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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1977

Page

3

Redmond Calls For Federal Look At St Paul Malpractice Insurance

State Sen. James Redmond asks Iowa's congressional delegation for a federal anti trust review of The St Paul Companies malpractice coverage. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Herbert Anderson flags overcharges to hospitals between Nov 1975 and Jun 1976 and notes THMI’s struggle to become a viable alternative.

James Redmond Cedar Rapids Iowa St. Paul Des Moines Iowa Insurance Department Herbert Anderson Anderson the Gazette Iowa Hospital Mutual Insurance Corp THMI Redmond

Weather and Police Blotter Roundup

Extended forecast shows snow Saturday with partly cloudy days Friday and Sunday. Highs in the 20s lows five to 15 above. A series of January births listed for Marion Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Numerous traffic fines and incidents including speeding warnings reckless driving and improper vehicle equipment documented with addresses and names.

Lynn Velvick Tower Terrace Hiawatha Randall Brunson Twin Pine Drive Mearl Yorgensen Eighteenth Street Jeffrey Kramer Sixth Street Mark Wilcox Fifteenth Street Mary Crump Underwood Avenue Noreda Dobbin Clark Road Janet Bishop Solon Jeff Andersen Bever Avenue Terry Sindelar Norway Thomas Dwyer Celia Pond Annette Buck Glass Road David Ricci Iowa City Andrea Chapman Ronald Primrose Thirtieth Street Denise Davis Paul Hess First Street Jon Lodestein Rudd James Gibbs Sue Bousley Twelfth Street Keith Heitzman First Avenue Rex Kline Klinger Street Anton Naso C Avenue John Laurence Central City Leonard Mais Wyoming Charles Mulloy Richard Wilson Pioneer Avenue SE Stephen McAleer Monticello James Harris John Parker, Jr Volga Lindsey Vinson Twenty Eighth Street Court Marion Dale Pilon Moline Ill John Hall Williamsburg Vernon Carman Omaha Neb Charles Harrisman North English Larry Hofer McGregor Ira Weed Waveland Drive Jerome Buck Ninth Avenue James Woods Cne Donald Jones Marengo Theresa Smith Gary Hilleshiem Garrison Leonard Sturm Kenrich Kenrich Drive Donovan McCluskey Leslie Tammenga Twenty-first Street Jerome Hamel Patricia Thorman B Avenue Frieda Folk Seventeenth Street Daniel Dunkel Coggan Linda Witt Tenth Street Kenneth Jones Terry Beranek Richard Medrano E Avenue NW Loyal Ness Center Point Karen le Velle Fifth Street John Wasendorf First Avenue NW David Mefford N Street Ricky Martin C.R AOR Rero Een Bismarck

Taxi Fire Injures Driver and Destroys Cab

A Century Cab driver Gary Molitor aged 23 was injured when his cab ignited shortly before 9 am on Wednesday. He stopped, burned his hands trying to open the hood, and was treated at St Luke’s hospital. The vehicle was completely destroyed by the blaze.

Century Cab Co Gary Molitor I Avenue NW Airport Road St. Luke's Hospital

Obituaries and funeral notices from Cedar Rapids area

Obituaries list Lucille Mary Namen 82 and many Cedar Rapids residents with services in Fort Dodge Elk Horn and other towns. Dates include December 24 25 and 27 with burial at Oakland and Mt Calvary cemeteries. Names include Hird Gatto Mayberry Coburn Narber Conrad Hendrickson Fleming Jacqueline Ja cobs and more with churches and funeral homes noted.

Lucille Mary Namen Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Salem Elk Horn Oakland Cemetery Festina Catherine Einck St. Mary’s Catholic Church Calmar Fort Atkinson Julius Rausch St. John’s Catholic Church Chekal’s. Williamsburg Larry D. Mayberry St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Uhlmann Monmouth Cemetery Memorial Fund Toledo Ralph E. Franks Henderson’s Oak Hill Cemetery Tama Independence Albert Edward Hoeg White’s Sigourney Lee O. Jacobs Reynolds’. Wellman Barbara D. Yoder West Union Mennonite Church Powell's West Union Roscoe Pritchard Burnham and Wood's Patrick Francis Fleming Tenth Street Troy Mills Iowa Manufacturing Co All Saints Catholic Church All Saints Church Edmund J. Becker Mt. Calvary Cemetery Stewart Funeral Msgr. Becker

$20 Million Pact to Collins Wins Coast Guard Contract

Collins Radio of Cedar Rapids secured a six year $20 million Coast Guard contract to supply avionics for a medium surveillance aircraft. Falcon Jet Corp of Peterboro New Jersey builds the plane. Authorization came from Transportation Secretary Coleman over objections by Magnuson and Pearson, urged by Culver and McClellan.

Washington Collins Radio Cedar Rapids Coast Guard Falcon Jet Corp Peterboro N.J John C. Culver D-Iown Collins Department of Transportation William T. Coleman Warren Magnuson D-Wash James Pearson R-Kan Culver John McClellan Dark Coleman

Carter Era Set as New Congress Opens

Congress moves to advance Carter’s agenda with a jobs bill and public works plan. House Speaker O Neill pledges a tough ethics code and bipartisan cooperation, while Senate leaders discuss downsizing committees and curbing filibusters.

Carter Congress House Plains Thomas Tip” O'Neill John McCormack Carl Albert O'Neill Robert Byrd D-W.va Hubert Humphrey Senate

Bandit Wave Stalls as Robberies Fail Across Town

Police thwart a three day spree as a taxi robbery at a transmission shop is foiled and a Happy Joe's in Mt. Vernon road SE repels a masked gunman who fled after warning staff. A second incident involved a station attendant wresting away a gun. Vozenilek, 28, was arrested after a taxi he hired from the Pay-Less area was linked to the earlier hold up.

Carter Congress Baker Happy Joe's Pizza Mt. Vernon Road James Spelman Happy Joe's Mt. Vernon Spelman Tracy Renard George Clayton Vozenilek Vozenilek Sixteenth Avenue Fifteenth Avenue Sixth Street

Woman Thrown Into Ice Surfaces by Snowmobile Mishap

Anna Feaker, 21, of 700 Thirty-fifth Street Marion, was treated at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids for exposure after a snowmobile broke through the ice at Coralville reservoir. She is five months pregnant and was riding in the Sandy Beach area when the ice gave way.

Hilda E. Hendrickson Ninth Street Cedar Rapids Penick & Ford Turner Chapel East Iowa City Anna Feaker Thirty-fifth Street Marion St. Luke’s Hospital Coralville Reservoir Johnson County

Purse Snatching Report From Fourth Avenue SE

Ilene Callison of 1551 Fourth avenue SE told police her purse was snatched Tuesday night in the 1500 block of Fourth avenue SE. The thief tore the purse from her arm, which contained ten dollars, and she bruised her knee when she fell.

Ilene Callison Fourth Avenue SE

Acquittal in Meter Theft Case Marks Linn Court Session

C R Man acquitted on meter theft after a directed verdict ruling only accomplice testimony tied him to the crime. Zerbee, 22, Shellsburg, to face trial next week with a continuation motion expected. Hicks, 57, Center Point, fined 1000 dollars and given suspended sentence and probation for second offense drunk driving. Coppess, 24, Camp Pendleton California, received two suspended six month jail terms and probation for marijuana delivery.

Linn District Court Larry J. Tobin Cedar Rapids Daryl Zerbee Route One Shellsburg Zerbee Clifton J. Hicks Center Point Hicks David A. Coppess

Marion Man Charged With Drunk Driving

Harold J. Duckett, 60, of 2460 Fourth Avenue, Marion, was charged with drunk driving at 10 55 p.m. Tuesday. He was arrested near the intersection of Highway 150 and Blairs Ferry Road.

Harold J. Duckett Fourth Avenue Marion Highway 150 Blairs Ferry Road

Sheriff Announces New Emergency Number 398 3911

Linn Sheriff Orlie Workman announced a direct emergency line 398 3911 to the dispatcher to reduce delays. The number mirrors 911 usage and will serve burglaries in uncivil areas and other non departmental emergencies while plans for direct lines to civil and criminal divisions proceed.

Linn Orlie Workman Sheriff's Department Workman Criminal Department

Also Mentioned on This Page

IHMI C.R. Weather Daily Record Donald Neagle Eleventh Street Paul Shanley Norman Drive St. Luke's Robert Wheeler Jack Ryan Seventh Avenue SE Robert Jiroutek Bowler Street Jon Stolfus Higley Avenue Ronald Hoover Cheryl Williams Christopher Contard Margaret Arnold John Hromidko Catherine Bowers Roy Simonsen Debra Glass John Wogen Kathleen Murphy Dubuque Robert Ensminger Burlington Nancy Welsh Frederick Mittan, Jr Sandra Albert Evansdale Highway 149 Twelfth Avenue Williams Boulevard Eighth Avenue Third Avenue Sandra Zay Allen Neale Weaver Verla M Donald D. Butters Frances Doreen David Frederick Edmundson Ronda Lee Groves Scott Allen Clark Cynthia Sue Michael Joseph Hochstetler Magistrate's Court Anchorage Los Angeles Atlanta Miami Minneapolis Chicago New Orleans Denver New York Duluth Phoenix Honolulu Seattle Houston Zebulon Pike Pike's Peak Colorado C.R. Obituaries Mrs Louis Namen Salem United Methodist Church Gatto George J Stewart Funeral Home Henry P. Schrader Goettsch’s Patrick F. Fleming Grace M. Narber Grace Marie Narber Maple Drive Iowa State Teachers College UNI Cedar Falls Charles City Calvary Baptist Church White Lily CES Gethsemane White Shrine of Jerusalem Linwood Cemetery Turner Chapel West Carl W. Conrad Ellis Road Elvina Schroeder Wisconsin Conrad Wilson and Co Trinity Lutheran Church Robert Edith Stanek Louise Kretschmar Arthur Richard L. Thompson Vietnam Opvaula Ert Griffin Democratic Steering and Policy Senate Rules Committee Tom Alex Gorette Renard Happy Joe’s Johnson C.R. Man Chaser Camp Pendleton Califman Coppess John E. Lapes
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