Weather and notices mix from a midweek record
Daily weather report lists high 73 and low 52 with noon 68 and numerous city readings for Atlanta Miami Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New York Phoenix Houston Seattle Los Angeles Washington and more. Birth notices include Mercy May 29 daughter to Ronald Stable Cedar Rapids addresses and many marriages and obituaries follow with service times and locations across Iowa towns.
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Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Min‘apolis
Chicago
New York
Phoenix
Houston
Seattle
L. Angeles
Washington
Coralville Lake Pool
Ronald Stable
Washington Avenue
Courthouse Client Sues Cedar Rapids Attorney Over Arrest
Jay L. Meyer of Mechanicsville sues Cedar Rapids attorney Paul Kinion for 14726.30 alleging negligence. Filed in Linn district court, the suit says Meyer was arrested after a failed court appearance caused by Kinion missing the session and falsely claiming dismissal of charges. Meyer contends he suffered ridicule, loss of wages, and mental anguish.
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Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Jay L. Meyer
Linn District Court
Paul Kinion
Meyer
Kinion
Nixon in Kiev Seeks Brief Pause Before Flight Home
After an overnight stop in Kiev Nixon, greeted by Lyashko and Mrs Scherbitnsky, muses to stay longer. Kissinger later said no secret Vietnam or other deals were reached with Soviet leaders, noting no extraordinary accords occurred.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Nixon
Lyashko
Vladimir Scherbitnsky
Ukrainian Communist Party
Mrs. Lyashko
Mrs. Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Dr Stephen Nagy Dies Noted Microanalyst at 61
Belmont Massachusetts reports the death of Dr Stephen Nagy a renowned microanalyst renowned for contributions to atomic energy who died on Monday at age 61.
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Belmont, Mass
Stephen Nagy
Obituaries for Klimes Prenosil and Drabelle in Cedar Rapids
George Klimes 57 dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids area. Survived by mother, siblings, three daughters and two sons with 15 grandchildren. Services Wednesday 11 a.m. at Janeba Kuba funeral home. Burial Anderson cemetery Swisher. Wes Prenosil 75 Cedar Rapids retiree dies after long illness. Survived by wife, two sons, a stepson, two sisters, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services Friday 1:30 p.m. Turner chapel east. Burial Cedar Memorial cemetery. Ruth Groves Drabelle 81 formerly of Bever avenue SE dies in nursing home. Survived by son John M. Drabelle Jr. Services pending at Turner chapel east.
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Nineteenth Street
Franklin Kruse
Newton
Dorothy Layton
Cedar Rapids
Warren Fackler
Forest Drive
Reginald Carter
Kilburn Lane
Donald Kellar
Thomas Collins
Hughes Drive
Matthew Lorenz
Thirtieth Street
Jerry Milam
Tenth Street
John Nolte
Twenty-second Avenue
James Bents
J Street
Norman Dale
G Avenue NW
Donald White, Jr
Waveland Drive
David Tucker
Thirteenth Street
Marion
Charles Lamberth
First Street
Argolda Duff
Sixteenth Avenue
Donald Butters
Westwood Drive
Francis Haman
Gary Moose
Northview Drive
Roger Warner
Seventeenth Street
John Climer
George Colbert
H_ street
John Lappe
Sixteenth Street
John Hanna
Twenty-second Street
Wanda Kelsey
Cobbancourt SE
George Klimes
Seventh Street
Order of Eagles
Clara Etten
Charles Deitz
Sonia
Lumir Klimes
Ely
Emil Klimes
Grover Jones
Las Vegas
Nev
Albert Kurth
Jeffery Shaffer
Larry Klimes
Richard Klimes
Swisher
Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home
J. Richard Wagner
First Congregational Church
Anderson Cemetery
Ruth Groves Drabelle
Bever Avenue SE
John M. Drabelle
Findley
Ohio
Middlesex
England
Turner Chapel East
Obituary: Louie McMickle Spears 1889 198? passes away
Louie McMickle Spears 83 of 1628 B Avenue NE Cedar Rapids widow of Frank Spears died Monday after a brief illness. Born August 28, 1889 in Van Buren County she was a United Methodist member. Survived by two daughters Kathyl Cheney and Eleanor Smith, three sons Earl Edsel Elbert all of Cedar Rapids, 13 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, brother Kenneth Wymore of Los Angeles, sisters Marie Cassidy Opal Mason of North English. Services Thursday 1:30 pm at Best Funeral Home North English with Rev. Patrick Logan. burial North English Cemetery. Friends may call Turner Chapel East until noon Wednesday and Best Funeral Home 4 pm Wednesday until 1:20 pm Thursday.
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Wes Prenosil
Madison Street
Cedar Rapids
City Parks Department
Johnson County
Florence Celia Frontress Fuhrman
Waterloo
U.S. Navy
Calvin Wesley
Hawthorne
Calif
William Vernon Prenosil
Torrance
J. R. Fuhrman
Anchorage
Alaska
Mary Daubenmier
Marion
Blanche Mordorst
Turner Chapel East
Clifton Ellerbeck
Kenwood Park United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Turner East
Louie McMickle Spears
B Avenue NE
Frank Spears
van Buren County
United Methodist Church
Kathyl Cheney
Eleanor Smith
Port Byron
Ill
Earl McMickle
Edsel McMickle
Elbert McMickle
Kenneth Wymore
Los Angeles
Marie Cassidy
Opal Mason
North English
Best Funeral Home
Patrick Logan
Harold Perry dies at 73 in Kansas City
Harold Perry, 73, of Blue Springs Missouri and a Cedar Rapids native, died in Kansas City on May 23. Born September 24 1898 in Cedar Rapids he moved to Blue Springs in 1943. There are no immediate survivors in Eastern Iowa. Services were held Saturday in Lowry City Missouri.
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Harold Perry
Blue Springs
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City
Iowa
Lowry City
Janda, Emil L. 53 Dies in Newport Beach
Emil L. Janda of Newport Beach California died May 24 after a long residence there. He had been a Cedar Rapids area resident earlier in life and was survived by two brothers Joe and Frank Janda of Cedar Rapids. Services were held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Long Beach with burial in a Long Beach cemetery.
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Emil L. Janda
Newport Beach
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Joe
Frank Janda
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Long Beach
Memorial Services and Burials in Local Churches
Memorial services held for Anna Davis at Kuba funeral home coordinated by Rev. Floyd J. Conroy of Knox United Presbyterian and Praha Rebeckah lodge with burial at Hazel Wood cemetery in Grinnell. Coresh Turner Daniels observed by Rabbi Arnold Turchik of Waterloo with burial at Eben Israel cemetery and casket not opened. Oswald Erhardt Andersen services by Rev. David Larson at Turner chapels east with Cedar Memorial cemetery burial. Glen H. Cameron services at Turner chapel east with noon ceremony and entombment in Chapel of Memories.
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Davis
Anna
Kuba Funeral Home
Floyd J. Conroy
Knox United Presbyterian Church
Praha Rebeckah Lodge
Hazelwood Cemetery
Grinnell
Daniels, Coresh
Turner Chapel
Arnold Turchick
Waterloo
Eben Israel Cemetery
Andersen
Oswald Erhardt
Turner Chapels
David Larson
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Runway Survey Aims to Prioritize Main East West Strip
United Air Lines officials urge action on a full overlay of runways and taxiways, with priority for the main east-west runway. Navy: water ponding and recent soggy conditions risk summer overflights and possible hydroplaning by a 727. City officials and engineers attend a Wednesday meeting for survey and inspection.
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United
Kaiser
Quinn
United Air Lines
Hines
Escapee Arrested in Cedar Rapids for Burglary
Donald W. Burton 30 an escapee from a Oregon work release program was arrested in Cedar Rapids after a drive way break in Police were alerted by Mrs. William DeKock who reported a damaged car with Illinois plates Burton detained inside the residence and officers recovered a $50 savings bond a social security card and a watch believed stolen He is held awaiting arraignment in the city jail
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Donald W. Burton
Oregon
Cedar Rapids
William DeKock
Grande Avenue
Illinois
Burton
Governor Ray Walks with Cane After Knee Injury
Des Moines AP Gov Robert Ray used a cane at the Statehouse on Tuesday while seeking a medical exam for a possible knee issue from a 1968 plane crash injury. An aide said a cartilage slipped loose when he bent to fix his daughter's bicycle.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Statehouse
Ray
Cambodian fronts shift as divisions regroup after air strikes
Combat weary forces shift after B 52 strikes with the 9th division reforming at rear bases in Cambodia. The 7th division may pull back to fight Cambodians rather than refit, while North Vietnamese shelling along highway 13 near An Loc intensifies, hindering relief convoys from reaching the town.
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Cambodia
An Loc
Highway 13
California Court Strikes Down Death Penalty Debate Widens
The state court ruled the death penalty cruel and unusual under California and U S constitutions. Younger urges U S Supreme Court review arguing the ruling reinterprets the Eighth Amendment. Governor Reagan backs a constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty, which stalled in the California Senate in May.
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California
Younger
Ronald Reagan
California Senate
Iowa politicians debate funding and 1971 appropriations fallout
Lawmakers analyze the 1971 appropriations as messy and focus on school financing amid potential constitutional challenges. Edward Mezvinsky urges rejecting old style politics in Iowa First district race events. John Schmidhauser pledges to reopen Fitzgerald case and stresses Latin American self determination. Local candidates announce bids for state senate and house seats in new districts.
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Ray
Nell
Harbor
House
John Camp
Bryant
Iowa
Iowa City
Congress
Burlington
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Notre Dame High School
Edward Mezvinsky
John Schmidhauser
Ernest Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Pentagon
Schmidhauser
Fort Madison League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Waterloo
Stephen Peterson
Town Senate
Peterson
H. R. Gross
James Gallagher
Robert Carr
Dubuque
Dan Aten
Des Moines
Merlin Glade
Waukee
Patrick Payton
Slayingsin Raleigh Area Linked To Decent Man, School Janitor
The Raleigh region reports a mass slaying spree ending with the suspect, McLeod, a Broughton high janitor. Victims include Mrs. Ralph Moody and several Raleigh and Cary residents with multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities note McLeod closed his savings account before buying a rifle, and he bought 22 caliber ammunition. Clerks at Thorne's hardware recall no disturbance during the visit. The principal at Broughton describes him as personable and quiet, shocked by the events and noting his afterschool cleaning duties.
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Ralph Moody
Raleigh
Carol Lynn Sutton
Cary
Jessie B. West
Carol Ann Homavne
Terri Sue Henry
David E. Wabey
Leroy Honeycutt
McLeod
Broughton High School
Thorne’s Hardware Store
Frank Snipes
Rosa Rand
Miss Rand
Washington
Broughton High
Bill Hooker
Hooker
Quiz reference in Living Textbook program notes
The Gazette reports this week’s News Quiz appears on page 11 with answers on page 12 as part of instructional materials for Living Textbook program in area schools.
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the Gazette
New Political Slate Details Local District Tickets
The report lists candidates Lorin Oxley of Pella running for state senator in the new 35th district on the American Independent ticket and coverage of the Democratic ticket for the newly drawn 62nd district.
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Lorin Oxley
Pella
Debates urged in GOP lieutenant governor race
West Des Moines AP reports House Speaker William Harbor challenges Sen. Arthur Neu to a series of debates as they vie for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.
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West Des Moines
William Harbor
Henderson
Arthur Neu
Carroll
G.O.P
High Winds Strike Vinton Area with Trees Down and Hail
High winds lashed Vinton causing eight to ten trees to fall and many limbs to break. A 15 minute hailstorm occurred with power outages and damaged electrical lead ins. Rainfall totals ranged from .21 to .95 inches across Elkader Oelwein Fayette McGregor and Waukon.
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Vinton
Fayette
McGregor
Elkader
Waukon
Oelwein
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St. James Cemetery
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Manchester
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Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Erphone
C.R. Sawyer
Peck’s Flower Shop
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Philco
Oliver C. Roby
Brookland Dr
John Drabelle
Cameron
Glen H
Turner
James S. Pittman
Chapel of Memories
C.R
U. S
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
Joan B. Turner & Son
Second Avenue East
First Avenue West
Gedor P
Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc
Blairs Ferry Rd
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