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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
4
The piece lists daily high and low temperatures for multiple cities, forecast rain threats into the weekend, and various local court fines and service notices. It includes May rainfall totals, barometer and humidity readings, and a string of driver and traffic violation penalties across several towns.
Coralville Lake pool level 681.29. Birth announcements for Vernon Cooper and other families. Debts and assets listed for several residents including Garlow and Froning families. Minor incidents: carburetor backfire, park arson, matches set near a junk car. Speeding fines issued to multiple individuals.
Theodore Schwartz waived a preliminary hearing in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury on a breaking and entering charge. The alleged break in occurred at the home of Mrs. Everett King at 924 Twentieth Avenue SW on March 9.
Imperial Apartments Inc at 1605 Thirtieth Street NW voluntarily rolled back rent increases after an IRS investigation under Phase II regulations.
The voter registration office at city hall will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to register or file changes of address. The last day to register for the May 23 airport improvement bond referendum is Saturday. City Clerk John Arthurs urges residents with forwarded precinct cards to update addresses to be eligible to vote.
North Vietnamese tanks and infantry assault An Loc from four sides after a 7000 round bombardment. The capital, under siege since April 7, saw 10 enemy medium tanks destroyed or captured and 10 enemy soldiers surrender including a regiment commander. Ben Het camp also faced heavy shelling and night ground assaults.
A peaceful march from Coe College to the federal building is set for 4 p.m. Friday as a quiet protest over recent Vietnam developments. About 50 Coe students attended a rally at the library. a teach-in drew 70 and an 8 p.m. candlelight vigil drew 70, with most leaving by 10 p.m.
A Kjellsson era tale recalls Eric the Red naming Greenland 982 to lure settlers. The Arctic island's misleading label spurred colonization efforts and shaped Norse exploration.
Kenneth Martin of 1524 Eighteenth avenue SW died after injuries from an April 29 accident at his home when a car he was working on fell on him. He worked for Roadway Express and belonged to Teamsters Local 371 and the John Harold Kimble VFW post. He was married to Sharon Brick since July 31, 1971. Survived by wife, two daughters Debbie and Diane, son Kenneth in Miami, six brothers and four sisters. Services at Brush chapel 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial at Mt Calvary cemetery with military rites by Hanford American Legion post. Friends may call after noon Friday.
Edward F Matejka 76 a retired chiropractor died Thursday after a long illness He lived in Russellville Kentucky then Cedar Rapids since January Born December 24 1895 in Osow Army WW I veteran Palmer School graduate member of the Kentucky Chiropractic Society Survived by two brothers Henry G Matejka Frank Matejka Cedar Rapids two sisters Ella Wall Mountain Home Ark Nellie Scheer Cedar Rapids Services at Turner Chapel West Saturday 10 30 am Rev Richard A Osing Trinity Lutheran Church Burial Lawler Friends may call at Turner Chapel West
Charles F. Maresh 76 a Cedar Rapids native now living in Milwaukee died there Wednesday He was born Oct 30 1895 in Tame and was a machine at Kesha Motors Surviving are a brother Maresh Cedar Rapids and sisters Helen Myers of Kee and Mrs Lou Vorel of Tiffin Graveside services at Shueyville cemetery noon Friday conducted by Rev Leonard Showalter Readier may call Turner East after 6 p m Thursday until 10 a m Friday
Kenneth McAtee, 62, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died Wednesday in Bell Gardens California after a short illness. He and his wife moved from Cedar Rapids 15 years ago. There are no Eastern Iowa survivors. Services are pending in Bell Gardens.
Obituaries list Stastny Joseph Friday service at St John s in Ely with burial at Rogers Grove Cedar Rapids in charge, Klees Armand Turner chapel west at 10 30 a m burial at St John s, Paar Beulah M Turner chapel East 1 30 p m burial Linwood, Miriam Nelson Turner west 3 p m burial Linwood, Wright Melissa Ann Oak Hill burial 3 30 p m Turner East in charge, Alma Kratoska Brosh chapel Friday 9 00 and 9 30 at St Wenceslaus church burial Czech National cemetery.
Twenty years ago the government and the steel industry submitted opposing briefs to the Supreme Court over a steel seizure during a national emergency. The case tested presidential emergency powers as a historic constitutional confrontation.
Theodore A. Johnson of Cedar Rapids received Iowa Small Businessman of the Year honors from Gov. Robert D. Ray. Johnson heads J TEC Associates, Inc., a four year old Cedar Rapids firm with 30 employees, making oceanographic and environmental instrumentation and custom electrical panels.
Nine former Kissinger aides said they were appalled by Nixon's decision to escalate U.S. military action in Indo China. They urged Kissinger to extricate the United States from what they called a perilous and false position and to avoid further loss of human lives.
Former secretary of state Dean Rusk has been elected an at large trustee of Davidson College in Davidson North Carolina AP reports. The appointment elevates a notable U.S. diplomat to the college board amid governance changes and strategic planning.
Richard D. Aitchison of Cedar Rapids received up to five years in the state penitentiary at Ft Madison for selling marijuana to an undercover agent. The 33 year old post a 5000 dollar bond after sentencing by Linn District Judge Robert Osmunsson. Convicted May 2 after a one hour deliberation, the offense occurred June 25 1970 at a northwest Cedar Rapids shopping center.
Cedar Rapids Municipal court handled about 16 755 cases last year. Williams cites a ballpark 2 500 justice of the peace and major court cases. Marion police court handled about 1 411 cases. Total near 20 666 cases and an estimated 20 666 in revenues for the last six months of 1973. Clifford cautions figures are preliminary from informal supervisor talks. Riley questions whether bailiffs and extra county attorneys would raise costs by 100 000 and whether staff should be added.
A U.S. intelligence report from two decades ago warned King Farouk of an impending Egyptian revolution and suggested he might seek asylum in the United States or Portugal, highlighting tense regional turmoil.
The Seventh Circuit voided contempt penalties for the Chicago Seven and their two lawyers from the 1968 Democratic Convention case. New trials must be held on contempt citations. verdicts for crossing state lines to incite rioting remain unaffected. Bobby Seale’s contempt charge was also reversed, with his mistrial and severance noted.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1863 by The Gazette Co. and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids lowe 52406. Night edition and Sunday six issues two dollars a month nineteen dollars a year. Subscriptions by carrier seventy five cents a week. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis said 532 of 1,063 planned trees have been planted this year to replace Dutch elm disease losses. The city aims to replace 11,000 to 12,000 trees, prioritizing major streets and encouraging resident groups to sponsor planting with city guidance and free permits from the forestry department.
Pravda and Peking Peoples Daily criticize U S mining of Haiphong and call for Vietnamese self determination. Britain readies talks with China on the crisis as Prime Minister Heath plans a possible Peking visit after parliamentary questions on Far East developments.
Years ago US officials debated asking Moscow to aid in breaking the deadlock in Korean truce negotiations and push toward a successful conclusion.
Carpenters Local 308 members approve a one year contract raising wages by 37 cents per hour bringing the package to 7.11 an hour. The deal, a 55 percent increase, meets Construction Industry Stabilization Committee and Phase II limits. Iron workers extend old pact. plumbers strike at sites. 13 crafts remain to bargain.
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