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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1971
Page
25
A Cedar Rapids area daily note covers cooler temperatures Friday through Sunday with mid 60s to lower 80s highs and nightly 50s. It lists traffic fines, court events, service schedules, and obituaries across nearby towns including Coralville LaCrosse Keokuk and Tipton with births marriages and license details.
Linn County Bar Association is urged by RK C Birr traffic safety consultant to encourage qualified attorneys to seek election as municipal judge in Cedar Rapids. Birr notes only one has requested nomination papers with the filing deadline near. Bar President Robert Tilson says the association will not endorse any candidate and will publish poll results after filing closes. Attorney John F Siebenmann has obtained nomination papers. incumbents Loren Mullinger Jr Reilly and August Fitzgibbon have not yet filed.
Roy Harris aged 21 appeared in Linn district court Tuesday pleading innocent to a robbery with aggravation charge tied to a July 5 armed holdup and beating of Aleck Sheronick. He was released on his own recognizance despite a recommendation to set a $10,000 bond. Authorities say he aided and abetted a man who fled with about $40, using a double barreled sawed off shotgun. Harris listed a northwest Cedar Rapids address at arrest on August 15.
Ames contractors face default for slow progress on clearing 42 buildings in Cedar Rapids along Interstate 84. H and R Wrecking Co. had until Sept 4 to raze homes between Eighth and Fifth avenues SW but only 25 percent done. Merchants Mutual Bonding Co. to oversee completion. original $21,000 contract not to be increased. Damages levied against two firms for delays. Lunda Construction released from a separate interstate bridge project in Johnson County due to slow start. A separate note: a heavy rain in Rome breaks an 80 day drought and ends churchgoers prayers for rain.
Memorial services for Danas Lewise Gra were held at Urbana cemetery on Thursday with The Rev Richard A. Osing officiating. Fends may call at Turner East until 1 a.m. Thursday.
A special grand jury in Nevada will hear testimony Thursday on a statewide price fixing scheme allegedly involving Iowa businessmen. Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner ordered the probe, with at least 150 subpoenas issued and about 100 businessmen across 45 counties expected to testify.
Witnesses report rock throwing and chants against Thieu as police fire rifles and canisters to disperse demonstrators. Minh denounces a dispatch naming Butler as a diplomatic source, calling it colonialist slander and a bid to damage free powers.
Cedar Rapids residents and bidders clashed over a proposed Oak Hill urban renewal project involving four parcels between Fifteenth Street and Twelfth Avenue SE. Opponents urged rehabilitation of existing housing and smaller units across the community, while supporters argued for low income apartment construction. Bids from four groups were reviewed by the urban renewal office and HUD, with proposals ranging from 72 unit developments to new parking expansions.
London AP report says Martin Weiche, chairman of the Canadian National Socialist party, was fined 20 dollars for littering the road with a parking ticket given by a police officer.
Background briefing reveals U S opposition to Thieu regime tactics and concerns over the Oct 3 vote. Former diplomat Minn criticizes sham elections and fraud, noting Washington fears misuse of Vietnam’s political machinery.
A car driven by Ronald J. Whitney 18 of Mineteenth Avenue SW lost control on East Post road and struck a car stopped at Cottage Grove Avenue causing seven injuries. Mercy Hospital reported Leon Fite 15 in good condition, St Luke's listed Charles Hartman 15 and Chris Shartman 13 as fairly good. Sharon Mason 22 and two children were treated and released. Whitney faced a charge of failing to keep his vehicle under control. Paul Viktor 15 was taken to Mercy but hospital has no record.
In Johannesburg, 90 year old watchmaker Larry Lewis credits a breakfast of whisky and milk and cooking with garlic for aiding longevity. He says the routine keeps him going at age ninety in South Africa.
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