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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1973

Page

2

Daily Record Weather and Local Births Report

Extended forecast shows generally fair weather with possible thundershowers Sunday. Lows in the 60s and highs in the upper 80s to 90s. June totals and flood stage notes for several Iowa locales. Birth announcements: Edward Blumer family in Hiawatha. Jerry Donaldson in Tama. Larry Eden in Cedar Rapids area. Daniel Seekins in Mr. Vernon. Gary Karemer in Marion. Out of town births listed for Los Angeles and Marion area. Emergency calls and incidents noted in the afternoon.

Edward Blumer Bowler Street Hiawatha Jerry Donaldson Tama Larry Eden First Avenue SE Daniel Seekins Vernon

Court Notices and Fines From Municipal Court

Lists numerous speeding and traffic fines across neighborhoods including James Conming ton and Opal Fry. Names and addresses span Washington avenue to Cedar Rapids with fines from $10 to $55 plus costs. Also includes many obituaries and service notices for Conroy, McSwiggin Uhlman, Leinen, Smith, Dirks, Ronald, Cook, Bar ron, Penrod, Vreehoticky, Collins and others with service details and locations.

James Conmington Washington Avenue Leslie Sadecky Ely Clair Stoll Mt. Vernon Road John McManus Twenty Seventh Street Opal Fry Ninth Avenue James Wade Park Avenue Thomas Stramer Marion Robert Novak Mallory Street Jean Elliott Barbara Norden First Avenue

Sardinian Landowner Freed by Kidnappers

Sardinia AP reports landowner Mattedo Lostia was released unharmed after his family paid a $340000 ransom. Held for 68 days, the longest such captivity in Sardinia amid a decade with over 100 kidnappings.

Orotelli Sardinia Mattedo Lostia Lostia

Want Ad Call For Bargains Readers Seek Bargains

Want ad readers always seek bargains and bargains are offered now. Dial 398 8234 to place or inquire about deals and listings.

Dial

Coty Named New Iowa Human Rights Commission Chief

Coty replaces Coty as executive secretary marks new style for agency. Mark Doolin chosen staff researcher to succeed as administrative assistant position salary noted. Coty emphasizes objective fairness and results while bringing fresh perspectives from his experience as a black man. Native of Mason City with military service in Panama Canal zone, he and wife Karen raise a 15 month old son.

Commission Mark Doolin Coty Mason City Mason City High School Kirkwood Community College Mt. Mercy College Panama Canal Zone Karen Ralph II Elaine Drive

Budapest Declared Official Seaport At Inland Port

The Danube river makes Budapest officially a seaport though it lies 850 miles from the Black Sea. The designation reflects the city’s strategic inland port status on the river.

Budapest Hungary Black Sea

Want ads help you buy sell or trade

Help wanted classified line inviting readers to use want ads for buying selling or trading items or services. Includes a contact phone number 398 8234 for response and inquiries. No other details or names provided.

Call

Obituary for Anita N Endsley 82 Cedar Rapids resident

Anita N Endsley 82 of 1026 26th street SE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a short illness she had lived in the city for 53 years Born August 9 1890 at Columbus Junction she married Willard M Endsley November 18 1911 Ottumwa Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Larry Aakre two sons James Endsley Harland L Endsley three grandchildren and one great grandchild Services Friday 10 30 a.m Chapel of Memories Rev Ernest P Larson Trinity United Methodist Church Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Anita N. Endsley 26Th Street Cedar Rapids Columbus Junction Willard M. Endsley Ottumwa Endsley Trinity United Methodist Church Cedar Chapter Order of Eastern Star Gold Star Larry Aakre James Endsley Yankton Harland L. Endsley Glendora Calif Chapel of Memories Ernest P. Larson Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home American Cancer Society

Obituary for Cedar Rapids Resident Robert W. McLeod

Robert W. McLeod 83 of 1806 Mt. Vernon road SE Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness. Born Oct 24 1889 he was a retired McKay Construction Co. employee and a carpenters union member. Surviving three daughters Mrs George Stone Naperville Ill Mrs Devere Newbery Muscatine and Mrs Wendell Pribyl Lowell Ind a son Donald R Cedar Rapids 13 grandchildren five great grandchildren and sister Fern Ray Waterloo. Services Friday at Turner chapel east 1 30 p m Rev Warren Webb burial Oak Hill friends may call at the chapel.

Robert Willard McLean Mt. Vernon Road Cedar Rapids McKay Construction Co Carpenters Union George Stone Naperville Ill Devere Newberry Muscatine Wendell Pribyl Lowell Ind Donald R Fern Ray Waterloo Turner Chapel Warren Webb Oak Hill

Burgert Rites Set for Cedar Rapids Man 66

Howard H Burgert 66 of 1226 Second Ave SE a Cedar Rapids resident 47 years and Universal Engineering Co employee died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday after a long illness He was born November 11 1906 at Ida Grove Surviving are two brothers Clifford Winthrop Wash Albert Mesa Ariz two sisters Mary Tripp Perry Myrtle Burgert Des Moines and a son Richard Burgert in the U S army Warren Webb of St Paul s United Methodist church Friends may call at Turner East until 10 a m Friday The casket will not be opened after the service.

Howard Henry Burgert Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Universal Engineering Co Ida Grove Turner Chapel East Warren Webb St. Paul's United Methodist Church Turner East

Cedar Rapids widow Bessie Hovey dies after short illness

Bessie Hovey 86 widow of Charles Hovey of Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Born December 8 1886 in Downing Missouri she leaves a daughter Mrs Joe Martin La Habra California five grandchildren and a sister Ada Horner Riverbank California. Services at Norman Funeral Home Lancaster Missouri at 2 p m Saturday conducted by Rev Robert Schofield. Burial in IOOF Cemetery Lancaster. Friends may call at Turner East until 9 p.m.

Bessie Hovey Fifth Street Charles Hovey Cedar Rapids Downing Joe Martin LaHabra Calif Ada Horner Riverbank Norman Funeral Home Lancaster Robert Schofield IOOF Turner East

Memorial Services for Rickard Ira S and Others

Memorial services were held for Ira S Rickard at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel of Memories led by Rev Don Maple of Lovely Lane United Methodist church. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial cemetery with arrangements by Cedar Memorial funeral home Turner east hosted services for Howard E Divine at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends could call at Turner east until 10 a.m. Thursday. Fred J Payneer received services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Turner chapel east with burial at Oak Hill cemetery and calling hours until 1 p.m. Thursday.

Rickard Ira S Chapel of Memories Don Maple Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Divine Howard E Turner Chapel Arnold Herbst Oak Hill Cemetery Turner East Payneer Fred J Leonard Deaver

Connally Says Nixon Talked Of Press Relations Conflict

Former Treasury Secretary John Connally recalls discussing with President Nixon the press relations issue and the inherent conflict of interest between the White House and news media, noting both sides should endure it.

Ing Nixon White House

Prairie Students Head to Vienna for International Festival

Prairie high school students plan a two week Vienna tour after raising about 35000 to send 35 students and seven chaperons. The Seventy-Sixth Street Coalition and a polka band perform Sunday at Prairie High little theater with an ice cream social. Admission is free with donations encouraged.

Prairie Vienna Prairie High School Prairie Students United States Seventy-Sixth Street Coalition Austria Czechoslovakia Hungary the Prairie Cedar Rapids the Prairie Polka Band Ken Smykil The Russell Price

Correction: Car traveled 569 feet after leaving road in accident

Linn deputy sheriff's report clarifies that George Raftis 55 of 1048 Thirtieth Street NE traveled 569 feet after leaving the road in an early Saturday crash The Gazette had said it traveled 569 feet in the air Raftis remained a patient at St Luke's hospital Monday

Linn George Raftis The Gazette Raftis Thirtieth Street St. Luke’s Hospital

Steer Escapes Police Pursuit Then Is Shot in Ontario

An 800 pound steer escaped from the Ontario stockyards and evaded three pursuing police cars and a tow truck before it was shot by authorities.

Toronto Ontario

Fighting Heavy in Three Viet Areas Amid Cease Fire Violations

Saigon command reported heavy combat at three points while noting the year’s second lowest number of cease fire violations. They cited 69 violations in the latest tally as part of ongoing fighting in the country.

Saigon

Two Flyers Missing After Phantom Crash in Cambodia

AP reports from Honolulu that a U.S. Pacific command Phantom crashed in Cambodia due to unknown causes. Two American crewmen are listed as missing.

Honolulu U.S. Pacific Command Cambodia

Viet Cong Attacks Province as Cease-Fire Holds

Reports say Viet Cong attacked an infantry position near Vi Thanh in Chuong Thien province in the Mekong delta. Government says the assault was repulsed with 15 rebels killed, while four soldiers died and 31 were wounded. Fighting extended along the central coastal plain and highlands.

Chuong Thien Mekong Vi Thanh Saigon Highlands

Violence Dampens Peronback as Two Foreign Executives Kidnapped

Violence flared in Peronback with two foreign businessmen kidnapped in 48 hours. John Thompson, 50, American president of Firestone Argentina, and Juan Kurt, 61, a German products maker, were seized by armed men. Thompson’s car was halted and he was pulled from the vehicle. Kurt was abducted amid a drive from home. No police reports or ransom details released.

Juan Manuel Abal Medina Medina John’ ‘Thompson Firestone Argentina U. S Juan Kurt Thompson Firestone Chile Celia St. Paul Minn Sao Paulo Brazil Kurt Argentina U.S

Useful items sell quickly with a low cost want ad

A brief classified notice states useful items sell quickly with a low cost want ad and provides a contact phone number 398 8234 for readers to respond.

Dial

Downtown Liquor Store to Go Self Service

Cedar Rapids will convert the Fifth Avenue SE liquor store to self service by late July if shelves arrive on time. The project, costing over 5000 dollars, will close July 23 to 25 and reopen July 26 with lower shelves and new counter setup.

Cedar Rapids Les Pinckney Iawa Beer and Liquor Commission the Gazette Fifth Avenue SE Pinckney Old Liquor) Commission Fifth Avenue

Watergate clues on Dean Ehrlichman and Hunt CIA ties

Senate summaries reveal Dean discussed silencing Watergate concerns with Ehrlichman and Mitchell. Ehrlichman allegedly asked Mitchell about Hunt's problem, while Colson testified before an appropriations subcommittee about CIA help for Hunt leading to a Los Angeles burglary. Ehrlichman denies receiving such a message.

Ehrlichman Mitchell Hunt White House Dean Bittman Senate White ‘House Colson Senate Appropriations Central Intelligence Agency Los Angeles John McClellan D-Ark CIA McClellan

Robins Man Faces Drunk Driving Charge

Emil H. French, 33, Robins, was charged with drunk driving after a Hiawatha officer arrested him Tuesday evening for erratic driving from a tavern on Highway 150. He was held in county jail pending arraignment.

Emil H. French Robins Hiawatha French

On the Move Sell Leave-Behinds with Low-Cost Ad

An offer to place a low-cost want ad to sell unused leave-behinds quickly. Provides contact phone number 398-8234 for dialing and booking the ad.

Dial

State Workers Converge on Iowa Capitol

Hundreds of Iowa state employees led by OSHE gathered at the statehouse to press for a higher cost-of-living pay hike. About 300 workers used vacation time for the morning rally as organizers urged a 5 percent across-the-board raise after lawmakers granted larger increases to officials and judges.

DES Moines UPI Iowa Capitol Lartius OSHE

Brazilian Party Contacts Amazon Tribe Seen With Chinese-Made Pots

Members of a Brazilian government party, reaching an isolated Indian tribe in Para, found the Indians using pots and mirrors stamped in English reading Made in the People's Republic of China, suggesting a propaganda gesture or external influence.

Rio DE Janeiro Amazon Para People’s Republic of China

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