Deaths include Donohue Cedar Rapids tenured workers
Robert L. Donohue 79 of 31000 Ave NE died Thursday after a short illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. A former Iowa City resident, he worked as a master machinist at Fruehaus Trailer and custodian at St. Pius Church. Survived by wife Florence, a daughter Bernice Kenkel, a son William, two brothers, a sister, and 11 grandchildren. Services Monday at St Matthew's Church, Cedar Memorial Cemetery burial. Wake Sunday at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. donations to Heart Fund.
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Robert L. Donohue
Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Morse
Iowa
Florence Parsons
Local Weather And Birth Announcements For the Day
Vital statistics note wind ESE at 7 mph and sun timings. Extended forecast calls for cold, rainy and windy days ahead with highs in the 40s to 50s and 30s nights. April births listed for multiple families with names and addresses. additional notices include a Des Moines birth and Bloomfield birth with paternal grandparents. Fire and accident reports follow with time stamps and locations.
Bumper stickers spark drive lesson in New Smyrna Beach
An upset New Smyrna Beach High School student sold bumper stickers urging visitors to drive differently until Principal William Pickhardt ordered a halt. The stickers mocked tourists with lines like Save the South Teach a Yankee to Drive and From Orlando O"villes Go Home, which the school has not approved.
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New Smyrna Beach
Fila
New Smyrna Beach High School
William Pickhardt
Orlando
Pickhardt
Senate OKs Iowa plan to run federal student loans
Iowa senators approved a bill to resume state administration of the guaranteed student loan program. The plan would charge 7 percent interest to borrowers and 1.5 percent to the federal government, with a federal guarantee if default stays below 5 percent. Iowa’s current default rate is 4 percent. The proposal also seeks to ease school funding for 1979 80 by crediting state aid for enrollment declines, with varying percentages by drop level. House versions differ in generosity. Officials estimate costs of about 11 million dollars in state aid plus 8.2 million in property taxes.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Iowa Senate
Senate Education Committee
Snake stuck in car vent rescued by owner in Michigan
Slick the garter snake was rescued after three hours hell near the windshield defrost vent. Leonard Schiffman, a Detroit special education teacher, held the tail guiding the snake out with help from police and gas station staff. A veterinarian gave a tranquilizer before the snake was freed and returned to its cage.
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Oak Park
Mich
Slick
Leonard Schiffman
Schiffman
Detroit
Motorcyclist Crashes With Car Near Downtown Intersection
Brett M Brubaker 19 of 263 Drinkward St NW was treated at Mercy Hospital for a fractured arm and leg after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Dennis A Thomas 19 of 638 C Ave NW at Third Ave and Fifth St SE. Brubaker was eastbound on Third Ave and Thomas southbound on Fifth St when the crash occurred around 6 pm Friday. The intersection halted downtown traffic as police investigated and firefighters put out the burning motorcycle. Brubaker faced a disobeying a traffic control device charge. Estimated motorcycle damage was $500.
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Brett M. Brubaker
Drinkward St. NW
Dennis A. Thomas
C Ave. NW
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Brubaker
Mercy Hospital
Thomas
Fifth Street
Grain mill blast kills one in North Kansas City
A grain dust explosion at Tabor Milling Company ripped through a North Kansas City plant injuring 17 and killing a worker whose body was found about three hours later. The blast shattered windows across a block and closed Burlingtion Avenue as responders treated the injured.
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Kansas City
Tabor Milling Company
Missouri River
Burlington Avenue
Charles Serrault
Serrault
Senate OKs extended hours for 16 Iowa liquor stores
The Iowa Senate approved spending 150000 to keep 16 state liquor stores open until 10 p.m. daily, citing need to provide accommodations. Pilot hours had been tested in eight larger stores, and supporters argued for potential higher profits while opponents warned of alcohol problems and impacts on families.
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DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Tom Slater
Council Bluffs
Iowa Liquor Department
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids
Senate
House
Slater
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
Three Arrests In Cocaine Case Worth 250000
Three people were arrested on charges including delivery and conspiracy to deliver three pounds of cocaine with a street value around 250000 dollars. Federal agents bought the cocaine for about 90000 dollars in Rochester Minnesota during a joint Cedar Rapids area investigation.
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Rochester
Minn
James Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Glenbrook Drive
Charles Earhart
Portland
Ore
John J. Alessio
Fernwood Drive
Kathy Alessio
Fernwood
Palms Health Spa
John
Alessios
Tied up phones man charged in harassment case
Leonard Sankot a 54 year old resident of 1100 Ninth St NW Cedar Rapids was charged after he tied up the KCRG Radio contest lines by calling repeatedly and refusing to hang up. Police arrived at 4 45 p m Friday and he was released after promising to appear.
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Cedar Rapids
Leonard Sankot
Ninth St
Kcrg Radio
Sankot
Thought for today quote from Plato on excellent things
A concise quotation attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato notes that excellent things are rare. The line reflects classical wisdom on rarity and value within virtue and achievement.
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Plato
Hospital Ombudsman Program Personalizes Patient Care
Dr. Boulware leads University Hospitals patient service ombudsman efforts by walking the wards gathering patient gripes and coaching staff to improve personal communication. Helpers at the entrance assist with registration and guidance while a day of surgery waiting room updates families on progress, sparking praise from regents including Dr. Percy Harris who stresses human care costs.
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Colloton
Regents
Percy Harris
Cedar Rapids
Moro Abduction Prompts Vatican and U.N. Outreach
The Moro case drew Vatican and Caritas involvement as negotiators weighed possible means to secure Aldo Moro’s return. In New York, U.N. leaders issued a cautious statement of concern over the abduction and threats to his life. U.S. diplomat Young said a Security Council appeal was blocked to avoid pressuring Italy to bargain with the Reds. A Thursday message warned Moro’s captors would kill him if no government negotiation occurred by 3 p.m. local time. The Christian Democrats publicly backed the government’s stance against a prisoner exchange with the Marxist group. Bishops, labor leaders, and citizens also urged negotiation with Moro’s captors.
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Ity
Caritas International
Aldo Moro
Catholic Church Relief Organization
Moro
New York
United Nations
U.S
Andrew Young
U.N. Security Council
Young
Red Brigades
Carmen dates corrected for Iowa City production
The Gazette corrects dates for the University of Iowa production of Carmen at Hancher Auditorium. The opera opens Friday April 28 with additional performances on Saturday and Sunday April 29 and 30. Susan Sacquirie sings lead Friday and Sunday, Wendy Gartner on Saturday.
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University of Iowa
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa City
Susan Sacquirie
Decorah
Wendy Gartner
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