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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1977
Page
2
India's government seized the passport of Sanjay Gandhi and named a judge to probe his finances and alleged influence by Mrs. Gandhi. The action blocks his international travel as he faces investigations into potential abuses of power.
A congressional delegation report from eight days in China quotes Rep. John Brademas on Chinese skepticism about US Soviet arms talks and disarmament prospects. The visit included President Carter’s son Chip and followed by concerns over real agreement chances.
Waterloo based Allen Kroblin 54 indicted by a Cedar Rapids federal grand jury on four counts of tax evasion for 1970 to 1973. He controls Kroblin Refrigerated Xpress and other trucking firms in Iowa with headquarters in Waterloo. Arraignment in Cedar Rapids federal court set for next Monday. penalties up to 10 000 fine and up to five years imprisonment per count.
Charles D. Phillips president of the American Protestant Hospital Assn speaks on The Voluntary Hospital in Our Changing Society at St. Luke's Methodist hospital semi annual board dinner. Henry E. Haegg presides and Mrs. James Happel reports. Dinner at 6 15 p m in hospital dining room.
A white male in his mid-20s with blond hair, blue eyes, 5'6" and medium build robbed Eastown Theaters at 8:45 Sunday at 200 Collins Road NE. He wore a ski mask, carried a blue short-barreled revolver, and fled on foot with cash after taking money from a ticket booth and concession stand.
Barbara A. Miller 18 of Peosta died after being struck by a Milwaukee Road freight train while crossing a rail trestle over Catfish creek near Dubuque. Four companions escaped serious injury by jumping or clinging to the trestle. Miller panicked and was thrown into the creek. She died at Mercy medical center Dubuque. Services set for Wednesday at Belles-Wright Fayette with visitation Tuesday evening.
The Iowa Department of Transportation starts a telephone information service for questions on licensing registration and vehicle inspection. Call toll free 1 800 532 1121 weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. local time.
Seven individuals were taken into custody for drunk driving from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Kenneth R. Sanders 25 of Fairfax at 5 10 a m at Edgewood road and Sixteenth avenue SW. Lonnie N. Black 18 of Fairfax at 1 35 a m two miles south of Palo on highway 94. Stanley D. King 35 of Menlo at 2 48 a m Sunday. James E. Frendle 33 of 4420 Bowling street SW at 12 53 a m Sunday on Blairs Ferry road NE. Herbert E. Johnson 44 of Mt. Vernon at 9 24 p m Saturday in Mt. Vernon. Dennis H. Oberbroeckling 35 of 367 Eighteenth street SE at 9 p m Saturday on Blairs Ferry road NE. Carl J. Smestead 33 of 1019 Ninth avenue SE at 10 30 Sunday at Sixth avenue and First street SW. He was charged with drunk driving and failure to have a driver's license.
Kennedy High School science department reports a real human skull stolen from a skeleton in a laboratory on February 17 between 9 20 and 9 25 AM. Principal suspects a prank but police were notified and a new skull costing 112 dollars will be obtained.
Counselor John Ask of Kenwood Elementary reported Saturday night an intruder entered the building by lifting a coal hole cover. Several windows were broken and a typewriter valued at 500 dollars was smashed in the counselor's office.
The report notes cloudy conditions with SSE winds at 10 mph at 10 am, sunrise at 5 21, and no precipitation. Extended forecast calls for showers Wednesday, cooler conditions Thursday and Friday with highs in the 60s to 80s and lows in the 30s to 50s. Local incidents include unknown leaves on Hillcrest drive SE, possible smoking wastebasket at Fifteenth Avenue SW, alarms malfunctioning on Shaver road NE Pawnee drive NW Gordon avenue NW Third street and Sixteenth avenue SE 418 Second street NE and 3018 Schaef fer drive SW, with cigarette material, wall damage, and a gas leak in engine compartment noted. Coralville Lake pool level recorded at 670.55 at 8 50 p m Saturday.
Police report two Sunday breakins in Cedar Rapids. Richard Houser of 5200 Gordon NW says a basement window was forced between Saturday morning and Sunday night and thieves stole liquor meat a TV set radio seven shotguns two pistols two revolvers two rifles and a scope totaling 4150. Tony Driscoll of 3043 Oakland NE says albums stereo gear a shotgun and a TV were taken from his home after a basement window was removed.
James J. Bruck, 21, of Coe College and Robert J. Meade, 23, of 3620 Twelfth Avenue SW, have been charged with defrauding an inn keeper. Officials say they left the Coun try Kitchen restaurant at 1341 First Avenue SE early Sunday without paying for meals. Both posted $125 bonds and were released.
April 17 adds a daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Teahen. April 15 to Miss Tammy Boyles and a son to Mr and Mrs Gary Robertson. April 17 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dale Kaul and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gary Rohwedder. Fort Campbell Georgia Ocala Florida births listed. Numerous couples from Cedar Rapids Lea wood Coralville and other locales mentioned in the birth notices.
Three juveniles are in Linn county detention after a Sunday morning break in at the Bun galow tavern at 502 H avenue NE. Police say they were apprehended near the scene and charged with breaking and entering and resisting arrest after fleeing officers who ordered them to stop.
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