09 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1976
Page
1
Birth announcements from Mercy St. Luke's and St. Luke's Hospital list new daughters for Finger Beewar Sickels Barry Brinda Claassen at several Iowa addresses with dates Feb 7 8. A series of fire and police calls shows smoke odor checks truck accidents alarm malfunctions and river rescue across Cedar Rapids Marion Coralville Hiawatha and surrounding areas with multiple individuals fined for offenses and license violations.
Obituaries list Fay M. Adkins 72 of 230 Eleventh Street NW Cedar Rapids died Sunday after a long illness. Born Norway Iowa Nov 4 1903 he retired from Iowa Manufacturing Co after 17 years. survived by sister Ruth L. Fuller. Services Tuesday noon Turner Chapel West burial Norway cemetery. Also listed are Herbert R. Sperry 87 former Cedar Rapids resident who died Sunday in Spokane Washington. Mary Pokram 98 Decorah. many other local obituaries with service details and burial locations across Cedar Rapids area.
A second person, Kenneth James Hall and Lynne D Boots, were arrested and charged after police watched them leave a burglary scene. They fled the truck, were chased, and boots were arrested while Hall escaped briefly. They face charges including burglary and resisting arrest with bonds set at 20,125.
The FTC probes whether the American Medical Association and state societies illegally restrain competition by banning member advertising. A hearing scheduled for Monday was postponed for pre hearing conferences. a new date will be set by the administrative law judge.
Two youths, Gary Wayne Cooper and a 17 year old, were charged with breaking and entering over thefts from Magnus hotel rooms Saturday night. Cooper faced additional drug possession counts and both suspects were arrested around 11:09 p.m. Some items valued at $53 and $183 were reported missing and later recovered in Cooper's room. Cooper remained jailed on a $5,500 bond Monday. the juvenile was released after 12 hours.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will plant about 750 trees and over 2,000 shrubs along a 30 block section of I-380 from Thirty-third Avenue SW to Third Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids. Bids are planned to be let in June. The project aims to beautify the corridor and reduce highway noise. officials hope to extend the planting through Hiawatha after completion.
The report covers legal proceedings in Iowa over a shooting charge and a federal unlawful flight case, with bond details and grand jury timelines. It also follows Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown residents unaccounted for or displaced by the Guatemala quake, including hotel guests, travelers, and business figures, plus Red Cross safety inquiries and remote communication limits near Lake Atitlan.
Linn County deputies arrested four people on drunk driving charges Sunday. A Mt. Vernon officer also arrested a fifth person Saturday. Lone D. Russell, 15, of 1840 Edgewood Road NW, allegedly drove erratically on Highway 94 at Wiley Boulevard and was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. Michael K. Duffy, 23, of 53 Leisure Boulevard NE, was arrested after an accident on Highway 3 near the county home road. David J. Argotsinger, 20, of 1104 Brockman Drive SE, was taken after an investigation into an accident on Mt. Vernon Road SE. John V. Kilpatrick, 40, Route 1 Palo, allegedly drove erratically on Highway 4 near Covington. Kenneth R. Mentzer, 57, of 58 Fifteenth Street SE, was arrested after an investigation of an Mt. Vernon area crash. 30 years ago President Truman’s housing program plan drew Capitol Hill support.
Patty Hearst describes writing a message for the SLA and reading it aloud under duress. She explains being offered freedom or staying with the SLA, meeting associates in Berkeley, and traveling to a Pennsylvania farmhouse in 1974. Hearst says the Harris couple urged a biographical book about the SLA with outlines and edits, naming others involved, while noting financial pressures and incomplete publication before her capture.
Edward Earl White age 38 of 1823 Hamilton Street SW Cedar Rapids died from carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday. Medical examiner cannot determine if suicide or accidental as alcohol level indicates heavy intoxication. He was found by a Cedar Rapids officer with his wife Jacqueline present during divorce proceedings. White, born November 13 1937, served in the Navy and worked for Harnischfeger. Survived by wife two sons a daughter his parents and four sisters. Services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery and Hanford American Legion post honors. Friends may visit funeral home Tuesday afternoon and Chapel of Memories after 4 a.m. Wednesday.
A house fire on the northeast side damaged a frame dwelling at 507 Thirty fifth Street NE. Cedar Rapids firefighters reported smoke and roof damage with the kitchen area affected and the investigation ongoing. The owner is Rose Bentlins of 175 Miller Avenue SW. The blaze began around 9 49 a m Sunday.
Quasqueton Cemetery Association voters chose Leon Moore Herbert Chesmore and Mrs. John Buchanan for three-year terms. Arley Daubenberger was named president with Moore as vice president Mrs. John H. Buchanan as secretary and Mrs. Elmer VanTasell as treasurer.
Seven charges filed January 19 against Cedar Rapids teen David George Lauer were addressed in the Linn County First Avenue division. He faced speeding, driving too fast for conditions, failure to yield, disobeying a stop sign, leaving the scene, and other traffic offenses with fines, jail days, and a mandatory 5000 word theme on driver conduct.
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