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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1973
Page
1
The page shows a weather section with high temperatures, overnight lows, and precipitation estimates, plus extended outlooks predicting possible rain and mid 80s highs. It also lists flood stage readings, local obituaries and service notices, and scattered incident items including a defective light ballast and a hay fire.
Work to convert the Fifth avenue SE liquor store to a self service facility starts Monday and runs through Wednesday with the store closed. When it reopens Thursday the hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Journal notes Johnson County road F20 is impassable for much of its length but remains open to the access road for the Ranch supper club. A Gazette photo showing debris from Coralville lake area suggested closure, which is not the case.
Treasury Secretary Shultz called a hoax involving his name and the Watergate committee both amusing and distressing. A caller, posing as Shultz, claimed Nixon would hand over tapes of presidential conversations to Chairman Ervin. Ervin interrupted the hearing, calling it a hoax and praising Ervin for exposing the ruse.
A modified Minuteman missile has released a re entry vehicle and it fell along the Western test range, according to the Air Force.
City briefs advertise a chance to purchase a small business producing good income, ideal for a physically handicapped or elderly couple, with instructions to write Box F-456 Gazette for details and a toll free number 800-332-7976 to order an action ad. Also notes emergency surgery closing a new shop for two weeks but truck service continues at John's Lock & Key. Free refreshments for contestants at American Legion Hall Friday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. with names Terry Junge and Gail Moln-
Des Moines DPI board members condemned a Des Moines Register report on a Cedar Rapids meeting. They criticized lack of Ligons rebuttal and omitted responses from Mrs. Richard Cole, and they voted to write the editor, noting Ligons is a self designated black leader and that coverage was incomplete.
Pigeons and 50 pounds of corn were stolen from a pigeon coop near Jerry Sherman’s home. An air conditioner valued at 130 dollars was stolen from Robert Jones’s garage. A two wheel trailer valued at 100 dollars was stolen from Dennis Schmelzer’s garage. Cash of 30 dollars stolen from Acr Co. Tools valued at 125 dollars plus 35 gallons of gasoline taken from Smulekoff’s trucks. Duncan Ross Distributing Co moves to 413 1st St SE. Embassy Club hosts a Saturday buffet and dancing. Joseph Long, a Washington high school teacher, is among 32 selected for a psychology institute at the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse.
Scott County Sheriff William Strout wins a temporary stay from the Iowa Supreme Court, delaying permanent removal hearings as his lawyers argue for deferral until after five felony indictments are addressed. The stay holds through a Tuesday review in Davenport by Justices LeGrand and Rees, with Chief Justice Moore signaling agreement on at least a point of validity.
Lila Abdel-Salam 12, daughter of Rev. Osmand Abdel-Salam of 449 Cherry Hill Road NW, drowned Friday in a swimming pool at an apartment complex in Florence South Carolina. An eighth grader at Taft School, she was a member of the Islamic Center. Burial is at Moslem National Cemetery. Services at Turner Chapel West Monday 10 30 a.m. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday. Memorial fund at the Islamic Center.
Lillian M. Potter age 76 died Friday in Minneapolis after a short illness. Born in Cedar Rapids on July 3 1897 she married Ernest L. Potter in Cedar Rapids on August 11 1918. She was a homemaker and member of United Methodist church of Alburnett. Surviving daughter Mrs Vern C Threlkeld of Minneapolis and two grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Chapel of Memories with Rev Harold Jones. Burial Cedar Memorial after 3 p.m. Sunday and at the chapel after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts to the memorial fund or the heart fund. Arrangements Cedar Memorial funeral home.
Fairbank Frank Holub aged 97 will have services Monday at 10 at Brants with a graveside following at 12 30 at Wyoming cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 7 p m. George L Gay. Friends may donate to the cancer fund. Hills Carl Mellecker seven months older will have Graveside Monday at 10 at St Stanislaus cemetery.
Moscow reports Vladimir Kirillin head of the state committee for Science and Technology said it now appears quite feasible to double French Soviet trade by the end of 1974. He voiced optimism on the viability of expanded economic ties between the two nations.
An Iowa highway commission traffic weight officer was discharged Friday after an investigation found the officer failed to turn over fines collected from truckers in several counties. The matter was referred to the attorney general and bureau of criminal investigation.
Ashland Oil chairman Orin Atkins acknowledged a $100,000 illegal contribution to President Nixon’s 1972 campaign by a subsidiary, made without the board’s knowledge. Cox said voluntary disclosures can mitigate charges. Ashland Petroleum Gabon Corp. funds funded the gift and it was returned after notification. Atkins said the company will cooperate with the investigation.
Cedar Rapids man Norman Hoyum, 53, of 939 Fifteenth Avenue SW, reported being beaten and robbed of 160 dollars in front of the Green Square tavern at 525 Fourth Avenue SE shortly after midnight on Saturday. No arrests have been made.
Five defendants from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas faced Linn district court for varied charges. Steven J. Fowler drew a suspended up to ten year term for motor vehicle larceny and probation. Ronald Schnee received six months in jail on a suspended license violation, to run with a municipal court sentence. Robert Droeng, aka Earl James, got up to five years in Ft Madison penitentiary for grand larceny with probation. Joseph Wiley received one year in county jail plus a threefold fine for malicious injury to a building. George Trokosh faced a $1000 fine for uttering a forged instrument and a separate forged check case involving a Mt. Vernon bar in 1971. Judge Osmundson presided the Fowler Schnee Droeng Wiley cases. Trokosh’s case was before Judge Vietor.
Two Cedar Rapids men Richard F. Miller aged 19 and Michael A. Suchan aged 20 were arrested in Oelweing Saturday after police observed erratic driving. They were charged with possession of a controlled substance when officers found marijuana in the car glove compartment.
Archie L. Trotter, 61, held in Linn County jail on charges of malicious injury to a building and intoxication. Bond set at $500. Police say he was arrested Friday after allegedly breaking a window at the Taft Tap.
Iowa City performance of Albert Herring by the University of Iowa fine arts department drew praise for its smooth professional presentation. The 13-person cast, led by Kathryn Harvey and Wayne Mitchell, delivered strong vocal and acting work while Herald Stark conducted a full, capable orchestra.
Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, the top Republican on the Watergate committee, appears on television with trousers secured by a safety pin while he sheds pounds on a diet. His wife jokes about tailoring, and Baker returns to lighter meals and homemade blueberry ice cream after hosting a July Fourth picnic.
A 15 year old Marion boy was arrested early Saturday and charged with stealing a car owned by Joe Carson of Troy Mills. The vehicle reported stolen shortly after midnight was recovered at the corner of First Avenue East and Fifth Street. He was processed by the youth bureau and referred to a probation officer.
Garrett Trapnell was sentenced to life in prison for hijacking a TWA jet from Los Angeles to New York. U. S. District Judge Jacob Mishler imposed the maximum term after Trapnell admitted the crime but claimed insanity. He seized the plane Jan 29 1972 over Iowa with a concealed gun and razor blade, released 93 passengers at Kennedy, and was captured eight hours later when an FBI agent shot and wounded him.
Fire caused extensive damage to the basement of the Dean Faulkner residence at 2925 Seely avenue SE when gasoline fumes were ignited by a water heater shortly before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Strachan testified he helped deliver two cash shipments from a $350,000 campaign fund controlled by Haldeman. He claimed he did not know the money’s destination and said he later handed funds to Frederick LaRue after speaking with Dean. He described a glove moment and said he refused one improper request tied to grand jury testimony.
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