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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1977
Page
3
January in Cedar Rapids featured a single above freezing day while new low temperature records were set on two days. The chart shows temperatures dipped below zero on nineteen days and the month marked a harsh stretch for residents.
High Saturday around the upper teens. Extended forecast calls for a warming trend to the 40s and near 50 by Thursday with chances of snow Thursday. Local notices include births on Feb 3 and Feb 4 with several area residents named. Fire/utility calls reported Saturday include fuel line leak and oven/furnace issues at multiple addresses.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with ages and burial sites across Iowa towns such as Iowa City Williamsburg Monticello Dyersville Independence Vinton Tipton Decorah Marengo and Anamosa. Details include service times at churches cemeteries funeral homes and memorial funds. Notable entry recalls Apollo 14 lunar landing on this date in 1971 and Mary A McGuire death with burial in Cedar Memorial.
William N. Colburn Jr. 18 of 2015 Williams boulevard SW was arrested at 8 10 p m Saturday on a charge of criminal trespass after an incident at the Knight filling station 2455 Williams boulevard SW He was taken to Linn county jail under 125 dollar bond.
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. describes 500 Third Ave SE Rapids Iowa address. Details subscription rates by carrier and mail for Afternoon Edition Weekend issues, and restrictions on Mall Subscriptions. States Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Carla Garrels aged 25 and James Herndon 44 on Saturday for receiving stolen property tied to a motel TV theft ring. Earlier, Donald Koach 40 and Kenneth Wellman 38 were also arrested on similar charges. Four suspects face bonds of 5,000 and 10,000.
A Cedar Rapids woman Penny L Meenes 20 was arrested at 10 17 a m Saturday on a Black Hawk county warrant charging false uttering of a check. She posted 1000 bond and was freed.
Des Moines reports that Shellsburg Community Schools Supt Harvey Chauvin faces action to remove his teaching certificate after 16 plaintiff witnesses, led by principal Larry Shay, testified to communication failures and harsh authoritarian style. Myron Rodee defended Chauvin, stating cooperation with the Grant Wood area education agency. The commission will forward findings to the state board.
Keith Brown 27 and Frankie Brown 38 were arrested at 8 21 p m at K mart 2727 Sixteenth Avenue SW after store employees saw scissors hidden in Mrs Brown s pocket and price tag switches on two lamps. They allegedly paid 12 96 each for lamps marked 46 88. Both charged with grand larceny. Keith also faces possession of a controlled substance after three marijuana cigarettes were found. Mrs Brown released on 500 bond. Keith held on 625 bond.
Assistant City Editor Gary Petersen examines the death experience and the work of Linn County medical examiner Dr Percy Harris in a feature for Monday's Gazette. The piece questions accountability in homicide investigations and details the examiner’s daily duties.
Two people were treated for injuries after separate Saturday crashes in Cedar Rapids. John K. Glackin, 39, was hospitalized with minor injuries after his car hit a signal pole on First Avenue. Daniel Taylor, 7, was treated at St. Luke's after a rear-end collision on Eighth Avenue SE involving a car driven by his mother Kathleen.
Police reported a $400 color television stolen from the Holiday Inn at 2501 Williams Boulevard SW. Gary A. Good reported four wire hubcaps valued at $80 stolen from his car while parked at the Holiday Inn. ON THIS DATE in 1975 President Ford urged Congress to reconsider its cutoff of military aid to Turkey.
Law enforcement charged two individuals with DUI Saturday. George P. Mundy, 36, of 1212 Ninth Street NW, was arrested by Cedar Rapids police at 1 43 a.m. on Otis Road SE. Donald B. Janish, 62, of 1300 Oakland Road NE, was arrested in the 600 block of Tenth Street SE at 2 35 p.m. Saturday.
NTSB investigator says Martin stopped at a red signal while Bailey notes rule requires a call before proceeding. The Dan Ryan crash left four lead cars off the tracks, with rescuers working in bitter cold and promising to review whether override systems were used. Martin, 34, faced questioning after surgery amid reports of victims trapped beneath wreckage.
A census projection outlines rising elderly numbers as birth rates fall. By 2030 about 17 percent of Americans could be over 65, with 46 million seniors and a median age rising to 37.3, while births linger below replacement.
A suspect about six feet tall fled from a van at Marion mobile home park, leading officers Dolley and Glenn on a two and a half mile chase through rail tracks creeks and fields. The youth, charged with attempted theft of a CB radio, was aided by scarce equipment and harsh cold as officers pursued through snow.
The Soviet Union orders Krimsky to leave within a week accusing ties to the CIA and currency law violations. The AP denies the charges as pretexts to expel a Russian‑speaking reporter, while the state department deplores the action and Helsinki accords are cited as a standard for press freedom.
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