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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

05 Jul 1977

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1977

Page

3

Deaths in Cedar Rapids area list long illness victims

Obituaries report Stella A Balsanek 79 of Cedar Rapids widow of Joseph W Balsanek died Saturday in a Marion nursing home after a long illness. Services Wednesday at St Ludmila Catholic Church. Also noted are August Wagley 94 Grace Anderson 79 Michael P Kramme 5 Gene Fries 53 Harvey Ellison 90 Lowell Schwiner 74 Ella C Horn John H Kelly and many other local passings with services and burial details across area churches and cemeteries.

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Stella A. Balsanek Joseph W. Balsanek Marion Johnson County Cedar Rapids Joseph Balsanek Detroit Mich St. Ludmila’s Catholic National Catholic Society of Foresters Court Iowa Assn. of Machinists Cedar Vernon Wiedemeier Swisher Donald E. Balsanek Verne Swanson Mary Kron Solon Anna Parizek Kirkwood Frank Kolar Iowa City St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church Paul C. McManus St. John’s Cemetery Janeba-Kuba Funeral Home August H. Wagley Wauwatosa Wis Lisbon Ohio Milwaukee Railroad Wagley St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church First Lutheran Church Augusta Eleanor Zimmerman Caroline Taylor St. Louis William Wagley Western Springs Ill Nan Gable Linwood Cemetery Gary D. Hunstad Turner East Grace Anderson First Avenue SE Henry Anderson Oskaloosa al Shepherd Carolyn Pressly Angola Ind C.N. Swanson Freeman Iowa Don Hayworth Washington, D.C Michael P. Kramme Vinton University of Iowa Kenneth Kramme Jennifer Lynn Richard Swehla Calmar Myrtle E. Kramme St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Aloysius Cemetery Gene Earl Fries Mt. Vernon Road Davenport Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board Fries Coe College National Muzzle Loading Rifle Assn American Legion Susan Ramm Barbara Pfeiffer Gary Harvey G. Ellison S. First Avenue Mt. Vernon Eldora Heneks Ellison Linn County Cornell College First Presbyterian Church AF and AM No. 112 L and J Community Club Robert H Lloyd W Baxter Chapel Raymond E. Hearn Cedar Memorial Cemetery Lodge No. 112 Lowell P. Schwiner Fort Lauderdale Fla Toledo Hardin County Doris Bailey Belmond Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co Million Dollar Roundtable St. Paul’s Minn Annamae Harmon Iowa Falls Caroline Wagner Thornton Turner Chapel East Arnold Herbst St. Paul’s United Methodist Church S. Belle Plaine Fred Fullmer First Congregational Church Hrabak’s Traer Robert C. Wignall United Methodist Church Buckingham Cemetery Overton
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City approves police pay raise and overtime wins

Arbitration yields 40 cent raise for police with about 7 percent total increase retroactive to July 1 plus AFSCME overtime and holiday gains. City also seals library contract while fire fighters reject a similar offer. Non represented workers face unclear gains amid ongoing talks.

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Teamsters Afscme Sinclair Kossoff Chicago Local 11 International Assn Council
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Jury panel fills for 1968 Urbandale sex slay case trial

Polk County Judge Donato directs 12 jurors to the front and 34 more to stay at the courthouse as questioning begins. Orville Shoop notes his ten year old daughter matches the victim’s age. Jeff Ilten is excused for being a friend of the victim’s brother. Defendant Anthony Erthel Williams, 33, once known as Williams, awaits retrial after 1969 Polk County conviction voided by the Supreme Court for improper rights denial.

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Polk County James P. Donato Orville Shoop Marion Denato Jeff Ilten Cedar Rapids Donato Ilen Anthony Erthel Williams Urbandale Pamela Sue Powers Williams U.S. Supreme Court Coun
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Williams retrial hinges on police detective remarks and venue shift

The Cedar Rapids retrial of Williams centers on testimony and procedures from a Des Moines detective and prior statements. Defense seeks to introduce evidence about Albert Bowers and alleged sexual assault by a sterile male. The trial, moved from Polk County, is expected to last about two weeks with jurors questioned on credibility and race.

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Des Moines Davenport Williams Mitchellville Albert Bowers Bowers YMCA Minneosta Donato Gary Peterson Minneapolis Bower Cedar the Y Cedar Rapids
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Buckled Pavement After House Fire Sparks Interstate Delays

A house fire around 10 30 p m prompted treatment and release of Jordan at St Luke s hospital. Heat from the blaze caused at least a dozen pavement buckles along major highways delaying traffic while Iowa Department of Transportation crews repaired the damage. Southerly winds and hot temperatures are expected to persist through Wednesday.

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Jordan St. Luke’s Hospital Iowa
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Ziaul Haq Says Choudhry Agrees To Stay In Office

Army chief Gen. Muhammed Ziaul Haq announced in a radio address that President Fazal Elahi Choudhry will remain in office and cooperate with a four member military council. Ziaul Haq said he assumed chief martial law administrator powers to ensure free and fair elections in October.

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Army Muhammed Ziaul Haq Fazal Elahi Choudhry Ziaul
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Bath Maine Bus Hijacking Ends After Night of Terror

Robinson, a Panama-born resident of Somerville New Jersey, hijacked a Vermont bound bus after leaving New York City, diverting to Kennedy Airport. He killed the bus driver and a woman passenger, wounded four others, and surrendered at 11 31 p m after a standoff with police. Authorities say the plan emerged in a dream and that he felt mistreated in the United States.

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Bath Maine Robinson Panama Somerset N.J Hartford New York City Kennedy Airport
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Governor Receives Taiwan Trip Ruling Questioned

The Taiwan trip funded by the Taiwan government sparked debate over official action by the governor. The same dispute followed Turner after criticism over an expense paid Israel visit. State Rep. Arthur Small threatened court action, prompting Turner to pay his own way.

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Taiwan Ray Rush Turner Israel Arthur Small D-Ilona City Polk County Small
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Tillis Fans Get Money's Worth at All Iowa Fair

Mel Tillis closed the All Iowa fair amid noise and a broken guitar string. He performed hits like Love Revival and Ruby drawing a standing ovation as the crowd stomped and clapped. fair manager Harry Knight noted attendance fell 10 to 12 percent from last year, with tractor pulls drawing the largest crowds. The Gazette also lists Appaloosa show winners and notes an error omitting Jeff Hill from pigeon show results.

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Tillis Iowa Mel Tillis Harry Knight Knight Fair Board Judy Bobenhouse Cedar Rapids Prairie Stumps Mary Mulgrew Dubuque Camas Prairie Stump Marty Martin Camas Prairie Stumps Martelle Lisa Helgens Monticello Dawn Rice Milan Iil Gazette Jeff Hill Hiawatha Hill The
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