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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1973
Page
3
Extended forecast notes rain Friday and Friday night then partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday. Reports March totals and year-to-date rainfall with city readings and numbers for several rivers and flood stages. Local legislative actions, court notices, and a long list of traffic fines, accidents, and service announcements from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
The JMC will include South Vietnam and the PRG starting Thursday while the U S and North Vietnam withdraw under the Jan 28 cease-fire. Secret Paris talks to extend the four party commission were reported but later denied by a U S source. Aims center on keeping American peacemaker role in Vietnam.
Howard I. Bair 61 of Mason City and Harold Diehl Frentress 54 of Cedar Rapids Robins area died within days of each other. Bair previously Cedar Rapids resident owned a Mason City beer distributorship, active in civic and fraternal groups, survived by wife Betty Nor man and family with services in Mason City and burial in Webster City. Frentress, longtime Milwaukee railroad engineer, served in World War II, survived by wife Mia Glassford and family, services in Cedar Rapids with cremation to follow and memorials to Veterans hospital Iowa City.
Marian Frances Level 46 of 154 Edgewood Road NW died Tuesday evening after a brief illness. A Cedar Rapids resident for ten years she was born February 13 1927 in Chicago and married there December 20 1946. Survived by husband two daughters Allen Pease Long Beach California Robyn Level and son Scott Level all at home and sister Jean Rowe Roanoke Virginia. Services at Turner Chapel West at 1 30 p m Friday conducted by Rev Joseph McGuire with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call Turner Chapel West until 1 p m Friday. casket will not be opened after the service.
Memorial services for Earl Albert Snively are set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Kuba funeral home with Rev. Aleck Ulmet and again Friday at 1 30 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren Panora. Burial follows at Brethren Cemetery Panora. Edward W. Turner chapel services note 1 30 p.m. Thursday with Dr. Arnold Herbst and Oak Hill Cemetery burial. Mr Howell is listed at 91, corrected from 85.
Chinese Ambassador Chu Pong-Ping presented his credentials to Regent Premier George Papadopoulos in Athens, the government announced.
Grand jury testimony efforts move forward as prosecutors seek information from G Gordon Liddy and others. Senators Tower and Cotton urge President Nixon to let John Dean testify, calling for transparency to end the Watergate scandal. McCord’s lawyers claim Dean and Jeb Magruder had prior wiretapping knowledge, while the White House and Magruder deny the charges.
Cedar Rapids public golf courses Twin Pines Squaw Creek and Ellis opened Wednesday with Parks Supt. Elmer Delaney noting Jones Park may open Friday. Delaney said recent high water flooded tees and fairways. water has since receded but some areas remain soggy.
A proposal contemplates allocating 30 million dollars yearly to build a state road system. The bill caps annual interest at 5.5 percent and allows flexible retirement terms, aiming to retire bonds in ten to fifteen years. Bonds and interest would be tax exempt except for inheritance.
Ramstad cites public apathy as a factor but asserts the city still needs expanded library services. He notes favorable weather media support and a buoyant economy helped, and predicts the next library bonds will exceed three million dollars due to upcoming building contracts.
A concise notice encourages readers to call 398-8234 for a performer advertised in a want ad. The fragment implies a sales pitch without names or dates.
The Linn County mental health center and the Board of Supervisors clash over funding and administration. The center proposes per patient billing while the supervisors seek a county director of mental health services. The dispute centers on state law, board control of funds, and continued patient care amid budget gaps and potential funding shifts.
The Atomic Energy Commission plans a May 3 environmental impact hearing in Cedar Rapids on the Duane Arnold Energy Center at Palo. An atomic safety and licensing board agreed at a Washington pre hearing to firm dates after a petition to intervene by John Laitner of Iowa City.
Lincoln Development Co of Marshalltown won the contract to install a relief sewer in the Jacelyn park area northeast Cedar Rapids. The bid of 11431 topped four bidders, with the city estimate at 12139. The line runs mainly in the park area between Boyce and Kesler roads NW near Gordon avenue and should ease sewer backups. Construction begins next week and should finish in about a month.
Cedar Rapids firemen fought three grass fires Tuesday afternoon all sparked by passing trains. A 1 02 p m blaze behind Towne House Dlive NE near the tracks was contained after about two hours. Additional smaller fires were reported on Blairs Ferry road NE and Beverly road SW.
Nixon and Robert P. Griffin of Michigan said at least 20 GOP senators will back sustaining Nixon’s veto. In the House the measure passed 318 to 57, with Gerald Ford hoping Southern Democrats help prevent a two thirds override. Administration backers note Democratic leadership barely defeated the Republican substitute by 213 to 165, short of two thirds.
U S Attorney General Kleindienst said grand jury indictments are being used by the justice department to bargain with militant Indians in Rapid City South Dakota. He noted sealed indictments exist but would not reveal details or timing. He condemned the wounding of a federal marshal and rejected calls for broad retaliation as unfitting.
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