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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1973

Page

2

Nixon Finance Unit Pays $237000 in Legal Fees

The Nixon re election committee reports legal fees totaling 237725 so far with 146639 in the last quarter. Fees cover counsel for officials tied to Watergate investigations including Maurice Stans Jeb Magruder and John Mitchell among others and listatile firms Kenneth Parkinson and Paul O Brien among major recipients.

Nixon Finance Unit Washington (Lp Nixon General Accounting Office Finance Committee Maurice Stans John Mitchell Jeb Magruder Senate Magruder Stans Mitchell Democratic Watergate Hugh Sloan Sloan Washington Kenneth Parkinson Paul O’brien

Routing of Freeway 518 Is Deferred

The Iowa Highway Commission defers decisions on freeway 518 routing until a federal appeals court in St Louis rules on environmental statements. The case raises which agency must prepare statements and whether a statement is needed for the entire expressway system before 518 proceeds. A feasibility study was ordered for a tunnel near the Indian Lookout hill after a relocation west of the area. Right of way on the original route has been bought. No court decision timing given.

Ames Iowa City St. Louis Highway Commission Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Iowa Indian Lookout Iowa River Indian Lookout Hill

Increase Seen In Regional Use Of C R Airport

Cedar Rapids airport traffic rose in May with 4 641 autos in the parking lot at 2 am daily, about 600 more than April. Black Hawk and Dubuque county plates led gains. Fayette Grundy and Clayton counties also grew, tied to an Ozark Air Lines strike reducing service at nearby airports.

Cedar Rapids Black Hawk Dubuque Roy Jameson Jameson Black Hawk County Dubuque County Fayette County Grundy Clayton Ozark Air Lines Waterloo

City studies median strip upgrade on Mt Vernon road

At an informal city council session Safety Commissioner John Oberthien opposed planting trees in the median citing visibility and collision hazards. Debates covered sodding shrubbery painting schemes and decorative brick while officials noted breakaway signs required by federal rules.

Mt. Vernon Road John Oberthien

Breakins Reported in Elgin and Clermont

Breakin at Fauser's DX station on Monday night stole two tires and 15 dollars from a pop machine. An attempt to enter Bill Moore grocery store was recorded. Burglars took eight mag wheels and 25 dollars from Taylor's service station in Clermont.

Breakins Elgin Fauser Bill Moore Taylor Cler‘mont

Vesco Flees Costa Rica Ahead of Extradition Proceeding

Fugitive financier Robert Vesco departed Costa Rica on June 3 six days before a U S extradition request was submitted to face obstruction of justice charges. Vesco, linked to a $200 000 Nixon campaign contribution, flew to the Bahamas retreat aboard a private Boeing 707 as criminal court proceedings in New Jersey proceed. A New York arrest warrant had already been issued for Vesco for failing to testify before a grand jury.

Washington Stans New York Senate Watergate Committee Democrats Magruder James Beirbower Senate Watergate San Jose Costa Rica UPI Robert Vesco U.S Fernando Valverde Vesco United States Nixon Bahamas Viron Vaky New Jersey Valverde Atilio Vincenzi Atty John Mitchells Commerce Maurice Stans

20 Years Ago U S Signals Cut in Aid if Rhee Defies Truce

American officials warned that military aid to South Korea would be cut off if President Syngman Rhee ordered his troops to defy a truce. The stance reflected U S concerns over escalating actions during the Korean conflict.

South Korea Syngman Rhee

Present Route of Highway 9 Okayed

The Iowa highway commission planning department on Tuesday recommended rebuilding Highway 9 between Waukon and Lansing on the present alignment. A public hearing was held February 15. Reconstruction runs from Seventh Avenue in Waukon to north Second Street in Lansing with a 24 foot pavement and 10 foot shoulders. A bypass west of Waukon was urged by petitions, but the plan keeps the current route with a designed speed of 60 mph east of Churchtown for about four miles to protect wildlife and scenery while improving safety.

AMES Highway Commission Planning Department Waukon Lansing Seventh Avenue North Second Street Commission Churchtown

Alvena Miller Dies Former Cedar Rapids Resident

Blairstown Alvena Marie Miller 49 a Cedar Rapids native died Monday en route to Mercy hospital Born August 2 1923 she married Maurice D. Miller February 11 1947 Survived by husband one son Duane A Miller of Blairstown three daughters Mrs Jim Miller Mapleton Doreen and Donna at home father Wiley Kubec Blairstown sister Alice Homus Central City and one grandchild Services set for 10 a.m.

Blairstown Alvena Marie Miller Cedar Rapids Mercy

Rosary at St. John’s Blairstown and burial details

Rosary will be recited Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Blairstown. Visitation begins Wednesday after 8 a.m. at Halverson Funeral Home, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown.

St. John’s Catholic Church Blairstown Halverson Funeral Home Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Spy Satellite Put in Orbit Over Cape Kennedy

A Titan 3C rocket launched at 3 15 a m Tuesday from Cape Kennedy Complex 40 J sending a superspy satellite to a 22 300 mile high orbital position. The mission aims to provide instant missile launch alerts for Russia and serve as insurance for a prior satellite whose sensitivity declines. The launch was heard up to 30 miles away and observed over a wide area. US Air Force officials offered a brief statement afterward with no warning given prior to liftoff.

Cape Kennedy U.S. Air Force Air Force Space Russia Indian Ocean Air Force

N Y crisis from hydrant openings amid heat wave

In New York City and surrounding counties residents illegally opened about a thousand hydrants to beat record heat. The action caused severe water pressure loss, muddy sediment water, and hampered firefighting with eleven firefighters injured. Mayor Lindsay warned such acts endanger public safety. A separate court ruling backed a desegregation plan for Detroit area districts, to await action by 52 suburban school districts.

New York Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Island Manhattan John V. Lindsay U.S Stephen Roth Detroit

Ruling Upheld on Detroit Schools Desegregation Plan

The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that Detroit schools remain segregated and that a Detroit-only desegregation plan would be ineffective. The nine-judge majority delivered the opinion in Cincinnati, AP reports.

Cincinnati Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Detroit

Italian Premier Andreotti Resigns in Coalition Crisis

Premier Giulio Andreotti presented his resignation to President Leone after ministers urged change. The Christian Democrats pushed to replace the government with a center left coalition including the Socialists, while parliamentary defeats and a Republican withdrawal left the regime in a freeze. The next government would be Italy’s 35th since 1943.

Rome Giulio Andreotti Giovanni Leone Quirinal Palace Christian Democrat Party Italy Andreotti Republican Party Christian Democrat Congress

Want ads offer buyers for items you no longer use

Classified note urges readers to place want ads to connect with buyers. It includes a phone contact number 398 8234 for placing or responding to ads and highlights the service as a quick way to sell unused items.

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