Fireworks and fines mark busy Friday incidents
A chaotic Friday saw a dump fire at Bowling Street and Forty First Avenue SW, a broken line on Twenty Seventh Avenue SW, and multiple traffic violations including speeding, disobeying signals, and parking fines. Several funeral services and obituaries are listed, with births recorded at St. Luke's Mercy and ranches in Marion Cedar Rapids. Authorities note weather and travel forecasts, while local residents respond to the day’s disruptions.
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Bowling Street
Forty-first Avenue
Seventi Avenue
Watergate revelations outline Mitchell and Liddy roles
McCord testified that while attorney general he joined the spy project and described the wiretap break-in at Democratic offices on Memorial Day. He recalled Mitchell approving and desiring a second entry, with Liddy noting possible targets and Musk ie involvement. Surveillance logs, taped conversations, and plans for espionage were discussed in the altered testimony.
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McCord
Awe Mitchell
Jas Memorial Day
Liddy
Mu Mitchell
Liddy Jilao
Mitchell
Ofst
Fice
Tink, Greenspun
Ye Sun
Tidely Beter
Hin
Heft Sill
Muskie
Hein In
Vegas
Malian
Iyperl
Afticnss
Des Moines House Delays Lobbyist Disclosure Rule Debate
In Des Moines the House postponed debate on a lobbyist disclosure rule after a 45 to 42 vote, setting the issue to be considered Monday in the next session. Rep Mary Therese O Halloran urged immediate action while Majority Leader Edgar Holden argued for waiting to study the law state’s experience.
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Mary Therese O'Halloran
Dcedar Falls
Hormes
Edgar
Holden
D-Davenport
Lawn
Streats Omitted from Listing of 1973 Work
City council heard a public hearing on paving projects omitted from the 1973 list. The street program included areas on Eighteenth Avenue SW and Thirteenth to Fourteenth Direct, plus NB and other streets. Opening of bids is scheduled May 30.
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Cedar Rapids
Eighteenth Avenue
Muirty-nirth Fa Mortieth
Coogvenne
Salivel
Pweilly
Fifth Street
Obituary for Sisters Mary Daniel Sullivan at Sacred Heart Convent
Sister Mary Daniel Sullivan 28 died while nursing at Sacred Heart Convent in Ames. Born April 3, she entered the Sisters of Mercy June 4, 1900, and professed vows August 20, 1900. Surviving sisters Lyia Cashman and Mary Malroyd and a brother Thomas Sullivan. Services scheduled at Sacred Heart Convent chapel with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. body to be removed from Stewart Funeral Home.
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Hursing
Quewn of Angels
Sacred Heart Convent
Lwy
Lela
Ute
Sisters of Mercy
Mary Daniel
St. Xavier's
Manchastery
Dary’s
Grand Junction
St. Patrick's
Pairfax
Ames
St. Colin's
Clivion
Sacred Heigl
Walering
St. Benedict's
Decorah
Anamosa
St. Wenevslaus
All Saints
Cedar Rapids
Our [Lady of Grace
Edina
Minn
Lyia Cashman
Mspr
Timothy Gannon
William Leonard
Sacred Mears Convent
Midalvary Cemetery
Stewart
Stewart Funeral Homes
Haw concedes Cedar Rapids man dies after short illness
Harris Barger Harrig 7 a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died Friday after a brief illness. Born March 28 1898 he was World War I veteran and member of the American Legion. Survived by four sons and 18 grandchildren. Services at St Patrick's Church Monday at 9 10 with burial at Calvary Cemetery and military rites by Hanford American Legion post. Wake and prayer Sunday at Teahen Chapel with friends to call after 7 Sunday evening.
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Harrig
William Jonald
Jobo
Michael
Alll
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick's Church
Paul J. Maguire
Mg. Calvary Cemetery
Hanford American Legion Post
Father Magstire
Teahen Chapel
Saluday
Marlon
Dnt Carpenters Union
Towa
Judith
Bull
Palo
Robert
Leonard
Marielle
James Leonard
Idaho
Alls
Smother
Lena Leonard
Belle Plaine
Dohi Ant Medard
Lorene Gangs
Lyellle Zalesky
Wisconsin
Turner Chapel West
Toon
Iey
Glen W. Larmb
Viret United
Vincent J. Dvorak
Veterans = Administration hospital
Tawe City
iMness
Clytter
Tie
Dob Jt
Peily
Robert Mally
Hiawatha
Raymond O'Neill
Falls Church
Kuba Meral
Multiple Cedar Rapids area obituaries and notices
Obituary notices list Robert W Hunnicutt and family survivors in Mason City Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Services at Turner Chapel and burial at Oak Hill cemetery follow. Other notices report deaths of Cedar Rapids residents including a former Turner chapel service and Cedar Memorial burial with families in Cedar Rapids and Belle Plaine. Tornado damage and injuries reported in Kenton and surrounding areas with several buildings damaged and residents treated.
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Ropar
Tarby Bloomfield
Spend
Kenton
Telak
Nes Bavantih
Ahark
Savannah
Tichlin County
Ohio
Bellville
Darage
F-111s Join in Cambodia Raids
Warplanes raid Cambodia with F-111s joining air assaults across the territory. U S officials faced funding refusal for the campaign and reports indicate strikes near Cambodian forces repelling rebel attacks. High command supervised operations as concerns swirled over foreign aid and regional involvement.
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Saving
Amibadia
Congress
Soma
U.S
Boverimens Wits
Jmand
Hidds Chin
Oil Firms Seek Antitrust Action Amid Gasoline Shortage
FTC official Ward told a committee that major oil companies may have limited gasoline supply to independent marketers. He noted no cases filed yet but said the agency is studying possible antitrust enforcement actions. The investigation focuses on how dominant firms influence gasoline availability and independent fuel suppliers, especially in the Midwest amid shortages.
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Ic.nvestigative
Justion Department
Ward
Samaller
Vimisselurs
Pasoluxe
Midwest
FTC
Diveole
Ail Henstry
Memorial Services and Burial Notice
Memorial services for Mary L. Taner Chapens will be held at the Flat Presbyterian Church with a service by the Rev. Gail. Burial in Linwood Cemetery follows at Turner Chapel East until 10 AM. The family requests donations to the church in lieu of flowers.
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Tehey
Maret G
Ido An
de Rio Joi
Huvinlg
Linwood
Wehnies
Urner Chapel
Hines
Mary Tl
Tamer Ap
Neat
Gail
Tinwoudl
Voller
Kissinger Visits Moscow for Talks with Soviet Leaders
Reports indicate Henry Kissinger met with Leonid Brezhnev era leaders in Moscow amid progress on issues and pending announcements. A visit to the United States by Brezhnev was discussed, with both sides signaling deeper dialogue and possible steps forward.
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Kissinger
Renurn
U.S
Leonid Greshney
Owe
Beirut turmoil deepens as Lebanon confronts guerilla bases
Reports say Lebanese army and guerrilla units clash around Beirut with a deadly payoff. President Suleiman Franjieh seeks a successor while Haley resigns after air force strikes at Beirut airport. Cairo pact remains unsettled as Palestinian camps keep guerrillas nearly unchecked. Tension rises as Israel escalates retaliation.
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Beirut
Suleinat
Cairo
Seirat
Lebanon
Israel
Ihe
Franjieh
Helicopter clashes persist in South Vietnam amid IMC patrols
In Indo-China, a patrol in South Vietnam came under fire as IMC helicopters tried to move out of a hamlet. After negotiations, the choppers fled to Ble Hoa and Sai Gon. Earlier incidents this month saw several helicopters hit or shot at, with multiple casualties among Americans and allied crew.
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International Commission For Control and Supervision
JMG
ICUS
Icus Helicopter Crashed, Apparently When Hit By 8B Missile, Keep In Comeutnisl
Quang Tri Province
Supervisors Defend Pay Scale for Medical Director
Linn county supervisors defend the medical director position in the newly formed county department of mental health. The director will be paid 20.17 per hour based on a 50 hour week, with last year’s totals cited as context. The move aims to coordinate programs, review professional records, and maintain the mental health center while continuing patient care. An advisory board from the Linn County Medical Society may be created to review policy.
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Rolaid
Auritor
Merle Kopel
Paul Penningcott
Mental Health Center Board
Kopel
Fourty
Pennigroth
Pennningtoths
Gazelle
Caiiliec
Barry Fine
Wari
Fine
Mental Health Center
Nesitatrist
Linn County Medical Society
Downtown Urban Renewal Projects Approved Amid Bids and Appeals
The city approves two downtown urban renewal projects including riverfront park sprimleyrs and a sidewalk reconstruction near Westside and Riverland Park. Bid openings set for June 6 with costs around 899 751 dollars and 4 1 Abu 93465, federal funding share noted. The Cedar Tapina urban renewal board proposes changes to appeal procedures for relocation claims, potentially advancing to the federal housing department if the city council denies claims.
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Pridkin
Riverfront Park
Riverlanl Park
Nfl
Seherl
Feder
Tapina Urban al
Per So
Sily
Urban Renewal Board
Federal Department
Hous and Urban Development
Amoco Limits Gas to Cars on Kansas Pike
Amoco stations on the Kansas Turnpike will restrict gasoline to 10 gallons per car Friday with trucks limited to 20 gallons starting at midnight. A spokesman said the test runs two days in Lawrence and Topeka amid a national fuel shortage.
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Kansas City
American Ol) Co
Tegen
Kansas
Lawrence
Wan
House unit eliminates office of ombudsman
JES MOINES UP I The house appropriations committee voted to discontinue the state ombudsman's office on July 1 an effort to trim Gov. Robert Ray's biennial budget by about 145 000 Top Charles Grassley New Hartford said the action was taken Thursday night while the appropriations committee was considering funding for the office The vote ran contrary to subcommittee recommendations but the office of citizens aide established in 1971 under federal funding would continue for another era Grassley said Continuing the office would have cost 144 960 during the 1973 78 biennium
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JES Moines
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Robert Ray
Charles Grassley
Tnew Hartfowl
Wr Appropriations Suibcommmittee
Office of
Citizen’s Aide
Mee Shilutary
Dash You
Anata Bier
Grassley
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