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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1972
Page
3
Extended forecast shows thunder showers over the state and warm humid days with highs near 90 and cooler highs in the low 80s by Saturday. Noon Tuesday 77 and 80 by 2 pm. July totals and daily reports plus obituaries and local notices list births and services across Davenport and surrounding towns. Police fines and vehicle violations are reported with names and addresses.
Clayton county auditors found numerous payments to Peters not entered in county receipts. Peters, who handled tax deposits, faced potential bond shortfall and possible assessments against counties. He resigned, pled innocent to embezzlement, and a September trial date was set.
A car crashed through a wall and exploded, engulfing a bedroom in flames. Mrs. Lawless escaped unharmed while Mrs. Fernau, Mrs. Scott, and Grace Gilson helped move furnishings outside. Firemen could not save the car or house. losses exceed 5000 dollars. Mrs. Fernau faces charges for lack of vehicle control.
Rumsfeld said the council struck down the $1.90 wage as too low but did not set a new figure. He noted the court ruling influenced the action and that the previous basis was the urban family budget of $6,960 yearly, now $7,214 in latest figures.
The mine faced 18 evacuations for serious violations with no disclosed reasons. Electrical discrepancies and handling of combustible materials topped the cites, while a rack of incidents included a fire sparked by a bare wire and hydraulic fluid ignition. Despite high federal citations, the mine had a low accident rate with four mishaps since opening.
Task Force Gary Owen formed by Combat Battalion 7th Cavalry and the 29th Assault Helicopter Battalion. The helicopter wing totals about 100 aircraft. Only one U.S. infantry battalion remains in Vietnam, a remnant of the 196th Brigade in the Da Nang area.
The United States said North Vietnam is intensifying military operations in South Vietnam. It cited evidence that up to 12 regular North Vietnamese divisions may be deployed there, compared with 10 in April, as talks near session 152. The U.S. urged North Vietnam to accept Nixon's proposed cease fire and noted rising casualties and devastation in the South.
James R. Mangold Jr. 22 of Ryan was arrested by Cedar Rapids police on a breaking and entering charge. He allegedly broke into the Alan Pettit residence at 526 Sixth Avenue SE July 19 and stole a television set posters and stereo equipment valued at 170 dollars. arraignment was set for Tuesday morning.
Fay F. Edgerly, 38, of rural Central City, charged with assault and battery and malicious injury to a motor vehicle. Deputies arrested him on warrants May 30 in Marion rural area. Bond set at 110 for assault and 1000 for vehicle damage. trial set for August 21.
Otto E. Carstens 63 died Monday in Dubuque where he had lived since 1934. A federal meat inspector at Dubuque Packing Co. he retired three years ago. He belonged to American Legion VFW DeMolay Consistory and Masonic lodge and served as treasurer. Surviving are his wife Clara Hockan a sister in Cedar Rapids and a brother in Dubuque. Services Thursday 10 30 a m at Egelhof Dubuque burial Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids with graveside rites at 1 30 p m Thursday. Friends may call Wednesday 5 to 9 p m at Egelhof.
Peter G. Obermaier, age 68, of Chicago, died Monday after a short illness. Born September 29, 1903, he married Laura Pearson October 15, 1938, in Chicago. Survived by wife, two sons Gerald (Chicago) and David (Franklin Park), eight grandchildren. Services 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Chapel of Memories. burial Cedar Memorial. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday. casket to be closed at 3:15 p.m. Thursday.
Miriam Goldstein Childs widow of J H Childs dies after a long illness. Born in Pennsylvania she lived much of her life in Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Survived by sisters Anna Subotnik Cedar Rapids and Ida Schaer Oklahoma City. Services at Turner Chapel East 1 30 p m Wednesday with Rabbi Isaac Neuman. Friends may call until 1 15 p m Wednesday. casket not open after service.
Local classified seeks to buy or trade unwanted items. Listings invite readers to offer used goods, household furniture, tools, electronics, and collectibles for cash or swap. Please contact the advertiser with description and price.
London dockers join a 42,000 strong longshoremen walkout after arrests at Pentonville prison. Port closures, 120,000 sympathizers, halted food imports, and newspaper presses idle as 11 coal pits desert. Government cites judicial independence amid escalating industrial action.
Fashion note shows skirts regaining popularity with straight and A line styles. Pleated skirts fade as hemlines settle just above the knee signaling a new season trend shift.
A three week news blackout on Korean armistice discussions ends with reports the stalemate remains over prisoner exchange, the sole hurdle to a ceasefire.
Six Fort Madison state penitentiary guards and their wives met with Governor Ray to report grave problems inside the institution. They cited breakdowns in communication and security, inadequate shakedowns, and missing protective devices as contributing factors amid recent violent incidents and a guard’s death.
Linn county supervisors amended the rural zoning regulation to permit repair and service shops for farm equipment with a conditional permit from the board of adjustment. The zoning commission favored the change after a welding shop near Walker was discussed months ago, but a rezoning was blocked by rural to business opposition.
Linn County to seek recovery for 349.23 in cleanup costs after a July 12 incident on the county home road. County engineer report details expenses for labor, sand, lime, and equipment rental from a truck spill presumed to have occurred July 11, with the material found on the road at night. The county attorney may pursue collection or prosecution.
Rep. Henry Reuss says a treasury report omits loophole income in calculating taxes paid by the wealthy. He cites Edwin Cohen claiming 15,211 people earning $200,000 plus paid an average $177,161 tax in 1970, an effective 44.1 percent of adjusted gross income, while about 18,000 wealthy filers paid only 4 percent after loophole deductions.
Former President Johnson, flown from LBJ Ranch near San Antonio for a routine checkup after an April heart attack, was admitted for observation Monday night due to chest pains and nausea. His daughter Luci Nugent also hospitalized in Austin for undisclosed tests.
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