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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
4
Variable cloudiness through Sunday with a chance of showers Saturday. Warmer Monday. Lows 50 to 60, highs near 80 through Sunday, Monday highs in low 80s. Includes July normals, barometer, humidity, wind, sun times, and year-ago data. July 25 notices announce multiple births at several addresses and familial connections in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Charles and Evonne Bailey of rural Tripoli file for bankruptcy listing debts of 4834 with 450 in assets and 200 exempt. A second petition by another party shows debts 25652 and assets 7500 with 500 exempt. Marshal M. McNair at 1435 C avenue NE appears in the filing.
A list of traffic fines for numerous residents including Mike J. Greenlee and others, with various violations and amounts. Followed by obituaries and funeral service details for Decorah, Quasqueton, Chelsea, Iowa City, Mason City, Elkport, Monticello, Farley, and related churches and cemeteries. Funeral times note Steine's and local church services, with calls for viewing and burial details.
As Watergate unfolded last spring the White House pledged broader openness and greater department head input. Nixon has occasionally engaged chiefs in decisions and reached some congressional accommodations, yet Connally warned June 20 that Nixon will likely maintain his delegation of vast authority and not change his operating style.
In the third day of televised testimony Ehrlichman said Mitchell told him Hoover was not pursuing the Ellsberg case vigorously and warned of punishment for a staffer who pressed interviews. Weicker challenged the Marx connection, noting FBI interview history. Ehrlichman accused Hoover of inflexibility and suggested retirement earlier would have reduced problems.
Washington AP Common Cause asked federal judge to unseal records showing more than 20 million dollars in secret contributions to President Nixon’s re election campaign. Judge Joseph Waddy set Sept 28 for a report to the House clerk and kept suit open for review of the disclosed list.
San Diego based report states Navy boot camp will extend from seven to nine weeks. Captain H. R. Bivin, commanding officer of the Recruit Training Command, announced the increase will start September 3 at the local naval training center and later at Orlando Florida and Great Lakes Illinois on subsequent dates.
Davenport, 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services at Turner Chapel West Saturday at 1 30 p.m. led by Rev Warren Feller. Burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call at Turner Chapel West.
Local classifieds offer quick options to reclaim space by listing unused storage needs. Post an affordable want ad to connect with neighbors offering or seeking storage solutions.
Washington AP report quotes Army Brig. Gen. Robert Kingston outlining risks in locating 1259 Americans missing in Indo China. He notes 12 remains found in six months, mostly from crashes or unsearched Communist areas.
The Armed Services Committee voted 23 to 9 to postpone action on a measure to cite Watergate figure G Gordon Liddy for contempt of Congress. Liddy twice refused to testify last Friday before an Armed Services subcommittee probing CIA involvement in Watergate. The full committee will wait until its next meeting to consider the subcommittee chair Nedzi's motion to begin contempt proceedings. No date set. members seek transcripts and record review.
George Orville Dyrland 78 of 1300 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly at a local hospital. A 50 year resident, born Oct 17 1894 in Cylinder he worked 27 years for Railway Express Agency and retired in 1962 from Corey Aluminum Co. He married Kathryn Severtson on Nov 7 1918 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife, a son Donald, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a brother and three sisters. Funeral Friday at Turner Chapel East, burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call until 11:30 a.m. Friday. casket to remain closed after service.
Stanley J. Stastny age 63 of 2473 Fruitland boulevard SW died Thursday after a long illness. Born April 4, 1910 in Cedar Rapids he lived there his life. A 40 year employee of Hawkeye Sheet Metal Co and member of Sheetmetal Workers Local 263 since 1929. Survived by wife Ber two daughters Mrs Dwayne Kostka and Mrs Paul Nosek eight grandchildren a sister Mrs Arnold Fields and two brothers Charles and Edward Stastny all of Cedar Rapids. Services Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West with Rev Frances R. King Olivet Presbyterian Church. Burial Czech National Cemetery. Friends may call at Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West after 7 p.m. Thursday.
Joseph Belehrad and Turner chapel hold service at 10 30 a m Friday with the first reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist Burial is Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Turner East until 10 am Friday
Emergency numbers for Cedar Rapids provided as a compact clip and carry card for quick access. Includes local fire police and medical helpline contacts, designed to fit in a wallet and usable in emergencies.
The Cost of Living Council said clothing and textile manufacturers are exempt from the price freeze, but not retailers or wholesalers. Exemption covers contracts before June 13 for shipments during the freeze, with a second condition that goods shipped to wholesalers or retailers before July 20 must follow the freeze. Bert Concklin cited business strain and avoided factory closures as reasons for the carveout.
The Watergate inquiry subpoenaed five tapes of presidential conversations and sought memos from Gordon Strachan to Haldeman. It also requested a brief White House file on transferring Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt from the White House staff to the campaign committee.
The official noted no rush to lift the ceiling before September 12 and said the government monitors the beef industry. He claimed nine of twelve reported meatpacker closings were untrue, and that cattle slaughter rates have declined but less than during the spring meat boycott.
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