Weather and civic notices from Cedar Rapids area
Extended forecast with rain chances Thursday through Saturday and temperatures in the 60s. Daily records include May totals, barometer, humidity and wind at Gazette weather station. Birth notices list multiple families in Cedar Rapids area and Santa Cruz and Brookfield arrivals. Local police fines and traffic violations are itemized. obituaries and church service details note Stanwood and Baxter communities.
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Analysis of Soviet moves on North Vietnamese ports
The piece discusses possible Soviet actions including sending minesweepers or warships to clear and escort port approaches, while noting no clear indication of how the United States would respond. It weighs options and outcomes without stating concrete plans.
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First Habeas Corpus Plea Before U N Seeks Oatis Release
Twenty years ago attorney Luis Kutner filed a petition with the United Nations seeking a writ of habeas corpus to compel the release of William N. Oatis from a Czechoslovakian prison, a legal first in history.
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Nixon’s Vietnam measures spark new U S action near North Vietnam
Nixon outlined immediate steps to isolate North Vietnam including mining entrances to its ports, interdicting supplies in waters and rail and communications cuts. Air and naval strikes will continue, with carrier aircraft deploying mines and targeting military sites as the president seeks Soviet understanding for a new U S posture on Vietnam and world peace.
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North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Coupal Predicts Funds Short of Highway Needs
Iowa highway funds will fall about 2 billion short over the next 20 years to meet state highway needs. Coupal Jr. cited 12 billion in total needs versus 10 billion projected revenue, with counties facing a 1 billion shortfall and primary and municipal road needs underfunded by 600 million and 400 million respectively. The commission plans a major study and seeks legislative guidance, with options including higher gas taxes or highway bonding.
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Deaths Helen Bernice Baggett 49
Helen Bernice Baggett 49 of 859 Fourth Avenue SE died unexpectedly Friday born December 4 1923 at Wintersset a former Camp Fire Girls office employee a Baptist church member. Survived by son Eugene Howington Kansas City Missouri mother Carrie Bonham Cedar Rapids two brothers Merle Bancroft and Eugene Bancroft Atlantic and sister Geraldine Burt Seattle. Services Turner Chapel East 1:30 p.m. Wednesday by Rev Wayne Shireman burial Mt Clark Cemetery Central City. friends may call at Turner Chapel East until 1 p.m. Wednesday casket will not be opened after service.
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Cedar Rapids
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Seattle
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Wayne Shireman
Mt. Clark Cemetery
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Turner Chapel East
George S Scurlock 1895 1971 Wellman area veteran dies
George S Scurlock 76 formerly of 1075 H avenue NW died Tuesday at a nursing home after a long illness He was born Oct 1 1895 in North English a retired Wilson Sinclair employee WWI veteran and member of Hanford American Legion post He survived by two daughters four grandchildren services Thursday at a time to be announced by Bishop N Levell Wood burial Wassonville Cemetery wellman Friends may call at Kuba Funeral Home east after noon Wednesday
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Roofers Accept 5.5 Percent Pay Rise. Painters Reject
Roofers local 182 approved a one year contract with a 5.5 percent pay increase. Painters union rejected a similar offer. Laborers approved 5.5 percent earlier. Roofers await a 40 cent per hour raise from last November, tied to CISC approval. Painters’ business agent notes other differences and says members are not working or picketing.
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Jerry Kriz
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
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Bob Rowe
Rowe
Independence Route Hearing Pushes for Cheaper Gateway Plan
Officials pressed for the Independence route at public hearings in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Arguments from informational meetings were to be expanded, boosting estimated savings from $13 million to about $40 million by halting a separate I 520 link and reducing amortization costs. Public officials urged maximum advocacy, calling the northeast Iowa highway goal unlikely in our lifetime.
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Obituary Notices From Local Church Services
Stepman Henry W. of St Matthew's Catholic church buried at St Michael's cemetery Norway with rosary at Teahen chapel. Doubrnsky Alvin W. services at Turner chapel east, burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Ream John Fletcher at Turner chapel east with Mt Hermon lodge, military services at Beacon cemetery by American Legion. Kaplan Otto E. services at Janeba Kuba funeral home west, burial at Czech National cemetery.
Man fined for drunk bicycle driving in Parys
A 24 year old man in Parys South Africa was fined 66.50 dollars after police found him riding a bicycle while intoxicated.
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Massive air and artillery raid north of Hue targets troop concentration
U S sources report a large air and artillery attack Monday just north of the My Chanh river line aimed at destroying an enemy troop buildup near Hue. About 27 air sorties and nearly 7000 land and naval artillery rounds were used.
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Chamber urges study of SW-NE corridor route in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce endorses transportation needs but criticizes the proposed SW-NE U.S. 151 corridor design. The group urges further study reflecting upcoming metropolitan changes and supports a Marion by-pass in concept. A public hearing is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum armory.
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Nixon escalates Vietnam war as protests erupt nationwide
A mix of political reaction follows Nixon's escalation speech. Bipartisan leaders urge caution while opponents condemn it as dangerous. Demonstrations occur across campuses with arrests and vandalism as thousands voice peace and urgency. Buckley and Ashbrook oppose the move. Meany backs the policy.
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Protesters Invade House Gallery During Nixon Vietnam Debate
Protesters shouting stop the war and impeach the President were ejected from the House visitors' gallery as Congress debated Nixon's Vietnam policy. A group called The Washington Committee To Defend the Right To Live claimed responsibility. Protests spread to campuses nationwide with clashes in New York, Berkeley, Princeton, Wisconsin, and Ohio, sparking arrests and tear gas use.
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