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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1976
Page
3
Weather outlook for Sunday through Tuesday predicts scattered showers and highs in the 60s with overnight lows in the 40s. Southeast wind at 2 PM around 28 mph. Sunrise and sunset listed. numbers for various locations include measured degree days and pool level changes.
Obituary notices list Charles M. Rueffel 71 of 409 Thirty third street NE died after a lingering illness born 1904 in Rock Island married Dessie Gibson 1935 operated Midas Muffler shop 1960 71 retired Pure Food grocery in Oelwein 18 years. Other belated notices include Frank Shramek 88 Cedar Rapids resident died in a local nursing home and Edward Lnenicka 81 lifelong Cedar Rapids area farmer with extensive family surviving. Additional brief notices cover burial details and service arrangements for multiple Cedar Rapids area residents. A young child Kathryn Meek age 7 injured by a vehicle near her home is reported with no charges filed. Also noted: 20 years ago the supreme court banned racial segregation on buses.
Births listed for Mercy April 23 and St. Luke's April 22 note a daughter and a son to two couples with full street addresses. Magistrate Court fines cover speeding reckless driving disobeying signals improper turns defective equipment and more, with numerous individuals named and amounts stated for penalties and costs.
Indiana couple seeks 250000 in Linn district court alleging a Pepsi bottle exploded on the store floor at Lindale Plaza in May 1974 injuring Laura Horton born December 10 1971. Plaintiffs name Pepsi Cola Bottling Co Lucky Stores Inc and Liberty Glass Co as defendants.
Judith Ann Joyal 21 of 1226 First Street SE was charged with drunk driving after Linn County deputies arrested her in northeast Cedar Rapids early Friday following a brief pursuit.
In Des Moines AP notes the Iowa legislature advanced HF 1038 to appropriate miscellaneous state programs with 47 votes to none for passage on amendments. HF 1470 seeks to streamline electric power siting permit procedures with 38 to 11. sent to governor. HF 1560 taxes inheritance law appointment power. HF 1561 allows a half mortgage debt deduction on jointly held property. HF 1562 modernizes stock transfers. HF 1663 raises parole board from three to five. SF85 recodifies criminal code. 66 to 28 in senate.
A $100 000 lawsuit seeks damages for the death of John Wayne Curtis Jr of Cedar Rapids who died in an August 17 1974 crash on Sixteenth Avenue SW. His estate and his mother sue Wendell Robinson and Thomas L Franks of one car and Roy Wilson Jr and another driver of the other car alleging drag racing caused the collision that killed the 17 year old as a passenger in the Franks vehicle. The petition asks 85000 for the estate and 15000 for Curtis mother.
President Reagan cites defense experts and figures comparing U S and Soviet power while noting James Schlesinger was fired for warning about the threat. A feud between Henry Jackson and Vice President Rockefeller flares over alleged Communist infiltration remarks and calls for accountability.
Lawmakers spar over an Iowa criminal code reform after ten years of study. Key figures Jesse, Branstad, Junker, and Fitzgerald weigh the bill’s four felony and three misdemeanor classes, sentencing rules, and potential prison growth. Final votes show party splits amid broad support.
The Free Press cites a justice department source suggesting O'Brien, a Teamsters official raised by Hoffa, may have unwittingly aided Hoffa’s killers who flew from Detroit Metropolis to Michigan. O'Brien and Provenzano deny knowledge, while officials say no evidence ties Frank Fitzsimmons to the case.
In Boston the city braces after Thursday’s blast and a white man was beaten and stabbed by four black youths amid racial insults. Gov. Dukakis vows end to “wanton violence” and forms a multi jurisdiction unit to prosecute violent crime, while noting no proven link to the bombing. The violence follows school integration, with injuries reported among several victims including a black lawyer and two whites.
Soviet vessels shadow the USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean as she maneuvers east of Crete. U S officers report at least five Soviet ships kept close watch, with four intelligence gathering vessels moving to within 300 yards of the 80 000 ton carrier as it sailed from Split in early April.
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