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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1976
Page
3
Extended forecast shows sunny skies Friday to Sunday with highs in the 80s and nights in the 50s to 60s. Flood stages listed for LaCrosse, Lansing, Dam 9, McGregor, Guttenberg, Dubuque, Davenport, Keokuk, Cedar at C.R. plus Coralville Lake Pool Level at 680.21.
The Daily Record lists numerous birth notices dated Aug 10 and Aug 11. Entries name parents and addresses with newborn daughters and sons, plus a Denver Colorado birth to William Meyn and family. Other readings include Cedar Rapids and Marion area couples with spouse names and residence towns.
A Tuesday docket lists fires and false alarms at several homes, plus numerous traffic violations. Names and cities appear for fines ranging from 10 to 40 dollars, covering disobeying stop signs, speeding, parking, noise, excessive smoke, faulty equipment, and failure to stop in distance.
Rep. Les Aspin accuses Pentagon dining of taxpayer funded luxury and favors private contracting. The army says generals' lunches include juice or sherry at no extra cost, with no taxpayer subsidy for sherry. Aspin cites high per meal costs, noting top officers pay little while service totals exceed 13 dollars per meal.
The intersection of highways 218 and 30 south of Cedar Rapids will open to traffic late Friday morning. Since 1975 traffic on Highway 30 used Interstate 380 and Thirty Third Avenue SW while the interchange was completed.
William R. Hennessey and Son appeared as the lowest bid Wednesday for storm sewer improvements in the Cedar Rapids community development program. Their bid was 7990 dollars, below the engineer's estimate of 8761 dollars. Other bids ranged from 8534.50 to 9764 dollars from Bjornson Investment Corp Dave Schmitt Construction Co and Louie Everett.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, a leading German expressionist painter whose works were banned by the Nazis, died Tuesday in a West Berlin hospital. He was 92.
Obituaries chronicle Edward O. Wilson 78 of 1333 Third Street NW and Adelia Schmidt 83 of 1101 Twenty seventh Street NE among many local deaths. Services listed for Concordia Lutheran First Lutheran Trinity Lutheran and other churches with burial at Cedar Memorial and Maple Hill cemeteries.
Senator Mondale says he will discuss President Ford's Nixon pardon and criticize the decision but not make it the central campaign theme. He argues equal justice is a key national issue while Carter prefers less emphasis on the pardon.
The Washington Post reports vice presidential favorites among GOP delegates include John Connally Howard Baker and Richard Schweiker. Reagan questions top choices while Buckley ponders potential nomination amid a tight convention race. Ford plans Kansas City trip as Reagan hones acceptance speech and aides coordinate from home.
FBI Director Kelley asserts he cannot estimate how many agents or officials may face discipline as a Justice Department investigation into burglaries of political activists proceeds toward a New York grand jury later this month. He says he voided interviewing potential participants and will rely on investigators to identify those who deceived him.
A L Lewis 40 of Mt Vernon Linn county died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was born Oct 18 1935 at Lisbon and married Cheryl Jean James June 29 1968 at Mt Vernon. An expeditor at Collins Radio he leaves wife daughter Lisa and sons Brett Brian, a sister Betty Hammond and three brothers. Services Friday at 1 30 at Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church with burial Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Memorial fund is established.
A cyclone in the Indian Ocean unleashed a disaster in East Pakistan now Bangladesh, killing more than 200000 people in November 1970. Authorities faced massive rescue and relief challenges as the storm struck coastal and inland areas.
Alan D. Pearson, 23, of 2121 Blairs Ferry Road NE, was treated and released at Mercy hospital after his motor cycle tipped on Edgewood Road near Ellis Boulevard NE when the handlebars shook. Police say no charges were filed. Also noted is the 1975 U N veto of North Vietnam and South Vietnam admission to the United Nations.
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