SE St. Louis Cedar Rapids Mt. Calvary Father Leonard Stewart Funeral Home

Memorial Services for Becicka and Richardson Held

Memorial services were set for Louis-Brush Becicka at 10 a.m. Monday in the Czech chapel with burial at Czech National Cemetery after 9 a.m. Sunday. Elizabeth F. Richardson’s private service followed at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Chapel of Memories by Canon D. A. Loferski. she is survived by a daughter in Irvine, a son in Mount Vernon, and two sisters including Mrs. Anna O Keeffe.

Ohio Anna O'Keefe Yucaipa Calif

Senate approves 7 Billion Health Education Bill with sex policy

Senate passes two health education bills totaling 7 billion dollars with an amendment tying funds to anti discrimination in enrollment. The package funds medical and dental schools, nursing programs, and related facilities, loans, and scholarships over five years.

Washington Senate Charles Mathias R-Md Edward Kennedy Dmass

Two Cedar Rapids Children Hurt In Auto Crash

Theresa Lindsey seven and John Schulte ten were treated at Mercy hospital for injuries after a car driven by William C. Lindsey thirty four struck a parked vehicle on Second avenue SW at about 5 30 p m. The children were passengers in the Lindsey car.

Cedar Rapids Theresa Lindsey A Avenue NW John Schulte Twelfth Street NW Mercy Hospital Second Avenue William C. Lindsey Fifteenth Street

Lunokhod 1 Ends Ninth Lunar Day On Moon

The Soviet robot Lunokhod 1 studied crater fields in the Sea of Rains during its ninth lunar day and shut down Saturday for another two week lunar night.

Moscow Soviet Union

Nader Report Attacks Agriculture Dept Over Pesticides and Meat

A Ralph Nader task force accuses the Agriculture Department of bowing to agribusiness profit at the expense of safe meat and clean environment. The report calls for moving meat inspection to a health agency, creating an independent consumer protection office, and restricting potent pesticides to registered applicators. It also cites weak monitoring of growth promotants, bribes to inspectors, and contamination concerns.

Washington Ralph Nader Consumer Advocate Environmental Protection Agency Food and Drug Administration Consumer Protection Agency New England Journal of Medicine

Hughes says he has no favorite candidate for nomination

Senator Harold Hughes, visiting Iowa anew after quitting the presidential race, asserts he has no favorite candidate at this time and his campaign workers may support any candidate. He calls his withdrawal irrevocable to focus on drug and alcoholism issues and dismisses Ripon Forum criticism as flattery.

Danbury UPI Harold Hughes Hughes George McGovern D-S.c Iowa Ripon Forum White ‘House U.S

Vietnamese drug probe widens to Thieu aides

The report recounts accusations against South Vietnamese officials connected to heroin traffic in Saigon. General Ngo Dzu denies the charges, while NBC cites sources claiming Thieu and Ky profit from drugs and names Lt. Gen. Dang Van Quang as a major pusher. The U.S. Army probe may publish findings soon.

Saigon U.S. Army Provost Marshall South Vietnam Robert Steele R-Conn Ngo Dzu Dzu Military Region II Vietnam Thieu NBC Phil Brady Brady Dang van Quang

Soviet scientists tour Nevada nuclear test site

Seven Soviet scientists visited the Nevada test site in Mercury for the first inspection ever by Russian researchers of the location where most U.S. nuclear tests are conducted.

Mercury Nev Nevada U.S

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Daily Record C. R. Weather Labor Waterloo Robert J. Dieter Dieter Emil Terbl Twenty-second Street Belle Plaine Tillie S. Drakos Hrabak’s Robert G. Snyder George L. Gay St. Mary’s Catholic Church Visitation Rosary Thornburg Namosa Witt’s Elkader Wellman Elizabeth Mae Wright Powell’s Pleasant View Williamsburg J. Willis Davis McAninch’s Victor Albie Yeaman Jones Funeral Home Wyoming Margaret Strong Hayden Center Pt Flower Shop GREEN St. Luke's Muller Monument Co Tom Merryman Robert Sindelar Twenty-seventh Avenue Fear Mrs Jimmie Belew Great Park Grant Hiwn Bikby Davis Louis Burgus John Darragh Novak Monument CO 14Th Ave Lunokhod’s Nader Dept. of Agriculture Agriculture Department Department of Agriculture Teahen Funeral Home Marian F. Teahen Elden B. Rohn Mortician First Ave John E. Lapes Flowers 3Rd Avenue the Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Associated Press Pierson FTD Ellis Blyd Flowerphone
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