Deaths Chariton Earl Webb 91 Cedar Rapids area
Chariton Earl Webb 91 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Friday at Edgewood Manor care center after a long illness. Born February 2 1889 in Finley Lake PA he married Adeline Culp July 30 1923 in Busti NY. Surviving two daughters four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Monday Turner Chapel East with burial Linwood. Friends may call Sunday noon at Turner's.
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Chariton Earl Webb
Edgewood Manor
Cedar Rapids
Finley Lake
Adeline Culp
Busti
N.Y
Webb
Elks
Merchants National Bank
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Mervin Dochterman Sr
Pauline Kelly
Pekin
Ill
Turner Chapel East
Lowell Krauss
First United Presbyeterian Church of
Marion
Linwood
Turner’s
United Way Asked to Run New Information and Referral Service
The United Way of Linn County is urged to administer the multi county Information and Referral Service as the ad hoc planning committee seeks board approval. Officials cite funding fears among smaller counties and discuss placing I and R under an existing organization while United Way pursues expansion beyond Linn County.
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United Way
Information Service
Linn County
United Way Board of Directors
Don Custis
I and R
Madge Phillips
Linn Health Center
Phillips
Russ Proffitt
Heritage Agency On Aging
Tom Miskimen
Hawkeye
Custis
National
Linn United Way
Benton
Iowa
Jones, Johnson
Washington
Cedar
The
Health Center Board
Residents push for one way alley and oiling near C and D avenues
Residents in the 1500 block of C and D avenues NE plan a petition for one way use of their alley and to seek oiling. They cite speeding, dust and buckholes and want increased police patrols and paving with Community Development Funds in 1981.
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C and
D Avenues
Pat Tichy
C Ave. NE
Eileen Lathrop
C Ave
Wayne Murdock
Motorcycle Crash Injures Frame Siblings in City
Joyce Frame 27 and Randy Frame 26 of 331 29th St NW are listed in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital after a 6 a.m. motorcycle crash at O Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW. Details remain unavailable.
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Joyce Frame
Randy Frame
29Th St. NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
O Avenue
Ellis Boulevard NW
Clarifications and Corrections Policy Note
The Gazette addresses accuracy with corrections and clarifications. It notes a scoreboard was sourced from Cedar Rapids Community district storage and repaired by Gary Anhalt, countering earlier PTSA involvement, and invites complaints at phone 398 8313.
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Grant Wood Elementary
Cedar Rapids
Gary Anhalt
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested After Quick Store Robbery
Edward A. Lee, 48, of 821 10th Ave. SE, was arrested at 10 45 p.m. Friday for a first degree robbery at the QuikTrip on Fifth Ave. and 10th St. SE. Police provided few details. A store employee said a knife was carried but no injuries occurred.
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Edward A. Lee
10Th Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Lee
QuikTrip
Fifth Avenue
10Th St. SE
Rules Could Be Waived to Help Shippers Buy Rails
An ICC official outlined waivers to encourage purchase of abandoned railroad lines. The conference led by Sen. Roger Jepsen discussed financing options and creative self help solutions for small buyers, with emphasis on cooperation among shippers labor and government to maintain service in Iowa.
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Des Moines
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iown
Dick Schiefelbein
ICC
Iowa
Schiefelbein
Roger Jepsen
Commission
Jepsen
Carter Case Deepens as Billy Carter Linked to Libya
President Richard Nixon era style note not accurate. The text discusses Lloyd Cutler advising disclosure, Billy Carter’s foreign agent filing, and a $220000 Libya payment. A Senate panel prepares for hearings with Bayh urging testimony from the president, first lady Rosalynn Carter, and White House officials.
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White House
Lloyd Cutler
Cutler
Civiletti
Billy Carter
Libya
Billy
Department
Capitol Hill
Senate
Bayh
Rosalynn Carter
Senate panel weighs first steps in foreign agent case
The Senate panel adopted a preliminary agenda for Tuesday as staff would summarize the case facts issues investigations and legal questions on registration of foreign agents. Bayh predicts brief hearings before the Aug 11 Democratic National Convention with possible early interviews next week. Senators Mathias and Dole urge careful, distinct handling amid election year pressures.
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Senate
Gerald Ford
House Judiciary Committee
Richard Nixon
Abraham Lincoln
Bayh
Discount Rate Shifts as Banks Emerge From Tight Credit
The discount rate last touched 10 percent on July 20 1979 and rose to 10.5 percent on August 16 1979. Chase Manhattan Bank cut its prime rate to 10 percent Thursday, the first major bank rate below the Fed discount rate since 1972. Ten of twelve Fed regional directors urged a lower discount rate while Boston and Philadelphia abstained.
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Federal Reserve
Central Board
Boston
Philadelphia
Medicaid Abortions Under Hyde Amendment Debate
The Supreme Court heard filings linking the Black Panther Party to the League of Women Voters as authorities discuss Medicaid abortion funding. Officials cannot specify current numbers yet, but the Hyde Amendment is expected to cut Medicaid abortion funding to under 2000 yearly, down from about 300,000 when elective abortions were funded. Some states still fund all Medicaid abortions.
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The
Black Panther Party
League of Women Voters
State Legislature weighs potential loss of congressional seat
The decade has led some to wonder if the state will lose a seat in Congress. Phil Burks, senior research analyst for the Legislative Research Bureau, said he thinks not. He cited Census Bureau data.
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Congress
Phil Burks
Legislative Research Bureau
Census Bureau
Iowa Population Trends Do Not Cost Seat, Burks Says
Census projections showed Iowa’s population density shifts would not cost a congressional seat. Burks noted a low growth figure for Iowa would not alter that forecast. Iowa did lose a seat after the 1970 census. Burks led the 1971 redistricting based on shifting populations.
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Iowa
Burks
Reagan vows to avoid low road in campaign
Ronald Reagan said he expects personal attacks from President Carter but will steer clear of the low road. He defended outside spending by independent groups and said reports on trying to bring Gerald Ford onto the ticket were distorted.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Carter
George Bush
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Bush
U.N
California
Weather Summary and Daylight Information
Midnight wind NW at 7 mph. Sun rises Saturday at 5 54 and sets at 5 32. Year ago today high 84 low 66 and no precipitation. Extended forecast shows showers Monday then clear Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Showers and storms covered the Central Plains Mississippi Valley Northwestern Ohio Valley South Atlantic Coast Florida Gulf Coast to southeast Texas and widespread in western states. Dallas Fort Worth hit 100 degrees for the 33rd straight day.
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Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Dallas
Fort Worth
Vital Statistics Listing For July 25 Couples and Births
A long list of birth notices and marriages dated July 25 includes Constance Wickman and Johnny Wickman announcing a son, multiple couples from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with children, and several residents named across Illinois Wisconsin and Florida. Also noted are two incidents: 7:55 a.m. accidental alarm at 100 Olive Drive SW and 12:28 p.m. grass fire in the 400 block of Third Street SW.
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Constance
Johnny Wickman
First St. NW
Darlas
Terrance Reilly
34Th St. NE
Karen
Stephen Epps
Olive Drive
Cynthia
Ed Roalf
Ryan
Mildred
Darrel Morf
Mount Vernon
Mary
Hollis Hunter
Coggan
Christi
John Chapman
Third Street
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