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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
4
Extended forecast notes little precipitation Saturday through Monday with highs around 80 Saturday and near 90 Monday. Multiple city temperatures and readings listed. evening and overnight lows shown. Also includes a long police blotter of traffic offenses with numerous names and fines, detailing speeding, driving violations, and related penalties.
Hearings in Cedar Rapids debated whether the Iowa statute and Cedar Rapids ordinance on obscene literature are constitutional. A Linn District judge weighed if U S Supreme Court porn decisions require overturning earlier state rulings. Demurrers by five Cedar Rapids men accused of selling obscene magazines argued the law is unconstitutionally vague and violated First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The dispute centers on costs of mailing lists used by Republicans and Democrats. Larson accuses Democrats of corruption while defending state lists as public records. Riley and Ridge challenge the claims, noting party spending on voter lists and press promotion.
The American Seventh Army advances in Sicily with Calatanisetta captured, pushing through the mid portion of the island. This move signals a major step in the campaign as Allied forces press inland.
Safety Commissioner John Oberthien said rail crossing signals on Wilson Avenue SW at the North Western Milwaukee and Crandic tracks will be delayed until fall. The cost share changes place Milwaukee, North Western, and Crandic contributions with the city paying $5,589. A court test may be needed to resolve final authority over crossing traffic.
Testimony described LaRue channeling payments to defendants and families from a White House fund, while Liddy offered to be assassinated for cover. Mardian denied knowledge of wiretapping until after the break-in, and Ulasewicz outlined his money deliveries. A second grand jury was empaneled as the probe widens.
Amos N. Dukes 66 of 186 Twenty second Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly Wednesday. Born August 10, 1906 he was a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and a former Wilson and Company supervisor retiring in 1971. He belonged to Fraternal Order of Eagles and Jan Hus JOOF Lodge. Survived by daughter Gene Wink and son Lee of Cedar Rapids six grandchildren and sister Eunice Shaffer. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday Brush chapel Rev John M. Gregory. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel.
Charles L Holec funeral arranged for 10 a.m. Friday at the Janeba Kuba funeral home west, with Very Rev Canon D A Loferski officiating. Burial planned at Czech National Cemetery.
The administration outlines continued controls on prices with exemptions for small businesses and specific sectors. Wage guidelines stay at 5.5 percent with 0.7 percent fringe benefits, health services remain under Phase 3 regulations, and energy prices will post new ceilings after August 12. The budget target is 268.7 billion for 1974, with staff increases at the Cost of Living Council and IRS to enforce Phase 4.
Bernard D Rank aged 46 of 336 Thirtieth Street NW was found dead at his home from a shotgun wound to the head shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Linn County medical examiner ruled it a suicide. Rank, born May 11, 1927, Deep River, married to Lucille Hess on December 6, 1954, at Moline, Illinois. He worked 20 years for Iowa Electric Light and Power Company as a power plant operator. Surviving: wife, two daughters Gail and Della Rank at home. parents Mr. and Mrs. George Rank Deep River. two brothers Darrel Rank Seattle and David Rank Birmingham. sister Mrs. Gene Merck Montezuma. Services pending Cedar Memorial funeral home.
Early reports said the Allied bombing of Rome caused panic in the Italian capital.
Merrill Lynch chairman Donald Regan said Phase 4 would be constructively positive for stocks and could slow inflation expectations. He noted price ceilings might taper or fall, contrasting Phase 4 with the 60 day freeze and boosting market psychology.
Des Moines reports show hog prices jumping to record highs on the Iowa southern Minnesota direct market with gains of up to 3.50 per hundredweight. Sioux City and Webster City markets also rose 2.50 to 4.25, while St. Joseph Missouri saw choice butcher hogs at 49.25 and St. Louis and Omaha-Kansas City posted new highs as retail price ceilings lingered. Crowds of buyers noted thinner supplies and producers withholding hogs awaiting price changes.
Charles Kleinschmidt 27 of Kalona was hospitalized with cuts after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Jon Kreiter of Iowa City near Highway 6 and Rock Shore Drive late Wednesday.
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