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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1976
Page
3
Marion fire department starts its annual fire rescue course for high school students on January 4 at 7 p.m. Led by Jay S. Moore, the ten week program targets freshmen and sophomores and invites students from all area high schools as part of the Linn County Firemen's Assn youth program.
Rose I Wineinger 66 of 1450 Meadowview Drive widow of Lloyd O Wineinger died Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born April 30 1910 at LeRoy she married July 23 1932 at Princeton Mo. She taught in Dexter 18 years and Johnston 13 retiring in 1975. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Richard Rice Marion two sons Dr David Wineinger and Donald Wineinger Green Bay Wis eight grandchildren a brother James Barnes New Albin and sisters Mrs Kenneth Miller Des Moines Ruth Hansen Franklin NC. Services 10 am Wednesday at Murdoch s Marion by Rev Glen W Lamb burial 3 pm Wednesday Dexter Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 am Tuesday. Memorials to First United Methodist Church welcomed. Marion Modern Homemakers club meets Tuesday 7:45 pm at Mrs Robert Bray 2995 Fourteenth Ave Sara Kleinfelter speaks Body Language cookie exchange Set.
Pearl Stookey 94 lifelong Robins Marion resident died Sunday in a Marion care center. Born December 14 1881 in Robins she married Wade R Stookey June 14 1908 at West Branch. Survived by daughter Clarabell Fern Malcolm Marion. Services 1 30 p m Wednesday at Murdoch's Marion by Rev Glen W Lamb First United Methodist Church. Burial Cedar Memorial Cedar Rapids. Friends may call Murdoch's Tuesday afternoon.
An Alaska pipeline delays risk rising by hundreds of millions as a subcommittee learns about falsified X-rays on double welds. Inspectors allege a scheme to hide defective welds on the 809 mile line, with possible conspiracy by Interior and Transportation departments and its builder Alyeska. Public hearing planned. calls for audits and possible Justice Department probe.
In Lisbon, the Socialist party led the Social Democrats in municipal election returns. Prime Minister Mario Soares claimed a cautious victory as socialists held 46 of 118 reported municipal councils and led the national vote at 32 percent.
Ford Motor Co recalls about 123,000 Granada and Monarch cars over potential shoulder belt anchor nut misalignment and front suspension upper arm fastener nut defects. The 86,600 cars cover 1976 77 two doors built May 15 to Oct 22 with possible belt failure. 36,100 1976 models with improper front suspension fasteners may develop cracks and steering changes. No owner reports yet.
Center Point Consolidated School District residents vote Tuesday on a 1.1 million bond for a new elementary school and gymnasium. Polls at the fire station open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The plan moves junior and senior high students into the current elementary building with K-6 in the new structure near the athletic field. The gym serves high school athletics and elementary PE. Superintendent John Schwiebert says taxes would be about 2.86 per 1000 of assessed value in the first year, based on several assumptions. A citizen building committee is sharing information rather than public meetings, and turnout is expected large.
In Somerville New Jersey police announce county trees have been coated with a deer repellant to deter theft during Christmas. Officials note the spray is not detectable outdoors but emits a strong odor once the tree is brought indoors.
South Tama County High School reports two breakins on successive nights. A music room window was broken Friday. a stereo tape player and two speakers were stolen. The alarm system worked. police arrived after the thefts, but suspects were gone.
Central Iowa Power Co operative weighs purchasing Lake Panorama to use as a water reserve for a power plant. The 1 400 acre lake near Des Moines was developed in the late 1960s and has 2 500 lots and 250 homes. Mid Iowa Lakes is in bankruptcy supervision since 1974. Omaha National Bank is a secured creditor. buyer by year end sought.
Dennis Boaz former attorney for Gary Gilmore urged a national capital punishment law on Iowa Press He said the president should pull the switch and that Gilmore is expected to be executed but the date is undecided Boaz also explained his firing as retaliation for a breach of confidentiality and a perceived vindictive attitude by Gilmore The piece notes the bicentennial footnote denying rumors Philadelphia would be burned and that Congress had moved to Baltimore
Toledo Tama County District Judge Clinton E. Shaeffer fines two men for drunk driving. James Dale Taylor 24 Toledo and Arsenio Morales 36 Marshalltown each pay 500 dollars. Taylor license suspended 240 days Morales indefinitely, ordered to enroll in driving course at Iowa Valley Community College Marshalltown. Gary Edward Kess pled guilty to drunk driving sentencing set Friday. Kirk Eugene Emmett pled innocent to shoplifting. jury trial Feb. 14. Kenneth R. Mervin pled innocent to larceny of a chain saw. trial Jan. 10. John Wayne Bush sentenced with two year deferred for larceny of a citizen band radio. probation and restitution ordered.
LeRoy Hand, 31, of rural Oelwein, remained in good condition at a Cedar Rapids hospital Monday after his snowmobile struck an object on Lake Delhi Sunday night, resulting in a fractured leg.
Five larcenies and one break in are under investigation in Tama County. Suspects stole a $90 hog from Wesley Rohach farm near Garwin and a $50 electric fencer from Francis Behounek near Chelsea. About $120 in cash was taken from Mrs. Ronald Brant in Clutter. A CB radio and $150 in a billfold were taken from James Kurth’s car near South Tama High School. A $150 tool box and tools were stolen from Wilson Masker’s car in front of his Gladstone residence. The Greg Miller residence near Traer was broken into and ransacked with no items taken.
Melbourne infant Christopher M. Swearingen died unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital at six weeks. Born October 27 in Marshalltown, he is survived by his parents Mike and Melbourne native Mrs. Swearingen, a sister Shawn Marie, grandparents Clifford Steiner Cedar Rapids and Norman Swearingen Robins, great and great great grandparents across Cedar Rapids and Mt. Vernon. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Baxter's Marion. burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids. Today former Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz is 56 years old.
Two separate Tama County accidents resulted in charges against drivers. Joseph Scott Conway, 17, Belle Plaine, sustained head cuts and arm bruises after an accident at 10:25 p.m. and was treated then released. he faces a charge of failure to keep his car under control. Dean C. Van Voltenburg II, 23, Cedar Rapids, was charged by a Tama County deputy with intoxication, failure to have his vehicle under control, and driving with a suspended license after a 9 p.m. crash two miles south of Tama on Highway 63.
Ten years ago the Syrian government halted the oil pipeline delivering Iraqi crude to Europe, disrupting energy supply and triggering regional economic tension as European buyers awaited alternative shipments and Middle East diplomacy intensified.
Notice of incorporation under Iowa Business Corporation Act Chapter 496A. M/S ASSOCIATES INC organized with perpetual duration, 100000 shares of $10 par value, registered office 43 Sixth Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, initial agent William K Maas. Directors listed: Maas, Suter, Straching. attorney Nazette Hendrickson Hill Marner & Goon.
Notice announces probate of Julia Cerhan estate in Linn County Iowa with Rita Fields named executor. It warns six month deadline to challenge will from second publication, calls for debts and claims filing, and lists attorney Eugene J Kopecopecky. Also includes unrelated hearing notice about Linn County deputy sheriffs appeal and public notice about Evangelistic Association broadcast station filings, plus a divorce petition seeking custody and property division in Cedar Rapids.
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