Deaths: Frank C. Kula 71 of Hiawatha dies after heart surgery
Frank C. Kula 71 of 1213 Raney St Hiawatha died Friday morning at University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City after heart surgery. Born Oct 2 1909 near Anamosa he married Florene Lutz Feb 9 1942. Survived by wife daughter Barbara Holt two brothers and three sisters. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday Goettsch Funeral Home Anamosa burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Cedar Rapids Visitation after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Frank C. Kula
Raney St
Hiawatha
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Anamosa
Florene Lutz
Barbara Holt
Jackson
Mich
Raymond
Robert
Elizabeth Martens
Ann Butterfield
Blanche Wheat
Monticello
Goettsch Funeral Home
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Funeral
Bettendorf Man Accused of Smuggling Drugs Into Linn County Jail
Dennis G. Stein, 32, is charged with furnishing drugs to inmates after entering the Linn County Jail on a weekend sentence for assault with intent to injure. Police found hashish and pills. A man identified as Fred R. McLain, 53, of Pocatello Idaho, faces fraudulently presenting checks at three Cedar Rapids banks with multiple aliases. He is held pending arraignment.
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Bettendorf
Linn
Dennis G. Stein
Stein
Fred R. McLain
Pocatello
Idaho
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Williams
New York City
Chicago
Guaranty Bank
Peoples Bank
First Avenue East
Merchants National Bank
Mount Vernon Road
McLain
Benjamin W. Barsema
John Sathern
Robert K. Scott
Linn County
Robbery at Pizza Village on Edgewood Road Friday
Police report two men robbed Pizza Village at 350 Edgewood Road NW around 9 45 p m Friday. An armed suspect used a handgun but no shots were fired and no injuries were reported. The suspects wore black jackets and full face shield helmets and fled on a large motorcycle.
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Edgewood Road
Gold and Silver Dealer Receives Deferred Sentence
Douglas Stover, operator of Cedar Rapids Gold and Silver Exchange, must serve 60 days in a Community Corrections Center under a two year deferred sentence approved by Linn District Court Judge Thomas Horan. He also owes Linn County $1,000, repays the burglary victim in full, and must show a plan to reimburse all items taken, with work release to run his business during confinement.
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Douglas Stover
Cedar Rapids
Horan
Stover
Linn County
Elliott loses reinstatement appeal in Cedar Rapids case
District Court Judge Thomas Horan refused to reconsider his judgment denying a court review of the Civil Service Commission decision. He earlier ruled he could not review the case because notice of appeal was mailed to the secretary rather than delivered personally as Iowa law requires. Elliott left the Police Department August 22 1980 after an inquiry into missing $60 from a deceased woman's purse and sought restoration through Civil Service proceedings.
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District Court
Thomas Horan
Cedar Rapids
Daniel Elliott
Horan
Secretary of the Civil Service Commission
Iowa
Elliott
Police Department
Civil Service Commission
Marion brothers escape motel fire by a minute
Michael and John Cram of Marion woke to fire at the Executive Inn in West Des Moines. They escaped seconds before flames engulfed the hallway as others fled, losing many possessions but surviving the blaze that claimed two youths. They stayed with relatives and later learned Cheryl Martz and Dale Darnell died in the same fire.
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Michael Cram
West Des Moines
the Gazette
Cram
John
Marion
Executive Inn
Michael
Walter
Joan Cram
Lth St
Des Moines
Cryovac Company
Robert Brighis
McGowan Blvd
Adventure Land
Altoona
Steve
Brighis
Cheryl Martz
Dale Darnell
Durant
Martz
Darnell
Las Vegas
Budget debate echoes in Congress on cuts and energy
House Democratic Whip Thomas Foley noted budget cuts. Senator Dale Bumpers cited fears of pushing people from work to welfare. Senator Donald Riegle lamented the lack of energy mention in the president’s address and called for an energy program fix.
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Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Reagan
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Congress
Everbody
Cedar Rapids Budget Edges Up On Growth Projections
The Cedar Rapids city budget falls about 3.3 million to 78,444,812 while some areas rise. The Cedar Rapids School District plans an 2.42 million increase to 55,672,014 for 1981 82 with a 9.02 percent growth assumption. Kirkwood Community College boosts its budget 6 million to 22.3 million for 1981 82, with schoolhouse funds rising from 2.4 million to nearly 7 million.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Ray
Kirkwood Community College
Law enforcement topics dominate regional meeting in Iowa
At a regional meeting in Iowa discussants call for relaxed jail standards and broader changes. They urge revising Chapter 692 to ease information releases and tighten bingo and qualified immunity rules for officers. Capt. Neuhaus argues police should face penalties for bad acts but avoid liability for good faith actions.
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Iowa
Miller
Sawyer
Department of Criminal Investigation
Department of Public Safety
Marion
Tom Neuhaus
Neuhaus
Clarifications Correct Errors In Local Report
Equipment and supplies were taken from Melvin Kuba's greenhouse, not $1 700 worth of plant items. Linn County Sheriff's release said plant items were taken. Kuba disputes it as an error. The overdue parking meter fine is five dollars, not six. The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications in this space and respond to complaints at the listed phone number.
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Melvin Kuba
Kuba
Linn Sheriff's Department
the Gazette
Average Olympic athlete consumes 5500 calories daily
United Press Internation reports that the typical Olympic athlete uses about 5500 calories per day to fuel training and competition. The figure reflects high energy needs across endurance and strength sports.
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United Press Internation
El Salvador Trainers Focus on Huey Helicopters
A five man team instructs pilots to fly six U S made UH 1H Huey helicopters leased to El Salvador The sources say no decision has been made on sending more equipment and Salvadoran forces need training in maintaining their current hardware first.
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el Salvador
Guilty Plea in Vinton Robbery Case Relates to Dec. Heist
Craig Allen Schultz of Charles City pleaded guilty in District Court at Vinton to first degree robbery. Sentencing is scheduled for March 16. Schultz and Richard Chaney of Cedar Falls were charged in the Dec 12 Garrison Branch robbery and held on $100,000 bonds. Both arrested Jan 13. Chaney has not pleaded.
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Vinton
Craig Allen Schultz
Charles City
Schultz
Richard Chaney
Cedar Falls
Garrison
State Bank of
Chaney
Benton County
Alexander
Weather Report Snapshot
Wind direction and velocity midnight 20 mph. Sun rises Sunday 6 42 sets 5 57. Year ago today high 26 low 23 trace precip. Extended forecast mostly fair with little chance for precipitation Monday through Wednesday. Highs 30s to 40s, warms to 40s to about 50 by Wednesday. Lows teens to mid 20s Monday warming to around 30 by Wednesday.
Warm upends seasonable chill with record highs in the south
A warm spell spreads from the Mid Mississippi Valley to the Southern Plains and Atlantic Coast as temperatures climb into the 80s in Tennessee Florida Mississippi and Alabama. Des Moines hits 68 surpassing 1932’s 63. Snow mixes in North Dakota Minnesota and Michigan while a cold front shifts clouds across the Plains and Great Lakes.
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Mississippi Valley
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Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Rockies
California
Arizona
Vital Statistics and Local Incidents Summary
Vital statistics report births for Margaret and Kevin Jenkins and Mary Lamoreux with listed addresses. Grandparents named for Stonebraker child. Police log notes include smoke odor investigation on 375 26th Ave SW, vehicle extrication at Eighth Ave and Williams Blvd SW, loose air filter at 2080 Eastern Blvd SE, TV short at 805 Third Ave SW, and a medical emergency at 1322 Woodside Dr NW.
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26Th Ave
Eighth Avenue
Williams Blvd
Eastern Blvd
Third Ave
Woodside Drive
UI student found dead on university parking ramp
A 26 year old Sioux City native, Roger Whiting Stienstra, a senior UI liberal arts student, apparently shot himself on the top level of the UI Hospitals parking ramp in Iowa City. His body was found around 10:30 a.m. and turned over to the Johnson County Medical Examiner who ruled a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head as the cause.
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Iowa City
UPI
Sioux City
Roger Whiting Stienstra
Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
Stienstra
The Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Contact Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette. It is published daily and Sunday from Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates and postage details included. republication rights noted.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Sunda Third Ave
Iowa
Catio
Cedar Rope
Sunda
States
John E. Lapes
Morist
3Rd Ave
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Fairview Drive
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Second Ave
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Crandall Drive
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