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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1975
Page
21
Weather report lists high Sunday and overnight lows for Anenavagt Bismarck Chicago Denver Duluth and Houston. Extended forecast calls for mostly fair conditions, hot and humid through Friday with daytime highs in the 40s to 70s and nighttime lows from the 60s to mid 70s.
Birth announcements list numerous families from Mercy and St Luke's including Weaver Merringer Fratella Mussig Fairbanks Reinhart Pugh Pyle Waggoner Priddy, Koch, Johnson, and others with dates July 26 27. Adoptions and marriages shown for Detroit and Cedar Rapids area plus out of town entries. Police court fines for speeding, drunken driving, and traffic violations. several names across Marion Cedar Rapids and Allison.
Cedar Rapids obituaries note Edna Mae Blackwell 83 of 626 Second Street SW died in Seattle after a sudden illness born Oct 16 1891 in Muscatine County survived by four daughters three sons 36 grandchildren and a sister services at Turner Chapel East Cedar Memorial burial Cedar Memorial. Roy H. Miller BA former Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness born Sept 2 1884 in New Buffalo Michigan survived by wife Hazel and son Robert Miller service Aug 16 at St Martin's Episcopal Des Plaines cremation at Chapel of Memories. Ruby L. McIntosh 89 widow of Charles F. McIntosh died in Bloomfield member of local church and King’s Daughters survived by four daughters two grandchildren two great grandchildren services Tuesday Wagler Bloomfield Graveside Cedar Memorial. Ann Kushner Turner Chapel East burial Eben Jernel cemetery. Louis Mickelsen 85 died Saturday born Aug 25 1889 Denmark widow of Lena Mickelsen member of Concordia Lutheran retired from city water department survivor of Titanic World War I sinking services Wednesday Teahen Funeral Home burial Cedar Memorial. Several other brief notices list births deaths and funeral arrangements across Iowa communities including Tipton Vinton West Branch Barker Dyersville Tama Olin Sigourney Hazleton Central City Harper Keota Edgewood and more.
Johnson county Medical Examiner T. T. Bozek rules Marvin Kamm, 51, of Kansas City, Missouri, dead of natural causes. Kamm’s body was found in an Iowa City motel Monday morning. Death likely occurred Saturday but discovered by motel staff Monday morning.
Hugh D. Jones of rural Ely died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born Oct 26, 1889 in England he served as a clerk at Johnson County Home. He lived with the Robert Shebetka family near Ely and willed his body to the university anatomy research department.
Hurricane Blanche battered southwest Nova Scotia with high winds and heavy rain as it crossed the peninsula from Maine toward the Bay of Fundy. Shelburne reported 90 mph winds while the center tracked north-northeast at 30 mph and was expected to weaken as landfall neared. Gale warnings stretched from Rockland to Eastport, Maine, and small craft were urged to stay near port until seas subsided.
About 100 white residents confronted six black traveling salesmen on Carson beach in South Boston injuring one man. Robert Jackson, 31, from Cambr ie, NY, was knocked to the ground and beaten before authorities rescued him. The incident follows desegregation clashes in Boston and underscores racial tensions in the area.
In magistrate court Gary Drakos saw a marijuana possession charge dismissed. Gerald Frey John Lintner and Tony Freeman faced similar outcomes for related incidents. Kenneth Hall and Floyd Deal had various dispositions including guilty pleas with sentencing deferred. Tom Sarver Steven Tobin and others waived preliminaries or faced lesser charges. John Grazier Danny Wright Larry Thurston received fines or jail terms, with Wright appealing.
Ranald E. Moore filed nomination papers for the three year term on the Cedar Rapids school board. Moore, 40, president of the current board, operates an insurance firm and has led local organizations including the Cedar Rapids Insurance Agents and the citizens advisory committee for public schools. He wants a new superintendent to drive improved standards and district excellence while stressing responsive education for all students. Moore and his wife Maud have two daughters in Squaw Creek elementary. He was born in Cedar Rapids and holds a BA in economics from the University of Rochester and a CPOT designation from the American Institute of Property and Liability Underwriters.
Congress approved Ford’s plan granting most favored nation trade status to Romania by 355 to 41 in the House after Senate approval. The measure relies on Romania allowing free emigration of Jews and minorities, with enforcement tied to a December trade law. The Ways and Means Committee noted rising Romanian emigration and pledged a review in about a year.
Iowa City Johnson County woman Margaret Kelly filed a $250 000 lawsuit against the state of Iowa claiming negligence by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She alleges repeated admissions from January to November 1973 including a biopsy. She says cancer was not detected earlier and delays in treatment occurred before October 1973 diagnosis.
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved permanent authority for Iowa Limousine Service Inc to provide transport between Cedar Rapids airport and Iowa City Cedar Rapids areas, denying a similar request by Charter Coaches Inc. Iowa Limousine has operated from the airport for two and a half years with certificates for airport passenger transport to and from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, and has run service to Marion Hiawatha and the wider Iowa City area since ownership change in 1972. Temporary approval to operate wider service was granted by the ICC in March.
In Cedar Rapids federal court on Monday, Robert Porterfield, 22, formerly of Philadelphia, and Daniel Engler, 24, formerly of San Pablo, California, admitted interstate transport of a stolen vehicle after a Minneapolis drunken drive of a stolen van. Judge Edward J. McManus suspended prison with three years probation, noting their attempts at reform while warning of prison if they slip.
Linn County attorney reviews charging an inmate at the county jail for striking another prisoner with a broom handle. Steve Shifflet was taken to St Luke’s hospital Sunday afternoon and released after treatment. Captain Dennis Blome said Craig Gardner struck Shifflet in the face with a broom handle.
Richard L Ritze 25 of Alburnett was released from St Luke's hospital after injuries from a motorcycle accident on the Alburnett road north of Marion. The craft skidded on sand and struck a bridge. On this date in 1945 a U S military plane crashed into the Empire State Building killing 13.
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