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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1977

Page

3

Death notices span Cedar Rapids area figures

Obituary notes record Edward Halloran 79 of Cedar Rapids died after a short illness in Merry hospital. Many survivors listed. funeral pending. Other deaths include Patsy Ann Clausen 31, Rev. Ike Boyd 66, Marie Tiernan 70, and multiple notices with services at Cedar Memorial and Turner chapels.

Edward Halloran Twenty-third Street Merry Hospital Oconto Wis Cedar Rapids Rock Island Railroad Meryl McConaughey Chicago Halloran St. Matthew’s Church American Legion Hanford Post No. 5 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Michael Redondo Beach Calif Allen R. Chapman Marvin F. Johnson Iowa City Patrick Halloran San Francisco Ann Halloran Kathleen Florida Stewart Funeral Home Patsy Ann Clausen Lloyd Clausen Newhall Newton Blairstown Creston Mr. Clausen St. John’s Lutheran Church Gary Tom Clausen Max Dean Greenland Grand River Danny Greenland Tom Water, Wash Betty Kuhn Turner Chapel West Ivan Ike’’ Boyd Rochester Minn Decorah Dubuque St. Mary's Church St. Mary’s Anamosa Holy Family Mason City St. Patrick’s St. Peter’s Sabula St. James Forest City St. Joseph’s Prairieburg Morris South Holland Ill Phillip Goult Fort Lauderdale Fla St. Joseph's Key West Key West Cemetery Egelhof Casper Funeral Home Marie Tiernan Marion Duluth Donna Daisy Opheim Betty Habert Elsie Hardin Robert Donald Opheim Blanche Trachta Allen Hanus Jefferson Johnson Funeral Chapel Edward L. Smith Seventh Street Althear Dumbalton Smith Wilson and Co Marion Post American Legion United Packinghouse Workers Union Raymond Smith Des Moines Jon Smith Jeri Smith Murdoch Grace T. Hoppe C Avenue NW Vermillion S.D John Hoppe Lillian Brammer Beatty-Bearle- Murdoch Chapel William Harnish Linwood Cemetery Fred W. Minney Thirty-fourth Street Scotch Grove North Platte Neb Olive E. Rickels Marshalltown Minney VFW Hanford Bethany Lutheran Church William C. Minney Hiawatha Evelyn Sandall Desert Hot Springs Alice Koch Beulah Blaney Ralph Minney Chapel of Memories Ronald Pfluger Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Marvin Tucker Clarence Montrose Mildred Myrtle Tucker Arthur Hoff Washington Jane Lien Omaha Freeman Wenndt Richard Meyer St. John’s United Church of Christ, Clarence Chapman Joseph R. Miller St. Wenceslaus George L. Gay St. Mary’s Catholic Church Holm’s Arlington William Oliver United Methodist Church Taylorsville Gleim’s Monticello James P. Rhatigan Goettsch’s Rhatigan University of

Fire destroys Leneberg home. teen saves none

A fire gutted the Leneberg house in Buck Creek, leaving only the frame. Wayne Timmerman, 18, first on the scene, reported the blaze and attempted entry. Fire Chief Dettborn noted a melted smoke detector that could have saved lives, as flames rekindled at 7 a.m. and winds kept crews there overnight.

Bud Wilgenbusch Wayne Timmerman Butch Dettborn Leneberg Dettborn

No Quorum at Cedar Rapids Airport Commission Meeting

Only two of five Cedar Rapids airport commissioners attended the regular meeting. A quorum of three is required for business, so no actions were taken and no new meeting date was set.

Cedar Rapids

Linn District Court Action Highlights Local DWI and Theft Sentences

Summary of Linn district court actions includes Richard R. Bos receiving a suspended sentence up to ten years for larceny of a motor vehicle with probation tied to completing a prior breaking and entering sentence. Linda L. Buress and several others faced suspended sentences, probation, or fines for larceny and various drunken driving offenses. Names, ages, and charges span Marion, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Springville, and Center Point.

Linn District Court Richard R. Bos Reformatory Center Point Marion Linda L. Buress Cedar Rapids Fred M. Jones Hiawatha David G. Lewis Danny J. McKinney Ronnie R. Covington Kenneth D. Lahman Gary E. McCartney Monte Craft Springville

Nine Held on Drunk Driving Charges Saturday Night

Nine persons were charged with drunk driving over the weekend. Names and ages include Lester H. Bizek 37 Richard R. Juenger 32 Richard L. Holscher 40 John Wayne Foskey 40 Leonard F. Webster 49 Gordon M. Mastain 32 Joan M. Brecht 35 Sandra J. Peterson (no address) Willie L. Harvey 57. Several faced additional traffic counts.

Lester H. Bizek Mt. Vernon Richard R. Juenger Tenth Avenue SE Richard L. Holscher Ely John Wayne Foskey Twelfth Avenue First Avenue Tenth Street Leonard F. Webster Camburncourt SE Robins Gordon M. Mastain Douglas Court Marion Seventh Avenue Joan M. Brecht Chandler Street Sixth Street Sandra J. Peterson Willie L. Harvey First Avenue E Third Avenue SE

Energy policy faces critique as hearings begin

Energy officials fault the President's plan as lacking growth in energy supply. Schlesinger opens a week of hearings on proposals for higher gasoline taxes and tougher conservation. Brock Adams forecasts gasoline at or near $1 per gallon soon, with current prices around 70 cents in many areas.

Carter Schlesinger Brock Adams Adams

Fire Destroys Garber House

A Saturday blaze in rural Garber destroyed a house but occupants led by Ben Zeurcher and his wife and nine children escaped unharmed. Elkader firefighters said one daughter discovered the fire when opening a stairway door to the second floor.

Garber Ben Zeurcher Elkader Fire Department Zeurcher

Cedar Rapids Hit by Severe Storms and Flooding

Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas faced flash flood watches as Kenwood ditch failed and Vinton ditch over flowed. Hail damaged autos and greenhouses while winds gusted to 50 mph ripping bleachers and a classroom roof. Power outages affected 4,000 customers and many city facilities saw flooding and debris blocks.

Kenwood Cedar Rapids Sixteenth Street E Avenue Vinton Iowa Linn Tama Benton Johnson Kirkwood-Welty Park Kirkwood East Kenrich Kenrich Drive Jean Keller Mark Dukes Bever Avenue Pierson Ellis Boulevard Bob Pierson Northwestern Bell Marion Boulevard Marion Parks Department Thomas Park Donnelly Park Indian Creek Marion Joe Butterfield Stan Reinis Noelridge Ellis Park FMC Corp Dearborn Brass Shaver Road City Hall Kentucky Fried Chicken Edgewood Road Roosevelt Royale Mercy Hospital Coralville Lake Macbride Sandy Beach New Safari Interstate 80 Oxford Interchange Oxford Larry Jiras Tom Hoogerwerf Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co Iowa City Iowa Electric Light and Power Co

Welfare tax credit changes under Carter proposal

The earned income tax credit could rise for families as income grows. Under the plan the credit stays 10 percent on the first four thousand dollars and then increases at 5 percent until the tax entry point about nine thousand eighty for a four person family, with gradual phaseout above that. Wage earners could adjust withholding for higher take home pay.

Bomb Found in AMAX Building Menaces Midtown

A dynamite bomb was found Monday in the AMAX building at Rockefeller Center causing the evacuation of hundreds in midtown Manhattan. Police defused two or three sticks of dynamite with a timing device hidden in a suitcase linked to threats after last week's fatal bombings claimed by FALN.

New York UPI AMAX Rockefeller Center Midtown Manhattan Radio City Music Hall Midtown St. Patrick’s Cathedral Puerto Ri Can FALN

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Fritz Martin R Teahen Funeral Charles Mehaffey Asbury United Methodist Church Oak Hill Cemetery Garnett Alfred F St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Fairfax William Arquitt St. Patrick’s Cemetery Father Arquitt Teahen Funeral Home Shea Clancy Kirsten Cedar Memorial Tom Mikelson Hamilton Barbara Danielle Bilton Mahala D Canon D.A. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Williams Louis C All Saints Catholic Church Edmund J. Becker Turner Chapel East Babcock Hazel Della Charles R. Mehaffey Turner West Camp Good Health Memorial Fund St. James United Methodist Church Lenebergs LeFebvre Corp Tammy Blanchard Tammy Saigon Ald Mary Ellen Blanchard Goettsch Buck Creek Manchester Mt. Vernon Rd Ellis Blvd N.W Denes 16Th Avenue Garber House The Mon Califano N.Y John E. Lopes 3Rd Avenue S.E
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