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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
1
A disparate jumble of weather figures, daily notes, travel forecasts, obituary notices, marriage licenses, fire reports, traffic penalties, and church services across several Iowa cities. Includes temperatures, rainfall inches, barometer, humidity, sun rise/set times, and May year comparisons, plus community announcements of births marriages and deaths with local service details.
Senators spar over a proposed appropriation to support private and parochial school services. Critics fear constitutional violation of church state separation, while backers argue Iowa’s plan differs from New Jersey’s and could survive Supreme Court review.
Cambodian and Communist forces suffered dozens of casualties as fighting raged 1% miles southwest of Takeo and near Vi Thanh in the Mekong Delta. South Vietnamese reports claim large enemy deployments and missing government defenders, while Paris talks push for immediate negotiations with North Vietnam to normalize relations.
In Maracaibo, Venezuela, a hand grenade exploded at a shooting range killing three children and leaving three others critically injured. Police said the accident occurred Monday as youths handled the unexploded device.
Paul T. Horan 75 of 715 Eighteenth Street SE died Saturday after a long illness. Born June 26 1897 in Cedar Rapids he lived here all his life. Retired Cedar Rapids fire and formerly Iowa Steel and Iron Works. World War I veteran and member of VFW post 788 Eagles aerie 2272 Harmony lodge 831 and Machinists union. Survived by wife Naomi Keenan Harlan married March 11 1944 a son a step daughter a stepson and eight grandchildren. Services Wednesday 1 30 pm at Janeba Kuba funeral home west with Rev Canon D A Loferski burial Cedar Memorial graveside by VFW post 788. Friends may call after 7 pm Monday. Also listed are Maurine Taylor and Mrs Donald McEershel three grandchildren and sister Jane Walton. Services 10 30 am Wednesday Beatty Bearle chapel burial Campbell cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs Alfred Witousek 75 of Cedar Rapids route 2 died Sunday after a long illness. Born June 16 1897 in Curtis she joined Swisher American Legion auxiliary United Methodist Women’s Society Ely Rebekah lodge and Shueyville United Methodist church. Surviving husband married June 14 1917 a daughter Mrs Thomas Hartley and a son Donald both of route 2 two grandchildren three sisters Tena Louvar Shueyville Mary Louvar and Frances Marak Swisher. Services at Shueyville United Methodist church 1 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Leonard Showalter burial Shueyville cemetery. Friends may call Brush chapel Cedar Rapids 1 p m Monday until 11 a m Tuesday. Memorial fund suggested at United Methodist church in Shueyville.
Carrie Mae White 80 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Saturday after a brief illness in Albuquerque She was the wife of Vernon E White active in Masonic organizations in Cedar Rapids Surviving daughter Jean Nelson Minneapolis and three grandchildren Services are Tuesday at French Funeral Home Albuquerque
Hattie C. Bacon age 97 widow of Albert H. Bacon died Tuesday in Grinnell. Born August 17 1875 in Rock Island she married Albert Bacon June 7 1905. Survived by sons Donald Cedar Rapids Harold Yucaipa Calif two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were held Saturday in Grinnell.
Lena Friis Chambers 86 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident and wife of George A. Chambers died Monday after a long illness. Born December 28 1886 she married George A. Chambers April 30 1912 and worked as supervisor of the drapery workroom at Smulekoffs. Survived by her husband and sister Mrs H I Chambers Cedar Rapids services 1 30 p m Wednesday Turner Chapel East burial Cedar Memorial calling hours until 1 p m Wednesday casket not opened after service.
Mrs. John Edenson Pearl H. Edenson, 85, of 4231 Mt. Vernon road SE, widow of John B. Edenson and long time Cedar Rapids resident, died Sunday. Born January 20, 1888 in Mount Vernon, she is survived by a son Edward J. of Bettendorf and two daughters.
Obituaries note wake and funeral details for Wilma L Sullivan at St Matthews Church burial at Mt Calvary with wake at Stewart Funeral Home. Vincent J Dvorak services held at Kuba Funeral Home East with burial at St Johns and military graveside honors by Hanford Post American Legion. Carrie W Clark services held in Teahen Chapel with burial at Linwood.
Five persons were injured in weekend traffic crashes in Cedar Rapids. Three motorcyclists, Dennis Sturdivan, Paul Viktora, and Sammy Turner, sustained injuries and received treatment at local hospitals. charges were filed for some incidents. A car train collision left Dean Clayton with abrasions and an ankle injury, and infant Janet Huggins was treated for head injuries after a collision at Sixth street and I avenue NW.
Jarad Eliot Davis died suddenly at one month old. Born April 14, 1973 in Cedar Rapids, he is survived by his parents James C. Davis Jr. and his mother, a brother, grandparents and great grandparents from Kansas City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Fairfax. Graveside services were conducted at the Czech National Cemetery at 3 p.m. Monday, with Rev. Larry F. Rickey presiding. Turner Chapel West was in charge of arrangements.
Cedar Rapids youths were jailed over the weekend on theft and burglary charges. Among them, two boys aged 11 and 12 confessed to a larceny stealing 56 golf balls valued at 16.80 from Northbrook Golf Course. A group of 15 and 16 year olds faced break in allegations at Madden and Kirkpatrick homes with cash and items missing, plus related incidents at Truman School and Pink residence. Additional youths, ages 10 and 15, were tied to a Sherman Street NE break in. Police recovered some items. all youths were referred to the probation office.
City budget talks reveal plans for air conditioning at City Hall and Greene Square senior center, roof and furnace repairs at police, multiple fire station improvements, a new fire pumper, and library book purchases. Leased housing funds face restrictions. mayor notes potential housing use and Nixon era revenue sharing changes. Commissioner Oberthien seeks about 125000 for two fire trucks, aiming to act before insurer visits, with a year delivery.
Dean moves May 4 to take possession of safe deposit box keys in Alexandria Virginia storing documents he says are classified Watergate papers. White House and Justice Department dispute claim while Senate investigators press for access amid alleged past improper document handling.
The Cedar Rapids missing girls are not named in the suspect’s writings. Authorities link about 26 cases nationwide to him since 1969, noting decapitations in known killings. A notebook belonging to one Cedar Rapids girl was found with the suspect, last entry in December before his abduction sentence. Florida bodies were found April 1 as he undergoes psychiatric evaluation.
Five dangerous inmates escaped Sunday from the St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary special unit in Laval. Among them is Jean-Paul Mercier, 28, who pled guilty last week to murdering two Quebec game wardens and received a life sentence.
William Howard Abernathy armed with rifle and shotgun seized two hostages atop a 1.3 million gallon jet fuel storage tank near Portland airport. Police withheld fire to avoid explosion, while attempts to drain the tank failed and a hostage was later released unharmed. The incident involved Lockheed Air Terminal Services employees and shut the airport briefly.
Cedar Rapids man David R. Pigott, 18, was listed in good condition at St Luke's hospital after a hit and run in the 200 block of Third Avenue SE. Driver Steven O. Sweet, 26, of 120 Collins Road NE, was charged with intoxication resisting an officer and leaving the scene. The pedestrian Effie Folkers, 69, was treated and released. Sweet posted $110 bond on each charge.
A Rock Island railroad train malfunctioned in its air system in downtown Cedar Rapids delaying traffic. The jam stretched from Fourth Street railroad tracks to 13th Street on Second Avenue before repairs allowed the train to back up twice. Police reported no complaints and officials deemed the issue unusual.
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