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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1976

Page

3

Extended forecast for mostly fair weather this weekend

Weather summary notes mostly fair skies Friday through Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Noon wind SSW at 10 mph. Sunrise Thursday 6 04 sunset 8 21. Year ago highs and lows listed with minor changes and several river or city readings. Coralville Lake pool level 680 12.

Cedar Rapids golf fees face criticism at council meeting

Cedar Rapids officials debated new season ticket hikes at four municipal courses adopted July 1 with Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis defending rates as equitable. Senior tickets rose from 35 to 60, juniors from 45 to 60, others from 80 to 100, drawing protests from the Retired Men's Golf Assn. over a 72 percent increase while juniors and others rose by 33 and 25 percent respectively. The council will review the schedule again.

Cedar Rapids

Obituaries List With Funeral Details and Pending Services

Obituaries record multiple individuals with service times and locations across Iowa towns. Names include Beulah Martin Mabel Turner James Willard E etc with churches birthplaces and burial sites. Notations note pending services and casket policies at various funeral homes.

Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Chapel George Carlson Cedar Memorial

Births and legal notices from The Daily Record

Birth notices list a long set of new arrivals with parent names and addresses in Mercy Aug. 3 and Ridgecrest Calif. Aug. 2. A sequence of small-claims style debts and assets sections follows, with multiple couples and individuals listing financial details and exemptions. Traffic and parking penalties, license violations, and fines are detailed for numerous residents across Marion, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, and surrounding areas.

Man Arrested in Store Breakin Case

Police closed the Jan. 5 Me Too supermarket break in case with the Tuesday arrest of Jerry A. Snitker, 18, of 1422 Oakland road NE. Two others linked to the crime were previously arrested, one already jailed in Anamosa. About $8,000 was stolen after thieves drilled an eight inch hole into the safe.

Me Too Center Point Road Jerry A. Snitker Oakland Road Anamosa

Accident Report Forms Available at Stations This Week

Accident report forms are available at all fire stations and the police station. If total vehicle damage exceeds 250 dollars, drivers must file. Officers at the scene distribute forms for injuries or traffic control. otherwise packets are at police or fire stations. Packets include forms envelopes and instructions and distribution centers have been increased for public convenience. Pickups at fire stations are allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thought for today: Being a well dressed man is a career, and he who goes in for it has no time for anything else. Heywood Broun.

Heywood Broun

Cornfeld Phone Trial Opens in Los Angeles

Financier Bernard Cornfeld faces trial on charges of cheating the telephone company by his secretaries using two blue box devices to place calls to Europe. Prosecutors plan to play tape recordings of 343 calls to Geneva London and other European cities from July 1974 to January 1975 as evidence.

Los Angeles UPI Bernard Cornfeld Europe Geneva London

Sovern Resignation Date Moved Up in Iowa Legislature

State Sen. Steve Sovern of the 15th district has revised his resignation to take effect Thursday rather than September. He told Gov. Ray that an earlier date would allow nominees for his seat to be certified by the Iowa secretary of state. Democratic nominee Bob Rush, a Cedar Rapids attorney, was chosen last month. no Republican nominee has been selected.

Steve Sovern Marion Senate Robert D. Ray Sovern Iowa Iown Synhorst Bob Rush Cedar Rapids

Hazard in Vacant Lot at Otto Shine Building

Police report a dangerous vacant site at 2750 First Avenue NE with a sump tank ten feet high and six feet of sludge. Open doors and improvised planks create easy access for children in the nearby neighborhood. Officers urge immediate action and health department notification.

Otto Shine First Avenue Health Department

FAA Hearing Set on Cedar Rapids Control Tower Hours

The FAA will hold a public hearing in Cedar Rapids on August 24 about a proposal to cut tower hours at the Cedar Rapids airport. Airport Manager Roy Jamerson said the 24 hour tower would be closed from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The plan faces opposition from airport and city officials. The hearing starts at 2 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum armory.

Federal Aviation Administration FAA Cedar Rapids Roy Jameson Jameson Armory Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Bond Forfeiture Debate Stirs County Officials

The judge calls for three more bond forfeiture orders while Sheriff Grant objects to serving all with the same name. The dispute centers on who must give written notice to defendants and sureties. Clerk Kenneth Perry is hospitalized and unavailable for comment.

Iowa Victims and Residents Reported Safe in Flooded Area

Inquiries from area residents and Loveland Colorado ties have reached 135 as flood relief continues. By mid morning 70 had been located safe. Salem Iowa Friends church youth group camping nearby is unharmed, while Craig Meyers of Keokuk reports no harm. Remaining missing include the Haskell and Park families and Corken family members.

Loveland, Colo Iowa Salem Friends Church Red Arrow Craig Meyers Keokuk Allen Park Eldon Janana Corken Dubuque Tricia

Mystery illness puzzles doctors amid swine flu fears in Pennsylvania

Health officials investigated a mystery disease during July in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania testing blood and fecal samples. Doctors noted high fevers and shock with pneumonia as experts warned about possible spread beyond 10 000 Legion attendees. Anxious officials considered swine flu, while federal plans and vaccines were prepared for rapid response.

American Legion Philadelphia William Parkin

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