Deaths Walter A. Morris 85 Cedar Rapids area resident
Walter A. Morris 85 of 861 Oakland Road NE Cedar Rapids died after a brief illness at Veterans Administration Memorial Hospital Long Beach California He was born November 10 1894 in Pomeroy married Mary K Kozojed November 10 1919 in Hillsboro North Dakota She died May 1974 Morris owned Standard Bakery 1920 1942 later worked for Rock Island Railroad until 1961 He served in the Mexican Border Conflict and Navy WWI and held many veterans and civic memberships Survivors include a daughter Edith L Kirbo two sons Alfred R and John D ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren A memorial mass will be held Immaculate Conception Church Cedar Rapids Monday at 1 pm Burial Cedar Memorial Mausoleum with Hanford Post 5 military rites A wake Sunday at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Casket to be closed prior to service additional notices follow for Olin-Cecil Hay 64 Pending at Goettschs Anamosa Robt (Florence) Pope 65 Traer Rev Donald Gatrelle 64 pending at Powell s Belle Plaine Marie Martin 96 pending at Hrabaks Jonas Louis W 1:30 pm Saturday Janeba Kuba Funeral Home West with Linwood Cemetery military graveside honors by San Quentin Post 555 Ely American Legion
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Walter A. Morris
Oakland Road
Cedar Rapids
Pomeroy
Veteran’s Administration
Linn County
W.W.I
Second District Department of Iowa
National Association of Retired Veterans
Railway Employees Unit No
Edith L. Kirbo
Santa Anna
Calif
Alfred R
John D
Immaculate Conception Church
Karl
Olin
Cecil Hay
Goettsch
Gacy Confession Details Serial Killings Influencing Trial
In a court confession, John W. Gacy Jr. described strangling two youths in succession and killing a third while reading the 23rd Psalm. Deputy Greg Bedoe testified that Gacy admitted sexual assaults on about 150 young men and boys, including the 1978 slaying of 15-year-old Robert Piest, with plans and methods for each killing.
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Chicago
John W. Gacy Jr
Greg Bedoe
Cook County
Gacy
Bedoe
North Side
Robert Piest
Est
Piest
Cedar Rapids man charged on five counts after burglaries
Police filed five charges against 18 year old Michael James Williams of 1103 Sixth St NW after burglaries at Quaker Oats Co on February 9 and 10. Two counts burglary two counts criminal mischief and one count interference with official acts. Williams fled officers February 10 and was tracked to a northwest Cedar Rapids house where he was arrested. Two others, Michael Dyson and a 17 year old juvenile, were arrested at the scene.
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Cedar Rapids
Michael James Williams
Sixth St
Quaker Oats Co
Michael Dyson
Williams
Watch dogs gone after theft report in neighborhood
Fred Roe of 1203 30th St SE reported his six month old German Shepherd Hawkeye was stolen Thursday night. Roe’s wife said she saw an older model black car trying to entice Hawkeye into a car about a week earlier and noted a similar vehicle passing by recently.
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Fred Roe
30Th St. SE
Roe
Man Charged in Jan Theft Of Instruments in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested Roger LaBarge 29 for theft in the third degree tied to the Jan 19 removal of an Armstrong model piccolo and flute from the Boddicker School of Music at 92 16th Ave SW. The instruments were recovered.
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Cedar Rapids
Roger LaBarge
Boddicker School of Music
16Th Ave
LaBarge
E Ave
Burglary at Paul L. Steitzer Residence
Kathie Steitzer returned home from college to 2110 Goblins Gully Court SE and found a break in. Police report says entry was gained by prying a door and every room was ransacked with drawers emptied. Only some silverware is known stolen so far.
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Paul L. Steitzer
Goblins Gully Court SE
Steitzer
Kathie
Miss Steitzer
Tito Fighting for Life As Yugoslavia Awaits Death
Belgrade reports say President Josip Broz Tito, 87, was gravely ill with kidneys and heart stabilizing briefly after doctors fought to save him. Party sources warned preparations were made for his death, while doubts remained over artificial life support.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Josip Broz Tito
Communist Party
Tito
GSA Audit Alleges Waste in Otisville Prison Project
A draft GSA audit alleges at least 1.2 million in improper awards and mismanagement in building a federal prison at Otisville New York. Irregularities hint at favorable contractor treatment amid ongoing corruption probes. More than 100 convictions have resulted from related investigations.
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Washington
General Services Administration
New York State
GSA
Associated Press
Otisville
N.Y
Court reporter Christine Stachura fined for contempt of Supreme Court
The Supreme Court fined Christine G. Stachura $300 and suspended her from duties until she provides the original transcript and a copy. The court also ordered all court costs paid and referred her case to the State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters for review. Her attorney cited personal problems while Stachura described a long career producing thousands of pages since 1970.
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Christine G. Stachura
Reynoldson
Stachura
High Court
Supreme Court
The
State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters
George Capps
Defense rests in ballroom trial in Linn District Court
The defense rested its case in a Linn County courtroom trial over a brawl at the Prairie Moon Ballroom. Prosecution to present rebuttal evidence with closing arguments set for Tuesday morning.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Prairie Moon
Prairieburg
George Washington
Brad E. Manuel
Wyoming
David W. McCrea
Olin
Manuel
Linn
Dave Remley
Anamosa
Gene Parks
Outlook brightens for Cedar Rapids rail and air links
The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber board described rail service prospects as increasingly encouraging after plans approved for a regional rail study led by Donald Hattery. The Aviation Task Force reported pledges for better air service and a study of destinations and hub cities amid United schedule changes. The Native Talent career event May 6 at Five Seasons Center drew strong support with 120 job categories and 29 firms already requesting booths. budget now exceeds 2,800 of 3,200.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Chamber
Regional Planning Commission
Donald Hattery
Faxon
Thomas Redford
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Redford
Aviation Task Force
United
Five Seasons Center
Driver Arrest Made In Cedar Rapids Drunk Driving Case
Cedar Rapids police arrested James Pazzi aged 58 of 325 First Ave SE on Friday night for drunk driving. He was taken into custody at 7 15 p m in the 2200 block of Mount Vernon Road SE.
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Cedar Rapids
James Pazzi
First Ave
Pazzi
Mount Vernon Road
City Briefs Abbreviated Notices and Local Ads
Brief items list diamond sale at Siegel's with price and phone, a non profit club seeks unwanted trophies, Chicago Flower Show dates and charter coach contacts, travel plans to Florida bound Opry shows with tour info, Suzuki Piano School announces new classes with contact, and Farmers State Bank closing for Washington's birthday on Monday February 18.
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Farmers State Bank
Washington
Adv
Weather Report and Snow Storm Across Regions
Snow continued to fall overnight from eastern Colorado across the Central Plains and into the Great Lakes while a band of freezing rain stayed south of the snow. Temperatures remained warm with rain moving across the southern and middle Atlantic states and a winter storm affecting interior New England and New York. Flooding persists in Arizona as meltwater combines with heavy rains. Stampede Pass, Washington reports 88 inches of total snow.
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Colorado
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Illinois
Rocky Mountains
Georgia
Virginias
Carolinas
Middle Atlantic
United States
New England
New York State
Newland
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Stampede Pass
Wash
Arizona
California
Vital Statistics Births and Medical Emergencies Report
Vital statistics list multiple births on February 15 at various addresses including Diana Casey, Amanda DiMase, Jacelyn Richard, and others. Also notes medical emergency at 180 Collins Road NE and gas flush at Center Point Road and Glass Road NE. Additional incidents include trash unknown at 2925 Johnson Ave NW and a Second medical emergency at 215 First Ave SE.
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Stacey
George Dale
Golf St
Diana
Kenneth Casey
East Post Road
Marion
Janet
Thomas Kloppfer
West Post Road
Cindi
Michael Davidson
Bowling St
Amanda
Frank DiMase
17Th St. NE
Collins Road
Johnson Ave
First Ave
Center Point Road
Glass Road
DeWitt Elevator Operator Fined for Health Violations
Don Dunnigan, operator of the Farmers' Co-op Association in DeWitt, was fined 200 dollars in U S District Court on Friday after pleading guilty to two counts of moving feeder and breeder swine across state lines without proper health certificates in November 1978 and January 1979.
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DeWitt
U.S
Don Dunnigan
Farmers’ Co-op Association
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