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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1972
Page
5
Weather data, flood stage notes, births and obituaries dominate the page. Multiple town names Iowa City Cedar Rapids Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and others appear with scores and fines from local courts. Births include Mercy Arvizu and others. Obituaries list several service times and burial details for regional residents.
Twenty years ago Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon left the Republican Party announcing his wish to be seen as an Independent. The move signaled a shift in his political stance and prompted discussion in national circles.
The Post reports a $700000 sabotage fund in the Watergate case with disbursements approved by Haldeman Stans Mitchell Magruder or Kalmbach. G Gordon Liddy is named as a recipient. FBI questions touch on fund disbursements while Kleindienst rejects credible evidence of federal law violations.
Classified note urges readers to use want ads to find sellers for desired items and provides a contact dial number 398 8234 for inquiries.
Fred Mitchell Higley 84 Cedar Rapids lifelong resident died after brief illness born April 16 1888 married to Freda Josephine Chandler former manager of Elmer A Higley Inc member of Grace Episcopal church World War I veteran survived by two sons Chandler O Higley Cedar Rapids Robert Higley Minneapolis seven grandchildren six great grandchildren services 3 p.m. Friday Turner Chapel East burial Oak Hill Cemetery casket not opened prior. Leah W Spencer 84 widow of Collis Spencer retired Cedar Rapids schoolteacher died in Davenport taught at Garfield School 20 years member of DAR and Order of the Eastern Star survived by daughter Mrs Robert Tucker son Dr Collis M Spencer Albion Michigan seven grandchildren four great grandchildren services 11 a.m. Thursday Oak Hill Cemetery Very Rev Canon Loferski officiating casket closed. Ernest E Spencer 50 Cedar Rapids resident for 30 years died in Marion nursing home born Ottumwa May 12 1922 survived by brother Earl Davenport four sisters Dora Porter West Covina CA La Vi ca Grooms Cedar Rapids Esther Lamanza Davenport Ruth Manning Brunswick GA services Baxter Chapel Marion Friday 1 30 p.m. Rev Glen W Lamb. friends may call after noon Thursday.
Nell Taylor widow of T E Taylor died last week in Des Moines. She was a retired employee of Martin's department store. Surviving are three daughters Mrs H O Ravely Rhinelander Wisconsin Mrs O E Nabholz Indianola and Mrs L Makinster Vancouver Washington and a son Jack Taylor Cedar Rapids. Services were held Monday at the Overton funeral home Indianola. Burial was in Glendale Cemetery Des Moines.
Edna M. Curran of 1329 Burch Ave NW dies after a brief illness. Born Marion May 3 1892 she was active in Trinity United Methodist Church and multiple groups. Survived by daughter Mrs Vernon Schrader Newhall two sons Guy E Curran Jr Kenneth L Curran six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services Friday 1 30 p m at Trinity Church with burial at Cedar Memorial. Friends may call Turner Chapel West until 9 p m Thursday and at the church Friday 11 a m to 1 25 p m. Casket will not be opened. Memorial gifts to Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Fund encouraged.
Harold W. Leaven 65 of 3826 D avenue NE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday after a short illness. Born May 2 1907 he married Leona I. Smith July 24 1933 in Cedar Rapids. He worked for the Iowa highway commission before retirement and was a member of St Matthew's Catholic Church. Surviving: wife two sons Kenneth Fink West Union Dwayne Oaks Waterloo a daughter Laurabel Heatland Ackley a daughter Katherine Welch Toddville 13 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Rosary 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial funeral home. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday at St Matthew's Catholic Church with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Frank M. Bisek lifelong Cedar Rapids resident dies after long illness in a West Branch nursing home. He is survived by two daughters Mary Bulechek Solon and Margaret Lindsey Ottumwa a sister Bess Probasco Cedar Rapids four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services will be at Beatty Beurle chapel at a time to be announced. Friends may call at Beatty Beurle’s after 7 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial services for Edward Hradek and Mrs. Clifford Davin were announced with times at Brush Chapel and All Saints Church respectively. Burial destinations include Wellman and Sacred Heart cemeteries. Rosaries are planned at Stewart Funeral Home with Catholic groups reciting prayers Wednesday evening.
Lonnie Franks and others criticized the dismissal of charges against Lavelle amid debates on Vietnam bombing restrictions. Terrill said a sergeant can press charges to protect discipline while generals face fewer consequences. Franks testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee during its probe.
McGovern warned any peace settlement would affect him. Nixon campaign director MacGregor predicted a cease fire by year end and criticized McGovern for alleging earlier possible peace. MacGregor said Kissinger discussed progress after Saigon trip and noted an inexorable path toward ending hostilities within the calendar year.
Cedar Rapids United Community Services reports 395 431 dollars raised 36 percent of 1 099 000 goal led by Unit 1 at 40 1 percent. Divisions show varied progress with several over 50 percent and several employer groups near or above 100 percent of their prior year reports. The drive aims to finish by November 9.
Hanrahan said he listened to a great mass of frequently conflicting, sometimes confusing testimony since the trial began July 5. He studied the motion for a directed verdict for two weeks before rendering his decision. The decision was greeted with a loud cheer by families of the defendants.
Observers report private discussions involving Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam allies show some movement toward a cease fire. The Paris resident notes the aim to end Vietnamese suffering and achieve independence, but warns that an early cease fire is not in sight and rumors are unfounded.
J. C. White Excavating Co of Cedar Rapids submitted the low bid of 23000 for a neighborhood development demolition project. The work covers 14 parcels near Fourteenth Avenue and C Street SW and 17 parcels along Twelfth to Thirteenth Avenues SE on Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. HUD must approve the contract before award.
Des Moines carrier UPI reports Senator Jack Miller favors local oversight of handgun and high powered rifle registration to curb crimes. He opposes federal controls and says homes should not be treated as fortresses, urging local authorities to regulate guns taken from homes.
Ralph E Swallom 50 was ordered by Linn District Judge Robert Osmundson to serve ten days in Linn county jail after a contempt finding for failing to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as a condition of probation. He had received a suspended ten year sentence in August for breaking and entering.
Linn-Mar board president Ward Brimmer, serving as an election official, was taken to St Luke's hospital with chest pains. He was listed in fairly good condition after admission Wednesday, with muscle spasms noted.
Tuesday’s Linn-Mar bond election featured two poll watchers against the measure and two in support. The district had said poll watchers would not be allowed, a position later affirmed after a resident challenged the practice. Paul Kramme noted the law is unclear and the watchers three hours after meeting chose not to continue observing. The board’s attorney had advised against permitting poll watchers.
Richard E. Robinson a senior U.S. district judge from Nebraska was named to preside over the trial of four defendants charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Cedar Rapids Deputy Marshal Dick McKinney. Federal Judge Edward J. McManus disqualified himself due to his long association with the deputy marshal. A new trial date will be set by Judge Robinson.
Funeral services were held for Sakan the naughty elephant of former Cambodian kings. The 74 year old elephant died of old age at the royal palace stables in Phnom Penh. Sakan once trampled two men in 1968, after which a sign warned visitors away near his suite reading Beware of the naughty elephant.
City Briefs note that the Linn County Federation of Social Service Employees will gather at noon Thursday in room 2-C of the health center. Speakers are George Clifford and Dudley Henderson, both candidates for Linn County supervisor, with more briefs on Page 2A.
Donald T. Carnicle, 19, Cedar Rapids, turned himself in after suspension revocation on a larceny sentence. A suspended Cedar Rapids municipal court term earlier this year was extended with 25 unserved days to be served, plus permission to leave jail to go to work. Judge John Siebenmann ordered the arrangement following a September accusation of receiving stolen property.
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