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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1977
Page
3
Obituary notices span Clifford E. Taylor Marie Usher George H. Williams Dorine Usher Milo J. Kubasa and others. Details cover birth dates, residency, service histories, survivors, burial sites, and funeral arrangements across Cedar Rapids Marengo and nearby towns with worship and memorial fund mentions.
Eight people were charged with drunk driving Friday night and Saturday including one for attempting to elude police and one for resisting an officer. Names include Lawrence J. Byers 17 John B. Oliver Route 1 Ely Robert E. Brooks Steven W. Fry John M. Stramel James R. LaPole Roger G. Hines Theophile A. Doupnik with incidents spanning Linn County locations and related traffic offenses.
Two men Rick E. Holmes 18 and Calvin W. Hopker 19 of Hiawatha were arrested at 12 04 a m Saturday at Kmart for larceny of an AM FM radio valued over 20. Cedar Rapids police also arrested Richard G. Terrell 27 of Swisher on warrants for false pretenses defrauding an inn keeper at Howard Johnsons and intoxication.
Iowa faced a tornado watch and scattered thunderstorm activity saturday evening with heavy rains and strong winds. Temperatures dropped from the 90s with Spencer reaching 91, while Cedar Rapids saw 87 as a 95 mile wide band moved from McGregor to Lamoni. Showers were expected to persist overnight with cooler highs in the 70s and 50s to 60s at night.
The Gazette editorial page discusses a Louis Harris poll, outlining public attitudes on current issues. It highlights trends, comparisons, and notable shifts in opinion among readers surveyed.
Wind direction W at 95 fs at 10 p m rises Monday 6 29 sun sets. Highs upper 70s to low 80s Lows mid 50s to low 60s none precipitation. Births St Luke s Aug 26 Mr and Mrs Billie Beaver 4101 Sixteenth Ave SW a Aug 27 Mr and Mrs Dean Robertson 6526 Asbury Jane NE a son Mercy Aug 27 Mr and Mrs Ronald Sehnaee 336 Sixth Ave Marion twin boys Mr and Mrs Thomas E Kriz 425 Fortieth St NE a daughter. Fire and alarm logs list malfunctions and checks Friday night through Saturday early morning.
A Parade magazine item in the Gazette's Keeping Up with Youth section discusses a controversial Elvis Presley book by three former bodyguards. It was written as if Elvis were alive. distribution proceeded before his death, and the publisher could not remove it in time.
Sanjay Gandhi and former information minister V C Shukla posted 1150 bond each in a Delhi court over a conspiracy to destroy a power satirizing film. Crowds and scuffles marked the session as hearings were postponed due to large gatherings.
President Carter urged explaining treaty terms to win public support before Senate ratification battle. He predicts approval, citing discussions with 50 to 60 senators as shifting opposition. Ratification needs two thirds. critics fear loss of canal control harming national security at Thurmond Helms Reagan. The signing will precede Senate action with Chile Argentina Dominican Republic leaders and Brazil vice president attending.
A task force reports congressmen spend 53 minutes with staff 46 minutes on mail and 26 minutes on the phone in office time. Travel adds two hours at other locations. While 84th Congress saw 3 210 committee meetings and 937 hours in session, the 94th saw 6 975 meetings and 1 789 hours. Mail rose from 15 million to 53 million pieces since 1970. The group urges a special committee to modernize the system amid growing strain.
A Gazette feature previews slime the lime green gooey toy stirring reactions from nice and cool to yuck. Readers who have not seen the craze will get a story and pictures in Monday’s Gazette.
A Burlington Northern freight derailed into an Amtrak Zephyr near La Grange Illinois on a Saturday collision injuring at least 30 people. The Amtrak engineer slowed the train sparing many injuries while 24 passengers and five crew members were treated and released from area hospitals.
An Iowa Electric Light and Power Co spokesman said outages in Cedar Rapids lasted up to about an hour as high temperatures and humidity stressed the grid. The first outage affected the northwest quadrant near Edgewood road and E avenue from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Additional failures hit the Franklin substation and Mt. Vernon road substation areas with restoration and reoutage.
Rickey P. Reitzell, 21, was arrested after allegedly waving a loaded gun outside McDonald’s Hamburgers in a Williams Boulevard incident following an argument with Jim Butler. Andrew R. Brown, 21, was charged with intoxication. both men were jailed, Reitzell on a $10,000 bond and Brown on $125 bond.
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. Subscription rates by carrier 1.05 per week by mail Afternoon Edition and Saturday and Sunday morning 7 issues 4.29 four weeks 46.00 52 weeks. Other states and U S territories 70.00 52 weeks. No Mail Subscriptions accepted in areas having Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches.
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