Weather Forecast snowless, cold spell continues
The extended forecast calls for continued cold weather from Thursday through Saturday with no measurable snow expected. Highs range from zero to 15 above and lows from five below to 20 below, with sun up at 7:25 and sunset at 5:14. The year ago high was 30 and the low 25 with .24 inches of precipitation.
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Guus Tsakassex Iselo
Births Big day at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals
Birth announcements from Mercy on Jan 24 list several newborns to Mr. and Mrs. Weers Anamosa a son and to Mr. and Mrs. Bassin a daughter at 1417 Avenue NE. St Luke's on Jan 22 records a son for Mr. and Mrs. Shearer and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Wichman and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Gienapp Center Point. Also a Jan 23 birth for Mr. and Mrs. Nekola Elberon and a Jan 24 birth for Mr. Lamb Chelsea and births for Beck er Van Horne Johnson Arnold Holly Maddux at listed addresses. Out of town Rockford birth for Mr. and Mrs. Parker a daughter. Parker is son of Roy Parker Jr and Mrs. Lynn Kolosik. List contains Cedar Rapids couples and others with names and spouses. Fire and ambulance calls noted: frozen sprinkler pipe on Third Street SE, food on stove on Seventh Street SE, ambulance on Center Point road NE.
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Gary Weers
Anamosa
John Bassin
Avenue NE
St. Luke's
Roderick Shearer
Thirty-third Street
Robert Wichman
Cheyenne Road
Frederick Gienapp
Center Point
Ron Nekola
Elberon
Tommy Lamb
Chelsea
Clarence Becker
van Horne
Robert Johnson
Dalewood Avenue
Douglas Arnold
Twelfth Avenue
Richard Holly
Sherman Street
Donnie Maddux
Sylvia Street
Rockford, Ill
Robert Parker
Parker
Roy Parker, Jr
B Avenue NE
Lynn Kolosik
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Seventh Street
Center Point Road
TV Helped 90 Percent of Inmates Become Better Criminals
Marquette Michigan AP reports a three month survey by inmate Grant Hendrick at the state maximum security prison finds about 90 percent of 208 prisoners claim TV improved their criminal talents. Forty percent said they attempted crimes seen on TV, though only a third succeeded. The study for TV Guide discusses methods and notes inmates plan to use ideas after release.
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Marquette, Mich
Michigan
Marquette
Grant Hendrick
Hendrick
TV Guide
State moves toward hearing in St Paul hospital malpractice case
The Iowa insurance department is preparing a formal hearing into alleged overcharges by The St. Paul Companies for hospital malpractice insurance from November 1975 to June 10, 1976. Deputy Commissioner William Hager says a hearing date will be set by week’s end, likely in late February, unless a settlement is reached.
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Iowa Insurance Department
St. Paul
William Hager
State Insurance Department
Insurance Company
Hager
Insurance Commissioner
Obituary notices from Cedar Rapids area deaths
Obituary roundup lists Albert Roubicek 75 Cedar Rapids died after long illness. Survived by sisters Mary Carpenter and Julia Nejdley, brother Joe. Services Thursday at Turner chapel west, burial Czech National. Also Bernard Noon 75 and many other memorial notices across Cedar Rapids area with multiple services, visitations, and burials arranged by local funeral homes including Turner, Devaney Reiff’s Cascade, Witt’s Elkader, and other area houses. That page also marks 1890 Nellie Bly’s world trip anniversary.
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Albert Roubicek
Cedar Rapids
Chelsea
Mary Carpenter
Julia Nejdley
Kalona
Joe
Turner Chapel West
Turner West
Bernard — Andrew Noonan
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
North Garryowen
Devaney
Reiff's
Cascade
St. Olaf
Louena Olson
Norway Lutheran Church
Witt's
Elkader
Fairbank
Trixy French
Dean French
Dunkerton United Methodist Church
East Side
Elkader, Witt’s
Elkader Oelwein
Phyllis Mildred Bright
Brant-Kern
Keswick
Neva L. Finch
United Methodist Church
Powell's
Iowa City
Ralph Wildman
George L. Gay
West Union
Albert Schnor
Burnham
Wood
Marengo
Wessie B Stanton
Hoover-Valentine’s Independence
Joseph Paulus
St. John’s Catholic Church
Catholic Daughters
the Foresters
White
Independence
Gregory Short
Connie Short
White's
Holec
Joseph, Jr
Turner Chapel
Glenn Bender
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Cedar Memorial
Turner East
High
Earl V
Wilson Hyde
Trinity United Methodist Church
Linwood
Jones
Harriett
Brush Chapel
Linwood Harris
Bessie Isabel Daniels
St. Cloud
Minn
Legislator Questions Booklet On Liquor Agency Needs
Des Moines legislators were sent a small 45 cent booklet outlining the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department's needs. Rol land Gallagher, director, said the pamphlet seeks favorable legislation for a warehouse addition. Gallagher noted no lobbyist is maintained and mailings were directed to legislators.
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Des Moines
Lowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Lowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission
Rolland Gallagher
Gallagher
Robert Rush
Cedar Rapids
Rush
Two Arrested On Drug Counts In C R Raid
Metro narcotics officers and Bureau of Criminal Investigation officials raided a K street SW address at 9 15 p m Monday and seized about 18 pounds of high grade marijuana. Steven Jon Smith 26 of 1528 Eighth avenue SE and Jack Kondora 20 of 1329 K street SW were arrested on delivery of a controlled substance charges. Police estimated street value at 9500 dollars. Some marijuana was found inside the residence and some in a vehicle near the house.
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Metro
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
K Street
Steven Jon Smith
Eighth Avenue SE
Jack Kondora
Two Hospitalized After Linn Crash
Joe B. Trevino 23 of 715 Sixth street SE and Guadalupe Gonzalez 30 of 1216 Fourth avenue SE were injured about midnight Monday when their car was struck by a semi trailer rig at Highway 30 and West Post road. They were admitted to Mercy hospital with Trevino in good condition and Gonzalez in fair condition. Linn deputies report the southbound car driven by Trevino failed to stop for a stop sign and was hit by the eastbound semi driven by Urban Noethe 27 of Spencer.
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Joe B. Trevino
Sixth Street
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Fourth Avenue SE
Highway 30
West Post Road
Mercy Hospital
Trevino
Gonzales
Linn
Urban Noethe
Spencer
Carter pushes swift action on tax rebates and energy plan
Carter met congressional leaders to press quick action on a package including tax rebates and limited public works spending. He outlined a broad energy program due by April 20 and welfare reform by May, with proposals to ease natural gas controls and allow pipeline self-shifting to ease shortages.
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Congress
Carter
John Brademas
Indiana
House
Controversy Over Police Chief Job Moves Amid List Question
City officials debate timing and validity of civil service lists for police chief. Colton seeks to replace LaPeters, council balked, LaPeters fired, district court upheld, Colton appeals. Acting chief Clift may be retained through year end as details of law remain unclear. Applications due 5 p.m. Feb. 1. Salary ranges from 19,724 to 24,972 annually.
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Colton
Wallace LaPeters
LaPeters
Clift
Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court narrows maternity leave rights on sick pay cases
The Supreme Court ruled on two sick pay challenges from Nashville Gas and a California school district, aligning with prior decisions on pregnancy exclusions in disability plans. It refused to advance a DOJ anti trust suit against AT&T, and upheld jurisdiction for the Bell System case. The court also held Miranda warnings unnecessary when a voluntary police interview ends with a confession and agreed to hear a challenge to five member juries as unconstitutional.
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Nashville, Tenn
Richmond
Calif
General Electric
Justice Department
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Plans to Close Aurora School Focus At Public Hearing
About 100 people attended a hearing on plans to close the East Buchanan Community School District center in Aurora. Wayne Burke cited inflation and enrollment declines. the Aurora center serves 40 students and may drop to 24 by 1981-82. If closed, students would be bused to Winthrop or Quasqueton, with a projected $14,000 budget shift for other programs. A second hearing is set for February 14 at noon in Aurora.
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Winthop
East Buchanan
Aurora
Wayne Burke
Winthrop
Quasqueton
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