School Board fills vacancy by 5 to 1 vote
The board appointed Weinhardt to fill the vacancy after a secret ballot, with Lauree Gerber dissenting. Some members favored a special election to boost community involvement. others warned of short time and low turnout. Weinhardt will be sworn in at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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Lauree Gerber
Mary Ann Kucera
Weinhardt
Education Services Center
Second Avenue
Citizens
Chamber of Commerce
Linn County
Board of Education
Storm Sewer Rescue Effort Fails To Find Lost Boys
In a frantic Friday search for two boys believed drawn into storm sewers, police, Linn deputies, and firefighters combed tunnels from E Avenue NW to the river. Divers were set to join as volunteers and press crews waded through water to keep the operation active.
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Linn Sheriff's Deputies
E Avenue
Fifteenth Street
City council weighs historic preservation ordinance details
Only three members have seen the memo as Mayor Canney and Safety Commissioner Colton were out of town. Several officials backs stronger state law. Parks Commissioner Reinis champions preserving past cultures and urges clear authority possibly with county cooperation. legal questions and guidelines needed before a vote.
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Don Canney
Ed Colton
Hal Schaefer
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Stan Reinis
Smokers quit patterns linked to personality study
Ohio State behavioral scientist Assistant Professor Richard Russell reports anti smoking programs work differently by smoker type. Habitual smokers have the hardest start but are likelier to stay off. those driven by frustration or anxiety tend to relapse without coping methods. Introverts show stronger control than extroverts who respond less to conditioning.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio State University
Richard Russell
Russell
Obituaries list includes Thorne Proffitt and others in Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices report Jack T. Thorne 76 of 1218 Eighth Street NW pronounced dead after a predawn house fire at St Luke's hospital. Born May 6 1900 in Buffalo Center he lived in Benton Harbor before moving to Cedar Rapids eight years ago. Survived by three sisters and funeral Monday at Turner Chapel West with burial Cedar Memorial. Also Winona B Proffitt 81 died unexpectedly while living with a son in Lisbon formerly Davenport with a large surviving family. services pending at Range funeral home in Davenport then Memorial Park burial. Other notices include Eva L Knight, Albert Haloupek, Francis Gusta Scherman, Melvin Witte with service details and burial plans across Cedar Rapids Davenport and surrounding towns.
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Jack T. Thorne
Eighth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Buffalo Center
Thorne
Benton Harbor
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Turner Chapel West
John Little
Cedar Memorial
Turner's
Winona B. Proffitt
Joseph W. Proffitt
Route One
Lisbon
Mrs. Proffitt
Antioch
Neb
Davenport
Newcomb Presbyterian Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Order of Eastern Star
Navy Mothers Club
Mildred Taylor
Russell Proffitt
Lorando Brown
Vernon Proffitt
Mildred Thurston
Luella Sage
Pauline LaClair
Alliance
Range Funeral Home
Memorial Park
Turner Chapel East
Open Forum on OSHA at Hawkeye ADT meeting
The Hawkeye chapter of the American Society for Training and Development will hold an Open Forum on OSHA at its February 15 meeting at the Sheraton Inn. Walter Johnson, Al Victor, and Dr. Frank Kilpatrick will discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Social hour starts at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30, program at 7:30. call 396-6632 for information and reservations.
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Hawkeye
American Society For Training and Development
OSHA
Sheraton Inn
Walter Johnson
Iowa
al Victor
Collins Avionics Division
Rockwell International
Frank Kilpatrick
University of Iowa
Record Flood Of Aliens Seen Across Border
SAN YSIDRO Calif AP immigration officials warn of a record influx of illegal aliens crossing the southern border this year. Assistant chief Robert McCord notes the surge began before spring and reports 700 arrests last Sunday as proof of the rising flow.
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San Ysidro
Calif
Mexico
United States
Robert McCord
Border Patrol
Sap Ysidro
Mary Hartman Mary Hartman Canceled by WMT
WMT has canceled the Norman Lear soap opera Mary Hartman Mary Hartman and will replace it with movies previously slated for 11 p.m. The change follows the TV Vision listings for the week of Jan 29 through Feb 4 and will be reflected in Gazette updates.
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WMT
Mary Hartman
TV Vision
Gazette
Correction on John S. Tower obituary service times
Correction from Friday night obituary notes that original service times for John S. Tower, Alburnett, were changed due to weather. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St Michael's Episcopal Church. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial funeral home Sunday afternoon and at the church after 12:30 p.m. Monday.
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John S. Tower
Alburnett
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Williamsburg Attorney Melvin Witte Dies at 60
Melvin Witte 60 longtime Williamsburg attorney died Thursday night of an apparent heart attack. Born December 31 1916 he married Wilma Gibbs October 21 1941 in Earlville. He served in World War II and Korea and held civic roles including past Iowa county Republican leader and Williamsburg school board member. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Uhlmann Funeral Home Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg
Melvin Witte
Henry Witte
Steven
Berwyn
Thomas
Vernon
Issaquah
Wash
Uhlmann
Autographed Letters From Carter and Ford Sold in Hoax Case
A handwritten letter from Jimmy Carter, sent in good faith to an enterprise hoaxster, sold for 900 dollars to a private collector at Charles Hamilton Galleries. A Ford letter to the same recipient fetched 850 dollars from a California dealer at the Waldorf Astoria auction.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Charles Hamilton Galleries
Waldorf-Astoria
Ford
California
Robert Colbert
Philadelphia
Colbert
Carter
Georgia
Jimmy Colbert
House
Gerald Colbert
Births and weather notes from Clinton region update
Weather at 11 p m reports wind from the west at 22 mph. Birth notices list multiple families including Mr and Mrs Allen Miller at 114 Fifth Street SW a daughter and several other couples with newborns in Marion Monticello and Vinton. Public notices include fire and water pipe incidents and a mobile home fire investigation at 3701 Sixteenth Avenue South West.
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Clinton
Gary Zumwalt
Zumwalt
Joe Michalec
Fifth Street
Don Oakes
Outlook Drive
Gordon Zumwalt
Solon
Mobile Home
Sixteenth Avenue S
Energy crisis debate eyes Carter energy bill action
The debate on Friday sets up a vote on Monday with a potential House passage on Tuesday. The plan would grant Carter authority to move existing gas from ample to short areas, not boost overall supplies. GAO and FPC officials warn of widespread plant closures and layoffs, while conservation and policy reforms loom for the next decade.
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House
Carter
Congress
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
Classes Canceled at St. Jude's Parish
Religious education classes at St. Jude's parish are not held this morning. This city brief appears among the page 58 notices and promotes daily classified ads.
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St. Jude’s Parish
Gazette Co Daily Edition from Cedar Rapids History
Established in 863, the Gazette Co publishes daily and Sunday editions in Cedar Rapids. Rates list carrier and mail prices, with a note on postal terms and Associated Press material exclusive to republication.
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the Gazette Co
WO Third Ove
Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Tows
Omer
US Territories
Oreas
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