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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1977

Page

3

Deaths Oneida to Cosgrove and others in Iowa notices

Obituary notices report Joseph Patrick Cosgrove 73 of Vinton Cedar Rapids native with a long illness. Also listed are North English Ottie Hahn 89 Nellie Severtson 76 Charles Thatcher 76 Edna Kacena 83 Henry Emanuel 91 and George Brosh arranging services.

Joseph Patrick Cosgrove Cedar Rapids Vinton Coggon Walker Mary Ethel Gatens St. Mary’s Church Galena Ill Cosgrove All Saints Catholic Church A.F.L William Dewayne David Robert Joanne Ourada Sioux Falls S.D Marlene O’rourke Patricia Barnett Marion Arthur Larson Lena O'Brian Independence James L. Blocklinger Mt. Calvary Cemetery Father Blocklinger Teahen Funeral Home Ottie Hahn Powell’s Iowa City Nellie Severtson St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church George L. Gay’s Edna) Kacena Robert Kacena Sioux City Keystone California Kacena Little Brown Church Nashua Robert J. Kacena Leon Stilkey Diamond Bar Calif Leanora Donnan Denver Colo Glen Haven Mortuary San Fernando

Clues Sought In Deadly Dynamite Blast Near Milan

Federal and Missouri authorities searched a farm near Milan, five miles northeast, for answers after Jer ry Fiser, 36, of Brooklyn Iowa, was killed when a pickup loaded with stolen dynamite exploded. Investigators recovered unexploded caps and examined the site for a motive and whereabouts.

Milan Here Sullivan County Jerry A. Fiser

Long Island teen given 25 year term in serial robbery assault

Annibal Flores a 17 year old from Long Beach was sentenced in Nassau county court to 25 years for robbery seven years for sexual abuse and three one year terms for petty larceny resisting arrest and obstructing justice. He was found guilty of all charges after a two hour jury deliberation.

Mineola N.Y Long Island Annibal Flores Long Beach Flores Tion Alphonso LaPera Nassau County

C R Girl Hospitalized After Crash

Debby Grother 10 of 327 Thirty fourth street NE was in fairly good condition with a head injury after a two car crash on highway 218 south of Vinton about 6 30 p m Friday. Her mother Betty Lou Grother 37 and three other passengers were treated at Virginia Gay hospital then released. Driver Robert A Smith 27 of Waterloo was not injured. Linda Smith 26 and a daughter were released after treatment. Highway Patrol said Grother tried a left turn onto a county blacktop when her car was struck broadside by the northbound Waterloo car.

Debby Grother Thirtyfourth Street Vinton Betty Lou Grother Grother Becky Grother Laura Decker Mary Decker Virgina Gay Hospital Robert A. Smith Waterloo Linda Smith Iowa Highway Patrol

Two Cedar Rapids suspects held on multiple charges

Police arrested Pamela Orr, 32, of Center Point road NE on warrants for false uttering of checks and found 13 methadone pills in an unlabeled bottle leading to an illegal possession charge. Paul S. Muller, 23, of New York City, was jailed on a $125 bond after a Wiley Boulevard NW arrest for selling magazines without a license.

Cedar Rapids Pamela Orr Center Point Road Linn County Paul S. Muller New York City Wiley Boulevard Orr

Woman Must Leave Man Alone in Miami Case

Mercedes Brenner, 47, must avoid Rolando Duvallon after serving 35 days of a 90 day contempt sentence. Judge Wilkie Ferguson ordered her to stay away from the 53-year-old widower who has filed 58 police complaints about her harassment. Brenner still faces burglary and forged checks charges with trial decision expected by July 5 depending on her compliance.

Miami UPI Mercedes Brenner Rolando Duvallon Miss Brenner Wilkie Ferguson Duvallon Russell Spatz

Births And Local Weather Report From St Joseph Area

Weather details show NW wind at 5 mph at 11 p.m. with sun rising at 5 36 and setting at 8 46. Extended forecast warmer with possible thunderstorms Monday and partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s. Birth notices list Mercy July 1 daughter to Gary and Mercy Egloff at 1633 23rd street NW and several other births across St Luke's St Joseph and local addresses. Additional notes reference Kropuenske family connections and a series of household incidents including a defective te a cord, lint in a dryer and smoke damage on various addresses.

Mercy Gary Egloff 23Rd Street

Iowa City street cleaning blocked by mass towing

A planned five block Clinton street sweep in front of Burge dormitory was halted after 40 to 60 cars ignored no parking signs. Duane Carpenter sought to tow, police assisted, and City Manager Neil Berlin ordered a stop after 60 cars. One man, Michael Maxwell, was charged with assault and battery.

Iowa City University of Iowa Duane Carpenter Clinton Street Burge Carpenter Buddy Scheler Paul’s Towing Berlin

Cedar Rapids Library Staff Get Across the Board raise

Cedar Rapids library staff members will receive a 40 cent per hour pay increase under a one year contract signed Friday by the Cedar Rapids Library Staff Assn and the library board. The deal covers 45 staff persons and student assistants gain ten cents to 2.40. nine supervisory personnel are excluded.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Library Staff Assn Library Board of Trustees

City Briefs Listings Highlight July Events and Closures

Daybreak Optimists no meet ing Monday due to the July 4 holiday. Membership drive starts 7 am July 11 at Bishops downtown. Wisconsin Dells Mackinac Island July 11 16. CJ 3640501 Charter Coaches 366-1836. Adv. Expert Carpet Upholstery Cleaning Buck Grange 362-3068. Adv. Nashville Corn State Caravan July 21. See it all 134.95 CJ 3640501 Charter Coaches 366-1836. Adv. Farmers State and First National Banks closed Monday July 4 Independence Day. Colorful Colorado 5 days August 22. DJ 3640501 Charter Coaches 366-1835. Adv. Ernie Hidder Over 20 Years Experience Mandel Long Luce Sullivan Realtors Adv. Adventureland July 6 16.95 admission included DJ 364-0501 Charter Coaches 366-1835. Adv. Second Act Summer Clearance 9-9 Tuesday July 5 only Adv. Danny Davis Nashville Brass July 23 Illinois Opry DJ 3640501 Charter Coaches 366-1836.

Wisconsin Dells Mackinac Island Nashville Jim Powell Danny Davis Nashville Brass Illinois Opry D.J Adv

Cedar Rapids Law Club Elects New Officers

Robert R. Rush elected president of the Cedar Rapids Law club. Other new officers include David S. Good as vice president Randall A. Nazette as secretary and David W. Kubicek as treasurer.

Robert R. Rush Park Townecourt NE Cedar Rapids Law Club David S. Good Randall A. Nazette David W. Kubicek

Iowa fair attendance dips as prices cut to draw crowds

Knight notes 1976 attendance fell from 1975 with 148 600 vs 152 000. Despite nationwide fair turnout, bicentennial celebrations hurt attendance. To attract visitors the fair board cuts prices Friday to Monday noon to 4 pm, offering $2 carloads and $1 parking and 25 cent ride reductions.

Knight Fair Board

Border clashes rise as Lebanon civil war looms inflamed by militias

Israeli warnings on a disputed security line persist as Christian militias backed by Israel seal off a border zone to curb cross border guerrilla raids. In Beirut's eastern Christian sector three people die and 12 are wounded after day long clashes between rival militias.

Israel Lebanon Beirut

U S Critics of China Policy Warn of War Risk

Shen argues that U S policy toward the Chinese Communists undermines world peace and could invite new war threats while praising Nationalist China as a steadfast ally tied to a defense treaty with Taiwan. He emphasizes a refusal to negotiate with Beijing and urges the United States to abandon illusions about peaceful dealings with Peking.

United States Shen Peking Southeast Asia Latin America Africa China Repub Lic Taiwan U.s.-Taiwan Washington Vance Republic of China

Fair board plans meeting after fire at Delaware county fair

Mrs. Satterle said the Delaware county fair will proceed July 19 to 23 and the fair board will meet at 8 p m tonight to decide what can be done. Temporary bleacher seating is hoped while prizes and food for the Fourth of July Jaycees celebration were destroyed in the blaze.

Delaware County Fair Board Manchester Jaycees Fairground

Two Hospitalized After Friday Accidents

Two people were admitted to St. Luke’s hospital after separate Friday accidents. David Schultz 15 of 132 Seventeenth Street SW was treated for a back injury after his bike was struck on Second Avenue SW. John Armstrong 56 of Route One Marion was treated for a broken kneecap after his motorcycle was hit on Eighth Avenue in Marion.

St. Luke's Hospital David Schultz Seventeenth Street Second Avenue John Armstrong Marion

July Forecast for Iowa Cooler in East Camp

Des Moines. July temperatures in Iowa are expected to average near normal in the west portion and below normal in the east. Normal highs range from the mid to upper 80s in the north to the upper 80s or lower 90s in the south, with lows in the low to mid 60s. Above median rainfall is anticipated, with normal July rainfall between 3 and 3.5 inches.

Des Moines UPI Iowa National Weather Service NWS

Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates

The Cedar Rapids Gazette publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa established 1883. Subscription options include carrier 1.05 weekly and mail rates 4.29 for four weeks 46.00 for 52 weeks other states 70.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.

Gazette Cound Cedar Rapids Iowa Gazette Associated Press

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Charles Thatcher George L. Gay's Henry Emanuel Norway Iowa County Veronica Brecht St. Michael’s Church Clarence Richard Eldred Brecht Mary Boddicker Leona Kraft van Horne Burt Stallman Fairfax St. Michael's Church St. Michael’s Cemetery George Brosh Fiser Malcom Stone Co Grinnell Carl Ward Ward U.S. Treasury Department of Alcohol, Tax and Firearms Office Kansas City Jefferson City John Kearn Brooklyn Fis Poweshiek County Larry Wray Missouri C.R C.R. Weather St. Luke's Benjamin Baily Springville Dean Honkamp E Avenue David Wilson Daleview Drive Marvin Zaruba C Avenue NE Ronald Wilkinson Deborah Drive St. Joseph Steven Kropuenske Kropuenske Jean McCauley Fourth Street Melvin Kropuenske Twenty-ninth Street Sixth Street Navajo Drive Bishops Buck Grange Farmers State First National Colorado Ernie Hidder Mandel Long Luce & Sullivan Realtors Adventureland John E. Lapes Lorist 3Rd Ave The Eighth Avenue Dean R. Core Thirteenth Avenue First Street Frank G. Wilkens A Avenue NW
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