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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1973
Page
3
The Daily Record lists high and low temperatures for Saturday and a noon humidity reading with ENE winds at 22 mph. The page also notes births at St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals, naming families and addresses for several newborns. Multiple funeral services across Iowa towns are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, with locations and times listed.
The article notes the commission objects to Ray’s proposed nominees for a women’s board, highlighting female inmates lacking advocacy and the commissioners’ reluctance to challenge the chosen men. It cites defeated resolutions urging the senate to consider female nominees despite the governor’s selections.
A drought on Castries St Lucia has cut the island water supply by 30 percent and the St Lucia Water Authority has ordered rationing, a spokesman said Saturday.
Thirty years ago the OPA limited restaurants and similar institutions to 75 percent or less of the December 1942 usage of meat butter cheese and similar products. The restriction did not apply to portions served to individual customers.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lays out publishing address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription options include by carrier 75 cents a week and mail plans with monthly and yearly rates. no mail subscriptions in carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Senator Mansfield warned the Gray nomination faces a tough vote as the judiciary committee delays action for a week to gauge White House intentions. Gray testified he had handed FBI papers to John Dean about the Democratic headquarters break in. Mansfield warned the White House fights over executive privilege and Watergate pressure leave Gray in a difficult position.
Multiple obituaries outline the deaths of Ernest Wayne Kolosik 72 of Cedar Rapids born May 20 1900 formerly of North English longtime mechanic at Happel and Son with Memorial services at Cedar Memorial Chapel. Also John Vavra shoe salesman born 1876 Czech origin with memorial service at Turner chapel west and burial at Czech National cemetery. Lucy Hannum Ottumwa native and former Coe College graduate with First Presbyterian Ottumwa service and burial, survivors include spouses children and siblings.
Alma Elizabeth Book died in Havertown Pennsylvania at age 92. Born February 12 1881 in Nashville Iowa she lived in Cedar Rapids from 1929 to 1970 later moving to Michigan. Survived by son Donald E. Book and four daughters including Mrs Edward Treft Mrs Donald Neill and Mrs Barbara Lamb and by ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral held at First Christian church with burial at Cedar Memorial Turner. Memorial fund gifts suggested to the First Christian church.
Agatha Herbert 86 of 916 Nineteenth Street SE died Friday after a long illness. Born February 22, 1887 in Cedar Rapids, she was lifelong resident and a member of Immaculate Conception church. Survived by her husband William J. Herbert and five daughters, two sons, 19 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. burial in St John Cemetery. Friends may call Brady Kuba funeral home Sunday afternoon. Rosary Monday 7:30 p.m.
Memorial services for Charles Arthur Chadima will be held at St Wenceslaus Catholic church at 11 a.m. Monday by Rev. Clarence Frana with burial in the Czech National cemetery. Friends may call at Turner east chapel with Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. George L. Hershey will be honored at St Wenceslaus church Monday at 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. with burial in the Czech National cemetery and military graveside services by American Legion Hanford post.
Burns notes firms now prefer floating rates for currency value stability. Committee of 20 deputies met two days. chairman C Jeremy Morse says more meetings will push reform. He cautions crisis may not speed results, though the dollar stayed steady in its first week of trading as officials see currencies correctly aligned.
An 8 year old boy, James Collatz, died in an early morning fire in Waterloo caused by a portable electric heater in his bedroom. Foster brother Eddie Neessen escaped with the alarm. Floyd Neessen was burned while attempting rescue. The fire confined to the bedroom. investigation cited heater proximity to blankets as the ignition source.
U S and North Vietnamese delegations in Paris discuss POW lists and withdrawal steps as Wickham reports the Viet Cong demands may carry conditions not in the agreement. Washington awaits instructions while a draft withdrawal plan is reviewed by chiefs of delegations.
Elsie June Nurss 73 of 609 Sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at home Saturday after a brief illness. Born Charleston Illinois June 6 1899 she is survived by daughter Patricia Larsen Riverside California sister Irene Cole Cedar Rapids and four grandchildren. Services Beatty Beurle Chapel 1 30 p m Tuesday burial Linwood Cemetery friends may call Beatty Beurle's after 7 p m Sunday.
Claude E. Fothergill a longtime Monticello State Bank cashier age 86 died Friday. Survived by three daughters Sister Garnier Bancroft and Catherine Keiser Des Moines a son Claude Jr Des Moines 11 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Service Tuesday at 11 a.m. Sacred Heart Church with calling at Devaney's after 4 p.m. Sunday.
Senior Captain Le Hai, credited with six U.S. plane kills, arrived in Peking Saturday as part of a Hanoi delegation, reports Xinhua News Agency.
An air force official reported that a raid by U S Flying Fortress Liberator bombers struck the Vegesack submarine and ship building yards, crippling the base and hindering production during the war.
About 200 Republicans from the First and Second districts attended a leadership conference at the Town House on the Target ’74 theme. Gov. Robert Ray praised returning POWs, urged increased party effort, and discussed a proposed state transportation department amid talks on organizing for the 1974 elections.
Vice President Agnew rebutted claims that returning POWs were coached to speak patriotic words. He praised the POWs for sincerity under stress, spoke at a YMCA banquet in Montgomery, and criticized The Washington Post for dismissive coverage of the homecoming.
Rough seas lashed the Outer Banks for a third day as the National Weather Service reported extensive flooding and beach erosion. At least five motel units and two beach cottages were destroyed near Buxton, with dunes washed away and highways buried in sand and water along coastal areas north of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Linn county sheriff's deputies investigated the abduction at gunpoint of a 14-year-old Marion girl from a laundromat. A suspect described as about 5'9" tall, 225 pounds, 25 to 30, with brown hair and facial hair, abducted her to a rural area near Alburnett and raped her. She was treated and released from St Luke's hospital. Further details were not available.
The article reports sources alleging figures with access to secret My Lai documents were involved in planning and execution. It notes circumstantial army findings due to verbal planning and CIA-held records, claims the Peers inquiry was chosen to avoid CIA connections, and that the army closed its My Lai file last September.
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