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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1971
Page
3
Iowans face cool days through Thursday with a slow warm up by Friday and Saturday. Highs in the 50s to 60s Thursday and around 70 by Saturday. lows in the 30s to 40s then 40s to 50s. The page also lists miscellaneous local weather data, river/dam notes, and a long string of community births, engagements, obituaries, and legal notices with names and places in Cedar Rapids area.
Quaker leader Bronson Clark who visited Peking says Chinese Premier Chou En Lai will press President Nixon to remove all American troops from Southeast Asia. Clark, with his wife and two companions, reports Peking officials oppose entering the U N unless Nationalist China is expelled.
Saigon reports 10 skeletons found in two graves southeast of Hue. Officials say the remains date to the 1968 Tet offensive when the Communist siege allegedly killed over 3,000 in the Hue area. About 2,000 bodies have been recovered from mass graves across more than a dozen sites.
Cedar Rapids city council was urged by the Cedar Rapids chapter of the Indoor Sports Club Inc to plan curb ramps for the disabled in downtown development. Bob Kozel, vice-president, cited Minneapolis’ ramp program and proposed a trial ramp at the new Trans-America building site on First Street SE between Second and Third Avenues. The matter was referred to Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips for review.
Benton county farmers plan to air objections to a proposed highway 30 freeway west of Cedar Rapids during the Cedar Rapids Agricultural Executives Forum at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Speakers include Don Krug of Atkins John Thurman of Blairstown Jim Jacobi of Atkins and Glen Mulherr of Cedar Rapids.
A week of fighting in the U Minh forest reports 588 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, about 13 percent of an estimated 4,400 in the area. South Vietnamese losses listed at 109, with four Americans killed and ten U.S. helicopters shot down, nine recovered. A spoiling operation aimed at pre empting a North Vietnamese offensive spans 1,080 square miles of mangroves. In other action, a bunker complex northeast of Saigon kills one American, wounds two, and Pleiku sees five rockets hit the U.S. compound, with one American killed. Phnom Penh endures fuel storage fires destroying an estimated 40 percent of civilian reserves, fueling a severe gasoline shortage and a doubled price to about $2.50 per gallon as stations close.
Wilmer Fred Walters 62 of 3722 C avenue NE Cedar Rapids dies Monday. A Cedar Rapids resident 35 years and Iowa Rusco Co. employee born May 26 1909 near State Center married Leota Aker Dec 16 1939 in Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife son Richard Michael Walters two sisters and burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery with services at Turner chapel east Thursday at 3 p.m.
Rose Abraham 87 of 295 Wilson avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Monday after a long illness. A resident for 67 years, she was born March 13 1884 in Rovecin Moravia and married John Abraham June 27 1906 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are daughter Rose Marek and son John Abraham Jr. Services at Brush chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday officiated by Rev A T Washington. Burial Czech National cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Services were at Turner chapel east at 1 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev J Richard Wagner. Burial followed in Stanwood cemetery. James Louise Smith at 3 p m Tuesday by Dr John P Woods. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. William J Barron at noon Wednesday at Turner chapel cast with entombment in Chapel of Memories by Dr John P Woods.
Cedar Rapids police and sheriff deputies, with state agents, seized heroin, marijuana, injection equipment, firearms, and methadone after a Monday night search at a southeast Cedar Rapids residence. Three suspects Dale L Peyton Smith Norman E Smith and Debra Newton were charged with violation of the state controlled substances act and held in Linn County jail. They appeared in municipal court and faced hearings as of Tuesday.
Cedar Rapids city council reviewed preliminary plans Tuesday to construct storage lanes on Edgewood Road NW at Highway 94 to aid left turning traffic. The council approved the project but asked staff to consult with the Iowa Highway Commission on raising a median. City cost is estimated at about 11500 dollars.
Want ads offer a fast, budget friendly way to find help. They promise convenience and efficiency for both employers and job seekers seeking practical, low cost solutions.
Des Moines AP report: Jim Henry of the Iowa Property Taxpayers Assn says the group will challenge the state's use of property taxes to fund public schools. The plan follows orders to raise residential property valuations. Two attorneys, Donald Nelson and Walter Newberry, were hired to pursue court action. Two dozen directors and county presidents attended the meeting.
NORRISTOWN Pa AP A Republican congressman says a district poll of 29 000 voters shows 56 percent believe J Edgar Hoover should resign as FBI head with 33 percent wanting him to stay and 11 percent undecided.
FBI agents seized 28 cartons stored by Daniel Ellsberg from a Beverly Hills warehouse under a search warrant. The government says some cartons may hold classified material Ellsberg obtained while at Rand Corp during the Pentagon papers leak case. Ellsberg, 40, is charged with unlawfully possessing government documents and says the contents include personal papers and his Marine Corps uniform.
An chorman Bob Harper Meteorologist Wayne Winston and Sports Director Bob Brooks invite viewers to TV 9 Eyewitness News at 10:00 tonight for weather sports and news updates.
The Gazette sponsors the News Quiz as part of its Living Textbook Program for area schools. It aims to help students catch up on current events, test understanding, and stay engaged. Answers appear on page 10 after the quiz on page 9.
West Germanys Central Bank intervened in the forex market on Tuesday to halt a record dollar decline. The dollar fell to 3.3300 marks before rebounding to 3.3597 after spot dollar purchases of about 5 million were reported. Officials privately called a 10 percent mark rise exorbitantly high and intolerable, amid U.S. revaluation rumors.
ALGIERS AP A mixed freight and passenger train derailed in the Sahara Monday killing 22 passengers and seriously injuring 76. Most victims were Bedouin nomads returning to winter pasture with herds of sheep and goats.
In Peking a dinner honored Dr Paul Dudley White Boston heart specialist who treated President Eisenhower. Joining him were Dr Samuel Rosen an ear specialist and Dr Edmunds Dimond a cardiologist with their wives. The meal was hosted by Hsieh Hua of the Chinese Medical Association as the doctors arrived in the capital Saturday.
Local and national news update to watch tonight at 5 30 with Anchorman Bob Harper Meteorologist Wayne Winston and Sports Reporter Jim Stimson on TV 9 Eyewitness News.
Cedar Rapids woman Frances Palmer seeks Iowa Federation of Republican Women president endorsement but Linn County Republican Women’s club tables her bid. President position at state level to be chosen Sept 29 in Des Moines. Betty Shutter expected to be nominated from the floor. Palmer cites support from Evening Republican Women and Mt Vernon group. Ruth Turner elected Linn County club president for 1972 73. officers named for the coming year.
Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis outlined the process for a proposed land purchase funded by a HUD grant. An initial cost estimate will be prepared for the grant application, with follow up appraisals if preliminarily approved. Mayor Donald Canney said the decision follows the council ban on new construction.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors applied for 11 job allocations for county departments and the towns of Mt. Vernon Robins and Central City under a seven county public employment program. About 50 more openings were created in the area with roughly $180000 in funds.
Linn county board of supervisors on Tuesday ordered a stop sign on a county road fourteen miles south of Highway 30 at the Linn Benton county line to control westbound traffic.
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