Weather outlook and city readings across the region
Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies from Saturday through Monday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. LaCrosse reports 4.8 inches with no change, while Lansing shows 7.6 inches up 0.1. Dam 9, McGregor, Guttenberg and Dubuque report varied readings, Dubuque down 0.1 to 6.5, Davenport down 0.2 to 3.0, Keokuk up 1.4 to 4.5.
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Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Births and fines listed in The Daily Record
Birth announcements record numerous births with names and locations from Mercy July 21 including Lundahl McNeal English Morris Daugherty Cowles Meyer Miller Ham Vega Benesch Wil lett, plus Wil lett and Walttoni families. A parade of traffic and police notices follows detailing alarms, MeGals, fuel leaks, gas checks, bakery incident, stop sign disobedience, license violations, parking fines, speeding, reckless driving, improper passing and signaling. Several individuals from Marion Cedar Rapids and other towns are named with fines and costs.
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Robert English
Summer Circle
Darrell Morris
Toddville
Mark A. Daugherty
Western Drive
James Cowles
Thirty-fifth Street
Marion
William G. Meyer, Jr
Vernon
David R. Miller
Skylark Lane
David R. Ham
Blanca Vega
Sixth Avenue
Ronald Benesch
Walker
Steven Martin
Ely
Kevin Spratt
Iowa City
Thomas Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Teresa Spearman
Florissant
Estella Unruh
Mechanicsville
Walter Burke
Manchester
Timothy French
Southview Drive
Betty Pollack
Anita
Joseph Schmitz
West Burlington
Joseph Ideben
Hopek
Minn
Dale Crawford
Ellis Boulevard
John Askren
le Mars
David Curgman
Fairfax
James Marshek
Cedar Rapids
Larry Peterson
Gloria Hoover
H Avenue NW
Douglas Rahe
Janet McCoy
E Avenue NE
Randy Wong
Green Valley Court SE
Dominic Blaha
Coggan
Mark Remington
Brockman Avenue
Alan Zink
Donald Vandee
N Street
Daniel Ryan
Ryan
Joyce Stanfield
Lisbon
Dorothy Colier
Kesler Road
Kelly Kuhse
H Avenue NE
Sherri Zeck
Fifth Avenue SE
David Howell
Monmouth
Tim Anderson
Schaeffer
Edward Duffy
Kevin Kelley
Clarence
Donald Blaha
Richard Ward
Kansas City
Jurisdiction Uncertain in Piracy Case
FBI officials say they may request Colombia or Panama to investigate a yacht piracy where two Americans from Miami were killed. The crime’s location is unclear whether on the high seas or within Colombia’s waters, raising questions about which country holds jurisdiction.
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San Juan
P.R
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Colombia
Panama
Miami
Thomas Johnson
FBI
High Sea
Johnson
Chimney Repair Scam Takes $500 From C R Woman
Blanche Karlik of 221 Fifth Avenue SW was conned by three men in their 20s posing as chimney repair workers. They offered $800 service for free labor and cashed a $500 check she wrote at People's Bank, with the name Mike Holliday. Police doubt she can identify the trio due to sensory impairments. Mason Cleaners owner Lewis Smith reported similar men sought painting work. Police are pursuing leads and have the license number the trio drove away with.
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Connec Blanche Karlik
Fifth Avenue
Mike Holliday
Karlik
Lewis Smith
Mason Cleaners
Drunk Driving Arrest Of George R Helfrich NE Man
George R Helfrich, 20, of 1426 First Avenue NE, was arrested in the 1400 block of First Avenue East early Thursday and charged with drunk driving. Officers said he was stopped after they observed him driving erratically. Helfrich was being held in Linn County jail with no bond set for his release.
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George R. Helfrich
First Avenue NE
First Avenue East
Helfrich
Linn County
Record Naturalizations Peak in 1944 at 442000
The Census Bureau reports that 1944 saw the highest number of naturalizations in U S history with 442000 people becoming citizens during World War II era. The figures come from Hist orical Statistics of the United States.
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Census Bureau
United States
Obituary notices rich with Cedar Rapids ties and families
Obituaries honor Stella Effron Greenberg 82 and Brian R. Van Cleve 78 among Cedar Rapids deaths with multiple services, burial sites, and charitable bequests. Other notices list Marguerite Jones, Ruth Hanks Burrill, Anna K Fuehr, Virginia F O'Brien, and Mary Machula alongside regional burials in Cedar Memorial and Memorial chapels.
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Burrill
Ruth Hanks
Turner Chapel East
D.A. Loferski
Forest Memorial Cemetery
Oskaloosa
Turner East
The
Humane Society
New England Conservatory of Music
Beethoven Club
Ropes, Gray, Best and Coolidge
Cedar Rapids
Kravarik
Virginia
F. O'Brien
Glenn Hunt
Cedar Memorial
Jones
Marguerite
Brady-Kuba
William B. Harnish
Brady-Kuba Funeral Home
Three Arrested In C R Tavern After Closing
Police answering a burglar alarm at 4 am found three inside the 88 Club after hours with beer on tables. Theresa Hatzky, Jackie Gott and Juanita Ortberg were charged with tavern after hours, assault, intoxication, and resisting arrest. All were released from Linn County jail.
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Sixteenth Avenue SW
Theresa Hatzky
Fifth Avenue SE
Jackie Leroy Gott
First Avenue SW
Hatzky
Gott
Juanita Ortberg
88 Club
Linn County
Girl Hospitalized After Collision Of Bike Car
Peggy Turnbull six year old from 339 Thirteenth avenue SW was in fair condition at St Luke’s hospital after her bicycle was struck by a car on M street SW near Thirteenth avenue. Police have no report but hospital and family say she rode from between two cars into the path of an unknown driver.
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Peggy Turnbull
Thirteenth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
M Street
Cedar Rapids
Larry D. Lucky
Thirty Ninth Street
Bever Park
Lisa A. Engel
Thirty-eighth Street
Kem David
Ridgemore Drive
Mercy Hospital
Lucky
Ford vetoes and congressional veto override debate continues
The article reports on President Ford's vetoes and congressional opposition over a jobs and public works bill and a military construction bill. Supporters claim grants would save or create jobs, especially in construction, while critics fear inflation and waste. Defense discussions focus on base closures and congressional delays.
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Sen
Walter Mondale
Ford
Congress
Pentagon
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
U.S
Rumsfeld
Kidnap Search Expands as County Officials Meet
Ed Bates of Madera and Tom Houchins of Alameda set up a joint police command post in a 45 foot trailer as the manhunt widens. Sheriff and Charles Bates of the San Francisco FBI spoke after the task force moved onto the Woods estate. The Woods family, though upset, cooperated fully while investigators planned a full search. Deputies will review all property, including a tractor that could pull trailer trucks, and question two of young Woods' friends Richard Schoenfeld and James Schoenfeld. Police criticized sensationalism while noting over 100 vehicles were found on the estate and the driver and children were held in a moving van.
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Ed Bates
Madera County
Tom Houchins
Alameda County
Charles Bates
San Francisco
FBI
Woods Estate
Houchins
Woods
Richard Schoenfeld
James Schoenfeld
J.B. Schoenfeld
Atherton
San Mateo County
Sacramento Bee
The
Fresno Bee
Palo Alto
Modesto
Fresno Bees
Fred
Plane Crash Near Cedar Rapids Sparks Investigation
Witnesses heard a thump when the plane hit the tower and noted no fire or smoke at the scene. Henry DeChant reported a low-flying plane around 8 45 a m in fog, possibly hitting a tower or guy wire. Local authorities, FAA officials and sheriff deputies investigated as weather data indicated a 500 foot ceiling and three miles visibility. the pilot’s identity and exact aircraft origin remained unclear. John Tibben inspected wreckage and cited a 1973 radio license listing a Castalia address, suggesting the pilot may have been seeking an airport under weather conditions compliant with visual flight rules.
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Henry DeChant
Cedar Rapids
John Tibben
Tibben Flight Lines, Inc
McBride Airport
House Votes Offshore Oil Leasing Rules
The House approved the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1976 by 247 to 140 to regulate offshore oil and gas development. The bill sets a five year leasing program, favors small firms through limited bids, creates an oil spill fund with up to 35 million in damages, and restricts joint bids and lease length to five years. Senate action followed last year.
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House
Senate
Secretary of Interior
Watergate Aftermath Tax Break for Nixon Estate
In Santa Ana California a UPI report notes Richard Nixon faces minimal tax increases on his $6 million San Clemente estate due to Watergate scrutiny. The Orange County assessor said the property's value rose 1 percent while neighboring properties rose about 23 percent.
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Santa Ana
Calif
UPI
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Nixon
Orange County
Arsenic and Old Lace opens at Old Creamery
The Old Creamery Theatre Company launches a three week run of Arsenic and Old Lace with performances Thursday through Friday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Mick Denniston directs with set design by Thomas Johnson and costumes by Ann Olson.
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Howard Raymond Bakken
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Colonial Bakery
Eighth Street
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Fifteenth Street
Jack Ciha
Third Avenue
Leo LeClerc
Sixth Street
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Robins
Charles Blood
Hiawatha
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Fourteenth Street
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Donald Dyer
Samuel Methe
Hanover Road
Thomas Perkins
Wiley Boulevard
Larry Huston
Twelfth Avenue
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Solon
Leland Votroubek
Dana Cooke
Waterloo
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Stella Effron Greenberg
Racine
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Washington, D.C
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Chapel of Memories
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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
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Avenue NE
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Highway Commission
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First Presbyterian Church
Iowa Engineering Society
Phi Kappa Psi
Iowa State University
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Richard Hendrickson
Ames
C. L. van Cleve
Tulsa
Marie van Cleve
New Haven
Theodore Lilley
Mary Machula
Iowa Avenue SE
John Machula
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Libbie Rocarek
Elizabeth Comried
Josephine Deka
Joseph Lapour
Kuba Funeral
Paul Otting
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Roy
Iona) Grove
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Powell's
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