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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
1
The Daily Record provides high and low temperatures across cities, precipitation totals, barometer, humidity, wind at Gazette weather station, sunrise and sunset times, and year-to-date figures. It also lists upcoming funerals, marriages, bankruptcies, fines from traffic and public notices, and community demographics and events.
Tennessee Senate votes 138 to table censure of civil rights activist Williams for remarks about white women and the bedroom. A legislative committee found the statements, though offensive, protected by the federal and state constitutions. Williams spoke at a January 8 workshop urging color blind deliberations amid mixed reaction.
SOUTH SAN GABRIEL Calif AP Air Force Capt John Nasmyth who spent 60 years in a North Vietnamese prison camp needed only five minutes to chop down a sign his family erected near their home Hanoi Release John Nasmyth it read A crowd of about 200 cheered as his final whack with an ax felled the sign A high school marching band struck up When Johnny Comes Marching Home and women kissed him Nasmyth 32 said I was glad to see the rotten thing go It felt good but it was a little tiring This axe is heavier than it looks
Bielefeld West Germany. Mrs. Friedericke Bohr, who turned 100 on Tuesday, credits daily beer for her good health and trim. She has enjoyed beer for decades, challenging the old adage that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Theresa Fountain of 2907 Waveland Drive NW is a patient at Mercy Hospital. Visitors are permitted.
Henry Edler 87 of 722 Second Street SW Cedar Rapids a 30 year resident and Wilson and Co. retiree died after brief illness Born February 15 1886 in Germany he was a member of Eden United Church of Christ Surviving two daughters four sons three sisters fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren Services at Turner chapel east at 1 30 Friday burial Van Horne cemetery Lowden. Ray B. Hamilton 80 of 317 F avenue NW died after brief illness Former Letts resident and Cedar Rapids retiree born January 12 1893 in Letts married Pearl Wertz July 22 1959 in Preston Minnesota Employed by Allis Chalmers 30 years member of Maine IOOF Lodge Linn Encampment Rainbow Patriarchs Militant Star of Maine Rebekah lodge Surviving wife a daughter a sister five grandchildren and one great grandchild Services Chapel of Memories 3 30 Thursday Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Donations suggested to Odd Fellows Home.
Wilma Knowles Wyer 67 of 2228 Bowling Street SW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a long illness. Born July 10 1905 in Bonaparte she resided in Cedar Rapids since 1963. Surviving husband Marvin Wyer married 1944 Kahoka Missouri daughter Mrs Jack King Livermore California two sons Robert Knowles Fr Madison and Jack Knowles Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren and brother LeRoy Heney Los Angeles. Services 11 am Friday Brady Kuba funeral home with Rev George B McDill Hus Memorial United Presbyterian Church Burial White Cemetery Bonaparte. Friends may call after 7 Wednesday at Brady Kuba funeral home.
William M Feehan 54 a Cedar Rapids resident for 25 years watch and clock maker and instructor died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Wednesday Born December 14 1918 at Mt Pleasant he was a member of Calvary Baptist church Surviving two sons Terry L Feehan of LaForte Texas Brett Feehan at home two daughters June Meyers Mathersville Illinois and Beverly Brabston Burlington two sisters Katherine Housh Mt Pleasant Ellen Meyers Burlington four brothers Stanley Joy Illinois Rodney Mt Pleasant Allen A Burlington Monroe Little York Illinois and nine grandchildren Services are pending at Turner chapel west
Hattie Mae Woods, 80, widow of Edward Woods, of 3211 Avenue NW Cedar Rapids, born August 6 1892, dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs Robert Bascom Cedar Rapids and stepdaughter Lucile Warner Des Moines, ten grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Services 1 30 p m Thursday Teahen chapel Rev Paul J Maguire burial Linwood Cemetery casket opened after service. calls after 6 p m Wednesday and all day Thursday.
Maude J. Wills, 96, of 1609 Grande avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local nursing home Tuesday. Born January 30, 1877, in Cedar County she was active with Westminster Presbyterian church Bernice Pratt Circle of King's Daughters Hesperian club and the Helping Hand Rebekah lodge in Tipton. Survived by sister Nell D. Wills of Cedar Rapids. Funeral 10:30 am Friday with Dr. John P. Woods. Burial at Masonic Cemetery in Tipton. Friends may call at Turner east until 10 am Friday. The casket will not be
Lloyd Lewis Haas of 619 H avenne NW died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Born August 8, 1893, he spent most of his life in Cedar Rapids. A retired Collins maintenance employee, he was a World War I veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by brother Corry Haas of Estherville and sister Vivian Larson of San Clemente, California. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. Burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars military rites. Rosary Friday at 8 p.m. at Teahen funeral home. Friends may call until 9 p.m. Friday.
Memorial service for Fred Donisthorpe held Thursday at 10 30 am at Stewart Funeral Home with Rev Paul J Maguire and burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Memorial service for David Lee Specht at Kingdom Hall on Center Point Road NE at 3 pm Thursday by Clarence Rosene followed by cremation committal. Turner Chapel East in charge.
During his confirmation hearing Gray says memory imperfect but corrects record by presenting White House invitation for a Cleveland City Club speech last August. He denies the speech was political, despite Democratic senators' contention.
Report cites Lyman and interior spokesman William Soller aligned with Wilson who warned of leading hundreds of guns to reclaim Wounded Knee. AIM accuses Wilson of running the reservation as a dictator with a violent “goon squad” and says Lyman is in Wilson’s pocket.
Sandra J. McKenna, 34, Alburnett, was charged with drunk driving after Linn County deputies arrested her Tuesday night near Alburnett for erratic driving. In municipal court Wednesday she was given until March 15 to waive or demand a preliminary hearing and released on own recognizance.
Spokesmen for adult education classes request a state audit of Kirkwood Community College records focusing on the Community Education department. They seek review of administrator to teacher and student ratios amid staff cuts and reduced class hours with funding uncertainty.
Northern Trust Co. led a group of bidders to win Cedar Rapids sewer bonds totaling 5 million dollars and park bonds totaling 1.5 million. The sewer bonds carry 4.253 percent and mature through 1980, while the park bonds carry 4.221 percent and mature by 1978. Proceeds fund storm sewer projects along Kenwood and Vinton ditch areas and property purchase in the upper Vinton ditch drainage area. If federal funds are unavailable, some projects may be reduced. Bonds are repaid by a general property tax levy. Other bidders included Mercantile Trust, First National City, Continental, Harris, and Morgan Guaranty.
U S POWs board 80 American evacuees from Clark Field in a ceremony that shifts to direct hospital-to-base flights. Families greet returnees at the aircraft as 20 men mingle with supporters, with two generals approving the departure. Monika Schwinn and Bernhard Diehl are among the other travelers.
Dr. Rakel outlines a temporary U S clinic serving west and north of Iowa City with Dr Thornton Bryan directing Oakdale oversight. Shirley Drennen joins as a nurse, and patients may choose Mercy Iowa City or University hospitals while others arrange care in Marengo or Cedar Rapids. Lease runs one year at 350 dollars monthly. Williamsburg has had no physician since December 15.
Meany urges Congress to reject Nixon tuition tax credits for non-public schools and to repeal several business tax preferences. He projects $29 billion in annual gains from elimination and argues deficits stem from recession and 1971 tax cuts rather than social program spending. He notes profits up 50 percent since 1970 while wage growth remains muted due to policy.
Phnom Penh signals willingness to discuss questions with North Vietnamese, who call for withdrawal and end of regional hegemony. Lon Nol rejects Hanoi interference, urging complete military withdrawal and respect for borders. In South Vietnam, fighting persists near the DMZ and in the central highlands with heavy artillery and infantry clashes.
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