Notable Cedar Rapids builder Leonard Stark dies at 87
Leonard E. Stark 87 longtime Cedar Rapids builder died Thursday in Minneapolis at Chateau Care Center. Born January 6 1891 he partnered in Theodore Stark Construction Company which built Paramount Theater Immaculate Conception Church City Water Department building and several high schools. He later worked with JB Electric in Minneapolis. Surviving include a brother two grandsons and three great grandchildren. Services Monday St Olaf Church Minneapolis burial Tuesday Cedar Rapids Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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Iowa Deaths Notice Roundup From Anamosa to Hopkinton
Death notices for Minnie Larson Anita Sarby Georgetta Dolezal Anne Collins and Harold Taylor summarize ages and service details. Larsons and Taylors services at Goettsch's Haydens Hrabeks Powell's St Bernard's cemetery. roseties of calls and misspellings noted.
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Gas Pumps Catch Fire After Collision at Owens Station
Two gasoline pumps at the Owens Service Station on 16th Ave SW caught fire after a collision involving Mrs. Dolores Chalupsky leaving Me Too store. Allen Hinz drove an east bound car that struck Chalupsky’s vehicle, which then hit the pumps. Attendant Co Dart shut off the pumps preventing greater danger. Chalupsky received a ticket for failing to yield right of way.
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N plant reopening targeted for February 1
Welding work on cracked pipes at the Duane Arnold Energy Center should wrap this weekend with six more weeks of testing per the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Operations are slated to resume February 1 at the 550 megawatt plant near Palo after replacing eight recirculation pipes and completing safety checks.
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Knife Point Robbery At Hawkeye Service Station
Police report a masked robber held up an attendant at Hawkeye service station 803 First Ave SW around 8 p.m. Friday. A 25 to 30 year old man wearing a blue jean jacket and dark trousers fled east on First Avenue in a white two door car after obtaining an undisclosed sum from the attendant.
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Weekend weather and local notices from Marion area
Wind at 10 p.m. 6 mph from the south. Sunrise 7 29, sunset 4 37. Year ago today high 42 low 35 with no rain. Extended forecast shows little chance of precipitation Mon to Wed with highs mid 30s to mid 40s and lows teens to mid 20s. Dec 15 births listed for local families and residences. Friday incidents include a backfire near Mount Vernon Road SE and other minor local events through the evening.
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City Briefs Packenthrough local ads on page
A compilation of local advertisements and notices lists gift shops and services from Peck's Flower Shop to Jerome's IE Tower, along with events like Grand Ole Opry dates and cleaning services from Sunny Mist. Many entries include phone numbers and locations such as 511 M Ave NW and 14th Avenue SE.
Policeman's Ball on as scheduled at Five Seasons Center
Five Seasons Center manager Mike Gebauer said no contingency plans are needed for the January 25 Policeman's Ball. A construction review yielded a half day time gain this week. The event opens the center's inaugural events. Two days later the Iowa Cornets women’s basketball team is set to debut.
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Carter shifts U S China policy to favor trade ties
President Carter announces a new U S China policy aimed at accelerating multibillion dollar trade with China. He cites support from Ford and Nixon and notes Taiwan's interests will be protected while predicting a dramatic expansion of trade with nearly a billion people in China.
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Taiwan mourns Carter move as damage to economy looms
Taiwanese observers blasted the U S decision to switch relations with Taipei calling it an abandonment that will trigger mass emigration and irreparable harm to a boom year economy. Critics from China News and universities denounced U S human rights claims as hypocrisy amid fears of anti U S backlash. Security guards were posted around the American Embassy and officials homes in Taipei.
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Carter China move draws mixed political reaction
UPI reports a range of responses from U S conservatives and moderates to President Carter's decision to resume diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Goldwater Bernard blames the move as cowardly harming Taiwan, while Helms and Crane alarm about abandoning allies. Cranston Kennedy Church Ford praise the shift as strategic and peaceful, with Ford approving normalization terms.
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Drunk Driving Charge Filed Against William Hagmeier
Police filed a drunk driving charge Friday against 27 year old William R Hagmeier of 358 21st St SE. He was arrested at 527 PM in a parking lot at 2711 Mount Vernon Road SE and also charged with speeding.
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21St St. SE
Hagmeier
Mount Vernon Road
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