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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1977

Page

3

Weather and Birth Announcements From Cedar Rapids Area

Extended forecast shows little or no precipitation Saturday through Monday with highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s and lows from 5 to 15. Birth notices list several February 2 arrivals including a daughter for Richards Coggan Dietrich and Harris Man Anamosa and Cedar Rapids figures. Police calls note an overheated motor on Sixth Street NE, a furnace vent issue on Twelfth Avenue SW, and a mistaken alarm on C Street SW.

Sixth Street Twelfth Avenue C Street

Skelgas Denies Iowa Propane Cutbacks Amid Supply Questions

Skelgas officials in Tulsa deny cutting all Iowa propane supplies. Some outlets may face a second priority shortage affecting industrial customers while no priority No. 1 residential or agricultural cuts are reported. Cedar Rapids area suppliers report no current shortages.

Skelgas Tulsa Okla Iowa Chalmers W. Jaynes Skelgas Marketing Getty Refinery and Marketing Co Skelly Cedar Rapids Bill Gravatt Gravatt Jerry Pohlman Great Plains Gas Linn- Jones FS Services, Inc

Adams admits second degree murder count in wife’s death

former Mayor Richard D Adams 38 Kalona pled guilty to second degree murder in Washington county district court over the Aug 21 shooting of his wife Judith Rae The plea comes after his surrender and prior open murder charge He faces sentencing date set for Feb 25 with trial previously delayed to February and Adams free on bond pending sentencing

Washington Richard D. Adams Kalona Judith Rae Adams Washington County District Court Washington County

Area Man Charged With False Uttering Of Check

Steve M. Henrich a 23 year old resident of 220 Clymore Street Hiawatha has been charged with false uttering of a check. He was arrested on a warrant stemming from a no account check for 188 90 at Graybill Electronics Co Hiawatha on January 7.

Steve M. Henrich Clymore Street Hiawatha Graybill Electronics Co

Cedar Rapids Airport Condemnation Appeal Filed

Myers Farms Inc appeals the $170000 compensation set by a commission for 65 acres taken by Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport. In Linn District Court the firm seeks 387500 for the land one mile west of the entrance and on the approach to Runway Eight. president John Randall Cedar Rapids leads the filing.

Prisoner From Texas Brought to Linn County Jail

Michael C. Sisson 20 of Cedar Rapids was moved from Houston Texas to Linn County jail on Wednesday to await a hearing on possible revocation of a deferred sentence. He had been given probation June 17 1975 for malicious injury to a building and was to erase the charge by good behavior but authorities say he left the area violating his probation.

Michael C. Sisson Houston Texas Linn County Cedar Rapids

Overcrowded Linn jail hampers clean up effort

Sheriff Orlie Workman says overcrowding blocks jail cleanup plans in Linn County. With a capacity of 72, the jail held 74 inmates on Thursday, and has been over capacity for about two weeks, sometimes exceeding 80. He notes drunk driving detainees sleeping on floors and calls for expanded cell space and relocation of the dispatch room before remodeling can proceed.

Linn Orlie Workman Workman Board of Supervisors

Memorial Services and Burials in Local Churches

Memorial services and burials are scheduled for several individuals. Elbert Noel McCluskey will have services Friday at 1 30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with burial at Linwood cemetery. John Richard Redmond’s service is Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Turner chapel east with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Leona Harrington will be laid to rest Friday at Immaculate Conception church and St. Patrick's cemetery in Fairfax. Edward W Dvorsky, Hans J Ewoldt, Wayne A Kolden, and Olive R Johnson also have funeral services and burials arranged at local churches and cemeteries with family wake and visitation details provided.

McCluskey Elbert Noel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Paul Garvin Linwood Cemetery Turner Chapel Redmond John Richard Turner Chapel East A.A. Sodawasser St. Matthew's Catholic Church Cedar Memorial Cemetery Dvorsky Edward W Brush Chapel St. Ludmila’s Church Paul C. McManus St. John’s Cemetery Ewoldt Hans J Chapel of Memories John P. Woods Westminster Presbyterian Church Cedar Memorial Edythe E. O’banion Twenty-ninth Street Waterloo Cedar Rapids Monument Kan James H. O'Banion Oakley O’banion University of Northern Iowa Prairie College St. Paul’s United Methodist Church St. Mary’s Circle King’s Daughters John Budding Wilton Margaret O’banion D.J. Nelson Hesperia Calif Arnold Herbst Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home American Cancer Society Boys Acres St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Thomas J. Schwinn Kuba Funeral Home Bernice L. Hickman Reynolds Avenue Walter K. Hickman Mr. Hickman Iowa City Ronald Burmeister Walter C. Hickman Elgin Richard C. Hickman Glennallen Alaska Bess Sawyer Kansasville Wis Olga Henderson Elsie Vosmek Thyra Nesset William Wiley al Batikis Stanley L. Henderson Maywood Ill Robert C. Henderson Fort Bragg atty-Bearle- Murdoch Richard Thompson St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Eldon Bys Wilma L. Cooksey St. Wenceslaus Church Clarence Frana St. John's Cemetery Father Frana Teahen Funeral Milo Degner United Methodist Church Overton’s. Cascade Carmelita E. McMullen St. Martin’s Catholic Church Devaney-Reiffs Fayette Walter Phyllise) Pierce Burnham and Wood's Dyersville Laverne L. Kruse Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Kramer’s

Gazette Co. presses daily edition at Cedar Rapids

The Gazette Co. established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions from 1 Rapids Iowa at 0 Third Ave SE. Rates include $1.05 weekly by carrier and $4.29 per four weeks by mail. The paper reserves exclusive AP republication rights locally.

the Gazette Co Third Ave Rapids Iowa Cedar Rapids U.S. Territories

Obituaries span Cedar Rapids area with multiple deaths

Obituary notices list Samuel C. Fulkerson 85 of Cedar Rapids died in Los Angeles on January 17 with services in Los Angeles January 20. Survivors include wife Eleanor and son Samuel C. Fulkerson Jr. Also noted are Edythe E. O Banion 68 and Bert Lilly 80 with service details, plus Bernice L. Hickman 64, Helen Irene Cooksey 87 and others. The page also includes on this date in 1972 news from Paris peace talks.

Samuel C. Fulkerson Cedar Rapids Los Angeles Eleanor Samuel C Fulkerson, Jr Louisville Fulkerson Dryden N.Y Marion Coe College Iowa State South Dakota Ideal Sign Co Handy Sack-Ealer Co Professional Foods Third Avenue Cedar Park

Carter Giaimo plans ride on job program and tax cuts

The article outlines President Carter's $31.2 billion two year plan to create jobs including $1.8 billion this year. Giaimo proposes a broader package adding $700 million more for youth and minority employment and $500 million for public works while keeping Carter's tax cuts intact. Kreps urges targeted spending on distressed communities and updates to the funding formula.

Carter Giaimo Budget Committee House Public Works Subcommittee

Democrats unveil tentative 20 point priority list

Senate Democrats opened a caucus to discuss a 20 point priority list for the party. Kinley opposed a local option tax while supporting metropolitan government to aid local finances. The list includes 11 shared items with Gov. Ray and nine additional goals such as county home rule and procedural reforms.

Senate Democrats House Democrats Kinley Ray Fitzgerald

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C.R. Weather Daily Record Dale Richards Jacelyn Drive Edward Carson Coggan Donald Dietrich First Street St. Luke's John D. Harris North English Charles J. Man Anamosa Robert Wills Sharon Jane NW Thomas Reid Tina Ford Daniel McVeigh Rose McLaud Edwin Hubble Janice Alexander Magistrate's Court Anchorage Atlanta Miomn Bismarck Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans New York Duluth U Phoenix Seattle D.R Sues Cincinnati Cleveland Des Moines Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Mpis St. Paul PtCldy St. Louis C.R Don Hodson Norway Cemetery Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch The Associated Press Bert Lilly Wood County Quaker Oats Co Emma Haumcehild Arpin Mrs Guy Cooksey Helen Irene Cooksey Ingleside Drive Blairstown Delpha Ware Smith San Lorenzo Aurora Glenn (Verna) Curtis Bohnenkamp’s Manchester Floyd H Thacher Shelly’s Vietnam Paris Nguyen van Thieu John E. Lapes Brad Cedar Memorial Park Kreps Commerce Juanita Kreps House Senate Sen Hubert Humphrey D-Minn Humphrey Library of Congress Ewellen Florist Town and Country Murdoch Springville Funeral Homes Center Point Walker Central Coggon Beatty Beurle
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