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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1973
Page
3
Colorado's constitution allows popular votes on constitutional amendments and laws, with the legislature able to refer issues to voters. The long 1960s era session prompts talk of using initiatives to test sentiment on topics such as the death penalty and land use, though petitioning requires drafting, signatures, and sponsorship and is time consuming.
Colorado Governor John Love warned that failing to pass and sign the $1.1 billion Long Appropriations Bill by July 1 could force a government funding crunch. He noted state appropriations expire June 30 and without approved funds there is no comparable authority to federal budgeting. An analyst projects revenues could exceed estimates by up to $5 million.
Matilda Beltram of Kenton Nursing Home dies leaving sons Joe M Villegas Mel Villegas both of Greeley and Frank Beltram of Denver and sisters Catarina Madrid of Kersey and John Madrid of North Hollywood California nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren services 930 am Saturdays at Adamsorn Memorial Chapel interment Evans Cemetery
Obituaries list multiple Foster relatives from New York to Florida and California with services in Tonawanda. Strand family from Oregon to Sweden shown with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery. Memorial gifts may go to First Evangelical Free Church Music Department.
A fire in the 1500 block of 7th Avenue Friday night burned a shed behind Orville Seeburg’s home and spread to an adjacent garage, damaging three cars. Fire units arrived around 7:30 p.m. and caused $5,000 to the garage and its contents plus $1,000 for the shed. Investigators consider children playing in the shed as a possible cause.
Local cattle buyer says four feedlots won’t replace cattle due to grain costs arguing price lids only affect raw agricultural products. Weld County officials and farmers question effectiveness claiming inflation, farm prices, and shortages will not be solved and may harm farmers and market stability.
China broadens outreach through traveling teams archaeological finds films and exhibits. From Dar es Salaam to New York Chinese greet crowds in Mao jackets, while foreigners flock to China. Ping Pong diplomacy has opened liaison offices and drawn diverse diplomacy as exhibitions in Paris and Tokyo attract attention.
In Denver the Colorado Senate rushed through 42 bills in under three and a half hours. It approved 18 on final reading, seven on preliminary, and four conference reports. Notable acts include a daily $10 expense allowance for all legislators, a no fault auto insurance funding measure, and a ballot listing rule by alphabetical order. A CSU student and faculty member may join the state board as nonvoting members, and a new maral development office would shift funds from 50 600 to 19 500. The Denver area voters may decide a half per cent sales tax for the Regional Transportation District.
Jacob Schissler 68 of Platteville died Friday June 15 at Memorial Hospital in Greeley He was born February 1 1905 in Lincoln Nebraska came to Sterling in 1910 farmed Platteville area from 1924 retired to Platteville in 1965 and later lived at Rowell Retirement Community He never married Survived by three brothers Henry Schissler Downey California Dave Schissler Mead and Fred Schissler Platteville Three sisters Lydia Weber Fort Lupton Amelia Ritter Greeley and Mrs Henry Whitman Westminster Preceded in death by a sister Funeral services at 2 pm Tuesday at Schmanski Weller Chapel Fort Lupton Interment Mizpah Cemetery Platteville
Friday events include attempted larceny at Highland Hills Golf Course a vehicle impounded after auto incidents abandonment reports at Dales Texaco and Christiansen Jewelers. Bond release shoplifting arrests and bomb threat unfounded. Windsor Re 4 Board to meet Monday 7 30 p m in junior high library with agenda items from Robert Muir and others.
A four car collision at 23rd Avenue and the U S 34 by pass sent five people to Weld County General Hospital Friday afternoon. Teresa Matteklo t of Greeley drove a 1970 auto and was struck after a flag girl signaled at the intersection under construction. The vehicle was rammed by a 1955 pickup driven by Ronald Crandall of Loveland, who sustained neck and back injuries. Crandall’s truck then hit a 1964 auto driven by Joan Ault of Greeley, pushing into the Matteklocht car. A passenger, Elsie Maher, and Mrs Ault were taken to the hospital by ambulance. A fourth car, a 1982 auto driven by Maud Kriegel of Greeley, struck the Ault car. Kriegel and passenger Jian Kriegel were also hospitalized.
The Greeley Fire Department responded Friday to a trash fire at Perfect Circle Irrigation Systems, 2419 1st Ave. Officials said the blaze, possibly started by a discarded cigarette, caused about $20 damage to trash containers.
Colorado stays partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered showers near the mountains and in the north. Highs 75 to 85 southeast and 60 to 70 northwest, with 50s and 40s in the mountains. Saturday night lows mostly 40s to 50s in the north and west and 30s in the mountains. Wyoming follows a similar pattern with mountains favored, possible higher elevations snow, highs mainly in the 60s and upper 30s, and Saturday night lows in the 40s to low 50s after a rough patch of inconsistent values.
Katherine Lynn Sonnenburg was born on Wednesday June 13 to Mr and Mrs Davit M Sonnenburg of Albuquerque New Mexico. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs George A Haynes of Greeley and great grandmother Mrs Bessie Haynes of Kenton Manor. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs D Sonnenburg of Indianola Iowa.
Greyley police reported Friday an attempted break in at Highland Hills Golf Course Thursday night. Burglars tried to pry open a lock on a 500-gallon gas tank but were unsuccessful. The incident was discovered Friday morning by Carl Mekelburg of the course. No suspects have been apprehended.
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