This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
2
Police dispersed about 2000 black schoolchildren in Soweto with tear gas after a bus was burned and stones damaged two other vehicles. No injuries or arrests were reported in the incident.
Six persons were charged with drunk driving in a two-part operation. Delbert L. Kann, 55, was arrested at 10:08 p.m. in the 3700 block of Bowling Street SW. Tommy L. Duke, 37, of Marion, was picked up at 2:20 a.m. near C Avenue and Blairs Ferry Road NE. Gary A. Vogt, 23, of Route One, Marion, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. on Mentzer Road in Robins. Donald E. Chesmore Jr., 30, of 414 C Avenue NW, was taken into custody near Blairs Ferry Road and First Avenue in Hiawatha. Stuart L. Strahan, 36, of Grass Lake, Michigan, was arrested at 1:39 a.m. in the 500 block of Sixteenth Avenue. Dennis L. Climer, 17, of Marion, was arrested at 1:56 a.m. on Seventh Avenue in Marion.
The connected twins who gave the term Siamese twins were born in Siam in 1811. They were three fourths Chinese and later became American citizens named Bunker.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions 1.05 weekly by carrier, 4.29 four weeks, 46.00 52 weeks by mail. U.S. territories 70.00 52 weeks. AP rights reserved for local news and dispatches.
A compact aphorism notes that clothing fades while the person endures. It cites William Shakespeare from 1564 to 1616 as the source of the reflection.
Weather summary notes SE wind at 7 mph overnight and a partial forecast. Daybreak and sunset times are given for Friday. A year ago today high was 88 and low 62 with no precipitation. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies Saturday through Monday with possible showers and highs mid 80s to lower 90s and lows in the 60s
A sequence of birth announcements lists couples and addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas for June 8 and 9. Names include Sattizahn Payton Sickels Newberry Knapp and many others from Cedar Rapids, Marion, Dubuque, and Ely. The record also notes late June 8 and early June 9 fire and incident entries at local addresses.
Ralph LaCombe elected president of the board of directors for the Children's Home of Cedar Rapids. Scott McIntire Jr. becomes first vice president and Thomas A. Parks second vice president. The agency runs Heartwood Maplewood and Camp Good Health for youths.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.