Weather and death notices reveal a town page snapshot
Unclear forecast notes show rain chances and temperatures with a detailed Gazette weather log. Obituaries list multiple services across Iowa towns including Vinton, Cascade, and Tama with burial plans and memorial funds. listings include names such as Gabriel Neto, Carl Culver, Naomi Miller, and Orla Graves along with church details and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor — James Wentland
St. [Bridget's Catholic Church
Rossary
BfcAn- Inch
Lower Deer Creek
Powell's
Farmersburg
H.C. Hurownson
St. Paul’s
Lutheranehurth
Schultz’ S Keots
Beriba
Esther T Dunbar
Mornday
Manchester
Lyman F. Bart
Shelly's
Purse Snatcher Strikes Linda Molyneux on Sixth Avenue
Linda Molyneux of 610 Sixth Avenue SE was knocked down Friday night by a man in the 500 block of Sixth Street SE. The purse valued at 1 dollar contained 151 dollars in cash, cigarets, and a lighter.
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Linda Molyneux
Sixth Avenue SE
Sixth Street SE
Naughton Family Reunion At Great Lakes
Former POW Et Cmdr Robert Naughton of Cedar Rapids visits Great Lakes naval hospital with his parents siblings and brothers in law. The families hoped for a reunion and possible discharge within a week as Gary Anderson also visits from Glenview.
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Naughton
Great Lakes
Dale
Robert Naughton
Cedar Rapids
Roland Naughton
C Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Kevin
Tim
Mike
Gazette
Crmdr
Gary Anderson
L. Anderson
Windsor Drive
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Peggy
Sheldon
Anderson
Navy
Shootout Fake Leads to City Ordinance Charge
Two Marion men, John Davis and Douglas Hunt, both 19 and from 569 Third Avenue, faced charge under a Cedar Rapids city ordinance for alarming police by signaling a potential shootout in the 200 block of First Avenue NW. An off duty officer saw one man with a gun and another with a holstered gun. police arrived to find starter pistols loaded with blanks. They posted $110 bond each and were released.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jake
Johm
Davis
Douglas J. Hunt
Third Avenue
First Avenue NW
Four Charged With A Tempted Tavern Robbery
Four Cedar Rapids men and a 16 year old Cedar Rapids boy were arrested after an attempted armed robbery at the Brown Derby tavern. The suspects, Lystrel Bradley, 19. Charles Hodges, 19. Danny Grayson, 19. and a 16 year old, faced robbery with aggravation charges. Hodges also faced marijuana possession charges. The boy was released to a probation officer. The three adults were jailed in Polk County on $25,000 bond each. preliminary hearing set for March 25.
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Cedar Rapids
Shry
Lystrel A. Brad’ley
Fourth Avenue
Charles E. Hodges
Parkcourt
Danny Grayson
Seventh Street
Bradley
Louis Krefeld
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Powers
Ticai
Spain to establish full ties with China and close Taiwan embassy
Spain announced on Saturday the establishment of full diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China and the closing of its embassy in Taiwan before April 1 this year.
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Madrid
People's Republic of China
Taiwan
City Briefs Chronicle Local Thefts and Advertisements
St Luke's hospital reports the theft of a clergy robe valued at eight dollars between February 13 and March 4. A residence on Center Point Road NE was broken into Friday afternoon with cash stolen. March 16 sees removal of winter decorations from Linwood Cemetery. A few 1972 Subaru models remain in final clearance at Standler Motor in East Avenue. Various ads announce a coin show, a three day Acapulco trip, nursing care vacancies, and other local notices.
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Rabe Siolea
Usse] Birifier
St. Luke's Hospital
Charles Nichols
Center Potat Road
Iovor Koll
Stumday
Standler Motor
Ind Avenue
8Th Street East
Cedar Rapids Man Granted Fort Madison Prison Term
A 61 year old Cedar Rapids man with multiple prior prison terms chose prison over probation. Henry J. Christopher Jr pleaded guilty to forgery and received a ten year sentence at Fort Madison after a pre sentence report recommended prison. He forged a man’s name on a 50.57 check on January 12 and cited health needs as a reason for requesting confinement.
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Cedar Rapids
Tas
Fort Madison
Pat
Henry J. Christopher, Jr
Linn
Harold Victor
Christopher
Attourney
Kansas
California
Ft. Madison
Bundy remarks on Pentagon papers aid to enemy
Bundy contends authentic U S government papers like the Pentagon study would be of historical interest rather than operational use for a foreign power, while two generals argued their value for authenticating actions. His defense team plans to call former Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger Jr next to testify.
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U. S
Pentagon
Wold
Bundy
Kennedy
Arthur Sehlesinger, Jr
POWs Cease Fire Violations Continue in Mekong Delta
U S and South Vietnamese representatives reported that six 82 mm mortar rounds hit an unarmed American helicopter during a landing at a military outpost in the Mekong delta. Saigon said 141 more cease fire violations in 24 hours, raising six week total to 6 463. A task force will search for 11 200 missing Americans once negotiations finish, based at Nakhon Phanom Thailand.
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North Vietnam
Khe San
U.S
Military Commission
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Honolulu
Nakhon Phanom
Thailand
U S Navy Minesweepers Begin Haiphong Harbor Work
In North Vietnamese waters the Pentagon reports that U S navy minesweepers have exploded their first mine in the main Haiphong harbor shipping channel during operations in the area.
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Washington
Haiphong Harbor
Pentagon
Mars life chance raised by minesweeping notes
Pentagon spokesman Jerry Friedheim said the U S minesweeping of Haiphong waters may boost the possibility that life exists on Mars. Carl Sagan urged that recent photographs imply water may have flowed on the planet. the claims linked to the Viking mission and Mariner 9 data.
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Pentagon
Jerry Friedheim
Washington
Mars
Friedheim
Mariner 9
North
Carl Sagan
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
Op Lin
Friedheim Ty
Hfe
Carter
Ginzburg Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Social Security Ad
Publisher Ralph Ginzburg, after eight months in federal prison, faces investigations over a new promotional booklet tied to Moneyworth magazine. The Social Security Administration alleges the ad contains misleading references and innuendoes about benefits. Senate and FBI probes may consider Dean testimony on Watergate links and Gray’s FBI directorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Ginzburg
Social Security Administration
New York State
Ginzburg
Moneysworth
Car in Creek: C R Man Dies in Otter Creek
Cedar Rapids resident Ronald Dean Jennings, 28, of 1728 Park Avenue SE, died after his southbound car left Highway 150, crossed a bridge, and plunged into Otter Creek near Midway. Autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause. crash time undetermined.
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Highway Patrol
Midway
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Dean Jennings
Park Avenue SE
Jennings Caras
Otter Creek
Jennings
Highway Commission
Council Asked To Vote Change In Auction Law
A petition signed by more than 115 residents asks Cedar Rapids to modify the auction ordinance. It would set a $50 annual license and allow auctions on Sundays, replacing the current $24 fee and Sunday ban. Local auctioneers Bill and Mrs. Warner plan to back the proposal at the next council meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Warner
Avenue NW
Warner
Iowa
Mezvinsky Elected Freshman Democrats Leader
Edward Mezvinsky of Iowa was elected chairman of the freshman Democratic congressmen association in Washington. He said the group aims to coordinate legislative efforts and master congressional mechanics with support from House Speaker Carl Albert who praised his leadership. The note includes an unrelated low cost want ad.
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Social Security
Tration
Tunney
Ginzburg Disney
Dean
James Eastland
Hiram J. Fong
Hawaii
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Washington
UPL
Edward Mezvinsky
Iowa
Mezvinsky
House
Congress
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Mezvinaky
Freschmen
Regents Approve Braille School Salary Schedule
CEDAR FALLS AP The State Board of Regents approved a five class salary schedule for academic employees at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving school. The new scale starts in 1973 74 for about 30 staff. Beginning pay 7425 rising to 14467 after 15 years with master degree extra hours and training.
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Cedar Falls
State Board of Regents
Iowa Braille
Charles Woodcock
Win ‘Ton
Woodcock
Nixon backs penalties while opposing marijuana legalization
In a noon radio address from the White House Nixon urged continued criminal sanctions on marijuana possession, sale or use, while expressing opposition to full legalization. He called for stricter law enforcement and more federal aid for local police as part of a broader crime control stance.
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White House
Camp David
Nixon
America
AMA Critics Atkins Diet Revolution Book
The American Medical Association's Council on Foods and Nutrition said Dr. Robert Atkins's Diet Revolution presents unscientific and potentially dangerous recommendations. It warns that unlimited saturated fats and cholesterol-rich foods boost health risks, while no fat-mobilizing hormone exists in humans. Atkins counters that sugars and starches fatten and criticizes the AMA for opposing obesity remedies.
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Chicago
American Medical Assn
ASTA
Mittee
Dr. Atkins
JAMA
Council On Foods
Robert Atkins
New York City
AMA
Man
Atkins
New York
Mt Asama Erupts Again in Karuizawa Japan
Mt Asama volcano erupts again near Karuizawa Japan sending ash rocks and smoke about two percent miles from the crater no casualties or damage reported by AP observers eruption observed Saturday by monitoring teams and local residents with no immediate danger to nearby towns
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Karuizawa
Japan
Mt. Asama
T He Crater
Subtenpean vote and editor's update noted
Fragmentary OCR describes a local vote and financial figures with mentions of monthly amounts and coins. References to a newspaper patch and AP dispatches appear, but many names and exact details are unreadable.
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Alpan Recariing
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Aeome
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Dana Netalicky
Center Street
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First Street East
Fifth Street
I Avenue NW
Twin Pine Drive
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Sixteenth
Vinton — Culah
Sanders
Wesley United Methodist Church
Campbell's
Vinton
William J. Warner
Burial Hill Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Siourmey
Fairhird
Vajat Sigaumey Christian Church
Reynolds
Toledo
Orla C. Graves
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Tama
Bismaree
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Omaha
St Lous
Sioux Falls
Joyce Naughton
Evansdale
Jack Scanlan
Dale- Wood Avenue
Jim
Blake Boulevard
Direk
China
Went, Speers, Roch
Katteul
Morton Olfiet
Perio
Aesus
HardiGardens
Fiest Ave
Linwood Cemetery
Acapulco
Kirkwood Community College
Eee
Jerome's
Ground Moor
Ady. Sas
Mt. Vernon Rest Homme
A Ave. South
Alec Rast
Ady
Cil Schommers
Colorado
Aruba
Hie Sett Jacksons
Fairfax
Mrs
Alec Mitchell
Katie J. Mitchell
Avenue
Kaunas
Lithuania
United States
Alex J
Helen V. Maillard
Los Angeles
Immaculate Conception Church
William P. Leonard
St. John's Cemetery
Father Leonard
Stewart Funeral Home
Frank Husak
Mary F. Husak
Brooklyn
Frank J. Husak
Marengo Hospital
Victor
Herbert L. Morehead
Fairfield Bay
Ark
John F. Husak
Stankato
Minn
Agnes C. Shields
MIA Search
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House ‘Wife's
Cial Security
Dem
Judiciary Federal Trade Commission
Council of ‘Fetter
John Dean
FBI
Attorney General's Office
Democratic Nations
Watervale Complex
S Yearold
John Tunney
Dcalif
Arance
L. Patrick Gray II
Teslife
Creek
C.R. Man
Sol On ‘Democrats
Dial
Che
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gaustie Co
Bed Ave
Coder Rapes
Howe
Sartiens
Dywank Hight
Editien
Devdoy
Otro
Lotrapeen
John Belapes
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