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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1978

Page

3

Deaths: Cedar Rapids area notices of Benner Moore Camp

Obituaries list multiple Cedar Rapids area deaths with brief biographical details. Melissa A. Benner 90, of 425 36th St NE, died after a short illness. services set at Turner Chapel East. Henry W. Moore 78, died at a local hospital after a short illness. burial at Sisley Grove Cemetery. Alta Mae Camp 84 of Palo. services at Turner Chapel West. burial Palo Cemetery. Numerous other notices follow with service times, burial places, and survivor details for each deceased.

Melissa A. Benner 36Th St. NE George H. Benner Cedar Rapids Lubec Maine Mr. Benner St. Stephen’s New Brunswick Canada Hilda Hocker Pequot Lakes Minn Anna Benner Keokuk Marguerite Bevill Turner Chapel East Clifford Kephart McCloud Springs Jehovah’s Witnesses Cedar Memorial Cemetery Turner East Henry W. Moore Montrose Fulton County Ill Laborers International Union Mary Chester Peoria Kuba Funeral Home George B. McDill Sisley Grove Alta Mae Camp Palo Charles Comp Center Point Comp John Comp Sherman Hopker Rex Myres Turner Chapel West LeRoy Collins Palo Methodist Church Palo Cemetery Turner West Henkle Harry L. Henkle Fort Dodge Kofron Frank Alois St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Louis Trzil St. John’s St. George Branch Milo Grubhoffer Broulck Emma Janeba- Kuba Funeral Home Gordon N. Freeburg Shueyville United Methodist Church Meth-Wick Manor Chapel of Memories Mausoleum Helen Marie Lewis Pottle 33Rd St. NE Edward H. Pottle Charles City Ponca Neb Pottle Morningside Arthur Burgoyne Los Angeles Calif Clara Grunkeld Birch Minneapolis Stoughton Wis Charles H. Birch Rockford Birch Seventh-day Adventist Church Linn County Republican Party Memorial Lawn Steve A. Willsey Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Alice G. Brockman Arnold Brockman 18Th Ave Mr. Brockman Smulekoff’s St. Patrick's Catholic Church Clarence Route 1 Marion St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Allen Schmidt Mount Calvary Cemetery Teahen Funeral Home

Gas tax hike cleared for Senate floor debate in Iowa

The Ways and Means Committee cleared a phase in gas tax to 9 cents by Jan 1 and diesel to 11.5 cents by July 1 1979 for floor debate. The plan would shift road use fund distribution 19 percent to city streets 37 percent to county roads and 44 percent to highways. The Senate estimate shows $21.2 million in new money after phase in.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Senate Ways- Means Committee Iowa House Iowa

Begelman Freed Without Bail On Fraud Charges

David Begelman former Columbia Pictures president pleaded innocent to grand theft and forgery charges. Judge Kaufman ordered arraignment in Pasadena on April 25 with trial possible then. Begelman 57 was released on his own recognizance after a tunnel entrance hearing. no bail requested. Charges allege forging three checks totaling 40000 to Hollywood figures with potential penalties up to 10 and 14 years respectively.

Burbank Calif David Begelman Columbia Pictures C. Bernard Kaufman Begelman Pasadena Superior Court Walt Lewis Hollywood

Thought for Today Imagination Over Knowledge

A quote attributed to Albert Einstein, the physicist who lived 1879 to 1955, emphasizes imagination as more vital than knowledge. The remark reflects his view on creativity guiding scientific progress.

Albert Einstein

Burglary report cites garden tiller theft at Johnson Ave

Police say a garden tiller and attachments owned by Paul Lebeda at 182 Johnson Ave NW were stolen from 2205 Johnson Ave NW. Giants book tickets available at area Sporting Goods Stores. Adv for local nurseries and services included. CURE meeting set for May 3 at Peoples Church with Elwood Garlock in charge of Sunday poster contest.

Paul Lebeda Johnson Ave. NW Giants Sporting Goods CURE Citizens United For Responsible Energy Peoples Church Third Ave Elwood Garlock Taft Junior High School

Smallest Bird The Bee Hummingbird

The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird. It weighs an eighteenth of an ounce and is about 244 inches long. Most of that length is its beak.

Motley seeks Demo nod in 26th District

Burtine W Motley announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 26th District. She faces Norman Hanson in the June 6 primary and cites taxes inflation environment land-use and education tax credits as district concerns. Motley supports local issues and has a background in social work education and community service.

Motley Burtine W. Motley 5Th Ave Norman Hanson Joan Lipsky Robert M. L. Johnson Uniontown Ala Wayne State University University of Michigan Linn County Democratic Central Committee The League of Women Voters Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Iowa Council of Ethnic Women Linn County Iowa National Women’s Political Caucus National Organization of Women National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Reid Motley

Severe storms tear through Iowa as barn damaged near Maynard

Thunderstorms and gusty winds hit northern and south central Iowa Monday night. A Maynard area farmstead suffered major damage when a small tornado pushed a barn off its foundation and destroyed a garage, machine shed, portable buildings, and a grain dryer. No injuries reported to the Lockhart couple. Weather service noted 60 mph winds in several spots and a Waterloo airport damage estimate of 10,000 dollars. Continuous rain snarled roads in McGregor and other towns with totals from two inches in Elkader to about an inch and a half in Fayette.

Iowa Maynard Richard Lockhart Lockhart McGregor Elkader Fayette Decorah National Weather Service Waterloo Weather Service Mississippi River

Moro letter prompts plea for rapid action

In Rome a new letter from kidnapped former Premier Aldo Moro asks his Christian Democrat Party to do quickly what is necessary to win his freedom. Premier Giulio Andreotti told Parliament that Moro’s whereabouts remain unknown and investigators are pursuing significant leads after the March 16 ambush in Rome that killed Moro's five bodyguards.

Rome Aldo Moro Giulio Andreotti Moro Christian Democrat Party Andreotti

Unemployment Goals Highlight Senate Economic Forecast

Democratic members of the committee debated goals for unemployment and inflation five years ahead. Giaimo said the panel would present expectations on how the economy would respond to budget decisions. He projected 4.7 percent unemployment in 1983, higher than Carter and the Humphrey Hawkins bill's 4 percent. The Senate panel opened without a chairman's proposal, using staff economic assumptions including a 4.5 percent unemployment in 1983.

Giaimo Carter Senate

Carter presses for new Rhodesia conference amid energy worries

Carter urged a new conference on Rhodesia as he warned Nigerian leaders to heed caution. Holland told leaders the U.S. would drop allies once energy solutions or supplies are exhausted. Carter returned to the White House after a week in the Third World confident that the era of the Ugly American is over.

Rhodesia Holland Carter White House

Israel begins withdrawal from southern Lebanon amid slow progress

The Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon has started with reports the invaders are retreating to within three miles of the border. U N sources say about 1,800 U N troops are deployed with 1,200 more to be in place by next week as Dayan meets Ceaucescu in Bucharest to discuss Arab Israeli contacts.

Israel Lebanon U.N Eral Kurt Waldheim Bucharest Moshe Dayan Nicolae Ceaucescu

Floodway rules worry city officials over mall site growth

City officials and local businessmen fear floodway restrictions could curb industrial and commercial growth on the east side of the river where a Second Street SE mall is planned. New estimates place the mall area outside the flood prone zone, easing concerns, but questions linger on permitting and council oversight as builders recall no prior restrictions when land was purchased.

Second Street The Resources Council Donald Harrelson Allied Glass

Park Case Public Testimony Details O'Neill Fund Allegations

Park testified on the second public hearing day about a seized report from his home mentioning 1974 Korea trip by a congressman delegation led by O'Neill. The document urged funds for the congressmen and their wives, with Park noted as paying party expenses and gifts totaling hundreds of dollars. He suggested unknown others placed the papers there.

Park Washington Korea O'Neill

Clarification of Tornado Alerts in Gazette Report

The Gazette explains two alert stages watches and warnings for tornadoes. A watch signals possible danger with sirens silent while public notices come via media. a warning follows tornado sighting with three to five minutes of steady siren and sirens activated for county-wide alert.

Bill Bjorenson Linn County

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