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1 1 1 Memorial services for Rodney R. Confer, 48, of 2726 N. Kennicott Arlington Heights, were held Monday in the chapel 1 at Ft. Sheridan. Burial will be at 1 p.

m. Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Confer, vice president of Continental Illinois National Bank Trust Company of Chicago, died Thursday in the Ft. Sheridan Hospital.

He had served in the Army for 22 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1966, when he joined the bank. He was named a vice president in 1972. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; two sons, Rodney S. and Mark two daughters, Claudia and Leslie A. Fieldman; and his mother, Mrs.

Bernice C. Jonnsson. Mrs. Josephine Haug Unrath Services for Mrs. Josephine Haug Unrath, 92, of Chicago and Ft.

Lauderdale, will be at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the chapel at 6125 N. Clark St. Mrs.

Unrath, member of one of the oldest families in Chicago, died Friday in Wilton Manor, Fla. She was the widow of Charles F. Unrath once president of the former Fulton Packing Co. She is survived by 11 nieces and nephews. Stanton M.

Bohmbach Obituaries Rodney R. Confer Services for Stanton M. Bohmbach, 50, a Sunbeam Corp. executive, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church of River Forest, Quick Street and Jackson Avenue.

Mr. Bohmbach, 751 Keystone River Forest, died Sunday during' a business trip in Nassau, the Bahamas. He was executive vice president of Sunbeam president of Sunbeam Appliance Co. division, and president of Sunbeam Brand Group. He is survived his widow Marilyn; three sons, Paul, David, and James; a daughter, Susan; his mother, Mrs.

Clifford E. Bohmbach; one brother; and one sister. William J. McNally Mass for William J. McNally, 67, retired Chicago police officer, will be at 10 a.

m. Thursday in St. Walter Catholic Church, 118th Street and Western Avenue. Mr. McNally died Sunday in Pompano Beach, Fla.

He retired from the police department in 1964 after 23 years as youth officer in the Austin District and for the Audy Home. He is survived by his widow, Marie; two sons, William and Timothy; two daughters, Mrs. Joanne Thayer and Mrs. Martha Grove; and four sisters. Pearl E.

Demske Services for Miss Pearl E. Demske, 56, assistant manager of Gray Line Sight Seeing will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel at 6754 Northwest Highway. Miss Demske died Saturday in her home, 6825 N. Overhill Av.

She is survived by a niece. Mrs. Robert Gardiner Services for Mrs. Elva Gardiner, 66, who died Sunday in West Suburban Hospital, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church, 7548 Quick River Forest.

Mrs. Gardiner, 1535 Forecasts and temperatures ILLINOIS. Chance through Saturand of showers Thursday Saurday; highs in the 70s except lows in the the 60s north Saturday; Saturday 50s Thursday and and in the 40s Friday. Forecasts ILLINOIS: Tuesday: Partly sunny and windy, highs 63 to 73 north and 70s Tuesday night: Fair, lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, highs lower 60s to lower 70s.

WISCONSIN: Tuesday: Chance of showers northeast and partly cloudy west and south, highs mid 50s northeast to mid 60s southwest. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, lows mid 30s to mid 40s. Wednesday: Partly cloudy, highs 60s to lower 70s. INDIANA: Tuesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of showers Tuesday morning south, highs in the 60s. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, lows in the upper 30s to the mid 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, highs mid 60s to around 70. Canadian Calgary 43 Edmonton 45 Montreal Ottawa Regina Toronto Vancouver 50 Winnipeg 39 59 Pan American Acapulco Barbados HE High pressure and areas Seattle Forecast for May 11, 1976 Fair Partly cloudy Rain Cloudy Snow Rain Wind direction 5 Speed (mph) of Chicago' A New York ON pressure areas. San Francisco High and Low temperatures Los 20. Fronts: Angeles Expected at 7:00 p.m. Static Cold 22 Warm Showers Static New Orleans Source: National Weather Service Miami Extended Outlook Chicago temperatures Canadian Place of observation Lowest 8 Highest last May 10, 1 1976, 7 p.

m. last last hours 24 hours Preciptation Daylight saving time Albany Albuquerque 46 Amarillo 66 Anchorage 36 Asheville 42 Atlanta 54 Atlantic City 52 Austin 63 .05 Baltimore 62 Billings 46 .02 Bismarck 43 Birmingham 52 .06 Boise 80 Boston 51 Brownsville Buffalo' Burlington, Vt. Cedar Casper Rapids 45 48: Charleston, S. C. 60 Charleston, W.

Va. 40 Charlotte, N. C. 46 Cheyenne 43 67 .01 CHICAGO Midway 53 Lakefront 56 76 O'Hare Airport 50 Cincinnati 42 76. Cleveland 47 76 Columbia, S.

C. 45 Columbus, Ohio 45 Dayton 49 Denver 40 73 Des Moines 50 83 Detroit 48 Dubuque .09 Duluth 54 64 Eau Claire 56 72 El Paso 49 88 'Fairbanks 39 Fargo 42 'Flagstaff 33 Ft. Worth 58 Grand Rapids, Mich. Great Falls 54 Green Bay Hartford 39 Helena 39 Honolulu 72 85 Houston Indianapolis Jackson, Miss. .01 Jacksonville 59 Joplin 53 Juneau 43 .10 Kansas City 55 LaCrosse Lansing, Mich.

Las Vegas 60 Lexington Little Rock 55 Los Angeles 56 Louisville 43 Madison 48 19 Marquette Memphis 53 80 .01 Miami Beach 74 83 .17 Milwaukee .05 Moline Muskegon T. Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk, Va. North Platte Odessa Oklahoma City :8 Omaha Orlando 68 Paducah 46 Peoria Philadelphia 50 Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Me. 38 Portland, Ore. 53 Providence Quincy 50 When you need a job, nothing does the job the Tribune.

Check the Chicago Tribune Classified Job Guide Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, May 11, 1976 Section 2 15 McCartney LIKE THE BEATLE DAYS: Paul MeCartney finished his concert with his Wings group at Toronto's Maple Leaf Garden Sunday, managed to get through thousands of fans waiting for him, hopped into a limo with his wife, Linda, and was driven straight into a traffic jam. About 500 fans and 35 police officers walked alongside the limo. Paul and Linda, who were drinking champagne, kept smiling, waving, and toasting the fans and had the lights on inside the limo. The McCartneys have been staying in Manhattan and flying back and forth to concerts. They plan to come to Chicago about May 28 and stay until June 5.

CLICKING: Elizabeth Taylor, who is quite a good photographer, is going to take photographs of the Muhammad AliRichard fight in Munich and a lot Dunn of publications want those pictures. Elizabeth has been an accredited photographer with Paris Match for some time. Elizabeth is leaving Saturday for Iran to meet with the Shah about a business project she has in but has not revealed publicly. Elizabeth was SO mobbed at a party, in New York's Lincoln Center Sunday night that it was impossible for her to move. Security people had to rescue her and she had to leave.

in Meanwhile, Richard Burton's closing "Equus" on Broaday brought down the house with bravos. The audience wouldn't let Burton off stage. The cast also applauded Burton. Burton said he hoped the audiences would be as kind to Tony Perkins who was taking his place. Later, Richard had a party for his cast at the Backstage.

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: Hugh Hefner and Jerry Wexler are in the talking stage about becoming partners in the Playboy Building, the Playboy Towers Hotel, and the huge lot next to the hotel. Wexler, not Hefner, owns the hotel and Hefner is a tenant. The remodeling of the Playboy Building has toasts fans Park River Forest, is survived by her husband Robert, board chairman of the Gardiner Metal 4820 S. Campbell two daughters, Mrs. Sally Besinger and Mrs.

Susan Laage; eight grandchildren; and a brother. Herman Steen Services for Herman Steen, 82, retired flour milling executive, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hadley Chapel of Gary Methodist Church, Main and Seminary streets, Wheaton. Mr. Steen, 460 Raintree Glen Ellyn, died Friday in Central Du Page Hospital, Winfield.

He was executive vice president of the Millers' National Federation, a trade association for the milling industry, from 1929 to 1959 and the author of books on flour milling. Prior to '1929 he was with Prairie Farmer magazine. He is survived by his widow Georgia; a son, Ronald; three daughters, Mrs. Carol Wenzel, Mrs. Georgiana Chave, and Mrs.

Mary Ellen Mulder; nine grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; one brother; and two sisters. Rev. Francis D. Hayes Mass for the Rev. Francis D.

Hayes, 73, founder and pastor emeritus of St. Thomas More parish on the Southwest Side, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 8100 S. California Av.

Father Hayes died Sunday in Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park. He was ordained a priest in 1927 in the first class at Mundelein Seminary and served Immaculate Conception, St. Basil, and St. Barnabas parishes in Chicago before establishing St. Thomas More parish and church in 1946.

He retired in 1972. Surviving is a brother, John. Jack F. Barron Services for Jack F. Barron, 56, owner of J.G.

Barron Decal Label 333 N. Michigan will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at 9200 Skokie Skokie. Mr. Barron, 1738 Winthrop Highland Park, died Sunday in Highland Park Hospital.

He leaves two aunts and two uncles. been under way for about six weeks. If Hef and 1 Jerry become partners in this real 1 estate endeavor, it would be an enormous financial plus for two very successful men. SUCH GOOD FRIENDS: Polly Bergen, one of Barbara Walters' closest friends, is going to do a pilot to take over Barbara's show, "Not For Women Only." WHAT'S IN A NAME? Lettuce Entertain You owns the bakery in the Ambassador Hotel and the bakery will furnish Burton Taylor Maggie Daly all the bakery goods for, the Lettuce their Entertain You restaurants, including new Pump Room. Name of the bakery: Okie Doughkie.

SIGHTS AND SCENES: Drury Lane South's Pat and Eloise O'Brien telling friends their daughter, Brigid, received great reviews for "Light Up the Sky" in which she is starring on the West Coast. Mill Run's great Harry Belafonte applauding Mon Petit's great pianist, SOMETHING OF VALUE: WMFT and the Women's Association of the Symphony Orchestra are sponsoring a Chicago broadcast marathon to benefit the Chicago, Symphony orchestra. The event If takes place the weekend of May 21-23 The from noon Friday to midnight Sunday. goal: $600,000. During the marathon, WFMT will interview a lot of prominent people including Mayor Daley, Sir Georg Solti, and Isaac Stern.

NAMES AND NEWS: Bill Veeck donated 25,000 tickets for a cerebral palsy benefit May 17 in Comiskey Park. Before the game, there will be fireworks, entertainment, etc. Basketball great Chet Walker will be our guest at our celebrity luncheon Wednesday in Cafe La Margarita. Comedian Hank Garcia, starring at the El Mirador, will do the Bert Convy special and concerts with Bobby Vinton. Universal is ing a situation comedy pilot for Hank.

developA. A. Horwitz who has had drug stores for 50 years sold his Ambassador drug store to State-Elm drugs and is going on a holiday with his wife to California. MIKE CONNORS will be honored as "Man of the Year" by the ArmenianAmerican Community of Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton May 30. Richard Crenna is emcee.

CUGAT AND CHARO: Charo, in talking about 'her husband, Xavier Cugar, told us, "When I started working for Cugie, he didn't give me much salary but did give me a chance in show business. It works out in the balance. I proved myself in nightclubs and on TV. I worked hard and saved my money and brought my mother, father, sister, and aunt to this country. Cugie never could say to me, 'See what I did for you? I brought your family over Six reasons why you should finish our Weekend before you start yours.

Chicagoland's growth in the '70s has spurred another kind of fantastic growth -the number of to sights see and events to enjoy on the weekends. There is so much happening--from plays, movies, and concerts, to shows, antique fairs, and art exhibits- -you'd never be able to track them all down by yourself. That's why the Chicago Tribune publishes the Weekend section every Friday-so you won't even have to try. There are many reasons why Chicago area families have made Weekend the top source in Mid-America for entertainment tips, but here are six of the best ones: 1. to Gene buck the Siskel.

tide of Chicago's popular favorite film if critic isn't afraid he sees it. This often opinion that's the way puts him in conflict with studio press agents and some New York critics. 2. brings Linda a Winer. fresh The and lively Tribune's theater and dance critic style, backed by keen insight, to her job -to make the arts come alive for her readers.

3. music Thomas is both Willis. a Our talented town's top musician critic of classical observer from the fifth and a long-time row. The fact that he's at home both sides of the conductor's on understand the subtleties of a podium performance. helps him to 4.

color and Van beat Matre. of Her rock assignment is to capture the in New today's sounds, in concerts or Town clubs. And she does it so well Tribune readers have made her the that young in most-read rock critic town. 5. a Will scene can Leonard.

be This found veteran wherever reviewer the of the nightlife the excitement is high--from Rush Street are and lights low bistros to suburban supperclubs. 6. list The of plays Directory. and This is Chicago's most concerts, comprehensive club and appearances, seasonal events special movie showings, fairs and exhibits, for the whole family. when Chicago, the always a surging, on-the-go city, is even livelier weekends roll around.

Make your weekends as lively as Chicago Tribune's Friday Weekend before Chicago's. you Turn start to the your own. There are at least six good reasons why you should. Chicago Tribune For home delivery, call 222-4100 Norman Wallace, and Belafonte later going to Zorine's with friends. Wayne King, in town on business, dining in Don the Beachcomber's.

at 54 10 a. a. 11 Noon ........72 p. 74 6 dadda 76 Estimated p. 73 P.

71 10 p. 11 p. .68 Midnight ....68 66 -65 a. 4 a. a.

a. m. High Low Phases of the moon ches. May normal, 3.41 inches; excess through April 30, 3.75 inches. Highest wind velocity, 21 m.

p. h. at 3:46 p. m. from southwest.

Barometer, 7 a. m. 30.04; 7 p. 29.82. First Full Last Waning New Waxing May7 May13 May20 M.21-27 May28 M.29-J.4 Sunrise, 5:36 -Sunset, 7:59.

Moonset, 3:58 a. m. Moonrise, 5:42 P. m. Morning stars: Venus, Jupiter.

Evening stars: Mars, Saturn. For 24 hours ended 1 a. May 11: Mean temperature, 65 degrees; normai, 58; month's deficiency, 50; year's excess, 362. Relative humidity, 7 a. 72 per cent; p.

38; 7 p. m. 36. Precipitation, trace; month's total, 1.81 inches; year's total, 15.48 in- Reports Rapid Raleigh 44 75 City Reno Rockford St. Joseph, Mo.

St. Louis Salt Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco 49 San Juan, P.R. 76 St. Paul 58 St. Ste.

Marie 42 Seattle 53 Shreveport 61 .04 Sioux City Sioux Falls South Bend Spokane Springfield, Ill. Springfield, Mo. 51 .21 Syracuse 41 Tampa 70 87 Traverse City 47 Tucson 58 Tulsa 58 .26 Washington 50 Waterloo 51 Wausau Wichita 51 Bermuda Bogota Culiacan Freeport Guadalajara Guadeloupe Havana Kingston Mazatlan Merida Mexico City 95 Monterrey Nassau 65 San Juan, P. R. St.

Kitts 75 St. Thomas, V. I. 76 Tegucigalpa 63 Trinidad Veracruz 73 73 M-missing. T-trace.

FOREIGN City, Time, Weather Aberdeen, 1 p.m., cloudy Temps. Amsterdam, 1 p.m., clear 75 54 Ankara, 3 p.m., partly cloudy Athens, Antigua, 8 a.m., cloudy 2 p.m., partly cloudy Auckland, midnight, cloudy Berlin, 1 p.m., clear Beirut, 2 p.m., partly cloudy Birmingham, 1 1 p.m., cloudy Bonn, p.m., clear 82 Brussels, 1 p.m., clear 72 Cairo, 2 p.m., clear Casablanca, noon, cloudy Copenhagen, 1 p.m., clear Dublin, 1 p.m., clear Geneva, 1 p.m., clear Hong Kong, 8 p.m., cloudy Lisbon, noon, cloudy 55 London, 1 p.m., haze 64 Madrid, 1 p.m., cloudy Malta, 1 p.m., clear Manila, 8 p.m., rain Moscow, 3 p.m., partly cloudy 57 New Delhi, 5 p.m., clear 104 Oslo, 4 p.m., clear Paris, 1 p.m., cloudy Peking, 8 p.m., rain Rome, 1 p.m., partly cloudy Saigon, 8 p.m., rain Seoul, 9 p.m., cloudy Stockholm, 1 p.m., clear Sydney, 10 p.m., rain Taipei, 8 p.m., cloudy Teheran, 3 p.m., cloudy Tel Aviv, 2 p.m., clear Tokyo, 9 p.m., clear Tunis, 1 p.m., partly cloudy Vienna, 1 p.m., clear 75 Warsaw, 1 p.m., clear 68 Roads for the wise behind the wheel the Chicagoland map. Chicago 1976-1977 Map Chicagoland CHICAGO Completely updated, the color-coded Chicagoland Map features a detailed guide to local streets and roadways on one side and an an easy-to-read map of the adjacent -state area on the other. Special points of interest including colleges, parks, airports and historical sites are clearly marked. Pick up your new 1976-77 Chicago Tribune Chicagoland Map for $1.25 at the Tribune's Public Service Office, 435 N.

Michigan, or at many local bookstores and other retail outlets. Or use the handy coupon below to order by mail 'for $1.60 each. Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune 1976-77 Chicagoland Map Dept. A Chicago Tribune Public Service Office 435 N. Michigan Chicago, 60611 Please send me of the new Chicagoland Map.

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