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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
6
The forecast calls for a chance of rain Friday and Saturday with below normal temperatures. Highs will be in the 80s, cooling to the 70s by Sunday. lows 50s to 60s, cooling to the 50s by Sunday. Local births, weather data, dam readings, and police notes follow with multiple named individuals and locations across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
A list shows Harman and Amana each fined $10 plus costs for miscellaneous infractions. Gary Nortmann and others face fines for license violations and noise, with several residents cited for lane and vehicle control violations. Multiple individuals forfeited bonds for beer consumption on city property, and late services are listed for Melvin Yerks and Nora Jones at local churches. Graveside and church services noted for Jaramie Jerome Simpson and Vernon J Banes, with visits announced for Samuel M. Brumley and others.
Memorial service for Joseph B. Radloff at Brady mortuary at 2 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. Edmund Becker. Mrs. Jack J. to be remembered Thursday at 9 30 a.m. at St Matthew's Church with Rev. Louis V. Mc Donough presiding. Burial at Mt Calvary cemetery. Rosary led by Altar and Rosary Society with parish tonight at 8 at Stewart funeral home.
Magnolia Waller of 611 Ninth Avenue SE was appointed to the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Commission by the city council to fill the unexpired term of William Hood, who recently resigned. The council also passed a resolution thanking Hood for his service.
In Brussels President Frei denounced the killing of Zujovic as a brutal crime tied to a monthslong smear campaign. He linked the death to violence over Chile's political turmoil, calling for swift justice and meeting Belgian officials on South American issues.
The house rejected the compromise tax plan 55 to 44 amid party lines, signaling at least a two week extension of the 1971 session. Republican leaders lobbied to muster votes for the conference report as Democrats pressed for school property tax relief while a last minute switch by Rep. Cochran failed to secure passage.
Andrei Sin yavsky, a writer sentenced to a labor camp five years ago for publishing anti Soviet works abroad, has been released two years early for good behavior, a Soviet source reported Wednesday.
In Linn district court two men convicted of resisting an officer in the July 4 incident on Ninth avenue SE were overturned. Two other convictions stood, including a 30 day sentence for Jackson. The men were ordered to surrender next Monday to begin serving their sentences as authorities noted a crowd gathered after an officer tried to investigate a tavern fight.
Cedar Rapids resident born January 31 1932 in Plattsburg died. Married Marilyn Lea Gabel December 22 1962 in California. Korean War veteran and former Owens Brush Co. foreman. Survived by wife three daughters three sons and extended family. Services 10:30 a.m. Friday at St Jude's Catholic Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Military honors by American Legion Hanford post Parish Rosary 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial funeral home.
A wide ranging column humorously weighs culture and daily life topics. It jokes that ballet wards off rain and insomnia and muses on education, manners, professional life, and human foibles. The piece blends aphorisms with cheeky social commentary and reflections on status, taste, and talent.
Rex E. Shaffer installed as president of the Linn County Association for Retarded Children. Barry Norris named first vice president and new board member, with several directors re-elected.
Abodeely appeals challenges to Iowa abortion law and his guilty plea in a case tied to an alleged abortion ring. Officials to represent sheriff and clerk in a federal case Friday while judge notes the crime as a racket and imposes imprisonment deterring future acts.
Cedar Rapids Community School District approved plans for four elementary roof repairs on Wednesday. The board gave contractors and principals seven days to respond to written notices on the disputed repairs at Jackson School, with payment responsibility still unresolved.
Tots Pleawere elected as representatives and claim support for the road project but concerns arise. Commissioner Stephen Garst asks if travelers came by highway or on foot while locals, including young Nichols, insist on walking if possible. Debates center on deer and wildlife numbers, with petitions from students urging protection and opposing the road.
In The Dalles Oregon a silver white eight foot tall creature called Sasquatch or Big Foot was sighted by Dick Brown a local junior high teacher his wife and a trailer court worker Brown used an eight power rifle scope to view the figure for about five minutes before it walked away confirming his belief in the cryptid sightings in the Pacific Northwest
A large arms cache believed tied to Irish extremists was discovered early Wednesday in the vicinity of the Ascot race track in London.
Lindsay outlined plans for a city state study covering mass transit welfare courts and narcotics. He cited New York receiving 61 cents per city dollar from the state and said a commission will review mandated city costs, pensions, and the state’s refusal to expand municipal pensions. Some Bronx legislators oppose separate NYC statehood and favor joining Westchester.
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