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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
3
Extended outlook shows showers in northeast Iowa clearing later with highs in the 50s and weekend warming to the 60s. Daily temps list high Monday and overnight lows across many cities. also outlay of local police court fines and funeral notices across multiple towns including Anamosa and Strawberry Point with names, ages and services scheduled.
Billy K. Hall Newhall filed a demurrer in Linn district court arguing the conspiracy indictments to take over refuse hauling in Linn County are flawed. He claims refuse is not an article of commerce and the charges are vague and fail to state an offense or any overt act. A hearing is set for Friday at 9 a.m. Also named are Herbert B. Schaffron and Robert T. Condon facing related charges. Condon must plead by Wednesday. Schaffron remains unre arres ted. Hall and Condon released on bond.
Birth announcements list a son for Darrel Hoyt Blairstown and a daughter for Gary Pope. May 1 births include Henry Weber in Sioux City and a Houston daughter for Peter Memmel. Mills couple in Newton, Mass record a daughter. Several Cedar Rapids, Jolene Hartman and Allan Lines, and Rita Rupple and Jerry Moen are named among area families.
Twenty years ago a freed prisoner asserted access to North Korea medical files and said 2,538 Allied captives died of starvation and disease within a year, asserting the figure from his reported discovery.
William McFann 82 of 1337 G Avenue NE died at a Cedar Rapids hospital. A retired Quaker Oats employee and longtime resident, he was born April 12, 1891 in Williamsburg and notable for a large 1916 Ringling Bros circus model. Survived by a son William, services Thursday at Turner chapel east with military rites at Linwood Cemetery. Jesse Franks 63 of 2204 Ninth Street SW died after a long illness. An employee at Duane Arnold Energy Center, he belonged to Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 125 and Cedar Rapids Aerie 2272 of the Eagles. Survived by his wife Eva Rittenburg. services Thursday at Kuba funeral home east, burial Oak Hill. Friends may call at Kuba funeral home east after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with service details including dates times and chapels. Names include Sundberg Victor Clarence Covington Lloyd Thomas Dunshee Angela Diane Colton Cook Harry C Dvorak Mrs Anton Martelle Mrs George Koszta Ridsmoe Mark C. Services at Turner chapel Beatty Beurle Janeba Kuba Koszta and St. Luke's hospital chapel with burials at Linwood Cedar Memorial Koszta cemetery and body donated to University of Iowa.
Fire at Udell school gymnasium Monday prompted arson suspicion after a janitor spotted flames before classes. Udell volunteers called Centerville firefighters as witnesses feared the metal structure adjoining the gym might be a total loss.
Ten years ago reports said Japanese forces rescued 59 crew members from a Red Chinese freighter after it was torpedoed. The incident highlighted tensions in the region and the dangers faced by merchant sailors.
George W. Welsh and Carol Lee Hopper, residents of 8602 Forty-fourth Street SE, were charged with carrying a concealed weapon after a neighbor reported screaming and gunfire at their residence early Tuesday. Deputies stopped their car on Thirty-fourth Street SE near Mt. Vernon Road SE and found a loaded .22 pistol under the driver’s seat and a starter pistol in Hopper’s purse. The incident remains unexplained. the couple remained jailed pending Cedar Rapids municipal court arraignment.
Iowa City UIowa employees group says the Iowa Civil Rights Commission told them a probable cause of discrimination against university maids has been found. A conciliatory meeting with UIEA, Civil Rights officials, and the university is planned after a written notice. UIEA filed March 1 complaints alleging pay discrimination against female maids compared with male custodians for similar work.
Governors Gilligan and Reagan comment on resignations and the need for an independent probe. Former adviser Robert Finch lauds Elliot Richardson as attorney general and notes many questions remain for the legal process and Senate hearings.
Robert Maddox of 1410 Tenth street SE waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm. He allegedly assaulted Earl Ballow on October 20.
In a public address Nixon defends his actions while accepting resignations of Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean. He argues leaders must set new standards and procedures to keep elections free from abuses and stresses the top leader bears ultimate responsibility.
Iowa Governor says Nixon should appoint a special prosecutor not from government ranks to handle Watergate charges. He has no immediate nominees. He welcomed Nixon's staff shakeup as restoring White House confidence. He called the affair the most stupid thing imaginable and noted no indication the President knew about it until recently.
Iowa Governor Robert Ray on Watergate says it would be unfair to judge President Nixon by others actions and that impeachment should not be speculated without evidence. He spoke after a Sunday address at the Roosevelt hotel before about 200 people and supported the president’s Monday night address.
The council reviewed a 1974 leased housing budget of 331 420 dollars, with renters paying 103 830 and federal subsidies 226 150. Salyer cited a 249 280 dollar federal allocation, a 23 130 cushion, 220 units in use with 214 occupied, and 108 elderly on subsidies. The contract with Cedar Rapids Bookkeeping remains at 180 dollars monthly, with a planned increase later.
Linn county road E-16 between Central City and Prairieburg will close at Buffalo Creek for about three months for a new bridge. Construction began Monday on the creek crossing.
A newspaper report notes a judge calling a special hearing with sworn testimony by Watergate principals including two former U S attorneys general. Boudin pressed for a full-scale hearing with former Attorneys General Mitchell and Kleindienst and others under oath.
A short classified notice invites readers to place want ads by dialing 398 8234. The snippet emphasizes direct contact for placing advertisements.
Rep. Widnall of New Jersey criticizes the bill for curb inflation ineffectiveness and wage exemption inflation risk. He notes objections to disclosure provisions though safeguards against trade secret exposure exist in conference.
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