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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1979

Page

2

Deaths And Obituaries From Iowa Area

Obituary notices report Arthur J. Schmidt 52 of Delhi who died at a Manchester hospital after a heart attack. He owned Delhi Savings Bank and served as mayor. survivors include wife Regina and three sons. Multiple other funeral notices list services, burial details, and memorials for local residents across Sartorial counties with churches, cemeteries, and post names.

Arthur J. Schmidt Delhi Manchester Regina M. O’rourke Delhi High School Missouri Schmidt Monticello Delhi Savings Bank U.S. Navy United Methodist Church of Douglas Sioux City Kevin Ankeny Thomas Coralville Evergreen Cemetery Shelly’s Gertrude Shell King Sibley Iowa State University Cornell College el Camino College California Neil Alden Miner Albion King Downey Calif United Methodist Church Mount Vernon American Association of University Women PEO Iowa State Historical Society Gamma Phi Beta Sorority ISU Mortar Board Janet Glassman Kent Ohio Richard Miner Mountain View Allen Miner Redondo Beach Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Thomas Stewart Mount Vernon Cemetery Morgan Funeral Home

Appeals court ruling delays Waterloo road project

The ongoing Iowa road dispute over a diagonal route through farmland delays completion to fall 1982. IDOT has bought 70 parcels and plans $15 million more for right of way, with total project costs about $165 million. Farmers argue the route harms prime farmland and bypasses alternatives, while officials expect no Supreme Court appeal.

IDOT Goodwin Appeals Court United States Supreme Court McManus Appeals FPA

Opponents Speak at City Council Public Hearing on 36th Avenue SW Rezoning

Edward Adams and other residents presented petitions opposing a proposal to rezone land on 36th Avenue SW from single family R-2 to R-4 for a 14 unit apartment complex. Opponents cited traffic, lower property values, and flood plain concerns. Landt and Zachar had sought R-5 but reduced to R-4 after zoning committee pushback.

36Th Avenue SW Edward Adams 36Th Ave Landt Zachar Adams

Cedar Rapids Ground Transportation Center Delayed

Washington has not announced on the Cedar Rapids Ground Transportation Center funding. City officials report the federal funds application is still being processed and Mayor Don Canney says Cedar Rapids remains in the running with an expected announcement not yet clear.

Washington, D.C Cedar Rapids Washington Don Canney

Social Security beneficiaries rise in 1978 totals

Some 34.6 million Americans collected Social Security benefits in 1978, up 1.5 percent from 1977. Total benefits topped $92.8 billion, as the cost of living escalator pushed payments higher despite a 9.8 percent rise in costs.

Washington American Council of Life Insurance Council

Weather Summary and Alerts Across Regions

At 11 a.m. wind NE 7 mph. Sun up 7 26, sun set 4 36. Near normal temps Friday to Sunday with little precipitation. Highs upper 20s to low 30s, lows 5 to 15. Extreme highs and lows noted. gale warnings on Pacific coast and Great Lakes, wind advisories across many states, freezing rain and sleet in parts. Rain and wind totals reported with pockets of snow in Montana and Idaho. No significant snowfall noted.

Pacific Montana Rockies Lake Michigan Lake Huron Louisiana California Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas Gulf Coast Florida Alabama Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley Great Lakes Plains Montana Idaho Panhandle Washington College Station Alexandria Fort Smith Ark del Rio

Birth announcements from Mercy St Luke's and Springfield

Births reported at Mercy Dec 11 include a son for Vivian Hallberg and Paul Hallberg of Central City a daughter for Susan Danne and Douglas Danne at 214 Sussex Drive NE and a daughter for Norma Berry and David Berry of 525 10th St SW. At St Luke’s Dec 11 Leola Hutton and Gerald Hutton Route 2 Cedar Rapids have a son Dianne Dombrowski and David Dombrowski Marion have a son Kathy Johnson and Gary Johnson Vinton have a son. Springfield Mo reports a son born Dec 6 to Christine and Gerald Adams.

Vivian Paul Hallberg Central City Susan Douglas Danne Sussex Drive Norma David Berry 10Th St Leola Gerald Hutton Cedar Rapids Dianne David Dombrowski 25Th Ave Marion Kathy Gary Johnson Vinton Springfield Christine Gerald Adams Dale R. Newman Martello

Iowa Commission on the Aging to Meet by Phone

A telephonic meeting of the Iowa Commission on the Aging is set for 1:45 p.m. Thursday. The session at 415 10th St Des Moines will include all available members to act on reallocating Elderly Care funds per Interagency Coordinating Committee recommendations.

Iowa Commission On the Aging Commission 10Th St Des Moines Interagency Coordinating Committee

Minority discipline study questioned by Cedar Rapids educator

A Cedar Rapids educator challenged the reliability of OCR statistics that linked minority students to higher suspension and punishment rates in eight Iowa districts for 1977-78. Waterloo ranked 78th nationwide. Des Moines 133rd, Cedar Rapids 180th, Davenport 442nd, Fort Dodge 518th, and others trailed.

Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S. Office of Civil Rights OCR Daily Iowan Iowa Advisory Committee U.S. Commission On Civil Rights University of Iowa Thomas White Kansas City White Waterloo Des Moines Davenport Fort Dodge Davenport Central High School Sioux City South Tama Ames Iowa City Keokuk Muscatine West Liberty EMR

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