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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1972
Page
2
The highway commission staff rejected a proposal to move northern I-380 to ease back-yard concerns. In a July 19 letter, E P McLaughlin cited sound engineering and economic reasons. The council had urged shifting the route easterly several hundred feet from 1st Avenue to Forty-second Street NE.
Cedar Rapids NAACP executive committee members deny endorsing John Tapscott for governor. A survey of 17 of 21 members found none attended relevant meetings, refuting a Gazette report. Ledford’s removal and nonpartisan policy cited. Wright confirms actions.
Washington AP report says Ed Muskie loses his campaign office space to George McGovern. McGovern, winner of the Democratic nomination, will relocate his national campaign headquarters to the Muskie staff offices in Washington.
Larry E. Huntoon, 30, of Marion, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a charge of assault and battery. He is accused of a July 10 assault on Leo Schori. Huntoon posted $110 bond and was released. He is due in municipal court July 27.
James R. Dobbins, 20, of 1534 Third Avenue SE, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on larceny charges. Jack Novak reported a $160 bicycle stolen from Coe College. Novak detained Dobbins Monday near Sixteenth Street and First Avenue East until officers arrived. Dobbins remained in Linn County Jail Tuesday morning in lieu of a $300 bond.
Metro Kiwanis meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Roosevelt with Little League guests. Dr. L. Michael Lawrence joins Dr. Julius Pietrzak in family medicine at 2222 Johnson Ave NW. Mower theft reported at 1004 Avenue NW valued $146.70. Linn Democrats meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Farmers State Bank Marion. Lost white poodle with brown ears wearing flea collar. Reward. Cedar Rapids Hearing Society meets at Weideman home Anamosa at 1 30 p.m. Sunday. Beef pattie mix sold at Nelsons Meat Markets weekly. Correction: Oval Reid misspelling corrected. Whisky theft reported at Village Inn storeroom. Sale at Variations Dress Shop Marion. Store break-in at Western store NE. Giftree July sale. Juveniles apprehended for pop theft at Frank's DX.
Walter W. Schneider, partner in McGladrey Hanson Dunn and iCo., will serve as chairman of UCS auditing committee for the current year. The move places Schneider in charge of the unit's internal review and financial oversight duties.
Walter W Schneider was announced Tuesday as campaign head for the Community Services drive by chairman Paul H Darling. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1962 and University of Iowa graduate, Schneider has worked with UCS audits since 1963 and led UCS drives before. He belongs to the National Association of Accountants and Iowa and national CPA groups. He and his wife live at 360 Forest Drive with two sons.
Two Monticello youths aged 14 were injured when a canoe in the back of a moving pickup fell out on Picture Rock road near Monticello. Larry Stogdill was in critical condition at Iowa City University Hospitals. Mark Stoneking was hospitalized in Monticello with condition not released.
Two teenage rapists appealed their sentences of 3% and 3% years. The court found the lower court too lenient and increased Yuen Sui ki to six years and Lam Wing-keung to five.
John Carver, former Federal Power Commission member, warned on Monday that the United States faces worsening energy shortages. He called for policy action to boost energy production and reliability amid rising demand and imports.
Ricardo Chavez Ortiz, 35, unemployed cook, hijacked a Frontier Airlines jet after takeoff from Albuquerque on April 13 to publicize Chicano grievances. A Los Angeles judge sentenced him to life with a 90 day psychiatric study. He forced a landing and spoke via live mic before surrendering.
New York Times reports at least 15 calls to President Nixon's campaign HQ were traced to Bernard Barker's Miami home and office. Calls spanned March 15 to June 16 and targeted a legal counsel number and a disconnected line. Barker, Liddy, and McCord were among those linked to the raid on the Democratic National Committee offices.
City council received a letter Tuesday asking permission to close part of Bever Park on August 20 for a 30 mile bicycle race sponsored by Merchants National Bank. Race would run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A bank spokesman asked to reserve Grandview Pavilion and close the reservoir road. Council would consider the request and decide soon.
The Hawkeye Area Community Action program gained a $53,940 Department of Labor grant to support its neighborhood youth corps. The funds will supplement funding for summer programs across Iowa including Eastern Iowa initiatives.
Ten years ago quick acting nuns aided the evacuation of 295 patients when a fast moving fire swept a loft at St. Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn New York. Officials praised the swift response and orderly exit as residents watched smoke pour from the building.
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