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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1971
Page
4
Seven die in Iowa weekend wrecks with six victims under 25. Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sellers urged heightened public awareness and cited that drivers under 25 are 25 percent of licensed motorists yet account for over one third of fatal crashes. He called for better parental involvement to curb teen driving risk.
VINTON Iowa The executive director of the Iowa Assn for Retarded Children will speak at a Benton county dinner for special education personnel Helen Henderson will discuss Education of the Mentally Retarded in the Future following a 7 p m dinner at the Steak House in Vinton Reservations may be made with Mary Gerhold The Benton County Assn for Retarded Children sponsors the event She is founder of the Black Hawk County Assn for Retarded Children and Exceptional Persons and has eight years on the Iowa ARC staff The September meeting of the Benton County Assn for Retarded Children will be Monday Sept 27 at 8 p m at the Benton County work activity center Vinton Speaker will be Jerry Engel Joint county school system mental retardation consultant.
James A. Parden 86, partner in the Parden Batterman real estate and insurance agency, died Sunday in an Iowa City hospital. He led Iowa real estate efforts, with roles in the Iowa real estate board and state historical society. Survivers include his wife, one son Robert J. of Saratoga CA, two daughters Mary Parden and Mrs. Charles A. Smith of Waterloo, seven grandchildren, two sisters Irene Parden of George and Mrs. Henry King of Worthington MN. Services Tuesday at 10 from St. Thomas More church. rosary Monday at 8 p.m. at Donohue mortuary.
Oelwein will host the 1973 Iowa Firefighters Assn. convention after site selection next weekend at Marshalltown during the group’s meeting.
In Sioux City a Clay county crash last Tuesday killed Donna Larson a 13 year old from Primghar who died Sunday at a hospital. Her mother Verna May 37 was killed at the scene. Two Larson children were injured when the car left the road.
Storm Lake Iowa saw about 2000 enthusiasts buy 15 antique cars at a farm sale eight miles northwest of town. Highest bid reached 2600 for a 1916 Hudson with other cars from 1939 to 1928, all found by three locals and auctioned by Knebel Erickson and Dvergsten after estate purchase from Leopold Brown.
Thomas Jackson aged 18 of Madison Wisconsin was injured when his car overturned while crossing the Yellow River forest road He was taken first to Prairie du Chien hospital and later transferred to Madison for treatment.
Iowa City a University of Iowa sophomore Jerilyn Burns 18 of Carroll was found dead in her Carrie Stanley dorm room. Johnson county medical examiner Dr T T Bozek ruled the death self inflicted by overdose of non habit forming drugs. A note was found in the room.
Oct 12 is the trial date for Calvin Paul Duke a Des Moines pilot charged with operating an aircraft while intoxicated. Duke denied the charge at arraignment in Clayton county district court after being arrested July 25 in Guttenberg where he landed to refuel following reports of erratic flight.
John Hendry, 41, of Oelwein, arrested Saturday in Oelwein on Cedar Rapids authorities bad check charge. He was freed on $200 bond.
Mrs. Dudley A. Reid, longtime publisher of the West Des Moines Express, died at 89 after five years of illness. A Gallatin native, she and her husband ran the paper for 22 years after previously publishing the Osceola Tribune for a decade. Survived by son Don Reid of Des Moines, Iowa Press Association managing director.
Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner host the ABC Evening News on KCRG TV Channel 9 each weeknight at 5 00 PM. The program promises incisive reporting and wry commentary with the facts straight from the shoulder.
William Bosley, 15, of Des Moines, died after a 20 gauge shotgun discharged when a companion tripped while the trio walked home from a hunting trip near gravel pits on Des Moines southeast side. Bosley was fatally wounded. two other youths were uninjured.
At 5:30 PM viewers join Anchorman Bob Harper Meteorologist Wayne Winston and Sports reporter Jim Stimson for TV 9 Eye Witness News Monday through Friday.
A brief want ad urges readers to call 369-1234 to report a lost pet and quickly connect with helpers in the community. The notice emphasizes fast assistance and local contact.
A Polk County judge issued an injunction delaying Iowa Corrections Director Ellandson from enforcing a work release order that required inmates in halfway houses to remain there when off duty. Senator Lee Gaudineer argues the law does not clearly ban release to private citizens, while officials cite safety concerns amid the Attica context and urge legislative change.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is a daily and Sunday newspaper based at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail and notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A Jones county school bus carrying 33 Anamosa junior and senior high students rolled onto its side on a muddy shoulder 3 miles northwest of Anamosa at 8 25 a m. Driver Bertha Piper 63 of Wyoming remained uninjured. Two students received minor injuries and were treated at a doctor's office.
Des Moines Iowa governor Robert Ray and his wife Billie left Des Moines Saturday for a Hawaii vacation. He has not had time off since last summer when he had emergency gall bladder surgery. He will resume duties next Sunday and plans only one public appearance during the trip, a mid week speech to a national guard convention.
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