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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1973
Page
1
Daily Record weather and local briefs include high 46 low 36 and noon 46, plus March totals and river gauges. Also lists city notices, births, police activity, traffic fines, and upcoming services in many Iowa communities.
Joyce Mackay Horne 47 of 1440 Parkwood Drive SE died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born December 26 1925 in Bridgeport Conn she married Richard K Horne June 12 1948 in Wellesley Hills Mass. She lived in Cedar Rapids 50 years. She was a First Presbyterian church member teacher deacon and Girl Scout leader. Survived by husband daughter and son both of Cedar Rapids brother and sister. Services at 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church cremation commital burial in West Townsend Mass. Visitation at Turner East to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The casket will not be opened. Memorials to church teacher training fund.
Bessie M Woodward 86 of Meth-Wick Manor died Sunday after a brief illness. Widow of Charles Woodward former senior VP Iowa Electric Light and Power Co born May 24 1886 in Hawarden. Survived by two sons Merwin G Woodward Macon GA Perry D Woodward Glen Ellyn IL and ten grandchildren. Services 3 p.m. Tuesday Turner Chapel West with Rev Paul C Pfalzgraff of Salem United Methodist Church burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner Chapel West.
Mary DeLay 72 of 412 Second Street SW widow of John Francis DeLay died Sunday after a lingering illness. Born May 13 1900 in Holbrook she lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids and was a member of St Patrick's Catholic Church. Services Tuesday 9:30 a.m. at St Patrick's Church. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Wake service Monday 7:30 p.m. at Tea Hen Chapel officiated by Rev Paul J Maguire. friends may call.
Memorial services and burial arrangements for Lila, Verna M. and Emil Rasmussen, Besse Verney Wood, William J. Schultz, Karl W. Seelig. Services held or scheduled at Stewart, Chapel of Memories, Linwood, Beatty Beurle, Turner chapels and Cedar Memorial or Oak Hill cemeteries with interments listed. Clergy names include Rev. William P. Leonard, Rev. Allen Van Cleve, Rev. D. A. Loferski, Rev. John M. Hardy.
Harwig Merkl of 1000 Sioux drive NW pled guilty to an amended reckless driving charge in municipal court. He was arrested for drunken driving on March 4 and fined $100 plus costs.
An elderly man found unconscious on a McGregor street Sunday was in good condition Monday at a Prairie du Chien hospital. Authorities initially believed he had been beaten, but later concluded he sustained head injuries when he fell off a curb and struck his head on a parked car.
China’s UN ambassador Huang Hua urged a new U.S. Panama Canal treaty, praising Panama’s just demand and urging solidarity against imperialism. He said a revised agreement would safeguard Latin American independence and security, while noting the Panama Canal Zone issue remains central to regional sovereignty.
Iowa officials report total liquor profits of 23.2 million, up 6.4 percent from the prior year, with state stores sales rising 4.4 percent to 77.8 million. Wine consumption jumped 14.2 percent from 1971 to 1972, reaching 1,003,512 gallons, and early fiscal 1973 figures show a 33 percent year on year wine gain. Iowans bought 3.4 percent more liquor overall, totaling 3.3 million gallons.
Francis A. Chihak, 23, of Park Towne Place, was arrested Saturday on an assault and battery charge. The arrest followed a warrant from Justice Glenn Powers concerning an incident in the Park Towne parking lot. Mrs. Gilbert Saldana alleges Chihak struck her daughter Chris Saldana, 16, in her car. Chihak posted a $110 bond and was released.
Leo Stoneking, 43, of 338 Seventh Avenue SW, arrested Sunday on larceny and resisting an officer charges. Accused of stealing $75 in coins March 16 from Donna Rafferty at 610 Avenue. He allegedly fled from police and refused handcuffing. bonds set at $2,610. He remained in Linn County Jail Monday.
The mobile home of Norman Russell at 4101 Sixteenth Avenue SW was destroyed by fire Monday morning with no injuries reported. The blaze, blamed on a child with matches, prompted firefighters to respond at 8 39 a m and work at the scene for several hours. The metal clad structure was a total loss.
Government officials led by Wood and Colburn outline a three phase proposal to AIM leaders at Wounded Knee. Steps include a neutral Sioux Falls meeting with up to seven occupiers, safe passage and communications, and peaceful surrender of federally charged individuals.
In Paris the four nation observers urge a March 28 decision on pullout while Hanoi and Saigon clash over election terms. Viet Cong argues North Vietnam forces must leave and elections require Hanoi withdrawal. A second round seeks postwar U S aid to North Vietnam as talks continue near Paris.
Defense officials said reconnaissance cameras captured trucks loaded with ammunition boxes and fuel drums moving south. U S aerial surveillance also photographed artillery armored personnel carriers and tanks in transit toward the South, signaling continued support despite claims of nonmilitary aid.
Berlin dispatches report that Hermann Goering ordered no cap on daily factory work hours. The directive signals a total mobilization of labor for wartime production, reflecting Nazi regime control over labor practices during the era.
Washington AP reports critics press HEW secretary Casper Weinberger as Congress weighs a radical revenue sharing plan for elementary and secondary schools. The proposal shifts funds to states based on counts of federally housed children and disadvantaged students, with private school access and broader program funding under review.
The Iowa Senate defeated a house amendment requiring enrollees to fill at least one third of any HMO board by a 25 to 22 vote. The bill, aimed at establishing HMOs providing preventive health insurance, had been amended by the house on February 22 after initial passage on February 8.
A 16 year old boy arrested Sunday for breaking and entering at Sixteenth Avenue Home Appliance in Cedar Rapids. Police found about 10 dollars in cash in his possession after locating him hiding in the store basement. He had been released Friday from Eldora state training school and is held in Linn County jail awaiting court within 11 days.
Lt Cmdr Robert D Woods of Adrian Mo Lt Cmdr James Anderson of Pontiac Mich and Capt Naughton spoke at a Great Lakes news conference about their Vietnam war experiences. They discussed amnesty views and returning home after captivity noting the long years away and the effect on families reading and knowledge. Woods was captured in Oct 1966 and Naughton downed May 18 1967 with multiple relocations during captivity.
Democrats on the panel advanced several amendments enlarging wage controls to cover more workers and granting presidential power to ration fuels. They also sought to impound funds and add Hathaway’s proposal requiring corporations to publish price-hike justifications. Tower favored keeping information confidential and moved to strike Hathaway's amendment.
In Sydney a banner on a downtown balcony drew eyes as it fluttered in the wind. The flag showed four large letters F L A G forming an unusual insignia seen by passersby before the breeze straightened the banner.
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