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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1971
Page
1
Weather summary lists temperatures from major cities with a cooling trend through Sunday to Tuesday and rainfall. Legislative brief covers House sessions, tax and road fund bills, and adjournment with multiple local notices and personnel announcements.
A long list of traffic fines and penalties is reported, naming Speeding-Douglas Lovers and many others, with multiple individuals fined for various violations. The article also notes obituaries and funeral notices from several towns and a discussion of Taiwan China policy.
The American College Jazz Festival will be held May 14 to 16 at the University of Illinois Urbana. Seven regional competitions selected student performers supported by the John F Kennedy for the Performing Arts and Krannert Center. Sponsors include the American Federation of Musicians Down Beat Magazine National Assn of Jazz Educators American Airlines and American Express.
A terse wanted advertisement hints at an unusual item sought by a reader or seller. The notice likely references a distinctive object and the contact method, inviting responses from interested parties.
John Cunniff analyzes the Nixon administration’s evolving economic policy. The new economy blends restraint with targeted aid, acknowledging limits of market self regulation while keeping inflation in check. The president signals readiness to guide business and labor to curb inflation, accepting practical constraints on his pure free market stance.
In a key vote, Iowa House adopted Rep. Delwyn Stromer’s 30 mill basic tax plan with a $300 per pupil flat grant, aiming a $650 per pupil foundation. It rejected a 4 percent sales tax hike to fund the aid, and approved earmarking one fourth of a cent of sales tax for cities. A local option one cent sales tax was rejected. The measure preserves property tax rollback for many districts and allows sur taxes or budget caps tied to state growth, with pupil funding control remaining Legislature influenced.
City officials and human rights leaders in Cedar Rapids express shock over the cross burning at Reverend William Cotton’s home. Mayor Canney vows prosecution, praises Cotton and the human rights commission, while the Council on Human Relations calls for community support. Cotton, formerly pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church, faced the attack amid broader concerns about racial tensions.
Ex Sgt William Richardson who lost his legs in Vietnam faced a $900 overpayment after the army failed to deduct his allotments from pay. Congressman Paul Findley urged relief. the army reported it would likely cancel the entire debt and refund $212.34. Richardson, 24, was recovering in Springfield Illinois when the issue arose.
Joseph E Slaymaker 69 of 5420 Vermont SW Cedar Rapids died Thursday after a long illness He was born December 17 1901 in Marengo lived in Cedar Rapids 42 years and served in the U S Army during World War II He worked 20 years for Wilson Sinclair Co retired 1966 Survived by two sons five daughters a sister a brother 26 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and many relatives Services 1 pm Monday Chapel of Memories Rev Earl W Osnes Ellis Park Church of God Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call after noon Sunday at Cedar Memorial funeral home
Memorial services will be held at 1 p m Saturday in the Chapel of Memories with the Rev Philip W Zabell of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. A correction notes three surviving sons were Mullin not Mullim.
A federal court jury began deliberations Friday afternoon after testimony in the trial of Marion K. Black of Des Moines. He faces charges of post office burglary and transporting a stolen car from Mississippi to Belle Plaine following the Nov. 9 incident. Two other men at the scene have been sentenced and are serving prison terms.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller slipped out of the 10th annual governors conference on aging under cover of darkness after a stormy reception by about 400 protesters angered by Medicaid cuts. He urged order as placards read Save senior centers. An elderly demonstrator briefly engaged him on stage before aide restraint.
A Wilbur Cross library collection in Storrs preserves the career of Margarita Froman, a pre revolutionary Russia prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet and Ballets Russes. The gift by her sister Olga Froman of Willimantic includes photos, programs, and clippings tracing Froman’s rise in Moscow, her departure during the revolution, and her move to America in 1957.
Joseph Valachi, who exposed Cosa Nostra operations in testimony to a Senate subcommittee, was buried in Lewiston, near Niagara Falls, N.Y. The burial confirms his long-awaited interment after public revelations about organized crime.
An earnest note urges readers to check daily want ads as a key community service item. It highlights ongoing usefulness for residents seeking services, jobs, housing, and local opportunities. The brief stresses consistency and visibility of the ads to maximize community benefit.
Frank Kuba, 72, of 545 Fifth Avenue SE, was in Mercy Hospital with a fractured left shoulder and the effects of an amputated foot. He was struck by a train engine at the Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street SE railroad tracks after stepping onto the tracks, authorities said.
The 49th annual Iowa Ornithologists Union convention opens with a film at 8 p.m. Friday in Coe College Sinclair Auditorium hosted by the Audubon Naturalist Society of Cedar Rapids. Activities continue Saturday and Sunday at the Holiday Inn on Williams Boulevard SW with a 7:30 a.m. banding display and talks by Beryl Layton and James Lundstrom. Sunday activities start at 4:30 a.m.
Eugene Sigwarth, 25, of rural Cedar Rapids, was arrested in Marion at Tenth street and Fourteenth avenue early Friday. He was charged with drunk driving and held in Linn county jail awaiting arraignment Friday afternoon.
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