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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1976

Page

3

Mars Figures Power Modes Affect Viking Transmission

Mars figures show Viking lander operated in 30 watt mode for two hours of clear photos while 1 watt mode on Thursday and Friday limited data. Landers relay to orbiter then to Earth. Scientists consider a random failure. JPL will retry freeing the seismometer and scooping arm if needed early next week and Sunday morning to collect soil samples from undisturbed ground.

Earth JPL Bob Wilkins

Lebanon War Cease-Fire Pact Allows Arab League Troops

A revised Coral Beach accord sets an 8 a.m. cease-fire and situates Saudi and Sudanese forces along a 1.5 mile hot line from Beirut port to the green line near the race track. It marks the first co deployment by PLO and Phalangist forces, though skeptics doubt this truce will endure.

Lebanon Arab League Moslem West Christian East Beirut Kholy Beirut League Coral Beach League Mission Headquar National Museum Palestine Liberation Organization Christian Phalangist Party

U.S. to Evacuate Americans by Sea from Lebanon

The White House said the rescue by sea will take place Tuesday and will shrink the Beirut embassy staff from 43 to 15. About 200 Americans had signed up, leaving 200 to 400 others in Lebanon, with exact numbers to be determined.

Washington Lebanon Ford White House U.S Beirut Tine Liberation Organization John Carlson Carlson

Judge signs kidnap and robbery charges in Chowchilla case

Judge Howard Green of the Chowchilla district signed the order late Friday granting bail and sealing for 10 days confidential information from law enforcement. The three men face 27 counts of kidnapping and 16 counts of robbery over the abduction and imprisonment of victims in a buried moving-trailer in Alameda County. Prosecutors say additional charges may follow.

Howard Green Chowchilla Judicial District Alameda County

Old Brick Church Fight Delays Demolition in Iowa City

Judge William Eads will rule Monday on a petition for a temporary injunction to halt demolition of the 120 year old First Presbyterian church known as Old Brick. A temporary restraining order blocks plans to sell the property to the University of Iowa for open space, as critics press to fund compensation for the Regents contract.

Iowa City William Eads First Presbyterian Johnson County Court House University of Iowa State Board of Regents U of I The Defense Committee For

First Street Block Closes for Interstate Bridge Work

First Street NE from A to B avenues will close Monday due to construction of the Interstate 380 bridge over the Cedar River. The closure lasts until the lower levels of the bridge are finished and the project is slated for completion in 1978.

First Street Cedar River

Two Persons Injured In C R Accidents

Two people sustained minor injuries in unrelated traffic accidents Saturday. Ricki M. Kern, 20, of 1330 Fifth Street NW, was treated and released at Mercy Hospital after colliding with a car driven by Donald N. Ellickson, 19, of 299 Twenty-Fourth Avenue SW at 2 30 p.m. The crash occurred when Kern tried to pass as Ellickson turned left from Bowling Street West onto Twenty-seventh Avenue SW.

Ricki M. Kern Fifth Street Mercy Hospital Donald N. Ellickson Twenty-fourth Avenue Kern Ellickson Bowling Street Twenty-seventh Avenue

Minor Injuries In Two Separate Cedar Rapids Accidents

Two Cedar Rapids residents suffered minor injuries in separate Friday and Saturday crashes. Roy A. Rhodes 22 of 3300 Dunham Drive SW was treated at St Luke's and released after his car collided with Patricia J. Orton 51 of 909 Wiley Boulevard NW. Rhodes was southbound on Glass Road NE and turned left onto Amber Drive when the collision occurred. Rhodes was charged with turning left at an intersection.

Cedar Rapids Roy A. Rhodes Dunham Drive St. Luke’s Patricia J. Orton Wiley Boulevard Rhodes Glass Road Amber Drive Orton David A. Peters Eleventh Avenue Mercy Hospital Peters Rockford Road Rockford

Mercy Hospital Earns Two Year JCAH Accreditation

Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids is reaccredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for two years after an on site survey. The accreditation places Mercy among about 4,800 general hospitals nationwide meeting JCAH standards. Participation is voluntary and aims to raise care quality beyond government licensing requirements.

Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals JCAH Mary Lawrence Mercy U.S

City Briefs Tools Stolen From Truck in Residence Parking

David English reports tools valued at 400 dollars stolen from a pickup parked outside his residence Friday night. A billfold with 92 dollars was reported missing from Jim Turnquist’s home at 322 Thirty-seventh Street NE.

David English Fruitland Boulevard Jim Turnquist Thirty-seventh Street

Castro Angolan Leaders to Speak at Mass Rally

Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and Angolan President Agostinho Neto will address a mass rally Monday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Cuban revolution, Radio Havana reported.

Miami Fidel Castro Agostinho Neto Radio Havana

Man Arrested on Variety of Charges

Cedar Rapids police arrested 33 year old Norman C. Ogle Saturday night in the 200 block of Twelfth avenue SE on charges of malicious injury to a vehicle and to a building and assault and battery. He allegedly broke a theater window kicked a parked car and assaulted an officer. Ogle is jailed in Linn county with a 1125 dollar bond.

Norman C. Ogle Cedar Rapids Ogle Twelfth Avenue Linn County

Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Various Iowa Towns

Several obituaries and funeral notices list ages and service details for Belle Plaine Vinton Coralville Independence Oelwein Sigourney Monticello Waukon Harpers Ferry Brandon Brandon Vinton. Services include church memorials wakes roasts cemeteries and call times with locations at Sacred Heart St Annes St Pauls Cedar Memorial First Presbyterian and other churches. Burial pages and memorial funds are noted for some, with calls today and Monday service times.

Belle Plaine Robert Lester Hrabak’s. Vinton Fred E. Mollenhour Campbell-Russell’s. Coralville David Glenn Freeman George L Bertha Geary Sacred Heart Catholic Church Brant-Kern’s. Sigourney Aldris C. McCullough Holm’s Michael Frances Monroe City Ind Pennington Cemetery Monticello Harold E. Secrist Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Memorial Fund Waukon Connie Regan St. Mary’s Catholic Church Lycurgus Visitation Bakke-Hanson's Harpers Ferry Richard Heffern St. Anne’s Catholic Church St. Anne's Church Rosary Bakke- Hanson's Ronny Johnson First Presbyterian Church Martin's Brandon Sam E. Dorman Brandon Methodist Church Phillips Funeral Home Vinton Adelia Alpers Phillips Theisen Charles J St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Martin T. Laughlin Shiloh Teahen Funeral

Three Cubans Held for Plot to Bomb Manhattan Theater

Three Cuban immigrants linked to Omega 7 were arrested early Saturday as they tried to light a pipe bomb outside the Academy of Music in Manhattan. The eight inch C-4 device was found before it could detonate during a pro Cuba event. Suspects George Gomez Armand Santana and Alfredo Chumanceiro, all from New Jersey, faced charges as police said security would be heightened for the concert.

New York UPI Manhattan New Jersey Omega 7 United Nations U.N Academy of Music Lower East Side Academy Cuba Ade George Gomez Union City N.J Armand Santana West New York Alfredo Chumanceiro

Weather Summary and Local Notices From Daily Record

Winds calm at 10 p.m. and sun rise and set times noted. Extended forecast shows seasonable temperatures with mid 80s to 90s highs and upper 60s to mid 60s lows. Births listed for multiple families with dates and addresses. Fire report and air evacuation note included with a needless call at a city road address.

Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Cedar Rapids Area

Obituaries note Cecile F. Cox 78 of Swisher dies after brief illness and memorials to the American Heart Fund. Robert Lester 71 of Belle Plaine dies of heart attack. IOOF services planned. Other notices list services for Owen and Turner families and Charles J Theisen with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.

Robert C. Cox Iowa City Swisher Rebekah Lodge Swisher American Legion Auxiliary Robert W. Ross Cedar Rapids Edna van Cleve Ada Dostal Francis Ford Phoenix, Ariz Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories John Huber St. Paul's Lutheran Church Marion Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery American Heart Fund Robert Lester Belle Plaine Lester Penick and Ford Axler Shoe Ioof Lodge Virginia Robert Houston Texas IOOF Hrabak

Holmes Charged After One-Car Crash Into House

Fredrick Holmes aged 50 of 5130 avenue NW was charged with drunk driving lack of vehicle control and failure to carry a valid license after his car hit the rear of a house at 314 Fifth Street NW. Police reported the accident occurred at 8 16 p.m. Saturday when Holmes turned from Fifth Street into an alley.

Fredrick Holmes Avenue NW Holmes Fifth Street NW Fifth Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mars Viking Lander Coral Beach Accord Ters C.R Nancy Hanson 1510 Avenue St. Luke's Hospital C Avenue Nineteenth Street Charmaine Weber J Avenue NE Michael Thorson C Avenue NE Weber Thorson Iowa C.R. Weather Daily Record St. Luke's David Anderson Central City Dennis Bergen Steven Scheir I Avenue John C. Oakley Tenth Street Richard Duran Fourteenth Street Donald David Stanwood William H N Sheridan Drive Dennis Shakespeare Pine View Drive John Beckmann Tipton Mt. Vernon Road Cecile F. Cox Twenty-seventh Avenue Drive L.S. Skvor the Gazette Co Third Ave. SE Sunda Associated Press Novak Monument CO 14Th Ave Monahan-stewart N.E John E. Lapes 3Rd Ave Wilbert Brand Wilbert Roland Wilbert Vault Co., Inc Blairs Ferry Rd
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