Eastern Iowa Red Run Parade In Marion Draws 150 Entrants
A third annual show for sparkling vintage cars and decorated vans runs today in Marion from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m with about 150 entrants. The downtown parade starts at 11 a.m and entrants travel from as far as New York. The Cedar Valley Street Reds host the event sponsored by Marion merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Iowa
New York
Dennis Watkinson
Bowling Street
Whitey Hermansen
Loraine Street
Cedar Valley Street Reds
Marion Merchants
Deaths in Iowa and Cedar Rapids Families
Obituary notices list Jerome D. Harshman of Toledo age 33 who died in Iowa City after a July hospitalization for head injuries. Survivors include wife Margaret, two daughters, son Scottie, and поис relatives in Cedar Rapids, with services Monday in Cedar Rapids. Additional notices announce Chester James Monk 66 of Cedar Rapids with services Monday in Royalton burial Riverside. Emma Randy Hoffman 92 in Manchester. Alta Sutton 61 in Independence. Margaret Megaw 86 in Independence with church and lodge services.
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Jerome D. Harshman
Toledo
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Illinois
Kiowa Corp
Marshalltown
Colonial Bakery
Cedar Rapids
Margaret van Slyke
Tracia
Sharon
Scottie
Clifford Harshman
Avis Pierce
Dwight
Ill
Walter Southerland
Ferndale
Wash
Roxanne Harshman
Tamara Noecker
Decorah
Brushchapel
William Harnish
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Chester James Monk
Arnold Frey
Marion Road
Royalton
Minn
Seattle
Brenny Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
Teahen Funeral
Cedar Rapids Library Board Approves Rural Linn Service
The Cedar Rapids library board approved a contract to provide library services to rural Linn County residents from Aug 15 to Jun 30 1978. The Linn County board will review the agreement next. The county will pay $24 399 for 10144 months. Some residents may receive refunds for prepaid cards. Cards can be picked up at the downtown library Kenwood branch Edgewood Road or the bookmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Carney
Linn
Kenwood
First Avenue
Edgewood Road
Johnson Avenue NW
Stastny Case Sees No New Details in Death Probe
Police kept details under wraps on Dennis Stastny after his death by stab wound in Cedar River. The 30 year old from 222 Tenth Street NW disappeared Tuesday morning and was found Thursday. Autopsy ruled out drowning as a cause. break in at his apartment is not linked to the homicide.
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Dennis Stastny
Stastny
Tenth Street
Cedar River
Asst
James Barnes
Correction on arrest reports and juvenile escape details
Friday's Gazette corrects two arrests for possession of marijuana on consecutive days. A girl previously said to have run away from Linn juvenile detention facility actually fled from home. Reinhert Kvndahl, 19, of 1660 Avenue NW, held on a $625 bond in the same case, was released on a court order and did not post bond.
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Linn
Reinhert Kvndahl
Avenue NW
Coe College Holds Eighth August Commencement Ceremony
Dr. Leo L. Nussbaum urged 47 graduates to expand their service to society as Coe College awarded Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. Cum laude honors went to Marilyn A. Andrews and eight others. graduates hailed from Cedar Rapids Iowa and multiple states including Minnesota Illinois Missouri and Virginia.
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Coe College
Leo L. Nussbaum
Coe
Sutherland C. Dows Fine Arts
Dr. Nussbaum
Marilyn A. Andrews
Duquesne
Penn
Kay K. B. Best
Cedar Rapids
Mark Espe
Northfield
Minn
Peter P. Hairston
Cascade
Sharon R. Helvey
Jody L. Kurtz
Denver
Michael H. Montgomery
Charles City
Susan A. Shaull
Blairstown
Fleetwood Road NW
Chatham Road NE
David C. Johnson
First Avenue SE
Timothy R. Wall
Avenue NW
Sara B. Waltz
Second Avenue SE
Iowa
Virginia L. Titler
Alburnett
Susan V. Shaull
David A. Sinning
Corning
Paul F. Wagner
Dubuque
Jeffrey M. Raaz
Jefferson
Linda M. Frontress
Manchester
Bradley L. Ireland
Monticello
Steven M. Sexton
Newton
James E. Meiberg, Jr
Donald B. Norton II
Washington
David E. Sherman
Los Angeles
Cal
George F. Hoering
District of Columbia
Jon O. Harris
Chicago
Ill
William B. Poole
Clarendon Hills
David K. Millen
East Moline
Eric S. Pilkenton
Naperville
Dan M. Groga
St. Charles
Mark E. Espe
Christopher J. Sears
Blue Springs
Sara B. Barkley
Houston
Texas
James J. Guewa
Green Bay
Wis
Virginia Rose
Hideki Oka
Japan
Peggy W. Musil
Fourteenth Street
Rosalie A. Lehman
Iowa City
Judith G. Parks
Swisher
Eileen T. Daley
Fort Myers
Fla
Cheryl A. Marcil
Lake Villa
Iil
Craig H. Kinch
Mundelein
Karen A. Pachis
Massillon
Ohio
Berkowitz Held in Custody as Psychiatric Evaluation Begins
Berkowitz begins a court-ordered psychiatric assessment in a Kings County hospital ward, under constant guard in a cell with two barred windows. He will attend sessions with a forensic psychiatrist as part of a mental competency evaluation. Governor Carey's new law diverts crime notoriety profits to a victims fund.
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Berkowitz
Kings County Hospital
Daniel Schwartz
Forensic Psychiatry Unit
New York State
Schwartz
Yonkers
Mr. Williams
Hugh Carey
New York City
Emanuel Gold
Queens
Local Weather Summary and Birth Notices
Weather at 10 p.m. reports wind direction and velocity with a 7 mph sea level. sun rising Sunday at 6 13 and sunset at 8 09. Year ago today high 84 low 65 with .56 precip. Extended forecast shows a chance of showers Monday then partly cloudy through Wednesday with highs in mid 70s to low 80s and lows mid 50s to low 60s. Birth notices list Aug 12 additions for Gienapp Vernon Heng Gill Levien Nost Koch families from various Iowa cities. Fire calls include gas leak on Second Avenue SE, a needless call on Thirty eighth street NE, and a gas flash at an accident scene on First Avenue East.
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Martin B. Gienapp
Second Street
Michael W. Vernon
Anamosa
Raymond A. Heng
Fairlane Drive
Curt R. Gill
Thirty Third Avenue
Marion
Peter H. Levien
Clarence
Clarence Nost
Arbor Jane NE
Second Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
First Avenue East
Cyclist Robert Sorenson In Critical Condition After Crash
Robert J. Sorenson an 18 year old cyclist residing at 1260 Twenty first avenue SW remained in critical condition Friday night at University Hospitals Iowa City after a car motorcycle collision earlier in the day at Twenty first avenue and Eighth street SW The juvenile driver of the car was not charged per the police report Sorenson was first taken to Mercy hospital before transfer to University hospitals.
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Robert J. Sorenson
Twenty-first Avenue
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Sorenson
Eighth Street
Mercy Hospital
Ski club kickoff meeting and party in Wisconsin
Iowa Ski club plans a Sept 24 7 30 p m kickoff at I C B J park River Road S W for novice skiers and trips. Free for members, $3 for nonmembers credited to membership. Call 366 0212 for details. Door County Wisconsin Fall Tour Sept 26 29 D J 364 0501 Charter Coaches 366 1835 Adv. National Crafts Festival Silver Dollar City Ozark Opry Oct 5 8 D J 364 0501 Charter Coaches 366 1835 Adv. Colorful Colorado 5 days Aug 22 D J 364 0501 Charter Coaches 366 1835 Adv. Today Alfred Hitchcock at 78.
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Iowa Ski Club
Icbj Park
River Road
Door County
Wisconsin
D.J
Silver Dollar City
Ozark Opry
Adv
Colorado
Cedar Rapids Gazette Establishment and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 weekly by mail Afternoon Edition and weekend 7 issues 4.29 4 weeks 46.00 52 weeks. Other states and US territories 70.00 52 weeks. No Mail Subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service. AP exclusive rights to local news.
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The
Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Associated Press
City employees await PER board action on grievances
Marion Employesthons officials report three groups have filed grievances. Asaro notes no similar case in PER files and warns outcomes are uncertain. The protective association questions city liability, insurance conversion rules, and legality of the city acting as an insurer. Resolution procedures are due next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thons
PER
PER Board
Asaro
Protective Association
Phoenix Mutual
Chiafos
Murder Suspect Sought After Great Lakes Manhunt
A murder suspect seen around 3 p.m. prompted Dickinson County warnings for residents to lock doors and report suspicious activity. Six airplanes joined the search for Williams, described as 5 feet 8 inches, about 150 pounds. Minnesota and South Dakota law enforcement alerted and guarding border roads.
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Great Lakes
Dickinson County Sheriff's
Williams
Minnesota
South Dakota
National energy plan eyed to curb imports
Naill cites a proposed national energy plan as key to lowering energy demand and imports while predicting a supply shortfall. He urges combining Carter's plan with faster fuel reserve development to avert a global shortage and move the US toward energy independence by about 2000.
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Naill
Carter
United States
Hijack of A-300 Plane Lands After Fuel Run in Brindisi
A hijacker seized an A-300 on a Paris to Cairo run with 230 passengers and 12 crew. The jet, denied landing in Benghazi and Athens, landed in Brindisi with minimal fuel. The hijacker freed about 20 passengers before being shoved off by the pilot as refueling finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Rome
Benghazi
Libya
Athens
Greece
Brindisi
Italy
Fire Department
Interior Ministry
Biggybank Bike Races Set in Bever Park Sunday
The annual Biggybank bike races sponsored by Merchants National Bank return to Bever Park this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entrants can pick up forms at the park and trophies will be awarded to the top five in each event with all riders receiving a free T shirt.
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Bever Park
Biggybank
Merchants National Bank
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Christine Olberg
Homer
Mary Grace
Murdoch Chapel
Mt. Zion
Springville
Library Board
of Sam
C.R. Weather
St. Luke's
Mercy
Keith Koch
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Alfred Hitchcock
Avenue Floral and Botanicals
John E. Lapes
Marion Employes
House
Senate
Lowas
John B. Turner and Son
Turner East
Second Avenue S.E
Turner West
First Avenue West
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