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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1977

Page

3

Death notices in Cedar Rapids area list Condon Ward Smith Ambroz Dinsdale

Obituaries for Robert T. Condon 51 of 4312 Northwood Drive NE and others include Clifford C Ward 68 of Marion, Roy M. Smith 82 of Cedar Rapids, Lucy Ambroz 80 formerly of Cedar Rapids, and Lillian Dinsdale 75 of Cedar Rapids. Details cover birthplaces,d marriages, careers, church and club memberships, survivors, services, burial, and flowers. Additional notices list numerous other local deaths with service times and burial sites across multiple Cedar Rapids area towns.

Robert T. Condon Northwood Drive Cedarr Rapids Cedar Rapids Mary Louise Vosmek Condon Real Estate, Inc Godman Realtors Condon St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Elks Club Turner East Father Custer Clifford Charles Ward Marion Mary Adeline Stookey Rock Island, Ill Des Moines Register and Tribune Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners Marilyn Zabilka Clinton Leanne Goodenough Palatine Ill James Ward Dallas Texas Jack Steele Donald E. Ward Richard Ward Washinton State Turner Chapel East Warren Webb Cedar Memorial Cemetery Roy M. Smith Fifth Avenue SE Anamosa Jones County Edith E. Hellman Anamosa Men’s Reformatory St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Anamosa American Legion Milton Betty Jean Larsen Cedar Memorial Chapel of Lloyd E. Brockmeyer Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Lucy Ambroz Otto Ambroz Peoria Ariz Church of Christ Scientist Arizona Lillian M. Dinsdale Council Street Dinsdale James A Christine Meggers Dinsdale Traer High School Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Des Moines A.J. Dinsdale Maryville Jean Ellis Lincoln Mable Fleming Atkinson Neb Overton’s Tracr Burial Buckingham McBride’s Winthrop Dean D. Oldridge Quasqueton Union Church Mason-Harris Quasqueton Postville Charles H. Ohloff St. Paul Lutheran Schutte Bert) DeMeulenaere St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Neven-Hoven S. Knights of Columbus S. Anamosa John Tjaden Prairieburg Holy Cross Cemetery Murdoch’s. Kinross Rosalia Linnenkamp Sacred Heart Catholic Church Kinross St. Patrick’s Cemetery Reynolds

New York Phone Workers Strike and Negotiations Continue

Negotiators for the Bell System and the Communications Workers of America reached local deals in many cities while picket lines formed in New York State after midnight. About 32,000 CWA members walked out, as talks persisted in Washington and Maryland Virginia West Virginia and DC. Local Cedar Rapids officials weighed ratification before the 25th, warning a failed vote could trigger a strike.

Bell System Communications Workers of America New York State New York Telephone Co Greg Tubby CWA Washington, D.C Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co District 2 Maryland Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia Norm Hopkins Cedar Rapids New York Hopkins

Insurance Blues for Cedar Rapids Homeowners

Gazette staffers interview Cedar Rapids insurance agents after disasters to assess homeowner preparedness and agent recommendations. The piece previews a Monday Gazette story exploring steps homeowners should take after tree damage or kitchen fires and other major events.

Gazette Vanessa Shelton Chuck Hawkins Cedar Rapids

Wooly Caterpillars Show Broad Black Bands

Weather forecast style note reports that wooly caterpillars display broad black bands as a notable feature for observers to watch.

Five charged with drunken driving in Marion and Ely

Five persons were charged with drunken driving after late Friday and early Saturday arrests. Donald C. Malecek 39 of 3615 Dennis Drive NW faced additional speeding charges. Kaye B. Keister 43 of 2928 Mansfield Avenue SE was taken into custody in Marion. Donald J. Moon 43 of 1934 A Avenue NE was arrested in the A Avenue NE area. James D. Prosser 22 of 700 Thirty-fifth Street Marion was nabbed near Edgewood Road and Forty Second Street NE. Judy K. Novak 17 of Ely was arrested after a traffic crash near a Highway 30 intersection east of Highway 13.

Donald C. Malecek Dennis Drive Johnson Avenue Kaye B. Keister Mansfield Avenue Seventh Avenue Marion Donald J. Moon James D. Prosser Thirty-fifth Street Edgewood Road Forty Second Street Judy K. Novak Ely Highway 13

Cubs vs Cards tickets avail September 6

Last tickets available for Cubs versus Cardinals game on September 6. Ticket price is $25. Call D.J. at 364-0501 or Charter Coaches at 366-1835 for details. Also advertising United States Coins Redbook 1978 priced at $3.95 by Jerome's.

Cubs D.J United States Jerome’s. Adv

Two Monticello Men Sought After Chase and Shooting

Monticello police pursued a white over blue Cutlass for speeding at 7 30 p.m. Saturday then stopped the chase. Linn and Delaware county officials were alerted. A Hopkinton officer reported a shooting on a local street with the two men believed involved.

Monticello Hopkinton Delaware County Joe Lang Lange Linn County Linn The Gazette

Bank Theft Fugitives Sought After Chelsea Robbery

FBI officials and Iowa patrol continued the search for two men and two women who escaped with more than $20,000 from the Chelsea Savings Bank on Friday afternoon. Law officers speculated the group fled in two cars toward areas south of Chelsea, with two tellers present during the heist.

Chelsea FBI Chelsea Savings Bank Iowa Highway Patrol

Weather and Local Births Highlight Weekend Notes

Weather outlook shows showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer conditions then cooler by Thursday. Lows in mid 50s to upper 60s and highs from upper 70s to near 90. Aug 12 to 13 record births include James Affeldt newborns and Rhomberg Hindman Pfath Bailey Andrews Carman families. Fire and nuisance calls logged Saturday night on Wiley boulevard area and 708 Thirty-fifth street E.

de Wayne Hindman Staubcourt David P. Rhomberg Nineteenth Street Donald T. Pfath Central City Donald J. Bailey Alburnette Mark E. Andrews Center Point Wiley Boulevard Rosberry Street Thirty-fifth Street

Carter family reshuffles roles as Chip plans Plains move

Chip Carter resigns his DNC post and will join the Carter peanut business in Plains after wrapping up Washington work. Caron and their baby James Earl Carter IV will visit Camp David, while Billy Carter resigns as peanut business managing partner to spend more time with family.

Caron James Chip Hoyt Democratic National Committee Plains Washington Camp David Carters James Earl Carter IV Atlanta Charles Kirbo Carter Billy Kirbo White House

Fugitive Williams Sighting Tied to Lincoln Murders

Police probed a murder case in Lincoln aided by a large northwest Iowa manhunt for a suspect named Williams. Ex wife Merrily Williams, 40, in protective custody, suggested a divorce trauma may have sparked the killings. Williams is described as 5 8, 150 pounds with a wrist scar and armed with a .22 pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun.

Williams McCarry Lincoln Jackie Cook Robert Chicago

Berkowitz in Brooklyn psychiatric review as Son of Sam case widens

David Berkowitz, 24, undergoes psychiatric evaluation to determine fitness for trial after formal murder charges for Moskowitz slaying and Violante assault. His father Nathan Berkowitz held a brief, uncommented meeting and newsmen watched a shifting press conference outside the state supreme court building as lawyers face possible disbarment and disciplinary action over taped memoirs.

Berkowitz Kings County Hospital Brooklyn David Berkowitz Florida Leon Stern Sam Nathan Berkowitz Stern Mineola State Supreme Court Ira Jultak Nathan Berko Witz Juliak Bar Association Queens Staten Island Phillip Peltz Ira Leitel Richard Brown Brooklyn Criminal Court Peltz Leiter

Suspect Bauer questioned in Stastny case amid haze of doubt

A Cedar Rapids man, Bauer, faced police questioning after the disappearance of Stastny. He recalls late night talks, says there was no noise at the scene, and notes his own innocence while investigators consider possible drug links and a river ending. A polygraph suggested truthfulness.

Bauer Stastny Coralville Ellis Park Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier and mail shown including 7 issue and 52 week options. AP news dispatches exclusive for republication.

The Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Gazette Associated Press

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