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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1979

Page

3

Infant Twin Dies at Birth in Cedar Rapids Hospital

Death notices from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns list Georgena Helen Lamphier infant daughter of Marion and Diana Cumberland Lamphier of Urbana. Memorial services will be held later with Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point handling arrangements.

Georgena Helen Lamphier Marion Diana Cumberland Lamphier Urbana Cedar Rapids Carrie Ronald Debbie Alburnett Arnold Lamphier Glenn Cumberland Center Point Murdoch Funeral Home Ruth Harrison 11Th St Lloyd Harrison Jean L. Augustine Second Ave Mercy Hospital Springville Iowa News Agency VFW Ralph Cornthwaite Wilbur Cornthwaite Spokane, Wash Darlene Parrott Maxine Hendrickson Frank Daily Anamosa Patricia Hughes Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Neville Clayton Cedar Christian Church Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Belle Plaine Agnes Odenbach Hrabak’s National Cemetery Rural Vining Melvin Gray Hrabak’s. Edgewood Katherine M. Rickert Immanuel Lutheran Church Strawberry Point Appleton-Vernon’s Edgewood Elkader Harold L. Gentz Peace United Church of Christ Witt’s Keota Robert T. Singmaster St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Harper Powell’s St. Mary’s Jasper Ora) Nae Smith English River Church of the Brethren South English Richland English River Church of the Brethren Cemetery Manchester Kathryn DeLay St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Ryan Bohnenkamp-Vernon’s Washington Paul (Maude) Snakenberg Jones Funeral Home Oxford Mattie Scheetz St. Mary’s Catholic Church Oxford Chapel Bennett Leslie L. Mowry Visitation Sheets and Son Tipton Clarence Timothy J. Christopherson Sacred Heart Catholic Church Oxford Junction Hayden's Dayton Valley Cemetery

Three Die In Dry Well Gas Leak Near Shullsburg Wisconsin

Timothy Christopherson 24 of Shullsburg and two other men Mark Gilbertson 18 of Argyle and Mark Kundert 28 of Darlington died after being overcome by toxic sewer gases while unplumbing a dry well at the Charlotte Teasdale residence near Shullsburg. Rescue teams failed to revive them at the scene. autopsies planned at St. Clare Hospital. Christopherson, a 1979 Iowa State University veterinary graduate, recently joined a local animal clinic.

Alfred Louis Hartkemeyer Atkins Benton County Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Helen Bascom van Horne Midland Forge Inc Machinists St. Stephen’s Memphis Turner Chapel West St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Shullsburg Wis Clarence Iowa LaFayette County Sheriff's Department Timothy J. Christopherson Mark A. Gilbertson Argyle Mark Kundert Darlington Dubuque Gilbertson Charlotte Teasdale Grant Gilbertson Teasdale Sheriff's Department County Medical Ambulance Service James Riley St. Clare Hospital Monroe Christopherson John Christopherson Iowa State University

Ham radio license classes start July 11 in Cedar Valley

Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club will sponsor ten weekly classes to prepare for FCC general and technician class licenses. The first session is Wednesday July 11 at 7 p.m. in the Civil Defense Training Room, City Hall basement. Contact Larry Jemison at 393-2663 for details.

Cedar Valley

Jan Wilson in Montreal Critical After Car Crash

Cedar Rapids teacher Jan James Wilson 38 remains in critical condition at Montreal General Hospital after a Sunday car collision in Canada. She suffered third degree burns over 85 percent of her body. her husband Robert Wilson Cedar Rapids attorney reports the case is fragile with infection risk.

Cedar Rapids Canada Montreal Quebec Jan James Wilson First Ave Robert

Sandinista Forces Overrun Garrison Near Masaya

Sandinista guerrillas toppled a national guard post in Matagalpa 55 miles from Managua and controlled the city for a month. The government said it launched a counteroffensive to retake Masaya, 20 miles south of the capital, but reporters saw little guard activity.

Managua Nicaragua Matagalpa Masaya

Czech Village Pedestrian Mall hearing set for July 25

A public hearing on final plans for the Czech Village Pedestrian Mall is scheduled July 25 with bids due the same day. Project cost is estimated at about 177000 dollars. The Czech Village Association proposes 16th Avenue improvements including a clock tower island, multicolor sidewalk and trees. If bids are high the association may drop items. cost to be recovered over 15 years from nearby property owners if contracts are awarded. Completion is targeted for the second week in November.

Czech Village Dick Ransom Czech Village Association 16Th Avenue SW Ransom 16Th Avenue Richard Phillips

Carter grants governors power to move gas supplies

President Carter approved a rule allowing governors to reallocate up to five percent of a state's gasoline from rural to urban areas, supplementing the existing set aside. The plan aims to relieve urban shortages while refining cross-state transfers under tighter shortage proof. The move comes as Carter pushes a bold energy program and seeks congressional action on fuel and oil use.

Washington Carter Lowa Congress White House Jody Powell Powell Energy James Schlesinger Schlesinger

Former San Francisco official White convicted of manslaughter

White, ex policeman and San Francisco Board of Supervisors member, was found guilty on two counts of voluntary manslaughter after a 17 day trial ending May 21. A 5000 strong riot followed at City Hall as jurors spared him murder charges citing mental illness.

White Board of Supervisors San Francisco Francisco

Iowa Supreme Court weighs camera use in cases

The court waived canon restrictions for an educational recording after all appeals exhaust. Judge Lynne Brady described a quiet Saturday morning arraignment of four drunk driving defendants filmed with consent. Chief Justice Reynolds on a new advisory panel sets Sept 18 for a hearing. Aug 15 is deadline to file. News groups may seek oral argument as hearings consider broader camera rules nationwide.

Jarvis Reynoldson Supreme Court NBC

West Post Road area rezoning study discussed

Linn County Board of Supervisors will team with the Zoning Commission to map lines for commercial and industrial growth near West Post Road and Highway 30 West. The delay follows a 4 3 vote denying rezoning for Lloyd C and Irene H Popinger 1807 West Post Road SW to light industrial use.

Linn County Board of Supervisors County Zoning Commission West Post Road Highway 30 Lloyd C Irene H. Popinger Ken Schriner Joe Rinas

Harrington resigns from Linn County engineer post

William G. Harrington, Linn County engineer for 20 years, resigned effective July 31. The Board of Supervisors accepted the move and extended thanks. Harrington, 55, with recent open heart surgery, will take an engineering job with Maricopa County in Arizona following his physician’s guidance. On this date in 1969 the U N Security Council censured Israel over Jerusalem status.

William G. Harrington Linn County Board of Supervisors Harrington Maricopa County Arizona U.N. Security Council Israel Jerusalem

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