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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1973
Page
12
Fragmentary weather report with rainfall totals and forecasts followed by a long list of funeral services and obituaries for individuals in Iowa communities. Names include Schultz, Lundering, Weber, Hoseworth, Campbell, Hochhaus, Moses, Lyang, Luers. Monona and Mt Vernon areas referenced.
Gary Lobe 21 of 9995 Siwran Lane NW is charged with breaking and entering over the theft of a $1,000 color television from Michael Lord's home at 2245 Sixteenth Street NW on Thursday. Local police report the arrest and bond details.
MT VERNON Alvy Bosworth 72 died early Friday in an Anamosa hospital after a long illness. He was married Aug 4 193? at Ma dropadis. He was a semi-trailer truck driver for Wilwer Farms for many years. Surviving his wife are two sisters Della Kolesick Cedar Rapids and Re ofrice Forsythe Greeley Iowa. Services Monday at 2 at Baxter chapel Mt Vernon officiated by Rev Howard Mace. Burial Mt Vernon Cemetery. Friends may call at Baxter's until Sunday. The casket will not be opened after the service. Life want ads do big jobs. Try one and see for yourself Dial 306 1204.
Washington AP reports the Watergate subcommittee finds scant evidence so far against Kennedy aide, with investigators deeming electronic surveillance claims described by George Bush as unlikely. Senators on both sides weigh ongoing interviews while awaiting substantiation.
House bill clears Congress to mint dollar coins half dollars and quarters starting July 4 1975 bearing reverse emblems of the American Revolution until a set date The designs will be chosen by a National Sculpture Society contest open to all citizens The minting is expected to yield profits surpassing regular coins with seignorage estimates by the banking committee and projected collector demand
A Cedar Rapids man was charged with breaking and entering after being arrested early Saturday inside a service station at 2708 Sixth Street Northwest. The incident occurred at EZpie's series station where police found evidence of forced entry.
Anta M Pesek 82 of 4281 Mt Vernon Rd SE Cedar Rapids died suddenly Friday born April 20 1891 in Pocahontas lived in Cedar Rapids 28 years member of All Saints Catholic Church survived by husband William J Pesek two daughters Mrs Raymond J Boland and Mrs Irving J Fitzpatrick two sons William J Jr and Stanley Security sister Mrs James Vrba 14 grandchildren and great grandchildren Services 10 am Monday All Saints Catholic Church burial Mt Calgary Rosary 7:30 pm Sunday at Janebo Kuba funeral home West. Samuel W Cummings 66 of 2 Seventh Ave SW Cedar Rapids died suddenly Friday born June 12 1917 in Hartford reared in Hartford Cedar Rapids resident 28 years employed as track driver for Sun Oil Co veteran World War II member Westminster Presbyterian Church survived by son Gary Cummings Cedar Rapids daughter Mia Kavadas Des Moines brother Bidon Cummings Indianola sister Esther Campbell Hampton three grandchildren Services pending at Richardson Funeral Home Cedar Rapids. Burial in Hartford Cemetery. Della Flack 85 widow Payid Flack and resident in Linn County jail died following brief illness Born Aug 20 1900 in Kenosha resident Cedar Rapids most of life member Jehovahs Witnesses survived by two sisters Lily Rhobeck Tulsa and Tima Soyel Satan Springs Okla a granddaughter and three great grandchildren Services Turner Chapel East 6 pm Tuesday by Jordan Taeger Jehovahs Witnesses Burial Cedar Memorial Friends may call at Ymer's East until 1 pm Tuesday casket not to be opened after service.
An EPA radiation official urged accelerating fusion power research while warning the breeder reactor poses environmental and safety risks. He noted fusion could avoid radiation escapes but cautioned about waste, transport, and possible catastrophic accidents. The adviser cited government optimism on fusion timelines and criticized breeder development.
Carol Kalbac of Cavanne and Farty Law street NE was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign after a westbound car struck a bicycle at Cavanne and Forty-first street NE Friday afternoon. Cyclist Michael Alten, 92, suffered a fractured left collarbone and was treated at St. Guie's hospital.
Presidential energy adviser John A. Love testifies that mandatory heating fuel allocation would not solve shortages but would share scarce supplies. EPA chief Russell Train argues it could direct clean low-sulfur fuels to neediest areas. A House committee debates enforcement while a geyser power project eyed for 2000.
Flight Director Phil Shaffer says NASA can rely on two engines if needed and a spare rescue beacon remains on standby. A leaky valve and plumbing cap trouble prompted Cape Kennedy to prep a rescue flight to retrieve astronauts, while Bean Garriott and Lousma enter week eight of a demanding schedule of medical tests and astronomy experiments.
Mercy hospital hosts an open house at the Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center from 1 to 6 p.m. The event highlights a $400,000 expansion and renovation recently completed, featuring new equipment including a linear accelerator for high energy X-ray cancer treatment and a treatment simulator, first of its kind in the state.
Dr. Thomas Sturgeon was found guilty on two counts of possessing counterfeit $20 bills and one count of counterfeiting. The jury returned verdicts Friday afternoon after about two hours deliberation at Cedar Rapids federal court. The case involved printing plates used to produce bogus bills. raid on the Sturgeon residence by Secret Service, deputies, and police.
Three Soviet Jewish physicists barred from an international conference staged a protest seminar in a Madison Avenue apartment. Western scientists including Robert Birgeneau Fred Pollack and Earl Callen described the session as highly productive. The group said exit visa denials cut them off from colleagues after applying to leave the USSR.
Wenceslaus Gyn and Kelffen Howard, former officials of the Associated Milk Producers cooperative, were indicted in Arkansas for illegal political contributions to the 1988 Democratic presidential campaign. Both pleaded not guilty and posted bonds of 9,500 each.
City brief notes a Community Food Bank steering committee meeting at 7 30 pm on Monday at First Presbyterian Church 310 Fishstreet Shi open to public Crestview Acres Beauty Salon to be closed September 13 through 18 Adv eo Shelly now at Gregory's Hall Syl Ng events and Saturdays W138 Ady and Fe Dr Dawson Grin hist announces office move to 4 Higley Build he Aily
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